Hitting your head, getting your feet soaked, tripping over things… all the things you go through to bring history alive to us, JD! Thank you! I look forward to seeing the next place!
Love these videos! Keep them Coming. I’m American and live in Prague and have been all over Birchesgarten hiking ruins and things. It’s unreal to see. Thank you and hope the sensory stops burying history and cancelling history:)
Another great job, JD. As a youngster in the early 60s, my family stayed at the Hotel General Walker 3 times. My dad was stationed at Karlsruhe, W.Germany. The Walker had a movie theater, swimming pool, night club, restaurant, etc. That hotel was connected to most of the other buildings by tunnels that you could tour. I remember that every entrance was covered by a blank wall with a machine gun slit. No un-invited guests.
I wish the buildings were still there. I completely understand why they were bombed into oblivion, I just find being able to tour the buildings fascinating.
It's amazing how such a beautiful place was home to such evil people. But that evil could not detract from that beauty. It was and still is a fascinating place. Thanks again for this series, JD and crew!! These videos go above and beyond!
@spe-ex7sz I think we can all agree that war is horrible. What was the purpose of those bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? In contrast, why did the Nazis systematically murder approximately 6 million European Jews and 5 million Soviet prisoners of war? To equate the two is abhorrent and intellectually dishonest.
@@YippeeKiYayMrFalcon Your utter hypocrisy is the only thing that's abhorrent. And the fact that your still gullible enough to believe that 11 million people were "systematically murdered", shows how intellectually dishonest you actually are.
I was on a beyond band of brothers tour in 2015, we visited this area. We were told that all the houses were connected by a tunnel system. We went into a tunnel system while there. Great videos JD!
History coming alive - that’s your channel (it’s always a location I dreamed of seeing (bucket list) and you bring me there -thank you (may be one day) your awesome JD - thanks for taking us along
The Gen Walker Hotel had the best access and tours available to the underground tunnels in the area. Was sad to hear when they turned it back over to the German Government and later the bulk of it was demolished. J.D. I have to tell you you’re killing it with these video segments. Well done Sir!
Many a wonderful week as an army brat enjoying Berchtesgarden, at General Walker: tunnel tours, the ruins of the houses were still there, skiing, climbing the Eagles Nest, and the rest....
I am pleased to have had the opportunity to visit Berchestgaden three times. It’s a great and beautiful place to combine hiking and ww2 history. Thank you very much for great videos.. Greetings from Sweden.
Great video. Love the drone shots. It's interesting to see all the trees growing back. It was fair to say to the people living there before the 1930s that it wasn't good for them having Hitler and the Nazi's moving to the area. Thanks for another well done video.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Years ago(late 90's) I met an elderly woman who was working at one of our local Sam's Club stores(Memphis) and she was from Berchtesgaden and their home had a view of the mountains and the Berghof. She hated the Nazis because they forced her family to sell their home.
So glad I stumbled across your channel. Been watching it religiously for weeks! Not able to travel very far right now due to personal issues but we are planning in the future. Just curios how easy is it to rent a car and drive to these places, or would we better on a group tour the first time? Thanks for the checklist and all the information !
At the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, ID, we have bricks from both the Goering house and the Borman house, taken by troops who were there shortly after the area was secured. One veteran said it was just wholesale looting by the troops. Loving these videos from the Berghof area! (Sorry for any misspellings.)
Good video again. The stone structure at 5:21 is a bunker exit same as the one closer to the Berghof. When I visited the site last time maybe 6-7 years ago it was still clean of earth, the door closed but as I remember there was some air movement from the holes indicating it leads to somewhere, probably to Zum Türken tunnels or to Berghof itself. There is some tunnel map I guess at Zum Türken museum from which it could probably be identified.
As usual another awesome video from you JD. I wish these videos had been done some years earlier as I was stationed in Germany from 1971 - 1973 and while I did get out and about to a few places that you have talked about there are so many I never had the chance to see or even know about. After viewing so many of your videos, especially the World War II videos I am seriously considering heading back and following in your footsteps on the many places you have been so far. Thank you so much for all the information and work that you put into your videos. I plan my 1st stop in Normandy. God Bless you JD.
