Why Switzerland Has 374,142 Bunkers (and likely more)

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  • @johnnyharris
    @johnnyharris  Рік тому +281

    Thanks for watching! I made a poster about maps & i hope you like it: store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster

    • @carmelaonofrietti7297
      @carmelaonofrietti7297 Рік тому +4

      Wau

    • @davepowell7168
      @davepowell7168 Рік тому +4

      'One for all and all for one '
      Swiss national motto ..

    • @CFox.7
      @CFox.7 Рік тому

      theres fkng way too much slick production filler in your vids. Give it a fkng rest

    • @Make-Asylums-Great-Again
      @Make-Asylums-Great-Again Рік тому +1

      This was amazing to watch, production value and editing were 🤌 perfection.

    • @CFox.7
      @CFox.7 Рік тому

      @@jacksparrow2351 im whacking off to your comment jack ! Murica' fk yeah !

  • @Cainthegodslayer
    @Cainthegodslayer 2 роки тому +13707

    World: *does something that is somewhat unstable*
    The Swiss: *starts digging furiously*

    • @markmuller7962
      @markmuller7962 2 роки тому +154

      🤣

    • @nikhilsinghh
      @nikhilsinghh 2 роки тому +428

      It's very intelligent

    • @Logicon1138
      @Logicon1138 2 роки тому +332

      Someone dropped a biscuit.. quick build a bunker!

    • @pklimbic
      @pklimbic 2 роки тому +463

      When you’re surrounded by giants who want to wile you off the earth for 700 years… combine this with a people who basically does not want to be governed by anyone, let alone its own government…😂

    • @drunkenpandaeth2851
      @drunkenpandaeth2851 2 роки тому +12

      lmfao🤣🤣🤣

  • @gabe_o_verse
    @gabe_o_verse 2 роки тому +8824

    Its always weird to hear people outside of Switzerland being so impressed by our bunkers, because I grew up with it and I thought every country runs like this^^.

    • @carlinc.christensen3478
      @carlinc.christensen3478 2 роки тому +611

      Man I wish my country ran like this! 😅

    • @gabe_o_verse
      @gabe_o_verse 2 роки тому +577

      @@carlinc.christensen3478 dude trust me: we're not perfect either...we didn't have womens voting rights until the 70s...

    • @satanicgeek3303
      @satanicgeek3303 2 роки тому +318

      The weirdest is not the bunkers but the dynamite under the bridges ^^'

    • @PhilfreezeCH
      @PhilfreezeCH 2 роки тому +264

      @@gabe_o_verse In Appenzell it wasn‘t until 1990 and only after our highest court told them they need to give women the right to vote by law, while somewhat implying that a failure to do so would be a valid reason for armed intervention by all other Kantons.

    • @SubSpace-bs5fr
      @SubSpace-bs5fr 2 роки тому +3

      Meet an Albanian and then you can share your bunker passions.

  • @beebee4334
    @beebee4334 2 роки тому +4577

    I’m an American and lived in Switzerland for several years. You have no idea how prepared they are for ANYthing and EVERYthing all at once. The Swiss think through everything very very thoroughly…. It’s not that easy to understand until you live there and are a part of their system that you realize they have thought of everything to guard against anything from minor pitfalls to major threats. It’s an astonishingly well-run, orderly, safe society.

    • @bluemoon8268
      @bluemoon8268 2 роки тому +218

      … this isn’t the situation anymore … I have lived in Switzerland for several months each year … once they abandoned their neutrality recently against Russia, they have joined the main stream quid pro quo …

    • @johnnysteradactyl558
      @johnnysteradactyl558 2 роки тому +39

      who really needs social stability anyway?

    • @leisureclub_
      @leisureclub_ 2 роки тому

      Time for USA to invade Swtizerland? may be they don't have oil :(

    • @AlexanderOnFire
      @AlexanderOnFire Рік тому +345

      @@bluemoon8268 Switzerland didn‘t abandoned the neutrality because of that war. Switzerland is a country with values that they share with other western countries. Those values are under attack because of this war. It is the right thing to take the position that is in the best interest for your country. This was the case during the world wars, cold war and it is the case today.

    • @AlexanderOnFire
      @AlexanderOnFire Рік тому +20

      @vix altaris monumentum monstrantum Nope. Wasn‘t my point of the comment.

  • @IanFrancisco-u1v
    @IanFrancisco-u1v 10 місяців тому +75

    Just love watching this vlog, it's like a free tour in Switzerland.
    What an amazing country, it's my dream now to travel in Switzerland before I die

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому +1261

    Johnny meeting a fellow Map Enthusiast is pure joy. So happy you felt seen.

    • @TheGuccidadi
      @TheGuccidadi 2 роки тому +29

      In another reality, that fellow Swiss map enthusiast IS johhny 40 years after moving to Switzerland.

    • @MikeMcCarthy1
      @MikeMcCarthy1 2 роки тому +7

      Likewise - did you know this? Canada now has a land border with two countries. One is in Europe. Which means we can (as Canadians) benefit from trade pacts that are only made for countries who have land borders with Europe? See if you can find that out. It's new in 2022. - Cheers!

    • @sanket7_
      @sanket7_ 2 роки тому +2

      My fellow TISS enthusiast

    • @when_life_gives_you_limes
      @when_life_gives_you_limes 2 роки тому +2

      It's like Johnny found his soulmate! 😂

    • @PokhrajRoy.
      @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому +1

      @@sanket7_ Hello!

  • @MøPgr
    @MøPgr Рік тому +547

    We lived in Switzerland for 16 years. There was a bunker in the apartment buildings we lived in and in the house we lived in. The bunker in the house was inspected and tested about every 4-5 years and there was a signed sheet for completed and passed testing on the inside of the door, for every test since the house was built. If you built a home without a bunker, you had to pay your local municipality for the right to space in the municipality's general bunker... they all have one.
    The bunkers are NOT just for protection from war - "traditional" or nuclear - they are also for protection from nuclear fallout in case one of many nuclear power plants goes kaboom. Because of the air filtering system, they also provide safety in case of a chemical tanker accident and other things that can contaminate the air where people live. Also, they would provide safe shelter in cases of extreme weather or run-away fires.... and, probably, the whole house falling down on top of them.

    • @roobs5
      @roobs5 Рік тому +22

      Why did you move away? Sounds like a dream living there.

    • @calvinabbott6920
      @calvinabbott6920 Рік тому

      How many Globalists can fit in the 100 year bunker when they destroy the world?

    • @FranciscaRodriguez-od1op
      @FranciscaRodriguez-od1op 11 місяців тому

      Defeats the purpose.. Fallout from hydrogen bombs wont go away til way after everyone in the bunker dies!! It wouldnt ever shield you from radiation, sorry thats a myth..

    • @Omgiamsotriggered
      @Omgiamsotriggered 10 місяців тому +26

      @@roobs5 If he isnt a native place probably didnt feel like home. I myself am from Croatia and no matter where I went or gone, no matter how much prosper and good it was to live or how much money I made, I never felt like it was home, always missed my birth place. For alot of the people even if they are from a hellhole of a place they end up missing it cuz the heart aint right and on its place.

    • @LaVidaDeUnBMW
      @LaVidaDeUnBMW 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Omgiamsotriggered meh every country where I live for my is my home

  • @CydiaStar
    @CydiaStar 2 роки тому +1481

    As a swiss and a soldier which got trained in swiss bunkers, i have to say this documentary is done very well. You educated a lot of people on a very interesting and mostly unknown topic and all that without being disrespectful against our National Security cause you didn’t got around and searched for the ones which are classified or tried to expose anything which isn’t known to the puplic.

    • @Igrokcosmo
      @Igrokcosmo Рік тому +6

      Good luck to you...only I think you will not be able to use these things

    • @jrmartinez1354
      @jrmartinez1354 Рік тому +36

      Jesus Christ lived a sinless life died on the cross rose from the dead three days later so that you can have eternal life you just have to accept his gift of salvation and repent from your sins and surrender your life to him Jesus Christ for eternal life.
      God Bless Everybody

    • @stormtrooper9119
      @stormtrooper9119 Рік тому +6

      You have nukes on your bunker or you could self destruct your whole country.

    • @PokèMyBalls
      @PokèMyBalls Рік тому +47

      I know where to go now when these countries start a nuclear World War. Let's take a "vacation" to Switzerland.

    • @ForSure871
      @ForSure871 Рік тому +13

      @@PokèMyBallsNo no, already to crowded here..

