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Inside this issue

1. 14 · A small artefact from a large battlefield
2. 30 · The treasure from the ‘U nordpólu’ pub
3. 34 · Decree with the ‘family tree’ of the Kriegsmarine

Dear readers, the fifth issue of this year’s Detektor Revue is currently rolling off the press, and we trust that you will all find something of interest to read, which may serve as inspiration for your own searches, but also – as we never fail to emphasise – perhaps also an incentive to write an interesting article.

The editorial team wishes you good health, well-being and as many wonderful finds as possible this autumn!

So what can you look forward to in Detektor Revue No. 5?

In the opening feature, ‘Artefact of the Month’, the treasure hunter streleckvz will present a surprising and somewhat mysterious find from the loft under the heading ‘Bomba’.

‘Rubbish bin’ – that is the simple yet evocative title vachy001 gave to his report. He stumbled upon a rubbish tip the likes of which you don’t see every day – a Rubbish Tip with a capital ‘R’.

Have you ever followed the trail of a story? That is the question we put to treasure hunters in the next instalment of your favourite Survey.

A small artefact from a major Carpathian battlefield – an exceptional find with a surprising and eventful history, presented by PetkoZberatel.

In this issue, too, you’ll find answers to your questions about button finds in the regular column ‘The Button Collector’s Advice’, prepared for you by button expert and collector Ivo Tomáš.

In our next instalment of the regular feature ‘Let’s Save History’, we look at examples of artefacts that have been handed in to see how treasure hunters are helping to preserve our archaeological heritage. This time, for example, we’ll look at a bronze spear, an Avar metalwork piece or a silver denarius.

‘Medal bars’ are like a minefield II, says Josef Blaho, an expert and collector of ceremonial medal bars from the German Reich dating from 1933–1945, in an extensive interview with Kasander about collecting them. Here is the second part.

‘The Treasure from the “U Nordpólu” Pub’ is the title of an article in which archaeologist Zdeněk Schenk recounts the story of one of the greatest treasures from the Thirty Years’ War.

The discovery of a document awarding the Iron Cross to a torpedo boat petty officer prompted Josef Blaha to write an article which he titled ‘The Decree with the “Family Tree” of the Kriegsmarine’.

In his report In the Footsteps of the End of the Second World War, treasure hunter Tomáš recounts how he and his father discovered a promising site away from the well-known retreat routes and concentration camps.

From the Olomouc artillerymen to Dunkirk – we follow Míša as she charts the dramatic life journey of her grandfather, Bohumil Landsfeld.

Here is another chapter from the history of weapons, compiled for you by the renowned military historian Jan Škarka. This entry features guns manufactured during the war on our territory, specifically the 3.7 cm PaK 35/36 anti-tank gun.

And, of course, we cannot leave out a short story, this time penned by Eduard Štěpář, which the author has titled The Vitín Head.

We wish you pleasant summer reading

Editor-in-chief Zdeněk Kasander Procházka and publisher Miroslav UC Kratochvíl.