I'm guessing the rooms you saw at the coal bunker were where the trucks would drive in to get loaded. That's what the holes in the roof are for. The coal storage would be in the big rooms above. There is probably another structure up above where the coal would be delivered into those rooms.
As a companion to watching your videos, I am watching the incredible videos produced by Yad Vashem about the Jewish survivors of the war. The residents of Berchesgarten failed to destroy the children of Israel and sewed the seeds of the Jewish state. Their testimony is incredible.
Thanks for posting your videos JD and for going to places I've only read about and telling the history too. Your videos show a whole new perspective that no text book I've ever read can ever duplicate.
JD thank You for the great video. I am in awe of your efforts. I always learn something new. Too bad those homes are no longer there. If Band of Brothers is to be believed those homes were something to behold. Keep up the great work and stay safe.
At the Grassi Distillery in Berchtesgaden, they had a book about the complete history of the Nazi in Berchtesgaden with pictures I have never seen anywhere before(all in German).
I hope I get to see these places someday. Your videos are just so informative, professionally done and a real pleasure to watch! Let me know if you ever come to CO-I’ll show you some interesting things!!😊
Followed along on maps. Got a better idea of where you were actually situated. I've always thought the berghof was much higher into the mountain than it actually was. The hotel was almost in his backyard!
I was wondering what you meant by "Struggle House" in the video's title. Then, you mentioned "Kampf House." Kampf = Struggle and you said Hitler finished "Mein Kampf" at that house and it all came together.
No. The original entrance was way bigger. It looked much like an arched railway tunnel of sorts. That was later (about 1984) covered with that concrete wall and the door. Those holes I guess are for ventilation.
I stayed at the Gen Walker back in 67 while stationed in Germany. Been back a couple of times to visit old friends and continue my exploration of the WW2 era.
JD you do have a awesome job my friend! Like all your WW2 video’s very much, thank you! Are you going to visit Holland for operation Market Garden? Would love to see you document the Vietnam war.
I suspect the small hole at the "back" wall at floor level would be for access to the coal from the other side by means of a long shovel...having had a coal bunker for many years, it was filled from the top (by lifting the lid) and coal was then shovelled into buckets to use in the house from an access hole near the bottom.
After Vietnam I was stationed in Germany from Aug 69 to Mar 71. In 1970, my wife and I stayed for a short time at the General Walker Hotel. Whew! how time has flown.
Great vid! We visited the Obersalzberg when we were stationed in Germany. In particular I was interested in Göring’s house. I found a lot of Camo netting from the Berghof site and enjoyed hunting artifacts. Nice walking tour!!!!❤
Is it just me? Or is anyone else in awe of the Nazi regime (not in a good way) they built so much in a relatively short space of time (slave labour) I find it fascinating
I really enjoy your videos thank you for keeping history Alive and for keeping me educated even at the age of almost 60 years old. Keep it up. Great great work.
Another great job. We've visited there twice while stationed at Ramstein, AB, Germany. I also like the then and now of the Obersalzberg done by Riter productins and Mark Felton's vidoes. Request you and Eric do a trip to the Hurtgen Forest; not many folks are aware of that long horrific battle pitting 6 USA div's vs the Germans, Sep 44- Jan 45. My father in law was WIA in Dec 44 there. He was an infranty man radio op for his company CC; we hired a guide, did 2 full days of Market Garden, then spent a day in the Hurtgen. Using my father in law's unit history, we pretty much located the general area where he was WIA near the Kaal trail. Keep up the great work.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Terrific. I regret not discussing the Hurtgen more w/my father in law. As I;ve studied the battle, I question the strategic and tactical strategy. If you go, you'll be shocked at the terrain the USA attempted to cross the Kaal "river" to attack Schmidt etc. We went in Feb 2019; wx was good unlike the conditions they faced in the winter. My wife and I are participating in the WW 2 Museum's "Rise and Fall of Hitler's Germany tour" in May: your Krakow video will enhance our visit there. We're also doing Berlin, Potsdam, Gdansk, Wolf's Lair, Sagan Poland, Wroclaw and Warsaw.
