Atlantic Wall WW2 bunkers and gun placements. AMAZING !
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2020
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The quote on the wall: " Hoffe wenig wirke viel, das ist der kürzeste Weg zum Ziel" could be translated as " Hope less and work more, this is the shortest way to the objective/goal". I searched and found it ist a quote from the writer Ernst Eckstein 1846-1900. This one was shortened though, it should be "Hoffe wenig UND wirke viel".
Thank you for the translation!
@@cynthiaswearingen1037 It's my pleasure
Awesome bro thanks for the trans. 👍 I'm studying to read German but I guess you could say that I'm still on a 1st grade level with my nouns and verbs
Thanks for watching.
Thank you
I'm always amazed that sites like this have no one else around when you visit. Such interesting stuff, so few who appreciate their historical significance.
i agree , having less people around is so great for the experience. Thanks and greetings from us.
More people usually means more graffiti and rubbish lying inside. I prefer these places nice and quiet when i visit them
@@jakobgrimminger It would be nice to see some of these restored, but I guess you are right - more people would then visit, leaving more rubbish and graffiti
Fascinating explore, what great preservation. Has an eerie feeling to it. That burnt out room makes me wonder if it was ammunition storage that was set alight by something like phosphorous bombs from Typhoons. The inner blast door suggests something very explosive was stored in there and blew up causing compression damage to the walls and an intense fire. As always, thank you for the trip, brilliant.
I was thinking the same about that burnt out room. Could of been to store cordite? I guess we`ll never know.
Great location and glad we could share it with you my friend.
@@janerikrasmussen interesting, I think they may have bitten off more than they could chew, those things were pretty bomb proof.
The 'ceiling valve' is the periscope duct closed by its
shutter in the Observation Room of the Regelbau 502 Version 2 (Doppelgruppenunterstand, a shelter for 20 soldiers).
How strange sir how built and how long. The strange thing is How much is the capacity. The mind of the engineer. I say. This is more difficult than that. The pyramids of Egypt something chilling for him. chilling.
I new a guy who medal detected Europe in 60s and 70s and he found an untouched bunker full German gear. He would also find weapons and gear at the bottem of lakes and he had a lot attic and basement finds as well. His favorite finds where a box full of Factory HJ knifes and a complete SS camo uniform.
I know a little German; he's sitting over there! :) (movie "Top Secret")
Thanks for watching.
Something similar happened to my older brother & his friends in the early 70ties when they were kids. They found a bunker all grown over with thorny plants and managed to get inside. Still some gas masks and other nearly decomposed uniform stuff could be found. Then in the same area it happened that they found a weapon stash which was burried there since the end of the war. Since the wooden crates were nearly rotten one of his friends (we talking about 10-year old kids) sinked into the ground when stepping on one of those crates. So that is how they found it. Rifles, maschine guns, ammunition...you name it. The story goes that they did not know what to do with it so they decided to carry it to an army camp of the Bundeswehr which was close by. What a picture that must have been: A bunch of kids loaded with that rusty WWII weapons walking down the road.😅
Me n m'bruvva found two roadside doubled entranced ammo bunkers by a campsite road in Royan area..
One was obviously blown.
T'other looked intact but closer inspection showed it had also been blown but the top/roof had gone up and straight back down again. Entrances a ok. So in we went and all seemed sound up until the two doored ways into what were two rooms, now one big blasted space with 10'x 15' chunks of concrete within, all with a floor 'carpeted' with each n every various type of ammo, from s mines and dets, to stick grehade handles with string and porcelain within to bullets singly or in belts, and other ammo types up to shells. One of the 10m. rounds we found could take to pieces, within which was an aluminium drum like a cig filter with brass seals either end. Took one of these to pieces couple years later and, with a probing dart, unintentionally set one off, took two of my fingers and my pal got shrapnel wound in leg. Stuff found 72, stuff messed with 76. No-one died. Silly billies alright. Crikey M.
