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Your work is grand! Back in 2014, my Son and his, long time, buddies decided to produce a documentary, for fun, including original music. All were twenty-somethings. Look at "Following the Golden Arrow" which follows the exact footsteps (8th Infantry Division) his Grandfather followed in WWII. The Cinema Center premier was a sell out. You can see the trailer on RUclips. Keep up your fabulous work! It's so enjoyable!
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@@georgepoly4842 - I dare say it means he is walking around a factory that might still have land mines hidden under the fallen leaves...or even WW2 live Allied bombs still active around the place ! In case of an accident, he would have no one around to help him out.
I'm sorry if this is a bit long winded, but I rarely comment on videos, but I do sincerely love all that you do. I am now 60yrs old and the last child of hostilities only service personal, my parents passed many years ago. My mother repaired the tail sections of Wellington bombers, my father was in airfield defence. Nothing romantic like being a pilot, but I'm still so proud of them. I know my father served overseas, I remember him showing me photos of disabled ju52s and other aircraft on airfields they overran, but he never wanted to talk much about the war. I really have very little knowledge of their service, and nor do my siblings. Soon I will be gone, and my children have no care for history. My parents history, will die with me! Please don't stop what you do because people need to remember what happened and it's already starting to happen again. Love your channel.
Your parents history may be forgotten specifically. But they will always be apart of a group of people that sacrificed more than we could fathom. Let me assure you that some of us in younger generations have all the respect and adoration for your parents and all those who served. Their history is ingrained into the history of the world. Make no mistake that when someone thinks about those brave men and women, your parents are who they are thinking of even if we don't know their names or what they looked like. My appreciation and respect goes out to you and your family.
I was stationed in Germany as a British Soldier back in the 1970's and saw many interesting sites whilst on exercise, on one occasion while we practicing patrolling in a forest I came upon the back part of what seemed to be a Vickers machine gun leaning against a tree! Love the German series keep up the good work.
That’s pretty cool. My brother was in the army( American) in Afghanistan and spent a bit of time fraternizing with British Army. Respect and friendship from the US! Thank you for your service
It should teach us the ugliness of what those went through. And remember of those who didn't make it out alive . ... ideals are peaceful while history is violent
Well Done! I love these videos because I can travel with him, doesn't cost me money, I can pause anytime for potty or food breaks, and absolutely no altitude issues at my desk.
I was stationed in Germany late 80s early 90s. I would often venture the forests and visit significant places of WW2. I had to find places in books, then on the map and try to get there.. I wish we had GPS and Internet at the time!! Thanks for sharing this series, I can smell the forests and it brings back many memories!
Been a history buff for over 40 years. It always gets to me on seeing reading about and then seeing the remains of plans and machines to destroy. All that energy and the resources that could have been used to pursue the good Great program!
History Underground and Mark Felton of Mark Felton Productions. They both make history interest. I'm new to the History Underground Channel, but I'm enjoying the bing-watch of their videos.
@@TheHistoryUndergroundHi I'm a new Aussie (North Queensland) subscriber. I love your Channel, I don't know how my algorithms missed your Channel until now, but Oh well, I'm enjoying the bing-watch 🙂
My Grandad was a 1 star, Royal engineers, and spent time in Germany immediately after the war. He toured all the remote factories and said it was amazing what was there and we had no idea.
Seeing this stuff in real life would send chills down my spine. The evil they did will forever blow my mind and break my heart. You did a great job with this so thank you! Happy I found your channel!
Those evils were done at concentration camps by the SS. Regular soldiers in the field were completely unaware of that stuff, those that did were threatened into silence, much the way our Military does it today.
That rusted out pot you briefly showed brought back such memories! When I was a kid, I grew up in Germany and my friends and I used to explore the local dump for fun and it was full of those old rusted out pots! Thanks for the unexpected memory!
when the History Channel first came out this is what it was. Over time it turned into another " reality " channel. You can only find shows like this on UTube. And I'm happy I can.
The state of Bavaria has many interesting remnants of history. I was stationed in northern Bavaria in the late 80s and we spent a lot of time in the woods training. There are old roman roads that can be seen in the woods, now they look like dirt trails but there are stones underneath. There are also concrete platforms for flak guns in some forested areas outside of the big cities.
I was an Army MP in the Rhine area- Mainz to be precise. As I was getting ready to DEROS they were going to build a new Hotel on the River front. While excavating- they found a Roman Encampment. Construction came to a screeching halt, all the building plans got changed and now there is museum on that site.
“Please tell my wife I apologize for being a moron”😂 that made me giggle Love your amazing history videos. I use them in homeschool curriculum for teenagers. Thank you for your great work.
Thank you for sharing. No matter how terrible a piece of history is, it deserves to be remembered as it was. Without your videos, I would not get to experience some of the sites you have been to.
While serving with the 2d Armored Cavalry in the mid-80's, our main mission was patrolling the inner German and Czechoslovakian borders. I walked thru many off the beaten forest paths. Remember checking out more than a few bunkers and such. They too were marked with graffiti and littered with beer bottles and cigarette butts. Enjoying the channel.
Going to Europe and seeing all this WW2 history is a dream I’ve had for many years. I’ll just do it vicariously through you until I’m there myself. Your content is incredible, keep up the amazing work
Oh my goodness...what an excellent journey you just took us on! I could NOT have entered that factory like you did...that was just very creepy and I had the neck of my t-shirt pulled up over my nose the entire time! JD, there has to have been some graves scattered around where they just buried the slave labor who were killed in construction accidents or died of various illnesses. Unmarked, covered with 80 years of leaves and fallen tree limbs. Those places would have been very eerie to walk thru all these many years later. The evil that took place there would still be very tangible in the air and the soil. Thank you for being our eyes and feet as you take us along on these history walks!!