The history is interesting. Did not know alot of the things you are showing. Thank you for sharing and letting us know what "they" were trying to cover up. You keep up the great videos and have a great day
Guessing you couldn't find a way upstairs on the "call bunker" Very cool bye the way. Thanks for the awesome content, your videos fill in holes of history lessons for me.
Well JD I must say I'm really impressed with your military historical knowledge and I hope the other viewers of this channel are as well. Great history lesson for all. Thank you for this series. I've enjoyed it all as well as all of your videos. I look forward to what is next. Thanks buddy for your travels. Hope your friends in ukraine are doing well as can be expected. Larry
Off subject Sir… Just wanna say, whatever camera and lens you use to vlog… The picture quality is absolutely stunning. Crisp and clear HD. I appreciate your hard work and attention to detail.
Absolutely love your videos! Ever since I was a kid I’ve always wanted to travel to other countries and visit historical landmarks. Especially ones tied to WWII and the holocaust. Your videos have given me the chance to do that and have always been enjoyable and have helped me learn new things over the years! Thank you!
We visited the General Walker hotel in 1971 when we were stationed in Germany. If you went through the kitchen, there was a plain white door which led to stairs several stories underground. When it was discovered, the Americans simply strung bare bulb lights down the stairs so that it could be toured. When Berlin was being bombed in May of 1945, the workers who were finishing the construction on the various levels were told to leave their tools and go home in the middle of the morning. Everything was left as it was, including large tubs of cement left to harden that was being used to line the passageways. Office areas still had overturned file cabinets with burn marks where papers had been destroyed. We were told by our guide that further downstairs there were supplies stored that would have fed a large amount of people for at least 20 years. Incredible feeling to walk through these halls.
@The History Underground awesome to hear, my friend! My wife & I were watching all of the Normandy videos and the others related to the Allies campaign through France.
How I image you when you walk into a place “hey guys what’s *Doink* up -steps in water- welp there goes my socks, anyways guys look at this” the ability to be perfectly comfortable while being uncomfortable is the true test for you.
Many thanks, you are an excellent tour guide and look forward to more videos. Berchtesgaden is a beautiful place, most vibrant greens of any forest; anyone that appreciated such cannot all be inhuman.
I really appreciate your videos. The visuals, commentary, and in-depth detail in which you take me back to what was in extraordinary. So glad I found your channel. While I can’t agree with the Nazis and their policies in any way…I have always been fascinated by who they were and interested in some of the why’s of how they began.
I stayed for a few nights in the Hotel General Walker back in 1977 during my deployment there in the Army. Mount Rosfeldt was where we would go skiing up the road a ways. Got some good pictures of the times there.
Great video as always. You seem to be following my footprints from about 10 years ago, which in turn will allow me once again to follow your footprints in about 3 weeks from today.
Keep up the good work my friend I look forward to each and everyone of your vlogs I'll never have a chance to go over and see history of World War II so I live it through your eyes and through your vlogs
I remember seeing that coal bunker but didn't know what it was at the time. I didn't go inside because it felt a little like we were trespassing 😉 At the time the General Walker Hotel still existed and was under the control of the US Army.
Hitting your head, getting your feet soaked, tripping over things… all the things you go through to bring history alive to us, JD! Thank you! I look forward to seeing the next place!
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Everyone knows, those holes in that big building ceiling means GAS CHAMBERS!!!
In one piece!
JD is down for the struggle!
You forgot about spiders!!
Love these videos! Keep them
Coming. I’m American and live in Prague and have been all over Birchesgarten hiking ruins and things. It’s unreal to see. Thank you and hope the sensory stops burying history and cancelling history:)
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Another great job, JD. As a youngster in the early 60s, my family stayed at the Hotel General Walker 3 times. My dad was stationed at Karlsruhe, W.Germany. The Walker had a movie theater, swimming pool, night club, restaurant, etc. That hotel was connected to most of the other buildings by tunnels that you could tour. I remember that every entrance was covered by a blank wall with a machine gun slit. No un-invited guests.
My husband was stationed in Germany in 1992 and we stayed there. Unfortunately The Eagle nest was closed because of snow.
In 86-89 we were stationed at Rhein Main we stayed at the General Walker also. I have a lot of memories of that time there.
