Crisbecq: A GIANT German Bunker Complex in NORMANDY!

Crisbecq: A GIANT German Bunker Complex in NORMANDY! | History Traveler Episode 198

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Most people who visit Normandy will pay a visit to the German gun batteries at Longues-sur-Mer or Point du Hoc, but there is a bunker complex in the Utah Beach sector that way more vast than either of those. Crisbecq Battery was a menace to the Utah Beach sector on D-Day and in the days after. It's also where one of Niland brothers (from whom the Saving Private Ryan story is based on) was killed. In this episode, we're exploring this vast complex and getting a better idea of what the German defenses looked like along the Atlantic Wall.
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@anthonydm2947 2 жыл бұрын

Whenever you show these bunkers, all I think about is how loud those guns must have been. Had to have been deafening. Great video

@zegotashalom3881 Жыл бұрын

We can never say it enough, thank you for preserving a part of our history and our freedom. Freedom is not free. God, Family, and Country.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@juliehawkins3816 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like having coffee and watching history unfold.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@jacquesmelkenbeke3703 2 жыл бұрын

I was there back in 1995 when all was still covered under earth and barbes wires. The engineers ( USA ??) blew up the battery to avoid future use by the Germans , in case...., I was told by a local named Gigi. I have the privilege to travel to Normandy every 8 weeks ever since but never returned to Crisbecq. See me around in 3 weeks !!!! I do stroll around when I have time but your videos give a name to lot of these nameless places. Keep doing this great work. Love it. Love from Belgium

@bobklocek3620 2 жыл бұрын

On my trip to Normandy for the 70th anniversary, I introduced myself to a veteran quietly sitting in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Bayeux. He was wearing a hat with the name USS Corry. He humbly explain the ship blowing up. I asked what did he do when this happened. His reply was “What the hell do you think I did, I jump in the water”. He mentioned it took 3 hours for their sister ship to pick them up. So humble.

@averyp.9315 2 жыл бұрын

All I have to say is Erwin Rommel was an absolute genius when it came to planning out defensive positions for the atlantic wall.

@michaelsullivan1262 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, no wonder why they won… wow!

@dakotareid1566 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelsullivan1262just because they lost doesn’t make the defensive positions any less impressive

@johnboychuk1467 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelsullivan1262they literally had the entire world fighting against them lol

@Cultofpersonality09129 Жыл бұрын

He predicted the Normandy attack. Hitler wouldn’t listen to him.

@dickodickinson3833 11 ай бұрын

They lost though

@skimmer8774 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a shell leaving the gun aboard a ship and it's destiny is entering a doorway of a bunker. Wow. Great video. Thank you.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty crazy. That big hole was made from a shell that came from Azeville Battery though. Can't imagine being on the receiving end of that.

@1NF3RN0_23 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground Hey I started watching you for your Civil war content But since your covering so much on D-Day i wonder if you’ll visit the memorial at my hometown Bedford VA and do a episode about the Bedford boys

@Invicta556 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly Azeville was closed when i went Normandy in 2018.

@351wmustanggt 2 жыл бұрын

As they say, The Avon Lady may ring your chimes but me and my Howitzer only knock one time.....

@kendecoster2396 2 жыл бұрын

The shell came from the back. Not from a ship

@brucewood1827 5 ай бұрын

I was stationed with the 5/81st ABN FA in Wiesbaden Germany. We use to participate in training maneuvers at Grafenwoehr(Rommel's old stomping grounds). This was the first time I experienced German bunkers. They were strong, well-built structures that I found fascinating. Glad you like showing them.

@gregsayre4700 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so proud of you. You managed to go into bunkers and not hit your head (on camera).

@normahird9059 2 жыл бұрын

JD.... Again the best reenactment of the Normandy Invasion ever. I have felt in everyone if your vlogs have taken your viewers on a realistic battle to free the world of Nazi tyranny. Thank you

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@1psychofan 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say, as you go up those steps into the Tobruk….I was literally like “don’t bump your head JD” then the patient at the aid station when you said “somebody bumped their head…”. Oh goodness that’s hilarious 😂 another brilliant episode

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Ha!

