That is so kind of you. I dont know what else to say than THANK YOU and it will help out so much to go out and share more my friend. Your incredible support is greatly appreciated and e send our greetings your way.
@@WW2HistoryHunter Likely because the place is so remote and hard to get to, that none of the graffiti taggers would travel out there, for little recognition, and no people to see the "art" they do.
Fantastic that you found that artwork and have now recorded it before it is lost forever. Surprising the amount of gun parts still lying around. Thanks for showing us around this area.
Another great video. The survival of the bunker art is unusual to say the least. The detail is remarkable. The "Gas Axing" of the guns is a shame but the need for steel was greater, if the parts made nails, they would have been some tough ones. Love the 'Y' tunnel, that took some work. Keep the great videos and finds my friend.
This is definitely one of the most fascinating places you have brought to us. Finding those pieces of the 14.5's just lying there was amazing. Yes, it is a shame that they couldn't just leave one of the guns behind, in situ, but, as you said, everyone was tired of the war, and just wanted it to go away, and coupled with the demand for high quality steel, and the greed of the scrap merchants, it is quite amazing that they left anything behind. So I guess we should be thankful for what we have. And those drawings! So awesome to see them just as they were left at the end of the war. Untouched by modern hands, or graffiti vandals. The detail of that first drawing of the bell pull, with the name above, was just incredible. Hopefully, those drawings will survive untouched for many years to come, for future History Hunters. Thank you both so much for showing this amazing place to us. Cheers to you all! Stay Safe!
I know Peter , such a shame that the guns were melted for something else but i guess that was the story then. Drawings like that is always great to see and a good connection between the current and past i think they are. Thanks and more to come :)
@@WW2HistoryHunter Well, that gun chunk is perfect to use as low radiation steel, ready cast and machined to be used to make a shield for some scientific experiment. But after the war people did not want to have these standing as memories of the occupation and oppression they underwent. Same with my father, he threw all of the medals he got in the trash after a few years, they brought back too many bad memories of all the friends he had lost, every single mission, and who would never be back again. every time he saw them he would be reminded of the occasion that led to them being issued, and those memories were not great, even with him drinking to forget. Same with my mother, she hated every Russian speaking person she ever met, after spending years in a Gulag, guilty of being Polish, and losing all her family, aside from her younger sister. She vowed never to be that cold ever again, so moved to Africa, into the tropics, where the coldest winter was warmer than Siberian summer. She at least got out with all her toes, not that all had nails any more.
@@SeanBZA oh that's so sad Sean. The horrors and atrocities she and you dad underwent are more than I could imagine and I'm so sorry they had to experience any of that.
Great find, to still see the artwork was amazing. So glad no one defaced it. The size of the tires and pieces left that gun was massive. Thanks for all your efforts and research, you and your family do a wonderful job.
The drawings on the wall are incredible. While I love to see the equipment, artillery, weaponry you guys find, it’s the small things like that I love the most. Really gives a more personal perspective of the war. Like the buttons, feld posts, food containers, etc, those are the things that tell the stories of the soldiers. Here in the USA we mostly only get an Allied perspective of the war, so it’s nice to see the other side as well. Whether you were a German, American, Russian, British, French, etc, the fact is you were an individual fighting an awful world conflict. I really appreciate you highlighting that for us, because it’s important. We have to remember the humanity and the individuals on all sides, not just the regimes they were fighting for!
So totally agree and it is those details that gives me a direct connection between the past and the present. Loving it and glad we can share with you :)
Fantastic to see original bunker art - makes the presence of the soldiers tangible! All the gun parts also amazing to see. What a super location, thank you for all your hard work! ❤️
Finding those drawings was just amazing. I love it when you find stuff like that because it adds a human level. It makes it more personal and you can get a better idea of what it was like to be stationed there. This has to be one of my all time favourite sites that you've been too. Thank you and Ee for giving us the opportunity to see it.
What an amazing place. I really didn't expect to see the wheels and the parts of the guns left behind. The artwork was such a surprise, someone must have been homesick. Thank you and EE for taking us to this location. Hope all is well and stay safe my friend.
Absolutely blown away literally by the remains of the Schneider gun ,especially the rifled barrel and breech mechanism.The icing on the cake was definitely the art work,the Germans had a skill of turning austere surroundings into something that reminded them of home.
This was one of the most interesting locations you and EE have visited yet I think. Very clean too, no graffiti so it must be pretty isolated. The drawings in the bunker were very cool. I don't know how they got those big guns out of there, but they sure as heck didn't roll them out because all the wheels are still there! LOL Thanks to you and to EE for all of your efforts and for sharing.
Awesome explore for the New Year, well done E.E. for keeping eyes open, and poor old dad for keeping up! Look forward to see what is in part two. Happy New Year to the WW11 History Hunter crew.
This was an interesting and enjoyable adventure HH, full of surprises with every step. Thanks for taking us along with you and EE. it never ceases to amaze me that the Germans spent so much time and resources building the Atlantic Wall fortifications in so many locations, and in so much variety of construction. I can’t wait to see episode four when you return to this site. Stay safe and well and see you in the next adventure. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺!