JD, I just can't get enough of this series. Better than anything on the History Channel, imo ... Seriously, your videos need to be on TV
Thank you. I really do appreciate it.
I wish the buildings were still there. I completely understand why they were bombed into oblivion, I just find being able to tour the buildings fascinating.
I agree.
It's amazing how such a beautiful place was home to such evil people. But that evil could not detract from that beauty. It was and still is a fascinating place. Thanks again for this series, JD and crew!! These videos go above and beyond!
Evil?? Just like those responsible for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
@@spe-ex7sz go cry to somebody else troll
@spe-ex7sz I think we can all agree that war is horrible. What was the purpose of those bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? In contrast, why did the Nazis systematically murder approximately 6 million European Jews and 5 million Soviet prisoners of war? To equate the two is abhorrent and intellectually dishonest.
@@YippeeKiYayMrFalcon Your utter hypocrisy is the only thing that's abhorrent. And the fact that your still gullible enough to believe that 11 million people were "systematically murdered", shows how intellectually dishonest you actually are.
Nature is indifferent to the nature of man .
Learning so much. Seeing places I probably will never get to see. Thank you so very much! The mountains and forest are stunning. Love the drone shots.
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Fascinating and educational series of Berchtesgaden. i learned a lot over the course of these. Thanks JD.
I was on a beyond band of brothers tour in 2015, we visited this area. We were told that all the houses were connected by a tunnel system. We went into a tunnel system while there.
Great videos JD!
History coming alive - that’s your channel (it’s always a location I dreamed of seeing (bucket list) and you bring me there -thank you (may be one day) your awesome JD - thanks for taking us along
The Gen Walker Hotel had the best access and tours available to the underground tunnels in the area. Was sad to hear when they turned it back over to the German Government and later the bulk of it was demolished.
J.D. I have to tell you you’re killing it with these video segments. Well done Sir!
Yeah, I hate that they tore that think down. Thanks!
Many a wonderful week as an army brat enjoying Berchtesgarden, at General Walker: tunnel tours, the ruins of the houses were still there, skiing, climbing the Eagles Nest, and the rest....
@@matthewaaaron7421 I was an Army brat too. We were stationed in Germany twice. What a childhood!
Enjoying this with my morning coffee. Cheers to a good Sunday!
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Way to go JD another great video. Thanks for taking us along and doing all the hard work. 👍👍👍👍👍🍻
Thanks 👍
I am pleased to have had the opportunity to visit Berchestgaden three times. It’s a great and beautiful place to combine hiking and ww2 history. Thank you very much for great videos..
Greetings from Sweden.
I really appreciate you suffering wet feet and bumps on your head to bring us this wonderful history!! 👍🏻😱😬
Another great view of the past; thank you JD. Keep dry, and TRY to stay safe!!!
Thanks for posting all of these amazing videos. I always look forward to watching them. Please keep up your fantastic hard work.
Glad you like them!
Great video. Love the drone shots. It's interesting to see all the trees growing back. It was fair to say to the people living there before the 1930s that it wasn't good for them having Hitler and the Nazi's moving to the area. Thanks for another well done video.
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@@TheHistoryUnderground Years ago(late 90's) I met an elderly woman who was working at one of our local Sam's Club stores(Memphis) and she was from Berchtesgaden and their home had a view of the mountains and the Berghof. She hated the Nazis because they forced her family to sell their home.
I could watch full length documentaries of your work. As always, well done and thank you.
So glad I stumbled across your channel. Been watching it religiously for weeks! Not able to travel very far right now due to personal issues but we are planning in the future. Just curios how easy is it to rent a car and drive to these places, or would we better on a group tour the first time? Thanks for the checklist and all the information !
I’ve had no issues renting a car. The nice thing about a tour is that everything is taken care of but the trade off is a little less flexibility.
At the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, ID, we have bricks from both the Goering house and the Borman house, taken by troops who were there shortly after the area was secured. One veteran said it was just wholesale looting by the troops. Loving these videos from the Berghof area! (Sorry for any misspellings.)
Wow!
👍👍👏👏 bravo
The looters became the looted....
@@bejoyful looting and theft are still looting and theft no matter who does it.
@@xr6lad not when it didn't belong to the person said items was taken from. It's not looting when you take from so much evil.