I have studied the war for a long time, both the Pacific theater and European theater. You are showing sights I haven't read about yet, let alone seen in a documentary. Thank you for sharing these sites and the History. Inspirational.
Your cinematography is outstanding. The beauty you bring out of such amazing and dark periods of WWll history, is why this channel is a must for everyone. Thank you, keep up the great work and may God bless.
There is something so wonderfully calming yet Eerie about that forest it’s amazing to think people probably use it for wonderful hikes with their dogs and families now and 70 years ago it was a nightmare literally. I love the work you do amazing video as always!
Excellent video as always JD and thanks for posting each and everyone! Thanks for telling and showing the history of the areas you visited for all of us to see and learn as well as for letting everyone viewing your videos know horrors those forced slave laborers endured too.
Just want to say THANK YOU for the content that you share with us. Couldn’t get any better! Stay safe and know that your work is very much appreciated.
You don’t come off as someone easily scared at all….come off as a guy who humbly knows he’s mortal…I really appreciate that you bravely take your camera into these places so that, folks such as myself, can (in a way) be there too!
I have watch just about all of your videos. You present these historical places in such a special way that keeps me looking for more . Very respectful and informative . I was in Normandy last year and stood in some of the exact places you have . Thank you for your videos !
This is so fascinating. Can feel many different emotions even just watching the video. The scenery there makes me understand why my forefathers chose the area of Pennsylvania I still live in. They were farmers and woodworkers. Pap talked of family killed for helping their neighbors and friends. So many Germans were against what was happening there. Makes my heart ache seeing those buildings knowing those that were forced to build and produce weapons and chemicals of destruction. Keep recording JD. The world needs to know. Thank you for all you do to keep history alive.
I too have German ancestors qnd I've always been drawn to the history to try qnd ubderstand how something like that could happen (never thought I would relive it but we go fat to close to repeating history and its still under threat...). I believe my interest is wanting to understand my own families roles and belief during this time. I want to believe they were part of the resistance.
@@choossuck7653 sweetie you maybe Someone us learned to read qnd have had college professors... some of us whine about the media while loving in a state with low education.
Great episode. That structure was something else! Even I was looking over my shoulder, while sitting on the couch. And my wife was looking at me, like I was losing my mind haha
Dude I swear you are my brother from a different mother! You have my dream job, I’ve always been fascinated by WW2 and abandoned places, I live about 2 minutes away from National Forrest and I’m in my happy place when I’m in those woods hunting and hiking! Keep up the good work brother, I am impressed every time I watch with your knowledge and how well your videos are put together! Oh and come grab me next time you’re headed over there, I’d be happy to go!
Many years ago I was around “ Staraya Russa, the battlefields of the Siege of Leningrad around Lake Ilmen- Southeast & Southwest heavy forested area i found pieces of German Helmets 🪖 bullets casings- Bullets Belts even some human bones 🦴,very swampy area difficult to get through, very creepy place you feel a sense of sadness, like someone is watching you but you know just endless forest it was in the fall and very unstoppable cold drizzle and wind 🌬🍂it was very special feeling hard to describe it, just endless sadness…😔
Such a great channel! I really appreciate your attention to detail, your respect for history and your commitment to telling the story without bias. History’s narrative speaks most clearly by submitting the facts. Your work is remarkable and valued. Thank you!
The windows in that one building looked like they were in excellent shape. It's almost been a century since this all started. Hitler got out of prison in 1924 but he was dreaming about all this in the trenches of WWI. He was infuriated when the first war was lost. And of course if you studied him like I have the rest is history. You are so fortunate to go out there and check all of this out. Another excellent video. Thank you.
My uncle has a farm in Germany. In the one old shed. (It’s more like a large 3 walled patio) he parks a tractor. On the one wall is a an old faded painting of an Wehrmacht soldier looking over his shoulder and under it is written. “Onward for the fatherland”
“Oh look a pentagram”! Hahahahaha!😂 Absolutely love your hot takes! Couldn’t help but think of every zombie-Nazi video game while you were exploring the bunker. Thank you for such great (and sometimes humorous) content.
Frankenstein's Army movie about going in old Nazi places...and finding something...lol and the Forest made me think of the movie Dog Soldiers...Werewolves Movie...
Absolutely love your channel! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous! I came here a while back for your American History, but now you're traveling abroad and I can't get enough! Bravo!
7:50 you had my wife and me laughing because we instantly knew you where going in 😂. Your commentary after your discussion confirmed and continued the laughter lol. Absolutely brilliant piece 🎉
Great video. I would like to point out that this video and it's content serves the name of this RUclips channel proudly. I know that some of the viewers of this channel question what does "The History Underground" mean exactly. Well, it mean's this video in particular, which I think is very defining. I get so excited when these new videos on WW2 and it's history get uploaded. Where else are you going to get a guerilla in the trenches styled video format like this? No where. Just a few days ago, this channel in association with the Gettysburg Museum of History actual took looted Nazi memorabilia back to it's origins from the museums collection. This channel is very very cool due to it's unique approach, hosting and commentary on telling these lost stories. I never knew any of this existed, but I am glad I now do as it helps to broaden my interest and understanding on WW2.
