Why Switzerland Has 374,142 Bunkers (and likely more)

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks for watching! I made a poster about maps & i hope you like it: store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster

[@carmelaonofrietti7297]

Wau

[@davepowell7168]

'One for all and all for one ' Swiss national motto ..

[@CFox.7]

theres fkng way too much slick production filler in your vids. Give it a fkng rest

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

This was amazing to watch, production value and editing were 🤌 perfection.

[@CFox.7]

@@jacksparrow2351 im whacking off to your comment jack ! Murica' fk yeah !

[@Cainthegodslayer]

World: *does something that is somewhat unstable* The Swiss: *starts digging furiously*

[@markmuller7962]

🤣

[@nikhilsinghh]

It's very intelligent

[@Logicon1138]

Someone dropped a biscuit.. quick build a bunker!

[@pklimbic]

When you’re surrounded by giants who want to wile you off the earth for 700 years… combine this with a people who basically does not want to be governed by anyone, let alone its own government…😂

[@drunkenpandaeth2851]

lmfao🤣🤣🤣

[@gabe_o_verse]

Its always weird to hear people outside of Switzerland being so impressed by our bunkers, because I grew up with it and I thought every country runs like this^^.

[@carlinc.christensen3478]

Man I wish my country ran like this! 😅

[@gabe_o_verse]

@@carlinc.christensen3478 dude trust me: we're not perfect either...we didn't have womens voting rights until the 70s...

[@satanicgeek3303]

The weirdest is not the bunkers but the dynamite under the bridges ^^'

[@PhilfreezeCH]

@@gabe_o_verse In Appenzell it wasn‘t until 1990 and only after our highest court told them they need to give women the right to vote by law, while somewhat implying that a failure to do so would be a valid reason for armed intervention by all other Kantons.

[@SubSpace-bs5fr]

Meet an Albanian and then you can share your bunker passions.

[@beebee4334]

I’m an American and lived in Switzerland for several years. You have no idea how prepared they are for ANYthing and EVERYthing all at once. The Swiss think through everything very very thoroughly…. It’s not that easy to understand until you live there and are a part of their system that you realize they have thought of everything to guard against anything from minor pitfalls to major threats. It’s an astonishingly well-run, orderly, safe society.

[@bluemoon8268]

… this isn’t the situation anymore … I have lived in Switzerland for several months each year … once they abandoned their neutrality recently against Russia, they have joined the main stream quid pro quo …

[@johnnysteradactyl558]

who really needs social stability anyway?

[@leisureclub_]

Time for USA to invade Swtizerland? may be they don't have oil :(

[@AlexanderOnFire]

@@bluemoon8268 Switzerland didn‘t abandoned the neutrality because of that war. Switzerland is a country with values that they share with other western countries. Those values are under attack because of this war. It is the right thing to take the position that is in the best interest for your country. This was the case during the world wars, cold war and it is the case today.

[@AlexanderOnFire]

@vix altaris monumentum monstrantum Nope. Wasn‘t my point of the comment.

[@IanFrancisco-u1v]

Just love watching this vlog, it's like a free tour in Switzerland. What an amazing country, it's my dream now to travel in Switzerland before I die

[@CydiaStar]

As a swiss and a soldier which got trained in swiss bunkers, i have to say this documentary is done very well. You educated a lot of people on a very interesting and mostly unknown topic and all that without being disrespectful against our National Security cause you didn’t got around and searched for the ones which are classified or tried to expose anything which isn’t known to the puplic.

[@Igrokcosmo]

Good luck to you...only I think you will not be able to use these things

[@jrmartinez1354]

Jesus Christ lived a sinless life died on the cross rose from the dead three days later so that you can have eternal life you just have to accept his gift of salvation and repent from your sins and surrender your life to him Jesus Christ for eternal life. God Bless Everybody

[@stormtrooper9119]

You have nukes on your bunker or you could self destruct your whole country.

[@PokèMyBalls]

I know where to go now when these countries start a nuclear World War. Let's take a "vacation" to Switzerland.

[@ForSure871]

@@PokèMyBallsNo no, already to crowded here..

[@MøPgr]

We lived in Switzerland for 16 years. There was a bunker in the apartment buildings we lived in and in the house we lived in. The bunker in the house was inspected and tested about every 4-5 years and there was a signed sheet for completed and passed testing on the inside of the door, for every test since the house was built. If you built a home without a bunker, you had to pay your local municipality for the right to space in the municipality's general bunker... they all have one. The bunkers are NOT just for protection from war - "traditional" or nuclear - they are also for protection from nuclear fallout in case one of many nuclear power plants goes kaboom. Because of the air filtering system, they also provide safety in case of a chemical tanker accident and other things that can contaminate the air where people live. Also, they would provide safe shelter in cases of extreme weather or run-away fires.... and, probably, the whole house falling down on top of them.

[@roobs5]

Why did you move away? Sounds like a dream living there.

[@calvinabbott6920]

How many Globalists can fit in the 100 year bunker when they destroy the world?