Thanks such a great series
Good video again. The stone structure at 5:21 is a bunker exit same as the one closer to the Berghof. When I visited the site last time maybe 6-7 years ago it was still clean of earth, the door closed but as I remember there was some air movement from the holes indicating it leads to somewhere, probably to Zum Türken tunnels or to Berghof itself. There is some tunnel map I guess at Zum Türken museum from which it could probably be identified.
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These videos are very interesting contrasting the past with the present. Excellent historical research, education, and present day information.
Glad you like them!
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As usual another awesome video from you JD. I wish these videos had been done some years earlier as I was stationed in Germany from 1971 - 1973 and while I did get out and about to a few places that you have talked about there are so many I never had the chance to see or even know about. After viewing so many of your videos, especially the World War II videos I am seriously considering heading back and following in your footsteps on the many places you have been so far. Thank you so much for all the information and work that you put into your videos. I plan my 1st stop in Normandy. God Bless you JD.
I'm guessing the rooms you saw at the coal bunker were where the trucks would drive in to get loaded. That's what the holes in the roof are for. The coal storage would be in the big rooms above. There is probably another structure up above where the coal would be delivered into those rooms.
Your videos are exceptionally made and very informative. Thank you for sharing.
KEEP THESE VIDEOS COMING! So informative and educational
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks again for all the work you do. Always loved history but you bring a perspective unlike anyone else. Keep up the good work
Much appreciated
Amazingly interesting. Great work as always JD 👍🏼😎
As a companion to watching your videos, I am watching the incredible videos produced by Yad Vashem about the Jewish survivors of the war. The residents of Berchesgarten failed to destroy the children of Israel and sewed the seeds of the Jewish state. Their testimony is incredible.
Thanks for posting your videos JD and for going to places I've only read about and telling the history too. Your videos show a whole new perspective that no text book I've ever read can ever duplicate.
Such a great teacher! I really enjoy how you engage with the class. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much!
The history is one thing, how you present it is awesome.........
JD thank You for the great video. I am in awe of your efforts. I always learn something new. Too bad those homes are no longer there. If Band of Brothers is to be believed those homes were something to behold. Keep up the great work and stay safe.
Thanks for watching!
Very interesting. I love your channel. Thanks.
Glad you enjoy it!
Your channel is truly amazing, educational, and historical. Keep up the great work and videos.👍👍
Hope everyone is having a great day!
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I'm torn between tearing down the remnants of the Nazi buildings r keeping them for a reminder of history. Not a memorial of hitler but history.
The site of Hermann Gorings House always did have pond life in it then and even now.. How fitting.
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At the Grassi Distillery in Berchtesgaden, they had a book about the complete history of the Nazi in Berchtesgaden with pictures I have never seen anywhere before(all in German).
I hope I get to see these places someday. Your videos are just so informative, professionally done and a real pleasure to watch! Let me know if you ever come to CO-I’ll show you some interesting things!!😊
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I was there in the summer of 1990 and you could still see pieces of tile from the swimming pool.
Thanks!
Followed along on maps. Got a better idea of where you were actually situated. I've always thought the berghof was much higher into the mountain than it actually was. The hotel was almost in his backyard!
I was wondering what you meant by "Struggle House" in the video's title. Then, you mentioned "Kampf House." Kampf = Struggle and you said Hitler finished "Mein Kampf" at that house and it all came together.
Yep!
Another excellent program. Many thanks.
Were those bullet holes on that doorway entrance?
I think they look kind of big for that. Who knows what was there?
I don’t think so.
No. The original entrance was way bigger. It looked much like an arched railway tunnel of sorts. That was later (about 1984) covered with that concrete wall and the door. Those holes I guess are for ventilation.
I stayed at the Gen Walker back in 67 while stationed in Germany. Been back a couple of times to visit old friends and continue my exploration of the WW2 era.
JD you do have a awesome job my friend! Like all your WW2 video’s very much, thank you! Are you going to visit Holland for operation Market Garden? Would love to see you document the Vietnam war.
I suspect the small hole at the "back" wall at floor level would be for access to the coal from the other side by means of a long shovel...having had a coal bunker for many years, it was filled from the top (by lifting the lid) and coal was then shovelled into buckets to use in the house from an access hole near the bottom.