  • @USEditor
    @USEditor 8 місяців тому +24

    This, hands down, is one of the best documentary posts on UA-cam. This is not hyperbole whatsoever. It was astonishing in context, with cogent explanations, entertaining in a contributing way, and is produced with perfection e.g. one could say “it’s so Swiss.”
    I know a fair amount about the bunkers and feel that the narrative here is spot on-or more precisely, each segment and location packed a salvo of information gunning for the passes of our curiosity.
    And what can I say, after the good old U.S. of A, Switzerland is my second favorite country. I’m rather fond of their rail network and the terminal in Zurich.
    But, I digress.
    While watching this post I wondered about two things. First-how would the majority of Swiss bunkers withstand the 5,000 pound U.S. “bunker buster” bomb like the ones lobbed at Iraq in 2003?
    Second, with such HUGE guns tucked inside mountain beaver conduits, how well and for how long can the rock withstand the repeated concussion and recoil of the cannon when they are fired…
    …not to mention the decibel level, the deafening sound, of a firing gun echoing throughout the corridors of a bunker of any size?
    With each kaboom upon firing would assuredly give everyone the bunker shakes-I mean, if you’ve seen “The Hunger Games” you know what I mean.
    Finally, it’s been awhile since I’ve watched an “independent” UA-cam post that gave me a bang for my UA-cam “Premium” buck.
    Bravo!

    • @copbabycombo1311
      @copbabycombo1311 19 днів тому +1

      as an american, you should be ashamed of yourself that ur fav country is america. How embarrassing

  • @serge-etiennefreytag332
    @serge-etiennefreytag332 2 роки тому +1356

    Fun fact: In Zurich, where you met the historian, there are SEVERAL machine gun bunkers hidden, and also strategic explosive charges underneath the most important bridges. Some of the machine gun bunkers were even pointed at the lake, like at the entrance to that floating sailing club, behind you at 28:14, which honestly is beyond me as to why anyone would attack Zurich by lake. We use it for wine storage now :D

    • @Mikijonie
      @Mikijonie 2 роки тому +80

      If I'm not mistaken, the explosive charges were removed from all bridges recently

    • @torias.113
      @torias.113 2 роки тому +115

      @@Mikijonie allegedly

    • @rubenschmid17
      @rubenschmid17 2 роки тому +7

      @@Mikijonie yes. That's true

    • @atlanta2076
      @atlanta2076 2 роки тому +6

      I'm pretty sure that some of them explosives are still in place...

    • @MozkarLozada
      @MozkarLozada 2 роки тому +26

      You must have never played age of empires
      You bring villagers, build a port, the port builds a boat, the troops go into the boat, and that's how they come across

  • @ovimaltine1680
    @ovimaltine1680 2 роки тому +442

    swiss army soldier here: very nice job of portraying the cultural aspect of why my ancestors chose to construct these bunkers. some higher ups in the army even bought some fortresses and use them as their private residence. seeing professional videos makes the alps look that much nicer and i thank you for that as well :)
    I still desperately hope we will never have to use them but we are still prepared in the end as we always have been. (some political groups want them completely abandoned and i think thats a big mistake, especially under current circumastances).

    • @philup6274
      @philup6274 2 роки тому +6

      Start filling them with cement. Yall have hid long enough. It time for the party.

    • @gregoryedwards9097
      @gregoryedwards9097 2 роки тому

      @@philup6274 bruh nothing worse than a hater lmao. Haters bring this world down, except for those stronger than them, who use the weak haters hate as fuel to become great. You, my friend, are a hater. If anything I am happy at least one country is prepared for the new WW we are about to face, which could start any time now, literally.
      I, as an American living in California, am pissed that the Worlds wealthiest country, has done little to protect its people. We are absolutely screwed if we get hit by EMPs, let alone a nuke.
      We need someone to survive this. F our leaders. Both US, NATO, China, Russia, and all their Allies are all evil and are playing Earth and it’s life like it’s a game of 4D Chess smh.

    • @loveamerica3426
      @loveamerica3426 2 роки тому +40

      Those political groups are definitely acting against the interest of your country and it's citizens. who are these political groups? I'm very interested in moving to Switzerland and I would be in support of the political groups that want to be prepared, that want to be secure and that want to be keeping fortified bunkers because that's what smart people do!!
      I agree with Switzerland stance on being neutral and the natural beauty is unparalleled plus European people are nice and sophisticated and Switzerland is also one of the more reasonable countries that has good amounts of civil rights.

    • @ovimaltine1680
      @ovimaltine1680 2 роки тому

      @@loveamerica3426 its mostly any left leaning party since they are against the swiss army in general. Even within europe: we consider countries like germany/france/italy as somewhat degenerate because of their policies compared to ours. If you like to support more conservative things like our bunker system, SVP is a good party to follow.
      PS: our neighbours arent necessarily degenerate, its just that we dont wanna join the shitshow which is the european Union.

    • @lobehold2263
      @lobehold2263 2 роки тому +13

      @@loveamerica3426 yes, the Swiss are building the biggest bunker system because their fellow Europeans are nice and sophisticated 😂
      I’m just joking around

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday 2 роки тому +882

    Looks like a fun adventure. So sorry they took your big yellow wrench.

    • @Nov1cegg
      @Nov1cegg 2 роки тому +15

      Oh, hey Mar.....
      Destin!

    • @acctsys
      @acctsys 2 роки тому +32

      Went to the comments for the sad confiscation

    • @CIubFoot
      @CIubFoot 2 роки тому +6

      Loved your video with Luke Talley - had to watch the long cut it was so good!

    • @1dgram
      @1dgram 2 роки тому +4

      Hey Destin!

    • @boinkinsen
      @boinkinsen 2 роки тому +5

      Don't understand why they even consider taking the wrench.

  • @ufo1330
    @ufo1330 11 місяців тому +136

    We also have a bunker with a circulating air filter (including the large yellow wrench 😊) installed in our house. It is used as a storage room and the racks are actually beds. We also have the army weapon that everyone stores at home and is allowed to keep when they finish their service. Many things are special in Switzerland that would be unthinkable in other countries.

    • @amnbvcxz8650
      @amnbvcxz8650 4 місяці тому +8

      That should be the norm in all countries, especially in North America, Europe and Asia! That’s not weird, the world is weird for having a mindset with preference to depend on luck to survive! The prevalence of short term thinking is what gets humanity in danger in terms of pollution, health hazards, wars and nuclear accidents or warfare.

    • @PartyhatRS
      @PartyhatRS 4 місяці тому

      What army weapon? Is it an automatic weapon with ammo you get to have? Or is it just for show?

    • @ufo1330
      @ufo1330 4 місяці тому +1

      @@PartyhatRS Every member of the armed forces has their service weapon (currently a SIG 550) at home and may keep it after completing their compulsory service. However, serial fire is then changed to single fire.

    • @zoutewand
      @zoutewand 4 місяці тому +6

      ​​​@@PartyhatRS as I understand it every man in Switzerland is conscripted and trained in the military. They get to leave after the training and a short period of service and they have to take their weapon with them. This ensures that if there is a sudden invasion, there is no need to suddenly acquire and distribute a ton of guns, they sont need to train people while they are being attacked and every household will be able to defend themself from the invasive forces. As they had been attacked by Germany during WW2, they think it's important that they can defend themself if something like that were ever to happen again.
      So they basically have a giant backup army, that in the worst case could even function as a guerrilla style army if it is necessary

    • @Signofevil_Smile4theCam
      @Signofevil_Smile4theCam 2 місяці тому

      @@zoutewand There are a ton of good reasons of the Swiss army. Since generally everyone has to serve, you not only have the 'Warheads'. this limits the risk of a military ruler, since he has much more resistance within the troops. Having not only the gun and ammunition at home (if you unseal the ammo you have a very serious problem) but also the basic soldier gear, including gas mask and war filter to it, you can mobilize the troops extremely fast, as nearly every servable citizen is ready to serve within 24hrs. On top of that all active soldiers have to perform refresher courses (at my time it was 3 weeks every second week, so 17 initial weeks and then blocks of 3 weeks every 2nd year) until you have your total serve time of 250 days. This keeps the whole army in some kind of shape, of course, not comparable with a professional one, but you still don't have to skill them up with stuff they learned 10 yrs ago. Last but not least they have to perform a mandatory shooting once a year, where a minimum score MUST be reached, else it's repeat until fulfilled. What is not so nice is, that people unable to perform military service, due to be ill (e.g. blind, limited, or whatever) have to pay an annual penalty for not actively contributing to the defense of the country by serving in the army. Unfortunately, this is a nasty side of Switzerland, often being ignored.

