Lost Cold War bunker found inside a mountain. Too good to be true ?
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2021
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Armstrong Siddeley made British cars, aircraft engines, and diesel engines, until they went out of business in 1960, so that's really interesting. Quite a truly fascinating find. The gap between the mountain and the building is necessary to prevent moisture build-up inside, and provide access to pipes etc, and to provide a Buffer Zone for air pressure flow around and through the complex. It's actually amazing it seems someone is still checking in on the place. Really a fantastic little piece of history. Great work team! Cheers!
Thanks a lot Peter for great feedback and for watching and for your great support.
Great addition to the first segment. They did a lot of drilling and blasting since there is around 12m between the floor levels. Ah the window to nowhere, they are psychological stability, the wall past the window would have had a large picture that may have been lit during "daylight hours". Crews living underground for a week could become time disoriented. Saw this in our missile complexes. The brass unit on the generator is more then likely an oiler for the pistons. I noticed a tag on the top of the generator is you ever get back it will give you all the information. I would say the place was the complex is late 50's early 60's, the screw-in fuses in most modern countries new construction after mid 60's were breakers. There being a walk way all around the rooms doesn't surprise me. Stay safe and the 2 of you keep up the great work. OH PRESS A BUTTON OR TWO
Glad you liked the part 2 William. This place is truly interesting and very glad we found it. Thanks and be safe.
Close it's for the rods that push the valves up and down, squirts oil in between to stop metal contact, other one was the diesel injectors.
The room with the window was possibly a lounge with a picture of a city in the window to help with morale and to prevent mental breakdown because of the stress of working underground, not to mention ( I'm sure ) to prevent the horrible feeling of claustrophobia ... At least that's what I would like to believe.
Thanks for comment and for watching.
That is exactly correct. The false windows and scenery help to avoid claustrophobia and melancholy. It's a shame the picture was missing from this.
Sixty Steps to Room 107. The new Horror novel by History Hunter and Eagle Eyes. Great video and location.
what a great idea :) Thanks Penny :)
The red light was probably powered by a bank of rechargeable batteries, still trickling a very old charge. Most interesting.. Thank you!
Interesting!
Given the very modern electricity meter the power is still connected, the red light is the mains supply indicator, you can just make out on the very left panel that one of the phase indicator lights is dimly lit, probably due to damp in the change-over switch. it is not uncommon for cold war bunkers to still have power connected as their supplies from the grid were state secrets and never disconnected.
That bunker is a gift that just keeps on giving...it’s fascinating to see how it was constructed 👍 As for the electricity supply, someone is paying the bill and probably visiting from time to time...very odd. Great video again, thanks 🙏
Glad you liked it and thanks.
I had pressed the like button before you suggested 😉
Great tour and bigger thumbs up for little Eagle Eyes courage and passion to join this ventures with the great WWHH!
Keep up the good work!
You're the best!
What would really be cool would be pictures of the rooms when they were in use and somebody that was actually there explaining things.
WW2HistoryHunter buys the whole mountain complex and turns it into a Zombie Apocalypses shelter. :)
Would be fun to do :) Thanks Fred.
This is of particular interest to me because it was used during my lifetime. It is a fabulous feat of engineering! I've been waiting for this one! Thanks, Team HH! How did you resist throwing that lever?😄💖
Well when Eagle Eyes is behind my back i know not to touch any switches :) Thanks Cynthia.
That was absolutely fascinating to watch. The mind boggles with all the possibilities of its function. Thank you for sharing your discovery with us, it's location was certainly lost to us for many years. What a find.
Thank you Beverley and greetings from us.
Love that place, so glad you went back, wouldn't it be great to know it's true purpose and history?
Another great vid, thank you! 👌
Great explore and glad we found it. Thanks Glenn.
@@WW2HistoryHunter the old military buildings at Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Hawaii also have (unused now) reception booth style checkpoints in hallways and at stairways 👩🔧🇺🇲 1930s and 40s security.
What a great find!! Thanks History Hunter and Eagle Eyes!!
All our pleasure and thanks my friend.