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That makes a lot of sense!
After Vietnam I was stationed in Germany from Aug 69 to Mar 71. In 1970, my wife and I stayed for a short time at the General Walker Hotel. Whew! how time has flown.
Another fantastic video man! I really enjoy watching these.. So damn interesting!
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Love these videos!
Glad you like them!
Great vid! We visited the Obersalzberg when we were stationed in Germany. In particular I was interested in Göring’s house. I found a lot of Camo netting from the Berghof site and enjoyed hunting artifacts. Nice walking tour!!!!❤
Thanks again for your knowledge, narration and respect of this part of history, it’s much appreciated
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Is it just me? Or is anyone else in awe of the Nazi regime (not in a good way) they built so much in a relatively short space of time (slave labour) I find it fascinating
I know. It's a true pitty that they choose to be evil. They could have done good for their people but instead destroyed it all.
I really enjoy your videos thank you for keeping history Alive and for keeping me educated even at the age of almost 60 years old. Keep it up. Great great work.
Outstanding series i have always wanted to visit there. Thank you for allowing me to see the beautiful areas
Glad you enjoyed it
Love your channel mate I was born and raised in Germany I was 12 when I left and watching your videos brings back memories keep up the good work 👏
Great video JD!
Thank you very much, we learn so much from your vids
I stayed several times in the General Walker Hotel. Sad to see that part of history gone!
Awful.
Also stayed in the GW....1991. The General Patton building is still in Garmisch, but is being renovated into apartments.
Another great job. We've visited there twice while stationed at Ramstein, AB, Germany. I also like the then and now of the Obersalzberg done by Riter productins and Mark Felton's vidoes. Request you and Eric do a trip to the Hurtgen Forest; not many folks are aware of that long horrific battle pitting 6 USA div's vs the Germans, Sep 44- Jan 45. My father in law was WIA in Dec 44 there. He was an infranty man radio op for his company CC; we hired a guide, did 2 full days of Market Garden, then spent a day in the Hurtgen. Using my father in law's unit history, we pretty much located the general area where he was WIA near the Kaal trail. Keep up the great work.
We have some plans 🙂
@@TheHistoryUnderground Terrific. I regret not discussing the Hurtgen more w/my father in law. As I;ve studied the battle, I question the strategic and tactical strategy. If you go, you'll be shocked at the terrain the USA attempted to cross the Kaal "river" to attack Schmidt etc. We went in Feb 2019; wx was good unlike the conditions they faced in the winter. My wife and I are participating in the WW 2 Museum's "Rise and Fall of Hitler's Germany tour" in May: your Krakow video will enhance our visit there. We're also doing Berlin, Potsdam, Gdansk, Wolf's Lair, Sagan Poland, Wroclaw and Warsaw.
The history is interesting. Did not know alot of the things you are showing. Thank you for sharing and letting us know what "they" were trying to cover up. You keep up the great videos and have a great day
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Excellent presentation in every aspect. Love this channel. Thanks for bringing this stuff to us.
Guessing you couldn't find a way upstairs on the "call bunker" Very cool bye the way. Thanks for the awesome content, your videos fill in holes of history lessons for me.
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Thank you for sharing
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These videos are just the best, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!!
There should be a way to load the coal bunker from the top. There more than likely was a road that went to the top of the structure for loading.
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Well JD I must say I'm really impressed with your military historical knowledge and I hope the other viewers of this channel are as well. Great history lesson for all. Thank you for this series. I've enjoyed it all as well as all of your videos. I look forward to what is next. Thanks buddy for your travels. Hope your friends in ukraine are doing well as can be expected. Larry
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Off subject Sir… Just wanna say, whatever camera and lens you use to vlog… The picture quality is absolutely stunning. Crisp and clear HD. I appreciate your hard work and attention to detail.
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Absolutely love your videos! Ever since I was a kid I’ve always wanted to travel to other countries and visit historical landmarks. Especially ones tied to WWII and the holocaust. Your videos have given me the chance to do that and have always been enjoyable and have helped me learn new things over the years! Thank you!