@AmberPearcy 2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Haha

@stephenrrose 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!!!

@1psychofan 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenrrose something about great minds eh? 🤔😂

@STL2steppin 2 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for it when you were walking through those tight spots and up to the tobruk. I cracked a smile when you mentioned the poor guy that was receiving medical care. You made it through without banging your head! All kidding aside, great content as always. Thanks for another great lesson.

@davebradshaw2537 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that for so many years people wanted to forget about these sites, but now we want to know as much about them as possible.

@derekmorse8171 2 жыл бұрын

I think its great that you give well deserved publicity to these places, that might otherwise be overlooked by historians and tourists and are then hopefully able to remain open to the public. well done and thank you from England.

@karinecarde1254 Жыл бұрын

Where I was born and grew up, these bunkers were EVERYWHERE 😔. A constant reminder of what took place there. My grand father was actively fighting in the résistance.

@MichaelWilson-jk4vw 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite video of yours yet. I think of myself as a knowledge person of WW2. Then, I see something like this and I realize I've only scratched the surface

@beardedanglertv 2 жыл бұрын

That aerial shot in the end really shows how freakin huge this complex is! A whole lot of concrete an rebar... Thanks for another great episode! Keep it up!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy. Glad that you enjoyed it!

@homercook1953 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my that is a horrendous big bunker and never knew it was that big show me alot what the bunkers look like they're see why they have problems. Another excellent video on Normandy take care may God bless you and your family

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Pretty massive complex.

@EchoKilo 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I were able to visit Azeville but we were unaware of Crisbecq. Always more to see.

@city9163 2 жыл бұрын

To me this is one of the coolest set up as a museum but still is the history of back in 1944

@usnusmcret 2 жыл бұрын

Each time JD shows a large bunker, he manages to find a much larger bunker. Thank You!

@dawndickson2156 2 жыл бұрын

All those medical supplies that were found! Fascinating. One of the things I collect. One can only imagine what went through the minds of the Germans when they saw the vast armada out before them. Thank you JD. Again just in time for break at work!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And yes, those medical supplies were pretty cool.

@suzyqualcast6269 2 жыл бұрын

Aye, happen time to break out what's left of the Pervitin for a bit of determined concentration on the disaster approaching.

@stephenrrose 2 жыл бұрын

JD, Tell Erik and maybe Paul, we are sorry not sorry if you held them up! Just Kidding!!! Thank you again for a great video and helping me "Learn things!" As a medic I found the First Aid Room and actual Bottles used on site, interesting!

@gearylyons717 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing place, I could spend all day exploring there. I’m so glad that they restored it. Love everything you do to bring history to everyone. Keep on keeping on..

@michaelbruce6190 Жыл бұрын

One of the many reasons I love this channel is that I learn something new every video. I have never heard or read about any Kriegsmarine personnel being anywhere on the Normandy invasion beaches, but apparently there were 👍🏻

@HuntStacheHistory 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing site, so glad they were able to pull off such a fantastic restoration and turn it into what it is now! I would have never realized just how large that complex was without your drone footage, great addition. 👍🏻

@stevep.8706 11 ай бұрын

Another fantastic video, thank you. While staying Normandy in 2016 I visited Crisbecq Battery. The mincer in the cooler room at 16:17 was made in my home town of Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England. Goodness knows how it ended up in Crisbecq Battery, Normandy, France to be used to prepare food for German soldiers. When the 4th Infantry men mounted their assault on Crisbec Battery the commander of the battery ordered the commander at the supporting Azeville Battery to fire directly onto Crisbecq to drive the attacking American soldiers off.

@Hairnicks 2 жыл бұрын

Very, very interesting, thank you, another place to visit upon return to Normandy.

@Invicta556 2 жыл бұрын

YES, ive been here. So happy you went thier mate, i couldn't believe that it was a German shell that went threw like that. Respect to all that fought thier and lets not forget the labourers who built it too.

@alexrobertson1472 2 жыл бұрын

Once again I am astounded by the sheer quality of your videos and your knowledge, informative, respectful but also excellent videography and entertaining, its a crime that each of your videos does not have 1million views. Would love to buy you a beer and show you around my local museum if you are ever in the UK.

