WWII Courland Pocket: 200,000 German Soldiers Trapped. What Remains Today?

Metal detecting in Latvia. We visited an area known as ‘ The Courland pocket’. During WW2 over 200.000 German soldiers were entrenched here for almost a year. Surrounded and constantly being attacked by Soviet Forces, these men fought and lived under harsh conditions. We were invited to Latvia by Alex who manages YouTube channel @ALHISTORYTEAM1 Please go give him a follow!
We had a good time and found many awesome WWII relics. We didn’t find Hitler’s gold this time but who knows, maybe next time. It has to be somewhere.
Would you like to visit this area and need a great place to stay? Go check out Edgar’s cabin, Ildzes Lakehouse:
https://www.airbnb.com/h/Ildzes
https://www.booking.com/Share-TmhfgVk

Please go give my friends a follow on their instagramaccounts:
https://www.instagram.com/thedutch_relic_diggers/
https://www.instagram.com/ww2_artifacts/
https://www.instagram.com/alhistoryteam/

Mike’s Social media pages:
https://www.patreon.com/ironmikemetaldet
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FAQ:
-Do you report things found to the authorities?
Yes, all nasty things found like UXO’s and finds that could be important from an archaeology perspective are reported to the local authorities.
-Do you sell finds?
I am a collector myself so I hardly sell relics. But if I do then I’ll post it on the social media pages or check out my Patron’s website. I share finds with my Patrons (check the Patreon website for more details).
-How do you gain permission for metal detecting?
Check out local laws regarding metal detecting and get permission from the landowner. Or hook up with a local metal detecting club in the area you would like to detect and get your information from them. (I stopped responding to questions like this all together, I’m Iron Mike not Google Mike..)
-Can I come with you?
No.
-Do you love me?
Yes I do!
-Will you marry me?
No, lets just be friends.
-I want to see more!
Go check out the social media pages, or consider becoming a Patron! Patrons have access to much more, special videos, behind the scenes footage and WW2 goodie boxes containing relics me and my friends found over the years.
-What metal detector do you use?
The Garrett Ace Apex or the Garrett AT Max.
-Camera?
Go Pro 7, Go Pro 10 and a Sony handy cam
-Favorite find?
Deep Digger Dan’s YouTube channel.
-What is on your bucket list?
Hitler’s lost gold or the missing Nazi gold train everybody is searching for. But until then I am happy with whatever pops up, I even enjoy finding landmines… :-s
-What channels do you recommend?
Deep Digger Dan:
https://www.youtube.com/@UCs5IxVpqCYv7xiPsclF8mFA
Viking Jan:
https://www.youtube.com/@suohtas/
The History Underground
https://www.youtube.com/@TheHistoryUnderground/
Personal friend and a big support to the channel, Anton’s Hardware:
Antons Hardware
https://www.youtube.com/@AntonsHardware