Hitler`s U - boat crews camp. It is still there !
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- Hitler`s U - boat crews camp.
The German WW2 U-boat crews camp explored.
It is still here after so many years !
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Well done my friend. This is a testament for TODT and their work that the buildings still stand and are being used. Learned something new, did not realize there was a full sub pen in Norway, knew of the one in southern France and the Baltic. The pens building will live on almost forever or until someone decides to build new. Great video of the area coupled with the original photos brings distance to reality. The 2 of you stay safe out there.
Thank you William for the kind words and we will share more soon :)
William, plz refresh my memory, what is TODT an acronym for?
@@davef.2811 Todt was a civilian and military construction organization. Named for Franz Todt an engineer and a high-level party member.
I’m sure all the Slave Labor worked to Death by them are so proud!
Great stuff, I love these walkabouts around barrack buildings when they are still standing. A great testament to the workmanship that they are still there and in use to this day. Thank you both for your efforts in bringing this to us
Glad you enjoyed it
It's amazing how much is still there after so long ,the amount of research that you do for these videos must take an age, total respect to you I look forward to seeing every video
Many thanks!
the russians had a bad habit of bombing anything german into rubble after the war
The lives of the Kriegsmarine ashore is fascinating. I wonder at what were the original WW2 colors that the crew quarters were painted? All of this adventure was very interesting - thank you both for your dedication to preserving, recording, exploring, locating, and explaining German WW2 History and all of the hard laborious work that you put into making these adventures!
The Germans created the illusion of this being just another part of a town and actually didnt do anything almost to " hide it ". Thanks so much James for being here , greatly appreciated.
Your better than the history channel 👍
Wow, thanks
This was a very interesting adventure HH! An an amazing amount of original buildings and infrastructure still standing and being used. As a retired submariner, this must have been exiting for you. Keep the adventures coming and stay safe!
Glad you enjoyed it and yes it was a highlight for a old submariner :) Thanks Gary.
Extraordinary footage ! To see the past and present together is great. 13 hours......... You would have to send EE out to rescue me I'm sure. Good job guys!
He he , there you go and EE does rescue me sometimes :) Thanks Dave.
That was very interesting. Those buildings are in great shape, it’s nice that people are living in them. Thank you.
Agree and history is truly everywhere it seems :) Thanks.
I am so impressed with the lack of graffiti, so clean and nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
As an American Submariner in my youth, its great to see how Kreigsmarine U-Boat sailors lived when not at sea, thank you. Great work on this vid
Glad you enjoyed it!
Way to go EE. Showing the old guy up. So proud of you.
So true and thanks Hugh :)
Great video - The old officers mess building would be ideal to convert into a local museum. Well done to Eagle Eyes too for his stamina.
i do agree and thanks for being here.
How amazing to visit the site of a submarine pen and the living quarters of the crew and the original structures are still there. Wow, good enough to be re-purposed for modern. use. That was a fascinating episode, thank you for all your research and then the hours of walking about to bring the history to us. Looking over your shoulder it was easy to imagine the activity of the officers and crew.
Couldn't agree more and good thing we have our imagination to help us out Beverley :)
Very interesting Ty For Your Time on Doing This Doc
Appreciated my friend.
Very interesting to see those Kriegsmarine buildings still standing and refurbished for civilian use. I wonder why the officer's mess was just boarded up and left to rot, rather than being repurposed as well. Also cool to see that the anti aircraft gun positions ae still there and haven't been torn out for parking spaces or something. Thanks for sharing!
Well i guess some of these are not suited for regular type of living quarters and they just dont know what to make of them. Thanks for being here Motley :)
Another awesome adventure, thank you both!
Greatly appreciated Marc
Thank you for the effort to showcase this place. Enjoyed the before and after photos.
THanks King.
Excellent adventure and well documented. I read about these places but your able to take me there. Thank you-Awesome work.
Glad you enjoyed it Scott and very glad to have you coming along. Thanks.
EE is a great soldier. U. S. Ranger quality. Great tour of the submarine post. Thanks for your efforts.
He is a good boy and thanks for your great support Stephanie.
Thanks for sharing such videos with us.
So nice of you
Thank you for sharing ❤️
I appreciate all the hard yards that you and E.E put in to share with us those fascinating locations.
Amazing those structures and buildings are still there.
Stay safe, warm and dry, my friend 🙏
Totally agree Casey , what a great explore that was. Thanks for being here.