The Atlantic Wall fortifications are all so interesting, so intricately crafted! Thank you, Team HH, for showing them to us! Greetings to all of you!😊💖
It is indeed and so many details to look at. Very glad to have shared it with you Cynthia and more to come soon :)
You guys are way better than any mainstream tv station 👍🏼🇬🇬
Thanks Stuart for the kind words.
Great location as always, just imagine the activity that was there. Thank you and EE for 20 of the best minutes of my day. Can`t wait for parts 2 and 3. Stay safe my friend.
Glad you enjoyed it and glad that the 20 min were great for you to watch. More to come soon.
I love how you get so excited when you are explaining what you have found. 💕
😊 thank you
Been anticipating this next adventure!!!! It's History time!!! Thank you!!!!!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Another great video on the Atlantic wall positions. Every video always makes me wonder how my relatives felt during the war when they came up against these fortifications. Thank you again and Be Well Be Safe and Be Careful...
Yes , if we only could have seen their journey. Thanks Ted.
Another great video my friend. The fully buried bunkers are massive. The burned room is interesting; 1. why a valve in the ceiling, 2. why the blast door, that it goes inwards makes sense (like an external sub hatch that close over so the pressure can not pop it open. The fire may have been hot enough to spall the concrete but that would have been very hot. Awaiting the other parts for the video, The aerial drone shots were a good way to tie the ground video together. Well done. Stay safe out there. Greetings to the family.
Yes william , that place is totally awesome and more to come soon. Take care and keep smiling my friend :)
The 'ceiling valve' is the periscope duct closed by its
shutter in the Observation Room of the Regelbau 502 Version 2 (Doppelgruppenunterstand, a shelter for 20 soldiers).
Another great adventure WW2HH!
It is hard to imagine the labour that was required to build these fortifications. The drone footage really gives perspective on the extent of these works.
It must be amazing to explore the places you share with us. Looking forward to the next adventure.
Cheers from Australia!
It is truly a honor to be able to do this and thanks for comment and watching Gary.
Awesome shot seeing all those gun positions in a line at the beginning of the video! What a great bunker complex to explore!
It sure is and more to come later.
I LOVE your videos!!! It’s always been a dream of mine to be able to do and see what you do! You’re so lucky you live in Europe and get to take these trips. Your research on the areas is amazing! I’ve been watching for a year or two, and with the whole quarantine, it’s been like taking trips to see all these amazing fortified positions. Sure wish I could go with you, ha! Thanks for all the amazing content!
Thank you so much Kerry and very much appreciate you taking time to comment and watch. Greetings from us.
Just wanted to drop you a message and thank you for your time, efforts and channel. Absolutely love the shows. Thank you.
Glad you like them!
What a great location, massive complex, love the Atlantic wall adventures, another great vid! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it and greetings from us Glenn
Looks like good terrain for a golf course. The grasses are perfect!
ok and thanks for watching.
Thank you ww2historyhunter these videos of the Atlantic wall being brought right into my home, I've always wanted to see and go around Normandy but you did it all, keep safe and keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it
One of your best videos was when you went to the German bunker that had everything left and was turned into a museum, all I'd ever seen the empty one and always wondered what they looked like intact and you did that. A big thank you for that it was fascinating. Once you and your family keep safe...
So many similar Atlantic wall bunkers and flak positions, yet it is always a fresh insight to view them through your lens. Keep it up, Mr Hunter.
Love from India.
Thanks, will do!
Thank you for the adventure and seeing some amazing stuff ! Take care , stay safe and healthy wherever your adventures takes next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Great to read Steve and greetings to Kansas from us.
That was a great show , thank you sir , so interesting, we should never lose sight of history !!! 👍👍👍
You got that right and thanks.
Once again another GREAT ADVENTURE. Thanks for inviting us to go along with you ......