  • @maxamon5761
    @maxamon5761 Рік тому +541

    I live in Switzerland and what is funny and you haven't mentioned is that during the skiing season you can literally go off-piste and drive over the roofs of little shacks that look like they are used for holding farming equipment like rakes etc. but they have a whole bunker underneath.

  • @mrpenguin823
    @mrpenguin823 2 роки тому +499

    As a former officer in the Swiss army, I really enjoyed this, and wish you could see some of the stuff we have, like underground airbases complete with fighter jets hanging in the ceiling, maintenence tunnels, the insane fire suppression systems, and, as you showed it, the usual fortified maching gun position at the end of a tunnel.
    Not used anymore nowadays and mostly cold war relics, but that would nevertheless make any insane James Bond villain hideout look like an amateurish Disneyland prop. Anyway, thanks for this, great work and hope you enjoyed Switzerland.😉😘

    • @hepburn118
      @hepburn118 2 роки тому +5

      Didn't you worry about paratroopers just going over it all and landing behind your field of fire? There must have been a plan for that, can you explain? Or is that a secret still?

    • @FaethorFerenzcy
      @FaethorFerenzcy 2 роки тому +72

      @@hepburn118 As another swiss, i can assure you, if you want to land behind our field of fire, you have to land in italy, france, germany or austria.

    • @hepburn118
      @hepburn118 2 роки тому +6

      @@FaethorFerenzcy Gotcha, so impossible then. Thanks for that.

    • @KevinRohrbach
      @KevinRohrbach 2 роки тому +33

      Plus, we would also have soldiers running around the mountains helping ensure our flanks are protected. I've spent many a day cursing the steepness of our hills 😅

    • @sergiolandz6056
      @sergiolandz6056 2 роки тому +3

      dont they have long range bunker buster missle now ?

  • @fridaynighttherapy
    @fridaynighttherapy 2 роки тому +813

    This video is shot and edited with such a high level of production value! Thank you for this! Absolutely incredible.

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  2 роки тому +64

      Thank you!

    • @raiderunbeatable6306
      @raiderunbeatable6306 2 роки тому +9

      @@johnnyharris how long did the video editing take?

    • @uk4490
      @uk4490 2 роки тому

      @@raiderunbeatable6306 longer than your sex life.

    • @trentcruise3084
      @trentcruise3084 2 роки тому +4

      @@raiderunbeatable6306 This particular video took 18 months to edit.

    • @fridaynighttherapy
      @fridaynighttherapy 2 роки тому

      @@trentcruise3084 🤣 right!

  • @mikecasper783
    @mikecasper783 11 місяців тому +18

    I came here expecting to watch a 'lite' video about Suisse bunkers but came away with way more. Kudos.

  • @Fourside__
    @Fourside__ 2 роки тому +1386

    Production value is off the Charts. As a swiss i thoroughly enjoyed the video, but i wish you would have gone more into the redoubt tactic and what the swiss people were willing to sacrifice in case of invasion. keep it up!

    • @ThomasWeenk
      @ThomasWeenk 2 роки тому +8

      Agree!

    • @justblaze7924
      @justblaze7924 2 роки тому

      Switzerland is the most overrated country in the world, it’s so expensive and has high taxes and they pretend to advocate for peace and Human rights and yet they support ISRAEL, hypocrisy

    • @mysterioanonymous3206
      @mysterioanonymous3206 2 роки тому +42

      @@rafa2209 neutrality was imposed on the Swiss in the treaty of Versailles in 1815 (I think), in the unwinding of the napoleonic wars, to create a buffer between the great powers of europe. But we rolled with it and its gone rather well for us, so we take it, lol.

    • @earlydanendraputra6682
      @earlydanendraputra6682 2 роки тому +2

      dont give him an idea lol 🤣

    • @TylerDurden404
      @TylerDurden404 2 роки тому

      @@mysterioanonymous3206 what about switz banks hiding rich people's money and as well as the goods of hitler's war?
      Doesn't seem that neutral.

  • @sxarxag
    @sxarxag 2 роки тому +218

    I’m from Switzerland and my father has a bunker in his basement as well. As a child, I never realized that it was an actual BUNKER. We always stored food in it, but one day, my father explained, what it actually is and it blew my mind. I love how you dig into things like this, Johnny. Awesome video once again👏🏼😍

    • @ravisingh-vp1tp
      @ravisingh-vp1tp 2 роки тому +3

      Hi,
      Is Swiss really that expensive as portrayed on UA-cam???
      How much is enough for a family of three (including a child) to live in Swiss middle Area ( not a city)

    • @sxarxag
      @sxarxag 2 роки тому +8

      @@ravisingh-vp1tp Switzerland is indeed expensive, but we also have good wages. For a family with three people, you might need at least 5’000.- a month to survive. But this depends on where you live. If you live in a city, the rent costs a lot more. I live in the countryside and my rent is about 2’000.- a month. But please don’t quote me on that, it’s extremely difficult to tell how much money you need.

    • @dirtydangler
      @dirtydangler 2 роки тому +5

      @@sxarxag How do you feel about your government funding both sides in WW2 & now American Imperialism?

    • @williamgonzalaez229
      @williamgonzalaez229 2 роки тому

      Tell your father I’m moving in

    • @williamgonzalaez229
      @williamgonzalaez229 2 роки тому

      @@dirtydangler not true. That doesn’t make sense

  • @SticksTheFox
    @SticksTheFox 2 роки тому +1113

    This documentary is amazing, but please make each shot longer. Its such a fast chop between shots and you never allow enough time for shots to linger, so I feel like I'm missing so much and not letting me absorb this beautifully shot and framed images

    • @lendalennuk2484
      @lendalennuk2484 2 роки тому +54

      I think the duration is just right for a fast overlook. For enjoying a longer novel, go to his Patreon site.

    • @truthlove1114
      @truthlove1114 2 роки тому +52

      Such short clips are for people that can’t focus. I agree with longer shots gives you a chance to appreciate it.

    • @samluca1244
      @samluca1244 2 роки тому +6

      Go to the Patreon version of the video...Be sure to have SO MUCH TIME to spare when you do!

    • @The_Hoard422
      @The_Hoard422 2 роки тому +28

      Yea it's almost seizure inducing quick lol

    • @The_Hoard422
      @The_Hoard422 2 роки тому +7

      @@lendalennuk2484 idt half hour is quite a quick overlook lol

  • @ThomasCraig-rg9bg
    @ThomasCraig-rg9bg Місяць тому +1

    Incredibly interesting topic, but can we all take a moment to appreciate how well done this video is. Beautifully shot, edited, and fast-paced enough so that you never get board, but never overwhelmed. This man did his research and put in the work.

  • @SoCloseToToast
    @SoCloseToToast 2 роки тому +286

    I'M READY!
    Heartbroken to hear about the Yellow Wrench..

    • @brodoxl
      @brodoxl 2 роки тому +17

      R.I.P

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  2 роки тому +71

      ugh me too :(

    • @maplesyrupghost
      @maplesyrupghost 2 роки тому +12

      @@johnnyharris maybe someone can mail you one?

    • @Tvvugt
      @Tvvugt 2 роки тому +14

      @@johnnyharris why was it taken? Don't tell me you tried to take it on your carry-on lol

    • @jamiephilip79
      @jamiephilip79 2 роки тому +4

      Wasn't the wrench checked in?

  • @tommykelly1221
    @tommykelly1221 2 роки тому +87

    I just wanted to tell you how much you have helped me in my struggles with addiction and homelessness! Even been able to have 25 minutes clean time was a huge deal at one point! Now I'm approaching 12 months clean and nearly have my own house please God! I am in college now doing social studies but I want to be a investigate journalist and that's all because of you Johnny! I will get there and 2023 I wish you all the luck that you deserve! Keep doing you! Love from Dublin Ireland!

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  2 роки тому +29

      This comment warmed my heart thank you for sharing. Stay strong and good luck in your studies!!

    • @wmanadeau7860
      @wmanadeau7860 2 роки тому +2

      Kudos!