We visited the General Walker hotel in 1971 when we were stationed in Germany. If you went through the kitchen, there was a plain white door which led to stairs several stories underground. When it was discovered, the Americans simply strung bare bulb lights down the stairs so that it could be toured. When Berlin was being bombed in May of 1945, the workers who were finishing the construction on the various levels were told to leave their tools and go home in the middle of the morning. Everything was left as it was, including large tubs of cement left to harden that was being used to line the passageways. Office areas still had overturned file cabinets with burn marks where papers had been destroyed. We were told by our guide that further downstairs there were supplies stored that would have fed a large amount of people for at least 20 years. Incredible feeling to walk through these halls.
It would be interesting to look up in those coal shutes. That coal came from somewhere up there.
Definitely.
Say JD, always look forward to these Sunday Special Matinee 🍿... when will you be connecting with Paul from WW2TV again. soon, I hope?!
Paul and I have some plans. 🙂
@The History Underground awesome to hear, my friend! My wife & I were watching all of the Normandy videos and the others related to the Allies campaign through France.
This is such amazing channel pure gold
How I image you when you walk into a place “hey guys what’s *Doink* up -steps in water- welp there goes my socks, anyways guys look at this” the ability to be perfectly comfortable while being uncomfortable is the true test for you.
Ha! Thanks.
@@TheHistoryUnderground anytime boss. Keep up the content. Love filling my brain with new knowledge.
Many thanks, you are an excellent tour guide and look forward to more videos. Berchtesgaden is a beautiful place, most vibrant greens of any forest; anyone that appreciated such cannot all be inhuman.
Many thanks!
Thank you for your videos!
Glad you like them!
Enjoying your videos very much!
Glad you like them! Thanks.
Another absolutely fantastic video JD!
Curious, have you done videos on the German Flak Towers?
Love the content bro 👌🇦🇺
Fascinating series! Be careful out there! I get concerned when you say “I gotta go in there!” 😄
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Beautifully moving video of who, what and where the people that changed the world lived
I really appreciate your videos. The visuals, commentary, and in-depth detail in which you take me back to what was in extraordinary. So glad I found your channel. While I can’t agree with the Nazis and their policies in any way…I have always been fascinated by who they were and interested in some of the why’s of how they began.
Excellent JD. Greetings from St Louis, MO
I stayed for a few nights in the Hotel General Walker back in 1977 during my deployment there in the Army. Mount Rosfeldt was where we would go skiing up the road a ways. Got some good pictures of the times there.
Great video as always. You seem to be following my footprints from about 10 years ago, which in turn will allow me once again to follow your footprints in about 3 weeks from today.
Great video ! Very well done !!
Thank you very much!
Everything was so well-built and with great precision. Some of these buildings that were built 90 years ago look like they were built yesterday.
Keep up the good work my friend I look forward to each and everyone of your vlogs I'll never have a chance to go over and see history of World War II so I live it through your eyes and through your vlogs
You know something is not normal when everyone in the government needs to have a bunker or escape tunnel.
@@outlander_... It's one thing if those at the top have bunkers but when lower level guys have bunkers that something else. MB was a low level guy.
Thanks for the Tour JD of Herman Goering home. Will be interested in the artifacts recovered from these sites. ❤️💯
Enjoy the video mate really interesting mate can't wait for the next one 👍🔥
Thanks 👍
15:59 This is the foundation of the called "Kampfhäusl". Close to that area are the ruins of the Theaterhalle.
Are you going to do a video on the little Reich Challcery next to Keitels and Jodels' house only a 15min drive from Hitler's house
Not on this trip unfortunately.
Brilliant series.
Thanks!
I remember seeing that coal bunker but didn't know what it was at the time. I didn't go inside because it felt a little like we were trespassing 😉 At the time the General Walker Hotel still existed and was under the control of the US Army.
Man. Wish that they hadn’t torn down that hotel.
I wonder if there were railroad tracks above the coal bunker for bringing in coal. Need to see if Google Maps show anything.
@@TheHistoryUnderground do you know why they tore it down?
@@Hamsalad2 not sure
Less than an hour old! I better watch before denier UA-cam sees this.
One day I will visit myself but until then thank you for this great content
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Great report, thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed it