The Greatest Escape in History

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025

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  • @IMPERIALYT
    @IMPERIALYT  Месяц назад +97

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  • @realNoMee
    @realNoMee Месяц назад +330

    Imagine having to explain to your superiors that the prison you oversee had a massive reinforced railway tunnel built under it by prisoners without anyone noticing.

    • @FloopyNupers
      @FloopyNupers 17 дней назад +5

      I feel like this wouldn't have gained positive morale

    • @wilfriedklaebe
      @wilfriedklaebe 10 дней назад +2

      Now I imagine Klink explaining exactly that to Burkhalter... Except Klink never would have found out.

  • @johnlowe4331
    @johnlowe4331 Месяц назад +584

    Hans Wilsdorf (Rolex founder) sent watches to this prison (and others camps, 3000 watches total) for the troops to time the guards for their escapes. If they survived, the troops were to pay him back. After the war, Hans said he wasn't in a hurry to receive payments from the troops. A class act by Rolex!!
    I've never heard of this in videos featuring the camps, only in articles. Even in the movie, they don't show using a watch timing the guards that i can remember.

    • @KYDAX-3D
      @KYDAX-3D Месяц назад +10

      I never knew this! Such an interesting fact of history.

    • @humanrightsactivist101
      @humanrightsactivist101 Месяц назад +7

      He sent watches for the troops to time the guards?

    • @mixrable1212
      @mixrable1212 Месяц назад +5

      Those watches must be incredibly valuable

    • @johnlowe4331
      @johnlowe4331 Месяц назад +4

      @mixrable1212 Yes, they are!! $50,000-$250,000

    • @battlefield_hackers_exposed
      @battlefield_hackers_exposed Месяц назад

      Probably a myth or PR lie...

  • @hurricanemeridian8712
    @hurricanemeridian8712 Месяц назад +1474

    Very unfortunate that they found the tunnel that quickly otherwise the escapees would have had a day or more to make their way through Germany before their absence would've been noticed

    • @lordmanatee439
      @lordmanatee439 Месяц назад +115

      I think they would have known from the missing 76 prisoners.

    • @ronancotter
      @ronancotter Месяц назад +52

      ​@@lordmanatee439if the tunnel hadn't been discovered it would give the escapees a 10 to 12 headstart on the gaurds

    • @johnsciara9418
      @johnsciara9418 Месяц назад +27

      I thought about that also, but the last person out would have had to cover up the exit otherwise the guards would have still found it in the daylight. Then how often did the camp do a "Roll call"
      Otherwise, this is an interesting video covering some information that the film only hinted about.

    • @creepertech9872
      @creepertech9872 Месяц назад +45

      In the end I think the factor that mainly doomed the operation was the fact that they were BARELY short of the treeline. If they went just a bit farther, they would have been in the trees and virtually undetectable as long as they weren't loud, and potentially still had a watcher for sentries. Even the screw up that busted them wouldn't have mattered if they had the tree line to cover for them

    • @Gumaonetwothree
      @Gumaonetwothree 18 дней назад +6

      ​@@lordmanatee439 they would definitely notice 76 prisoners missing. But in an escape like this the difference between being discovered at 4:55 or at lets say 8:00 in the morning is 3 hours and in 3 hours you can come a long way. It would be much harder to track them

  • @bionicle37
    @bionicle37 Месяц назад +3746

    They should make a movie about it called something like "The great escape" or something

    • @VISN_Ace
      @VISN_Ace Месяц назад +653

      Your not going to believe this…

    • @rocka8359
      @rocka8359 Месяц назад +149

      say that again?

    • @chemBTW
      @chemBTW Месяц назад +36

      yoooooooooo

    • @rendraner1757
      @rendraner1757 Месяц назад +32

      Good idea !

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 Месяц назад +229

      There's a promising young actor called Steve McQueen that would be perfect for the film.

  • @jude_the_apostle
    @jude_the_apostle Месяц назад +2591

    Unsurprisingly the only ones who made it were non-native english speakers from countries with Germanic languages. As an American or Brit travelling that deep inside German would have been basically impossible. They were doomed

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 Месяц назад

      English is a Germanic language...

