Secrets of Celle Neues Rathaus: a Nazi Occult Tale?

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During the cold war, soldiers stationed on an army base in Germany found themselves at the mercy of sinister and terrifying paranormal activity. Events were said to be so frightening that some of the men apparently committed suicide. Was there a dark history surrounding the base and could it reveal the secrets of Cellle Neues Rathaus?
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[@not8719]

This would make a good Call of Duty Zombie Map

[@WHOARETHEPATRIOTS475]

And it's underwater

[@essen00cat]

Call it the Rat house

[@salamander405]

Demons as mini bosses

[@chrisbolland5634]

I KNOW RIGHT?!?!

[@MrCanDyMaNN]

Underwater nazi torture chambers in pitch darkness? Sounds like my kind of bedtime story!!

[@marhawkman303]

Looking it up, apparently one of the main things the Nazis did in Celle was transporting prisoners to concentration camps. Alternate descriptions of the basement suggest some or all of the graffiti might have ben 6 pointed stars and Jewish writing. We do have good reason to believe the Nazis at least used it for a holding area of some kind. If they used the standard approach they'd have mass cells with a dozen or more per cell. It's known there was at least one breakout from a train during the war which lead to a full-scale prisoner revolt but I don't know of any breakouts from this building. Maybe this basement was a prison where they stored people before loading them on trains to the camps? Also the building is currently a public office building. Seemingly the hauntings have become less severe over time? I mean it's used for regular daily business.

[@struggler856]

False stuff

[@JosephFuller]

This one actually scared me. I was on guard duty in the Navy when I saw some spooky stuff, and we also had a number of suicides on base, so I can 100% empathize with those soldiers. True or not, the tale is terrifying.

[@phillandon4127]

brah, I was a machinst mate down in the engine room, every ship I was on had ghost stories. Needless to say some watches were more exhilarating than others.

[@phillandon4127]

@@roberthollingsworth1011 code? Ggtt56 cgtt56 amasse do you understand?

[@sagesheahan6732]

@@roberthollingsworth1011 Samuel L Jackson: "ENGLISH, MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT?!?!"

[@mike197714]

Hmm those German hospitals were active back then. That’s all I know.

[@sabinevogel6986]

In Deutschland weiß niemand davon.wirklich niemand. Es wird für die oberen Stockwerke sogar Werbung gemacht, obwohl die unteren Stockwerke immer noch mit Wasser und Beton versiegelt sind9:

[@carlpeters6675]

Oh, come on. Seriously, who DOESN’T have disemboweled and decapitated corpses with goat’s heads surgically attached strapped to chairs in their basement? I mean, if we’re honest, right?

[@warioandeluz3463]

Carl Peters Jeffrey Dahlmers summer retreat !

[@Dr_KW]

My 5th basement floor is where I keep my goat-headed reanimated corpses. But basement floors 1-4 are all pretty tame, I got a quiznos on floor 2. So I can see how they might think it's an uncommon thing to see in a basement.

[@sarahgray430]

I live in my basement. The only mutilated corpses I keep down here is the meat I buy in bulk and keep in my freezer.

[@senorhedvoycez6017]

for sure.

[@dumpstermaster104]

Right

[@MrFutago87]

Wow, I'm german and I've never even heard of this story. That's a concept for a horror game right there.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

It is. This is the second time you have mentioned one of our vids would make a half decent game. I'm also a 3D modeller in my spare time, so if you know any programmers........ ;-)

[@drp1bb856]

Bedtime Stories all you have to do is look to Castle Wolfenstein and Black Ops zombies. That’s what I immediately thought of while watching this story.

[@youhustlinmeboi5335]

This would be a great game, but has the bones for a epic movie.

[@derptank3308]

GET ON IT WOLFENSTEIN

[@TheSimGuy007]

Look at the trailer for the upcoming move titled "Overlord". It seems to be about Nazis trying to bring people back from the dead and/or create an invincible army through medical or occult experimentation.

[@cmacdhon]

Did the nazis actually expect demonically possessed, reanimated corpses, to have a sense of honor and loyalty? Those are not traits you'll normally find in your average demon.

[@generalwilhelm6508]

This was probably false. You can go visit the basement now days its a restraunt

[@GMZohar14]

Know many demons do ya?

[@JChris143]

@@GMZohar14 I don’t need to meet a lion first to know he will literally rip my face off. Jesus, how are you still alive?

[@Toxic2T]

@@JChris143 truth

[@urgeINurgeTHEurgeNIGHT]

@@generalwilhelm6508 there have been times where demonic presences have moved on

[@rewrew897]

Spear of destiny *WOLFENSTEIN INTENSIFIES*

[@robertlock5501]

Indeed the intensification continues.... Soon enough the world will know the truth -- the truth has a way of making itself known.

[@scottmac210]

It’s almost like half the people in the comments are mistaking bedtime stories for bedtime FACTS....

