Where I was born and grew up, these bunkers were EVERYWHERE 😔. A constant reminder of what took place there. My grand father was actively fighting in the résistance.
I was there back in 1995 when all was still covered under earth and barbes wires. The engineers ( USA ??) blew up the battery to avoid future use by the Germans , in case...., I was told by a local named Gigi. I have the privilege to travel to Normandy every 8 weeks ever since but never returned to Crisbecq. See me around in 3 weeks !!!! I do stroll around when I have time but your videos give a name to lot of these nameless places. Keep doing this great work. Love it. Love from Belgium
I think its great that you give well deserved publicity to these places, that might otherwise be overlooked by historians and tourists and are then hopefully able to remain open to the public. well done and thank you from England.
Another fantastic video, thank you. While staying Normandy in 2016 I visited Crisbecq Battery. The mincer in the cooler room at 16:17 was made in my home town of Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England. Goodness knows how it ended up in Crisbecq Battery, Normandy, France to be used to prepare food for German soldiers. When the 4th Infantry men mounted their assault on Crisbec Battery the commander of the battery ordered the commander at the supporting Azeville Battery to fire directly onto Crisbecq to drive the attacking American soldiers off.
JD.... Again the best reenactment of the Normandy Invasion ever. I have felt in everyone if your vlogs have taken your viewers on a realistic battle to free the world of Nazi tyranny. Thank you
What an amazing place, I could spend all day exploring there. I’m so glad that they restored it. Love everything you do to bring history to everyone. Keep on keeping on..
All those medical supplies that were found! Fascinating. One of the things I collect. One can only imagine what went through the minds of the Germans when they saw the vast armada out before them. Thank you JD. Again just in time for break at work!
JD: please visit Wilmington, NC, my favorite town in my home state. You'll find there the WWII battleship North Carolina Museum and Memorial, and also the Civil War era Fort Fischer, a vital CSA stronghold. Wilmington was one of the most important ports the Confederacy had, I really think you'd love the history and culture in Wilmington, and you'll never get better oysters. I would also recommend the Museum of the Bizarre. I would love to see you visit Wilmington, NC. There are also museums on our Outer Banks that display U-Boat wrecks, the site of the Wright Brothers first flight, a sunken Civil War ironclad submarine, and artifacts from all sorts of shipwrecks, including Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's flagship. We even have an island that's home to wild horses directly descended from the horses the Europeans brought to the New World. You'll find Jockeys Ridge, the tallest sand dune on the east coast. Also the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was moved like half a mile in the mid 90's and is the tallest Lighthouse in the US.
I was waiting for it when you were walking through those tight spots and up to the tobruk. I cracked a smile when you mentioned the poor guy that was receiving medical care. You made it through without banging your head! All kidding aside, great content as always. Thanks for another great lesson.
My favorite video of yours yet. I think of myself as a knowledge person of WW2. Then, I see something like this and I realize I've only scratched the surface
I have to say, as you go up those steps into the Tobruk….I was literally like “don’t bump your head JD” then the patient at the aid station when you said “somebody bumped their head…”. Oh goodness that’s hilarious 😂 another brilliant episode
What an amazing site, so glad they were able to pull off such a fantastic restoration and turn it into what it is now! I would have never realized just how large that complex was without your drone footage, great addition. 👍🏻
Oh my that is a horrendous big bunker and never knew it was that big show me alot what the bunkers look like they're see why they have problems. Another excellent video on Normandy take care may God bless you and your family
That aerial shot in the end really shows how freakin huge this complex is! A whole lot of concrete an rebar... Thanks for another great episode! Keep it up!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Hey I started watching you for your Civil war content But since your covering so much on D-Day i wonder if you’ll visit the memorial at my hometown Bedford VA and do a episode about the Bedford boys
On my trip to Normandy for the 70th anniversary, I introduced myself to a veteran quietly sitting in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Bayeux. He was wearing a hat with the name USS Corry. He humbly explain the ship blowing up. I asked what did he do when this happened. His reply was “What the hell do you think I did, I jump in the water”. He mentioned it took 3 hours for their sister ship to pick them up. So humble.
Dadgum! Ya think?? Outstanding video. Love your vids. Having studied WWII for the last 65 years permits me soak up all I can from any way possible. Thanks.