    • @maggialbiez
      @maggialbiez 4 місяці тому +1

      Good luck for your way in to a good future ❤🎉

  • @jimf671
    @jimf671 2 роки тому +456

    Nice work Johnny. And yet, as you have indicated, just scraping the surface! I think people don't believe me when I tell them about a hatch cover I saw in a re-entrant beside a road in Switzerland when I was hitch-hiking in the 80s. As we drove along beside a steep mountain side I looked off to my left and fleetingly saw a hatch cover on a cliff face. The hatch cover was about the size of a large house with bolts around the raised perimeter. The bolt heads were each about the size of a small car. I never did find out what was in there. Fascinating.

    • @jeremie_avec_ie
      @jeremie_avec_ie 2 роки тому +35

      I think that during the 80s most of the information about the bunkers was classified.

    • @nilesbutler8638
      @nilesbutler8638 2 роки тому +46

      @@jeremie_avec_ie Still is.
      I´ve known several swiss men who all assured me there are few things impressed on them in training as much as not talking about any installation they might gain knowledge of during during service.
      Bolt-holes and ambush positions loose half their strategic value once known.
      Everything he was willingly shown here has to be out-of-date stuff, the publication cleard by the defense ministry at some point.

    • @baba226
      @baba226 2 роки тому +10

      It's probably one of the runways in the mountain

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas 2 роки тому +3

      It's a good thing you didn't stop and knock on the hatch. The Swiss might have not been friendly.

    • @Landogarner83
      @Landogarner83 2 роки тому +16

      @@nilesbutler8638 All the installations shown in this vid are in some stage of decommissioning.
      There still are loads of active bunkers and i have not seen a single sign of the types i know about.

  • @richardgrainger1155
    @richardgrainger1155 9 місяців тому +5

    This was the best youtube doco I've seen in ages. Well done.

  • @AncientJetties
    @AncientJetties 2 роки тому +66

    Probably the most engaging documentary I've seen in 2022. Loved the historical flashbacks and context! Great flow, energy and layering -- you're so good at what you do, Johnny!

  • @nirutivan9811
    @nirutivan9811 2 роки тому +348

    As a Swiss kid it was always completely normal for me, that the cellars had this big and heavy doors. Never really thought about it. It was just what a cellar had to look like for me (even though our own house didn‘t have a bunker due to being old).

    • @carollen5601
      @carollen5601 2 роки тому +3

      Nirutivan/// my French relatives in Canada all had bunkers below their homes. We kept them as wine cellars.

    • @sinn6719
      @sinn6719 Рік тому +1

      Fort de Dailly?

  • @4baddie209
    @4baddie209 Рік тому +671

    this is a great video, im Swiss and i cant even express how much i love my country and how grateful i am to be able to feel this safe.

    • @chiaraschlatter7318
      @chiaraschlatter7318 Рік тому +17

      D Schwiiz isch äbä schono badass 🇨🇭😎

    • @sfacets
      @sfacets Рік тому

      Would you die for your country, if your country asked you to?

    • @arisioz
      @arisioz Рік тому

      What do you love exactly? That your country kept all the loot the Nazis got from their empire while destroying Allied countries? I'd only feel shame. Democracy is a value that needs effort not hiding behind bunkers and being "neutral" like the Spaniards/Sweds and Swiss did in WW2. Gratitude should go to all those countries that fought and got demolished for Europe. At least Switz picked sides now or else it'd have been just another Chinese colony, same as Singapore is. Singapore = 20th century Switzerland

    • @vivavasquez
      @vivavasquez Рік тому +12

      i love Switzerland very much ! from California .

    • @spellerlittlewing
      @spellerlittlewing Рік тому +6

      I love it also just from this video

  • @jobengals86
    @jobengals86 10 місяців тому +5

    Zurich airport took your wrench! My heart breaks for you dude, did they let you mail it to yourself?
    Also, amazing drone footage. Great video all in all - & even though you’re supposed to land and takeoff the drone outside, *I highly recommend a car with a sunroof* at least for roadtrip drone footage!
    This was my tactic during my road trip thru the Rockies with my homie a couple years ago. Flawless 💯
    Epic video! Subbed

  • @lilylullaby5324
    @lilylullaby5324 2 роки тому +156

    I'm swiss. Almost every mountain here is hollowed out and fitted with one or more artillery pieces. The whole Linth plain (where I live) is covered with anti-tank barriers and many areas have a flood plan in place to prevent enemy tanks from advancing further… really fascinating but so normal for us Swiss people 😅

    • @xfpo3605
      @xfpo3605 2 роки тому +4

      Festung Grynau 👀

    • @carollen5601
      @carollen5601 2 роки тому +3

      LilyLullaby/// I'm French and live in Canada, I respect countries which remain neutral.

    • @deliaconny
      @deliaconny 2 роки тому +4

      oh wow!!! hello fellow Linthebene person! 😁
      grew up there, currently living somewhere nearby

    • @tobinakatarx
      @tobinakatarx Рік тому

      @@carollen5601 they remain neutral altho they supply weapons and drones and dealt with all the stolen art and relics from ww2 ,laundering nazi gold ,like teeth ,wedding rings and valuables of ww2 prisoners ,not really much honour in that ......

    • @moritzh1324
      @moritzh1324 Рік тому +3

      @@deliaconny me too

  • @ONUCHEJAT
    @ONUCHEJAT 2 роки тому +828

    His video is like a movie...He knows how to keep the audience engaged from the beginning to the end, well-done, a lot of effort went into this video

    • @MrSnellyG
      @MrSnellyG 2 роки тому +7

      Really? I didn't get past 4:15

    • @mattshu
      @mattshu 2 роки тому +28

      @@MrSnellyG Really? Nobody asked

    • @theoztreecrasher2647
      @theoztreecrasher2647 2 роки тому +6

      @@MrSnellyG I'd have to agree! This is an extremely interesting subject made pretty well unwatchable by the frenetic seemingly drug-fueled narcissistic weirdo making it. God help us if the BBC ever decides to chose him as a replacement for a retiring Attenborough!😱

    • @t16205
      @t16205 2 роки тому +2

      Lol yeah.. Like the "dead body" room with the Swizz label for "air supply" on the door 😅

    • @seeharvester
      @seeharvester 2 роки тому +3

      @@theoztreecrasher2647
      I concur.

  • @samueladams3746
    @samueladams3746 Рік тому +142

    Worked with a Swiss National for years who ended his service as a Lt. Col in the same anti-tank unit his father served in, protecting the same pass for 40+ years. Not only are the Swiss “bunkered in” but know every inch of the ground they are defending.

  • @rentechpad
    @rentechpad 3 місяці тому +5

    My understanding is that a lot of the bunkers that go into the count of bunkers in Switzerland are smaller, family bunkers attached to homes, and some bunkers shared with several families living in multiunit buildings. Most municipalities, towns, cities, etc as wellvas larger businesses also have bunkers to accomodate citizens that dont have access to private bunkers. And these really are just for Swiss citizens. You are not going to luck out if traveling and in Switzerland if a war breaks out, because you are not going to be allowed in these bunkers. A few very high end hotels and resorts do have bunkers but you are only getting i to them if you can afford to buy into them at the time you need to enter.

  • @gorongo6945
    @gorongo6945 2 роки тому +568

    In 2012 my wife and I were on a train headed north from Geneva. I was looking out across open fields up ahead of the train when I spotted what looked like maybe an F-16 taxi out onto what looked like a large food producing field. I watched as the aircraft took off, then spotted another one taxiing out from an earth-covered bunker, and a third before I lost sight of them. I was amazed and seriously impressed.

    • @gwhln
      @gwhln 2 роки тому

      You know Switzerland is not neutral right, it's more nefarious than that. Look into it a bit. If you start pulling the string the web unfolds.

    • @mdecourcywheeler
      @mdecourcywheeler 2 роки тому +16

      Might have been Sion - about 1.30 hours out of Geneva by train.

    • @cal3033
      @cal3033 2 роки тому +13

      @@mdecourcywheelermore likely the air base in Payerne if it was north of Geneva

    • @stgirat
      @stgirat 2 роки тому +52

      That must have been a F/A 18 jet,we Swiss never had F16's.

    • @tomtransport
      @tomtransport 2 роки тому +13

      @@FirstDagger The poster did not say it definitely was an F-16............post clearly read I spotted what "looked like maybe" an F-16".........

  • @mattkietzmann3290
    @mattkietzmann3290 Рік тому +218

    Dude that has to be the most interesting video I have watched in a long time. Great production and super informative/thought provoking. Thanks man!