[@buttlipkins93]

You mean the Wendigo and Alien farmland SHOOTOUTS weren't based on rock hard facts and evidence?!

[@GangsterAssRick]

Well considering more than half the people who comment on YT are morons it doesn't suprise me that they're confused and upset over something so petty.

[@ChefPelle]

@Arcrombie So - where are the facts? There certainly aren't any five flooded floors under ground.

[@Robhoyle1]

@@ChefPelle There may not be five but I can tell you that there are definitely sealed off entrances to lower levels concreted over. So at least one and completely sealed

[@skotyb]

@@ChefPelle How do you know? 😂

[@1995HunterKiller]

The most terrifying thing about Celle's Neues Rathaus is their customer service

[@josipklaric5161]

Hahaha

[@Cyn-g7v]

😂😂😂

[@aurobinson9309]

Everyone let's break some concrete and get water pumps

[@docsdomain]

I was totally thinking that. Anybody know of a ghost hunters team that has been there?

[@conveyor2]

In the city hall?

[@katzpyjamas]

deffo but first we do the same out at montauk.

[@Oi325]

@@katzpyjamas what's in montauk

[@runlarryrun77]

@Oi325 Underground base that worked on teleportation, allegedly.

[@pelicansdontkayak]

Just wanted to tell you what a fantastic job you're doing here. These stories, whether there is a kernel of truth to them or not, are very entertaining. Very well written and narrated. The artwork is perfect to enhance the feel of the experience. Also, I've happened on a creepy channel or two I can't stand to visit because they have absolutely the most irritating voice and inflection I've ever heard. All around, you are a master storyteller. So good job and thankyou for keeping us all up at night.

[@jackoalba]

i was based in that building in the early 90,s never seen any ghosts or evil nazi zombies. my work place was in the basement. The only scary thing was swooping bats . i did hear the stories about the basement

[@JChris143]

My aunt was stationed there. She said they reclaimed the first basement floor while she was there. She said something about stairways getting fitted for iron gratings and then concreted to save on material so reclaiming a floor is pretty easy. She said she used to have incredibly spooky things happen all the time. I’ll ask her again next time I see her.

[@tumslucks9781]

@@JChris143 What did your aunt see? 😱

[@alishalileh]

@@JChris143What did your aunt see? Have you had the chance to ask her in the last 10 months since you left this comment?

[@dillonstandley4330]

I was stationed in Baum holder. It was the seat of the SS during WWII. I stayed in the barracks that they did occult experiments in. One night my entire platoon heard hysterical screaming throughout the building but nobody could find the source. There was a lot of small stuff like finding swastikas and pentagrams under the floor etc.

[@casskillian]

I was stationed in baumholder as well, some cute German girls off post, nice town.

[@waningmooncancer9628]

Hi Mr. Standley. I know I'm gushing, but I think it's awesome that you were in WWII. War is all worse than any nightmare, there was just something special about WWII. I don't mean to romanticize the horrors of the battlefield. It just feels like good hammering it out against evil. Every man and woman who allied themselves against the vile, are awesome figures of history. Bless you. 🕊️🕊️🕊️✝️

[@notyours4499]

Oh no da horror. Jidf

[@IMjustAGirlInTheWorld1983]

Thank you so much for your service sir. ❤.your so apreciated for everything you boys did for your country and others back then. May god hold a special place for you all in heaven 🙏 ❤️

[@jason-4636]

He didn't say he was in WW2

[@Apodeipnon]

Don't know why they'd send in drivers three levels down into a dark flooded basement. That sounds incredibly dangerous even without anything paranormal or weird going on. I feel like if there's some truth to it, they'd pump the water out instead of sending divers in there. Idk.

[@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven6210]

They were sending divers to blow up obstacles during beach landings, especially on D-Day. I guess technically it's easier than sending people to the dark basement. I agree they would rather pump out the water.

[@fikonfraktare]

Especially in the late 40s when equipment wasn't that good. And having watched a few "cave diving gone wrong" videos, panic will easily kill you...

[@jeffreyskoritowski4114]

I was thinking the same thing. I think having the standing water around would be enough reason to clean it up.

[@salamander405]

I kept getting DOOM vibes from this one. The whole trying to harness demonic powers thing

[@andromanu6516]

harnessing hollywood cock

[@GurtMcDirt]

I mean... I'd say Castle Wolfenstein over Doom... since that's... about the nazi occult...

[@salamander405]

@@GurtMcDirt yeah I agree but in doom the UAC harnesses argent energy straight from hell and uses demonic technology and such

[@shayden4296]

You mean Wolfenstein?

[@RedLithic]

The only difference between the two is time.

[@WildMorgan]

Artwork is bloody amazing in this chapter. And that's two stories in a row I've never heard before, this channel just keeps getting better!