Once again I am astounded by the sheer quality of your videos and your knowledge, informative, respectful but also excellent videography and entertaining, its a crime that each of your videos does not have 1million views. Would love to buy you a beer and show you around my local museum if you are ever in the UK.
Those gun bunkers are a amazing history especially digging them out. The damage they withstood is unbelievable great information and history. Of course you would find a connection to the 101st Band of Brothers...
Thats one of the double edged swords of the BoB "thing." I swear there are people who think the 101st and more specifically E Co. of the 501st- won the entire ETO on their own.
I have spent a lot of time in the Normandy and Calais area over the last 23 years and I must congratulate you on your retelling of history with accurate and interesting information. Your videography is also excellent. I cannot believe I have only just found your incredible page. Well done and thank you very much. Jon in the UK. Ex Royal Air Force Police.
YES, ive been here. So happy you went thier mate, i couldn't believe that it was a German shell that went threw like that. Respect to all that fought thier and lets not forget the labourers who built it too.
JD, Tell Erik and maybe Paul, we are sorry not sorry if you held them up! Just Kidding!!! Thank you again for a great video and helping me "Learn things!" As a medic I found the First Aid Room and actual Bottles used on site, interesting!
Visiting some bunkers is definitely on my bucket list. Glad to see they took the time to bring this one back. One of the few things my father in law did talk about regarding his WWII experience was guarding the German prisoner work detail they used to move ammo into a quarry for disposal (blowing up) after the end of the war somewhere outside of Munich. Thanks for bringing that memory back JD 👍
If you haven't been, there are two places in London that are a must see. "Churchill's War Rooms", and "The Imperial War Museum". There are many more, of course, but those are "do not miss" destinations!
Manpower? Forced labour...the least of their problems. Time? They had from 1939 till D-day... Money? Appropriated everything from their captives and their country. So,all in all, they paid the architects...maybe.
Thank you so much for doing such a great job in preserving history. I don't know of any other place that I could go and get exact history as you are giving. Keep up the great work
That is a very cool bunker complex and a nice alternative to those at Pointe du Hoc. I cannot imagine the volume of planning, research and coordination that you and others have invested in these videos. Thanks for the work and the journey.
That hole in the wall is amazing. The people on the other side would have been vaporized. Another outstanding video. This series is batting a thousand. All the content is superb. JD, has late night TV or NPR or anyone reached out to talk to you about this? It's really remarkable.
Love your work JD. Coming from a WWII history buff all I can say is I'm super jealous of you being able to tour Normandy and visit so many place of great significance. Keep up the great work.
That was awesome dude, a piece of history that seems to be left out of movies and documentaries, thank you so much for this video and bringing history into the light.
Fascinating stuff and an impressive complex ! Equally impressive and with an amazing story of a direct hit from a US battleship is the battery at Azevill close to Crisbecq
Holy crap can you imagine being in there? The sounds😮🇨🇦😮 alone I think would've been enough to ruin your hearing for the rest of your life. I was a metal worker all my life and have serious hearing issues because of all the loud banging and other various noises. Being in that bunker would've definitely make your ears bleed while sensing horror in your heart. Incredible stuff and I tip my cap to any bunker survivor from WW2.
I was stationed with the 5/81st ABN FA in Wiesbaden Germany. We use to participate in training maneuvers at Grafenwoehr(Rommel's old stomping grounds). This was the first time I experienced German bunkers. They were strong, well-built structures that I found fascinating. Glad you like showing them.
Again thank you for what you do and bringing this History to us. You are living my dream. If I could talk my wife into i would Sell alot of my stuff Move to my familys home who live in N Ireland and do what you do and go around to the WW2 sites. My Granda and Grandma Both served in the Royal Air Force in WW2 and had my dad in 1946.
At first, I thought that the first bunker room (where they exploded the ordnance) was a gym! I used to train in a gym that looked very similar to that room. Thanks, as always, JD!
I have to give kudos to the French for restoring the bunkers. When I would’ve thought they would want to erase everything that reminded them of the nazi occupation. Great video again!
I believe that the bunker complex is where Major Pluskat was stationed when they saw the invasion coming from the sea. They have recently unearthed and restored the command bunker across the road from the site where you were visiting. If you think Crisbecq is large wait until you see Maisy Batterie😉
The damage to the 210 mm emplacement illuminates the difference between artillery and naval gunfire. 210 mm is gigantic for land artillery, but the USS Nevada had 10 356 mm guns.
