BIG GUNS found in abandoned WWII bunker
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
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I went to France with Eelco to explore an abandoned WWII bunker of the Maginot line, the 2nd largest fortification of the world. After being abandoned, many guns were removed or relocated to a museum, but in this bunker you can still find some big guns!
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Bob I think it was not chairs but a small lift to move the heavy round up to the barrel
I can see this bunkers
I'm just impressed at how rust free that 90 year old turret is inside in such a wet environment
It is ! Some more stuff is coming up :)
Must have been in A vacuum ......
They put that there, to sell videos!
@@kimmichaels899 So we take the guns inside the bunker? Have you seen the entrance? :D
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath No worries, Kimmichael is one of the 81 million low brain power voters
The absolute magnitude of these bunkers built pre/during the war just blows me away.
Thanks Bob for such an awesome video
There's a reason NASA recruited a bunch of Nazis post war. They were brilliant minds. Unfortunately being put to bad use in that era.
The amount of effort, materials and design that went in that bunker boggles the mind. Epic.
Yes, and this is just 1 of the countless Bunkers of that line😮
I grew up in Germany during the 50’s and 60’s. Locally we had a bunker that was destroyed by filling it with water then putting an explosive inside. There was no giant gun but there were remnants of a radio, lots of bullets and a crushed narrow gauge rail car where two soldiers would sit facing one another. I heard that there was an underground hospital nearby but we never found any evidence of it. I used to take the bullets home and remove the slug and pour out the gunpowder and set it on fire. At school we used to have ammunition awareness week where they used to bring in defused bombs and ammunition to discourage us from touching them if we found anything.
Do tej pory w Polsce często odkrywane są niewybuchy. Sam złapałem jednen na magnes neodymowy . Szukam z wykrywaczem i znajduje masę łusek , amunicji do mausera. Zgłaszam często na policję, żeby nie zrobiły krzywdy nikomu .
Did you grow up in the east or west? Did you have any run in with the Stasi?
I've been in that bunker in the 90's.
Amazing how little it has changed till now. Wasn't burnt back then but the floors were pushed up already
I’ll be visiting the maginot in a few weeks, can you tell me where this thing is?
@@maxroffel2304 just look at all the signs in the video. listen and watch closely and you will fnd out. I just did. 3 hints... 0:22 , 3:38 and 2:52 was all I needed.
That’s pretty wild how much the floors have buckled up from the expansion of that mineral!
You find the best places to explore!
Bob, I never would have imagined hat such an intact complex of the Maginot Line still existed to this day. Thank you
There are some more cool ones! And I will also revisit some others I’ve been to and show pictures from almost 15 years ago when I went and compare it😊
Wow. Just wow. It's like stepping back in time. Thanks guys.
I've just realized how much my years of working as a Home Inspector has messed with my mind, because I saw that entrance that you used to squeeze into the bunker and immediately thought "yeah, that appears serviceable".
Haha! Funny to look from that “ angle”😇
tough job home inspector....finding faults ...estimating repairs...every day... passing on all this good information to the potential new home owners
@@lawrenceaderneck7165 I love it.
What a spectacular bunker, maybe the most intact I've ever seen! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Static versus mobile defense. Interesting how military thought changed over time
And now it's changing back to more static defenses...at least in Ukraine
@@t0ny1189 US wars against poor people fooled a lot of people to think that way. There is no certain winning strategy which will last forever.
A great explore of a fascinating bunker. Your explores with Eelco are some of my favourites on your channel. Really interesting (and funny) comments between you both. Thanks.
Thanks a lot Paul! Hope to go on some more trips together😄 We’re both very busy😒
I can not imagine the noise in that bunker when that was in full flow. Bob, I wish you could have shown where the guns were in relation to the outside
That place was massive thanks for sharing guys great work 👍
I think one of the most impressive parts of all this is how they managed to get ALL that equipment and building materials out in the middle of nowhere. AND im curious as to how they excavated it with the primitive equipment used back then. Our ancestors were TRULY built different 💪
Places like these should be preserved. If not for being relics of the past, we might need them again soon.
Would be useless in a modern war
@@JoshhGB They said the same thing for trench warfare
@@randomdude8202 i mean these places are in france not ukraine which is a nuclear power. The only countries strong enough to invade france are also nuclear powers. What use would they be in a nuclear war?