[@brandonbentley8532]

My german grandfather, my mother's father who emigrated to the US of course fought for the Germans said that yes many high level leaders including Hitler, Himmler, Goebels etc were very much into the occult for personal gain. Just as many wealthy people and politicians are today.

[@TheMidwesternViking]

brandon bentley correct, my grandfather(MY mom's mom's dad) was 1st SS and he'll tell you it's correct same when he got excepted into the SS and getting married he went threw some rituals of occult style things.

[@brandonbentley8532]

My grandfather was in the regular wehrmecht on the eastern front. Maybe he was ss, I know he was a machine gunner, mg42. The nazis literally put themselves in place of god. He would talk about rituals and the abandoning of faith in God and the devotion to the party only. Much of Nazi idealism and the so called coming race was part and parcel of their real motivation. Glory and power...and of course this led to a very sad end to the most incredible group of humans. Pride is a dead end.

[@sarahgray430]

Damn right....not only that, but neo-paganism (commonly referred to as "Asatru" or "Wicca") is heavily influenced by the "volkietch" religion created by the Thule Society, and many neo-pagan groups (particularly the Sons of Odin) are basically Nazi ideology dressed up in "pagan" mysticism that bears no relationship to any known practices or beliefs native to pre-Christian Europe!

[@runlarryrun77]

More fool them. If you gamble with the Devil he always wins & he takes everything.

[@colinp2238]

I think that their main "inspiration" was works like Der Nibelungenlied that they believed to be a true history rather than a collection of medieval mythical tales. Within that there are magical elements much the same as Sturluson's Icelandic sagas.

[@justjet175]

I don't know why anyone would be disappointed, this was a great tale. I love a good urban legend, and this one is fantastic. Thanks for such an awesome channel.

[@lindseyroselights2306]

It’s not a urban legend it’s actually history

[@seariakett4209]

This is, without a doubt, your best narrative to date. The art work which accompanies it are beyond first rate. I absolutely love your channel and have been binge watching it since discovering it and subscribing a few days ago.

[@johnwittorf4901]

From 1979 to 1981 I was stationed at Giessen Depot in Giessen Germany. We lived in the old WWII barracks. Always heard rumors of flooded sub-basements, but no one would ever confirm or deny. Our tactical site where we kept our equipment was an old German airfield. During the driest time of the year, it was always muddy. We were told that during the war, the Germans would flood the airfield to hide it, and pump the water off of it at night to fly their missions.

[@abrahamgn3614]

I hope your fabricated story was worth the 27 likes you got

[@cleevsyymfe5159]

@@abrahamgn3614 I hope your useless life is worth the 9 months ur mother spent making you.

[@Confy__]

@@abrahamgn3614be quiet Abraham

[@abrahamgn3614]

@@Confy__ sybaun

[@HVLLOWS1999]

​@@abrahamgn3614 Why u hate

[@ravenmeindel7883]

This needs to be turned into a movie. And if it has been already, how did I miss it? I know now, from a post below, that Hellboy is based on it, but I'd love to see a movie that touches on all the subjects talked of in this video in traditional horror fashion.

[@BoldOne8760]

SS Officer 1 : Wait why are you flooding it? SS Officer 2 : So no one ever finds it or attempts to use it again SS Officer 1 : Why not just burn it? SS Officer 2 : That's actually not a bad idea. Hans holt den Flammenwerfer. SS Officers : *Flee burning building* *GIANT SATAN BURSTS OUT OF BUILDING AND STARTS KILLING GERMANS AND AMERICANS THEN WALKS IN THE DIRECTION OF HANNOVER* Hans : Oh Scheiße..

[@samuelmeredith2830]

This was creepy! Imagining being underwater and seeings that should have been dead long ago still moving about. Then panic sets in and having the odd sensation of moving slower than what you're actually going. Creepy stuff. Love it!

[@colinp2238]

Moving due to the divers disturbing the waters and then the imagination takes over.

[@theproplady]

Yeah, if you're going to put an incident like that into a video game, you have to have the corpse move a bit, then have the player look away, then back at the corpse only to find it missing--AAAHGHH!!!

[@mlpfanboy1701]

colin Paterson regardless it would still be a scary experience.

[@cryptomon86]

it's hard enough being underwater when it's dark. I get so claustrophobic and urge to take off my mask

[@crimsoncaper6784]

@@colinp2238 that's exactly what I thought. The diver swimming around the bodies would, of course, inadvertently caused the water around them to move & in turn, give the illusion that they were moving. That would freak the hell outta me too. 👻💀

[@daveskelton9905]

Thanks, however I actually lived there in that building for 2 years and have walked every inch of the place. The legend of lost Nazi gold, occult and divers being lost were rife in the1980’s. Nothing like a good story...... regards

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

"Nothing like a good story" Exactly the words we live by :-)

[@colemarie9262]

Cool, thanks for info. I’m sure the military has tons of urban legends all their own!

