Abandoned Ruins of the Third Reich | History Traveler Episode 268

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In the years leading up to WWII, Nazi Germany's war machine was cranking into full gear. In this episode of History Traveler, we're traveling to some lesser known spots in the forests of Bavaria to look for some of the ruins of the factories that were built and run with slave labor to fuel the war that an authoritarian dictator was waging on the world.
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@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

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@gingermoon8393 Жыл бұрын

Your work is grand! Back in 2014, my Son and his, long time, buddies decided to produce a documentary, for fun, including original music. All were twenty-somethings. Look at "Following the Golden Arrow" which follows the exact footsteps (8th Infantry Division) his Grandfather followed in WWII. The Cinema Center premier was a sell out. You can see the trailer on KZfaq. Keep up your fabulous work! It's so enjoyable!

@UNDERGROUNDOG Жыл бұрын

First episode and subbed. I like the vibe here! Thanks

@damirbajramovic5416 Жыл бұрын

Hvala na zanimljivom klipu al, slazem se sa Mery i njenim komentarom Dron obavezan da, vidimo skroviste maskirano u gustoj sumi 🤚 Pozdrav iz Sarajeva Bosnia i Hecegovina 🤚!!

@jer479 Жыл бұрын

THANK you for your video's I've heard stories about it from my grandparents I went and visited the prison camps there

@lilian9577 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing. History. Thank you.

@davidsradioroom9678 Жыл бұрын

Having lived seven years in Germany, I have found that you never know what is at the end of an unmarked road. Thanks for this video.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@TheMeridian808 Жыл бұрын

Interesting

@rhoodj Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground Why you do that alone? Believe it or not, it is not a prudent idea.. the initiated people can tell..

@georgepoly4842 Жыл бұрын

@@rhoodj What is this comment even supposed to mean?

@rainbowseeker5930 Жыл бұрын

@@georgepoly4842 - I dare say it means he is walking around a factory that might still have land mines hidden under the fallen leaves...or even WW2 live Allied bombs still active around the place ! In case of an accident, he would have no one around to help him out.

@hussar01 Жыл бұрын

I was stationed in Germany as a British Soldier back in the 1970's and saw many interesting sites whilst on exercise, on one occasion while we practicing patrolling in a forest I came upon the back part of what seemed to be a Vickers machine gun leaning against a tree! Love the German series keep up the good work.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

That’s very cool!

@alexkoronec4326 Жыл бұрын

I was there in same spot in the 80"s and you weren't able to inspect the plane back then

@elainereynolds4082 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting history

@MrJohndrich Жыл бұрын

That’s pretty cool. My brother was in the army( American) in Afghanistan and spent a bit of time fraternizing with British Army. Respect and friendship from the US! Thank you for your service

@justbrowsing6327 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry if this is a bit long winded, but I rarely comment on videos, but I do sincerely love all that you do. I am now 60yrs old and the last child of hostilities only service personal, my parents passed many years ago. My mother repaired the tail sections of Wellington bombers, my father was in airfield defence. Nothing romantic like being a pilot, but I'm still so proud of them. I know my father served overseas, I remember him showing me photos of disabled ju52s and other aircraft on airfields they overran, but he never wanted to talk much about the war. I really have very little knowledge of their service, and nor do my siblings. Soon I will be gone, and my children have no care for history. My parents history, will die with me! Please don't stop what you do because people need to remember what happened and it's already starting to happen again. Love your channel.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@fawziajavedkhattak6575 Жыл бұрын

Hi.please do write about your parents and about their history and don't get depressed may Allah give you along life with health

@BJones-yw4dd Жыл бұрын

Hear, hear, well said.

@taylorfrazier7919 Жыл бұрын

Your parents history may be forgotten specifically. But they will always be apart of a group of people that sacrificed more than we could fathom. Let me assure you that some of us in younger generations have all the respect and adoration for your parents and all those who served. Their history is ingrained into the history of the world. Make no mistake that when someone thinks about those brave men and women, your parents are who they are thinking of even if we don't know their names or what they looked like. My appreciation and respect goes out to you and your family.