    • @mdp26
      @mdp26 Месяц назад +282

      That point was certainly not lost on them either, they put the German-speakers and those who had experience with escapes first as they would have the best chance of evading capture.
      And on the other hand a pair who spoke a little Spanish evaded capture for longer than most specifically because their broken German was convincing enough to sell them as migrant laborers.

    • @charlessmith3940
      @charlessmith3940 Месяц назад +53

      The 2 netherlands and 1 dutch guy were probably scared shitless still. I agree its no suprise the others were caught. Especially in Germany with no support network.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Месяц назад

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    • @jeffersonumara2371
      @jeffersonumara2371 Месяц назад

      ​@@charlessmith3940 Netherland and Dutch is the same thing

  • @tedfritzart
    @tedfritzart Месяц назад +250

    I just have to say that not only is the storytelling very captivating and well written but these are really some of the best visuals on RUclips for this type of content - from somebody who works a lot with 3D visuals. Kudos!

    • @mohsinarif1080
      @mohsinarif1080 18 дней назад +1

      Do you know what software they would have used?

    • @tedfritzart
      @tedfritzart 17 дней назад +4

      @@mohsinarif1080 I assume Blender and After Effects but it really doesn't matter. All about the skill not the tool :)

  • @Yapi915
    @Yapi915 Месяц назад +433

    5:34 @IMPERIAL ide like to point out that Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, and South Africans also participated in this. In fact some played huge roles; like Wally Floody who helped design and engineer the tunnels.

    • @IMPERIALYT
      @IMPERIALYT  Месяц назад +72

      Thanks for letting me know - I'll make a correction in the sources to reflect that soldiers from all over the Allied bloc participated.

    • @john07973
      @john07973 Месяц назад +7

      Squadron Leader Roger Bushell was born in South Africa . He spent his early years there coming to Britain at the age of 14.

    • @marklittle8805
      @marklittle8805 Месяц назад +7

      ​@@IMPERIALYTWally Floody from Toronto worked as a mining engineer in Ontario and he was the true tunnel king.

    • @ThirtytwoJ
      @ThirtytwoJ Месяц назад +1

      Life is war and war never changes. One could just as easily argue how many peoples lives were improved from the jobs constructing, supplying, and transporting the prisons. Someone with less moral scruples will always be there to take the money and build the thing

    • @andymcrory5353
      @andymcrory5353 Месяц назад +4

      @@IMPERIALYT You obviously did not research this very well if you did not know that Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, and South Africans were also at the camp.

  • @TheSleepSteward
    @TheSleepSteward Месяц назад +318

    Man... WWII was horrific... just absolutely horrific... I can't even begin to imagine how horrifying it must've been to be at the camp, to do these operations trying to get out, to get caught, or to be on the run. And the ones that did get away, walked for an incredible amount of time. It's just... horrifying...

    • @cjhickspe1399
      @cjhickspe1399 Месяц назад +5

      My grandfather was there for nearly three years. It is a harrowing story that only got worse towards the end until he was liberated.

    • @caylarabdk8389
      @caylarabdk8389 Месяц назад +4

      and somehow people speak of "death camps" when there are people who survived for 3+ years....

    • @magnumxlpi
      @magnumxlpi Месяц назад +2

      Wasnt WW1 a lot worse?

    • @cjhickspe1399
      @cjhickspe1399 Месяц назад +2

      @@magnumxlpi I think that's correct and why the Geneva convention (or it's precursor) was developed for the humane treatment of enemy combatants. The Germans did largely follow that during WWII (with the exception of the Gestapo) as did the Allies with German POWs.

    • @TheSleepSteward
      @TheSleepSteward Месяц назад +1

      @magnumxlpi uhhh depends on your definition of “worse”

  • @cjparsons6748
    @cjparsons6748 Месяц назад +63

    The Great Escape movie was partially based on Ken Rees.
    I actually live in Ken Rees’s old house in North Wales. An absolute legend with wit that was beyond comprehension even into his later years. A real hero who I was honoured to meet and get to know.

  • @schattenhuhn611
    @schattenhuhn611 Месяц назад +94

    I discovered your chanel working night shift this week.
    You helped through a week of work, thank you very much.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Месяц назад

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    • @jdmnissan
      @jdmnissan 18 дней назад

      That’s cute.