Amazing location. Would absolutely love to explore that in person! Thanks for taking us along with you.
Our pleasure and very glad we could share it with you :)
Another great video and a amazing location, I follow your channel for about 2 years and I like watching your videos. Two thumbs up 👍👍 for you and Eagle Eyes. Greetings from Vienna, Austria
Awesome, thank you!
The white stuff that came out of the safe is fire proofing, probably asbestos from that period so in a dangerous form. In the event of a fire it would protect stuff inside the safe for a considerable time. Fantastic place and a great discovery.
Appreciate your comment and for watching.
Ummmm asbestos
@@philipmcdonagh1094 yes, a fire retardent material used up until the 70's in safes and filing cabinets to hold back fire. Became recognised as the cause of asbestosis, a serious and often fatal lung disease.
What a cool place, not WWII but you and EE made it so much more interesting. Really would be great to find out what it was used for. Thanks so much for going back.
Great place and i think some kind of Nato thing going on there. Thanks Allen :)
Thank you HH and EE for doing a part II on this location. I had been hoping you would be able to and willing to find what was at the top of the stairway! It's funny on the electricity; I was watching the first video with my wife and asked her who is paying for the electricity to still be on when you discovered the light still on. That would be an interesting project within itself, but not at the forefront of historical discoveries. Like you and many of your followers, I wish people wouldn't vandalize finds like this. Great conclusion you two and keep them coming... I promise to try and catch up on all your postings :).
yes it is kind of strange to see electricity still on and i wonder also who pays the bill. Thank you my friend and be safe out there.
Assume this installation is located somewhere in Norway. The generator engine is a two-stroke Wickmann Diesel, manufactured at Rubbestadneset in Norway. The manufacturer is today part of the Wartsila Group.
The "brass box" referred to is used for lubrication of the cylinder liners. Prelubrication can be done prior to start by rotating the crank manually, but it is continuosly operated by a shaft when the engine runs.
Very interresting video. Good work!
Thanks for watching.
Crazy stuff!! Tx again for a great vid guys!
Our pleasure!
Keep up the good work mate
Thanks, will do!
Awesome place, thanks for the extended look around the generator room, really enjoyed that. My take on what I saw;
At 25:46, that is either a coolant pump for the engine jacket or an oil circulation pump. Looking at the pipework type and where it goes to on the engine, I would say it is oil. Engines of this size do circulate the oil through the sump and engine and sometimes heat it to make starting the engine easier. The pipes at 26:00 with the thermometer look more like the coolant pipes that then went under the floor.
At 26:09, that looks like a standby diesel compressor for the air start system. You can see a hole in the end of the cover where the crank handle went through to manually start it.
At 27:33, the pot will be the air reservoir for the air motor to crank the engine, that would be kept pressurised ready. At 27:38 above it, looks like the diesel fuel tank.
28:02 gets interesting, on the left it looks like the brushes and slip rings for the generator and then further in are the stator coils for the voltage being generated. 115V does not sound right for the main generator, I would expect it to be higher circa 380V. 500 rpm would sound right for the diesel generator, hence why the multiple coils in the stator. I wonder if the 115V refers to the smaller unit right on the end at 28:15, the brush and commutator arrangement suggests a smaller secondary generator.
28:26, I agree is the exhaust above the engine with the main silencer.
29:12, the brass box looks like an oiler to me, with the flow of oil to specific bearing being controlled by each of the screws along the top. Next to it, does look like the main diesel pump.
30:38 Looks like the main incoming electricity feed from another source, 400kW would supply about 100 homes nowadays. Their is an ammeter for each phase so you can see how well the load is balanced. The cos meter is power factor and basically measures the electrical efficiency. It is more for when running on the diesel engine, as you can control the excitation to improve efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
At 31:04 looks like the main generator control panel, with the main switch for transferring the power form the incoming supply to the generator. Doesn't look like there is a synchroniser to parallel up the generator to the mains, but I may have missed it.
Once again thanks for the return tour!
Thanks for the observations and greetings from us.
Great job on the find
Thank you my friend.