    • @SxiiJXii
      @SxiiJXii 9 місяців тому +2

      Dude chill. I bet you like eating donuts too spaghetti man; tread lightly.

    • @mattkietzmann3290
      @mattkietzmann3290 9 місяців тому +2

      All about it!

    • @GarrisonFall
      @GarrisonFall 8 місяців тому +2

      I was also impressed. This video has professional production values in all respects.

  • @bobkelley8291
    @bobkelley8291 2 роки тому +284

    I grew up in a city that has man made caves from the early 1900's for storing and keeping beer cool. Also some were used for growing mushrooms.

    • @george344
      @george344 2 роки тому +27

      A bunker without beer 🍻 or mushrooms 🍄, is inhumane.

    • @Lotek117
      @Lotek117 2 роки тому +2

      What country?

    • @george344
      @george344 2 роки тому +1

      @Internet User Account until they become a topping on the 🍕

    • @romeowhiskey1146
      @romeowhiskey1146 2 роки тому +1

      @@Lotek117 Guessing MILWAUKEE. DAMHIK.

    • @CreatingChaos
      @CreatingChaos 2 роки тому +2

      Where? Im moving

  • @drewwademan1912
    @drewwademan1912 9 місяців тому +2

    Bro, that was definitely the most convincing Nord VPN add I have ever seen or heard. Good job. I’m gonna do it now

  • @HITEKSTRANGER
    @HITEKSTRANGER 2 роки тому +27

    I was fortunate enough to travel to Switzerland as a teenager and loved it. Siglostorf was the name of the village i stayed in, and the people there were so incredibly kind and generous!!
    Thank you to Joseph and many others for hospitality i will never forget. I'd love to move there with my family. Big hug to the Swiss people!!!

    • @guyaverage2092
      @guyaverage2092 2 роки тому +2

      Siglisdorf! Ha, thats just around the corner. Happy that you liked it!

  • @noamdrones
    @noamdrones 2 роки тому +38

    This is one of the most amazing pieces of work I’ve ever seen, not only do I know so much more about Switzerland and their bunkers, but after watching this I was left flabbergasted by the beauty of the country and how you captured it. Well done.

    • @team3383
      @team3383 2 роки тому +5

      What you saw is what the Swiss government has let go of ... Many scenes of workmen in Black and white were of the Gothard Tunnel, not bunkers.
      There are modern Jet planes and roads that are disguised and can be used as airports.
      When you say "I have done my military service" to an American they often ask you which war or conflict you were involved in !!!
      It's not like that here. Every man has a rifle in his house with several hundred rounds of ammunition (and yet there is a VERY low suicide rate).
      A very interesting video but there is so much more that you haven't been told or pointed towards to make it 100% correct.

    • @elischarutzler6757
      @elischarutzler6757 2 роки тому

      @@team3383 As far as my knowledge goes, everyone has a rifle, but the amunition is stored separately

    • @team3383
      @team3383 2 роки тому

      @@elischarutzler6757 Correct. It is in a little sealed metal box LOL. But as you are free to buy ammunition in any armoury in any case it's not too much of a problem ... LOL

  • @Kinta8888
    @Kinta8888 2 роки тому +1373

    I cant believe Johnny was in a bunker.. and said " this place is nuts" instead of " This place is bunkers"
    missed opertunity

    • @comeradecoyote
      @comeradecoyote 2 роки тому +57

      *Slaps roof of bunker* "This country can fit so many bunkers"

    • @coreyperdue37
      @coreyperdue37 2 роки тому +11

      Comment of the fucking year

    • @jkim47ill
      @jkim47ill 2 роки тому +3

      Worst dad joke

    • @OompaL0ompa
      @OompaL0ompa 2 роки тому +1

      Ha,i was the first dude liking this comment.

    • @Homer-OJ-Simpson
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson 2 роки тому +12

      Good pun. I dig it.

  • @JRLastActionHero
    @JRLastActionHero 4 місяці тому

    Your so COOL dude one of my new heros dude the dedication...this is this first video I have seen of yours and I'm blown away at the quality SUBSCRIBED so pumped to dive deep into this channel

  • @SkinniestAnimal
    @SkinniestAnimal 2 роки тому +305

    Would love to see a breakdown video on how you pack and the gear you bring on these adventures! Looks like you got a pretty good system

    • @Ramnik72
      @Ramnik72 2 роки тому +1

      What a schlep lugging every thing he needs

    • @codybevan300
      @codybevan300 2 роки тому +5

      That video already exists! Always ask following interest, but I'd recommend to always look before asking, many high-profile creators don't have time allocated to respond. Also looking for things is more wholesome and engaging than relying on

    • @codybevan300
      @codybevan300 2 роки тому +2

      The Algorithm.

  • @emmahealy4863
    @emmahealy4863 2 роки тому +29

    As a caver (and novice mine explorer) this makes me so happy. I love secret tunnels so much, and its fascinating to know these places exist and that I can visit them if I ever go on holiday to Switzerland!
    Take this as a general 'thank you' from the UK caving community - lots of info can only be passed on through word-of-mouth, outdated maps or vague instructions - photos and videos of these places are basically priceless to us because its the best info you can get without going yourself (which is hard to do if you have no info, and so on...)

    • @donaldyaker
      @donaldyaker 2 роки тому

      There are a few you can visit, they are opened to the public ;) We have wonderful natural caves as well. Come by for a visit!

    • @PeterBachman
      @PeterBachman 2 роки тому

      @@donaldyaker m be in nnnnk ml I😊

  • @inbreve
    @inbreve 2 роки тому +39

    As an Italian journalist trying to kickstart an explainer channel, your videos are always a great inspiration

  • @psikodelija
    @psikodelija 4 місяці тому +15

    As a lithuanian, I've learned at school during history lessons about WW2 and about Switzerland's neutrality and that Lithuania has declared the same after WW1. However, we didn't get to choose and we were invaded by soviets, then nazists and soviets again for 50 years after "the war has ended". It's so crazy how MOUNTAINS might just have been the reason why they lived and we died. I had no idea about these bunkers and this was really eye opening why Switzerland got to stay neutral - using nature, which is amazing.
    Also, Switzerland might just be the most beautiful country, and every time I see videos/photos from there it just confirms that

    • @Forjatuvida
      @Forjatuvida Місяць тому +1

      Hola! Belgium here. We pompously declared Neutrality twice, and were overrun in No Time, twice. Way too flat and needed as motorway between enemies. Of course also Napoleon had to pass by here, on the way to Moscow or so. If you ever want to invade someone, we are your ideal battle field!

  • @thomaskasper8781
    @thomaskasper8781 2 роки тому +345

    An absolutely wonderful documentary about the soul of the Swiss people. Keep it up Johnny, compliments - many greetings from Switzerland, Thomas

    • @yellow4563
      @yellow4563 2 роки тому +3

      They had the strongest fortress, best bunkers… never used them. Watched and did nothing as tens of millions died… what soul?

    • @oldbot64
      @oldbot64 2 роки тому

      A country that stays forever neutral will never have strong allies.

    • @cropduster8798
      @cropduster8798 2 роки тому

      Neutral ? they funded both sides of the war.

    • @aqualane1
      @aqualane1 2 роки тому

      We have more bunkers in America but they’re only for the elite.

    • @creepou
      @creepou 2 роки тому +2

      @@yellow4563 if they haven't done it, what would have hapened ? who knows. And beside the death, it's a work of art that have that many strategic defense throughout the country !

  • @Gianipilotlife
    @Gianipilotlife 2 роки тому +54

    I am from Switzerland, went to google to look for some bunkers in a town next to me, because there are these Tankwalls Toblerone things. Turns out I drive everyday past a huge bunker system hidden in the valley pointing at the road, yet I never knew.
    Also important to mention is the swiss military has a giant high tech Air Force base in a mountain where they store, repair and rearm their jets.

    • @eugenemiya4935
      @eugenemiya4935 2 роки тому

      Yes, American F-18s. Please buy the F-35 as my old bosses would love to have you do.

  • @DomYmear
    @DomYmear 2 роки тому +39

    Thanks for the video. Being Swiss, the scale of our bunker system never ceases to amaze me. Three things to add: During WWII, the idea was for the government to perform its functions from the redoubt in case of an invasion. Private cellar bunkers aren‘t mandatory in new constructions anymore, but all inhabitants have a place in a public bunker. The chalet bunkers weren‘t primarily camouflaged to hide them from enemy intelligence but rather to not destroy the picturesque views of the towns and landscapes.