  • @edwardli9856
    @edwardli9856 Месяц назад +42

    Amazing video. The production quality is always impeccable on this channel. One comment I have about the American flag seen at 5:43 - it was the 48-Star Flag during WW2, which could help with historical immersion :) but it takes nothing away from the video

  • @giansanjose6690
    @giansanjose6690 Месяц назад +291

    SECRET TUNNEL! SECRET TUNNELLLLL 🎶🎶

    • @Vejitatheouji
      @Vejitatheouji Месяц назад +25

      Words cannot express how glad I am that this comment is here.

    • @Puppyplaya
      @Puppyplaya Месяц назад +2

      ONG!

    • @juleswinnfield3538
      @juleswinnfield3538 Месяц назад +21

      I only clicked on the video to like this comment. I wont watch it. I am satisfied.

    • @James-ry6ve
      @James-ry6ve Месяц назад +5

      @@juleswinnfield3538 Same 😂

    • @adambeaulieu7009
      @adambeaulieu7009 Месяц назад

      @@juleswinnfield3538same!

  • @Podel
    @Podel Месяц назад +121

    Excellent video mate

    • @ekonomija8718
      @ekonomija8718 Месяц назад +4

      podèle

    • @DefNotAiko
      @DefNotAiko Месяц назад +4

      Uranium 238 ciggies

    • @djun_n.n
      @djun_n.n Месяц назад +2

      I helped out and worked on the 3D model of the camp & tunnel. m8

    • @Mmm2567
      @Mmm2567 Месяц назад

      pot

    • @mohsinarif1080
      @mohsinarif1080 18 дней назад

      @@djun_n.nwhat software did you use

  • @RS4KING
    @RS4KING Месяц назад +15

    The quality of these videos have no business being this good. Subscribed.

  • @DonnaF-rr8wq
    @DonnaF-rr8wq Месяц назад +12

    I have been to this site, stood next to this tunnel and felt extremely proud of these men.I am a Kiwi and honoured to see Kiwis remembered at this site.

  • @djefie572
    @djefie572 Месяц назад +28

    As a motion designer i throw my hat to the artists who made this beautiful scenary

    • @lucky_683
      @lucky_683 11 дней назад

      Sadly it's completely stolen from another channel called fern

    • @jospinmerveille5637
      @jospinmerveille5637 11 дней назад

      @@lucky_683do you know how they edit this type of video

  • @emirbergsland6704
    @emirbergsland6704 13 дней назад +4

    One of the Norwegian escapees Per Bergsland, is related to my family through my grandfather, my father was visiting Per Bergsland quite often and he told me stories which Per told him from the camp, it was terrifying and absolutely horrific. But I am happy to see such good videos about such topics.

  • @smallishfilms8362
    @smallishfilms8362 Месяц назад +10

    It’s kind of amazing the level of ingenuity prisoners come up with.

  • @real_veil
    @real_veil Месяц назад +580

    I think I speak for all of us when I say HE'S BACKK

  • @starswirldotpng
    @starswirldotpng Месяц назад +417

    I saw thumbnail and all I could think of is that song from ATLA

    • @prep3544
      @prep3544 Месяц назад +31

      Started singing it like a sleeper agent as soon as i saw it

    • @shiyian
      @shiyian Месяц назад +27

      SECRET TUNNEL

    • @mitwhitgaming7722
      @mitwhitgaming7722 Месяц назад +26

      "I don't really remember the lyrics, but then it goes 'SECRET TUNNEL! SECRET TUNNEL!!'"

    • @whittimus7113
      @whittimus7113 Месяц назад +4

      Came here to find this comment after seeing the the thumbnail

    • @azdaze227
      @azdaze227 Месяц назад +4

      Don't care about the video, just saw the thumbnail and came to the comments to see how far I had to scroll to find someone with the same thought as me.

  • @kokop1107
    @kokop1107 Месяц назад +11

    I really really love the animations! Some of the greatest I’ve seen, they really make me think of the Hitman Go artstyle

  • @MichalRudolf23
    @MichalRudolf23 Месяц назад +4

    Wow, your visual storytelling is on another level. Well done. Happy christmas.