[@runlarryrun77]

@cole Oh they do. I've heard a few, but never this one.

[@texasrose2315]

You stayed there 40 years after the fact. The building probably was remolded, all evidence removed. You explored all the 5 floors below the ground? Now, had you stayed there in the 1940's, and seen nothing.....

[@rmwilson8044]

@April Flowers Note that he never responded to you.

[@catman7153]

For those who are "disappointed" with the episode, what do you want? It's a fun story, with a loose basis in fact, and it kept you entertained for a little while and helped you escape from your droll little lives. If you are so hardcore that you want cold, hard facts, then strap on a set of air tanks and go diving into that basement yourself. I bet you wouldn't do it if you could! If you are a person who expects hard evidence and hard facts from the Internet, then you are very naive, and need to be prepared to be disappointed!

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Someone who gets the philosophy of the channel :-)

[@MarkanVaran7]

"If you are so hardcore that you want cold, hard facts, then strap on a set of air tanks and go diving into that basement yourself" lmao I laughed so hard at this XD

[@elbertderf803]

you are saying that anyone who watches these videos does so to escape their "droll little lives". you need a life and are a world class asshole. fuck you

[@venividivici4253]

@@elbertderf803 I think you are taking his comment a little too personal. Calm down kid.

[@stuartd9741]

@@elbertderf803 Yes Elbert calm down.

[@Hydrogenblonde]

Why didn't they simply pump the basement out ? In any case it can't be good for a building to have its lower levels flooded. I can't see the army getting navy divers to look into a building.

[@zeonmx]

Because it's simply a myth. If the army really wanted to check out what was underneath it, they would've demolished the topside of the entire building just to find out what was in the basement, just like what the Soviets did when they did search & destroy methods during the Invasion of Berlin. It simply never happened. Oh and what about the divers that went missing? The US army nor the British army would've never let any Allies soldiers body left behind. They would've scoured the place just to discover the bodies.

[@sarabishop3740]

MyLostTemple And this is where reality clashes with what cinema shows you my young friend. After years of war, it would have been utter stupidity to demolish a perfectly functional building. Whether the basement was flooded or not is left to the imagination. Had it been flooded, it had been pumped and sealed (because it actually HAS been sealed remember, why is up for debate, could be cockroaches for that matter). As for we leave no one behind BS, u aware that there is still corpses, allies and axis, still to be returned to their families, more than 70 years after the war ended. Were they disobedient and as a punishment, they decided nope not you. You, you stay behind?

[@zeonmx]

You talk about reality and cinema yet, you seem clueless. The Allies have demolished buildings that were perfectly fine during the invasion of Germany just in case there were no Wehrmacht or SS hiding behind. The Soviets also tended to blow up half a block of perfectly fine buildings just because they felt like it or the Commissars thought those buildings could house hiding Germany soldiers when they occupied Berlin. Oh yeah, let's not forget the time when the Soviets blew up the entire roof along with a top floor of Reichstag just to remove Swastika on top of the roof, just because blowing it up was faster than dismantling it. And you are deluded if you think leaving behind fellow soldier corpses during the middle of battlefield is same thing as leaving two soldiers behind some random building. "Oh our soldiers disappeared while searching the basement of this town hall? Fuck it, they are gone let's move on and leave it to the Brits". Yeah, I call that a bullshit

[@runlarryrun77]

My thoughts entirely. It would be far easier & more likely to ask for engineers with pumps than request divers (who were far from common at that time) from the Navy, who were miles away in the English Channel. That part of the story doesn't add up at all.

[@paulthompson8650]

Because all BAOR and American bases where rented from the local German council, and they would never give permission, as explained on abovetopsecret a curious Nazi occult tale. Im Foxhoundone one off the Authors of the thread.

[@domotormate]

Whether this really happened or just mere fabrication, this was absolutely one hell of a creepy Bedtime Story.

[@jiteshasman3522]

I remember it like it was yesterday. Stationed there in 2001. Just me and my Pentium 3. Wolfenstein, the things I saw, my gosh the horrible things. You guys run around with 60FPS, hah. In my day you listened for the hard drive and CPU fan to spool up, that's when they come... do they care you are using a CRT monitor? No. Do they know that 256mb Ram was all we had, No. did they care that we were given 20 Gigs of hard drive space and sent to do battle. No, they didn't... In the end, the stories were true.... We never did find the required .DLL

[@hacker2ish]

Jitesh Asman i wonder if my fascination with nazi conspiracy theories stems from that game

[@takohamoolsen2432]

I was showing mum the Bedtime Stories upload on Celle Rathaus. She mentioned her American cousin was stationed in Germany just after the Nazis surrendered and that Celle sounded familiar to her. I told her to contact her cousin and ask him about that time in Germany. If I find out anything, I'll get back to you.

[@kevinsiu3769]

Did you find out anything?

[@skidtv6617]

he got kidnapped by evil nazi goat spirit

[@venividivici4253]

3 months......Guess the spirits got you kid....

[@venividivici4253]

@@kevinsiu3769 He got kidnapped.

[@stuartd9741]

@@venividivici4253 usually you'll find wwII veterans generally would like to forget the war and move on. Depends what's their experience were during that time.

[@ZoSo_x]

Real or not I gotta admit, this would make for one hell of a horror movie

[@21willyx21]

Just a single correction: the pronunciation of Rathaus should be more like Raathaus. This sounded like Rathouse :) However, I enjoyed the video, thanks for doing it!

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Thanks!

[@katzpyjamas]

and celle is pronounced celler or cella

[@flashkraft]

Bedtime stories? cool. I watch a few before I go to bed in this big old house where I live alone. Should help me get to sleep.

[@kathrynrees5660]

Trying to watch this video when a bloody ice-cream van playing “yakkety-sax” rolled up and ruined the immersion! *humph!*

[@RenerDeCastro]

Oh yeah, Lt. Gen Brian Horrocks wasn't the commander of the 84th Infantry Division, he was the commander of British XXX corps, aka the British tank force during Operation Market Garden.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Yep, you're absolutely correct. But he was still in command of the US 84th Infantry Division during the invasion of Germany later on in the war. This used to happen from time to time. You would have divisions of US forces coming under British command and divisions of British forces coming under US command.

[@RenerDeCastro]

Now that I recall, yeah! Because Montgomerey was given command of the US 9th Army during and following the Battle ofthe Bulge. Thanks for refreshing my memory!

[@tantrisbehm8806]

It is an actual fact that the nazis were heavily involved in the occult , and , it doesn't surprise me if what was seen and experienced by the soldiers may very well have happened there , I mean, this world is a strange one , and strange things do happen in this world, after all ☺ great video.

[@liquidtopaz6903]

It was himmler that was obsessed with the occult

[@venividivici4253]

True story - I had a buddy stationed at Celle. Marching, panzer tanks, shadow figures, etc is REAL. He attempted suicide but what stopped him was his girlfriend.

[@youmakemehappy7]

Omg 🥺

[@venividivici4253]

@@youmakemehappy7 Yeahhhh.

[@bucktex07]

Excellent as always! Best channel of this type on youtube! Thank you!

[@mistrjt9213]

For those who aren't aware, Hellboy is the movie based on this.

[@zeonmx]

Sounds like bullshit. Nazism and Occultism has been well known since the end of WW2.

[@sarahgray430]

It also has elements that may have inspired Suspiria.

[@exeuroweenie]

@@sarahgray430 Have you seen the Suspiria remake?

[@sarahgray430]

@@exeuroweenie Not yet but anything with Dame Tilda Swinton in it is probably fairly good. Right now I am just watching Fargo and a bunch of documentaries and crime shows.

[@exeuroweenie]

@@sarahgray430 Thanks,I'll watch anything with Swinton.She was great in a "bad seed" movie called "We Need To Talk About Kevin" as well.

[@chumccurry1765]

Both of the story and art work are nice. Keep up, bro.

[@PoetProphesied]

I had to stop the video as the boots got closer ....if it got any louder my heart might explode....5 star work XD

[@verarozmarynowski443]

Hello, thanks for this creepy story. I am from Celle. I was born here and I still live here. I visited the town hall many times and I have never heard anything about this lregend. I will for sure see it with other eyes next time. the only thing I can tell is that the rooms inside do have a kinda dark athmosphere.

[@tannerjansen2147]

let us know!

[@erika_itsumi5141]

While this is a great story and I enjoyed listening to it. It does sound a bit much. More along the lines of "Zombie Army Trilogy"

[@SmokeAndChillAndromeda8]

You're name is cute

[@erika_itsumi5141]

@@SmokeAndChillAndromeda8 thanks

[@Cragified]

Considering the basement was always in use. Is currently a restaurant it makes for a good campfire story but that's all it ever was. The biggest flaw in the story for critical thinking was always the whole 'navy divers' part. No naval commander is going to send divers at the request of an army commander to explore a flooded basement and the dangers that presents instead of just telling the Army commander to pump it out.

[@texasrose2315]

A basement can be remolded, this happen in the 1940's. It's a fact that Hitler was into satanist occultism

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

The made the basement a restaraunt? I'll believe it when I see it.

[@powerstrategy3633]

...unless it's about a really big thing!

[@thelastminuteman7513]

Nothing unusual about referring to a government building as a rat house at all. Sounds like a rather proper name.

[@childrolland]

This one scarred the shit out of me... Absolutely horrifying story no matter it's true or not.

[@14rnr]

My friend John who was a Sargent in the British Army was based there during the 70's, he told me about the Divers but I seem to recall he said they were British divers.

[@ste2442]

One for Rock 'n Roll i was based there in the 90s and was also told it was Brit divers

[@lonewarriorfit]

Very good episode and my father who was in WWII told me of this as he was in the OSS. Yes....experiments on Jews and others went on there along with other things. It was an SS lab....and quite a mess. They had these scattered all over Europe and some have yet to be found. Keep up the tales of WWII.....there are many many more to tell. ;)

[@Loner-Wolf]

Bedtime stories is one of the best KZbin channels out there. Weather the stories are true or not doesn't matter to me. I just like all the stories.

[@chrisdragon7956]

I was based in bergen belsen or hohne in 2013, not far at all from this place. i still remeber being told the diver story, thinking it was bull, but hearing it again sent shivers down my spine. i absolutley love this channel, especially after this eposode.

[@charananekibalijaun8837]

Hohne camp

[@partycat2921]

Why not just pump out the water?

[@7316bobe]

Yes pump out the WATER, pump out the WATER. We demand that you PUMP OUT THE WATER.

[@rewrew897]

Concrete was less work I guess

[@Dgu023]

Its predicted that the Nazi's tapped into a local water table.. so for every gallon out there is one that goes back in

[@ericrogers6274]

Party Cat ,pump up the jam, that ot to get them

[@williamgranger5538]

That was exactly my thought on all this and how did they manage to flood a structure the size of a football stadium in the first place?

[@RamblinJer]

If true, I feel sorry for the souls of the divers and got to wonder if they are trapped there. Excellent episode!

[@bettyboop200]

Brilliant story, really well narrated, love this channel.

[@Pinklatex7]

Great story 😱

[@markdrinkard4150]

Why wouldnt they just pump the water out?

[@robertlock5501]

Because that would have been too easy

[@cococooley2589]

Sending divers down doesn't seem like a ligit solution to me. Especially sending them down alone as that is against diving rules. Plus it would of been better to pump the water out. It would of only taken a couple of days

[@pocketdynamo5787]

As far as I can tell there's not even evidence for the US army being ever being in this building, let alone this diving story. It was used to house refugees after the war and only was assigned to the Royal Navy in 1956.

[@jason-4636]

Don't ruin a good story with your inconvenient facts

[@marcozolla2706]

Your videos are amazing!

[@daveskelton9905]

I was stationed there in the Army in 1985..... no flooded levels and no satanist.. my room was first floor 2nd right of the centre... happy day!,,

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Dave Skelton I've heard mixed things on forums. Some people don't believe the stories about the lower levels or ghosts and the occult, whereas others are adamant that they're true. My ex girlfriend's dad told me about this story. Then a few years later a best mate's uncle said exactly the same thing and the two of them had never met. They may just be myths passed on over the years of course, but I did find a thread on a website where there were many people saying they experienced weird goings on. Anyway, thanks for your comment :-)

[@kevinloving606]

Well by 1985 the Army could have pumped out the water

[@MrArgus11111]

and they also pumped out the concrete and completely restored the perfectly fine basement? Give me a break

[@jadedhesher3875]

What if that isn't the basement. Nazi's were known for elaborate underground bases. Adding additional basement floors would have been easy for them at one point. Building compound's underground was something they were good at.

[@texasrose2315]

@@MrArgus11111 Why not? Buildings are remodeled all the time.

[@summerwall]

The best bedtime story channel ever and I love the art work. Thank you :)

[@girligirlish1]

Since stumbling across this channel i can't stop watching the videos. You've got a new subscriber ☺

[@Elderrion]

What reports were used in the research for this video? I've been trying to find more info on this topic, but all searches lead back to this video, so does anyone know what inspired this story?

[@sgauden02]

The sound of jackboots at the end of the video sent chills up my spine.

[@josef1391]

I lived directly in Celle for 3 years now I'm currently residing again in Winsen Aller which is a village near Celle and I've never heard of that story before, baffled that this shit happenend in a place where I sometimes would hang around on my brakes couldn't believe my eyes at first after reading the title. Feeling a little honored that somebody would mention my no good city even for the wrong reasons

[@meg4891]

ya know, I did not even set my brain up for 'possible urban legend' when this began to play. Consequently, I practically shat myself in fear throughout the whole video. Well done, guys, just for that success! I hope like hell that none of it is true. But I surely did get a thrill ride. So glad I watched this after breakfast, not before bed!!

[@jennismith2]

The diving part of the story is most likely untrue...i scuba dive and am certified in wreck diving. One of the most important safety measures I scuba diving is to never dive without having a partner within arm’s reach. That way, if your equipment were to malfunction you would be able to “buddy breathe” using your partner’s spare regulator. No way would experienced navy divers ever enter an enclosed space alone.

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

So no one dives alone because you don't hmmm ok lol.

[@Oi325]

Different standards in different time periods man especially military.

