My trips to the Hurtgen Forest 2008

Here are some pictures of one of my latest trips this year to the Hurtgen Forest.

















An US flare-grenade (empty!!!):





















An German coin from 1906:





















Another German coin:

 

Some really nice itmes again. I 'm wondering whether the Kaiser coin from 1906 could be a talisman? The flare is pretty nice too. Is the lid a part of a U.S. flashlight?

 

This coin could be a talisman, maybe from a German soldier who also fought in WWI.
The lid is an cover for over the headlamp of an US vehicle, to stay out of sight from airplanes while driving in the dark.

 

Many soldiers were superstious and had a little somehting. Maybe this was a lucky coin given by a WWI father to a WWII son. It is a nice find and rather unique too consider this is a WWI coin found among WWII material.

 

That would be a good story, i hope he was still lucky after he lost his coin tough!

 

great pics Ed!!!

thanks!!!

 

Agreed; beautiful country too!

 

It looks like Aru-Ed spend half his life digging in the woods. It's really worth the trouble, thanks again. I enjoy watching the finds.

 

Ha,ha,ha, that would mean i´m only four years old!!!!!

 

Lovely photos.
We're off to Germany in the summer.
Might have to include Hurtgen , any campsites there?

 

I think there will be a lot of campsites but i do not know them, maybe you should try Google.
Indeed its a beautiful countryside, specialy for hiking!

 

Here are some pictures of my last trip, last Sunday.
In a big crater i found the most items, including a medical bottle and the pocket watch.
Or a GI got a full hit by artillery/mortar fire or the crater was later used as a medicpost i don't know.

















































The pocket watch after cleaning:













And the bottle: (i'm not sure its WWII related).

 

Wow, excellent finds and beautiful pictures! Thank you for posting these. I wonder what other things are still buried there, quietly waiting to be discovered?

 

Last saturday i went with 2 friends on a relic-hunt with this as a result.







A German messtin with paint and initials:

 

I really enjoy watching these when I return from work. iS The brown stick part of razor?

 

Yes it is, i found the razor a week before and it fits perfectly!

 

That's great! Incredible to think that someone shaved with it over sixty years ago. Keep the pictures coming, I really enjoy trying to figure out what objects they are

 

The new pictures will be of my next trips, so it will take a while before i will place new finds!

 

Nice messtin Edwin.

 

Thanks, this one was still missing in my collection, now i can scrap it from my wishlist!