  • @jayayywhy4374
    @jayayywhy4374 Месяц назад +54

    great video, but now i wanna see videos about those other escapes shown at 16:36

    • @CineMiamParis
      @CineMiamParis Месяц назад +2

      #2 on the list, Stalag 17, was turned into a movie by Billy Wilder

    • @jayayywhy4374
      @jayayywhy4374 Месяц назад

      @@CineMiamParis good to know ill have to watch it sometime

  • @tumarazamat5896
    @tumarazamat5896 Месяц назад +3

    I cried. Now make a movie.
    Thanks for your incredible work. It was truly educational

  • @Med_Am_AB
    @Med_Am_AB Месяц назад +4

    Absolutely amazing bro this is the type of story that i want to watch i do appreciate your immense effort cause i know it's not easy at all so again thanks.

  • @olivier5918
    @olivier5918 Месяц назад +6

    The production quality is inspiring

  • @jacksonbauer5199
    @jacksonbauer5199 Месяц назад +3

    Fantastic work on this one! Enjoyed it immensely

  • @andresmonterroza5424
    @andresmonterroza5424 Месяц назад +2

    this video is amazing, you deserve more recognition

  • @DiabolikalFollikles
    @DiabolikalFollikles Месяц назад +10

    The penguins’s role reminds me of Clint Eastwood’s character in Escape From Alcatraz. He did the same, but with dried clay. Stellar production. New sub.

  • @michieljanzen9441
    @michieljanzen9441 Месяц назад +8

    Great video. Bram (Bob) van der Stok was the Dutchman who escaped. His autobiography is called: Oorlogsvlieger van Oranje. In the book he explaines his flight from Stalag Luft II.

  • @martin777xyz
    @martin777xyz 26 дней назад +6

    In the neighbouring camp, there was another escape. This one, only 3 got out. 3 got home. Same number as got home from the great escape. The story is told in The Wooden Horse. (they used a vaulting horse to conceal the tunnel entrance)

  • @smokeykitty6023
    @smokeykitty6023 21 день назад +4

    2:43 and 10:13 German soldiers admired airmen and some were sympathetic to them.
    My FIL was a bombardier shot down over N Africa. He was taken by the Italians (who beat him mercilessly) and turned him over to the Germans. He must not have been in an "airman's camp" but mixed with other soldiers. A camp guard saw his airman's tattoo on his shoulder, developed a "relationship" of sorts with him, admired him and then helped him escape.
    He was shot down 2x and escaped both. He was sent home and met my MIL at the VE Day parade in our downtown area. He suffered from PTSD and would wake her up at night, shove her and their baby in a closet and stand guard, armed, all night.
    He died of cancer when my husband, his last child, was 3 years old. I never got to meet him but I think about him and the stories I've heard. What an absolutely brave and FEARLESS man to have escaped twice. He wasn't the only one who did it either. They weren't given two POW medals but were given one with a notation on it that they were taken prisoner more than once. His grandson looks just like him with the same square, determined jaw. I tell him he's lucky to have such a hero to look up to in his own grandfather.
    God bless these men. Give them rest and comfort now.

  • @realPandamations
    @realPandamations Месяц назад +70

    Imagine being the one guy to think it was a tug💀

    • @superidol238
      @superidol238 Месяц назад +3

      It was a tug but tug means don’t go

  • @user-jz9on4ek1e
    @user-jz9on4ek1e Месяц назад +6

    Great watch...Brilliant work.

  • @thechief043
    @thechief043 Месяц назад +1

    These videos are always visually exceptional.

  • @SillyGooseAnimated
    @SillyGooseAnimated Месяц назад

    You've absolutely outdone yourself with the visuals in this one! The God-rays in the 3D scenes are absolutely stunning

  • @AcesAndNates
    @AcesAndNates Месяц назад +3

    I have waited for this moment for so long. Now, "COOLER".

