Is it possible to dig in battlefields? War digging - or a dangerous type of search War digging, what they find.

It's no secret that many fans of free digging are not averse to looking for various military artifacts that abound in defense lines left over from the times of the Great Patriotic War. But before you take a metal detector, a shovel and another necessary tool, you need to familiarize yourself with some points related to the current restrictions on this type of hobby. Even if the decision to become a war cop is final, and the law is unable to stop this impulse, it will still be logical to find out for violations of what legal requirements representatives of law enforcement agencies can get on your nerves.

To save you the time needed to read this article, we have reduced unnecessary information as much as possible, leaving only the main points and names of legal acts regulating such activities...

Search work in order to identify unknown military graves and unburied remains, establish the names of the dead or missing, find weapons and military equipment, as well as other property of military/historical significance, is carried out in accordance with the Law Russian Federation dated January 14, 1993 No. 42921 “On perpetuating the memory of those killed in defense of the Fatherland.”

Based on Article 8 of the said Law:

– search work is organized and carried out public and state associations, public associations authorized to carry out such work, in the manner prescribed authorized federal executive body to perpetuate the memory of those killed in defense of the Fatherland ( Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation).

– conducting search work in places where military operations took place, as well as the opening of military graves as an initiative it is prohibited.

Article 9 of the Law determines that:

found weapons, documents and other property of the deceased are transferred according to an act to the military authorities at the place of their discovery for study, examination and accounting. In this case, documents, personal belongings and awards of the deceased are transferred to their relatives or museums, small arms are transferred to the internal affairs bodies. Small arms and other weapons after being brought into a condition that excludes them combat use, can be transferred for exhibiting to museums.

By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 22, 2006 No. 37, the powers to perpetuate the memory of those who died defending the Fatherland were assigned to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Who, how, for what, on what basis and in what order conducts search work, as well as how its results are formalized, can be read in the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated November 19, 2014 No. 845 “On approval of the Procedure for organizing and conducting public search work” state associations, public associations authorized to carry out such work, carried out in order to identify unknown military graves and unburied remains, establish the names of those killed and missing in action in defense of the Fatherland and perpetuate their memory."

War coping is a very exciting type of search. I like it much more than excavating coins or antiquities. Previously, I was somehow afraid and wary of him, but now, on the contrary, I have completely switched to him. Because in this type of search, you come across many more finds and they can be very interesting.

In short, I really like the war cop, I like to find some part, then search on the Internet what it was made of and what it was attached to. Collect cartridge cases by stamp, year, etc. Cleaning military finds is also interesting.

But this species is not only fascinating but also very dangerous, especially for young and inexperienced diggers. Therefore, for those who have never been interested in it before, ask more experienced diggers to dig for several trips.

And so in this article, I will tell you about all the intricacies of this type of search, so get ready to read and read my every word.

I want to show one photo of a cool collection. Of course, it’s not mine, but in the future I want to collect the same one and most likely I will.

We also quite often picked up helmets, grenades, and shells. Sometimes even fighters. Since I am not a member of the search party, I do not have access to archives and lists of missing soldiers. But I cooperate with search teams, to whom I send the coordinates of the found fighter, leaving some kind of mark. And our search teams are re-harvesting them.

In this way we have already transferred four Romanian soldiers and two Red Army soldiers. Total 6 soldiers. In fact, this is very little during this time of searching.

Anyone who wants to start digging, especially about war. Sets a specific goal. Some really want a German helmet, others a bayonet, a knife, others a Walter pistol or something similar. Actually it's the right attitude to search. Finding these things is quite possible, I know many guys who have found all this. So it all depends on your luck.

The dangers of a war cop

There are a lot of shells, cartridges, and all sorts of explosives on the battlefields. Therefore, dangerous finds found should not be twisted, beaten, disassembled, or thrown into the fire. If possible, drown them in some lake or river. As a rule, no one really swims in them, so your shell or anything else will not pose any particular danger in a body of water. As a rule, you can inform the Ministry of Emergency Situations, but when they find out where you found this find, they will not even come. Because they know that in such remote places, she does not pose a danger to society.

Many people do not recommend transporting shells. This is actually nonsense. Any projectile in the ground has soured so much that the likelihood of it going off during transportation is zero. Of course, it can work, but only if you hit it hard against a stone or start to disassemble it.

Selecting a device for this type of search

If you are puzzling over which device to choose for a war cop. But I won’t upset you too much,

or vice versa I will make you happy. Absolutely any device is suitable for this type of search. Reel like this

same. If, of course, you grow to a more professional level, you can purchase depth frames for searching at the bottom of trenches.

Hello, Kamrad!
This article is about choosing good place for further good search with a lot of finds!
I wrote it based on personal experience.
So let's begin!
If you think about it, there are a lot of places to look. Wherever you go, there are forests, fields, ponds, lakes all around, which are in one way or another connected with the places of hostilities - the war has left its traces almost everywhere.
How many years have already passed, how many diggers and searchers have gone through such places, how much swag has been dug up. But there is no need to be sad, if everything is collected at the top, then at a depth of one and a half to three meters, the swag is waiting for its owners.
At battle sites we can see the wonders of field fortification in the form of trenches, cells, dugouts, pillboxes, dugouts, caponiers, etc. Each of these objects can give us wonderful finds.