@klybermacedoambrosio1383 Жыл бұрын

True!!!!!!👏👏👏👏

@barbarasunday3514 Жыл бұрын

Ugly history should be remembered even more than the nicer parts. It teaches us more.Thank you for this.

@User-nx7rs 2 ай бұрын

It teaches us what not to do.

@harapaki3412 2 ай бұрын

disagree, nazis and all their evil deserve no place in history

@fozzydare7987 2 ай бұрын

This!!!

@Lauren-dc2rb Ай бұрын

10000000%

@leeoscar83 Ай бұрын

It should teach us the ugliness of what those went through. And remember of those who didn't make it out alive . ... ideals are peaceful while history is violent

@bt4839 Жыл бұрын

Great job, your hard work is very much appreciated by those of us who believe it is important to remember the past.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@zolfodor4835 Жыл бұрын

Well said 👌👌

@BaggieT Жыл бұрын

Well said.

@snowysnowyriver Жыл бұрын

Well said!!

@danconrad6276 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your insight and dedication on this channel of history!

@synchrome62 Жыл бұрын

I was stationed in Germany late 80s early 90s. I would often venture the forests and visit significant places of WW2. I had to find places in books, then on the map and try to get there.. I wish we had GPS and Internet at the time!! Thanks for sharing this series, I can smell the forests and it brings back many memories!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Would loved to have had more time there.

@daddyrabbit835 Жыл бұрын

I was 89 to 91 around Hanau. Our base was a former Luftwaffe airstrip. Very interesting things found.

@foxsdaddy67 Жыл бұрын

@@daddyrabbit835 same with Giebelstadt

@NancyBiker Жыл бұрын

Boy oh boy, you couldn't have picked a creepier day. Thanks for taking us along.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Ha! It certainly had a bit of a vibe.

@sionrouge1697 Жыл бұрын

You've triggered my inner geek. WW2 and Ruins.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Ha! Awesome.

@pmangeri Жыл бұрын

The state of Bavaria has many interesting remnants of history. I was stationed in northern Bavaria in the late 80s and we spent a lot of time in the woods training. There are old roman roads that can be seen in the woods, now they look like dirt trails but there are stones underneath. There are also concrete platforms for flak guns in some forested areas outside of the big cities.

@TheRagratus Жыл бұрын

I was an Army MP in the Rhine area- Mainz to be precise. As I was getting ready to DEROS they were going to build a new Hotel on the River front. While excavating- they found a Roman Encampment. Construction came to a screeching halt, all the building plans got changed and now there is museum on that site.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

I could have spent a couple of months there.

@craigobrien31 2 ай бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground8f you have not allready do poland theres ww2 related buildings and other stuff all over the country side

@cbow8926 Жыл бұрын

You're living my dream of bringing history alive - consistently fantastic - fantastically consistent!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@donnamarsh3474 5 ай бұрын

You're braver than many! Thank you for bringing us these unique stories of history!

@ChannelWright Жыл бұрын

That rusted out pot you briefly showed brought back such memories! When I was a kid, I grew up in Germany and my friends and I used to explore the local dump for fun and it was full of those old rusted out pots! Thanks for the unexpected memory!

@dgm5617 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel! As a history buff I wish this is what the history Channel would become.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! This is the kind of stuff I’d like to see more of too.

@jondoe399 Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more.

@johnzubil2875 Жыл бұрын

when the History Channel first came out this is what it was. Over time it turned into another " reality " channel. You can only find shows like this on UTube. And I'm happy I can.

@leftfinned Жыл бұрын

Yep. Agree completely

@andygossard4293 Жыл бұрын

Most people for some reason can't get it though their heads that Pawn Stars IS living history.