I just found your channel is this is mind blowing , so amazing to see these old and very important artifacts . Hopefully history never repeats itself .
I LOVE everything about history and my family would tell you I'm a fanatic! I started watching your channel when you were talking about the Civil War, because that's the one that I know the most about after I went to Gettysburg in high school. I'm so glad I have kept watching because I'm really enjoying learning about other conflicts! Thank you so much! 😊
Idk if it’s just me but been in and out the woods exploring, hunting, camping, boy scouts, all my life, never have i seen forest / woods like Europe. Biggest thing to me is how evenly spaced out every tree is or how they are spaced out in general lol always caught my eye for sum reason
These are very interesting video’s! Mother Nature has reclaimed so much, but enough remnants remain to allow the imagination to flow. I read several of the comments and can relate…my father was a flight engineer on a B17 bomber, and I too am very proud of his service though I shutter to think what it was like to be on the receiving end! War is so terrible and one would think man would have learned this by now, and yet here we are. My father didn’t talk about his missions much, and if he did it usually ended with emotions. At age 62, I feel like the older I get, the more I have in common with him and wish I could have conversations I was too busy and too immature to have when he was alive. I have myself flown in a B17, and got to stand at the top turret station he would have manned during combat. That same B17 I flew in was tragically loss a few months back by a midair collision during an air show. The crew my father trained with in the states was killed during a mission while he was in a hospital recovering from a wound. I understand how a young, strong, confident man can be forever changed emotionally by life experiences…especially those lived through the horrors of war.
Fascinating. It would be very interesting to see inside those building. I am impressed they look pristine after all this time. Standing to provide testament to the human tragedy and suffering. Thank you for your hard work, compassion and well narrated episodes. Touching appropriate background music….perfect.
Your channel is just amazing!!! Every episode has so much thought put into it and great information. Thank you for all your hard work and keep up the amazing episodes.
So well done, those forests are so eerily beautiful ,I just imagine the energy & lives that walked those grounds . My father instilled the importance of history as I grew up and will forever be thankful for him doing so .
I love all your WW2 European videos. Wonderful info and insight. No matter how much I read there is always more to learn. I have been to Normandy twice and loved watching your visits there. Wonderful job.
My word, can your videos be any more fascinating, informative, compelling, and well done. I look forward to each one regardless of topic. But this group from Germany is just stunning.
I was stationed at Gablingen Airfield in the early 60's. We parked out tanks on a huge slab, that had tunnels underneath- where the Luftwaffe hid their Messerschmitts during air attacks. My office was in the corner room of the terminal building. They flew from a huge field I could see from my window. My barracks still had faint SS markings on some of the walls. Most of my favorite pictures and memories of of those years throughout Germany. Thanks for exploring those places- I don't travel so much anymore. Love all your videos!
7:53 "who ever finds this camera and this card on my dead corpse, please tell my wife I apologize for being a moron..." I spewed my drink all ice my desk on that one. 😂
REALLY enjoying the Germany series! It would be great to see a similar series in Italy! On top of the WWII history, you also have plenty of Renaissance, medieval, and Ancient Roman (and everything in between) history to be showcased!
You do such an amazing job! Your narration is so respectful and done with great reverence for every site you visit. This is one of my favorite channels. Please keep up the great work.
I am history buff and love watching videos like this. It's a shame we didn't have the technology right after the war to take videos like this. It would have been great to have been able to see these buildings like they were back then.
Growing up around woods like this in Germany there is a eerie silence. Almost ghost like. Many of the old marking stones used for property lines are said to be moved by ghosts as former owners from hundreds of years who still fight over where their lands are divided from each other.
This is absolutely awesome, very well done!!! This is one area that I am fascinated by, and I will make a trip to Germany sometime soon on a quest to see similar sites. Thank you!!
I was a Jag lawyer in Germany in the United States Army and surprisingly German laws are pretty close to the same as it is here in the United States about entering buildings like what you did however, I really enjoy the videos especially World war II my grandfather flew p-47s during World war II over Europe and Italy
First think I'd like to add to my comment is that I absolutely love history, especially military history. I have always thought of being an explorer but have never taken the time. That being said, there are some things that need to be addressed here. 1. If you are going to explore make sure you ALWAYS have to items needed to do just that. 2. Make sure you have these items at a minimum (Proper working camera!) (A device to use for protection, this could be as simple as a decent knife,). A good pair of boots and not afraid to get them dirty)! (A bright and properly working flashlight when exploring or potentially exploring a building)! 3. Make a checklist of items that you would potentially need and go over that list before you head out to explore. This all being said this was a very good and informative video. Keep up the good work and I hope you heed some of my advise!
Walking along alone in the unknown area can be a little creepy. History is very interesting 🤔 to say the least. Another good show, thanks. Those camps were unbelievablely evil. So many people used and totally abused. Sad. Cheers, as the journey continues.
Cudo's to the effort you put into making these video's! I think it's great that you also show the German side of the story. When looking at conflicts people often listen to the stories of the victors. But if you truly want to understand a conflict, you must study all sides of it.
Awesome job my friend. I was stationed in Germany in a small town named Vilsec. Loved my experienced there.....thank you for persetving history and taking me back down memory lane. God bless
If you are still in Germany, you need to travel about 1.5 hours north of Munich to the town of Ansbach. Just to the west of it is an old Ammo factory in the woods shaped like a swastika. It’s in the town of Oberdachstetten. The whole inside is a private museum, and located on an old German Army base. The inside has amazing artifacts. I can get you the contact info for the man who runs it!