    • @burtpanzer
      @burtpanzer 2 роки тому

      To be aesthetically unobtrusive is an important reason to design them in this way, but having them not be easily targeted is an equally important reason for camouflage and it would be foolish not to.

    • @scdrescher1
      @scdrescher1 2 роки тому

      My first visit to Switzerland I was asking everyone how I could get to work for Air Zermatt. the answer was usually that I had to marry a Swiss girl…seeing as my first visit was while on my honeymoon that one didn’t go over well.

  • @disz149
    @disz149 3 місяці тому

    You make like an insane quality of video. It’s incredible

  • @mandracul
    @mandracul 2 роки тому +77

    This is amazing! I'm Swiss and I obviously know of the bunkers. In fact, we have one under our house too! But I never thought about how weird it must be for some other people to think about this. It's such a mundane thing for us, we don't even think about it.

    • @nicojaewpunk
      @nicojaewpunk 2 роки тому +1

      Do you need government permission to build it? Like the ones inside the mountain

    • @tjakkobosma5872
      @tjakkobosma5872 2 роки тому +10

      @@nicojaewpunk I think they were mostly built by the government

    • @PhilfreezeCH
      @PhilfreezeCH 2 роки тому +18

      @@nicojaewpunk by law you need a space in a bunker so when you build a new house you either have to include a protected room (mini bunker) or you need to buy into some larger bunker commonly found below schools and so on.

    • @markmuller7962
      @markmuller7962 2 роки тому

      @@nicojaewpunk Your pic is cute!

  • @ColeYounger16
    @ColeYounger16 2 роки тому +448

    I'm a WW2 history freak, and, I'm blown away. I had no idea these bunkers were here, I'm fascinated. Thanks for this geez, amazing!

    • @kereyc5751
      @kereyc5751 2 роки тому +10

      Same here, I've watched and read everything about ww2 as humanly possible over the last 15 years and I had never heard a mention of this incredible feat of bunkers.

    • @minimalist1807
      @minimalist1807 2 роки тому

      @@kereyc5751 wars never was about resources it was about cleaning old ancient beings of world...as also slamming antartic resources after byrd has anounced on tv live that there is coal and minerals for 500 y for all world and that all other nations will rush there and bohr land beyond antartic..the true meaning about all wars wasn oil or anything it was about hidding our world and occupy with problems and work untiil they do their job...all wars was fake and only one who was invilve in them was profiters and self called elites of esoteric and dark world

    • @Nachoaveragemama0420
      @Nachoaveragemama0420 2 роки тому +2

      Any WW2 movie recommendations not so common?

    • @jaimeduncan6167
      @jaimeduncan6167 2 роки тому +13

      So no much of a freak then 😜

    • @RikuMikael
      @RikuMikael 2 роки тому +6

      There are 5,500 bunkers in Helsinki, creating a vast network of underground facilities that have been built since the 1980s. And although they're usually used for parking, storage, sporting events and more, their true purpose is more ominous: they are designed to protect those in Finland from attack.

  • @trackdaybeast
    @trackdaybeast Рік тому +218

    That video was just sent to me. Great stuff and yes, as a Swiss soldier I've been doing some of my services in bunkers too.I think the most impressive bunker is the one where we store a bunch of F/A-18 Hornet fighter planes. So amazing when they roll out of the bunker.

    • @jayhocke7477
      @jayhocke7477 Рік тому +18

      What can one say except that is amazing. Swiss are probably very adept at being sappers.

    • @alidabotes6264
      @alidabotes6264 Рік тому +4

      Wow! Sound great!

    • @iainhill492
      @iainhill492 Рік тому +8

      Sounding as "neutral" as the white tanks of u.n. "neutrality" 😅

    • @jayhocke7477
      @jayhocke7477 Рік тому +23

      Being neutral does not mean one has to be defenseless or stupid

    • @manuel.camelo
      @manuel.camelo Рік тому +9

      You.. WAT???
      You Swiss store F-18 inside a Bunker???
      👁️👁️👃👁️👁️

  • @derrickwith2rs
    @derrickwith2rs 2 місяці тому

    I can't imagine the amount of time and editing it takes to make a video of this quality

  • @NoahNobody
    @NoahNobody 2 роки тому +32

    Same thing happened in Finland, but now that it's not a requirement to build bunkers into homes, my local council came up with a good idea. They tunnelled below the town and made underground parking, which also doubles as a bunker for the town. I guess the logic behind it is that it will pay itself off in parking fees. It also aides in traffic congestion as you can drive to different parts of the town through this network via one of the many entrances/exits.

  • @SimonSaysCreditCards
    @SimonSaysCreditCards 2 роки тому +220

    When I was in Switzerland in May I remember seeing heavy duty metal doors randomly all over while driving and was wondering the purpose for such intense protection, it all makes sense now, very cool!!

    • @idkusername2795
      @idkusername2795 2 роки тому +8

      It’s funny because me being Swiss I don’t notice them anymore, they are just normal to me

  • @NGP633
    @NGP633 2 роки тому +36

    I live in Switzerland, and I was tasked to create a "video essay" on our neutrality last summer. I wish I had this vid as a reference creatively and from a storytelling standpoint. Great work, Johnny and Team!

    • @lokso.7082
      @lokso.7082 2 роки тому

      Were do you live?

    • @Silence_stp
      @Silence_stp 2 роки тому +1

      Neutrality is 80% of the time bad

  • @Local_Logger
    @Local_Logger 10 місяців тому +2

    Great Video! Appreciate all the explanation of everything! Honestly makes me want to move there! 🤘🏼

  • @heyyouitsme9435
    @heyyouitsme9435 2 роки тому +178

    That was actually amazing to watch 🙂
    Thanks for doing this video

  • @kokobop9557
    @kokobop9557 2 роки тому +90

    I am amazed by your dedication to literally locate bunkers, not only by drone, but by walking or hiking to where the bunker is. That's some commitment right there!

  • @tobiaskrebs9362
    @tobiaskrebs9362 2 роки тому +18

    I live very near the huge barn artillery gun you showed. Us locals are used to seeing bunkers all around us. But i can absolutely see how that is special for a foreigner. Just so you know, not all bunkers were decomissioned. Lots of them are still active and armed and their locations are still a secret. If you live in the region or are in the army though, you know where they are (bare in mind that Switzerland has a militia and more than half of the males are enlisted). In fact, at several points in the video you were only a few kilometers away from an active ones.

  • @mundall1271
    @mundall1271 4 місяці тому

    I’ve watched this video before but I’m back for a rerun it’s so good. Thank you for doing what you do.

  • @stephensheppard
    @stephensheppard 2 роки тому +288

    Really interesting video! Especially the dilemma of neutrality and how (or whether) to maintain that. The dedication to democracy is really impressive.

    • @zackattack635
      @zackattack635 2 роки тому

      Switzerland is run by banking dynasties… that’s why they are ruining every other European nation with forced immigration, but not there. We should take over the Vatican and Switzerland… then flush out the pedophiles who rule over us.

    • @yoholmes273
      @yoholmes273 2 роки тому +34

      Dilemma of neutrality 🤣🤣🤣
      The Swiss LOVED their NAZI gold while ahem "maintaining neutrality".

    • @TheLongDon
      @TheLongDon 2 роки тому +31

      @@yoholmes273 They also loved American gold. It's not neutrality unless you take from everybody

    • @yoholmes273
      @yoholmes273 2 роки тому

      @Karl Marx MIss the point much?
      Meanwhile back in reality.... The Swiss allowed Nazi trains carrying human beings to concentrate camps to be slaughtered to travel through their country. The cost of payment....Nazi gold.
      The Swiss Nazi gold also has the highest concentration of lead....because they came from the gold filled teeth of the tens of thousands of people the Swiss allowed to go to their slaughter.