@noidlehands2019 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. No matter how terrible a piece of history is, it deserves to be remembered as it was. Without your videos, I would not get to experience some of the sites you have been to.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nachoyacho 2 ай бұрын

the fog in the background really added a creepy factor to this i love it

@glenny314 Жыл бұрын

The chemical factory was actually scarier than a lot of recent horror movies. Good found footage!

@jezblades9913 7 ай бұрын

yes he was right not to go in who knows what nasties remain!

@sandysue202 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness...what an excellent journey you just took us on! I could NOT have entered that factory like you did...that was just very creepy and I had the neck of my t-shirt pulled up over my nose the entire time! JD, there has to have been some graves scattered around where they just buried the slave labor who were killed in construction accidents or died of various illnesses. Unmarked, covered with 80 years of leaves and fallen tree limbs. Those places would have been very eerie to walk thru all these many years later. The evil that took place there would still be very tangible in the air and the soil. Thank you for being our eyes and feet as you take us along on these history walks!!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 🙏🏼

@NiSiochainGanSaoirse 10 ай бұрын

@@TheHistoryUndergroundAmerica has killed more I no ent people than Hitler did... and are far larger warmongers... Just saying..

@brunokirchensittenbach9294 Жыл бұрын

Many years ago I was around “ Staraya Russa, the battlefields of the Siege of Leningrad around Lake Ilmen- Southeast & Southwest heavy forested area i found pieces of German Helmets 🪖 bullets casings- Bullets Belts even some human bones 🦴,very swampy area difficult to get through, very creepy place you feel a sense of sadness, like someone is watching you but you know just endless forest it was in the fall and very unstoppable cold drizzle and wind 🌬🍂it was very special feeling hard to describe it, just endless sadness…😔

@joycegifford8826 Жыл бұрын

BULLSHT… Human remains need to be reported to the authorities… I seriously doubt they are WWII era remains and or human remains.

@gunsandcommissions Жыл бұрын

Watch the movie Come and See, available free on KZfaq. What you wrote had me imagining the scenes from that movie.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Oh man. I would love to visit that area.

@johnbradley5236 Жыл бұрын

EEEEK

@kevinperlow4595 Жыл бұрын

It's a mass grave and is sacred to the Russian people. I would recommend staying away.

@cliffgray9822 Жыл бұрын

Your cinematography is outstanding. The beauty you bring out of such amazing and dark periods of WWll history, is why this channel is a must for everyone. Thank you, keep up the great work and may God bless.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@abecerra71 4 ай бұрын

Agreed. What camera did he use. Amazing images.

@leftfinned Жыл бұрын

“Please tell my wife I apologize for being a moron”😂 that made me giggle Love your amazing history videos. I use them in homeschool curriculum for teenagers. Thank you for your great work.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks.

@amandacazares82 Жыл бұрын

I cackled when he said that😂

@amyallanparker3914 Жыл бұрын

So funny, right? 😊

@jimplummer4879 Жыл бұрын

It's amazing all these buildings have been left standing.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Pretty dang cool.

@jimplummer4879 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground absolutely cool. You have the dame fascination with old buildings as I do.

@jantschierschky3461 7 ай бұрын

Used after the war

@sscinamon Жыл бұрын

You do such a wonderful job of keeping history alive.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@sharonmontag1330 Жыл бұрын

Now how about doing a great job of keeping yourself alive?, We're looking forward to more shows from you.

@daisyl8783 7 ай бұрын

History should not be forgotten, Thank You for the History WW2, Keep up the Good work, Happy Holidays 🎉🎉🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@tatjanakragh1539 Жыл бұрын

Been a history buff for over 40 years. It always gets to me on seeing reading about and then seeing the remains of plans and machines to destroy. All that energy and the resources that could have been used to pursue the good Great program!