@robstark6899 2 жыл бұрын

Going there was an experience I can't describe properly. Just an amazing place.

@maximusbatticus2602 2 жыл бұрын

These videos should win awards , great work 👏👏

@tennesse_courier 2 жыл бұрын

Those gun bunkers are a amazing history especially digging them out. The damage they withstood is unbelievable great information and history. Of course you would find a connection to the 101st Band of Brothers...

@MrJal67 Жыл бұрын

Thats one of the double edged swords of the BoB "thing." I swear there are people who think the 101st and more specifically E Co. of the 501st- won the entire ETO on their own.

@francisjohnification 2 жыл бұрын

Your description of preservation after 60 years etc would almost fit that of the camp at Grandcampe Maisy. Maisy Battery was literally buried after the war. A gent called Gary Sterne wrote an excellent book about this. ‘The cover up at Omaha Beach’. Sure you’re familiar with this. If not I highly recommend a read mate. He has excavated it and new bunkers have just been added to the known site. Truly massive and very controversial.

@JonDarnbrough 2 жыл бұрын

I have spent a lot of time in the Normandy and Calais area over the last 23 years and I must congratulate you on your retelling of history with accurate and interesting information. Your videography is also excellent. I cannot believe I have only just found your incredible page. Well done and thank you very much. Jon in the UK. Ex Royal Air Force Police.

@dave3156 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive tour JD! I cannot get over the size of this facility and how self supporting it is. Thanks for taking me along with you!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@1psychofan 2 жыл бұрын

Wow JD! That battle damage was incredible! That shel blasting the wall? WOE! Cool to see!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that might have been my favorite part of the whole complex.

@1psychofan 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground I sent this to my sons, was like -WOE BOYS! Momma wants you to see this! Lol

@swtexan6502 2 жыл бұрын

At first, I thought that the first bunker room (where they exploded the ordnance) was a gym! I used to train in a gym that looked very similar to that room. Thanks, as always, JD!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Oh dang. That would be kind of a cool looking gym.

@kennethreiver985 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is one of the best episodes yet ! I look forward to each new installment in this series . Thanks so much.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@labrat2069 2 жыл бұрын

The entire tour was supremely interesting - thank you very much!

@351wmustanggt 2 жыл бұрын

It's also awesome history that this bunker system exchanged fire with the Nevada, the ship that would not die.

@thinghammer 2 жыл бұрын

That hole in the wall is amazing. The people on the other side would have been vaporized. Another outstanding video. This series is batting a thousand. All the content is superb. JD, has late night TV or NPR or anyone reached out to talk to you about this? It's really remarkable.

@Cabmaker 2 жыл бұрын

I have to give kudos to the French for restoring the bunkers. When I would’ve thought they would want to erase everything that reminded them of the nazi occupation. Great video again!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And yes, the French deserve a lot of credit for the work at preserving the history.

@SGTDuckButter 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground Did it cost you anything to tour the complex?

@JakeMika-mt4dy 9 күн бұрын

@@SGTDuckButterno it’s a free country

@mamab4211 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That. Place was/is massive! Thanks for taking us along 💞🥳

@runningintohistory 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Can't wait to get over there this summer!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty amazing place.

@PaulSpencerImages2012 2 жыл бұрын

I believe that the bunker complex is where Major Pluskat was stationed when they saw the invasion coming from the sea. They have recently unearthed and restored the command bunker across the road from the site where you were visiting. If you think Crisbecq is large wait until you see Maisy Batterie😉

@KarlMcCleve 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for doing such a great job in preserving history. I don't know of any other place that I could go and get exact history as you are giving. Keep up the great work

@cleverusername9369 2 жыл бұрын

JD: please visit Wilmington, NC, my favorite town in my home state. You'll find there the WWII battleship North Carolina Museum and Memorial, and also the Civil War era Fort Fischer, a vital CSA stronghold. Wilmington was one of the most important ports the Confederacy had, I really think you'd love the history and culture in Wilmington, and you'll never get better oysters. I would also recommend the Museum of the Bizarre. I would love to see you visit Wilmington, NC. There are also museums on our Outer Banks that display U-Boat wrecks, the site of the Wright Brothers first flight, a sunken Civil War ironclad submarine, and artifacts from all sorts of shipwrecks, including Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's flagship. We even have an island that's home to wild horses directly descended from the horses the Europeans brought to the New World. You'll find Jockeys Ridge, the tallest sand dune on the east coast. Also the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was moved like half a mile in the mid 90's and is the tallest Lighthouse in the US.

