Urbex | Exploring an abandoned WWII Maginot bunker

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In this episode we travelled to France to show you one of the many Maginot line bunkers which was built between WWI and WWII.

[@darthluke655]

A lot of people might not look at it in this way but what you guys are doing is a massive service to those who care about history. You are documenting so many amazing, secretive, and previously unseen places before they disappear to the unforgiving hands of time. Thank you for what you do.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

That’s indeed what we do! 🤩 thanks for watching! Saw the space shuttle/submarine episode?

[@darthluke655]

Exploring the Unbeaten Path Yes! Space Shuttle episode is one of my absolute favorites.

[@SmallMartingale]

What struck me the most is how well everything must have been constructed to survive in such good shape. Today many structures begin to fail just 20 to 30 years into their service. This was constructed in haste and still looks as sound as when it was built. Not to mention the paint! Modern paints would never survive under such poor conditions for so long. Very sad and yet impressive how many resources must have been needed to create the line. Really cool video! I watched with English subtitles, they were very good 👍

[@Krystalmyth]

Power of lead paint lol

[@TylerChristensen69420]

It's mostly due to being about a hundred or more meters underground. Most of the structures that fall apart in the span of 20 to 30 years are subjected to the harsh conditions of the open environment.

[@456swagger]

a little cleanup and a new coat of paint and this place would be ready to move in to. Really cool.

[@oxbech]

Funnily enough I recently went to the maginot complex at Schoenenbourg, where there is a museum, that has been restored to the WWII status. It was fun to see the tunnels and interior looked so similar across the various bunkers.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

They all look very simular indeed! Soon we visit some other kind of bunkers

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

What a fantastic bunker. That one should be a museum.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

There are a lot more great bunkers. In the winter we will visit some more

[@turbo1234ist]

The amount of work/engineering/labor/materials/equipment/money/time/setbacks is mind boggling and difficult to imagine in the time constraints these structures were built all over Europe in such short times. It almost seems humanly impossible but they did it. Amazing

[@outdoor-buddy]

Hey you guys...you were in my hood. Next time you give me a call. I can show you some more Maginot Bunkers or a nuclear bunker from the french air force :) I'm wondering, that I've not yet explored this one yet. Keep on! Great work :)

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

I'll let you know :)

[@bruhmomentumbruh4910]

Hey can you send me the address of the nuclear bunker?(I love it to explore Bunkers from WW2:)

[@outdoor-buddy]

12000000 000000 no location coordinates will be shared

[@jordypraster8831]

Hee! Can you help me. I want to visit a bunker but i cant find a good location...

[@outdoor-buddy]

Jordy Praster sorry. No location coordinates are shared.

[@NE-kz1uh]

Probably the best video I’ve seen from a fort in the Maginot Line. Very good footage too ! I really enjoyed it.

[@joeballz3121]

I always wanted to see the inside of the Maginot Line, awesome, and thank you.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks for watching! We will visit more of those in the winter

[@RobertGSolomon]

That tunnel where you were standing on that fan between the doorway (green number 86 on wall) looks in great shape almost new. The walls are so smooth still after 75 years.

[@mattperrin8372]

That place is vast ! Great explore guys.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks a lot :)

[@biohazard9731]

You should visit the schoenenburg bunker Its like this one but full equiped and everything is working

[@declissonolivier9376]

Yes, but it's a museum. They are not interested visiting those. They want adrenaline. I know some which can be visited as they whish to visit.

[@bigupbebop]

@@declissonolivier9376what is the name of abandoned forts you know? I want to visit

[@billyslittlebigadventurech9050]

Hi lads. I was down that gross overage a few weeks ago. I didnt go as far as you ( i was on my own) this video inspired me to take a closer look, and i took wellingtons because i saw from your video, how much water was down there. Thankyou 😊

[@geraldinediffenbacher8368]

Wow: never do that again. You could have gotten hurt and nobody never would have known where were you.