@brycecrousore1985 Жыл бұрын

History classes should be nothing other than your videos. Unbelievable service you do for the entire world to watch yesteryear's events. Thank you!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope that more history educators and students are finding them useful.

@patriciadawson4164 2 ай бұрын

History Underground and Mark Felton of Mark Felton Productions. They both make history interest. I'm new to the History Underground Channel, but I'm enjoying the bing-watch of their videos.

@patriciadawson4164 2 ай бұрын

@@TheHistoryUndergroundHi I'm a new Aussie (North Queensland) subscriber. I love your Channel, I don't know how my algorithms missed your Channel until now, but Oh well, I'm enjoying the bing-watch 🙂

@swtexan6502 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing to see how quickly the forest has reclaimed these old factories. Awesome job again, JD.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Pretty wild. Very fascinating places.

@mattdixon6396 Жыл бұрын

Going to Europe and seeing all this WW2 history is a dream I’ve had for many years. I’ll just do it vicariously through you until I’m there myself. Your content is incredible, keep up the amazing work

@lesliewoinarowicz7018 Жыл бұрын

You have a special talent and humility in presenting history that is rare. Thank you.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@JackFlemingFan1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always JD and thanks for posting each and everyone! Thanks for telling and showing the history of the areas you visited for all of us to see and learn as well as for letting everyone viewing your videos know horrors those forced slave laborers endured too.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@1psychofan Жыл бұрын

You don’t come off as someone easily scared at all….come off as a guy who humbly knows he’s mortal…I really appreciate that you bravely take your camera into these places so that, folks such as myself, can (in a way) be there too!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@nickpapagiorgio5056 Жыл бұрын

There is something so wonderfully calming yet Eerie about that forest it’s amazing to think people probably use it for wonderful hikes with their dogs and families now and 70 years ago it was a nightmare literally. I love the work you do amazing video as always!

@robped1 Жыл бұрын

While serving with the 2d Armored Cavalry in the mid-80's, our main mission was patrolling the inner German and Czechoslovakian borders. I walked thru many off the beaten forest paths. Remember checking out more than a few bunkers and such. They too were marked with graffiti and littered with beer bottles and cigarette butts. Enjoying the channel.

@dawndickson2156 Жыл бұрын

This is so fascinating. Can feel many different emotions even just watching the video. The scenery there makes me understand why my forefathers chose the area of Pennsylvania I still live in. They were farmers and woodworkers. Pap talked of family killed for helping their neighbors and friends. So many Germans were against what was happening there. Makes my heart ache seeing those buildings knowing those that were forced to build and produce weapons and chemicals of destruction. Keep recording JD. The world needs to know. Thank you for all you do to keep history alive.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@choossuck7653 Жыл бұрын

You are keeping a lie alive

@NastyWoman1979 Жыл бұрын

I too have German ancestors qnd I've always been drawn to the history to try qnd ubderstand how something like that could happen (never thought I would relive it but we go fat to close to repeating history and its still under threat...). I believe my interest is wanting to understand my own families roles and belief during this time. I want to believe they were part of the resistance.

@choossuck7653 Жыл бұрын

@@NastyWoman1979 what we were taught is mostly lies. Every story put out had to be checked first by the people who still use a hoax as currency today

@NastyWoman1979 Жыл бұрын

@@choossuck7653 sweetie you maybe Someone us learned to read qnd have had college professors... some of us whine about the media while loving in a state with low education.

@MuscleCarSolutions Жыл бұрын

Loving this series in Germany. Thanks for the efforts and expense!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@choossuck7653 Жыл бұрын

Us Americans would like to apologise for the horrors and war crimes that our military inflicted on your country. We are sorry

@garrett020614 11 ай бұрын

@@choossuck7653HA. ya. americas the one that committed the war crimes😂

@robertraney2067 Жыл бұрын

You travel to places I could never go or even afford to go. Thank you for allowing me to see these places as they are.

