What a refreshing explore, without gimmicks and theatrics - no "DO NOT COME HERE" or "WE GOT LOST, TRAPPED WITH A POLTERGEIST" in the title. Good work, Sir. It's a sub from me!
Yes. I don't believe in ghosts anyway. I just like to explore the history of these places. Thanks for watching and commenting. And thank you for your sub 😊
Fascinating place X Glad you didn't go any further on your own hopefully take someone else with you next time, who knows what else is in there. Amazing what they built and is still under ground to be found X Thanks for sharing this X
Hi jennifer. Ive done more research on this fortification, and ill be going back next year, but with better equipment. Ie a mask and more batteries, also a plan/ layout of the inside. Thank you for your concern, and for watching/commenting 😊
Quite a few of the forts had an emergency escape down the narrow corridor you went down, they often went a considerable distance away from any fort and were well hidden so could not be broken into by any attackers. great video by the way I do miss going to the Maginot line not been since about 2008... first went to Cap Martin when I was about 14... Love the place..
Morning lee. Ive got to explore more of this line. Its so fascinating.we have nothing like this in the UK. Thanks again for watching commenting and your kind words . 😁
Hi Barry. Thanks for the comment 😁. I had intended to go back this year and completely explore the fortification. However this pandemic got in the way. I will try next year. Thanks for watching 😁
Hi chris. I do go into these structures on my own, but my girlfriend is above, in the camper, with instructions in the length of time I'm down. Just in case i need rescuing. So far, so good . Thanks for watching and commenting. 😊
@@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 Ah at least someone knows where you are. Good thing. It is a pleasure to watch your videos as I am really interested in war relics, especially bunkers and fortifications. Thanks again for that.
@@staric4863 hi chris. Glad you liked them. Hoping to bring some more unusual places and structures again this year. Still got a load of movies to put together, from where I've already been 😊
Hi Paul. Each bunker system were not connected, however both the crew entrance and munitions entrance are connected further down by a long corridor ( over a mile long) the corrodor has a number of other corrodors coming off it, that lead to gun emplacents that face other countries borders, and guns that faces other french fortifications or 'works' as the french called them, that are either side of each other. Im off back next year to fully explore the 'works' , and ill have a plan of the ouvrage, that will be overlaid on the movie, so that you can see where i am inside the fort. If you look for my movie on ' Drakelow tunnels' then you will see what i mean. Thanks for the sub aswell 😊
🤔🤔French WW1 military leaders: "Ok, lets not bother fortifying that Belgian area, theyll NEVER come through there"! 👉👉The Germans: "Attack through Belgium"! -------------------------- 🤔🤔Pre-WW2 French Leadership: "Lets not bother fortifying that Belgian area. They'll NEVER come through there"! 👉👉The Germans: "Attack through Belgium"! --------------------- 🤔🤔Late WW2 Allied leadership: "Lets not bother fortifying that Belgian area. They'll NEVER come through there"! 👉👉The Germans: "Attack through Belgium"!
A somewhat disingenuous answer, the reason the Belgian border was poorly defended is that both Britain and France had hearty obligations to defend Belgium dating back to the end of the Napoleonic wars. After WW1 the Belgians quite openly collaborated over defence matters with the French especially as to how allied armies would support their nation in war, the Belgians were quite honest about their inability to secure their own borders and relied on exterior assistance. However, in 1935 there was a change of government within Belgium which led to a new nationalistic government being voted in which espoused a policy of strict neutrality, this policy was in turn was backed by the new incoming Belgian monarch. Prior to this time the Belgians had promised to build a line of fortifications (forts) from just over the border at Lille and stretching north east to Liege, the new government scrapped this plan effectively leaving the French flank undefended. The French were left with having to plug the gap at the same time as building the rest of the line, the budget of which was still affected by the depression of some years earlier, effectively the French government were committed to keeping within a defence budget set years earlier. There is also the question of the topography of the area, its was flat plain land, low lying and with a high water table and thus totally unsuitable for building Gros Ouvrage as had been the case elsewhere. There was the hope that the French would build a large mobile army, however, whilst the leadership of the armoured corps was young and very capable being led by on Lt Col Charles de Gaulle.The French high command was on the other hand totally out of touch and fighting 1914 all over again. They consequently ignored armour and a campaign of movement to defend this border, starving the armoured corps of funding. French tanks of the time were actually quite good, on the whole better than the British (think Matilda mk.1) and on par with the Germans. Back to the border. The BEF entered France in 1939 and were immediately put to work building fortifications. The British knew best apparently ignoring French plans to build infantry casemates and instead built pillboxes of the same design that litter the British countryside today, they turned out to be totally useless. Poorly made, poorly constructed they fell when attacked. As for 1940, when Germany attacked it did so initially through the Netherlands and Belgium in the full knowledge that Britain and France would fulfil their treaty obligations and send in their main field force.Once the allies were committed the main attack came through Sedan heading at speed toward the channel. This strike cut the allied armies in half, those towards Paris and the others north in Belgium. At this point both the British and French command fell to pieces. The French became paralysed and the British evacuated at Dunkirk leaving behind the 51st Highland Division. The French attempted to carry on, however, even with a change of command they were unable to regain the initiative. De Gaulle and his tanks made a valiant attack on the Germans but failed for the lack of infantry. At this point the French high command effectively staged a coup to take over the government and seek an armistice. As for the Maginot Line being left to rot - wrong. After the war much of the line was rebuilt and reused as a defence line until 1965. Many NATO nations used parts of the Maginot Line as headquarters (the RCAF), the Americans used several Abbri to house technicians servicing the ACE High system, even the post was Bundeswehr used Molvange as a munitions depot for its war reserve munitions and as an aircrafts parts depot. Parts of the southern or Alpine line soldiered well into the 1980s as defensive structures and were only relinquished in the 1990s. Today only Mont Saint Agel and Hochwald still remain in service, both were formerly large air defence control complexes but now only house remote radar heads. Rochonvillers was a French army war HQ until the late 1990s.