[@danuwinartha]

I'm sorry, had to like the video before i finished watching because i know it's going to be another great exploring

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Danu Winartha Thanks, don’t forget to check the latest episode, which is a really cool and unique one 😎

[@danuwinartha]

Oh, i will. I'm catching up the videos 😅

[@fnfchannel624]

47 sec in you get a spirit float by to say hello. Interesting how charged these places are. Spirit orbs are real and they show up in dramatic places of history. God bless you guys and the souls lost to senseless atrocities. 80+ years later this stuff is so important. Thanks and you guys are Dogs, instant fan

[@cobiyu8349]

Cool video! But you guys seriously need better protection and safety equipment!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

It's enough for these bunkers :)

[@cobiyu8349]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath for sure! More concerned about your guys safety with Radon gas trapped in the basement of old buildings like that. Stay safe!

[@andrewaustin6369]

You didn't seem to have any masks on protecting your airway from asbestos, mold, fungus and whatever else is down there. Most of the system is closed for that reason because the cost to make it safe was too high only a small number were ever modernised and they were not used for long. Even when the maginot line was first activated some troops were taken ill in certain parts i doubt it's improved with decades of total neglect.

[@darkhawk159]

Awesome video guys! Can't wait for the next one :)

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Do my best to upload it asap. :)

[@Geoscot]

More of this please

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

We have some cool plans !

[@bengoodall7372]

Great vid guys, I look forward to them every time!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks! Some cool episodes coming up

[@Krystalmyth]

God I love hearing them talk ~ I miss it like this.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Good news.. We will be stuck in The Netherlands soon, so there will be some Dutch episodes coming up in the future :) Unfortunately the big majority wants us to speak English :(

[@scudb5509]

You guys should visit Shikotan island. It has abandoned tanks that were once used as coastal defence batteries, however now lie abandoned. The views are amazing.

[@preppenensurvivalmetmarcel8794]

Super vet om er door heen te kunnen lopen. Heel spannend denk ik om te doen ook. Je weet nooit wat je tegen gaat komen. Groetjes Marcel

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Inderdaad! De aflevering van de space shuttles al gezien? Dat was een van de meest gevaarlijke avonturen.

[@shivendrasinghthakur9718]

Great hard work guys Love from India 🇮🇳🤝🇨🇵🤝🇳🇱

[@estampie1565]

Thank you for doing a service to historian's who cant see the maginot themselves, great video, keep up the good work :)

[@tzsteve33]

Best maginot line bunker video I’ve seen

[@urbexjahman]

Woooooow siempre en lugar Increíble...los felicito por su Exploraciónes....saludo desde Argentina 🇦🇷

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks a lot!

[@ExplorationTeamWaasland]

Vette film boys. Wat een leuke vondsten in die bunker.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

De meeste zijn redelijk gestript, maar toch nog genoeg te zien :)

[@felzebub1762]

watching your videos feels like in a dream

[@trevorwilliamgrindrod3999]

You're guys videos never cease to amaze me, your locations are mind blowing!

[@michellehabets4568]

Wauw dit is zo cool. Ongelooflijk hoe ze dat zo hebben kunnen maken. Weer een top video jongens. 😊

[@thisiscertainlynotmynameso8374]

You have to go AROUND it for the entrance😂 #Schliefen

[@zeberdee1972]

Amazing Video , thanks :-)

[@dwaynepothier6161]

Fantastic, thank you for the translation!!!!! In the USA we have nothing like that

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks! Europe has this kind of places all over

[@dwaynepothier6161]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath all my heritage is from France, I want to take a trip there down the road. I'll pay you for a tour!!!!! When the trip comes I'm serious about a tour, I know that some of the tunnels have been restored to be viewed by the public. I've watched a few videos on this looks amazing. Hey have you done any research on tateria and all the star forts. Most history that is taught in the USA is bogus

[@barbaraselden6330]

Amazing explore guys 👍

[@jeffondrement160]

Les bunkers Maginot ne sont pas abandonnés ils sont considérés comme des monuments historiques. J'habite en Lorraine il y en a dans presque tous les villages.