@@JoshhGB You hide inside.
@@randomdude8202 and die from radiation?
Nothing like seeing these two boys bunker diving together again.
I dont think the whole corridor was on fire, the smoke is only high up on the walls and roof, they made piles of copper and burned it in the tunnels to get the plastic of, and the smoke has no way to go fast, thats why the roof and some of the walls is black all the way.
HI, I'M BOB. AN URBAN EXPLARER.
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Hi bob
well he speaks more than just his naitive langauge jou?
@@dutchdude1972 malgré le Brexit, la plupart d’entre nous sont toujours européens
@dutchdude1972 I speak American English and the rest of the world can too because we have shown the world we can whip your ass.
Bob and Eelco guiding you through the museums still without a ticket booth!
i could just walk and walk and explore forever....Amazing video and thanks for the video bob
I don’t think they were seats.i think they are hoppers to catch the ejected shell casings
That could be! I’ll dig more into all those things before I visit another one😬
But I do wonder where they were positioned in some turrets.. barely any space to stand…
Those are indeed spent casings hoppers. The fabric or rubber were used to prevent damage to the casings, since they were refilled and reused.
Seats no sitting down on the job lots off moving needed they are indeed for empty that can be reused anywhere they can save on making using more resources all so don't won't emptys rolling around the floor
I can't get to these places anymore ,so thank you for these films and showing me things I will not get to see for myself I have done a lot of exploring over the years and your adventures bring back so many memories and lets me come with you even if it is in a small way .This is wonderful stuff ,Thank you .
What an awesome bunker to explore! Lot's to see. Lekker knakworstjes met Hertog Jan bier, mooie tijd zo samen met Eelco :)
Good stuff as usual Bob. You find some incredible places
Can we both be best friends?
Thanks a lot ☺️🙏
Fantastic stuff guys, your whole video set up is perfect 🙂
Great video! It's a terrible shame that no one is maintaining this anymore. This is true history!
People forget to look up! There is an overhead track system that runs the length of the bunker, allowing the supplies and ammunition to easily be brought into the bunker and moved efficiently.
You mean the one they're looking up at 7:58? 🙄
Wow how extraordinary to see the preservation of some of the mechanisms. Just amazing. Thanks 🙏
Some stuff in a good condition!
Reminds me of my explorations of the Maginot. That was 30 years ago. Still got hundreds of pictures.
Hello everyone! Hope you're well Bob 💪😎⭐️
All good here! Soon to Greece for some adventures. Thanks for checking out!
It is definitely creepy and cool. Amazing footage my friend !!!!
This was epic, im actually writing a book about ww2 and this gives me a good image of the bunkers back then
Tweaker here in America would have scraped everything in there including the big metal doors! Would be nothing but a big cavern with some concrete left...
That's funny, there's a tweaker in the comments for this video saying "omg all the money you could make outa that place"
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Pozdrav iz 🇧🇦 Bosne 🇧🇦🍻🍻
Thanks a million! Cheers to you mate 🍻
I absolutely love the map overlay as you go, super cool and informative
Thinking about the construction of the bunker is mind-boggling. The excavation, the concrete forms that had to been constructed ect .
Those ammo cases would make some top dollar wine bottle racks for some rich people.
I believe I cut it out of the episode.. but I say normal people have coke cans next to them and here were ammunition shells😅😂 But yes! A cool relic for history enthousiasts
The Maginot line defence is amazing feat of engineering.
Great footage lads.
Crazy to imagine it’s almost a century old also..😳
Been to visit one of the Maginot bunkers thats opened and restored, really impressive
They are impressive yes! I should too, to learn more about them. I only have seen abandoned ones😳
😮😮😮😮 I'm speeches!!
Ok, not speechless enough to not say thank you for the video, that's utterly amazing!!
Thanks! Some more epic bunkers coming up😏😏😏
13:43 that was on fire 🔥 for ages to look 👀 like that
Best of the best videos! Great find, Bob! Hope you are doing well!
I’m so happy for all the new videos, Bob!! Good to see you and Eelco together again. Whenever I see a notification for a new video from you I immediately watch it. Thank you 🙏
one of the best ww2 bunkers ive ever seen
I've been to the Maginot line. A section where it has been kept in working order, including the underground railway. Which was neat to ride on.