  • @bykurt_is
    @bykurt_is Месяц назад +1

    The visuals are just… so perfect

  • @MarioDuch
    @MarioDuch Месяц назад +2

    Incredible, thank you for making another masterpiece

  • @marcellinodadon1103
    @marcellinodadon1103 Месяц назад +1

    _...that was impressive...the escape and your narration...Bravo!..._ 💯

  • @ahquila
    @ahquila Месяц назад +1

    The King is back! Good and informative.❤

  • @echozero_
    @echozero_ Месяц назад +2

    beautiful video as always

  • @chuckbell
    @chuckbell Месяц назад +1

    Great work! I’m really enjoying your videos.

  • @smokeykitty6023
    @smokeykitty6023 21 день назад

    Excellent video. I learned a few new things and confirmed a few things that were hard to believe.

  • @dimitrijestankovic6199
    @dimitrijestankovic6199 Месяц назад +104

    There is movie about this escape from 1963 with Steve McQueen, called The Grat Escape.
    I guess 3 of them who survived knew german, and that helped a lot.That's why americans and british are caught.

    • @peter007crouch
      @peter007crouch Месяц назад +9

      one of my favorite movies that is. The music is great aswell.

    • @Mmm2567
      @Mmm2567 Месяц назад +4

      Is he related to lightning?

    • @Pooki2024
      @Pooki2024 Месяц назад +2

      Captain obvious strikes again

    • @marklittle8805
      @marklittle8805 Месяц назад +5

      There was no Americans ...only in the Movie. Hollywood ignored all the Canadians and substituted Americans

    • @andymcrory5353
      @andymcrory5353 Месяц назад

      No Americans were caught because no Americans escaped because all of the Americans had been transferred to another camp well before the escape ever happened. Movies are not documentaries.

  • @LiveTheDash
    @LiveTheDash Месяц назад +1

    An expectational story, very well told

  • @DanLaneWowLookAtThisFancyURL
    @DanLaneWowLookAtThisFancyURL Месяц назад +55

    love that the tunnels were called Tom D and Harry

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 Месяц назад +5

      ick ;)

    • @GrumpyIan
      @GrumpyIan Месяц назад +15

      They did that because those were really common names and made it a lot easier to talk about the tunnels when the guards were basically watching your every move.

    • @Pooki2024
      @Pooki2024 Месяц назад

      Dic

    • @kypdur4746
      @kypdur4746 Месяц назад +1

      There was another called Margaret as well, but it's never mentioned

  • @bastianrivero
    @bastianrivero 4 дня назад

    Amazing graphics and editing

  • @Ice_Karma
    @Ice_Karma 6 дней назад +1

    You know, as soon as you start throwing around words like "escape-proof" or "unsinkable", that's when you should start to _really_ worry. 🤣

  • @TpkLAC
    @TpkLAC 17 дней назад

    Fascinating videos, I'm am absolutely hooked on this channel! It's fantastic, would you be able to do one about the Great Train Robbery?

  • @astonisher7549
    @astonisher7549 Месяц назад +1

    Loved every single second of this video
    Absolute cinema

  • @intentionzunlikely
    @intentionzunlikely Месяц назад +11

    They should of postponed until they extended the tunnel past the tree line. So much hard work put at risk, probably overruled by the first few soldiers who were going to leave ahead of everyone else.

  • @Soviendows90
    @Soviendows90 Месяц назад

    There is a old movie about this, my dad and I used to watch it and I really love the movie, the whole Intricate way the POW strategized the escape was amazing

  • @TravelGeeq
    @TravelGeeq Месяц назад +1

    Thanks Mr Algorithm for bringing me here. Subscribed!

  • @Karagianis
    @Karagianis Месяц назад +5

    14:43 This section is inaccurate. 50 of the 73 prisoners recaptured were executed, not all of them. 17 were returned to Stalag luft III, 2 sent to Colditz and the last 4 sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp, but luckily survived, even managing one more escape attempt before the war ended.
    The prisoners still in Stalag-luft III were told about 41 men being shot "while trying to escape" in april 1944, so they knew they were dead, just not how (although most guessed correctly). Their fate was only unknown for a few weeks, after that it was only the details that needed to be sorted out.
    The German Prison commandant, a Lufwaffe officer was so appauled by what the Gestapo had done he permitted the British to build a memorial to their dead, in 1944, with the war still going, he even contributed to it himself.
    The senior British officer in the camp, repatriated due to poor health by the red cross informed the British government and an announcement was made on the 23rd of June 1944, at which time foreign secretary Anthony Eden promised those responsible would be held to account once the war ended.