Your description of preservation after 60 years etc would almost fit that of the camp at Grandcampe Maisy. Maisy Battery was literally buried after the war. A gent called Gary Sterne wrote an excellent book about this. ‘The cover up at Omaha Beach’. Sure you’re familiar with this. If not I highly recommend a read mate. He has excavated it and new bunkers have just been added to the known site. Truly massive and very controversial.
I was at Utah Beach last month along with the other D-day landings. Should have spent more time to explore these bunkers instead of the shoreline and museums.
Wow. Great video. Very impressive construction to take that kind of punishment. It reminds me of some of our coastal defense fortifications and some of their later uses. I have one near me that used for training during Vietnam. It took way more abuse than you can imagine and is still standing. This video makes me want to visit Normandy even more.
fantastic mate ..ever thought about shooting across to the channel islands (about 15/20 miles from where you are now), lots of german ww2 history there , my mum and dad were from jersey island and were occupied by the germans for 5 yrs, i heard many stories from them about those times and the terrible way the germans treated the locals, dad remembers seeing the russian slave bought over to build the walls and bunkers of which many starved to death, i believe some were just buried in the concrete as they died , that might interest your viewer's, either way just love your work watch every one...cheers from NZ
One of the many reasons I love this channel is that I learn something new every video. I have never heard or read about any Kriegsmarine personnel being anywhere on the Normandy invasion beaches, but apparently there were 👍🏻
The bunker in the end (with collapsed roof and some shells on display in front of it): it was damaged after US soldiers blew up some of the ammo inside that bunker, leaving approx 10 soldiers killed and render the bunker useless). Had a visit last week during vacation there.
Great video again JD. I have been to that site when they were excavating. Looks like I need to go back and see the result. Thanks for sharing. As a kid I was very impressed by the battery at Cap gris nez. The biggest ones I have ever seen and these are well preserved and dressed completely. worth a visit, not to far from Normandy at Calais.
Just about every Summer I take my family to St. Julian en Borne, by Lit en Mixe. There's a very wide, pure sand beach, with no stones or seaweed/grasse called Contis Plage. It was here that Rommel's Atlantic wall ended. Biarritz is 30 miles away and Spain is another 30 miles after that. The last bunker collapsed into the beach but the 2nd to end is still there although filled with sand. The areas around are off limits due to war bombs and such. it is now a surfing paradise and looks like California circa 1960. In the center of town, under the houses are bunkers, tunnels command post complexes that still exist but in private hands. The roads to the beach were built by Germans and young German surfers boys when partying are often reminded by locals of the history.
The Niland family (aka the Ryan Family from Saving Private Ryan) is from Buffalo, NY, and is still local and active. The family are first cousins with John Belein who coached the Michigan Wolverines basketball team for many years.
Great video, JD! Nice restoration by the French. They could have easily just let these places be, as is. Because of their work, all of these complexes stand as a reminder to future generations of how things can get bent in the wrong direction. Ha, history tends to repeat, because of lessons learned, are forgotten. Seems ring true, as I write this, eh?
I didn't relise they were all filled and been excavations that's fantastic! I'm hoping to get over this summer I can't wait to see all this in person! Covid cancelled trips for past couple of year's just hope we get this year! I'm a ww2 modeller I've got a big diorama of the radar dish and the flak in the grounds amusing hobby done a beautiful set to build!
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Whenever you show these bunkers, all I think about is how loud those guns must have been. Had to have been deafening. Great video
Nothing like having coffee and watching history unfold.
Nice!
Where I was born and grew up, these bunkers were EVERYWHERE 😔. A constant reminder of what took place there. My grand father was actively fighting in the résistance.
I was there back in 1995 when all was still covered under earth and barbes wires.
The engineers ( USA ??) blew up the battery to avoid future use by the Germans , in case...., I was told by a local named Gigi.
I have the privilege to travel to Normandy every 8 weeks ever since but never returned to Crisbecq.
See me around in 3 weeks !!!! I do stroll around when I have time but your videos give a name to lot of these nameless places. Keep doing this great work. Love it. Love from Belgium
We can never say it enough, thank you for preserving a part of our history and our freedom. Freedom is not free. God, Family, and Country.
