The hidden Maybach bunkers found and explored
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- The Maybach I and II built during WW2 in Zossen Germany, was the most iconic Bunkers ever constructed, enormous structures built for the German High Command and made to look like regular houses.
One of the complexes was supposed all but destroyed post war and scrapped for the metal. I found that not to be the case, and I had to find this site hiding in an old overgrown Russian Base.
I found a few other surprises, but after last time I wanted to explore and take you with me.
You may want to watch the episode on Maybach from last year and my short on Winkelturm too - you will see why:-)
My son is getting his masters in History and let me tell you that we truly appreciate your videos every time we watch them!
Hopefully they taught him the correct history...
Our educational institutions are a joke.
Tell him HIS story isnt our story and PLEASE keep an open mind. HIS story is just one perception, the perception of the winners... I'm sick of seeing people go off to college, get a piece of paper that says they are smart, then mock anything else that goes against their systematic indoctrination...
@@mikehunt8375 projecting much bro?
@@mikehunt8375 definitely looks at history from all angles. Never believe one point of view!!!
@@vasili1207 I have taught him to never take anything at face value... always question what people say and always listen to opposing views in order to build your own understanding.
Hard to believe but that would have been a perfectly acceptable playground for kids in the 70's-80's. Ah the good old times.
Thank you, Tino, for bringing this excellent series to us. Your hard work and dedication shows in each episode. This is what should be on the “historical” network TV channels. Thank you for taking us along on your adventures.
Thank you Tino ! It's Memorial day so it's a perfect time to watch !
Absolutely staggering the amount of concrete the Germans used!
Megalithic concrete.. 😋
The concrete wasn't the problem, constructional steel did be *. . .*
Yeah I mean it's almost as if the Nazis had some sort of camp where they'd concentrate on stuff...
Ur way better than any tv show or history channel
And I'm almost lifelike thank you so much for saying so I do try
Thanks for making this available for public viewing. Amazing historical place. I couldn't help myself not taking "souvenirs" even it it was only bits of concrete, brick or wiring.
Truly enjoyed this adventure. I like how you get into your videos for us. I felt like i was truly exploring with you. Thank you
Fascinating. You do such a tremendous job. BRAVO!
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I hate seeing history destroyed like that, but its really cool to see what's left of it. Thanks Tino.
As usual fascinating video. What a shame so much was destroyed after the war-also during, but that's another thing.
Thanks Tino for another amazing film....I think this should be titled the Yes film!
Absolutely riveted by the Maybach exploration, frustrated that you could not access the underground tunnels,but you will return with i,m sure. Like Captain Kirk you boldly go where others fear to tread.
dont worry one of my friends will show me next week, Ill get into the tunnels:-)
There was a book written by Hans George Kampe in 1996. Published by Schaffer Publishing Ltd. The title is The Underground Military Command Bunkers of Zossen, Germany.
Another fascinating video, many thanks. "Safety First" is not an overstated term, I'm glad you aren't taking extreme risks on your own. You mention having a rope, you may also find an "etrier climbing ladder" to be useful in some situations - available at any proper climbing store. Pre-slung into a hole, it would provide an easy retreat without use of ascenders. Happy travels.
Glad you enjoyed it well I got older I guess lol
Thank you, Tino for your videos. I find this history fascinating, and I agree with your laments on the destruction of this history. I feel a deep sorrow for the lives lost making this history. I am not concerned about the ideologies of the deceased warriors, they cannot spread them any more. The men do, however, deserve to be remembered for their sacrifices.
Thanks for all the hard work and videos!
Thank you for taking the time to record your exploration of these structures and making this interesting and informative video for us Tino Struckmann.
Glad you got there finally.
Trees were braced when young to produce the curves needed in shipbuilding back in the day, the end product is like that exactly. The forest in West pomeranina Poland that you speak of was supposedly done to harvest for boat and furniture building.
We have some back home so I researched the heck out of them 👍
Artificial ley lines.