@bmcbrien1 Жыл бұрын

Such a great channel! I really appreciate your attention to detail, your respect for history and your commitment to telling the story without bias. History’s narrative speaks most clearly by submitting the facts. Your work is remarkable and valued. Thank you!

@gears101 Жыл бұрын

I wish this series would never end but when it does, I'll be looking forward to the next trip where ever that may lead.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Always looking for new places to explore.

@gears101 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryUnderground Well nothing where I am at in NW Ohio. All battles here only lasted 5 minutes haha

@mickeyk3873 Жыл бұрын

“Oh look a pentagram”! Hahahahaha!😂 Absolutely love your hot takes! Couldn’t help but think of every zombie-Nazi video game while you were exploring the bunker. Thank you for such great (and sometimes humorous) content.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

😅👀

@shootinputin6332 Жыл бұрын

When he saw that, I expected the Blair Witch to take him out as soon as he turned around.

@Whitleythe13th Жыл бұрын

Frankenstein's Army movie about going in old Nazi places...and finding something...lol and the Forest made me think of the movie Dog Soldiers...Werewolves Movie...

@Whitleythe13th Жыл бұрын

also the movie Overlord and Nazi Zombies...lol...WW2 Sci Fi/Action/Horror...

@Roostertail76 Ай бұрын

I have watch just about all of your videos. You present these historical places in such a special way that keeps me looking for more . Very respectful and informative . I was in Normandy last year and stood in some of the exact places you have . Thank you for your videos !

@nbrown2361 Жыл бұрын

"Oh look a pentagram" lmao that was great. Thanks for taking risks to show us history that most will never see. Stay safe my friend.

@Chiller01 Жыл бұрын

The chill and the mist just add to the sober ambiance. I chuckled a little when you found the opened fence. I was pretty sure you couldn’t help but go in.

@ernestweaver9720 Жыл бұрын

The windows in that one building looked like they were in excellent shape. It's almost been a century since this all started. Hitler got out of prison in 1924 but he was dreaming about all this in the trenches of WWI. He was infuriated when the first war was lost. And of course if you studied him like I have the rest is history. You are so fortunate to go out there and check all of this out. Another excellent video. Thank you.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@choossuck7653 Жыл бұрын

If you studied him, you should know the truth. You can't get the truth from Zionist media

@adamshepard3146 6 ай бұрын

I have studied the war for a long time, both the Pacific theater and European theater. You are showing sights I haven't read about yet, let alone seen in a documentary. Thank you for sharing these sites and the History. Inspirational.

@82566 Жыл бұрын

So well done, those forests are so eerily beautiful ,I just imagine the energy & lives that walked those grounds . My father instilled the importance of history as I grew up and will forever be thankful for him doing so .

@jeffsampson8411 Жыл бұрын

You show the coolest places. Big fan for over 3 years. You never let me down!

@TravelingToHistory Жыл бұрын

Great episode. That structure was something else! Even I was looking over my shoulder, while sitting on the couch. And my wife was looking at me, like I was losing my mind haha

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

😅

@pattithompson1455 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Love how you make history come alive. We need more of these type history lessons.

@SharpShootr92 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love your channel! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous! I came here a while back for your American History, but now you're traveling abroad and I can't get enough! Bravo!

@RoseGma Жыл бұрын

I LOVE everything about history and my family would tell you I'm a fanatic! I started watching your channel when you were talking about the Civil War, because that's the one that I know the most about after I went to Gettysburg in high school. I'm so glad I have kept watching because I'm really enjoying learning about other conflicts! Thank you so much! 😊

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! So glad that you’re enjoying it.

@susiepittman601 Жыл бұрын

I have always been so fascinated by this. Thanks for going and filming there. It's not hard to imagine the way it was.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@paulrattey8582 Жыл бұрын

I love all your WW2 European videos. Wonderful info and insight. No matter how much I read there is always more to learn. I have been to Normandy twice and loved watching your visits there. Wonderful job.