But not all such places need to be carefully searched. The area that is literally lined with craters from mines and shells requires complete processing. The more there are, the more likely it is that the cop will end well. After all, during artillery shelling and bombing, soldiers often lost personal belongings and uniform items in the chaos. In such a situation, the fighters either did not look for them or simply did not notice the loss.

Most often, at excavation sites, there are trenches and dugouts; usually you can tell by eye whose they are. The German army used zigzag trenches, and soviet army, dug straighter, without unnecessary twists. The period of hostilities can be determined by the depth. If this winter time years, then the depth of the trenches will be small, which gives good advantage at the pit. All others are within 1.5 meters deep. In the trenches, you should ring the parapet, there are bullets, cartridges, cartridges, thorns, grenades, and fragments. It's worth checking the walls, there will be mostly bullets there, if you're lucky, you can find a niche with cartridges or grenades. It is imperative to explore the back and front areas of the trenches, as soldiers could advance and retreat, losing things along the way or throwing away various kinds of uniforms. The trench itself can be dug, but only in those places where there are a huge number of cartridges or cartridges.

Dugouts look like a square or rectangle, depending on their purpose. The square ones were used by officers and soldiers, the rectangular ones were used for artillery or equipment, only this is no longer used as a dugout, but as Caponiers. But rectangular ones could also be residential, so be careful! The depth may vary, but at least two or three meters. The first step is to dig at the entrance and where the bunks were located. You need to dig down to the floor. The floor of the dugout is lined with boards or simply trampled down, making it difficult to miss. In the case where the floor is earthen, small objects can be trampled into it, if the floor is covered with boards, then it is worth looking for small things under them. Usually, near each German dugout there is a garbage dump, in our time it looks like a small hole or depression not far from the dugout. These are garbage dumps - favorite place digger) You can find a lot of interesting things there.

When digging trenches, the earth was poured into a rampart on the side facing the enemy; this embankment is called the parapet of the trench

Also, do not forget about the funnels, which must be punched with a probe. Sometimes, the bone remains of soldiers lie there.
Thank you everyone for your attention, good swag and good places.
Author: Alexander Shinkarenko Vkontakte group.

Hello, Kamrad!
This article is dedicated to choosing a good place for further good search with a lot of finds!
I wrote it based on personal experience.
So let's begin!
If you think about it, there are a lot of places to look. Wherever you go, there are forests, fields, ponds, lakes all around, which are in one way or another connected with the places of hostilities - the war has left its traces almost everywhere.
How many years have already passed, how many diggers and searchers have gone through such places, how much swag has been dug up. But there is no need to be sad, if everything is collected at the top, then at a depth of one and a half to three meters, the swag is waiting for its owners.
At battle sites we can see the wonders of field fortification in the form of trenches, cells, dugouts, pillboxes, dugouts, caponiers, etc. Each of these objects can give us wonderful finds.

But not all such places need to be carefully searched. The area that is literally lined with craters from mines and shells requires complete processing. The more there are, the more likely it is that the cop will end well. After all, during artillery shelling and bombing, soldiers often lost personal belongings and uniform items in the chaos. In such a situation, the fighters either did not look for them or simply did not notice the loss.

Most often, at excavation sites, there are trenches and dugouts; usually you can tell by eye whose they are. The German army used zigzag trenches, while the Soviet army dug straighter ones, without unnecessary twists. The period of hostilities can be determined by the depth. If it is the winter season, then the depth of the trenches will be small, which gives a good advantage when digging. All others are within 1.5 meters deep. In the trenches you should ring the parapet, there are bullets, cartridges, cartridges, thorns, grenades, and fragments. It's worth checking the walls, there will be mostly bullets there, if you're lucky, you can find a niche with cartridges or grenades. It is imperative to explore the back and front areas of the trenches, as soldiers could advance and retreat, losing things along the way or throwing away various kinds of uniforms. The trench itself can be dug, but only in those places where there are a huge number of cartridges or cartridges.

Dugouts look like a square or rectangle, depending on their purpose. The square ones were used by officers and soldiers, the rectangular ones were used for artillery or equipment, only this is no longer used as a dugout, but as Caponiers. But rectangular ones could also be residential, so be careful! The depth may vary, but at least two or three meters. The first step is to dig at the entrance and where the bunks were located. You need to dig down to the floor. The floor of the dugout is lined with boards or simply trampled down, making it difficult to miss. In the case where the floor is earthen, small objects can be trampled into it, if the floor is covered with boards, then it is worth looking for small things under them. Usually, near each German dugout there is a trash heap; nowadays it looks like a small hole or depression not far from the dugout. These are garbage dumps - a digger's favorite place) You can find a lot of interesting things there.

When digging trenches, the earth was poured into a rampart on the side facing the enemy; this embankment is called the parapet of the trench

Also, do not forget about the funnels, which must be punched with a probe. Sometimes, the bone remains of soldiers lie there.
Thank you everyone for your attention, good swag and good places.
Author: Alexander Shinkarenko Vkontakte group.