Turn on: tree grows to an angle.
Turn off: tree grows straight up.
By these kind of trees and the bent I guess they operated "stuff" there for couple or 3 decades. My guess from the trees ageing, from late 70's to early 90's at least.
That looks like a dream place to visit and all matey
Yes, it does dunnit, blokkies.......
Happy Memorial Day. Perfect video for today.
Truly fascinating Tino thanks for taking the too document and show us I new to channel so I got a lot of catching up to do. Thanks
Nice finds really enjoyed the sites you have discovered well done
Glad you enjoyed I am only just beginning
My best guess re bendy trees is they grew on concrete or rubble. While the sapling was smaller it leaned drastically yet didn't fall over. As the tree grew stronger it righted itself but foliage over corrected the weight but never fell.
Nice one Tino. Thanks for posting.
Being inside the crooked buildings reminds me of a Bond movie. The Maybach complex really was the villain's lair.
Such a tragedy these places were needlessly destroyed.
Be it for vanity, closure, or for "progress"... erasing history only makes it easier for someone to repeat it.
Thanks for sharing these amazing places with the rest of us WW2 history nuts!
They weren't needlessly destroyed. They've been 'slighted' for the exactly the same reason as the castles of the United Kingdom. In this condition they can never be used for their intended purpose.
Another great record thanks for showing us this side its just WOW cant wait to see another new video again Tino thanks for all the great videos we learn alot thanks to you
Found your website by accident. I’ve subscribed and are looking forward to future videos.
That square thing is a high voltage paper in oil capacitor (Soviet made) ;-)
Great video as always! I would love to be able explore places like this.
I'm @ 42:45 and suddenly thought of the Blair Witch Project. Suddenly Tino's camera goes whirling around, video goes snowy fuzzy and then cuts off and we never see Tino again. Years later, new explorers discover Tino's camera and we see his last footage.
Lol well I'm on the road filming these live like walkthroughs are the best I can do until I get back home and can actually edit proper episodes beside disappear in a mountains somewhere... there's some weird stuff out here I'm telling you
Tino as always a Very informative look into the past. I agree with you that it is a shame the destruction of these significant structures be they for good or bad is so wrong.
I dream of a time that you or those like you find an undisturbed WW2 Structure that can be explored for the first time.
Thank you for all you do for us
Well I found a few that the authorities absolutely will not let us open or dig into... that is when the process begins..
@@tinostruckmann Do it without permission. This isn't even a Straftat but only a Ordnungswidrigkeit. I found one before and also did it. Let those Idiots know that people don't care for their beloved culture of saying no to everything but paying taxes. Germany is a joke anyways.
@ 1.14, it is (was) most likely a high voltage capacitor, used for storing a electrical charge for a short period of time.
Dammit is definitely your favorite word . Lol ! You should make sketches of the building locations so you and others know where they are .
Thank you for the adventures Tino. The stack looks very much like flares we used in refining, the height is probably to keep whatever they were incinerating, which probably was very nasty above the ground level as much as possible, the pipes would be for gas to light the waste at the tip and then probably steam to quench it if it got to out of hand, also some electrical which would light the flare head back up if it were to go out. Gives me the creeps, be careful dude!
Tino, Why would the Russian army blow up the buildings that they had control of? Wouldn't it make more sense to repurpose them for their own needs ? Seems like a waste of resources? Much thanks and respect for all your hard work Tino, from upstate NY! USA
I believe it was because of the Allied Control Council's Directive Nr 22 that ordered the demining and removal of German fortifications, and possibly when they pulled back to Russia after the Cold War.
@@AFatalPapercut ah, yes. This makes sense. Thank you !
@@danielr5637 Uhh no. It was the Germans themselves. To prevent the advancing Soviet Army from using them.
At 1:33:13 that is a building for decontamination, NBC, with the pass through bath for equipment by the looks as well as the easily washdown tiled walls.
So what's upstairs?
I knew it!
Respect to my Dane cousin from an old Irish Celt for such a well researched ahow !