It would be so cool if the government actually opened these bunkers up instead of trying to just put big pieces of metal or metal bars in front of the Entrance. Yes it’s a bad part of History but it’s still History
Some of the best preserved bunkers have been restored and are open as museums. But there is so much of it all along the east edge of France that there is too much to preserve.
Amazing information and beautiful historical video
Thanks! More of these bunkers are coming up🤗
Nice. A bunker with all the equipment. Definitely a gun designed for a ship and in great condition. Im always amazed at the amount of abandoned stuff in the world. It has so much potential but money or dumb rules is always the road block.
Масштабный объект💪 Просто потрясающе👍
Fasanating video. Great job filming 🎥
Thanks a lot! More of these coming up
There is so much stuff to be discovered and explored, like Egypt is just burying itself constantly in sand, what if there was no storms, we would find so much lost history
Amazing that the guns were still there.
Really cool...I have seen so many old films of inside the maginot line structures but this is an incredible view of what its like today.Really amazing after over 80 years..
Jeez. This structure is really complex... Amazing. Thank you for the content.
How have I only just discovered this channel
Thanks! I have way more bold adventures on this channel.. from space shuttles to warships😁
I couldn’t help feel that with the thousands of bunkers, millions of funds, and the latest in warfare- Germany lost, and lost badly
but not because of the maginot line...they quickly passed it.
Great vid. You mentioned in the beginning that the maginot line was bypassed by the Nazis bygoing through Belgium, not entirely correct. This was what they did in ww1, called the Schlieffen plan. In ww2 Hitler just went right through the Ardennes to get to France which is only partly in Belgium.
They didn’t thought they couldn’t go with the tanks through the Ardennes right? (But they did) But still. They avoided the most fortified parts of the maginot. Not entirely indeed.
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath I'll have to read up on it again but pretty sure they learnt the lesson from ww1 to skip Belgium where they had met heavy resistance and instead made straight for France. Gaps were identified in the maginot line and advantage taken.
They didnt went through the ardennes..... they went through The Netherlands which was Neutral during WW1 and was until Hitler decided it was not.... the push through the ardennes was at the end of WW2 with the battle for Hurtgen Forrest.....
Omg you all need a history lesson. The Germans attacked thru the Ardennes in order to bypass the Maginotline. And yes tanks were able to traverse the Ardennes. Completly surprising the French army.
@@Kededian This is what I say in the episode right… that they went through Belgium to bypass the most fortified sections.
It's really fun to experience exploring places like this.
Hands down, one of the best exploration videos ive seen in years, great work guys 👌
Check out my adventures to an abandoned aircraft carrier and former secret military underground workshop too😄🤩
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath I'll definately check them out, love this kind of content ❤️
Eelco! The gang's all back together.
Great time warp video, fantastic seeing all the equipment still in situ.👍👍🇬🇧
What a wonderful piece of history would make an amazing museum
Wonderful film guys
amazing video! I absolutely love historic military fortifications.
This is a really interesting bunker. I know the place because I've been there with a friend in 2012. Great memories to see this video.
From Porto Seguro, Brazil
Why did such (relatively) small guns need such an enormous turret? That was like something you'd find on a battleship.
Its amazing how they built all of this
Was in one of those systems in 1972. The mess hall had murals of an outside scene on one wall. Much better shape. But nobody cared we were there then either.
Cool, There are some bunkers with a lot of murals yes! I have been in a few in a pristine state 15 years ago. 1972 must have been crazy😁😁
WowI thought this place would of been some tourist attraction but find it is totally abandoned due to the amount of damage from ground swelling. Great video guys and there is no way I would of got through that small entrance. Amazed there is still those large guns and mortars still inside I bet they would still be operable if they were removed and had some work done to them.
They would indeed! Thanks for checking out. I will visit & post more in the near future. About the hole.. it’s tiny! I first went with another friend, bit he didn’t fit. So I had to go back!😅
Absolutely amazing explore Bob!
Thanks bro! I’ll visit some more.
What a beast, well done Paul. Just putting a tfl popeye together. Used a Tp 4060 1950kv. Hopefully it goes OK, not much experience with hydros .
Hi Peter, just for your info, you commented on the wrong video😊
Love your work Bob, thanks for sharing.