@detourmore470 4 ай бұрын

Just want to say THANK YOU for the content that you share with us. Couldn’t get any better! Stay safe and know that your work is very much appreciated.

@DustinWiseM1 Жыл бұрын

Eerie and beautiful landscape all at the same time. Great video and it just helps show the vast infrastructure that regime had in place .

@candyredman4381 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos !! I would never be able to see all these places myself...I'm thankful for seeing them through you.

@ricksoutter4119 Жыл бұрын

It’s fascinating to see you bring the history together, from the past to walking the ground of present day . Good onya mate

@sarahsaul9177 Жыл бұрын

Love your honesty at not knowing it all but you still made this enjoyable and informative Thanks for your efforts x

@pittmac29 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is just amazing!!! Every episode has so much thought put into it and great information. Thank you for all your hard work and keep up the amazing episodes.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@MrBlizzard769 Жыл бұрын

I just found your channel is this is mind blowing , so amazing to see these old and very important artifacts . Hopefully history never repeats itself .

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@javiersalas1606 3 ай бұрын

Amazing to see so many remnants of the WW2 still alive. Great video! Cheers from Lima Peru 🇵🇪

@TheHistoryUnderground 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Would love to visit your country one day.

@andybecker8 Жыл бұрын

Idk if it’s just me but been in and out the woods exploring, hunting, camping, boy scouts, all my life, never have i seen forest / woods like Europe. Biggest thing to me is how evenly spaced out every tree is or how they are spaced out in general lol always caught my eye for sum reason

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

The forests there are amazing.

@all.day.day-dreamer Жыл бұрын

Great video. I would like to point out that this video and it's content serves the name of this KZfaq channel proudly. I know that some of the viewers of this channel question what does "The History Underground" mean exactly. Well, it mean's this video in particular, which I think is very defining. I get so excited when these new videos on WW2 and it's history get uploaded. Where else are you going to get a guerilla in the trenches styled video format like this? No where. Just a few days ago, this channel in association with the Gettysburg Museum of History actual took looted Nazi memorabilia back to it's origins from the museums collection. This channel is very very cool due to it's unique approach, hosting and commentary on telling these lost stories. I never knew any of this existed, but I am glad I now do as it helps to broaden my interest and understanding on WW2.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. That really does mean a lot. Hope that channel is doing some good.

@butcherwoman3753 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. It would be very interesting to see inside those building. I am impressed they look pristine after all this time. Standing to provide testament to the human tragedy and suffering. Thank you for your hard work, compassion and well narrated episodes. Touching appropriate background music….perfect.

@eshelly4205 11 ай бұрын

My uncle has a farm in Germany. In the one old shed. (It’s more like a large 3 walled patio) he parks a tractor. On the one wall is a an old faded painting of an Wehrmacht soldier looking over his shoulder and under it is written. “Onward for the fatherland”

@keviny1936 Жыл бұрын

I used to live near an area where dynamite had been manufactured, all the processing buildings were small and surrounded by earthen banks so any explosion would be directed upwards rather than out. Good series, enjoy seeing things off the beaten path.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@zolfodor4835 Жыл бұрын

Another superb video,absolutely love looking at these places with you,I would so love to go back in time.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@gregbagwell5543 Жыл бұрын

These are very interesting video’s! Mother Nature has reclaimed so much, but enough remnants remain to allow the imagination to flow. I read several of the comments and can relate…my father was a flight engineer on a B17 bomber, and I too am very proud of his service though I shutter to think what it was like to be on the receiving end! War is so terrible and one would think man would have learned this by now, and yet here we are. My father didn’t talk about his missions much, and if he did it usually ended with emotions. At age 62, I feel like the older I get, the more I have in common with him and wish I could have conversations I was too busy and too immature to have when he was alive. I have myself flown in a B17, and got to stand at the top turret station he would have manned during combat. That same B17 I flew in was tragically loss a few months back by a midair collision during an air show. The crew my father trained with in the states was killed during a mission while he was in a hospital recovering from a wound. I understand how a young, strong, confident man can be forever changed emotionally by life experiences…especially those lived through the horrors of war.