Thanks for another great series. I don't know what your plans are, but maybe consider to visit the Wewelsburg (near where I live). Wewelsburg is a Renaissance castle located in the village of Wewelsburg, in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia. After 1934 it was used by the SS under Heinrich Himmler, and was to be expanded into a complex which would serve as the central SS cult-site. After 1941, plans were developed to enlarge it to be the so-called "Centre of the World". In 1950, the castle reopened as a museum, the Wewelsburg 1933-1945 Memorial Museum.
But they destroyed the atmosphere now. They put in the chambers "New art" "Moderne Kunst", so it is all distracted now. By the way nobody knew about Wewelsburg in Germany, just since a few decades it got public, and now a lot know about it. And that why they changed the inner room decorations now.
@@canuck97 "NeoNazis " were an invention of the Allied occupation forces. Do you really think Aryan German people who love BEAUTY, would go for Skinheads(a concentration camp haircut), .British "Bomber pilot jackets", No, Neonazis not knew of the Occult and the Germans of World War II, the majority not either, only a "eingeweihter" Kreis around highest NAzi leaders. Blavatsky.
My father lived in Germany in the early 70's when he was a teenager. He was a military brat, while playing in the woods at his little brother's baseball game he found many rifles, grenades, ammo, etc. And decided to load up the family station wagon! He was seen and in no time MP's where all over him
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Your work is grand! Back in 2014, my Son and his, long time, buddies decided to produce a documentary, for fun, including original music. All were twenty-somethings. Look at "Following the Golden Arrow" which follows the exact footsteps (8th Infantry Division) his Grandfather followed in WWII. The Cinema Center premier was a sell out. You can see the trailer on RUclips. Keep up your fabulous work! It's so enjoyable!
First episode and subbed. I like the vibe here! Thanks
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Pozdrav iz Sarajeva Bosnia i Hecegovina 🤚!!
THANK you for your video's I've heard stories about it from my grandparents I went and visited the prison camps there
This is amazing. History. Thank you.
Having lived seven years in Germany, I have found that you never know what is at the end of an unmarked road. Thanks for this video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting
@@TheHistoryUnderground Why you do that alone? Believe it or not, it is not a prudent idea.. the initiated people can tell..
@@rhoodj What is this comment even supposed to mean?
@@georgepoly4842 - I dare say it means he is walking around a factory that might still have land mines hidden under the fallen leaves...or even WW2 live Allied bombs still active around the place ! In case of an accident, he would have no one around to help him out.
Amazing to see so many remnants of the WW2 still alive. Great video! Cheers from Lima Peru 🇵🇪
Thank you! Would love to visit your country one day.
I'm sorry if this is a bit long winded, but I rarely comment on videos, but I do sincerely love all that you do.
I am now 60yrs old and the last child of hostilities only service personal, my parents passed many years ago.
My mother repaired the tail sections of Wellington bombers, my father was in airfield defence. Nothing romantic like being a pilot, but I'm still so proud of them.
I know my father served overseas, I remember him showing me photos of disabled ju52s and other aircraft on airfields they overran, but he never wanted to talk much about the war.
I really have very little knowledge of their service, and nor do my siblings.
Soon I will be gone, and my children have no care for history. My parents history, will die with me!
Please don't stop what you do because people need to remember what happened and it's already starting to happen again.
Love your channel.
Thank you so much!
Hi.please do write about your parents and about their history and don't get depressed may Allah give you along life with health
Hear, hear, well said.
Your parents history may be forgotten specifically. But they will always be apart of a group of people that sacrificed more than we could fathom. Let me assure you that some of us in younger generations have all the respect and adoration for your parents and all those who served. Their history is ingrained into the history of the world. Make no mistake that when someone thinks about those brave men and women, your parents are who they are thinking of even if we don't know their names or what they looked like. My appreciation and respect goes out to you and your family.
True!!!!!!👏👏👏👏
You're braver than many! Thank you for bringing us these unique stories of history!
I was stationed in Germany as a British Soldier back in the 1970's and saw many interesting sites whilst on exercise, on one occasion while we practicing patrolling in a forest I came upon the back part of what seemed to be a Vickers machine gun leaning against a tree! Love the German series keep up the good work.
Wow!
That’s very cool!
I was there in same spot in the 80"s and you weren't able to inspect the plane back then
Very interesting history
That’s pretty cool. My brother was in the army( American) in Afghanistan and spent a bit of time fraternizing with British Army. Respect and friendship from the US! Thank you for your service
Ugly history should be remembered even more than the nicer parts. It teaches us more.Thank you for this.
It teaches us what not to do.
disagree, nazis and all their evil deserve no place in history
This!!!
10000000%
It should teach us the ugliness of what those went through. And remember of those who didn't make it out alive . ... ideals are peaceful while history is violent
Great job, your hard work is very much appreciated by those of us who believe it is important to remember the past.
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Well said 👌👌
Well said.
Well said!!
I appreciate your insight and dedication on this channel of history!
Well Done! I love these videos because I can travel with him, doesn't cost me money, I can pause anytime for potty or food breaks, and absolutely no altitude issues at my desk.
I was stationed in Germany late 80s early 90s. I would often venture the forests and visit significant places of WW2. I had to find places in books, then on the map and try to get there.. I wish we had GPS and Internet at the time!! Thanks for sharing this series, I can smell the forests and it brings back many memories!
Thanks! Would loved to have had more time there.
I was 89 to 91 around Hanau. Our base was a former Luftwaffe airstrip. Very interesting things found.
@@daddyrabbit835 same with Giebelstadt
Been a history buff for over 40 years. It always gets to me on seeing reading about and then seeing the remains of plans and machines to destroy. All that energy and the resources that could have been used to pursue the good
Great program!
History classes should be nothing other than your videos. Unbelievable service you do for the entire world to watch yesteryear's events. Thank you!
Thanks! Hope that more history educators and students are finding them useful.
History Underground and Mark Felton of Mark Felton Productions. They both make history interest. I'm new to the History Underground Channel, but I'm enjoying the bing-watch of their videos.
@@TheHistoryUndergroundHi I'm a new Aussie (North Queensland) subscriber. I love your Channel, I don't know how my algorithms missed your Channel until now, but Oh well, I'm enjoying the bing-watch 🙂
My Grandad was a 1 star, Royal engineers, and spent time in Germany immediately after the war. He toured all the remote factories and said it was amazing what was there and we had no idea.
You're living my dream of bringing history alive - consistently fantastic - fantastically consistent!
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Seeing this stuff in real life would send chills down my spine. The evil they did will forever blow my mind and break my heart. You did a great job with this so thank you! Happy I found your channel!
Those evils were done at concentration camps by the SS. Regular soldiers in the field were completely unaware of that stuff, those that did were threatened into silence, much the way our Military does it today.
@animalyze7120 no, they were not 'completely unaware'. What a dangerous, ignorant claim
War is hell theres is not a good one. What's going on in the middle east is awful. Everyone knows what's going on there ??
Boy oh boy, you couldn't have picked a creepier day. Thanks for taking us along.
Ha! It certainly had a bit of a vibe.
That rusted out pot you briefly showed brought back such memories! When I was a kid, I grew up in Germany and my friends and I used to explore the local dump for fun and it was full of those old rusted out pots! Thanks for the unexpected memory!
Love this channel! As a history buff I wish this is what the history Channel would become.
Thanks! This is the kind of stuff I’d like to see more of too.
Couldn’t agree more.
when the History Channel first came out this is what it was. Over time it turned into another " reality " channel. You can only find shows like this on UTube. And I'm happy I can.
Yep. Agree completely
Most people for some reason can't get it though their heads that Pawn Stars IS living history.
The chemical factory was actually scarier than a lot of recent horror movies. Good found footage!
yes he was right not to go in who knows what nasties remain!
The state of Bavaria has many interesting remnants of history. I was stationed in northern Bavaria in the late 80s and we spent a lot of time in the woods training. There are old roman roads that can be seen in the woods, now they look like dirt trails but there are stones underneath. There are also concrete platforms for flak guns in some forested areas outside of the big cities.
I was an Army MP in the Rhine area- Mainz to be precise. As I was getting ready to DEROS they were going to build a new Hotel on the River front. While excavating- they found a Roman Encampment. Construction came to a screeching halt, all the building plans got changed and now there is museum on that site.
I could have spent a couple of months there.
@@TheHistoryUnderground8f you have not allready do poland theres ww2 related buildings and other stuff all over the country side
“Please tell my wife I apologize for being a moron”😂 that made me giggle
Love your amazing history videos. I use them in homeschool curriculum for teenagers.
Thank you for your great work.
Ha! Thanks.
I cackled when he said that😂
So funny, right? 😊
You've triggered my inner geek. WW2 and Ruins.
Ha! Awesome.
You have a special talent and humility in presenting history that is rare. Thank you.
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Thank you for sharing. No matter how terrible a piece of history is, it deserves to be remembered as it was. Without your videos, I would not get to experience some of the sites you have been to.
Glad you enjoyed it!
While serving with the 2d Armored Cavalry in the mid-80's, our main mission was patrolling the inner German and Czechoslovakian borders. I walked thru many off the beaten forest paths. Remember checking out more than a few bunkers and such. They too were marked with graffiti and littered with beer bottles and cigarette butts. Enjoying the channel.
It's amazing all these buildings have been left standing.
Pretty dang cool.
@@TheHistoryUnderground absolutely cool. You have the dame fascination with old buildings as I do.
Used after the war
Going to Europe and seeing all this WW2 history is a dream I’ve had for many years. I’ll just do it vicariously through you until I’m there myself. Your content is incredible, keep up the amazing work
Oh my goodness...what an excellent journey you just took us on! I could NOT have entered that factory like you did...that was just very creepy and I had the neck of my t-shirt pulled up over my nose the entire time! JD, there has to have been some graves scattered around where they just buried the slave labor who were killed in construction accidents or died of various illnesses. Unmarked, covered with 80 years of leaves and fallen tree limbs. Those places would have been very eerie to walk thru all these many years later. The evil that took place there would still be very tangible in the air and the soil. Thank you for being our eyes and feet as you take us along on these history walks!!
Many thanks! 🙏🏼
@@TheHistoryUndergroundAmerica has killed more I no ent people than Hitler did...
and are far larger warmongers...
Just saying..
I have studied the war for a long time, both the Pacific theater and European theater. You are showing sights I haven't read about yet, let alone seen in a documentary. Thank you for sharing these sites and the History. Inspirational.
Absolutely amazing to see how quickly the forest has reclaimed these old factories. Awesome job again, JD.