  • @jenspyck
    @jenspyck День назад

    whoever edits these videos deserves a fucking raise

  • @LukeSMK
    @LukeSMK Месяц назад +5

    Nothing can beat the great Fox River prison escape

    • @Germwalk
      @Germwalk 27 дней назад +3

      BAHHHHHHAAAAAAAA SCOFIELD MY GOAT

  • @rabahben-k9v
    @rabahben-k9v Месяц назад +3

    Nice work

  • @Bulletguy07
    @Bulletguy07 Месяц назад +10

    The Great Escape is undoubtedly an iconic movie though much of it is pure Hollywood. I've visited the actual site at Zagan and immediately noticeable was the sandy earth. How they tunneled through that was nothing less than a miracle. Just the foundations of some building exist though the pool they used to swim in is in reasonable order. What is correct in the movie is the camp commandant who was replaced after the escape, Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner, treated the POWs as fellow officers and at his trial they testified he had followed the Geneva convention. There is a small museum nearby which is also well worth visiting.

  • @pipoyoussef9494
    @pipoyoussef9494 6 дней назад

    Your underrated bro

  • @descalcomedia
    @descalcomedia 18 дней назад

    Such a cool edited and animated video

  • @LerbjanLucaj
    @LerbjanLucaj 12 дней назад

    What a hard story 😮 Thanks for sharing 👏

  • @Kleavers
    @Kleavers Месяц назад

    Great production value!

  • @Galliventure
    @Galliventure Месяц назад +1

    Outstanding ingenuity.

  • @SmokingRob24
    @SmokingRob24 Месяц назад +2

    Literally love these vids so much pls make more and ur voice is great i honestly would love to listen to u telling crime or spooky stories

  • @jefferyedwards5003
    @jefferyedwards5003 4 часа назад

    Excellent graphics!

  • @joshuabowen316
    @joshuabowen316 12 дней назад +1

    You forgot about that guy who jumped a stolen motorcycle over a barbed wire fence trying to escape it was dope.

  • @camelotenglishtuition6394
    @camelotenglishtuition6394 12 дней назад

    Fantastic video. Subbed.

  • @williamnupen9015
    @williamnupen9015 16 дней назад +1

    the story of this escape should be made into a movie

  • @rlevitta
    @rlevitta 5 дней назад +1

    It’s a good thing that it was a “secret” tunnel. It wouldn’t make much sense if everyone knew about it.

  • @LilJollyJoker
    @LilJollyJoker Месяц назад +4

    Saw the movie! It's so good!

  • @zalkin83
    @zalkin83 10 дней назад

    Great video!

  • @MaddieB92
    @MaddieB92 26 дней назад +2

    Great visuals! Do you do any animating for the Lemmino channel?? You both have similar styles.

  • @anonymouslyyoutubing2004
    @anonymouslyyoutubing2004 Месяц назад +2

    “Seeecreettt tunnneell! Secret tunnnelll! Through the mountaaiiin…”

  • @nextjin
    @nextjin Месяц назад +1

    You never really covered how they got around the barracks being built above ground, but the presentation and narration was excellent. The supply officer and leadership there must have been really ignorant to allow that much supply be brought in without accounting for everything. That should have been a clear indicator.

    • @IMPERIALYT
      @IMPERIALYT  Месяц назад +5

      So I tried to find out how they did, I assume they camouflaged the tunnel somehow - but I wasn't able to confirm unfortunately, that's why there's a bit of a hole in the explanation. Happy to add it to the corrections section of the script if anyone finds out

  • @5MadMovieMakers
    @5MadMovieMakers Месяц назад +1

    Huh, this bed frame keeps spontaneously losing planks, that's weird

  • @TheGermanKrankenwagen
    @TheGermanKrankenwagen Месяц назад +7

    damnit I was planning to go to sleep… guess I gotta watch this first.

  • @hhfhhfg
    @hhfhhfg Месяц назад +3

    You should check out Stalag 13. Had a guy named Hogan who was just a chill guy.