Hi Chris. There is an heck of a lots of concrete in nearly a thousand miles of the maginot line. And even more concrete/ resources in the atlantic wall. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
I know but it is still sad to see things rot away like that. It is like watching the great pyramid fall apart year after year while we ponder on how it was made, without restoring it :D It is just sad haha. maybe it is just me who have a huge fondness for crazy projects like that, and dont want to see them wither away from future generations :D Human ingenuity through time is fascinating, and especially when we work together in huge masses, amazing things can get done.
@@chrisjensen8307 i do think that people are trying to resurrect parts of these fortifications. Its got to be down to costs, and the will to keep history alive.. The maginot line and atlantic wall are kept alive by 'raiding' other forts of artifacts like turrets, guns, etc to put together a complete fortification. ( fermont and hackenberg for the maginot line. Battery todt ( france) and raversyde in Belguim come to mind. I love looking around abandoned bunkers, but also around these museums of what they looked like, when they were first built. And i love to try and find some history of why, and how they were built. 😀
Interesting, but…un complete! Greats, Peter.
Correct. Not enough info to go any further into the fort. Ill try and get further next time 😊
What a refreshing explore, without gimmicks and theatrics - no "DO NOT COME HERE" or "WE GOT LOST, TRAPPED WITH A POLTERGEIST" in the title. Good work, Sir. It's a sub from me!
Yes. I don't believe in ghosts anyway. I just like to explore the history of these places. Thanks for watching and commenting. And thank you for your sub 😊
Great video thanks I have just been to the Maginot line at Veckring also an amazing place.
Hi keithpaw. These fortifications are amazing. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Great shots! lie of official history is obvious!
Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Fascinating place X Glad you didn't go any further on your own hopefully take someone else with you next time, who knows what else is in there. Amazing what they built and is still under ground to be found X Thanks for sharing this X
Hi jennifer. Ive done more research on this fortification, and ill be going back next year, but with better equipment. Ie a mask and more batteries, also a plan/ layout of the inside. Thank you for your concern, and for watching/commenting 😊
Quite a few of the forts had an emergency escape down the narrow corridor you went down, they often went a considerable distance away from any fort and were well hidden so could not be broken into by any attackers. great video by the way I do miss going to the Maginot line not been since about 2008... first went to Cap Martin when I was about 14... Love the place..
Morning lee. Ive got to explore more of this line. Its so fascinating.we have nothing like this in the UK. Thanks again for watching commenting and your kind words . 😁
thank you! very good looking movie.
Hi Johan. Hoping to go back to this fortification, and explore it some more. Thanks for watching and commenting
Job well done 👌
Hi Barry. Thanks for the comment 😁. I had intended to go back this year and completely explore the fortification. However this pandemic got in the way. I will try next year. Thanks for watching 😁
Thanks for the share.
I guess you don't go alone in such exploration.
Stay safe.
Hi chris. I do go into these structures on my own, but my girlfriend is above, in the camper, with instructions in the length of time I'm down. Just in case i need rescuing. So far, so good . Thanks for watching and commenting. 😊
@@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 Ah at least someone knows where you are.
Good thing.
It is a pleasure to watch your videos as I am really interested in war relics, especially bunkers and fortifications.
Thanks again for that.
@@staric4863 hi chris. Glad you liked them. Hoping to bring some more unusual places and structures again this year. Still got a load of movies to put together, from where I've already been 😊
excellent explore, im thinking that mat from "the secret vault" with you would make a good team
Good morning. Ill check matt out. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Were the bunkers connected to each other underground? Amazing video.
Hi Paul. Each bunker system were not connected, however both the crew entrance and munitions entrance are connected further down by a long corridor ( over a mile long) the corrodor has a number of other corrodors coming off it, that lead to gun emplacents that face other countries borders, and guns that faces other french fortifications or 'works' as the french called them, that are either side of each other. Im off back next year to fully explore the 'works' , and ill have a plan of the ouvrage, that will be overlaid on the movie, so that you can see where i am inside the fort. If you look for my movie on ' Drakelow tunnels' then you will see what i mean. Thanks for the sub aswell 😊
in some corridors are rail for electric train. look to: ouvrage hackenberg veckring, the train is still working.