Unbelievable so many remains to be found. Special to read the manufacturer and year on the remains of the gun. Certainly beautiful drawings, still in good condition.
Happy New Year! That was an absolute gem of a location! I would love to see this place on my own, but for now, I'll have to rely on you and eagle eyes to show such amazing relics! Thanks fir everything you do!
Can't believe those drawings are still there and the colors so vivid. It is kinda sad though that more people couldn't experience this unique part of history. It was surprising to see so many Schneider gun wheels there and parts of the barrels of the guns. It looks like that area is less trodden by curiosity seekers than others. Those bunkers are so well structured to be still standing. I too wonder why there was an emergency escape route out of that little shelter. So much more to see at that site. Thanks HH & EE for bringing another piece of WW2 history to our homes.
Yes Laura , every time i come across such drawing i just smile and feel the immediate connection between the past and present and i love that. Great place to explore and thanks again Laura for your great support.
Possibly constructed because they were going to expand the shelter, but ran into a lack of material and labour to do so, but had made the emergency exit already just to get ventilation, before going further in to the rock.
This discovery really revealed a whole lot of surprises! Eagle Eyes is getting a first hand history lesson in person. That’s a great opportunity for Eagle Eyes to learn about the past not from a book or computer but with his own eyes and can touch it and smell the past! Great work by both of you! Love it!!!
Good seeing the trench art of Heinrich, Gerhardt, and, of course, Fredrich. Is there a process in place to report findings such as trench art for documenting and preserving? Also good not to see destructive tagging.
Amazing amazing, your channel on here is my all time favorite. Keep up the amazing work you do. Also want to thank you for actually liking and responding to our comments.
The artwork is a pleasant surprise! Amazing position. Such a shame the guns aren't intact, although I do understand the reason for destroying them. Awesome fortress!❤️
That was well worth the wait, my friend. Seeing the remaining parts of the guns still there(sad,like you said)after all these years and to find/see that artwork was really amazing. Loved seeing the folk art from that era; tells you something about someone there or their mindset. Glad we were able to see it before,that too, is gone. AND EE stumbled on another great find???? Can't wait to see what it is. Nice going EE!!! Keep up the great work,both of you.
Happy new year EE and HH. what a treat for us WW2HH fan's 2023 has already been. The artifacts you have found on this trip are rare to find nowadays. Shame they are not in a coastal museum. Thanks for all the information you give with your videos. Stay safe out on your travels.
Such an amazing site along the Atlantic wall loving all the spectacular vidoes. Thank you for sharing the history lessons love seeing old remnants of bunkers. Thank you History hunter and Elise also bunker buster girl.
So true and we shall soon share a location where there are several of the original ww2 guns still there and in full almost working order. Thanks my friend :)
Many thanks for producing another fascinating video from this part of the Atlantic Wall. It's a shame that those gun parts are rotting away and not conserved in a museum of military history. Good to see that the WW2 graffiti is still visible and I think it says "Willkommen" on the door's lintel. Similar artwork can be found in some of the old USAAF bases in East Anglia. Looking forward to the next instalment!
WHY did they leave the wheels and HOW did they get the HUGE guns out without them??? 5:41 OMG that is the breech recoil damper I think? LIke you I am FUMING that the 'destroyer brigade'had to destroy these guns🤬🤬🤬 as you say they could have just welded up the ends and left them! Such a shame there are no shell casings around I would love to see one. 16:58 WILLKOMMEN - welcome OUTSTANDING EXPLORE 👍👏👏👏👏👏
I wonder too , how did they remove the guns without the wheels . Very strange and it was metal scrappers who destroyed them and that is too bad. Thanks my friend :)
Hey, this is an astoundingly good location - so much left for us to see! I'm particularly amazed that there are still gun parts laying around. And the drawings! I wish there was a way to preserve them, although they do seem to be surviving quite well, thankfully. And now that you've documented them with photos they will live forever that way. I can only say thank you for yet again bringing us such a fantastic location. I really wish the land owners would contact museums and historical organizations to see if there's any interest in preserving what's there. Sigh and all that jazz haha. Oh and a hearty hello! to Eagle Eyes. We can now watch his growth by comparing his height to gun wheels lol.
This place definitely needs to be turned into a museum. All the potential artifacts there just slowly being eroded away by the never ceasing sands of time. Sort of infuriating really. Seeing historical artifacts like that just rotting away instead of being cared for in a museum somewhere.
In a way i agree but it is all up to the landowners of the sites to decide but they should really take better care of the items laying around. Thanks Dylan :)
@@WW2HistoryHunter well, who owns the land? It is very possible that the land is owned by no one meaning it is up for grabs and change could be made to see those items either put into a museum or a museum built around them.
This site just keeps giving, I could spend days there looking around. The art work inside the bunker was amazing, and to find what was left of the 105? awesome. I can see why someone want the metal at the end of the war, but why go to al;; the trouble of cutting into sections just to leave it there, it should have been left so the we can try tpo learn from the follies of 80 years ago. Thank you, and I cannot wait to see what EE found for us. Stay safe and well my friends
So true , i still wonder why those large pieces are still there but glad they are. Loved to find that place and share it with you Barry. Thanks so much and be safe out there.