Pretty wild. Very fascinating places.
You travel to places I could never go or even afford to go. Thank you for allowing me to see these places as they are.
Your cinematography is outstanding. The beauty you bring out of such amazing and dark periods of WWll history, is why this channel is a must for everyone.
Thank you, keep up the great work and may God bless.
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Agreed. What camera did he use. Amazing images.
There is something so wonderfully calming yet Eerie about that forest it’s amazing to think people probably use it for wonderful hikes with their dogs and families now and 70 years ago it was a nightmare literally. I love the work you do amazing video as always!
You do such a wonderful job of keeping history alive.
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Now how about doing a great job of keeping yourself alive?, We're looking forward to more shows from you.
History should not be forgotten, Thank You for the History WW2, Keep up the Good work, Happy Holidays 🎉🎉🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Excellent video as always JD and thanks for posting each and everyone! Thanks for telling and showing the history of the areas you visited for all of us to see and learn as well as for letting everyone viewing your videos know horrors those forced slave laborers endured too.
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Just want to say THANK YOU for the content that you share with us.
Couldn’t get any better!
Stay safe and know that your work is very much appreciated.
I wish this series would never end but when it does, I'll be looking forward to the next trip where ever that may lead.
Always looking for new places to explore.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Well nothing where I am at in NW Ohio. All battles here only lasted 5 minutes haha
the fog in the background really added a creepy factor to this i love it
You don’t come off as someone easily scared at all….come off as a guy who humbly knows he’s mortal…I really appreciate that you bravely take your camera into these places so that, folks such as myself, can (in a way) be there too!
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I have watch just about all of your videos. You present these historical places in such a special way that keeps me looking for more . Very respectful and informative . I was in Normandy last year and stood in some of the exact places you have . Thank you for your videos !
This is so fascinating. Can feel many different emotions even just watching the video. The scenery there makes me understand why my forefathers chose the area of Pennsylvania I still live in. They were farmers and woodworkers. Pap talked of family killed for helping their neighbors and friends. So many Germans were against what was happening there. Makes my heart ache seeing those buildings knowing those that were forced to build and produce weapons and chemicals of destruction. Keep recording JD. The world needs to know. Thank you for all you do to keep history alive.
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You are keeping a lie alive
I too have German ancestors qnd I've always been drawn to the history to try qnd ubderstand how something like that could happen (never thought I would relive it but we go fat to close to repeating history and its still under threat...).
I believe my interest is wanting to understand my own families roles and belief during this time. I want to believe they were part of the resistance.
@@NastyWoman1979 what we were taught is mostly lies. Every story put out had to be checked first by the people who still use a hoax as currency today
@@choossuck7653 sweetie you maybe
Someone us learned to read qnd have had college professors... some of us whine about the media while loving in a state with low education.
Loving this series in Germany. Thanks for the efforts and expense!
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Us Americans would like to apologise for the horrors and war crimes that our military inflicted on your country.
We are sorry
@@choossuck7653HA. ya. americas the one that committed the war crimes😂
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Great episode. That structure was something else! Even I was looking over my shoulder, while sitting on the couch. And my wife was looking at me, like I was losing my mind haha
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Dude I swear you are my brother from a different mother! You have my dream job, I’ve always been fascinated by WW2 and abandoned places, I live about 2 minutes away from National Forrest and I’m in my happy place when I’m in those woods hunting and hiking! Keep up the good work brother, I am impressed every time I watch with your knowledge and how well your videos are put together! Oh and come grab me next time you’re headed over there, I’d be happy to go!
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Many years ago I was around “ Staraya Russa, the battlefields of the Siege of Leningrad around Lake Ilmen- Southeast & Southwest heavy forested area i found pieces of German Helmets 🪖 bullets casings- Bullets Belts even some human bones 🦴,very swampy area difficult to get through, very creepy place you feel a sense of sadness, like someone is watching you but you know just endless forest it was in the fall and very unstoppable cold drizzle and wind 🌬🍂it was very special feeling hard to describe it, just endless sadness…😔
BULLSHT… Human remains need to be reported to the authorities… I seriously doubt they are WWII era remains and or human remains.
Watch the movie Come and See, available free on RUclips. What you wrote had me imagining the scenes from that movie.
Oh man. I would love to visit that area.
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It's a mass grave and is sacred to the Russian people. I would recommend staying away.
Such a great channel! I really appreciate your attention to detail, your respect for history and your commitment to telling the story without bias. History’s narrative speaks most clearly by submitting the facts. Your work is remarkable and valued. Thank you!
The windows in that one building looked like they were in excellent shape. It's almost been a century since this all started. Hitler got out of prison in 1924 but he was dreaming about all this in the trenches of WWI. He was infuriated when the first war was lost. And of course if you studied him like I have the rest is history. You are so fortunate to go out there and check all of this out. Another excellent video. Thank you.
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If you studied him, you should know the truth. You can't get the truth from Zionist media
My uncle has a farm in Germany. In the one old shed. (It’s more like a large 3 walled patio) he parks a tractor. On the one wall is a an old faded painting of an Wehrmacht soldier looking over his shoulder and under it is written. “Onward for the fatherland”
“Oh look a pentagram”! Hahahahaha!😂 Absolutely love your hot takes! Couldn’t help but think of every zombie-Nazi video game while you were exploring the bunker. Thank you for such great (and sometimes humorous) content.