Fantastic Tino, more please.
TY for all your hard work and content contributions
How many bunker complexes are still unfound? Could there be a bunker somewhere that still has equipment from WW2 in it?
Yes there could, very easily
It looks to me like a lot of that was just buried with the garbage already present after 1991. Would be worth digging into the piles near doorways or down through holes in floors. (Edit) - also there will be sink holes that develop where water flows down through crevices into underground caves or your case maybe tunnels
Sad too see so much of it derstroyed... Regardless of why it is there, it's still history too be learned from.
In Europe we can't keep everything, tThat would be much too much *. . .*
This is amazing once again Tino had been wanting a long time to see this. Congratulations once again on a masterpiece of history explained with the locations as of today! These no-one else shows ever.
Found where Bunker 1 area is on google maps. I think I see where you might be. That area is huge! Google maps took the picture in the summer so much is under the trees to the east of the museum and the Zeppelin bunker. Thanks for the video!
South of Maybach 1 is a large solar array. Maybach 2 is in the woods west of the array. If you use google earth pro, you can view previous images in time. Trees are smaller & some in winter.
It is amazing how the Germans were able to mix so much concrete in so little time and have the engineers, equipment and manpower with all the hugh buildings and structures.
I don’t know this for sure. I would guess slave labor was probably used. It’s just a guess. However, that was par for the course during this time period. Be safe.
Hey Tino....I believe the "Bent Trees" that you find fascinating are as a result of Radiation exposure ....😉
Think you need to start carrying a small Geiger counter. The consistent deformation of the saplings may be due to a outside influence that is time dependent. Radiation. Poison gas. The trunk shows before, during then after the influence was present. Thanks for all you do.
Sharp curves in tree trunks are usually the result of catastrophic events, but snow/ice pressure may cause trees to bow with gentle curves. A tree that grows crooked will remain crooked. When you plant a new tree, the root system takes time to spread and attach to the soil in which it is planted. ...
Great stuff as usual, thank you very much.
You the man Tino, keeping it real, TRUTH!
Great video, first time I’ve seen one of yours, amazing. Wish we could get those Russian Signs’s translated
Oh I am sure that might happen here organically:-)
Tino is more of a Man than Chuck Norris, BearGrills and Steve Irwin put together. Love his vids! U r a legend mate
hmm sounds like I should then get paid more lmao:-) Thank you brother
Hi Tino. Wery intresting Great jobb. 👍🏻
Gretings from sweden 😉
Just discovered your channel this week, so catching up on episodes. This was a cool explore.
The Soviets were messy with their installations. No surprise to see all that crap dumped into the ruins. As for the ever-present tires....they are hard to get rid of properly (at least in the US), so folks find places to dump them without having to go through the BS. ANY abandon building gets crap tossed into it. Farmers typically have an old shed for stuff they may need again (but don't) and a corner of a field where they dump stuff.
The uniform pieces make me wonder though. Why were those dumped randomly around?
I'm welcome to the party I would suggest you go back to the beginning of those which are series and watching them forward from there it will make more sense:-)
Sad that so much history was blown up. Then again, so much in the USA was just allowed to rot away, when it wasn't bulldosed.
TINO ROCKING HISTORY IN THE GARAGE... THANK YOU TO ALL WHOM HAVE PAID IN BLOOD FOR THEIR COUNTRIES!!!
That's a old oil filled HV capacitor with the ceramic insulator's.
Used with generators as surge protectors?
@@XiamaraTheToxicMu Phase angle / current lead / lag correction for motors. Whatever it was fitted to it was serious!
What you found at 1:15:25 looks like a high voltage capacator . There added to a high voltage line to corect power factor. Like if you have a lot of indunce on a line . I know a lot of Europe is 50 hz ( 60hz hear in the US) today . Dont know what freq they used when that cap was in use .
I remember a time when discovery channel had content that was 20% as good as this.
Excellent videos.
