Relic hunting for the Lost WWII German POW Camp

The long awaited WWII relic hunt for lost a German POW camp, is it the history or the treasure that makes metal detecting worthwhile? Not just a relic hunt, this has the been the hardest metal detecting adventure yet, trying to pull together all the research, clues and amazing finds. A strange tale of nearly forgotten military history. Check out http://adventureswithjim.com for more!

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Education

Tags:

• hunting
• relic hunting
• treasure
• treasure hunting
• WWII
• German POW
• military POW
• military camp
• metal detecting
• whites
• history
• Tuskegee

[thebestsk8r123]

hello sir i was wondering if i should metal detect on a few orchards right by my house that german pows worked on...please send a respone and any helpful tips. thanks!

[roadkillscjim]

@thebestsk8r123 I did a little research on this...unlikely you'll find anything you can positively ID as "German POW", they were paid in US money, wore US clothing, housed in barracks more than jail cells. These were largely "non-politically motivated grunts" who were glad to get out of the war zone rather than a chain-gang forced labor type thing. Always worth a look any land you can get access too, never know what you'll find.

[boddeus]

Is this in the United states??

You found a way to find ww2 relics in the us!!!

The dogtag is nice!!!

[roadkillscjim]

@boddeus YUP, WW-2 relics in the US :-) It's an airbase that was used for training and staging, built in 1942, bulldozed flat in early 1946, now mostly open woods. Means not just military artifacts, but a very limited time range 1942-1945. The hunt for the POW part is ongoing, more hunts there this winter...and more FOIA requests to wait on.

[Thommygunster]

You rock man. Keep on digging!

[2008VauxhallVectra]

Time for Jim to come with me to the Beautiful Ardennes region(battle of the Bulge)

you will find some good ww2 relics over there.i live 3 hours from the Ardennes.

[thebestsk8r123]

@roadkillscjim Okay well thanks for researching that! ill look anyways and see what i can find! people have been there for a hundred years im sure somthing could have dropped..ill let you know if i find anything. sorry but one more thing, can i detect in the winter? with 2 inches of snow on the ground?

[thEannoyingE]

How did you get permission to hunt the camp?

[Armyguy1942]

Will u sell anything u find to me?

[boddeus]

@nance2uable

Ohw daar ben ik ook hele dagen druk mee! ;)

[nance2uable]

@boddeus you better hunt here in the netherlands or another land whit ww2.