@Wreckdiver59 2 жыл бұрын

Visiting some bunkers is definitely on my bucket list. Glad to see they took the time to bring this one back. One of the few things my father in law did talk about regarding his WWII experience was guarding the German prisoner work detail they used to move ammo into a quarry for disposal (blowing up) after the end of the war somewhere outside of Munich. Thanks for bringing that memory back JD 👍

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Mark-pp7jy Жыл бұрын

If you haven't been, there are two places in London that are a must see. "Churchill's War Rooms", and "The Imperial War Museum". There are many more, of course, but those are "do not miss" destinations!

@thomasanthony9374 2 жыл бұрын

This place was huge. Must've been pretty intimidating. I enjoyed this one a lot. Pretty neat stuff. Thanks again for sharing JD!

@tomburrows8342 2 жыл бұрын

Again thank you for what you do and bringing this History to us. You are living my dream. If I could talk my wife into i would Sell alot of my stuff Move to my familys home who live in N Ireland and do what you do and go around to the WW2 sites. My Granda and Grandma Both served in the Royal Air Force in WW2 and had my dad in 1946.

@alfiedog2942 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff and an impressive complex ! Equally impressive and with an amazing story of a direct hit from a US battleship is the battery at Azevill close to Crisbecq

@Creatorph 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you bring everything in detail so we have a better understanding of what happend or took place there. Love the videos keep em going! There's also tons of bunkers on the border with france and germany might be cool if you went there and made a video on it :)

@davidwillis4839 2 жыл бұрын

That is a very cool bunker complex and a nice alternative to those at Pointe du Hoc. I cannot imagine the volume of planning, research and coordination that you and others have invested in these videos. Thanks for the work and the journey.

@davidking6172 2 жыл бұрын

Great preservation work. The World needs to look after more of these sites for the future. Amazing structures

@trish5556 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was quite a complex! I had never heard of a grenade trap. For some reason I thought of miniature golf when you showed that!

@marctremblay8087 2 жыл бұрын

That was awesome dude, a piece of history that seems to be left out of movies and documentaries, thank you so much for this video and bringing history into the light.

@GuyPipili 2 жыл бұрын

That was quite a complex. Looks like a city that was fortified. That bomb making it in through a door is quite astonishing. That certainly wasn't a welcomed guest! The head bump had to happen JD, that's your unofficial trademark!😆🤕😆

@brendanmcgrady7614 2 жыл бұрын

Love your work JD. Coming from a WWII history buff all I can say is I'm super jealous of you being able to tour Normandy and visit so many place of great significance. Keep up the great work.

@351wmustanggt 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when that place was discovered and they started the excavation. So awesome to see the progress that has been made.

@frankmarullo228 2 жыл бұрын

Getting closer to 200 videos do something longer or what ever to denote the 200 ps all your past videos are AWESOME.... So the 200 one must be real special. Thank you Frank from montana...

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Nothing special for 200. It'll be just business as usual :)

@rickvanoers1064 2 жыл бұрын

Been here couple of years ago, it is an amazing site

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@larryphillips6793 2 жыл бұрын

A nice job of restoration. Thanks for the video.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Glad that they worked to save this place.

@MrWhitelightning73 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding as always. Seemed like a lot more to see. Time constraints are a bummer 😁

@heybabe8438 Жыл бұрын

They did a super job bringing this bunker back to life ! Thank you for the tour ..

@christopherreynolds8873 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Great video. Very impressive construction to take that kind of punishment. It reminds me of some of our coastal defense fortifications and some of their later uses. I have one near me that used for training during Vietnam. It took way more abuse than you can imagine and is still standing. This video makes me want to visit Normandy even more.