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When he saw that, I expected the Blair Witch to take him out as soon as he turned around.
Frankenstein's Army movie about going in old Nazi places...and finding something...lol
and the Forest made me think of the movie Dog Soldiers...Werewolves Movie...
also the movie Overlord and Nazi Zombies...lol...WW2 Sci Fi/Action/Horror...
Absolutely love your channel! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous! I came here a while back for your American History, but now you're traveling abroad and I can't get enough! Bravo!
7:50 you had my wife and me laughing because we instantly knew you where going in 😂. Your commentary after your discussion confirmed and continued the laughter lol. Absolutely brilliant piece 🎉
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I have just discovered this channel. I am a huge history buff. World War II especially holds my interest. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Thanks! Feel free to share it out with a few others. 🙂
Great video. I would like to point out that this video and it's content serves the name of this RUclips channel proudly. I know that some of the viewers of this channel question what does "The History Underground" mean exactly. Well, it mean's this video in particular, which I think is very defining. I get so excited when these new videos on WW2 and it's history get uploaded. Where else are you going to get a guerilla in the trenches styled video format like this? No where. Just a few days ago, this channel in association with the Gettysburg Museum of History actual took looted Nazi memorabilia back to it's origins from the museums collection. This channel is very very cool due to it's unique approach, hosting and commentary on telling these lost stories. I never knew any of this existed, but I am glad I now do as it helps to broaden my interest and understanding on WW2.
Thank you for the kind words. That really does mean a lot. Hope that channel is doing some good.
I just found your channel is this is mind blowing , so amazing to see these old and very important artifacts . Hopefully history never repeats itself .
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I LOVE everything about history and my family would tell you I'm a fanatic! I started watching your channel when you were talking about the Civil War, because that's the one that I know the most about after I went to Gettysburg in high school. I'm so glad I have kept watching because I'm really enjoying learning about other conflicts! Thank you so much! 😊
Thanks! So glad that you’re enjoying it.
I have always been humbled as well as fascinated at how Mother Nature always reclaims what man builds.
Idk if it’s just me but been in and out the woods exploring, hunting, camping, boy scouts, all my life, never have i seen forest / woods like Europe. Biggest thing to me is how evenly spaced out every tree is or how they are spaced out in general lol always caught my eye for sum reason
The forests there are amazing.
The positive aspect of the fences and razor wire is that these buildings aren't graffitied. Good video.
Its very sad how these "artists" dont respect the history.... There are also many carvings and drawings in birkenau in the bunk beds.
These are very interesting video’s! Mother Nature has reclaimed so much, but enough remnants remain to allow the imagination to flow. I read several of the comments and can relate…my father was a flight engineer on a B17 bomber, and I too am very proud of his service though I shutter to think what it was like to be on the receiving end! War is so terrible and one would think man would have learned this by now, and yet here we are.
My father didn’t talk about his missions much, and if he did it usually ended with emotions. At age 62, I feel like the older I get, the more I have in common with him and wish I could have conversations I was too busy and too immature to have when he was alive. I have myself flown in a B17, and got to stand at the top turret station he would have manned during combat. That same B17 I flew in was tragically loss a few months back by a midair collision during an air show. The crew my father trained with in the states was killed during a mission while he was in a hospital recovering from a wound. I understand how a young, strong, confident man can be forever changed emotionally by life experiences…especially those lived through the horrors of war.
Fascinating. It would be very interesting to see inside those building. I am impressed they look pristine after all this time. Standing to provide testament to the human tragedy and suffering. Thank you for your hard work, compassion and well narrated episodes. Touching appropriate background music….perfect.
Your channel is just amazing!!! Every episode has so much thought put into it and great information. Thank you for all your hard work and keep up the amazing episodes.
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I love this guy, he stays out of everyones way and just likes to learn.
So well done, those forests are so eerily beautiful ,I just imagine the energy & lives that walked those grounds . My father instilled the importance of history as I grew up and will forever be thankful for him doing so .
I love everything about your channel one of the very few of my favorite history youtube channel. Thank you very much JD for you work and your service.
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Your work is not just a video or media it's a service for humanity.
I love all your WW2 European videos. Wonderful info and insight. No matter how much I read there is always more to learn. I have been to Normandy twice and loved watching your visits there. Wonderful job.
This building im sure aided in the death of many, just makes it more eerie..
My word, can your videos be any more fascinating, informative, compelling, and well done. I look forward to each one regardless of topic. But this group from Germany is just stunning.
Thanks! I appreciate that.
I was stationed at Gablingen Airfield in the early 60's. We parked out tanks on a huge slab, that had tunnels underneath- where the Luftwaffe hid their Messerschmitts during air attacks. My office was in the corner room of the terminal building. They flew from a huge field I could see from my window. My barracks still had faint SS markings on some of the walls. Most of my favorite pictures and memories of of those years throughout Germany. Thanks for exploring those places- I don't travel so much anymore. Love all your videos!
Loved this! Love all your material, but my grandfather left Bavaria in 1888 at 15 alone, afraid of what was occurring
Mine too
7:53 "who ever finds this camera and this card on my dead corpse, please tell my wife I apologize for being a moron..."
I spewed my drink all ice my desk on that one. 😂
Thank you for your videos !! I would never be able to see all these places myself...I'm thankful for seeing them through you.
