Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds on MSN

Lost German helmets reveal how old gear was reused in WWII

Along a quiet forest line, detectorists uncover multiple German helmets spanning two world wars. Rare WWI steel helmets ...
Exploring a remote woodland in Germany, the team uncovers a landscape still shaped by World War II trench systems, dugouts, ...
The first battle between Germany and Britain in World War One took place not on the muddy fields of France but in the scrub land of Togo. Keen to compete with its European rivals, Germany acquired ...
The Anzac battlefield at Gallipoli in Turkey is perhaps the world’s best-preserved WWI trench-warfare site. Here, the remains of an Allied trench look out over the Aegean Sea and the northern reaches ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Model 1935 steel helmet. Cloth covers ...