@@WW2HistoryHunter
Thank you for being out there in the rain, wind, cold and snow with your son to share your adventures, discoveries and history lessons with ❤️🙏
It's so cool to see that many of those original buildings have been repurposed and are still in use and recognizable! What a fun thing to go see and to show your son! Sty safe, and have fun out there!
Agree my friend and very glad they are still around. Thanks.
Imagine the amount of ghosts walking around that place .
Well i guess you never know :) Thanks.
Wow that's awesome. It's great to see history still in use. Thank you for you hard work to bring us these great videos. Thank you for your service for your country. Happy History Hunting 😁.
Always a pleasure my friend and keep smiling :)
Guys that's super .a big thank you its so interesting what u both do .Great to seeing you show your son all this and how he enjoys it .better a computer game. You both should so proud what u do andy 👏
Thank you so much Andy and greetings from us.
Oh wow,this is very special indeed. So interesting to see. It's like a little town.
Is this the same base where you used the fi fish ? And I do appreciate all the hiking you two do. Thank you
No this is totally another place and loving it. Thanks SKimmer.
Excellent job, love the then and now comparisons. Nice to see the buildings are still being used also. Thank you and EE for the wonderful history lesson today. Take care and stay safe my friend.
Great explore Allen and so worth the time and effort. Appreciate your great support and greetings from us.
Reminds one how fleeting our lives are.
What once was so important is just rust, ruins, crumbling rocks -
Even most of the bones of the dead are now gone.
If our lives have any point it must be at a spiritual level as
time devours all else.
Thank you for being here :)
Amazing adventure! I feel so fortunate to be a part of each and everyone, even if it’s just from the comfort of my couch. Thank you for going out and not only finding these locations but sharing them with everyone. I hope to one day have the opportunity to go to Germany and France to visit some World War II locations. Thank you.
Appreciated Robert and thanks for being here.
Well Done Eagle Eyes and You Lol , Now you Need a Drink. Loved it Ty
So true and what a great explore that was. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this insight into how the Kriegsmarine lived ashore.After the arduous conditions on a sub this place would have been a relaxing haven.
Yes must have been so nice to come to these barracks after a few weeks out there. Thanks my friend.
It's sad that a lot of people don't and won't recognize history and the importance of simple structures, stone walkways, etc..., keep up the great work, education is a key to success.
Totally agree William and honored that you are here with us.
@@WW2HistoryHunter Good morning, I thank you, glad to be part of the team.
I enjoyed that one lot it took me back to that time they had to a nice place to have down time . I could just hear and see men running around speaking German! Great location ! Looks like it have everything anyone would need to relax! Thank you EE , you are the man ! HH liked it so much thank you! Be careful! Be safe!!👍🏻
Imagination is a great thing and so glad you are here with us :)
Sad to think how many of the young men who passed thru there and ended up at the bottom of the Atlantic.The futility of war it never changes still.Good video 👍
So truen and thanks for being here.
It's great to see surviving buildings from all those years ago. I wonder how many people living in them now, know their history. Well done for walking around the whole site. You've definitely earned a beer 🍺 lol. Thanks to you and EE for bringing us another brilliant incite into ww2
Actually i did speak to several people there and none of them knew what they lived in :) thanks.
On my first posting to Germany 1979 my unit was in a barracks that was a German hospital during the war with all the original buildings used including the mortuary, operating theatre and cellars. The operating theatre still had remains of the steriliser and operating theatre light.
Thanks for sharing and for watching.
Here in the states you would have gotten the police called on you for walking around filming houses. It's great that you can share such history and do it peacefully.
Appreciated and thanks my friend.
They really took good care of their submarine crews. Life on a submarine wasn’t glamorous and hard on the crews. Getting back to a base like this had to be something they looked forward to. Did the support personnel stay in the same barracks and area as the submarine crews? It must have been something to see when the crews came ashore.
Yes they really made sure they had everything they needed. Support crew lived at another area. Thanks
Hey shipmate, excellent video. I love looking at all of the historical sites that you show us. I did begin Submarine School after Basic Training but bombed out due to childhood ear problems; Doctor would not let me in the 100' pressure tank. Went to a new school for Radar and Navigation and then on to an Aircraft Carrier. Germany has so much rich history. It's amazing how much is there and in France. Wars are started by politicians but fought by people like you and me. In Das Boot, they had a really cool looking U-Boat pen. I think that pen still exists?? Have a great summer and same goes for Eagle Eye!