    • @wastelesslearning1245
      @wastelesslearning1245 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheLongDon oh hunny that’s just greed

  • @jaybd5011
    @jaybd5011 Рік тому +74

    Swiss Person here:
    As a child, I've always thought the bunkers we had everywhere in our woods where just like- what you could see, so one room. Windows and doors were shut, so it wasn't much more to see than a blob of concrete, the size of a small delivery van.
    I grew up with one of those "cellar-bunkers", and our school had two big bunkers as well, entire networks I've only ever explored parts of.
    In I think 7th grade our [sweetheart of a] teacher briefly told us about his time serving in the military in a HUGE bunker, an entire mountain.
    Even before I've stayed in these city-bunkers multiple times, either when helping out at Conventions/Events where it's easier to rent a bunker than a hotel, or when I was in gymnastics summer camp at my old school. When I moved out from home, our apartment building had maps and noticed on the wall detailing the way to the nearest nuclear safety bunker. That's the way it is, that's normal, we grow up with it. But I think most us "civillians", especially people who've not served in the military ever, will never TRULY realize just how fortified we are, have been, or could be. And we're not even talking about the idk how many bridges they would've blown up in case of invasion, or how we got a shitton of guns. It's fascinating to me, really, because you can stay completely oblivious to all that if you choose. And it's also just- easily forgotten, honestly.

    • @oeknnd
      @oeknnd Рік тому

      Is there at least one person in all of them? How would you guys know if a different country was coming?

  • @PreposterousJellyfish
    @PreposterousJellyfish 2 роки тому +30

    I'm swiss and despite having driven a bunch of times over the Gotthard pass I had absolutely no idea there's a bunker hotel there, so cool! Definitely will book it for a weekend getaway or something.

  • @findsbymichele
    @findsbymichele 2 місяці тому

    You make me want to go to Switzerland now! I love your shows, and you so remind me of my son's best friend. Your mannerisms & you guys could pass for Brothers. Thanks for all that you do, so interesting😊

  • @robertsteel3563
    @robertsteel3563 2 роки тому +5

    Thanks for all your hard work!

  • @EpicDonutDudeMemes
    @EpicDonutDudeMemes 2 роки тому +12

    its so fascinating to see so much history basically just sitting there without many people knowing about it, great video!

  • @denverdanoreno
    @denverdanoreno 2 роки тому +17

    I have been telling people for 30 years here in America about the Swiss bunkers that just about every citizen has one if not more bunkers than citizens. Unbelievable thank you for the production of this video, well done, I greatly enjoyed it and learned new information!

  • @mtbpilipinas4923
    @mtbpilipinas4923 9 місяців тому

    what a breath-taking content. i am at awe with your courageousness and meticulousness in making this video. i know how difficult this is. so thank you for letting us know. thank you for showing us.

  • @MarkSmith-ym5td
    @MarkSmith-ym5td 2 роки тому +108

    Really interesting stuff. I had no idea that these bunkers even existed. Might have to put them the tour bucket list.

  • @phantomwizard5892
    @phantomwizard5892 2 роки тому +4020

    Now Johnny will stop whining about his favorite country.

    • @MyAdventurr
      @MyAdventurr 2 роки тому +296

      Knowing Johnny this wont be the end. Flashback to stealing Europe, and sliced bread call-outs.
      Hahaha

    • @salvadormuro7346
      @salvadormuro7346 2 роки тому +82

      The itch will come back 😂

    • @isaarunarom7830
      @isaarunarom7830 2 роки тому +11

      Yeah right

    • @mistorWhiskers
      @mistorWhiskers 2 роки тому +49

      Oh you sweet summer child

    • @Mola_Ola
      @Mola_Ola 2 роки тому +8

      I doubt it 😂

  • @gianmarcobellotti6755
    @gianmarcobellotti6755 2 роки тому +142

    as a Swiss its fascinating how people think of Switzerland as this peaceful Heidi like country with mountains and chocolate, yet not many people know how filled with bunkers guns and tanks are those mountains. xD great video, great explaining!!

    • @Rockerman053
      @Rockerman053 Рік тому +6

      My mother was a diplomat in Bern for the USA. While on a visit there I was able to tour a bunker with an embassy official. He pointed out that the Swiss are excellent marksmen, regard their guns as necessary tools for defense and that if the occasion arose would be very difficult to "take Switzerland " . Remember standing in an area near Thun and our friend pointed out somewhat joking and yet serious too.. If you only knew how many bunkers there are within your eyesight that You have no idea what you are looking at You would be utterly shocked. He handed me binoculars and I still could not see anything. " I don't see anything Arni". Yes.. Yes that is the very point.

  • @mishaanton5436
    @mishaanton5436 29 днів тому

    Interesting at end and cool beginning. Your a true cinematographer.

  • @comradelilly5070
    @comradelilly5070 2 роки тому +27

    I’ve been obsessed with Switzerland since forever, a deep dive into something like this is incredible. Thank you.

    • @VykintasGlodenis
      @VykintasGlodenis 2 роки тому

      Why obsessed with Switzerland? Because of their willingness to benefits from Hitler? Because of Switzerland being a financial safe haven that's destroying all other advanced economies? Yes, Switzerland is super advanced... but they achieve this by continuously free-riding while the others pay the price.

  • @pque
    @pque 2 роки тому +487

    From a Swiss perspective... this is incredibly well researched for UA-cam-video standards. You talked to different people, you managed to catch the essence of the topic, and you also shed a light on different political views and aspects. So often in internet-discussions you will only hear one side of the medal. E.g. when looking for the reason why Germany didn't attack us in WW2, where some people will say it was entirely due to the bunkers, and others will claim it was only because of the banks. You said it correctly, it was most probably both and an elaborate risk vs reward analysis. Same goes for the neutrality topic that was big in 2022 due to the Ukraine war. I am very much pro sanctions, because in my view neutrality does not mean inactivity. A judge or a referee is expected to be neutral, but sanctioning is part of their job by definition. However, I thought you shed light on both sides of the argument in an adequate way. Discussions and debates are a huge part of Swiss direct democracy. In the more recent years, certain groups and parties tried to underminde that by using more emotionalized and populist approaches, so it's nice to even see a foreigner capturing the essence of a civilized discussion, not giving any ground to those polarizing forces.

    • @jerulew3547
      @jerulew3547 2 роки тому +4

      👍🏼

    • @squarerootof2
      @squarerootof2 2 роки тому

      Yes, there need to be sanctions against Ukraine but instead they're getting billions of dollars extorted to tax payers all around the world.

    • @nofrontn
      @nofrontn 2 роки тому

      Keep it real yall are evil over there. The elites have bunkers all over your country. 🤢🤮🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @carollen5601
      @carollen5601 2 роки тому +10

      I don't believe in sanctions. If countries would not impose sanctions, all countries could stay neutral.
      We need to all stay neutral, and mind our own business. That's the key to peace. However, this will
      never happen because of sanctions and wars by proxy.

    • @cirilomigrino7967
      @cirilomigrino7967 2 роки тому +1

      Very well said

  • @f_lix_swiss2602
    @f_lix_swiss2602 2 роки тому +48

    As a Swiss I must say that Switzerland and the way we think around here was depicted very well in this video. Especially the point regarding modern neutrality is still discussed even around young people. Very cool and interesting video!

  • @Funnykid33
    @Funnykid33 9 місяців тому +1

    Your content is so clean and refreshing. Subscribed. :)

  • @stevemechamoo9475
    @stevemechamoo9475 Рік тому +87

    My family is originally from Switzerland about three generations past. When stationed in Germany I took several trips there and remember the locals talking about these bunkers. I only heard the stories but never saw them until now. Thank you for this very well done film.

  • @a100267
    @a100267 2 роки тому +112

    Drove from Verbier in Switzerland to Chamonix in France last summer and when I got to the Hotel de la Forclaz on the mountain pass road above Trient I stopped to take in the view from a rock outcrop nearby. When I got to it, I realized that some of the rock wasn't rock at all but a gun emplacement :)

  • @rjvanloon4769
    @rjvanloon4769 2 роки тому +119

    Switzerland did not just build bunkers, it basically turned the entire country into one massive fortress. As European I have been there several times. Loved the country, loved the culture, loved the people

    • @carollen5601
      @carollen5601 2 роки тому +6

      rj Van loon/// when I was in Switzerland, I loved the cleanliness and greenery! The food is out of this world!
      Thank you Switzerland!!

  • @terriegym
    @terriegym 3 місяці тому +2

    the yellow wrench. there is a mechanism on the door that if the outside is blocked by rubble you put in the long screw and use the wrench forcing the door open

  • @leanmedina3794
    @leanmedina3794 2 роки тому +11

    I just can't wrap my head around the quality of this video. Johnny, seriously, thank you for every video you create, I'm obsessed with your channel and the content gets more and more incredible, it's mind-blowing!
    Love from Argentina!