  • @erwinramos1184
    @erwinramos1184 Месяц назад +1

    You should have a place with all your channels like Fern, Hoog Imperial, etc

  • @ThinkerYT
    @ThinkerYT Месяц назад +2

    What happened to the Castro vid? But I got my popcorn out for this one let's go🔥🔥

    • @IMPERIALYT
      @IMPERIALYT  Месяц назад +5

      It'll make a return sometime next year! I wasn't happy with the intro in the end and decided to take it down completely, didn't want it to sour an otherwise good video

    • @ThinkerYT
      @ThinkerYT Месяц назад

      ​@@IMPERIALYT Your quality control is next level. Truly goated

  • @vulkanbeats1528
    @vulkanbeats1528 Месяц назад

    The voice over is so great!!!!!

  • @saxonleefowler
    @saxonleefowler Месяц назад

    The motion designer on this needs a raise

  • @antoy384
    @antoy384 Месяц назад +9

    6:45 Funny that they respected the Red Cross’s requirements for decency of human treatment.

  • @Bernemi
    @Bernemi Месяц назад +35

    Does someone know how they hid the tunnel from the ferrets if the houses where elevated from the ground?

    • @cobalt789
      @cobalt789 Месяц назад +46

      The tunnel entrances were out of a shower (concrete section with drain), under a furnace (went through the brick stilt into the foundation), and from the kitchen (also a concrete slab with a drain). They simply chose the few spots where there was no gap under the floor. Ironically the Luftwaffe believed tunneling out of such a camp would be impossible, and even after discovering the first tunnel, foolishly believed that there could not be another (let alone two others!) since digging even one was nearly impossible.
      I highly recommend watching The Great Escape (1963). It is my favorite film of all time and it is a retelling of this exact event.

    • @prsplayer210
      @prsplayer210 Месяц назад

      @@cobalt789there is also a game where you play as the prisoners that came out on PS2 that is great,such an amazing story

  • @owen5907
    @owen5907 Месяц назад

    Your voice is so good at narrating

  • @dashshetty2290
    @dashshetty2290 Месяц назад

    Quality content.. Loved it !

  • @gsr8553
    @gsr8553 Месяц назад

    Amazing video ! Felt like I watching a movie ! Please make more such videos.

  • @ordinal2361
    @ordinal2361 Месяц назад +1

    Very good video famous youtuber Imperial, also I have that same Avro Lancaster model at home .

  • @whizking5856
    @whizking5856 6 дней назад

    Great 3 AM video. 👍

  • @renobrecords
    @renobrecords 16 дней назад

    I just found your channel, and love your videos. What do you use for your 3D animations, they're great!

  • @mumbakarma3675
    @mumbakarma3675 19 дней назад

    These graphics are very captivating

  • @kaltenstein7718
    @kaltenstein7718 Месяц назад +21

    one might call it *the great escape*
    greatest war movie ever

    • @akiya9216
      @akiya9216 Месяц назад +1

      most definitely not the greatest war movie ever. there is a movie called "life is beautiful" i recommend

  • @arsty8754
    @arsty8754 28 дней назад

    watched the movie on this in school, amazing video here

  • @bobpourri9647
    @bobpourri9647 4 дня назад

    I've always wondered at the wisdom of working on multiple tunnels simultaneously. From the standpoint of time, materials, and risk of discovery, one tunnel built quickly would be the better idea since only one would be used for escape anyway, assuming the partially completed tunnels would be discovered after the escape, plus the anticipated lock-down that would be a result of the escape.

  • @Ecointel2024
    @Ecointel2024 Месяц назад

    You’re simply the best channel on RUclips period.

  • @shironaskai
    @shironaskai Месяц назад

    Just found the channel. I'm watching everything. Love this shit.

  • @space_kiwi1105
    @space_kiwi1105 Месяц назад +8

    SECRET TUNNEL
    SECRET TUNNEL
    THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN

  • @DeviOct
    @DeviOct 22 дня назад

    brilliant video

  • @billyponsonby
    @billyponsonby Месяц назад

    Your ending with tunnel George leading to a headstone is most poignant. Well done.