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I think its great that you give well deserved publicity to these places, that might otherwise be overlooked by historians and tourists and are then hopefully able to remain open to the public. well done and thank you from England.
Another fantastic video, thank you. While staying Normandy in 2016 I visited Crisbecq Battery. The mincer in the cooler room at 16:17 was made in my home town of Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England. Goodness knows how it ended up in Crisbecq Battery, Normandy, France to be used to prepare food for German soldiers.
When the 4th Infantry men mounted their assault on Crisbec Battery the commander of the battery ordered the commander at the supporting Azeville Battery to fire directly onto Crisbecq to drive the attacking American soldiers off.
JD.... Again the best reenactment of the Normandy Invasion ever. I have felt in everyone if your vlogs have taken your viewers on a realistic battle to free the world of Nazi tyranny. Thank you
Thanks!
What an amazing place, I could spend all day exploring there. I’m so glad that they restored it. Love everything you do to bring history to everyone. Keep on keeping on..
All those medical supplies that were found! Fascinating. One of the things I collect. One can only imagine what went through the minds of the Germans when they saw the vast armada out before them. Thank you JD. Again just in time for break at work!
Thanks! And yes, those medical supplies were pretty cool.
Aye, happen time to break out what's left of the Pervitin for a bit of determined concentration on the disaster approaching.
JD: please visit Wilmington, NC, my favorite town in my home state. You'll find there the WWII battleship North Carolina Museum and Memorial, and also the Civil War era Fort Fischer, a vital CSA stronghold. Wilmington was one of the most important ports the Confederacy had, I really think you'd love the history and culture in Wilmington, and you'll never get better oysters. I would also recommend the Museum of the Bizarre. I would love to see you visit Wilmington, NC. There are also museums on our Outer Banks that display U-Boat wrecks, the site of the Wright Brothers first flight, a sunken Civil War ironclad submarine, and artifacts from all sorts of shipwrecks, including Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's flagship. We even have an island that's home to wild horses directly descended from the horses the Europeans brought to the New World.
You'll find Jockeys Ridge, the tallest sand dune on the east coast.
Also the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was moved like half a mile in the mid 90's and is the tallest Lighthouse in the US.
I was waiting for it when you were walking through those tight spots and up to the tobruk. I cracked a smile when you mentioned the poor guy that was receiving medical care. You made it through without banging your head!
All kidding aside, great content as always. Thanks for another great lesson.
To me this is one of the coolest set up as a museum but still is the history of back in 1944
My favorite video of yours yet. I think of myself as a knowledge person of WW2. Then, I see something like this and I realize I've only scratched the surface
Interesting that for so many years people wanted to forget about these sites, but now we want to know as much about them as possible.
I'm so proud of you. You managed to go into bunkers and not hit your head (on camera).
All I have to say is Erwin Rommel was an absolute genius when it came to planning out defensive positions for the atlantic wall.
Yeah, no wonder why they won… wow!
@@michaelsullivan1262just because they lost doesn’t make the defensive positions any less impressive
@@michaelsullivan1262they literally had the entire world fighting against them lol
He predicted the Normandy attack. Hitler wouldn’t listen to him.
They lost though
I have to say, as you go up those steps into the Tobruk….I was literally like “don’t bump your head JD” then the patient at the aid station when you said “somebody bumped their head…”. Oh goodness that’s hilarious 😂 another brilliant episode
Ha!
Same here! Haha
I was thinking the same thing!!!
@@stephenrrose something about great minds eh? 🤔😂
Impressive tour JD! I cannot get over the size of this facility and how self supporting it is. Thanks for taking me along with you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What an amazing site, so glad they were able to pull off such a fantastic restoration and turn it into what it is now! I would have never realized just how large that complex was without your drone footage, great addition. 👍🏻
Each time JD shows a large bunker, he manages to find a much larger bunker. Thank You!
Wow this is one of the best episodes yet ! I look forward to each new installment in this series . Thanks so much.
Wow, thanks!
Oh my that is a horrendous big bunker and never knew it was that big show me alot what the bunkers look like they're see why they have problems. Another excellent video on Normandy take care may God bless you and your family
Thanks. Pretty massive complex.
That aerial shot in the end really shows how freakin huge this complex is! A whole lot of concrete an rebar...
Thanks for another great episode!