Glad you enjoyed it
12:37 The 'ceiling valve' is the periscope duct closed by its
shutter in the Observation Room of the Regelbau 502 Version 2 (Doppelgruppenunterstand, a shelter for 20 soldiers). The first versions had a metal observation cupola and the end wall was rounded to incorporate this. Construction was standard and fittings were installed as required; such as the periscope, and communications devices in the niches of the left side entrance.
Thanks for comment and for watching.
Good architectural work . They must have built so much of what you share with your followers.Between WW1 and WW2. It took years to build so many bunkers and gun in placements . Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching and greetings from us.
Great vid...love bunkers and gun emplacements. THANX...
Very glad to have shared it with you and more to come soon my friend.
That was an amazing location some amazing structures there . And the drone footage was an awesome touch. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Thank you too and greetings from us.
Always enjoy the clips of Father & son off to another adventure 💕. Gorgeous Atlantic wall coastline. Numerous gun placements. Again can't get over how well constructed they are and how thick the walls are. It's a shame the heavy doors, window shutter, and wall planks were removed. Very large Regelbau. It did look like a fire occurred in that one room. And the mystery room that leads to nowhere? Machine gun Tobruk was also well designed and constructed. Excellent job on the camouflage. Original German writing on wall was very historical. Why oh why did someone feel so inclined to write on it!!! Could spend hours, maybe even days there. Thanks for taking us there HH & EE.
This is like a little bunker city out there and so many installments that are still buried in the sand. Great place but hate the grafiti crap being done. Thanks.
Another walk in the adventure! Amazing flashbacks :)
Thanks for the visit
Incredible adventures and discovery’s 👍 Thank you for sharing 😉
Our pleasure and more to come :)
As always, another wonderful video. Thanks for your hard work.
So nice of you and thanks.
4:21 I think this was a bathroom, you can see the hay against the wall and there is a smaller circular hole in the ceiling where I think their "outhouse" was. Don't forget, when you're on high alert, you can't leave the bunker and you have to still maintain some form of sanitation!
Could very well be yes and thanks for watching.
I was wrong, these are regelbau M270 casemates. According to the book Regelbauten, 11 were built in Denmark. Visited the same bunkers in France, at Battery d'Arros. You should get yourself a copy of the book ''Regelbauten'' by Rudi Rolf, in english, german and french. It also gives a you a description of the different function of the rooms.
Thanks for comment.
What a great video I still amazed how all those bunkers. And the saying. And all the other finds that you and eagle eye found in you guys adventures thank you once again for sharing this great video
yes Auntie , the location is totally great to watch and study and we enjoyed it tremendously. Will show more very soon and greetings from us.
Amazing video as always. Best content on CZcams.
Glad you think so!
Very nice Historyhunter...those Bunkers are totally cool...I would figure there would be alot of them along the Atlantic Wall..cool video!!!
Yes they are and lots of them out there. Thanks
I must have missed you by a few weeks.... so did you by chance find my drone out there lol - Happy New Year buddy
Happy new year!
Another incredible vodeo, thank you
Thank you.
Thank you my friend for amazing history, I have learned a lot 👍👍
Glad to hear that
Another wonderful find. I just love your channel. I really enjoy the history. Thank you for doing what you do. 💖🇺🇸💖
Glad you enjoy it and greetings Wanda from us :)
Awesome drone footage!! So cool these areas are accessible to you and Eagle Eyes. Amazing
Thanks a lot and greetings from us.
another amazing find , thank you for your work .
Glad you enjoyed it
That was a very awesome video it seemed like eagle eye was very very excited with the location .
You two make a great team which makes for a great opportunity to learn and teach keep up the great work .👍 👍
Yes Gregg EE loved it and so did i and glad we could share it with you. Greetings from us and stay safe.
Hi, WW2 History Hunter and Eagle Eyes, Thanks for sharing another great adventure. It would sure be interesting to know exactly what happened in that burned and blast damaged bunker, but I sure wouldn't have wanted to be in there when it happened. God Bless you both and stay safe.
I agree and pretty scary to be inside there. Thanks
Really amazing, I love this stuff !! 👍😎
Thank you! Cheers!