The way you say the narrative including whose beside of who ,naming them is really an awesome job. ❤
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you, amazing as always….best history channel on the internet! Thx, Andrew
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Yeah this is definitely a new forest notice how all of the young trees are spaced so perfectly with room to grow and expand, beautiful really
REALLY enjoying the Germany series! It would be great to see a similar series in Italy! On top of the WWII history, you also have plenty of Renaissance, medieval, and Ancient Roman (and everything in between) history to be showcased!
On my list. Thanks!
Man this looks like sooooo much fun!!! Exploring these places, fresh air in the woods, history, and hilarious comments
You do such an amazing job! Your narration is so respectful and done with great reverence for every site you visit. This is one of my favorite channels. Please keep up the great work.
Thanks! Appreciate that.
I am history buff and love watching videos like this. It's a shame we didn't have the technology right after the war to take videos like this. It would have been great to have been able to see these buildings like they were back then.
Growing up around woods like this in Germany there is a eerie silence. Almost ghost like.
Many of the old marking stones used for property lines are said to be moved by ghosts as former owners from hundreds of years who still fight over where their lands are divided from each other.
I was stationed at Baumholder in the mid 80’s. Wish I would’ve been more interested in history then as I am now. Love all your videos. Thanks.
Interesting to see and surprising that some of the buildings look fairly well intact still.
Those places are so earie. The cloud cover and mist in the forrest is just perfectly gorgeous.
This is absolutely awesome, very well done!!! This is one area that I am fascinated by, and I will make a trip to Germany sometime soon on a quest to see similar sites. Thank you!!
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Love your honesty at not knowing it all but you still made this enjoyable and informative
Thanks for your efforts x
I was a Jag lawyer in Germany in the United States Army and surprisingly German laws are pretty close to the same as it is here in the United States about entering buildings like what you did however, I really enjoy the videos especially World war II my grandfather flew p-47s during World war II over Europe and Italy
The younger generation need to see these videos they'll learn a lot about history and WW2 as bad as it was history should be kept alive.
Great video. Rest in peace to all that lost their lives in this giant tragedy.
First think I'd like to add to my comment is that I absolutely love history, especially military history. I have always thought of being an explorer but have never taken the time. That being said, there are some things that need to be addressed here. 1. If you are going to explore make sure you ALWAYS have to items needed to do just that. 2. Make sure you have these items at a minimum (Proper working camera!) (A device to use for protection, this could be as simple as a decent knife,). A good pair of boots and not afraid to get them dirty)! (A bright and properly working flashlight when exploring or potentially exploring a building)! 3. Make a checklist of items that you would potentially need and go over that list before you head out to explore.
This all being said this was a very good and informative video. Keep up the good work and I hope you heed some of my advise!
Walking along alone in the unknown area can be a little creepy. History is very interesting 🤔 to say the least. Another good show, thanks. Those camps were unbelievablely evil. So many people used and totally abused. Sad.
Cheers, as the journey continues.
Don't stop - loving this, totally brilliant !
Great video, love the history of the footage that you bring of the past. Long way from your hunting videos, but none the less GREAT JOB!!
Thanks! Quite a bit different from the hunting videos but I still get out and do that too. Just not with a camera.
That second site looks remarkably well preserved.
Cudo's to the effort you put into making these video's! I think it's great that you also show the German side of the story. When looking at conflicts people often listen to the stories of the victors. But if you truly want to understand a conflict, you must study all sides of it.
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Awesome job my friend. I was stationed in Germany in a small town named Vilsec. Loved my experienced there.....thank you for persetving history and taking me back down memory lane. God bless
If you are still in Germany, you need to travel about 1.5 hours north of Munich to the town of Ansbach. Just to the west of it is an old Ammo factory in the woods shaped like a swastika. It’s in the town of Oberdachstetten. The whole inside is a private museum, and located on an old German Army base. The inside has amazing artifacts. I can get you the contact info for the man who runs it!
Tell me of some of the artifacts please!!
Please provide the contact details. (4/3/23)
@@charlesthompson6160me too
You make me laugh! "If someone finds my camera, tell my wife I'm an idiot" 😁
"Oh look, a pentagram!" Hahaha 😆
Thanks for another great series. I don't know what your plans are, but maybe consider to visit the Wewelsburg (near where I live). Wewelsburg is a Renaissance castle located in the village of Wewelsburg, in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia. After 1934 it was used by the SS under Heinrich Himmler, and was to be expanded into a complex which would serve as the central SS cult-site. After 1941, plans were developed to enlarge it to be the so-called "Centre of the World". In 1950, the castle reopened as a museum, the Wewelsburg 1933-1945 Memorial Museum.
But they destroyed the atmosphere now. They put in the chambers "New art" "Moderne Kunst", so it is all distracted now. By the way nobody knew about Wewelsburg in Germany, just since a few decades it got public, and now a lot know about it. And that why they changed the inner room decorations now.
@@stevenbr4612 As far as I know they did it to so that neo nazis won't enjoy it as much as they did before.
@@canuck97 "NeoNazis " were an invention of the Allied occupation forces. Do you really think Aryan German people who love BEAUTY, would go for Skinheads(a concentration camp haircut), .British "Bomber pilot jackets", No, Neonazis not knew of the Occult and the Germans of World War II, the majority not either, only a "eingeweihter" Kreis around highest NAzi leaders. Blavatsky.
My father lived in Germany in the early 70's when he was a teenager. He was a military brat, while playing in the woods at his little brother's baseball game he found many rifles, grenades, ammo, etc. And decided to load up the family station wagon! He was seen and in no time MP's where all over him