[@TacticalGamingNetwork]

This is really cool THANK YOU for this video! Using it as inspiration for a video game

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks mate! We’ve been to cooler bunkers (you can find them on this channel) one of the best I took offline though :( There’s a nice NATO bunker in Italy for inspiration. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoTYeIKmfc1pmrc

[@oscarmadison8530]

Great video guys! For future reference, if your itinerary took you there, would you consider exploring Iwo Jima or Tarawa?

[@ExploringChannelNetherlands]

Super mooi in beeld gebracht!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Bedankt ! Had wel graag wat meer beautyshots willen maken.

[@raymond.nicolehaeren7111]

Mooie locatie, maar er zijn beter bewaarde exemplaren van de Maginot linie. Die hebben we dankzij onze mooie hobby “Geocaching” vorig jaar nog gelopen, echte top-locatie’s 30 tot 40 meter onder de grond met aggregaten, keuken, granaat kratten met takelsystemen die nog werken en zonder water onderin😉, bedankt weer voor het delen👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Ikzelf heb ook betere gezien, maar vond deze oude roestige ook wel leuk !

[@raymond.nicolehaeren7111]

Ja hoor geen probleem.😇 Wel met de nodige voorzorgsmaatregelen hoor. - thuisblijvers weten laatste coördinaten van ingang - duidelijke afspraak dat na X- uur te melden bij thuisfront - genoeg lampen en accu’s en powerbank’s - nooit alleen - veiligheidscap - veiligheidsbril - genoeg markeermiddelen. Etc. Etc Het is echt ongelofelijk wat er in Frankrijk en Luxemburg nog allemaal onder de grond ligt van bouwwerken

[@kletrain7079]

Makes a person wonder how they got all that big heavy equipment down there. Thanks for sharing your experience mate's. Well done. 👍

[@FrenchToastMashedPotatoes]

This place is amazing, great video

[@szwendanie9545]

Great explore very interesting movie

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks, appreciated !

[@decay4531]

Another awesome video bob!👍👍

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks for watchin😎some cool episodes coming up!

[@martinultimatevw3779]

Mooi mannen! Thanks

[@KaribouEnrage]

Hey what is that sweet intro beat? Very good exploration tho! One of your best!

[@rodrigo4379]

im portuguese and what you guys did was sick haha :D, i didnt knew you guys were in portugal!

[@XxXLOLMarioXxX]

I've never seen so much remains in a ww2 bunker. Wow!

[@Gigitygigity24]

Awesome video. Thank you so much.

[@huibertlandzaat1889]

You made a good video. Thank you for uploading.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

There are much better episodes, check the military section on my channel! Tomorrow I upload a solo mission to an abandoned aircraft carrier.

[@JoggyMorvin]

And again great content👌🏼 Thumbs up😊👍🏼

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

At 1:00 actually Hitlers Atlantic wall was far greater in size and scope then the maginot line. The atlantic wall had more troops, guns, and was almost twice as long.

[@yoRRnl]

Volgende keer dus de laarzen mee :) mooie video!

[@nikeegreyn3439]

Gister toevallig geweest, alles staat nog precies hetzelfde. Hele mooie locatie 😍

[@DiscoveryChannelbylt68]

merci pour le partage , 😁😁

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Merci for watching😎

[@notmenotme614]

Imagine going to all the effort of digging tunnels this big. Only for the introduction of paratroopers / Fallschirmjäger to make them totally obsolete. And of course the Germans completely ignored the Maginot Line by going around it and through Belgium and the Netherlands instead.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Yeah, such a waste of money.. thanks for watching!

[@TeamUrbexDiscovery]

Super Video 🤗

[@justmeninoo]

Amazing video bro keep it up thank you

[@ForgottenBuildings]

Goede video met een toffe locatie!