What happened. Just finally got a notification of a new video that just posted yesterday. Glad to see your still around😍🥰
More to come!
Glad you returned great field trip, thank you.
Our pleasure!
Amazing find. Such a trip through time. A lot of good craftsmanship.
Couldn't agree more!
Thank you for a great find. The generator engine the first unit with lines is the fuel injection pump and I think the brass unit with lines is an oiling system.
Keep up the great work you and your family does.
Thank you Dennis.
NICE TO SEE THAT SOME STILL CARE THANKS FROM SCOTLAND .
Thanks Alan.
You never let us down, thank you for a great video. Was the light on from the last video? Be safe my friend
Some how the light was now off and we didnt touch any switches there. Thanks.
@@WW2HistoryHunter Now THATS really creepy.
Great video showing Cold War bunker the deisel generator room was amazing what you can find out in the countryside still is great. ☺️
Yes i agree Jacqui , a very interesting location it is. Thanks and be safe.
Probably my most favorite video so far! Excellent work WWII HISTORY HUNTER AND EAGLE EYES!!!! A million thumbs up! 👍
Thanks Dave.
Terrific find! Thank you!
Our pleasure Gerry and greetings from us.
Great job dudes,
That was a great tour
Thnx!
Thanks JT
Great find thanks for sharing
Thanks
The room around 19:00 looks like a medical testing station. The counter in the outer room maybe sealed to avoid contact with nurse/doctor and patient. In that case sliding window is for urin/blood tests and medication giving.
ok could be i wouldnt know. Thanks for watching.
Another Outstanding video... Thank you and stay safe....
Thanks, will do!
Such a awesome exploration thank you for sharing it.
Glad you enjoyed it
Super duper interesting location i wonder what it looked like with all the equipment installed. Amazing how it's all just abandoned and being a bit isolated its still intact enough to see some details. A window to nowhere that's funny, you're doing an awesome job as usual. :)
Executive diggs back in the 1940s. Probably updated once but discontinued with larger defense budgets in 50s and 60s.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wondering how they managed to get all the equipment in, some of the openings you showed were small compared to what was inside the room. Did you look at any papers that were left behind to be sure of who built it?
Very cool, you and your son did a great job. Love to see it myself.
No didnt look at any papers there. I agree some of the gear must have been installed before they closed it up. Thanks Douglas.
Fantastic exploring I loved it wery much, great work 💪
Thanks
Wow another great trip bk to bunker and it just gets better thankyou for your great content your a joy to watch
Thanks 👍
That red light in the generator room leaves lots of questions. Somewhere, somehow there is an active power source. Either that or it was some sort of weird anomaly to make it appear to be lit when it was not.
Well i think there is still power into that place but i dont know why and how :) Thanks
The window and the house effects within the bunker is to make it feel more like home for extended stays, i.e., creature comforts. Which probably says they were down there for long periods of time. Another interesting video. Peace Brother... JP
Thanks James :)
Favourite exploration channel. Keep it up! 👍🏻
Thanks for that.
That was unbelievable. The Cold War ghosts. To think there is still electricity flowing is confusing. Nice find and great tour!
I agree someone forgot to pull the plug completely it seems :) Thanks Mary
👍thumbs up my friend 👍thumbs up. Keep up the great videos
Greatly appreciated David :)
You guys do a great job
Appreciated Daniel :)
Awesome. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Awesome finds metal detecting thank you history hunter.
Thank YOU William :)
I commented on the one room that had the tanks. The room at 24:35 are air compressors, and one of their main jobs would be for starting the diesel generator. The one little room that had the windows, and then a small slit looks like a security check point. You had to show your badge to get into the rooms past this one.
ok and thanks Larry for comment and for watching.
@@WW2HistoryHunter You are welcome, keep up the good work.
Great addition to the first video. Concerning the electrical generator system system:
The smaller generating unit in front of the main generator is the exciter. It generates the dc current that powers the rotor of the main generator. This creates a magnetic field that when the diesel is running creates the high voltage AC power. .
There you go and thanks for that John.