Keep it up!
It’s crazy. Glad that you enjoyed it!
My wife and I were able to visit Azeville but we were unaware of Crisbecq. Always more to see.
Imagine a shell leaving the gun aboard a ship and it's destiny is entering a doorway of a bunker. Wow. Great video. Thank you.
Pretty crazy. That big hole was made from a shell that came from Azeville Battery though. Can't imagine being on the receiving end of that.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Hey I started watching you for your Civil war content But since your covering so much on D-Day i wonder if you’ll visit the memorial at my hometown Bedford VA and do a episode about the Bedford boys
Sadly Azeville was closed when i went Normandy in 2018.
As they say, The Avon Lady may ring your chimes but me and my Howitzer only knock one time.....
The shell came from the back. Not from a ship
On my trip to Normandy for the 70th anniversary, I introduced myself to a veteran quietly sitting in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Bayeux. He was wearing a hat with the name USS Corry. He humbly explain the ship blowing up. I asked what did he do when this happened. His reply was “What the hell do you think I did, I jump in the water”. He mentioned it took 3 hours for their sister ship to pick them up. So humble.
These videos should win awards , great work 👏👏
Very, very interesting, thank you, another place to visit upon return to Normandy.
The entire tour was supremely interesting - thank you very much!
It's also awesome history that this bunker system exchanged fire with the Nevada, the ship that would not die.
Going there was an experience I can't describe properly. Just an amazing place.
Dadgum! Ya think?? Outstanding video. Love your vids. Having studied WWII for the last 65 years permits me soak up all I can from any way possible. Thanks.
Once again I am astounded by the sheer quality of your videos and your knowledge, informative, respectful but also excellent videography and entertaining, its a crime that each of your videos does not have 1million views. Would love to buy you a beer and show you around my local museum if you are ever in the UK.
Awesome! Can't wait to get over there this summer!
Pretty amazing place.
Those gun bunkers are a amazing history especially digging them out. The damage they withstood is unbelievable great information and history. Of course you would find a connection to the 101st Band of Brothers...
Thats one of the double edged swords of the BoB "thing." I swear there are people who think the 101st and more specifically E Co. of the 501st- won the entire ETO on their own.
I have spent a lot of time in the Normandy and Calais area over the last 23 years and I must congratulate you on your retelling of history with accurate and interesting information. Your videography is also excellent. I cannot believe I have only just found your incredible page. Well done and thank you very much. Jon in the UK. Ex Royal Air Force Police.
YES, ive been here. So happy you went thier mate, i couldn't believe that it was a German shell that went threw like that. Respect to all that fought thier and lets not forget the labourers who built it too.
JD, Tell Erik and maybe Paul, we are sorry not sorry if you held them up! Just Kidding!!! Thank you again for a great video and helping me "Learn things!" As a medic I found the First Aid Room and actual Bottles used on site, interesting!
Visiting some bunkers is definitely on my bucket list. Glad to see they took the time to bring this one back.
One of the few things my father in law did talk about regarding his WWII experience was guarding the German prisoner work detail they used to move ammo into a quarry for disposal (blowing up) after the end of the war somewhere outside of Munich. Thanks for bringing that memory back JD 👍
Wow!
If you haven't been, there are two places in London that are a must see. "Churchill's War Rooms", and "The Imperial War Museum". There are many more, of course, but those are "do not miss" destinations!
I cannot wait to get back to Normandy! Your videos have set up my next trip!
Wow!! That. Place was/is massive! Thanks for taking us along 💞🥳
Its amazing the time, money, and manpower they had to build fortifications
Pretty crazy. Only to have it breached in a day.
@@TheHistoryUnderground yes that too, all that effort just to last a day lol
Manpower? Forced labour...the least of their problems.
Time? They had from 1939 till D-day...
Money? Appropriated everything from their captives and their country.
So,all in all, they paid the architects...maybe.
@@howler6490 true true all still amazing
Wow JD! That battle damage was incredible! That shel blasting the wall? WOE! Cool to see!
Yeah, that might have been my favorite part of the whole complex.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I sent this to my sons, was like -WOE BOYS! Momma wants you to see this! Lol
Thank you so much for doing such a great job in preserving history. I don't know of any other place that I could go and get exact history as you are giving. Keep up the great work
That is a very cool bunker complex and a nice alternative to those at Pointe du Hoc. I cannot imagine the volume of planning, research and coordination that you and others have invested in these videos. Thanks for the work and the journey.