@timothymcknight9485 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, JD! Nice restoration by the French. They could have easily just let these places be, as is. Because of their work, all of these complexes stand as a reminder to future generations of how things can get bent in the wrong direction. Ha, history tends to repeat, because of lessons learned, are forgotten. Seems ring true, as I write this, eh?

@pdb1565 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been there last year and your aerial footage completes my impressions. Well shown! Your series shows it all 👍🏻

@leesherman100 2 жыл бұрын

Dadgum! Ya think?? Outstanding video. Love your vids. Having studied WWII for the last 65 years permits me soak up all I can from any way possible. Thanks.

@nonofinn7136 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot wait to get back to Normandy! Your videos have set up my next trip!

@WFMeyer 2 жыл бұрын

I explored the 210 mm gun emplacement, that sunk the USS Cory , killing 24 of her crew. In answer, the USS Nevada made a direct hit on that gun emplacment killing all 25 men manning that position. The gun you showed at position 19, had a different tragic ending. American engineers set explosives to destroy the emplacement,. but the explosives detonated prematurely, killing between 10 and 12 American soldiers. A local told me that not all the remains form either of the emplacments were totally recovered.

@wrangler70jkujeep74 2 жыл бұрын

Wow !! Took several days and pounding US Navy to accomplish this sector . Great video .

@petercliff4023 2 жыл бұрын

Another great episode. Just love those big guns! Just love the restoration of this battery as well.

@davidcranny4839 Жыл бұрын

Great video, paid a visit there last week and was blown away by the size and scale of the place.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Pretty dang cool.

@helenabiesma5560 2 жыл бұрын

brilliant - so amazing to show the detail - love it

@johnholmes6897 8 ай бұрын

First let me apologize for not always hitting the thumbs up on every video. I'm sure other feel the same way when i say that i get so engrossed in your videos i just forget to hit it. It's my belief that you have the finest, most informative, historical videos I've ever seen. Absolutely fantastic presentations. Keep up the great work! Airborne

@TheHistoryUnderground 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate that!

@marcuswardle3180 2 жыл бұрын

During the drone shots above the battery you could see, on the grass, faint lines. This could mean that thee is something under the grass that hasn't been dug up. Archaeologists sometimes use aerial photos of field to highlight where stone structures have been . The stone under the earth causes the grass to grow at a shorter length than the surrounding grass. When up high you can see the difference. There appeared to be a few 'structures' under that grass?

@drlarrybrown 2 жыл бұрын

Best bunker tour so far, J.D. Battle damage is cool. Coming up on 200 episodes. Something special planned?

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Nothing big for episode 200. Just business as usual. :)

@kenlodge3399 3 ай бұрын

Boy I gotta tell ya I had the chance to visit France some many decades ago, in college, and am sitting here trying to figure out how my brain totally misplaced all my fascination with WWII. I spent time in Paris and took the rail to the coast, many miles south of Normandy, only to just lay on the beach and improve my tan. The humungous gun emplacements, giant concrete pillboxes, were still intact some forty years after the fact, and were impressive. However not impressive enough to awaken my lifetime study of WWII, especially D-Day. And now that I'm thinking of it my trip ended on ~June 8th. Most curious of all is I never thought of it once until just now seeing your video. Thanks for the memory, huh!?!

@colinvos4443 2 жыл бұрын

We were in Normandy in 2017. We didn't see this bunker system so thanks for sharing. Amazing insight on the structures and damage by allied shipping. Thanks for sharing. Say, would you be able to show the bunker where Pluskat actually first viewed the allied fleet. Like that scene in 'The Longest Day'.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! That bunker that you're referring to is at Longue-sur-Mer. I did a video on that on my last trip. Here's the link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJZ7jJZ9urnLaGQ.html

@colinvos4443 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground Thank you. I just viewed that video. Amazing view from that shore bunker. Can't imagine what Pluskat thought. Holy Shit come to mind.

@JeffrikOG9 2 жыл бұрын

Its amazing the time, money, and manpower they had to build fortifications

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty crazy. Only to have it breached in a day.