@joshuapinkham2925 Жыл бұрын

I love this guy, he stays out of everyones way and just likes to learn.

@billyshane3804 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent presentation. Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for all your work.

@SilverFinSlayer Жыл бұрын

7:50 you had my wife and me laughing because we instantly knew you where going in 😂. Your commentary after your discussion confirmed and continued the laughter lol. Absolutely brilliant piece 🎉

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

😅👍🏻

@scottieeasley4907 Жыл бұрын

Yeah this is definitely a new forest notice how all of the young trees are spaced so perfectly with room to grow and expand, beautiful really

@Lauren-dc2rb Ай бұрын

Seeing this stuff in real life would send chills down my spine. The evil they did will forever blow my mind and break my heart. You did a great job with this so thank you! Happy I found your channel!

@reloadncharge9907 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, amazing as always….best history channel on the internet! Thx, Andrew

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@23draft7 Жыл бұрын

Walking along alone in the unknown area can be a little creepy. History is very interesting 🤔 to say the least. Another good show, thanks. Those camps were unbelievablely evil. So many people used and totally abused. Sad. Cheers, as the journey continues.

@goleafsgo8496 Жыл бұрын

Thank You for taking us along, we should never forget our past to ensure we don't allow it to happen again. Will be checking out your channel love this sort of content.

@kennapace3869 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your video. Thank you for taking us along with you. The fog just heightened the mystery. The forest was beautiful and serine. Loved the history too. I've always liked history but never would be able to go there myself. Keep up the great work.

@ieweg Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely awesome, very well done!!! This is one area that I am fascinated by, and I will make a trip to Germany sometime soon on a quest to see similar sites. Thank you!!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@patriciaschuster1371 Жыл бұрын

Loved this! Love all your material, but my grandfather left Bavaria in 1888 at 15 alone, afraid of what was occurring

@kathyboxx3678 6 ай бұрын

Mine too

@jessemerrill6481 Жыл бұрын

Dude I swear you are my brother from a different mother! You have my dream job, I’ve always been fascinated by WW2 and abandoned places, I live about 2 minutes away from National Forrest and I’m in my happy place when I’m in those woods hunting and hiking! Keep up the good work brother, I am impressed every time I watch with your knowledge and how well your videos are put together! Oh and come grab me next time you’re headed over there, I’d be happy to go!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jimzepf3910 Жыл бұрын

Tell it like it is Bro 👍🍺

@av8tore71 Жыл бұрын

I was a Jag lawyer in Germany in the United States Army and surprisingly German laws are pretty close to the same as it is here in the United States about entering buildings like what you did however, I really enjoy the videos especially World war II my grandfather flew p-47s during World war II over Europe and Italy

@Qigate Жыл бұрын

My word, can your videos be any more fascinating, informative, compelling, and well done. I look forward to each one regardless of topic. But this group from Germany is just stunning.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate that.

@tillitrueheart971 Жыл бұрын

You do such an amazing job! Your narration is so respectful and done with great reverence for every site you visit. This is one of my favorite channels. Please keep up the great work.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate that.

@jamesworkman9672 Жыл бұрын

Interesting to see and surprising that some of the buildings look fairly well intact still.

@kieribama 2 ай бұрын

7:53 "who ever finds this camera and this card on my dead corpse, please tell my wife I apologize for being a moron..." I spewed my drink all ice my desk on that one. 😂

@ericscottstevens Жыл бұрын

Growing up around woods like this in Germany there is a eerie silence. Almost ghost like. Many of the old marking stones used for property lines are said to be moved by ghosts as former owners from hundreds of years who still fight over where their lands are divided from each other.