It must have been nice to have an artist in the company who could draw and paint like that, but I am surprised that the military allowed them to do it. I have always been under the impression that the German military was pretty strict about such things, guess that was not always the case! Thanks once again for taking us on a great adventure and showing us this location with the gun pieces! Great stuff! Stay safe and stay well!
We have found totally incredible art work on our journeys and i am planning a series of videos to show just that. Hopefully that will bring out even more joy and understanding of what the men behind the locations were. Thank YOU Donald for your incredible support to our work and be safe out there :)
Those positions often had the least fit people, and thus all those who had some artistic talent or musical talent, plus the less competent officers, landed up there. The best were being ground down on the Russian front, while those in the defences were often those who were too old to serve, or who had other issues, so were sent there. After all they were there as cannon fodder, and being attacked would at least slow down the attack while reinforcements were arriving, or were there to shoot at aircraft and boats and harass them for the same reason. Those being built as they were say this was later on, when they were running out of materials, and slave labour, and thus used local stone as much as possible, with minimal concrete. Thus the unfinished tunnels, likely started out as there for another ammunition store, but then never completed, and likely was used as a shelter for slave labour, or as a place to keep supplies cold, so they would last longer in summer.
What an amazing discovery! The gun barrels were a surprise as we're all the wheels lying about. Too bad they couldn't leave one intact. The paintings were a lovely surprise as well. To think one of the Germans painted that there all those years ago is simply amazing. This was definitely a pleasant surprise and an awesome area. I can't wait to go back and see what else you both found. Thank you EE and HH for taking me along on this wonderful adventure. Take care and stay safe. 💖💯
Remember AH was an artist before WWI, and had sold a few paintings before the war. Plenty of Germans had surprising artistic talent, at least amongst the ones I have known here at the bottom of Africa.
Again thanks for sharing this very interesting video regarding the assembly of barracks and unfortunately the two chopped 155 L Modele 1917 Schneider gun. It was a relatively good gun built over 3,000 units but weighing a hefty 3,300 kg and must not have been popular to move around. It must have been a hell of work to pull up those guns and whatever to build the placements, barracks and more. Very interesting the drawings and writings on the walls. Really a good job again 👍👍👍
It's a shame there's no way to preserve those beautiful original drawings. Goes to show that a lot of the German soldiers were homesick and, I'm sure, sick of the war. Great presentation, thanks.
EE sounds like you found something great thanks you ! HH that place was just great ! The drawings were amazing ! To bad you can’t restore a pair of the wheels they looked great ! Can’t wait to see part 2! Be careful! Be safe ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻!!
You'll be able to rebuild a Schneider gun, the amount of parts you are discovering! Are the Schnieder guns the WW1 era artillery pieces that the Germans captured from the French during WW2? The artwork in the bunker was a fantastic discovery 😁 Keep up the excellent work ❤️
Another great video again thanks for showing all of us things we will never see if it wasn't for you and eagle eyes, I agree the guns should be left in place but at the end of the war there was money in the metal and the people needed it so I get that part of the history. In Normandy at least there some left there and I was able to touch them.
When are you going to do a diorama with a Schneider gun wheel lol? I would think most of these guns were rendered unusable by the Allies and the local came in cutting them up and carrying off what they could to sell as scrap. It’s sad to see but the local took what ever they could to help them to survive. It’s amazing these large guns survived WW1 only to be used and then destroyed in WW2. Great to see these pieces of history even if they are not complete.
Would be nice to restore at least one of the wheels from the Schneider Gun, and those Barrel sections show how Barrels have advanced with new metals they now don't need to be as thick anymore . Great place for some Detecting given the effort someone went to with those fantastic Colour Drawings very special ! Must be a rubbish pit there ? Regards to you Both 🦘🇦🇺
G'day guys. I suspect the Metal brackets the spokes of the Schneider guns were possibly set like they are as a suspension system to counteract the confusion as it fired. Just a thought
I can’t help but wonder what these locations would look like today if the Germans had won the war. This location has turned up many interesting pieces of history. From the Schneider gun wheels and gun barrels to the drawing on the wall. Definitely requires a return trip here for more discoveries.
Just curios are these places where your finding these locations are they deserted or are they like here in the United States preserved parks that you can look but are not suppose to take 😂 stuff , just wondering? Thanks for the many years of great videos and tell Eagle Eye I said hello and great job as always😎👍🏻🦅🇺🇸🇩🇪
First, thank you for your time in service, history is lost, because people don't think it's important. I agree, its a shame to destroy such sights, but look what America did to the Philippines enterprise, after fighting in the Pacific for the better part of a year, as the only Carrier in the fleet, when the war ended, it was cut up for scrap. They made a plack, from the steel, and it's in the enterprise 2, from what I understand. Be thankful for what you have found, and thank you for sharing and preserving history
The Valley of The Bunkers was a fitting name. The ceiling in that one structure was extremely low. Can't believe the number of Schneider Wheels you two found on that location. That one that was in good condition and should go to a war museum. Is there any way that can be arranged? With EE standing beside an upright one, we could see how huge they were. And the two 14.5 cm Schneider gun pits were definitely something to see. Good catch EE in eyeing the initial one. I agree HH a shame they didn't leave them intact for people to see as it was a piece of history, but totally understand as everyone including the Germans most likely had of the war, and didn't want to be reminded. They just wanted to get on with their lives. I know EE, Dad asking if you were blocking the end of the barrel of one of them - Geez. The original drawings were a rare find without the extra uninvited artists doing their handiwork. Some very talented German soldiers - beautiful. Can just envision that bunker being being very cozy with the tiles drawn on the wall, with the artwork, and the stove warming the place up. Thank you so much for taking us there EE and HH.