As always, I very much enjoy your presentations. Some day, perhaps some maps of these various areas that you explore could be made so the those of us ignorant of where there locations are would have a better idea. All these Russian installations tell me that it is probably in the former Eastern Germany, but where is a mystery to me.
I do upload maps used to the website, and also in future Ill add gps in the text, and I am working on an interactive map to publish
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Thank you. I attempt to locate these various places using commercial satellite imagery and event google maps (google is almost useless), but it is not always determinable. Maybe it is my old eyes. Again thank you.
this is FANTASTIC ty so much for sharing it
These hollow concrete slabs (with round holes going longways) are floor slabs - the holes are to lighten the structure. Typical post-war precast concrete construction.
are you sure they are post war? I see them in a lot of ww2 construction too
@@tinostruckmann, OK, They may be from WW2 but they look like typical floor precast slabs used to this day and I wouldn't associate the holes with any services. They might be used as such occasionally (as a "side use"), but most likely they were designed to lower the weight of the slabs.
At 20:26. It looks to me like a ammo crate that carried mortars Correct me if I am wrong. But thats what it looks like to me. Great video as always my brother from another mother.
Looks like a telecommunication array tower. Maybe for Warsaw, Berlin or maybe even Moscow if it was a Soviet base. But it sure looks to be of similar construction of the one that was built in East Berlin in the late 60's early 70's with the metal panels that formed a sphere called Fernsehturm. As smoke stacks do not usually have catwalks like this tower has those are usually built only on telecommunication type towers be it radio, TV, or satellite.
Thank you Tino, interesting 👍
Have you ever tried going through the installations on the Guernsey Islands? I have seen some footage: HOWEVER, it seems the UK are a bit touchy about it. Apparently, don't like giving people the idea they "fotgot" about those folks during the war that were British citizens.
Please keep up the excellent work.
Thanks.
I hear that story a lot, I am hoping to get there when I am finished here in the East - but there is so much to film:-) Ill get to it, especially since one of them is for sale
Tino, At Exactly 1-hour 15 minutes what you're looking at is an earth box transistor cables would go into the ceramics and the box would be fastened to the ground. I do believe it's a mains transistor? I definitely believe it has something to do with power conduct
Magnífico aporte histórico. Gracias!
Desde, Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳
To me it looks like a power transformer that you may see on the outside of buildings or on telegraph type poles
Interresting and educational. A question in my head: Wy, and for what? Puzzle the pieses into one major project, maybe?
You may need to clarify the question a little:-)
Yesss. I love it. But still. Cant wait for the henge and riese videos.
I believe the boulders in the concrete of the lowest level was so if a bomb slid down the sides and detonated on the ground it would not blast through the wall.
"they must have used quite a lot of explosives" appears to be a sentence that comes pretty often in these visits...
Tino are you going to get the architect and engineer involved in your de Reiser mini-series to help you understand the structures that you come across and uncover hidden things?
"Double tub" is really just a washing trough that sheets could be washed more easily than in smaller tubs.
Correct in assuming the bldg was an infirmary of some kind with an OR.
Decontamination front room.
But what kind of contaminants.
Decontamination?
No just a laundry across the hall from a little OR.
Awesome video! Guess I was wrong. Turned out that it wasn't the long lost space ship of Flash Gordon. My bad! Keep exploring, you might find it yet. In the meantime a big thankyou for sharing history with us!
I think that thing you found with two ceramic and metal inside them was a detonating device. That chimney looks like a cooling tower for something.
This is what a fallen civilization looks like to alien visitors upon landing. It’ll only get worse .
Exactly.
You found the vinklethourn that’s amazing holly god damn I am over zealous
Could someone please tell me what that is? I can't find a reference to it with any spelling variation. Thanks in advance.