[@rvadrichem2]

Ik weet niet of iemand anders het ook al vermeld heeft, maar het mechanisme vanaf 14:00 is om een complete geschutskoepel omhoog te duwen wanneer er geschoten moest worden. Tijdens bijvoorbeeld het herladen werd de koepel weer omlaag gelaten om deze te beschermen tegen vijandelijk vuur. De koepel stond op de grote as op 14:14. Zeer indrukwekkend! Tijdens mijn vakantie ook meerdere demonstraties van nog werkende exemplaren mogen bijwonen. Welk fort hebben jullie bezocht in deze video? of is dat beroepsgeheim ;)

[@alexanderhaselhoff3446]

3:00 Het waren overigens maar 2 seconden. Je telt 21, 22, 23, maar als het een stopwatch zou zijn begin je bij 0. Dus 0, 1, 2. Dat maakt het 'maar' 20 meter diep.

[@haywoodyoudome]

1930's France - "The Maginot Line will defeat any and all enemy attacks!!" 1940's German Luftwaffe - "Ja. It looks very impressive from up here."

[@christmar67]

Respect pour cette vidéo très bien argumentée et filmée , Bravo

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Merci beaucoup ! 🙂

[@CarLos-yi7ne]

In de Alpen tussen Frankrijk en Italië is ook een hoop Maginot-moois te zien. 🙂

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Yes, die staan al lang op de planning...maar steeds komt er iets tussen :(

[@CarLos-yi7ne]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Wel jammer dat de koperdieven niets ontziend zijn! Wat een vernielingen richten die lui aan! Voor een paar rotknaken.. 😕

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Ik heb nog een bunker die nog intact is bij de maginot ! Rond 18:00 komt er een NATO command bunker online 😀 heel gaaf

[@CarLos-yi7ne]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Ik heb gisteren samen met mijn vriendin gekeken. Beter dan een normaal tv-avondje!! En Corona-vrij! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@OneMonster]

It's interesting to see how those structures survived the time depending on the location. In western Europe, e.g. Germany (western part) or France, you find most of the things in place, sure, rusted and neglected, but more or less complete. Years ago I visited the German equivalent on the Maginot line, i.e. Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen, that used to protect Germany from the east, so, naturally, this line currently is in Poland. I spoke to locals and when the line was broken by the Red Army with next to zero resistance from the Germans, Red Army engineers took almost everything, ripped out all the equipment. Then Polish Army stationed there for some time doing further damage (most of the turrets and doors got stolen), than it almost got used as a nuclear waste storage and when it got finally abandoned, local scrap thieves finished this place off. Almost everything got stolen, doors, stairs, everything. Pretty sad story.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Sad to hear... luckily there are bunkers left with a lot of artefacts left.

[@parwindersingh3568]

Lots of love from india

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks ! Hope to travel there soon :)

[@theMaraudeur1]

Thanks for this beautiful vidéo. But i have a question, what is the brand of the spotlight used on this vidéo ? Thank you

[@nikitalevsa9917]

So as they say the bunker has been built in 4-5 years and i think that it is impressive work cuz in my country it took 30+ years to fix the road

[@MikeyVerhulst]

Haha, Eelco and his wet shoes :D

[@shawngilliland243]

I think the Maginot Line was built in just five years.

[@Cornetto153]

Mooie locatie en gave video!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks!

[@notmenotme614]

8:55 Amazing. I didn’t even know water was there.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Guess it was pumped away when it was in use.

[@thatbelgiandude1433]

Dikke vette intro vet kanaal im subbed!!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

you would not beleave me thanks! Er staan nog een aantal andere hele vette afleveringen op dit kanaal😎

[@thatbelgiandude1433]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath ben nu aan de vijfde video bezig ongelooflijk kanaal ben blij dat ik dit tegen gekomen ben echt jullie exploring video's zijn veruit de beste die ik tegen kwam op youtube morgen kijk ik wel verder want het word al laat

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

you would not beleave me enjoy! Als je nog tips nodig hebt let me know en vertel het door😎!

[@zehbitroks7717]

great video!!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks for checking out! We have more interesting bunker videos on this channel. (Some I had to put on private unfortunately)

[@maartenregterschot8423]

Vette video!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks Maarten 😎!