What did happened there? Man this is just CRAZY! Thanks for sharing dude!
Great place and glad we could share it with you :)
Nice location as always
Thanks 👍
The light that was on in your first video was off in this one, I'm assuming since you made no reference to it. Giving your son some good memories of time spent with you is a great thing also. Stay safe.
Great place to explore and share and thanks.
I build homes and I have seen people put windows like that in a basement. They have a shade or opaque white glass installed in them. Then they back light it to give the appearance that you see daylight so you do not feel closed in.
Cool feature and thanks for watching.
@@WW2HistoryHunter you are absolutely welcome. We watch your videos every week. I am actually watching one right now. 👍🏻
A very interesting location WW2HH! Creepy to say the least. I would have pulled that lever in the diesel room just to see what happened, but EE probably had the right idea - don’t touch just in case!
I hope you guys wear suitable protection gear in these old locations, because you never know what hazards you might encounter, and you need to keep safe.
Can’t wait for the next adventure.
Cheers from Australia!
i agree so tempting to push or pull something there :) We used high quality masks so we think it was ok. Thanks Gary
The refrigeration systems were probably huge dehumidifiers, which clearly the facility needs!
That could be it yes. Thanks for watching.
I was hoping that you were going to go back to that bunker I wanted to see it for its entirety that was absolutely amazing thank you for showing that to me I was waiting for that keep smiling be safe proud to be German
Very glad we did and thanks Kenneth.
Armstrong Siddely is a small generator set that is used to hand start the system, it provides enough power to light up a few lights, and then provide power to start the big generator set to run the systems. 5 cylinder, likely a diesel engine off of a locomotive brought in there. Left is the diesel pump, the right brass box is a lubricating oil pump, that feeds all the moving parts that do not get fed engine oil in operation, so they will be lubricated in operation.
...ooh..I went all tingly when I saw that Armstrong-Siddeley, Coventry. England shiny plate! Oh the times when we actually made engineering goodies on mass!! What a gem...and it's lasted 60 odd years! 🇬🇧👍
Thanks.
Great info 🇸🇪
Thanks John
26:35 FD(Force Draft Blower & motor or maybe a ID.....induced draft blower) 27:05 Battery room(to start the Genny) 29.59 MCC(motor control center and or PDC(power distribution center) and yes somewhere inside on the control circuit has power.
Good to know and thanks :)
I went to #1 and watched a tiny bit and said oh yes this I wanted to see more of so I’m back to this one thank you. You my pandemic program of choice! Haven’t been here long but I love it.
Thank you Linda for watching.
@@WW2HistoryHunter love it your welcome hey can you write the name for your flash light
Question...was that light still on when you went back the second time? Great video...
We didnt see any light the second time. Thanks Thomas
Yes I noticed that too, very odd.
That bunker is amazing!!
It is Tommy and thanks.
They had to angle those windows out above the main floor...They would rush forward in the upper control booths during times of alert, and be able to stare down and focus more emphatically
ok and thanks for comment and for watching.
L wish to thank you for your response l am so happy for what you do and l thank you from Australia for being who you are
All our pleasure my friend and be safe.
What a cool find.
I agree and thanks.
Hey I have those stamped steel shelf brackets in use. They are so ubiquitous as to be universal no matter where you are!
yes i have them too actually :) Thanks my friend.
The brass box with the little pipes coming out of it on the generator engine is a oiling system to lubricate various components that are outside of the engine block. the shaft on the left is what powered it, on the right is a manual lever to operate it before starting the engine.
Good to know and thanks my friend.
This is one hell of a discovery.
I have never ever seen anything like this before.
This looks to me like a WW2 Nazi Germany communications bunker that has been abandoned for well over 70 years.
Obviously because of its remote location being constructed in a mountain.
This would have been a highly top secret & well hidden WW2 bunker.
Amazing discovery.
The power generator would have been used to power the bunker & communications equipment if the mains power supply had failed.
Thanks Gavin and greetings from us.