👍👍👍
Hi LaurOn. Thanks for the thumbs up 😊
🤔🤔French WW1 military leaders: "Ok, lets not bother fortifying that Belgian area, theyll NEVER come through there"!
👉👉The Germans: "Attack through Belgium"!
--------------------------
🤔🤔Pre-WW2 French Leadership: "Lets not bother fortifying that Belgian area. They'll NEVER come through there"!
👉👉The Germans: "Attack through Belgium"!
---------------------
🤔🤔Late WW2 Allied leadership: "Lets not bother fortifying that Belgian area. They'll NEVER come through there"!
👉👉The Germans: "Attack through Belgium"!
Yip. You would think that the french would have learned a lesson. Fascinating structures to explore though. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
A somewhat disingenuous answer, the reason the Belgian border was poorly defended is that both Britain and France had hearty obligations to defend Belgium dating back to the end of the Napoleonic wars. After WW1 the Belgians quite openly collaborated over defence matters with the French especially as to how allied armies would support their nation in war, the Belgians were quite honest about their inability to secure their own borders and relied on exterior assistance. However, in 1935 there was a change of government within Belgium which led to a new nationalistic government being voted in which espoused a policy of strict neutrality, this policy was in turn was backed by the new incoming Belgian monarch. Prior to this time the Belgians had promised to build a line of fortifications (forts) from just over the border at Lille and stretching north east to Liege, the new government scrapped this plan effectively leaving the French flank undefended.
The French were left with having to plug the gap at the same time as building the rest of the line, the budget of which was still affected by the depression of some years earlier, effectively the French government were committed to keeping within a defence budget set years earlier. There is also the question of the topography of the area, its was flat plain land, low lying and with a high water table and thus totally unsuitable for building Gros Ouvrage as had been the case elsewhere. There was the hope that the French would build a large mobile army, however, whilst the leadership of the armoured corps was young and very capable being led by on Lt Col Charles de Gaulle.The French high command was on the other hand totally out of touch and fighting 1914 all over again. They consequently ignored armour and a campaign of movement to defend this border, starving the armoured corps of funding. French tanks of the time were actually quite good, on the whole better than the British (think Matilda mk.1) and on par with the Germans.
Back to the border. The BEF entered France in 1939 and were immediately put to work building fortifications. The British knew best apparently ignoring French plans to build infantry casemates and instead built pillboxes of the same design that litter the British countryside today, they turned out to be totally useless. Poorly made, poorly constructed they fell when attacked. As for 1940, when Germany attacked it did so initially through the Netherlands and Belgium in the full knowledge that Britain and France would fulfil their treaty obligations and send in their main field force.Once the allies were committed the main attack came through Sedan heading at speed toward the channel. This strike cut the allied armies in half, those towards Paris and the others north in Belgium.
At this point both the British and French command fell to pieces. The French became paralysed and the British evacuated at Dunkirk leaving behind the 51st Highland Division. The French attempted to carry on, however, even with a change of command they were unable to regain the initiative. De Gaulle and his tanks made a valiant attack on the Germans but failed for the lack of infantry. At this point the French high command effectively staged a coup to take over the government and seek an armistice.
As for the Maginot Line being left to rot - wrong. After the war much of the line was rebuilt and reused as a defence line until 1965. Many NATO nations used parts of the Maginot Line as headquarters (the RCAF), the Americans used several Abbri to house technicians servicing the ACE High system, even the post was Bundeswehr used Molvange as a munitions depot for its war reserve munitions and as an aircrafts parts depot. Parts of the southern or Alpine line soldiered well into the 1980s as defensive structures and were only relinquished in the 1990s.
Today only Mont Saint Agel and Hochwald still remain in service, both were formerly large air defence control complexes but now only house remote radar heads. Rochonvillers was a French army war HQ until the late 1990s.
what a waste of manpower and ressources building stuff like that and leave it to rot
Hi Chris. There is an heck of a lots of concrete in nearly a thousand miles of the maginot line. And even more concrete/ resources in the atlantic wall. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
I know but it is still sad to see things rot away like that. It is like watching the great pyramid fall apart year after year while we ponder on how it was made, without restoring it :D It is just sad haha. maybe it is just me who have a huge fondness for crazy projects like that, and dont want to see them wither away from future generations :D
Human ingenuity through time is fascinating, and especially when we work together in huge masses, amazing things can get done.
@@chrisjensen8307 i do think that people are trying to resurrect parts of these fortifications. Its got to be down to costs, and the will to keep history alive.. The maginot line and atlantic wall are kept alive by 'raiding' other forts of artifacts like turrets, guns, etc to put together a complete fortification. ( fermont and hackenberg for the maginot line. Battery todt ( france) and raversyde in Belguim come to mind. I love looking around abandoned bunkers, but also around these museums of what they looked like, when they were first built. And i love to try and find some history of why, and how they were built. 😀