Question/ story idea. Have you heard of ryes plates? A ww2 british system of mass produced plates.that bolt together and can make o posts, bunkers because they make octogons that filled with dirt provide protection from shelling. If you talk about them could you link or tell the detentions? Thankyou
I have a vague recollection of those, and I am hoping to go to England and document a few castles also so if I can find one I will
Thax. Liked it alot. If you see old tyers. There are dates on them. Glimps of when stuff happend there
Pretty much of the old tires are post war, it is becoming an internal joke that at every bunker I always find a tire...
@@tinostruckmann jip. Herd that. Onley resentley start following your videos. From South Africa
Great vid asalways matey I'm just watching ure vid about the juterbog museum on the TV way bigger than my phone lol
Keep it up matey
All those old Military Jackets . . . I was waiting for you to pick one up and there'd be a partial Skeleton inside it . Lol .
I think that at 1:15:30 it's a field relay box for communications. The ceramics are insulators.
The answer to the question of the day is.... A power transformer. That was most likely a step down transformer to convert the 380 volt carrier to 240 volt for use at the point where it was used.
Your Russian "Mine" looks like a primus stove to me, but hey what do I know. Great video thanks
So we have weird trees like that in the US. Ours were from Native Americans and early settlers. I believe they're called something like Guide Trees. As saplings someone would cut off the main trunk leaving a branch growing out of the side in the direction they would like to travel. Usually leading to a other tree and so on until they reach another tribe or what not. And as those trees grow, that branch would then try growing straight up causing the bend.
Now this is just one explanation to this and seems to be the most agreed upon.
object at 117.00 is a filtering capacitor used in power supplies
That box like space thing with the tubes on the bottom of it near the engine bloke is a air filter box used on T55 tanks and such like.
Can I ask you a question on safety Tino, when you go to these locations that are far out into the sticks especially when you go climbing through ruins like you do in this video to somebody know where you are, I mean do you give them the longitude and latitude because I definitely know you are not getting a signal inside those ruins because when I go to castles and crawl through tunnels I know for a fact that I can't get a signal ,so you're not getting one most of the time when the walls are over Over 2 metres thick ,if you're lucky.?what happens if you fall down a hole, break you legs or worse your back?
do you have a way to get help?
I know you're not stupid brother, I know you've been in the army for long time and I know you must do risk assessments but still as much as we love watching your content your work. You have many followers.Who would rather you be safe? There is asbestos even mixed into cement In certain places and they didn't know about the dangers back in the 40s so everything was made out of asbestos, especially in bunkers in case of Fire. So why are you not wearing a mask when you go to these places? Even if you get fungus or damp particles in your lungs it can still cause you breathing problems and I can hear you breathing when you go from tunnel to tunnel room to room. There is a lack of oxygen in these places especially when you are crawling from chamber to Chamber on your hands and knees. Units
you're not stupid brother so please don't think I'm like you ring you you I'm just very When I use the run my team when we used to explore I was very safety first.
We watch you in every video doing what you love and what we love watching you do Tino, so you can't help but care about people when they become part of your lives.
Hey Tino, I've seen a couple of videos with you wondering ; How do I get down there and get out again..
The answer is a rope ladder and a bit of extra rope to secure it ;)
What you really need are little drones. Some Arduino/Raspberry lessons, a bit of (hard) suffering with AI, mechanics probably ain't gonna be such a pain and voila! Every hole belongs to you.
You mean this metaphorically I presume.
@@Kobayashhi you would need fkin darpa to explore this place. I bet it's huge underground.
Tino, love your videos, wondering whether the object you found @ 1.13.30 was a DC 12 volt Battery ??
it was :-) that is simple lol
Trees bend in catastrophic events, but nature can also by ice/snow or soil, but I would put it down to explosive force, much greater than small TNT. Nature has a way of giving you signs. I believe the electrical box you found to be a capacitor,. Great vid Tino
That is pretty much what I thought would have caused it. what is interesting is that I have found similar trees in places where there should have been no explosions more to come
@115.40, that's part of a transistor for the power cable's to power up everything
Tino, Great explorers video!!! I hate to tell you though, you need more on hands help, as you didn’t know that already Lol!