[@declissonolivier9376]

An other good video. Congrats! I have visited the "ouvrage" (name in french) you inspected... And many others which are now completly closed (not completly, in fact). Some little mistakes: 12:15: not a AA gun but a mortar (86mm) if i remember. 14:17: not a AA but the system to counterbalance the weight of cupola with two 75mm canons. The "ouvrages" had no AA in themselves, only S/S canons, mortars, MG 7,5, in order to destroy artilery, tanks and infantry. AA was disposed in the intervals beetween 2 "ouvrages", in the rear. 15:16: The Maginot line has been interrumpted in the North, because belgium government protesting, saying it was an offense to put a line in their direction with canons pointed to them... So only small bunkers have been built there... Germans knew that... The Maginot Line doesn't stop on swiss border. Some defensive blocks in the North of Alps, but with a range of fire in France (if Swiss was invaded). And some incredible "ouvrages" made all along the italian border.. In the mountains... Open. They cover the whole border until Menton few meters in front of the mediteranean sea. I had almost all the plans of the ouvrages of the Line. I printed some before my Hard drive crashed... :-((( But i know how to recover some of these infos. If you are interested... Let me a message Good job! Keep on!

[@Slaski_Sanitariusz]

amazing montage, dron

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Glad you enjoyed ! Don't forget to watch the best video's :)

[@flack3]

Quality content

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks! Saw some other episodes aswell?

[@Grinser_zockt]

8:55 i would love to cave dive this bunker :D

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

There are some amazing underwater bunkers🤩😎 would be epic to do!

[@LostBuildings]

Super toffe video weer

[@Bigfoot-wl3ws]

super video mannen, ga zo door.

[@cecilwilson5442]

Great video thanks for sharing it with us thoughts to all the men who were in the place and got bypassed in the time of need and the changing pace of modern warfare pioneering blitzkrieg German troops built with a different strategy for what came 🤔🍀

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks! Today I’ll upload another cool video.. An abandoned NATO cold war bunker with still a lot of stuff inside

So cool gus ! As sual :) It lokks like the buker in the atlantic coast but they are in better shape here.

[@Mesh3432]

Love and like delivered from india ✌️

[@limburgggggggggggggg]

+1 voor dat loopje op 8:20

[@xCobi]

I want to join you guys ❤️❤️❤️

[@gmmmatlusa]

Hi, where I can buy this flat flashlight you carried around

[@gm9770z]

Hahaha in the beginning of the video you put a take part of Tv News from Brazil (i've watched that program) kkkkk

[@thetruth7633]

Some of the non museum bunkers are quite dangerous, be careful guys!

[@PedroPereira-ts1pi]

Ohhhh do you been in Portugal, that jornal information was from Portugal

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/in7diJuGptill6c yup, turn on the English subtitles.. an epic one :)

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

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[@Froddel-xy7wg]

Op hoeveel stappen waren jullie uiteindelijk geëindigd?

[@robdedrick2052]

I wonder if it's for sale ? Cool location . Pump out the water and make it into a Grotto Spa . WOW !

[@TheQballChannel]

4:29 Fiiken Lang. CC says Immense. I think I am learning German!

[@yunatural3624]

Qball *Dutch

[@rimb9898]

fact the maginot line was used until 1969

[@HabboCoolcattim]

Go around it

[@gharretje]

Hey waarom kom ik deze nu pas tegen? Bad youtube, bad! Snap niet dat jullie nog altijd zo weinig views genereren als ik sommige andere kanalen zie.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Waarschijnlijk omdat wij NL spreken 😞

[@o-zone1217]

All fun and games till the light goes on, and 1940s soldiers start showing up and do their things as they were alive.

[@daveyvanrossum9596]

Wanneer komt er een fotoboek, daar hadden jullie het namelijk eerder dit jaar over?

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Het boek wordt bijna gedrukt en komt in december uit 🙂

[@daveyvanrossum9596]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Ik ben benieuwd!

[@cookingwithjesus]

Part 2??

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

More bunkers coming soon!

[@Rom-ju5tf]

6:13 that’s a squat toilet not a shower