[@runlarryrun77]

I find it unbelievable from a procedural point of view. Branches of the military just don't loan personnel to each other like that, especially for what was a low priority job, in the closing stages of the largest war fought in history. Plus scuba gear was very new & had officially been rejected by the Navy in 1940. I'm sure they had some "on the side" or had a few frogmen using alternate systems to scuba, but to me the idea of being able to rustle up 3 divers at a location a fair way inland in April 1945 just to look inside some flooded rooms is preposterous. I'm not for one second implying the people who operate this channel made it up btw, but somebody did. Possibly to explain the sealed stairwells & strange goings on?

[@Grizzly_Daddams]

I was just going to say the same thing. My dad was a diver for over 20 yrs.

[@runlarryrun77]

@The Alright Gamer I found a forum thread detailing some of the info in this vid. I think the channel admin has also mentioned it in other comments. I only read the longer & more detailed posts. Made for very interesting reading & some of the contributors had been barracked in or nearby the Rathaus at the time in question & also had better knowledge of military history than myself. I saw no mention of Navy divers anywhere on the thread, just plain "divers". One guy had researched what units where in the locality & it's likely there were army engineers with bridging equipment in the area at the time. Such units often carried basic underwater breathing apparatus (presumably to investigate underwater hazards when deploying a Bailey bridge?) & had personnel trained to use it. It's much more likely that these would be the guys called in, but still... I think it's very unlikely they'd detach men on basement search detail when it was still a war zone & the equipment & men in question where vital elsewhere. If they weren't actually being used they would still be ready to deploy at a moment's notice, so for me that part of the story is still a "no". There were quite a few contributors who were able to give precise locations, dates, names, ranks, regiments etc & also said they had seen/ heard unexplained events, could corroborate part of what others had said, or were providing additional info to that given in previous posts. There were of course those who were making pretty wild claims based on second, third or fourth hand info, kinda have to discount those on the basis of not being first hand. From what I could gather it all seems to have started when graffiti thought to have been left by Jewish prisoners in 2 basement rooms was removed & somehow came back a few days later. This may actually be one incident that through retelling has changed into 2 similar accounts, or it may be 2 genuine very similar incidents. One of the basement rooms had some Yiddish words & a stars of David daubed on the walls. The room had been abandoned for some time, but for whatever reason it became needed for storage. Guys were sent in to clean up, clear out & whitewash the walls etc. A day or 2 later the Yiddish words & stars were back. Apparently they were overpainted several times only for them to reappear, at which point the room was sealed. Similar thing happened in another basement room involving an internal window that had words etched onto it. The window got broken & replaced. A few days later the words appeared again in the new pane. The C.O. responsible freaked, fined everyone with access to the room as he thought one of them was pranking & ordered the glass to be replaced again. Whatever these words were appeared again after a few days & the room wasn't sealed, but after a short time they decided they wouldn't use it any more. There was one contributor who said he'd been down & although you couldn't really get in there any more, you could access enough to squeeze a torch in & see this window with the spooky writing. Someone else verified his account & why he said he'd been there & someone else was able to add even more detail about the writing in the glass, names, ranks, dates & even where the first replacement pane of glass had ended up. Pretty mad stuff. Seems as though there were an awful lot of subterranean areas in this facility that were either locked, had metal doors that were welded up or stairwells that were concreted over. Seems to me that these tales of spooky writing & sealed areas gradually got mixed together & massively embellished over time until we're into the fantastical realms of divers in flooded rooms. There were a few others giving the usual "things that go bump in the night" kinda stories too, a few got solved but a lot of them swore they heard/ saw something inexplicable & no rational explanation was ever discovered. Seems that in the war the whole area was a processing zone for the nearby concentration camp. A lot of people went through there that never came back & it seems that there were parts of the military training ground in the nearby countryside that you only had to dig down a few inches before you literally found shards of bone & scraps of striped uniforms. Anyway, I found it unusual the amount of first hand accounts there were on the thread from people who had experienced small scale paranormal events themselves, were corroborating others who had, or were able to give verifiable dates, name etc. Usually it's all legends, rumours & "my uncle had a friend who's cousin knew someone who heard a story about this..." Sorry for such a long, meandering reply, but for a change there might actually be something in this one. Here's the thread if you're interested. Suddenly dies in 2016, which is a shame www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread460583/pg10

[@kyleshiflet9952]

This story would be awesome as a Lovecraftian horror film

[@Chris08TT]

Holy Shit,,, The lower levels must’ve been exactly like silent hillo

[@drewl5221]

This was the first bedtime stories video I ever saw. Years later I'm still watching this channel at night when I'm going to sleep, and watch new videos when they come out. Keep up the good work fellas

[@robertlock5501]

Inform yourself: watch Europa the Last Battle

[@LeightonGill]

I'm not disappointed. This is a great story, well produced, narrated and illustrated/animated. Thank you.

[@marcusmeins1839]

I dare to say that not only nazi Germany has been involved with the occult .