We talked to the land owner and they had no plans for any of the items or area in general , very strange.Would be nice to see some of it saved or at least taken a bit better care of. Thanks Laura :)
Happy New Year and keep up the great work
That is so kind of you. I dont know what else to say than THANK YOU and it will help out so much to go out and share more my friend. Your incredible support is greatly appreciated and e send our greetings your way.
You are amazing Timothy. That will really help HH, EE, and BBG with their future explores.
I can't believe that no one defaced those drawings. A amazing piece of history still here. Looking forward to seeing more history. Cheers ❤👍✌😎
You and me both and so very glad they are there and that is why we dont share the locations :) Thanks Robert and more to come :)
@@WW2HistoryHunter Likely because the place is so remote and hard to get to, that none of the graffiti taggers would travel out there, for little recognition, and no people to see the "art" they do.
Fantastic that you found that artwork and have now recorded it before it is lost forever. Surprising the amount of gun parts still lying around. Thanks for showing us around this area.
I agree such beautiful artwork still there and loved to share that my friend. Thanks and more to come :)
What was the bonding with those rocks?
What was the bonding in those rocks se well done up highona mountain?
Another great video. The survival of the bunker art is unusual to say the least. The detail is remarkable. The "Gas Axing" of the guns is a shame but the need for steel was greater, if the parts made nails, they would have been some tough ones. Love the 'Y' tunnel, that took some work. Keep the great videos and finds my friend.
Yes so nice to see the artwork , loving that. The guns should have been there but great explore. Thanks William :)
This is definitely one of the most fascinating places you have brought to us. Finding those pieces of the 14.5's just lying there was amazing. Yes, it is a shame that they couldn't just leave one of the guns behind, in situ, but, as you said, everyone was tired of the war, and just wanted it to go away, and coupled with the demand for high quality steel, and the greed of the scrap merchants, it is quite amazing that they left anything behind. So I guess we should be thankful for what we have. And those drawings! So awesome to see them just as they were left at the end of the war. Untouched by modern hands, or graffiti vandals. The detail of that first drawing of the bell pull, with the name above, was just incredible. Hopefully, those drawings will survive untouched for many years to come, for future History Hunters. Thank you both so much for showing this amazing place to us. Cheers to you all! Stay Safe!
I know Peter , such a shame that the guns were melted for something else but i guess that was the story then. Drawings like that is always great to see and a good connection between the current and past i think they are. Thanks and more to come :)
@@WW2HistoryHunter Well, that gun chunk is perfect to use as low radiation steel, ready cast and machined to be used to make a shield for some scientific experiment.
But after the war people did not want to have these standing as memories of the occupation and oppression they underwent. Same with my father, he threw all of the medals he got in the trash after a few years, they brought back too many bad memories of all the friends he had lost, every single mission, and who would never be back again. every time he saw them he would be reminded of the occasion that led to them being issued, and those memories were not great, even with him drinking to forget.
Same with my mother, she hated every Russian speaking person she ever met, after spending years in a Gulag, guilty of being Polish, and losing all her family, aside from her younger sister. She vowed never to be that cold ever again, so moved to Africa, into the tropics, where the coldest winter was warmer than Siberian summer. She at least got out with all her toes, not that all had nails any more.
@@SeanBZA oh that's so sad Sean. The horrors and atrocities she and you dad underwent are more than I could imagine and I'm so sorry they had to experience any of that.
Great find, to still see the artwork was amazing. So glad no one defaced it. The size of the tires and pieces left that gun was massive. Thanks for all your efforts and research, you and your family do a wonderful job.
I know and loved to find that :) Thanks George :)
The drawings on the wall are incredible. While I love to see the equipment, artillery, weaponry you guys find, it’s the small things like that I love the most. Really gives a more personal perspective of the war. Like the buttons, feld posts, food containers, etc, those are the things that tell the stories of the soldiers. Here in the USA we mostly only get an Allied perspective of the war, so it’s nice to see the other side as well. Whether you were a German, American, Russian, British, French, etc, the fact is you were an individual fighting an awful world conflict. I really appreciate you highlighting that for us, because it’s important. We have to remember the humanity and the individuals on all sides, not just the regimes they were fighting for!
So totally agree and it is those details that gives me a direct connection between the past and the present. Loving it and glad we can share with you :)
Fantastic to see original bunker art - makes the presence of the soldiers tangible! All the gun parts also amazing to see. What a super location, thank you for all your hard work! ❤️
Appreciated Beverley and more to come you know :)
Finding those drawings was just amazing. I love it when you find stuff like that because it adds a human level. It makes it more personal and you can get a better idea of what it was like to be stationed there. This has to be one of my all time favourite sites that you've been too. Thank you and Ee for giving us the opportunity to see it.