The Armstrong Siddeley machine looks like one of their old AS model diesel engines. My guess is that it was used as some sort of "pony motor" to assist in starting the larger diesel generator. As there is no obvious sign of a physical connection between the two engines though, it's possible that it was used as a compressor, so the generator could be started using compressed air. Another application for pony motors, is to connect them to the lubrication system of the larger engine, to warm it up, and thus ease starting.
It used to be common practice to use some form of pony motor to start larger diesel engines, either by it being physically connected via a clutch, or by one of methods I mentioned earlier. So that's almost certainly why it was there.
Great feedback and thanks for taking time to watch.
Nothing else to say but great work as always and here's a comment to feed the algorithm!
Thanks Jeff :)
@@WW2HistoryHunter
Thank you for bringing your kids along and involving them, it is truly wholesome and I wish there were more Dads like you. God Bless.
Probably had a scene of the outside ie. Sky, mountains, trees. Etc. in that window in 107. I've seen it in other underground facilities. Great video!👍
Very cool
Very interesting. My military-mind guess for that window, was that room was a lounge area (near the kitchen and bathroom) and behind the window would have been a restful picture of the outdoors. All to help poor bunker-rat soldiers, who hadn't seen the outside for days or months, relax.
The only sign I spotted was in English. Were there any other signs, markings or documents that provided a hint on who used that place? America or England during the occupation? German Army, post war? 1950s? 1960s? Great stuff. (But not normal WW2HistoryHunter explorations.)
Not a bad idea. Thanks
Amazing. love your channel.thank you.👍❤️🇺🇸
Rooms with windows likely had behind the windows pictures or paintings of the outside world, so as to make it not feel like a tomb. Big V compressors are the airconditioning compressors, you probably had nearly a ton or R12 in the system, to provide cooling for the facility. 2 compressors so you can service the one and still have the aircon running to dehumidify the air in there, as likely it was otherwise too humid.
Thanks for comment and for watching.
18:43 Maybe it was the Tuck Shop for the soldiers and military staff. Like at big school we had a tuck shop for sweets and drinks, looked a bit like that, but not rotten, of course.
could be indeed and thanks my friend :)
Room 107 probably had a painting of some wonderful Alpine meadow behind the window to help forget where the Officer was. Looked like a shelf to rest it on. Possibly the base Commanders office. Regards from Ireland.
That could be it for sure. Thanks and greetings to Ireland.
At 29:11 the “brass thing” is the oilers. All those lines deliver oil to moving parts. And one of the small air compressors I’m betting is “starring air”. A lot of big motors like that will use compressed air to roll it over when it’s started.
ok and thanks for feedback and for watching.
There were 45 subs unaccounted for
After the war not including the little ones
They have never been found
As always Great Show
Denny from Minnesota
Thanks for feedback and for watching Denny.
Hi, I'm betting that the windows were actually glass doors for a cupboard but the bottom part, the back and the shelves have been either taken out or stolen at some point. Such a cool place to find and explore, thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖
Could be that Sue and very glad for your comment and for watching.
Excellent Discoveries 👊👊👊👊👊❤️
Thank you kindly
He tells his son not to touch anything and, in the same breath, hold up the cable. 😆
Well there you go :) Thanks
I think all fathers do that, including me 😆
It's not ventilation shaft but vintage air conditioning system. You can determine this by the air conditioning central ducts installed over the place.
ok good to know and thanks for comment and for watching.
wow .. great find. Judging by the vintage, someone who worked here is still alive. it would be great if you could interview someone who could narrate your video. it must be declassified by now. the more you show the more questions come up.
Well it seems like it used to be very secret so could be difficult to find any from that place at all. Thanks
I'm looking forward to the next video from this location, and what you found. My guess; Aliens in cold storage.
You never know :)
Really aliens in a secret Cold War bunker
Fantastic view of modern history, thank you both. Looks like part of it, the power generation room, was left in a state that would make it fairly easy to start up again, should it be needed. Remind me of a bunker I was in a couple of years back, as they used to say, "somewhere in England", the difference being, that one was and still is in full operational use.
Glad you enjoyed it
The smaller diesel engine runs a air compressor .for starting the main engine .generator.