[@Wolfe911]

The "rumours" about the Spear of Destiny are true, and it was recovered, with signs that the Nazis tried to modify it. In fairness, the spear is a point of contention as it really isn't known if it's The spear, as well as it has been altered by past people who owned it. Saw a special on it. Really cool actually even if it is not the real spear.

[@angelikaf.9196]

I'm from Austria and I must say for an English speaking person you can say "Neues Rathaus" actually pretty well. haha.

[@rivenofrivia7718]

As always, amazing work guys! All of it!!

[@snekops5101]

Everybodies gangster until the walls yell “fetch me their souls”

[@akeelbrown7675]

Ka boom!

[@1971sls]

Makes a great story, but in real life the military having any suspicion of war crimes done by the SS would have pumped the water out.

[@brickboy3420]

Damn i live in Celle now for 27 years and never heard this story before thats frikkin interesting and terrifying :O wish i had the right equip and a few strong and crazy lads join me to lift this mystery

[@orangensafttee4598]

ja bei mir auch😂

[@jaylove9844]

Unlike most people, I heard this story in the 70s, military family. Most people do not understand that military families hear things before the general public do. This is not the first time this story has been told.

[@jason-4636]

Of course it is not the first time the story has been told its from 1945 nearly 80 years ago

[@stevenbaumann8692]

The basement could be flooded due to a high water table eventually compromising the foundation before flooding it. No intentional flooding is needed. This happens all the time in basements and mines. It’s why they have pumps. I went on google earth, although the elevations aren’t 100% the lack of dramatic topography makes them more reliable. The pond in front is roughly at or only about a foot less than the building at ground level. If the pond is an altered natural body, it’s very probable that the groundwater just flooded the basement. If it’s flooded at all.

[@docsdomain]

This would make one hell of a good scary movie. It wouldn't surprise me if any or all of it is true. Good video dude keep up the excellent work

[@mistrjt9213]

It's called Hellboy.

[@runlarryrun77]

US Navy frogmen miles inland in Germany in April 1945? No, just no. The rest of the story? Maybe...

[@kittydigs6469]

My father was in the second world war. The chaplain and the commanding officer had the soldiers pray from time to time. This makes sense to me now, perhaps the Allies knew what was going on.....

[@brucemacallan6831]

Lol - I used to be based near Celle in West Germany during the 'Cold War'. Fallingbostel.

[@wolvenwitch6131]

A Story set in the City i were Born? that's interesting. And it is not the White Woman from the Sprache near the Blau Brücke.

[@saveurital455]

I've found you just 2 days ago and like your way of reading so I subscribed right away. The story here shows how cruel and brutal humans can be, much more scary and menace than ghosts.

[@noobiesmurf]

So they didn't bother pumping it out they just concreted it over, really? Seems convienent.

[@AprilEwell]

Nice

[@auroramariealmeara8622]

My grandfather told there were many building's that the Germans flooded.

[@IAMDAVEREYNOLDS]

Solid presentation as usual! Keep it up man.

[@beginization]

I thought the Pentagram was devil worship but turns out to be jewish, it is the Pentagammaton

[@eyeshadowdemon9639]

How do you only have 23k subs?!? Your channel is amazing!! If you ever need ideas for stories, let me know! Where I live there's so many crazy true stories, and, creepy places!

[@adlanti-definitionleague8659]

Please DM me mommy

[@Abhaem]

Note that there was a mixture of Nazism & occultism but that is only a branch off of National Socialism. Actual National Socialism was abhorrent of occultism, Freemasonry, and Kabbalist Judaism.

[@riccardodazio6219]

excellent narration!

[@amberclarification]

how does one pour concrete into water-filled (and apparently unable to be drained) stairwells? Five levels of them to be filled in as well! If anyone can answer this, please comment as I'd love to know...

[@maxautism6602]

I never heard of this one, even though I am familiar with other nazi occult stories and these have always fascinated me. Also, I've been persuaded to subscribe to the channel. The content alone would not have been enough for me, since the number of my subscribed channels is getting too large for my liking. It is the manner in which this channel replies to reactions expressing critisism that has really impressed me. Exemplary. Keep up the good work.

[@SupesMe]

It didn't take any effort to flood the basements, just shut off the sump pumps. Hitlers Bunker filled up from beneath too and so did the shaufers quarters that were found not too long ago. there's a lot of ground water in Germany. It's why people here in FL don't have basements at all

[@katrinashostakovich3607]

Love this channel. Great artwork, great writing, great German pronunciation :)

[@ROCKINROBIN7791]

reminds me of the 2018 overlord movie.

[@DJ-dk6jr]

Good video was waiting for other one of your bedtime story doing good work keep it up

[@sjoak4084]

So...I'm watching this video when my power goes up and every flashlight I pick up suddenly has a dead battery...

[@albobdmasta]

Bruh