Great to read shipmate and be proud of yourself and your service. Thanks for being here :)
As a US Marine Corps Pilot I enjoyed my visits to Norway cold weather deployments. Fun times, great peoples and culture.
Thanks for watching.
Looks like all the builders moved to Norwich Connecticut before or after the war. Always admired our local German immigrant built houses around that area in the US.
Thanks for watching.
My Grandfather who was Captain of Submarines RN , was the officer who took the surrender of the Kriegsmarine in Norway May 1945. We have the Nazi Luger and Prussian ceremonial Sword and zeiss binoculars. He was very complementary of the Nazi Officers that came to meet him before they tried to scuttle some of their fleet.
Thank for watching.
Amazing as always!!!! These great adventures never get boring!!And I'm always looking forward to see what history has in store for us. History Hunter and Eagle Eyes you guys are the best at what you do!!!!Thanks for your dedication and effort on our behalf!!!
Glad you like them and yes we are truly dedicated to share more great material with you my friend :)
Thank you and Eagle eyes for the tour of all the barracks and bomb shelters! Amazing to see them still in use! If only those places could talk! The place would of been refreshing coming off the water! Thank you both for all your hard work bringing these places to us! Stay safe
Yes if they only could talk and tell us the full story. Thanks joe and more to come :)
Those two bunkers we saw, one with green door and other with what looks like original door maybe, seem like a small arms locker , with emergency rations , potable water etc. I dont know for sure obviously just a guess. Amazing work the TODT organization did. Great find this place truly thank you
Could be for sure and thanks for being here.
My last visit to Liverpool England many years ago my cousin took me to see a German U Boat that they had raised up from the deep. It was a huge boat. Very impressive.
Must have been very interesting indeed and thanks for being here.
Absolutely love your work keep it up!
Thank you! Will do!
An excellent preparation again my friend. You make it sound as it's effortless but I know from following you for years, the research and prep time consumes I'm sure more time than out in the hunt for the artifacts and the next adventure... Be careful, be well and stay safe, both of you....
Very nice explore that was Ted and so much loved to see those building still there. Thanks for being here my friend.
like the videos - best thing is your out there with EE exploring and expanding his imagination and appreciation of history.
Totally agree and thanks Robert for being here.
Congratulations on a fantastic adventure. Amazing finds in great condition. Thank you for sharing your journey I'm also glad to see a bit of your transport in as well . No better way to travel than in a camper van . Stay safe 🏴
Thanks so much!
Great video! Thank you and you family for all the work you do!
Thank you too!
I would have picked out those barracks buildings just walking by. Pretty much a standard design that you see all over Germany. The Allies took over a lot of the German military sites after the war, and are still in some of them. I lived in barracks much like those for a couple years.
What many Americans don't know/understand about German military sites is that they were (are) smaller and scattered all over the place. No huge bases like we have in the US, but small bases which may hold a battalion, and another installation 5 miles away with another type unit, and another across town the other way with yet another unit. This increased survivability, by making these sites harder to detect and bomb. Even if you got one, there was another close by.
Many of the barracks areas had tunnels, shelters and such, but they were generally closed off after the war. Some were intentionally flooded due to the threat of booby traps, others documented and sealed up. I know of one tunnel that went for over 10 kilometers - after a collapse under a road this one gets inspected regularly now I'm told. The WWII Germans were big diggers lol.
Thanks for sharing and for watching.
Hi HH
If you were driving thru you wouldn’t
Know how much history is there
Great video my friend
Cheers
You got that right and many of the residents doesnt even know what used to be there. Thanks.
More proof of how well the Germans planned and built their structures. You have to admire their building talents.
Great work guys, that was so interesting. Well done EE for the 13 miles covered 👏
Thank you very much!
Once again great job!!! When all the places you have documented have long turned to dust they will live on in the amazing videos and narrative that you have so graciously provided to the world!
Appreciated Tony and greetings from us.
Thanks for the video HH and EE, great to see this town and its layout of buildings.The U boat pen's are very impressive. Thanks for the information on this location!!😎🐓🐓🐓🐓🇬🇧🇺🇦
Glad you enjoyed it
What a great way to utilize those structures that once were Kriegsmarine barracks. I bet they make some pretty comfy and affordable housing for many people/families. That one bunker constructed in the mountain with a garage door, looks like it would make a good sized solid garage. Just to think that the playground was once an Appellplatz for the Kriegsmarine solders/officers roll call. Thanks for the photos and diagrams of the area HH. The officers Barracks looked like they were also well constructed. Too bad they aren't utilized for something useful. Looking forward to EE road trip and what he discovered. Can't believe you explored and trudged on while exposed to rain, snow, and strong winds for over 13 hrs. You are my hero EE. :)
There are a ton of , as far as i could se , foreign speaking people living in that area today..Great place and thanks Laura.