Fascinating.Another excellent clip
Glad you enjoyed it
I like the quality of your videos. You have talent
I appreciate that!
Keep it up love the work.. my dad and uncle fought in th war..dad was in the Pacific and my uncle fought in Germany
That's awesome
Great video...I really appreciate the time and effort you put in to this, to bring WW2 history to the people of today..Also....Some dads will go out fishing with their kids...others bring them to an old bunker, on a real adventure.. :-)
Appreciated rob and glad we can share with you :)
As always, Absolutely Fantastic 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I never cease to be awed by the German architecture. Great video.
Me neither and glad we could share it with you :)
Looking forward to the next video. Thank you.
You bet and thanks Mary and greetings from us to you :)
LOVE YOUR WORK ! KEEP IT COMING!
Thank you! Will do!
Keep up the great explorations, those structures were amazing
best wishes 🇬🇧
Thank you! Will do!
What a massive Gun bunker!
They are pretty awesome if yo ask me :)
There's my wonderful friends good afternoon
Thanks Pug
Great adventure and look forward to the next video.
More to come Lisa and greetings from us.
Keep up the good work man i like your content !
Thanks, will do!
Great work man you guys continue to blow me away with where you go and what you do....Paula D in Australia 🤓👍
Thanks Paul
Hi HH,those bunkers looking out to sea are like sentinels still on guard , great adventure , cheers
I will agree on that and so much fun to explore that. Thanks.
Great explore! My kind of explore for sure!
Glad you enjoyed it
That is an amazing video thank you very much
You are very welcome and more to come soon :)
xlnt work as usual. Take Care.☺️😎
Thanks, you too!
What a place, so many great details!! Cool drone footage!! Uh-Olite to the rescue, lol!! On to the next!!
He he , thanks a lot my friend and keep smiling :)
Great how you know so much. Thank you for sharing with everyone. Awesome you take your son with you.
So nice of you and greetings from us.
Most bunkers I have saw in one place. Lucky you to have some history so close
Tons of them there and loved to share them with you.
❤️❤️❤️ thanks for the nice pictures 👍. Greetings from Thuringia Germany 🙋🏼♂️
Thank you too
Awesome drone footage and it looked like "bunker city", but the Germans built huge numerous fortifications. Thanks for another "small adventure"
Thanks again and more small adventures coming up soon :)
This is amazing what you’re finding I’m from Australia we have nothing like this
Thanks Ben :)
Wow I'd find it hard to leave this place so much to look at thank you again for sharing your adventures 👍🇦🇺
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you
You're welcome
Fantastic drone photography. 👍
Many thanks!
Keep it up matey 👍
Thanks, will do!
Was this adventure near Normandy? Great video. I love exploring sites like this
Not at all my friend and thanks for watching.
@@WW2HistoryHunter I couldn’t find in the video where you mentioned the location. Where was this? I’ll be driving from Amsterdam down to Normandy next summer and would like to explore parts of the Atlantic wall like this. Any suggestions as to where I should go?
very nice video as always, surprising how similar the allied bunkers construction was to the german ones, in montauk new york the gun emplacements look eerily similar
Thanks for watching.
Thanks history hunter and eagle eyes. 💜💜💜💜👍👍👍👍👍
Thank YOU Wendy :)
Amazing adventures
Thanks Carole :)
What an amazing place.so much concrete. The Germans used alot of it everywhere.A lot of underground as well as on top and even in different places like Poland.alot are still standing.amazing.tkank you for the tour.👍💟🇺🇸
Yes, you are right and thanks for watching.
ALWAYS IMPRESSIVE VEDIO
OMG WHAT A BANKER 👍👏
Thank you so much 😀
Excellent explore. I must go to the atlantic wall as I could spend a year exploring this area alone! Somewhere must be the big brass empty 105mm shell cases to find?
There is for sure and just a matter of going out and look for it :) Thanks Scopex :)
I love this !