Couldn't agree more and thanks John and more to come :)
Thanks - It would be good to preserve and restore one of these wheels.
i totally agree and hope someone would do that one day. Thanks for your kind support my friend :)
What an amazing place. I really didn't expect to see the wheels and the parts of the guns left behind. The artwork was such a surprise, someone must have been homesick. Thank you and EE for taking us to this location. Hope all is well and stay safe my friend.
I know Allen , what a surprise , actually many surprises and loving it. Thanks so much for being here Allen and more to come you know :)
Absolutely blown away literally by the remains of the Schneider gun ,especially the rifled barrel and breech mechanism.The icing on the cake was definitely the art work,the Germans had a skill of turning austere surroundings into something that reminded them of home.
Loved that my friend and such great details there to study. Thanks and more to come :)
I can only imagine the thrill you two have in each site you find and visit. Love the history
We are having a blast and thanks Russell :)
Amazing the artwork is still that fresh , another grand location guys. Can't wait to see what EE found up there. Good work guys.
Thanks again Dave and more to come soon :)
Wild! Finding art must've been such a rush, I bet the photos look amazing!
Always amazing to see such out there in good condition. Thanks my friend :)
This was one of the most interesting locations you and EE have visited yet I think. Very clean too, no graffiti so it must be pretty isolated. The drawings in the bunker were very cool. I don't know how they got those big guns out of there, but they sure as heck didn't roll them out because all the wheels are still there! LOL Thanks to you and to EE for all of your efforts and for sharing.
I totally agree Motley , what a great place to explore and loved it. Thanks my friend for your great support.
What a special place! Thank you for bringing us along!
Glad you enjoyed it and happy to share with you :)
Awesome explore for the New Year, well done E.E. for keeping eyes open, and poor old dad for keeping up! Look forward to see what is in part two. Happy New Year to the WW11 History Hunter crew.
Yes i think 2023 will be a great year my friend and tons of stuff coming up. Thanks and greetings from us.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA brother thank you for sharing the adventure in history
Hello Earl and greetings from us.
Hi my friends and thank you for sharing your adventures in history
This was an interesting and enjoyable adventure HH, full of surprises with every step. Thanks for taking us along with you and EE. it never ceases to amaze me that the Germans spent so much time and resources building the Atlantic Wall fortifications in so many locations, and in so much variety of construction. I can’t wait to see episode four when you return to this site. Stay safe and well and see you in the next adventure. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺!
Glad you enjoyed it and we shall share ore form here later. Thanks Gary and greetings from us.
Unbelievable so many remains to be found.
Special to read the manufacturer and year on the remains of the gun.
Certainly beautiful drawings, still in good condition.
Absolutely and loved to find that great place my friend :)
Happy New Year! That was an absolute gem of a location! I would love to see this place on my own, but for now, I'll have to rely on you and eagle eyes to show such amazing relics! Thanks fir everything you do!
Happy New Year my friend and we thank you for your great support. Will come in handy in future explores that we shall share together :)
Can't believe those drawings are still there and the colors so vivid. It is kinda sad though that more people couldn't experience this unique part of history. It was surprising to see so many Schneider gun wheels there and parts of the barrels of the guns. It looks like that area is less trodden by curiosity seekers than others. Those bunkers are so well structured to be still standing. I too wonder why there was an emergency escape route out of that little shelter. So much more to see at that site. Thanks HH & EE for bringing another piece of WW2 history to our homes.
Yes Laura , every time i come across such drawing i just smile and feel the immediate connection between the past and present and i love that. Great place to explore and thanks again Laura for your great support.
Possibly constructed because they were going to expand the shelter, but ran into a lack of material and labour to do so, but had made the emergency exit already just to get ventilation, before going further in to the rock.
@@SeanBZA could be
Always a pleasure.
Thanks Henrik :)
Fantastic seeing the Schneder wheels & gun barrel. Those drawing have stood the test of time amazing.
Great place and thanks Joe :)
Wow just amazing can't believe there was artwork still on the walls and the artillery gus where still around can't wait to see the next adventure.
Great place to explore Jacob and loved to be there :) Thanks.
I really enjoyed that art work. To think that was done some 75+ years ago. Thank you as always.
Thank you very much sand i agree Mary , how great to see those drawings still there. More to come :)
This discovery really revealed a whole lot of surprises! Eagle Eyes is getting a first hand history lesson in person. That’s a great opportunity for Eagle Eyes to learn about the past not from a book or computer but with his own eyes and can touch it and smell the past! Great work by both of you! Love it!!!
Fantastic Tom and greetings from us.
WoW!!!! Truly an amazing find!!!! Great as always 👌 spectacular content!!!!!
Thank you so much 😀
Good seeing the trench art of Heinrich, Gerhardt, and, of course, Fredrich. Is there a process in place to report findings such as trench art for documenting and preserving? Also good not to see destructive tagging.
i dont really know about that but we do take many pictures of them and save them for the future in that way :) Thanks.
Amazing amazing, your channel on here is my all time favorite. Keep up the amazing work you do. Also want to thank you for actually liking and responding to our comments.
Wow, thank you!