Can you imagine the labor involved in digging through all that rock? Removing the rubble would be a project in itself. Plus pouring all the concrete so deep in the mountain. Just a mammoth project.
i agree and by the HUGE piles of rock outside they really did a lot of digging there. Thanks Joe.
That place just blew up my brain. Crazy!
Great explore and thanks :)
Very interesting bunker. It would be cool to fix it up for some kind of use.
I agree but would probably be very costly. Thanks Theodore.
Thanks for going back!! Been waiting for you to go back!!
In the room where they had the maps there's a Z time card at the top. To the left and right of it there are short vertical lines, 12 lines on each side. Could have been for marking hours before or after noon Zulu time. For scheduling?
You should always carry breathing protection with you. That looks like black mold and can cause bad respiratory problems. You are doing good by not stirring up the dust or touching anything. Wish you were wearing respirators. The health of both of you is the utmost importance. We don't want either of you getting sick to show us anything.
The room that looked like a hotel lobby was a communication room. Most likely the cyphers rooms, that's why they had the little pass through window and the other room has soundproofing was probably the radio room. That plug looked like a radio antenna plug. You found their secure communication room. I'll bet there was an electric lock on the door with the doorbell.
Room 107 window might have had a picture outside of it to help being stuck in a bunker, it's near the kitchen so it might have been the dining room. I've seen this done in some modern day bunkers.
They had to have access to the pipes outside of the building in case of leaks so they had the holes in the hallway. Remember the pipes and probably most of the electrical cables run between the false walls and the rock walls. This place was built for comfort and long term occupancy. High ranking and important people worked there.
You next found the air conditioning room. There is AC coils on the floor. AC would be needed for the computers, machinery and comfort of the workers.
The compressors might be for a pressurized water system and some big diesel engines use air pressure to start, remember the generator room. The small soundproof room probably had some noisy machines or such.
The massive fan was to vent the heat and exhaust from the generator and the giant diesel engine and might have exhausted some of the building too. That whole room was very hot because of the electrical distribution center and the motors and the diesel engine.
I built similar vents when I worked at a shipyard building navy ships. The engine rooms get mighty hot plus the fumes. That valve thing just inside the door is probably for the fuel tank that's possibly under the floor.
We were actually using very high quality masks so at least some protection for us. Thanks for great feedback and for watching.
Amazing.
Thanks.
Amazing. I’ve seen another video of one I think from IKS exploration of a nice shape one.
ok and very glad we could share it with you. Thanks.
24:28 that machine room cycles outside air through a series of water tanks and charcoal filter and other types of filters to purify the air from chemical, biological, radiological, weapons
ok and thanks.
Lovely views out the windows it's a fare size cold war bunker I like how he was asking eagle eyes too press the switches and he's was saying no no no I'd have too press the buttons 😀
He doesnt let me do that no matter what :) Good thing i think :) Thanks Karl
AT 24:50 Those V compressors are for A/C , you can see the charging port right next to compressor with the cap on, and the charging line.
ok and thanks for watching.
The room with the window could be also an access, so they could work an fix a pipe or cables or something. It was too narrow there, so they couldn't reach it from the outer tight passage.
it might be yes. Thanks for being here Jim and greetings from us.
I bet the window in room 107 had a poster of an outside view, to help with potential scicological issues of been shut in an enclosed space for long terms.
Could be so yes. Thanks Bob.
Incredible location. When you came upon the second window at about 24:00, could you see what was behind that window and did you get to go into the area behind it?
No we didnt go behind there as it looked a bit scary to be honest. Thanks.
That is one of the most incredible journeys we’ve been on with you it be interesting if you can find out some more information of what it was used for and I still have power in there interesting
Great place to explore it is. Thanks my friend.
Great video. I wonder if those fire extinguishers had a date on them?
Most likely
That was really cool, love the ww2 stuff but there is something about the cold war stuff, my children were amazed at the fact we did nuclear attack drills at school when i was a kid, they cant get the cold war thing lol.
I agree something special about that yes. Thanks.