Thank you Martha and greetings from us
Thank you ,I love your videos ,I would absolutely love to see this awesome history you guys see in person
Can't wait again for the next episode. Would there have been mine fields all around that placement?
yes , heavily mined in almost all directions around it. THanks
Have you ever considered collaborating with other youtube channels? Ive seen you piece together the landscape and kinda create a visualization of what events have occurred, and it makes me think that you could describe what happened in an area in great detail. Like mapping out where trenches were, where you find certain relics etc. you could find out the exact military unit that was fighting at a location.
Well i kind of enjoy doing stuff my own way.....Thanks.
Great video of amazing Atlantic Wall fortifications the construction has stood the rest of time showing German construction ☺️
Glad you enjoyed it Jacqui and more to come soon :)
how sir9 Months, is it the construction period or the duration? Do you have an explanation, madam?
Hello :)
13:30 this looks like ammo storage ( handgrenades, rifle ammo etc. ) And thats why that massive doors are here :)
I am making videos mostly about small bunkers, but huge concrete masses like this have their own ( huge :D )spirits :)
Nice video ! :)
Thanks for watching.
Cool video looking forward to part 2 and 3 maybe you can hook up with IKS Exploring they also explore the ww2 and bunkers and find ways to get in to most would make a cool video.
Thanks for watching.
Once again amazing video👍 let me know your next trip to Danmark, will love to join you for one day😁
Hunting my selv for WW2 History
Thanks for watching.
I like ur video, amazing, and i like history...
Thank you so much 😀
Now that really is an incredible location. And so amazing to see that original writing still on the wall. Shame about the modern graffiti, but I guess, one day even that will be considered history. That big bunker probably contained everything from the Commanders office, and the Aid Station, to the soldiers Mess. Even the generators powering the whole gun battery complex would have been protected in there. Perhaps the burnt, damaged room was where they stored the generator fuel? Would love to know its whole history. So fascinating. Thanks to both of you for bring such an awesome site to us. Cheers!
Thanks Peter for great comment and for your great support. Greetings from us.
Have to visit 😎
Great place and thanks :)
Thank you for very interesting video. Do you know what size the main guns were in these
shore Batteries? I imagine 8" or 203mm.
They were pretty big and thanks for watching.
schöne bilder danke. 💪👍
Thanks Olga
The bunkers with blocked entrances, the two doors, appen still with Ordnance within.
Weve found some loaded.
Thanks for comment and for watching.
Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪 👍
Hello there my friend and keep smiling :)
Concerning the spent shell disposal hole, guns of this size did not use shells, just bagged powder and projectiles, much like naval guns on ships. And friction or percussion igniters to fire the cannon.
Well here they did use shells as far as we know but thanks for comment and for watching.
Interesting place, the gun casemates look like Regelbau 671's. I have seen similar ones in the Sűdwall in the south of France. Search for Romandils.
Thanks for comment and for watching.
Remember, us soldiers would normally toss grenades into bunkers before entering. If this is around Normandy as you said then it’s reasonable to suspect that damage inside could have been done by grenades that GI’s threw inside to dispatch German soldiers hiding inside.
ok and thanks for watching.
There are many bunkers which worth it to be visited along the Pointe St Matthieu in Bretagne...there’s one with a 88 flak canon exposed at the entrance
ok and thanks my friend.
I'd like to eat Sauerkraut in a Regelbau with you ;) Nice work pal!
Sounds great!
I shall watch your videos to their fullest extent of that is what you wish.
Wow , how great to read my friend and thanks for that.
The original investment is quiet phenominal even sadly with forced labour. Intent on holding what they had captured. In the UK it would be ideal for turning into holiday homes or apartments. Which possibly would preserve the original features of individual Architectural design and the writing on the wall.
Its an historic fortification structure similar to an ancient castle or fortified home over looking a place of military interest and control.Which in a way is Europe,s miltary past and heritage.
Yes tons of effort in many ways. Thank you Tim.