I always enjoy your tours and stories; you guys do a great job! I learn a lot each video. Thanks WW-HH and Eagle Eyes!
Glad you like them!
Thank you for informing me about the U Boat pens and Barracks
So happy to read that my friend and we thank you for your great support :)
You guys are going above and beyond the call of duty to get us some great content, many thanks 👍
Much appreciated!
So glad that the put the location to good use instead of tearing it down or letting in rot away.
Agree and thanks for watching and for being here Thomas.
Outstanding, I love seeing these places as they were, As an ex Navy person myself, I'm fascinated with all things to do with U boats. And yes, EE is an absolute trooper!
Greatly appreciated and EE says hello here :) Thanks for being here.
I love all your tutorials you take me places I can only dream of going. Thank you and your assistant Mr Eagle eyes 💪😎💯💯💯
Very glad to read that and thanks my friend for being here )
Visiting your page for the first time from Larry's page, Eminence FrontX5!! I gifted him the Garrett ACE 200 Metal Detector and Pro-pointer you suggested! What a wonderful tour and amazing history, thank you for bringing it to us!
Welcome aboard my friend and thanks for being here :)
What a lovely area!! Would have been sweet to see the actual pens. Glad to see the houses went on to be useful for others. Thanks friend for sharing this. Always enjoy and look forward to the next adventure
Will show a pen later and thanks for being here Colleen.
Learned something new that you were a submariner, I was also. Spent 20 years in the US Navy riding submarines.
Thanks for watching and for being here.
Thanks for the tours. U and little man..lol keep up the walkabouts for us cheers !
Thanks Kenneth.
Great job y'all. Looks like you got your exercise in for the month. So interesting how they incorporate the old into the new. Thanks again.
Thanks so much
Loved the before and after photos. It's very special those buildings haven't been torn down, thank you for sharing them! Here in Washington State there are houses available for vacation rental on what were once military installations, like Fort Casey. Fort Casey State Park still has its 10 inch disappearing guns and is one of our favorite places to explore. :-)
Yes , just what i think , so great ot see they are still there. Thanks for being here.
Excellent presentation! Nice use of the old aireal map to show us time comparisons. Amazing the level of detail in construction they made to secure the facilities and personnel.
Thank you very much!
Thanks for sharing a very informative video on this French village that was developed around the German U-boat barracks! I'm really impressed with your deep research and I'm glad that you are really proud of your tough son!! Really looking forward to see your new videos 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching.
Awesome surviving location. Thanks for the various content!
Appreciated my friend.
Brilliant video. As you well know U Boat crews had such a high casualty & death rate, they certainly deserved a nice place to relax after patrols.
So true and they were probably very happy to see those barracks :)
Brilliant really enjoyed that about the u boats thanks guys Paul from england 🇬🇧
Thanks Paul.
Very good episode HH, and a very well done to Eagle Eyes. He is a real trooper. Keep up the good work guys, you are educating us all.
Thank you Bob :)
What a complex and intricate Kriegsmarine U-boat crew camp. In amazing shape even to this day. I would say even far superior than some living quarters today. That is wonderful that they are able to utilize those buildings that were once Gernan barracks. Yes, can imagine the young German soldiers cleaning up, recharging, and ready to party after a long intense military operation. You could probably relate somewhat HH having served as a sub sonar operator. I noticed there was some graffiti on the officer's quarters. A shame they were left to decay. 13 hrs - way to go EE. Yes, many adults couldn't handle the elements you are often exposed to and endure. You are a trooper. Thanks HH & EE. Continue to stay safe.
A wonderful location Laura and i could feel the sailors hanging around waiting for a new mission to venture out on. Yes i did feel a connection there having served in a sub . Great explore and thanks so incredible much Laura for your support.
A wonderfully preserved glimpse into the past! My husband was a submariner as well, HH. He finds These locations interesting as well!💖
wow be proud of him Cynthia as submariners do have a pretty tough job to do. Thanks and more to come my friend.
What a fantastic place. LOVE the Kriegsmarine content. EE has the world's biggest playground, and well done to him for 13 hours work. Amazing effort. Thank you guys. :)
We agree and yes EE do have a great playground out there. Thanks my friend.
