Almost 68 years have passed since the day of graduationThe Great Patriotic War, but archaeologists now and then find evidence of what was happening at the time of sad events. Excavations of German dugouts, trenches and other engineering obstacles still show interesting findings to the world.
The vast territory on whichmilitary events, stretches for thousands of kilometers. "Black", "white" and "gray" trackers are trying to find valuable historical evidence of the domestic and army way of both the Soviet troops and the enemy troops.
The greatest interest to the public is represented bywell-preserved items of daily life and leisure of soldiers, their firearms and uniforms. Thus, excavations of German dugouts in the Kamenskoye village (Tula region) brought several valuable exhibits to the district museum. In the territory of this settlement there was a strip of offensive of the 113th and 338th rifle battalions of the enemy. The search group "Patriot", who was excavating near artillery positions, discovered a lot of firearms and several guns.
Conducted excavations of German military dugoutsarchaeologists also expected a small surprise: a small glass bottle of brandy Hennessy was found at a shallow depth. Despite the long time in the earth, no damage was found on the vessel, and its contents were perfectly preserved. Found in the same gas mask, helmet, a tape of shells from stainless steel and many other fragments of outfits and equipment took a worthy place in the museum's exposition.
Ironically, in many old places thathorrified the Soviet population during the war years, now there are museums. An example of such a "regrouping" is the former Nazi Gestapo in Novgorod. Now here is the Museum of the Great Patriotic War. It is divided by a passage on two flanks, each of which shows visitors evidence either Soviet (on the left side) or German (on the right side) uniforms, life and equipment.
Recent excavations of German dug-outs nearcities gave the museum new valuable exhibits. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of the printing material belonging to the enemy's army. Now charred sheets with German reports, orders and lists found their shelter within the walls of the building. Under the onslaught of the army of General Vlasov, German divisions hurriedly left their positions and set fire to military documentation. However, due to the lack of oxygen, the thick binder sheets were not burned, they were only charred. It was in this condition that the rangers of the Guard detachment found them. The total amount of material found is striking: about 1,500 sheets of personal letters, military documents, newspapers and photographs - this discovery can be made only a few times in the history of excavations.
On the territory of the Republic of Belarusactive archaeological work. In April 2012, in the village of Malye Kozlovichi (Zhlobin district), excavations of dugouts were successfully carried out. During the conduct of hostilities on the territory of this locality there was a line of defense. Determine who exactly owned the engineering obstacles, it is difficult: dugouts now and then moved from the side of the Soviet troops into the hands of the enemy. On the territory of the artillery structures, a large number of firearms were found, half of which belonged to workers' combat units.
Nowadays, more and more people areget to the excavation of German dugouts. The photo and video of the ongoing process are spread on the Internet not only by official groups of pathfinders, but also by their "black" colleagues. The latter is motivated by a thirst for quick profit, because implements and everyday war items are highly valued in the "black" market.
