War Cop

A couple of years ago, I was scrolling through my VK feed and saw a photo. It was a kind of report on the past watch of one of the Moscow search teams. Let me note right away that the detachment is official and has all the permits…

Many of the comrades constantly complain that «there are no places for a cop, everything has been knocked out, there is nothing to look for». It is quite possible that every year there are fewer and fewer of these places. There is…

In fact, very interesting news happened recently in Poland. In an ordinary city, in the attic of an ordinary building, an assault rifle made by the Third Reich, Stg 44 (Sturmgewehr 44), was suddenly found. Judging by the photo, the owners…

Studying the history of the Great Patriotic War, analyzing individual «private» episodes of divisions, regiments, platoons and squads, sooner or later the search engine must visit the «Valley of Death»… Having…

The season is in full swing, which means it's time to post a little motivation for lazy pink butts. Yes, guys, it's time to get up from behind the sofa and go digging, while you're sitting here - someone is picking up your…

Have you ever seen a dug tank? Yes, such finds do come across. I rode one, it was lifted out of the swamp, like new, it was cleaned and put in order for a couple of years, it was repaired, and now the tank is in the museum…

So, friends! I continue my column «Digger's Library», in which I introduce you to all the books and works from my personal library that can be useful for any digger in order to broaden their horizons and gain new knowledge. For…

Friends, I welcome you to my blog! If you noticed, I now have a new section on my blog — «Digger's Library»! In this section I plan to add books that in one way or another relate to our search topic and interests. Useful…

Recently, in the town of Luostari, Murmansk region, in the far north of the former World War II front, searchers from the Winged Memory of Victory Foundation raised an early modification of the IL-2 attack aircraft, which is quite rare…

Recently, on one famous forum WW2.RU, an auction was held, on the one hand, it seemed to be quite ordinary - well, a dug Iron Cross, and even in proper condition, and on the other hand, a very instructive example of why it is important to…

Perhaps there is not a single family and not a single person in the post-Soviet space who was not affected by that war. And no matter what our contemporary thinks about her, one thing is clear — in those distant years, our ancestors…

I think that many search enthusiasts have sooner or later thought about searching on battlefields, for example, during the Second World War. But before you start searching, I would advise you to remember a few simple rules: It is better to…

Now is a good time to dig, especially in places where there is not a lot of snow. The climate has become unusual — We don't have snow in January! And as you can see — Some comrades also don’t expect snow in their places of…

While different people are trying to see who has the best and longest, doing different tests, real diggers are raising finds. The same thing happened on one of our trips. Several friends called and wrote to me in advance; they all had…

Guys from the detachment «Yuri Gagarin» they went out into the swamps again, but now with a larger deep-dweller. They test, check, raise weapons. Especially at 19:00 minute — interesting point.

Autumn is in full swing! Farmers began to harvest from their fields, which means it’s time for all of us to dig. To the fields. But someone else works in the fields and even raises — like, for example, the guys here picked up part of…