@JeffrikOG9 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground yes that too, all that effort just to last a day lol

@howler6490 2 жыл бұрын

Manpower? Forced labour...the least of their problems. Time? They had from 1939 till D-day... Money? Appropriated everything from their captives and their country. So,all in all, they paid the architects...maybe.

@JeffrikOG9 2 жыл бұрын

@@howler6490 true true all still amazing

@erickstiner1668 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for teaching me about this complex. I had no idea.

@kyles9320 2 жыл бұрын

JD you always have the best luck going to all these places and being alone.

@pcmmulders 2 жыл бұрын

Great video again JD. I have been to that site when they were excavating. Looks like I need to go back and see the result. Thanks for sharing. As a kid I was very impressed by the battery at Cap gris nez. The biggest ones I have ever seen and these are well preserved and dressed completely. worth a visit, not to far from Normandy at Calais.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! That would have been cool to see during the excavation process.

@timbuttschaft9182 2 жыл бұрын

You should go and visit the MKB Hanstholm in Denmark, big Guns and a amazing museeum. Never saw action in WW2 but realy interesting. its only a 18 hour drive from Crisbecq...... :-))

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Oh dang. I'd like to see that. Thanks!

@jefferyfowler7860 2 жыл бұрын

Great job JD. I couldn't imagine trying to fight in and live in those bunkers.

@765mcvb 2 жыл бұрын

JD just another fantastic video. I really enjoy your Chanel. God bless and keep up the great videos.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@tonyk1584 2 жыл бұрын

So much treasure (money) engineering, and labor expended for the cause of war. How much better would the world be if we could use these resources exclusively for the betterment of mankind.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree.

@Toche44 2 жыл бұрын

The Niland family (aka the Ryan Family from Saving Private Ryan) is from Buffalo, NY, and is still local and active. The family are first cousins with John Belein who coached the Michigan Wolverines basketball team for many years.

@safety86 2 жыл бұрын

They've done an amazing job restoring the Crisbecq complex. Most places just mow and maintain around them but fail to restore and protect the actual bunkers. Great video! Are you going to be at SoS in Louisville Friday?

@jimmaynard 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love it if you toured some of the fortifications of the Gustav line at some point. I've been enjoying Rick Atkinson's "The Guns At Last Light" and hope to one day see the site of the battles around Monte Cassino.

@rw9866 2 жыл бұрын

Finally I have been to a place the same as you, that place is amazing and yes very true its not a very visited place.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Nice. And yes, this one kind of flies under the radar.

@rw9866 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground I spent almost six hours there and before we left we sat and had a coke right in front of the 210mm gun in the video and was just amazed at it all.

@jasonford7826 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video! And I must say I love the music you used for this one!

@KowboyUSA 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice job of maintaining the site. It's big history. Merci beaucoup.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting place, for sure.

@woodhatcher 2 жыл бұрын

The big busted bunker from crisbeq (the one you show at the end) actually explode on the 25th of September 1944. I did a lot research on the explosion itself as its the first losses the 104th Infantry Division had during the war. If you want, you can contact me directly and willing to share my research.

@cambellevans9945 2 жыл бұрын

I am assuming this has only been restored in the last few years. We have been to Normandy to see the sites at least 5 times and I can't believe we could have missed this one.

@allthatmattersiscigars2312 2 жыл бұрын

damn bro youre pumpin out content. on lunch gonna watch while im havin my evening cigar. ive been on a serious ww2 tear.

@BigLisaFan 2 жыл бұрын

Questioning an American? He's probably demanding their surrender. LOL What an impressive place and on D-Day was like an ant's nest with activity. Some pretty big bang to take out those gun bunkers. wow!

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I didn't mention it, but it became a testing ground for the U.S. to see what the bunkers could withstand.

@ginne7268 2 жыл бұрын

If you ever have the chance you should visit the US cemetery in Margraten in the Netherlands.

@TheHistoryUnderground 2 жыл бұрын

I would definitely like that.

@ginne7268 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground i live nearby and that is more than holy ground for the citizens here.

@rugi0253 Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for this, man… we’re in Bayeux for the next few days, and this place wasn’t even on our list. We’ll be heading to Crisbecq in the morning!