That hole in the wall is amazing. The people on the other side would have been vaporized. Another outstanding video. This series is batting a thousand. All the content is superb. JD, has late night TV or NPR or anyone reached out to talk to you about this? It's really remarkable.
Love your work JD. Coming from a WWII history buff all I can say is I'm super jealous of you being able to tour Normandy and visit so many place of great significance. Keep up the great work.
Great preservation work. The World needs to look after more of these sites for the future. Amazing structures
This place was huge. Must've been pretty intimidating. I enjoyed this one a lot. Pretty neat stuff. Thanks again for sharing JD!
Another outstanding video. Wow. I wish my wife & I could afford to go there ?
That was awesome dude, a piece of history that seems to be left out of movies and documentaries, thank you so much for this video and bringing history into the light.
i am going to have to re go through your videos and make a list of places ..great vid. many thanks for the effort..
JD you always have the best luck going to all these places and being alone.
Fascinating stuff and an impressive complex ! Equally impressive and with an amazing story of a direct hit from a US battleship is the battery at Azevill close to Crisbecq
The Azeville Battery is worth the visit.
And only a short distance away.
Holy crap can you imagine being in there? The sounds😮🇨🇦😮 alone I think would've been enough to ruin your hearing for the rest of your life. I was a metal worker all my life and have serious hearing issues because of all the loud banging and other various noises. Being in that bunker would've definitely make your ears bleed while sensing horror in your heart. Incredible stuff and I tip my cap to any bunker survivor from WW2.
I was stationed with the 5/81st ABN FA in Wiesbaden Germany. We use to participate in training maneuvers at Grafenwoehr(Rommel's old stomping grounds). This was the first time I experienced German bunkers. They were strong, well-built structures that I found fascinating. Glad you like showing them.
damn bro youre pumpin out content. on lunch gonna watch while im havin my evening cigar. ive been on a serious ww2 tear.
Again thank you for what you do and bringing this History to us. You are living my dream. If I could talk my wife into i would Sell alot of my stuff Move to my familys home who live in N Ireland and do what you do and go around to the WW2 sites. My Granda and Grandma Both served in the Royal Air Force in WW2 and had my dad in 1946.
At first, I thought that the first bunker room (where they exploded the ordnance) was a gym! I used to train in a gym that looked very similar to that room. Thanks, as always, JD!
Oh dang. That would be kind of a cool looking gym.
Amazing restoration project-
I have to give kudos to the French for restoring the bunkers. When I would’ve thought they would want to erase everything that reminded them of the nazi occupation. Great video again!
Thanks! And yes, the French deserve a lot of credit for the work at preserving the history.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Did it cost you anything to tour the complex?
@@SGTDuckButterno it’s a free country
Another great episode. Just love those big guns! Just love the restoration of this battery as well.
Another amazing video! And I must say I love the music you used for this one!
I believe that the bunker complex is where Major Pluskat was stationed when they saw the invasion coming from the sea. They have recently unearthed and restored the command bunker across the road from the site where you were visiting. If you think Crisbecq is large wait until you see Maisy Batterie😉
brilliant - so amazing to show the detail - love it
The damage to the 210 mm emplacement illuminates the difference between artillery and naval gunfire. 210 mm is gigantic for land artillery, but the USS Nevada had 10 356 mm guns.
I remember when that place was discovered and they started the excavation. So awesome to see the progress that has been made.
Your description of preservation after 60 years etc would almost fit that of the camp at Grandcampe Maisy. Maisy Battery was literally buried after the war. A gent called Gary Sterne wrote an excellent book about this. ‘The cover up at Omaha Beach’. Sure you’re familiar with this. If not I highly recommend a read mate. He has excavated it and new bunkers have just been added to the known site. Truly massive and very controversial.
I’ve been there last year and your aerial footage completes my impressions. Well shown! Your series shows it all 👍🏻
Outstanding as always. Seemed like a lot more to see. Time constraints are a bummer 😁
I was at Utah Beach last month along with the other D-day landings. Should have spent more time to explore these bunkers instead of the shoreline and museums.
Wow, this was quite a complex! I had never heard of a grenade trap. For some reason I thought of miniature golf when you showed that!