The artwork is a pleasant surprise! Amazing position. Such a shame the guns aren't intact, although I do understand the reason for destroying them. Awesome fortress!❤️
Totally agree Cynthia and so glad we could share that with you :)
Awesome site y'all. Thanks for taking us along. Stay safe. Until next time. 👍👍👍👍👍
Appreciated Fred and greetings from us.
That was well worth the wait, my friend. Seeing the remaining parts of the guns still there(sad,like you said)after all these years and to find/see that artwork was really amazing. Loved seeing the folk art from that era; tells you something about someone there or their mindset. Glad we were able to see it before,that too, is gone. AND EE stumbled on another great find???? Can't wait to see what it is. Nice going EE!!! Keep up the great work,both of you.
Yes the artwork is such a great detail to see. Loved it and thanks Colleen for being here :)
Takk!
Thank you for that ad will come in handy in future explores my friend. Greetings from us and be safe out there.
Thanks!
Thank you so much William for that :)
Happy new year EE and HH.
what a treat for us WW2HH fan's 2023 has already been.
The artifacts you have found on this trip are rare to find nowadays.
Shame they are not in a coastal museum. Thanks for all the information you give with your videos. Stay safe out on your travels.
Greatly appreciated Jon and Happy New Year from us :)
Bedankt
Thank you for that will come in handy on future explores my friend. Greetings from us and be safe out there :)
What a Great Location, and such an Amazing Find!!! Nice Work Gentlemen!! Wow Wow Wow!!!!
Thanks 👍
Tack!
Your support is so greatly appreciated and will enable us to go out even more and share more my friend. Thanks and greetings from us.
Wow! The amount of gun parts and the art still at that site is astounding.
Loved that and thanks Dan for being here.
Such an amazing site along the Atlantic wall loving all the spectacular vidoes. Thank you for sharing the history lessons love seeing old remnants of bunkers. Thank you History hunter and Elise also bunker buster girl.
Glad you like them William :)
Thank you guys! Great place!
Glad you enjoyed it and we loved to share that with you :)
Amazing place. Good to see some remains of the guns in the gunpits, usually everything was removed in the years after the war.
So true and we shall soon share a location where there are several of the original ww2 guns still there and in full almost working order. Thanks my friend :)
Many thanks for producing another fascinating video from this part of the Atlantic Wall. It's a shame that those gun parts are rotting away and not conserved in a museum of military history. Good to see that the WW2 graffiti is still visible and I think it says "Willkommen" on the door's lintel. Similar artwork can be found in some of the old USAAF bases in East Anglia. Looking forward to the next instalment!
Yes and Welcome it is Sue :) Great details there and loved to share that. Thanks and more to come :)
It surprises me to see how much WW1 bunkers and guns where reused by the German army for WW2... Thanx for bringing this history to us..
Thanks for that :)
What a breathtaking discovery of the drawings. Standing by for the next adventure and as always " good hunting "
We will bring more greatness and thanks my friend :)
Outstanding video and presentation. I hope you guys brought back one of those large wheels.
Well we did not and somehow i feel they should stay in that area and hopefully someone will take care of them in the future. Thanks my friend.
This place must be well off the beaten track for those drawings to have not been defaced. Incredible find!
Yes it is pretty much out there sort of speak. Thanks for being here :)
Another excellent explore that gets better watching again 😁
Fantastic location!
Thank you so much 👍
WHY did they leave the wheels and HOW did they get the HUGE guns out without them??? 5:41 OMG that is the breech recoil damper I think? LIke you I am FUMING that the 'destroyer brigade'had to destroy these guns🤬🤬🤬 as you say they could have just welded up the ends and left them! Such a shame there are no shell casings around I would love to see one. 16:58 WILLKOMMEN - welcome OUTSTANDING EXPLORE 👍👏👏👏👏👏
I wonder too , how did they remove the guns without the wheels . Very strange and it was metal scrappers who destroyed them and that is too bad. Thanks my friend :)
Hey, this is an astoundingly good location - so much left for us to see! I'm particularly amazed that there are still gun parts laying around. And the drawings! I wish there was a way to preserve them, although they do seem to be surviving quite well, thankfully. And now that you've documented them with photos they will live forever that way.
I can only say thank you for yet again bringing us such a fantastic location. I really wish the land owners would contact museums and historical organizations to see if there's any interest in preserving what's there. Sigh and all that jazz haha.
Oh and a hearty hello! to Eagle Eyes. We can now watch his growth by comparing his height to gun wheels lol.
Appreciated and EE says hello here on his way to school. Thanks Dennis and greetings from us.
This place definitely needs to be turned into a museum. All the potential artifacts there just slowly being eroded away by the never ceasing sands of time. Sort of infuriating really. Seeing historical artifacts like that just rotting away instead of being cared for in a museum somewhere.
In a way i agree but it is all up to the landowners of the sites to decide but they should really take better care of the items laying around. Thanks Dylan :)
@@WW2HistoryHunter well, who owns the land? It is very possible that the land is owned by no one meaning it is up for grabs and change could be made to see those items either put into a museum or a museum built around them.