@christophervalley7679 Жыл бұрын

Great video, love the history of the footage that you bring of the past. Long way from your hunting videos, but none the less GREAT JOB!!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Quite a bit different from the hunting videos but I still get out and do that too. Just not with a camera.

@allnboxful Жыл бұрын

The way you say the narrative including whose beside of who ,naming them is really an awesome job. ❤

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@lawabernathy9256 2 ай бұрын

Those places are so earie. The cloud cover and mist in the forrest is just perfectly gorgeous.

@evanbruno9648 Жыл бұрын

REALLY enjoying the Germany series! It would be great to see a similar series in Italy! On top of the WWII history, you also have plenty of Renaissance, medieval, and Ancient Roman (and everything in between) history to be showcased!

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

On my list. Thanks!

@alecbaldwin9671 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Rest in peace to all that lost their lives in this giant tragedy.

@Ok-551 Жыл бұрын

My Grandad was a 1 star, Royal engineers, and spent time in Germany immediately after the war. He toured all the remote factories and said it was amazing what was there and we had no idea.

@miguel.joubert2086 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job my friend. I was stationed in Germany in a small town named Vilsec. Loved my experienced there.....thank you for persetving history and taking me back down memory lane. God bless

@stephenrrose Жыл бұрын

Great Job as always JD! Thank you for keeping History Alive! That first building was kind of Spooky, I would suggest that you bring a better Flashlight, (in the car doesn't help you mister) Again thank you and great job!

@barrydysert2974 Жыл бұрын

Zer güt! i think i misspelled "very good" right. my collage German will be 40 years old this spring! i've always had a passion for things that took massive amounts of human effort to construct only to be abandoned. i treasure my experiences spending hours exploring, examining and pondering every little detail of such places. As the atmosphere sinks in to me, i begin to feel the echoes of history and the stories they tell. i feel sure it's much the same for You. God bless You for sharing Your explorations with us. i'll follow You anywhere You what to go !:-) 🙏

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Always love checking out these new places.

@stevenwright9594 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for your efforts, JD!

@trishc135 3 ай бұрын

I have just discovered this channel. I am a huge history buff. World War II especially holds my interest. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

@TheHistoryUnderground 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Feel free to share it out with a few others. 🙂

@JorisG020 Жыл бұрын

Really love your WW2 videos! Your videos bring me some inspiration aswell for visiting these locations, for example the foxholes near Foy / Bastogne. Went to them after seeing your video. Really impressive. Keep up the good work. Kind regards from the Netherlands.

@TheHistoryUnderground Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@canuck97 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great series. I don't know what your plans are, but maybe consider to visit the Wewelsburg (near where I live). Wewelsburg is a Renaissance castle located in the village of Wewelsburg, in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia. After 1934 it was used by the SS under Heinrich Himmler, and was to be expanded into a complex which would serve as the central SS cult-site. After 1941, plans were developed to enlarge it to be the so-called "Centre of the World". In 1950, the castle reopened as a museum, the Wewelsburg 1933-1945 Memorial Museum.

@stevenbr4612 Жыл бұрын

But they destroyed the atmosphere now. They put in the chambers "New art" "Moderne Kunst", so it is all distracted now. By the way nobody knew about Wewelsburg in Germany, just since a few decades it got public, and now a lot know about it. And that why they changed the inner room decorations now.

@canuck97 Жыл бұрын

@@stevenbr4612 As far as I know they did it to so that neo nazis won't enjoy it as much as they did before.

@stevenbr4612 Жыл бұрын

@@canuck97 "NeoNazis " were an invention of the Allied occupation forces. Do you really think Aryan German people who love BEAUTY, would go for Skinheads(a concentration camp haircut), .British "Bomber pilot jackets", No, Neonazis not knew of the Occult and the Germans of World War II, the majority not either, only a "eingeweihter" Kreis around highest NAzi leaders. Blavatsky.