Wow. Great video. Very impressive construction to take that kind of punishment. It reminds me of some of our coastal defense fortifications and some of their later uses. I have one near me that used for training during Vietnam. It took way more abuse than you can imagine and is still standing.
This video makes me want to visit Normandy even more.
There was a much bigger complex in Quiberon, Brittany. Every so often the French military blow a bunker up, but there's still a fair bit left.
Thank you!
You bet!
I jumped into Normandy in June of 1994 with the Canadian Airborne Regiment.
fantastic mate ..ever thought about shooting across to the channel islands (about 15/20 miles from where you are now), lots of german ww2 history there , my mum and dad were from jersey island and were occupied by the germans for 5 yrs, i heard many stories from them about those times and the terrible way the germans treated the locals, dad remembers seeing the russian slave bought over to build the walls and bunkers of which many starved to death, i believe some were just buried in the concrete as they died , that might interest your viewer's, either way just love your work watch every one...cheers from NZ
Great video. Thank you for teaching me about this complex. I had no idea.
The bunker at Ouistreham is also well worth a visit.
One of the many reasons I love this channel is that I learn something new every video. I have never heard or read about any Kriegsmarine personnel being anywhere on the Normandy invasion beaches, but apparently there were 👍🏻
Awesome video !! They had some impressive defenses
Wow, thanks for this, man… we’re in Bayeux for the next few days, and this place wasn’t even on our list. We’ll be heading to Crisbecq in the morning!
Your channel is AWESOME!
The bunker in the end (with collapsed roof and some shells on display in front of it): it was damaged after US soldiers blew up some of the ammo inside that bunker, leaving approx 10 soldiers killed and render the bunker useless). Had a visit last week during vacation there.
Great video again JD. I have been to that site when they were excavating. Looks like I need to go back and see the result. Thanks for sharing. As a kid I was very impressed by the battery at Cap gris nez. The biggest ones I have ever seen and these are well preserved and dressed completely. worth a visit, not to far from Normandy at Calais.
Oh wow! That would have been cool to see during the excavation process.
Just about every Summer I take my family to St. Julian en Borne, by Lit en Mixe. There's a very wide, pure sand beach, with no stones or seaweed/grasse called Contis Plage. It was here that Rommel's Atlantic wall ended. Biarritz is 30 miles away and Spain is another 30 miles after that. The last bunker collapsed into the beach but the 2nd to end is still there although filled with sand. The areas around are off limits due to war bombs and such. it is now a surfing paradise and looks like California circa 1960. In the center of town, under the houses are bunkers, tunnels command post complexes that still exist but in private hands. The roads to the beach were built by Germans and young German surfers boys when partying are often reminded by locals of the history.
The Niland family (aka the Ryan Family from Saving Private Ryan) is from Buffalo, NY, and is still local and active. The family are first cousins with John Belein who coached the Michigan Wolverines basketball team for many years.
Been here couple of years ago, it is an amazing site
Absolutely.
Great job JD. I couldn't imagine trying to fight in and live in those bunkers.
Wow !! Took several days and pounding US Navy to accomplish this sector . Great video .
Finally a very welcome notification for HU after a month of none
Not sure what’s been going on but I’m glad that this one surfaced for you.
Great video great history lesson I'll have to say I'm thankful and impressed with this video. I'll never see in person
Great video, JD! Nice restoration by the French. They could have easily just let these places be, as is.
Because of their work, all of these complexes stand as a reminder to future generations of how things can get bent in the wrong direction.
Ha, history tends to repeat, because of lessons learned, are forgotten.
Seems ring true, as I write this, eh?
Excellent content young man👍🏻
I didn't relise they were all filled and been excavations that's fantastic! I'm hoping to get over this summer I can't wait to see all this in person! Covid cancelled trips for past couple of year's just hope we get this year!
I'm a ww2 modeller I've got a big diorama of the radar dish and the flak in the grounds amusing hobby done a beautiful set to build!
"Covid" cancelled nothing. It's a virus.
Dictatorial and fascistic politicians did.
Great video, paid a visit there last week and was blown away by the size and scale of the place.
Pretty dang cool.
Bucket list!!!
Very nice job of maintaining the site. It's big history. Merci beaucoup.
Very interesting place, for sure.