  • @ImzyImz
    @ImzyImz 2 роки тому +20

    This was really good to watch. Editing skills are so good it felt like a commercial documentary.
    Well done! 👍

  • @kingCHAOS757
    @kingCHAOS757 2 роки тому +29

    I'd watch an hour-long version of this.. This is well shot and made but i still find myself wanting more.. Great job on this, I never knew that there are so many bunkers in Switzerland.. Thanks for this new knowledge

  • @melanigomeropfennig9419
    @melanigomeropfennig9419 2 місяці тому

    Excellent video. Many thanks from Lima-Peru

  • @ambera5779
    @ambera5779 2 роки тому +5

    Having someone like Johnny Harris with a huge platform be so interested in your country is surprising and amazing at the same time. Usually, people only cover the surface of Switzerland's history. But you can really see how interested Johnny is and how he wants to learn about stuff and show it to an audience. Great video!

  • @aushturm
    @aushturm 2 роки тому +25

    Many Bomb shelters for civilians are used as hobby spaces, e.g. for Band rehearsal. They're perfect for this, because you can be as loud as you want and don't have to drive for a long time.
    You can also rent some of them for a weekend, we did that often back when I was in the "Jungwacht" (a scout-like youth organization). Enough space for all kids and leaders to sleep, a big kitchen and dining room. Sleeping in a bunker was and still is totally normal for me because of that.

  • @jeanperpillant
    @jeanperpillant 2 роки тому +49

    Johnny I can't find the words to express how inspiring and encouraging it it to watch your videos. The amount of research, editing, extent of travel, and narration you do in each of your videos is a master craft. Thank you so much!!

  • @jkgayarox
    @jkgayarox 21 день тому

    I live in Switzerland and this is the most fascinating video about this country that I’ve watched

  • @FelixKarlsson91
    @FelixKarlsson91 Рік тому +460

    In Sweden we have community bunkers/shelters that looks alot like the shelters in the video. Our bunkers/shelters all combined can accommodate approximately 7million of our citizens :)

    • @jacobc7643
      @jacobc7643 Рік тому

      Why don't you take anyone and everyone like we do in the Racist horrible kid killing USA??

    • @nico5179
      @nico5179 Рік тому

      Now they probably filled with economic migrants. LOL

    • @BinnyBongBaron_AoE
      @BinnyBongBaron_AoE Рік тому +9

      Sorry to bother you, but serious question. Has there been a discussion as to the viability of these old tunnels? I assume they were built to last a long time, but I have to wonder if they're out-dated and can maintain society temporarily.

    • @mirzamay
      @mirzamay Рік тому +1

      Nice! 🙂

    • @Rubblage
      @Rubblage Рік тому +7

      @@BinnyBongBaron_AoEyeah theyre fine the materials of the mountain and the thickness, design and materials of the bunker help out alot, without the cement you could make tunnels in those mountains, with cement and bunkers theyre nuclear ready, fallout nuclear ready. a big issue is infrastructure within the bunker. youll starve or surrender before they force their way in. so in conclusion, they are ready for war, not to upkeep civilisation, that could be a key point they should focus on.

  • @kunco3000
    @kunco3000 2 роки тому +211

    Im from Switzerland and i had the whole time a smile on my face, because for everyone this is so special. For me this is totlay normal and yes, many people how i now have a bunker in the house. Very nice Video

    • @mutiny_on_the_bounty
      @mutiny_on_the_bounty 2 роки тому

      We are safe in our bunkers.
      Yeah, yeah; the Germans, Austrians, Japanese all said that too.
      Do you have gold in those bunkers? We murder entire civilizations for that pretty rock.

    • @leprechaun7667
      @leprechaun7667 2 роки тому +3

      Why do you need them though?? Don’t you think it’s extremely strange?

    • @LoanwordEggcorn
      @LoanwordEggcorn 2 роки тому +38

      @@leprechaun7667 Being weak, defenseless and unprepared is extremely strange and extremely unwise.

    • @philippe01
      @philippe01 2 роки тому +19

      @@leprechaun7667 lets be real. Does it hurt us do have a bunker in our houses? Not at all! We even use them as storage rooms and cellars
      Are they expensive? Yes ofc they are, but you know what? Its an investment, not in money or property, its an investment in human lives.
      So is it worth to spend your money for that?
      Well its up to you to decide, would it be worth to you, to spend money to Build a safe place for your friends and family? :)

    • @benlewis5312
      @benlewis5312 2 роки тому +8

      @@leprechaun7667 We’ve only had nuclear weapons around for 75 years and we’ve almost used them half a dozen times. It doesn’t hurt to prepare

  • @rajarshihore
    @rajarshihore 2 роки тому +102

    Loved to see the Swiss journalist wearing the Seek Discomfort hoodie. This Yes Theory and Johnny Harris crossover makes it extra special 😄

    • @my.knee.hurts.
      @my.knee.hurts. 2 роки тому +1

      scrolled through the comments just to find a comment like this

    • @BG-zl4dg
      @BG-zl4dg 2 роки тому +1

      @@my.knee.hurts. me too :)

  • @terror9856
    @terror9856 9 місяців тому +2

    Awesome video! Such an awesome concept the Swiss have!

  • @GlobalistaTV
    @GlobalistaTV 2 роки тому +6

    Johnny it is one of your best videos. For me as a Pole it’s just a pleasure to watch. To be honest practicing english before sleeping in that kind of way is perfect for me. Ofc you are not boring, it is just good to hear you! :D If you ever come to Poland - I'll be happy to help you with the video. Best wishes! 🌎

  • @the_isaac_files
    @the_isaac_files 2 роки тому +128

    your edit and story telling skills are incredible

  • @just_Ren3
    @just_Ren3 Рік тому +90

    As a Swiss person, I keep getting surprised by the fact that something as (for us) natural as bunkers can be so interesting. It's funny how we just walk around little huts where most people think that they're made for storing things, when they're in reality entrances to bunkers or straight up weapons like the one at 10:23. There were a bunch of things I didn't even know about my homecountry myself, so thank you for taking us with you! ^^

    • @mikevalentino2225
      @mikevalentino2225 Рік тому +1

      We watch movies and shows and play video games about apocalyptic scenarios all the time but we have almost no bunkers in the United States other than for the rich and politicians.

    • @tashabrennan6951
      @tashabrennan6951 11 місяців тому

      We have cold war bunkers and ww2 bunkers in the uk but they are dilapidated unkempt full of rubbish and not ready for use there arent even any communal bunkers every day people wouldnt be able to tell you where to go in the event of a threat, in london they would probably use the underground as they did in ww2 you guys are so smart but even rarer your councils government and organisations are smart to think of this peace I wish we were neutral

  • @samaries5459
    @samaries5459 27 днів тому

    This is awesome to watch.
    Thank you for you hard working to made this video..
    Greeting from indonesia. 👍

  • @lokso.7082
    @lokso.7082 2 роки тому +122

    It is so nice to see that you are so fascinated by my home country 🇨🇭

    • @Good_Minso
      @Good_Minso 2 роки тому +8

      Suii, en andere Schwiizer🇨🇭

    • @mkm_
      @mkm_ 2 роки тому +9

      @@Good_Minso there are dozens of us 🇨🇭 dä johnny chann halt es 30min langs video über schwiizer bunker au spannend mache.

    • @Taiser5643
      @Taiser5643 2 роки тому

      Siuuuuuu

    • @timmenz4909
      @timmenz4909 2 роки тому +1

      @@Good_Minso Nei „Sui“ isch jetzt bannt i de schwiiz! Das 6-1 hät eusi Ehr zu starch verwundet. 😂

  • @sevenslotgrillful
    @sevenslotgrillful 2 роки тому +13

    Superb content , always wanted to learn more about the tactical use of these bunkers. Fantastic work with the 3D rendering and video graphics ! Thank you for putting this together.

  • @austinjohnston6848
    @austinjohnston6848 2 роки тому +17

    Great video, I just recently drove into Switzerland from Germany and the complexity/sophistication of their roads, bridges, tunnels, and transportation was amazing. This video explains exactly why I was so amazed by the country!

    • @jackiecordova7291
      @jackiecordova7291 2 роки тому +3

      I am so proud to have a country like this no corrupt government thank God for it everything function in my country 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

    • @padsdisilvio5509
      @padsdisilvio5509 Рік тому

      Yes the money the Nazis stole funded that great infrastructure. As an ex-UK national I know the terrible price our ancestors extracted from their territories, and as a traveller I have seen its ongoing cost in those hidden countries. The quickest cure for nationalism is learning about history!