Thanks !! I keep them coming🙏😎
What ya can do there. Weed factory 🏭 magic shrooms factory 🏭 it’s endless
What a find can't imagine how anybody could work in such an enclosed environment. Not seeing any daylight for months. Wine was probably for the Generals ?
Your content just gets better and better 😁👍
Thanks! I still mostly rush through places but I try to give more and more information.
Better then any History Channel documentaries 😜👍🏻
You guys would crap your pants if one of those cannons were loaded and actually fired
Every hole would be weeping
😂
Great video..where’s Elco been hiding?
New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦
Work… our schedules don’t meet too often u fortunately🫤He is very limited with days and for me it’s too expensive to go to another country for 1-3 days.. but who knows how the future looks like!
It must have been deafening when those guns were firing, the sound must have destroyed the gunners ear drums. The amount of industrial accidents from building that gun in such a tight space, it must have been horrendous!
Quite some incidents:deaths have been recorded here indeed!😳
Hi Bob, thanks for the tour that is so awesome. Be safe.
You guys show interesting stuff.
Absolutely amazing find Bob! The condition of the guns is impressive. Is this the bunker that burned in the early 2000's? I heard that it's quite hard to breathe still but that was years ago. Planning to go there myself next year, it's quite close to where I live.
You're making by far the best urban exploration content and this one is no exception - keep the videos coming!
Well, it's not that of an amazing find. Within the WWII historians community it is a pretty well known bunker.. a not so well kept secret, so to speak. 😊
I have been there, but at the time was not properly equipped to venture inside. So nice to see some well-filmed footage !
C'est l'ouvrage du Métrich qui a été pillé par les voleurs de cuivre. Après, une association qui sauvegarde un autre ouvrage Maginot est venue récupérer quelques pièces d'artillerie et divers matériels.
L'armée a essayé de boucher les entrées par des levées de terre pour éviter de s'aventurer à l'intérieur car il est dangereux.
This one is pretty known.. (although most people miss the guns. )probably the reason I did not go there for the channel earlier. But I found out it actually doesn’t matter how well known a place is😊
At least I don’t get in big trouble for exposing “ secret bunkers” this time😳😳
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPathIke in Italy 😅?
@@brainthesizeofplanet Yes ! And some stuff I can't show haha ;)
Great job Bob love all your excellent videos and hard work thank you guys.
Thanks a million 🙏 😇
@ 11:30 those aren't seats they are spent shell chutes. if you sat in those places while using the howitzers your head would be pulverized by the breach of the cannon.
Very cool piece of history, thanks for sharing this with us 👍
I just crawled out of this bunker (again)😂 Thanks!
Bloody impressive and to think that alot of that stuff down there has not rusted away it's the quality built of the yester years gone ny
Built to last yes! Nowadays they tear a building down after a few decades.
Wow, dit kanaal is wel gegroeid zeg! 1 miljoen weergeven voor een video van een maand oud! Goed bezig
WOW What a cool place to look around!!
It is! You easily spend a day in there!
Very nice video but maybe a bit long, im still looking forward to you doing a video as awesome as the aircraft carrier one
I have more epic stuff I can’t post😂🙃
Why lol cuz it's illegal
Oh hell yeah, can't wait 🤠🤠🤠
Jow guys im also a regular bunker fanatic. In case your interested to check out the rich history and number of bunker works i can show you all the awesome stuff. Its a mix of many type remains from museum accesable places to bunker villages as we call the high concentration places with bunkers in the dunes. And all or most of the bunkers that are no longer open or visible in the landscape i can show point out and even get it back in a state to open it up to have acces to them. No matter if we will ever meet or shiy i love what you guys love and am a fanboy of your channel and the content u produce. Stay safe and keep up the good work . BAM !
O, let me know in which area you live😌 send me an email!
There's a section of the Maginot Line that I went in with a guided tour and it was all well kept. Really neat stuff.
You remember which one you went to?
It looks like the walls and ceiling were much stronger than the floor. The pressure pushing down made the floor crack and come through.
Great!
Is that a caprisun on one of the steps at 12:20?
Seen many bunkers over the years, including Maginot, but first time I saw the mortars.
There are also kinds of other 81mm mortars. 😀
Bob the explorer, CAN HE FIND SOMETHING?, *YES HE CAN!*
All that money that is still in there. They don’t make metal like that anymore. 👍 👌 ✌️