Introduction
A four-man team heads to Latvia and Poland to unearth rare World War II artefacts and shed new light on the bloody battles of the Eastern Front.
Originally known as Nazi War Diggers (read more below).
Outline
Excavation experts on a quest to preserve the history of World War II’s Eastern Front uncover surprising finds on battle sites in Latvia and Poland.
Trivia
- Archaeologists have protested that National Geographic shows such as Diggers and Nazi War Diggers promote the looting and destruction of archaeological sites by promoting the work of metal detecting souvenir hunters and collectable dealers.
- In 2013, the National Geographic Channel set off a firestorm of controversy with its reality show Diggers.
- Professional archaeologists from the Society for Historical Archaeology, the largest scholarly group concerned with the archaeology of the modern world (A.D. 1400–present), roundly criticised the network for promoting the theft of cultural materials on public and private land.
- The show Nazi War Diggers was accused of showing unscientific and disrespectful handling of human remains.
- A promotional quote from a military relic dealer, “I feel that by selling things that are Nazi-related and for lots of money, I am preserving things that museums don’t want to deal with,” was removed from the channel’s website in March 2014.
- National Geographic expressed regret for how the series was presented by its own website but maintained that many of the accusations against the series were based on misinformation.
- The show was repackaged, amid controversy, as Battlefield Recovery for air during 2016 on Channel 5 in the UK.
Battlefield Recovery Series
Production & Filming Details
- Director(s): Mark Carter.
- Editor(s): Steve Clark.
- Production: Clearstory.
- Distributor(s): DRG.
- Original Network: National Geographic and Channel 5.
- Release Date: 09 January 2016 (UK).
- Running Time: 44-46 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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