This site just keeps giving, I could spend days there looking around. The art work inside the bunker was amazing, and to find what was left of the 105? awesome. I can see why someone want the metal at the end of the war, but why go to al;; the trouble of cutting into sections just to leave it there, it should have been left so the we can try tpo learn from the follies of 80 years ago. Thank you, and I cannot wait to see what EE found for us. Stay safe and well my friends
So true , i still wonder why those large pieces are still there but glad they are. Loved to find that place and share it with you Barry. Thanks so much and be safe out there.
Great stuff EE & HH. We anticipate the next adventure.
Coming soon!
It must have been nice to have an artist in the company who could draw and paint like that, but I am surprised that the military allowed them to do it. I have always been under the impression that the German military was pretty strict about such things, guess that was not always the case! Thanks once again for taking us on a great adventure and showing us this location with the gun pieces! Great stuff! Stay safe and stay well!
We have found totally incredible art work on our journeys and i am planning a series of videos to show just that. Hopefully that will bring out even more joy and understanding of what the men behind the locations were. Thank YOU Donald for your incredible support to our work and be safe out there :)
Those positions often had the least fit people, and thus all those who had some artistic talent or musical talent, plus the less competent officers, landed up there. The best were being ground down on the Russian front, while those in the defences were often those who were too old to serve, or who had other issues, so were sent there. After all they were there as cannon fodder, and being attacked would at least slow down the attack while reinforcements were arriving, or were there to shoot at aircraft and boats and harass them for the same reason. Those being built as they were say this was later on, when they were running out of materials, and slave labour, and thus used local stone as much as possible, with minimal concrete. Thus the unfinished tunnels, likely started out as there for another ammunition store, but then never completed, and likely was used as a shelter for slave labour, or as a place to keep supplies cold, so they would last longer in summer.
What an amazing discovery! The gun barrels were a surprise as we're all the wheels lying about. Too bad they couldn't leave one intact. The paintings were a lovely surprise as well. To think one of the Germans painted that there all those years ago is simply amazing. This was definitely a pleasant surprise and an awesome area. I can't wait to go back and see what else you both found. Thank you EE and HH for taking me along on this wonderful adventure. Take care and stay safe. 💖💯
Remember AH was an artist before WWI, and had sold a few paintings before the war. Plenty of Germans had surprising artistic talent, at least amongst the ones I have known here at the bottom of Africa.
Loved the artwork indeed and very glad we could share this Julie. Thanks and greetings from us.
@@SeanBZA that must be awesome. I live in a very small town in Georgia and we don't have that kind of talent around here much.
What amazing finds the thickness of the barrels from the guns are unbelievable the drawings still there amazing
Loved this place Karl and will share even more later :)
Again thanks for sharing this very interesting video regarding the assembly of barracks and unfortunately the two chopped 155 L Modele 1917 Schneider gun. It was a relatively good gun built over 3,000 units but weighing a hefty 3,300 kg and must not have been popular to move around. It must have been a hell of work to pull up those guns and whatever to build the placements, barracks and more. Very interesting the drawings and writings on the walls. Really a good job again 👍👍👍
Yes such a huge gun and with several there it must have been hard work to take care of all of that. Thanks and greetings from us.
It's a shame there's no way to preserve those beautiful original drawings. Goes to show that a lot of the German soldiers were homesick and, I'm sure, sick of the war. Great presentation, thanks.
I know and hope it will stay on the wall for along time. Thanks Alfred :)
EE sounds like you found something great thanks you ! HH that place was just great ! The drawings were amazing ! To bad you can’t restore a pair of the wheels they looked great ! Can’t wait to see part 2! Be careful! Be safe ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻!!
Thanks 👍Mark and we shall show more from this great location later. Thanks and greetings from us.
One more incredible place, HH. Thank you
Indeed and thanks Joseane :)
Vilka häftiga ställen ni hittar,skulle vilja vara med och se dom.
Very nice place my friend and thanks for being ehre with us :)
Part 3 was great so many things to see
Thanks so much Gary :)
You should try to find some soldiers who used to be stationed there. They could tell you more about it and answer any questions you may have.
Indeed they could and who knows what could happen. Thanks Cris.
Can’t wait to see the next episode.
Will share more soon and thanks :)
You'll be able to rebuild a Schneider gun, the amount of parts you are discovering!
Are the Schnieder guns the WW1 era artillery pieces that the Germans captured from the French during WW2?
The artwork in the bunker was a fantastic discovery 😁
Keep up the excellent work ❤️
The pieces are a bit heavy to drag around but would loved to build one of those :) Thanks Casey :)
Your definitely good dad teaching your kids and letting them be included in your adventure keep up good work eagle eye good job keep up good work
Thank you for that Todd and greetings from us.
Amazing, as always.
Thank you! Cheers!
Another great video again thanks for showing all of us things we will never see if it wasn't for you and eagle eyes, I agree the guns should be left in place but at the end of the war there was money in the metal and the people needed it so I get that part of the history. In Normandy at least there some left there and I was able to touch them.
Very glad to read and thanks so much for being here :)
Excellent work guys ❤️🇬🇧
Thank you so much 😀
Enjoy all of your videos
Thank you Steve :)
Crazy place and so many great details , are you going yo metal detect there also?.