Those houses was well built, still standing and used today. The uboat pen was attemped demolished after the war, but they had to give up.
They sure built them well and very glad they are still there. Thanks for being here.
love you videos and eagle eyes is and awesome little trooper good job you two
i agree EE is a real trooper out there. Thanks my friend.
What a wonderful site, with so much still standing, and more importantly, still in use some 80 years later. Looks like EE had a great time, and all that walking, reminds me of the Nijmegen international marches.
Thank you for taking the time to research this village, and for getting the then and now photos, not much has changed, except these are happier times.
Looking forward to seeing more, and maybe inside the submarine pens?. Stay safe and well my friend
This is a great place to explore and EE was so enthusiastic and we loved sharing it wit h you my friend :) More to come and also from the inside of a pen later. Greetings from us.
I'm glad the sub base was reused instead of being torn down .
Indeed and thanks for being here.
Thank y’all for everything you do. Makes my day when I see there’s a new video
Wow greatly appreciated Tommy :)
I live on disability due to a back injury. So I spend a lot of time stuck inside. Plus a little over a year ago my wife of 14 years passed away. So seeing the adventures y’all have and the amazing sites you show us. Really helps take my mind off of things. Gives me a place to get away too even though I’m unable too. So from the bottom of my heart thank you. I am a patreon supporter. Unfortunately all I can do is the $5. But if I could do more I happily would. You and EE and BBG definitely deserve it. God bless and stay safe
@@tommyking2344 You know what Tommy , Hunting for history was in a way my own rescue at a special moment in my life that was so tough i almost gave up..But my mother has always told me to never surrender and i didnt :) I am honored to have you on our team and we greatly appreciate you taking part and being interested in what we do. A huge greetings from us and keep smiling my friend !
Thank you for your kind words. You and your family truly do inspire a lot of people including myself. Safe safe and I look forward to the next adventure my friends
It is good to see the buildings being repurposed instead of being erased. Thank you for this important revelation.
Totally agree and very glad we could share this with you :)
Excellent job, as always. I did not know you were part of the brotherhood of the dolphin! All men who wear fish on their chest are my brother. I served on two Los Angeles class fast attack boats!
Thank you for your service and thanks for being here my friend.
Amazing that complex is still there. Is it privately owned or owned by the government? Some of it seems to be residential. Is it maintained? Highly interesting place.Thanks to you both for your hard work in showing it to us.
it is a living area for sure and not sure who the owners are but could be local government. Thans Alfred.
I'm a recent subscriber to your channel. I'm fascinated with history . Thank you
Thank you so very much my friend and very glad you are here with us :)
What an amazing place and the buildings are still in use
That’s awesome. And so many too. As always and another
Great video..
Thanks for watching
Really interesting 👍👍 At least the structures are still being used 👀👀
Yes they are and very glad for that :) Thanks for being here.
Strangely I went to boarding school here in the 1970's these very buildings that were the Uboot crew quarters, became a British army boarding school!
Thanks for watching.
Quality before and after TY HH team. I was a sonar operator on a target (surface vessel).
There you go we did the same my friend :) Thanks for being here.
So we are shipmates! I’m not of the Dolphin but served in the Naval Aviation community.😎
Good to read and thanks Damon :)
That was awesome thank you very much.
Glad you liked it!
Sad part is that the country looks back and wants to erase that past. Instead of preserving the history and using it as a lesson.
Thanks for watching.
Great video guys. Much appreciated by us. Such an inspiration.
Our pleasure!
Good to see so much still in place - and still being used........nice video :)
Many thanks Neil and yes so great to visit that place. Thanks and be safe :)
Great video history hunter
Thanks 👍
In agremant with others hear its amzing that this ww2 sub base housing is still there and being used 80 years on .
Very glad it is still here and thanks James.
@@WW2HistoryHunter , After thinking on this a bit , the Goodyear- Phoenix air port was a navy base in ww2 . Some of the very old houses in Goodyear were base housing for that base so we do have a few still standing buildings from that time . As no one expected enemy bombs this far in to US air space none are bomb proof .
Great video, voted and subscribed. Thank-you for sharing your work. I wonder how many people living there know what a massive part of history they now reside in? Spooky!
Good question and we did talk to some people but it seems like nobody we talked to knew anything of its history. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing with us. Legacies of war.
Appreciated and greetings from us.