Well only time will tell David and thanks for being here :)
Great episode guys, perhaps the guns were taken away for scrap metal purposes or repurposed for the allies, history is truly told by the victorious
Indeed so and thanks Iain :)
Watched all way to end!
Tha tis greatly appreciated Buz and actually helps out a lot :)
You know that something was built to last when it's still around after ww1. That's incredible.
There you go and thanks Leeroy :)
Thanks for sharing.
You bet
When are you going to do a diorama with a Schneider gun wheel lol? I would think most of these guns were rendered unusable by the Allies and the local came in cutting them up and carrying off what they could to sell as scrap. It’s sad to see but the local took what ever they could to help them to survive. It’s amazing these large guns survived WW1 only to be used and then destroyed in WW2. Great to see these pieces of history even if they are not complete.
Could be cool but a bit heavy :) Thanks Anthony.
Wow great location Eagle 👀 eyes. More please
Thanks Jonathan :)
That drawing on the left was definitely a drawing of Hitler
Very special artwork and loved to see that :)
those big gun wheels its amazing they are over 100 years old and stil there the drawings are ingredible
Totally agree and such a great place to explore. Thanks :)
Another great video
Thanks Carol :)
How was your Christmas my friend!
Very nice and thanks for being here :)
@@WW2HistoryHunter 👍
fantastic drawnings
Thank you so much 😀
What was the bonding in those rocks so well done up high on a mountain?
i really dont know. Thanks.
Would be nice to restore at least one of the wheels from the Schneider Gun, and those Barrel sections show how Barrels have advanced with new metals they now don't need to be as thick anymore . Great place for some Detecting given the effort someone went to with those fantastic Colour Drawings very special ! Must be a rubbish pit there ? Regards to you Both 🦘🇦🇺
Could be cool to do and i hope someone will. Thanks Chris :)
Another great place fantastic 😎😎😎
It sure is
G'day guys. I suspect the Metal brackets the spokes of the Schneider guns were possibly set like they are as a suspension system to counteract the confusion as it fired. Just a thought
That could be it or perhaps to center the center of the wheel , i wouldnt know. Thanks and more to come :)
I can’t help but wonder what these locations would look like today if the Germans had won the war. This location has turned up many interesting pieces of history. From the Schneider gun wheels and gun barrels to the drawing on the wall. Definitely requires a return trip here for more discoveries.
Totally wonder the same Anthony and how cool would it be if we could wind back time and just sat down and watched it all. Thanks and more to come :)
Could you make out what the words were over the doorway?
I cant remember. Thanks for watching.
Interesting, thank you. Poor EE being accused of covering up the hole lol.
Great explore and thanks for being here Bob :)
The word on the entrance of the Bunker means : Welcome/Willkommen
There you go and thanks :)
Just curios are these places where your finding these locations are they deserted or are they like here in the United States preserved parks that you can look but are not suppose to take 😂 stuff , just wondering? Thanks for the many years of great videos and tell Eagle Eye I said hello and great job as always😎👍🏻🦅🇺🇸🇩🇪
IT all depends. They can be private , state , federal or owned by military etc as well. Thanks.
First, thank you for your time in service, history is lost, because people don't think it's important. I agree, its a shame to destroy such sights, but look what America did to the Philippines enterprise, after fighting in the Pacific for the better part of a year, as the only Carrier in the fleet, when the war ended, it was cut up for scrap. They made a plack, from the steel, and it's in the enterprise 2, from what I understand. Be thankful for what you have found, and thank you for sharing and preserving history
Appreciated Dennis and greetings from us.
What a adventure! 😲
Loved it and thanks :)
Que du Bonheur🔬🍀🌐Toujours un Moment de Détente🎬Mes Voeux les Meilleurs🍀💰😉Alex France🙏🌌
Thank you Alex and Happy New year from us :)
The Valley of The Bunkers was a fitting name. The ceiling in that one structure was extremely low. Can't believe the number of Schneider Wheels you two found on that location. That one that was in good condition and should go to a war museum. Is there any way that can be arranged? With EE standing beside an upright one, we could see how huge they were. And the two 14.5 cm Schneider gun pits were definitely something to see. Good catch EE in eyeing the initial one. I agree HH a shame they didn't leave them intact for people to see as it was a piece of history, but totally understand as everyone including the Germans most likely had of the war, and didn't want to be reminded. They just wanted to get on with their lives. I know EE, Dad asking if you were blocking the end of the barrel of one of them - Geez. The original drawings were a rare find without the extra uninvited artists doing their handiwork. Some very talented German soldiers - beautiful. Can just envision that bunker being being very cozy with the tiles drawn on the wall, with the artwork, and the stove warming the place up. Thank you so much for taking us there EE and HH.
We talked to the land owner and they had no plans for any of the items or area in general , very strange.Would be nice to see some of it saved or at least taken a bit better care of. Thanks Laura :)
Schneider wheel? Now I feel obligated to acquire one. I don't think the entire gun would fit in our small yard, though.
There you go and thanks for being here Bruce :)
hello this a French canon type " Schneider" from the factory in the town of Bourges !!
Indeed and thanks for watching.
Have you ever been to the gun grave yard where they pushed guns off a Clift?
Well we actually have been to 2 such locations. Great and thanks for watching.