[@FranciscaRodriguez-od1op]

Defeats the purpose.. Fallout from hydrogen bombs wont go away til way after everyone in the bunker dies!! It wouldnt ever shield you from radiation, sorry thats a myth..

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

@@roobs5 If he isnt a native place probably didnt feel like home. I myself am from Croatia and no matter where I went or gone, no matter how much prosper and good it was to live or how much money I made, I never felt like it was home, always missed my birth place. For alot of the people even if they are from a hellhole of a place they end up missing it cuz the heart aint right and on its place.

[@LaVidaDeUnBMW]

@@Omgiamsotriggered meh every country where I live for my is my home

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Johnny meeting a fellow Map Enthusiast is pure joy. So happy you felt seen.

[@TheGuccidadi]

In another reality, that fellow Swiss map enthusiast IS johhny 40 years after moving to Switzerland.

[@MikeMcCarthy1]

Likewise - did you know this? Canada now has a land border with two countries. One is in Europe. Which means we can (as Canadians) benefit from trade pacts that are only made for countries who have land borders with Europe? See if you can find that out. It's new in 2022. - Cheers!

[@sanket7_]

My fellow TISS enthusiast

[@when_life_gives_you_limes]

It's like Johnny found his soulmate! 😂

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@sanket7_ Hello!

[@ufo1330]

We also have a bunker with a circulating air filter (including the large yellow wrench 😊) installed in our house. It is used as a storage room and the racks are actually beds. We also have the army weapon that everyone stores at home and is allowed to keep when they finish their service. Many things are special in Switzerland that would be unthinkable in other countries.

[@amnbvcxz8650]

That should be the norm in all countries, especially in North America, Europe and Asia! That’s not weird, the world is weird for having a mindset with preference to depend on luck to survive! The prevalence of short term thinking is what gets humanity in danger in terms of pollution, health hazards, wars and nuclear accidents or warfare.

[@PartyhatRS]

What army weapon? Is it an automatic weapon with ammo you get to have? Or is it just for show?

[@ufo1330]

@@PartyhatRS Every member of the armed forces has their service weapon (currently a SIG 550) at home and may keep it after completing their compulsory service. However, serial fire is then changed to single fire.

[@zoutewand]

​​​@@PartyhatRS as I understand it every man in Switzerland is conscripted and trained in the military. They get to leave after the training and a short period of service and they have to take their weapon with them. This ensures that if there is a sudden invasion, there is no need to suddenly acquire and distribute a ton of guns, they sont need to train people while they are being attacked and every household will be able to defend themself from the invasive forces. As they had been attacked by Germany during WW2, they think it's important that they can defend themself if something like that were ever to happen again. So they basically have a giant backup army, that in the worst case could even function as a guerrilla style army if it is necessary

[@Signofevil_Smile4theCam]

@@zoutewand There are a ton of good reasons of the Swiss army. Since generally everyone has to serve, you not only have the 'Warheads'. this limits the risk of a military ruler, since he has much more resistance within the troops. Having not only the gun and ammunition at home (if you unseal the ammo you have a very serious problem) but also the basic soldier gear, including gas mask and war filter to it, you can mobilize the troops extremely fast, as nearly every servable citizen is ready to serve within 24hrs. On top of that all active soldiers have to perform refresher courses (at my time it was 3 weeks every second week, so 17 initial weeks and then blocks of 3 weeks every 2nd year) until you have your total serve time of 250 days. This keeps the whole army in some kind of shape, of course, not comparable with a professional one, but you still don't have to skill them up with stuff they learned 10 yrs ago. Last but not least they have to perform a mandatory shooting once a year, where a minimum score MUST be reached, else it's repeat until fulfilled. What is not so nice is, that people unable to perform military service, due to be ill (e.g. blind, limited, or whatever) have to pay an annual penalty for not actively contributing to the defense of the country by serving in the army. Unfortunately, this is a nasty side of Switzerland, often being ignored.

[@serge-etiennefreytag332]

Fun fact: In Zurich, where you met the historian, there are SEVERAL machine gun bunkers hidden, and also strategic explosive charges underneath the most important bridges. Some of the machine gun bunkers were even pointed at the lake, like at the entrance to that floating sailing club, behind you at 28:14, which honestly is beyond me as to why anyone would attack Zurich by lake. We use it for wine storage now :D

[@Mikijonie]

If I'm not mistaken, the explosive charges were removed from all bridges recently

[@torias.113]

@@Mikijonie allegedly

[@rubenschmid17]

@@Mikijonie yes. That's true

[@atlanta2076]

I'm pretty sure that some of them explosives are still in place...

[@MozkarLozada]

You must have never played age of empires You bring villagers, build a port, the port builds a boat, the troops go into the boat, and that's how they come across

[@ovimaltine1680]

swiss army soldier here: very nice job of portraying the cultural aspect of why my ancestors chose to construct these bunkers. some higher ups in the army even bought some fortresses and use them as their private residence. seeing professional videos makes the alps look that much nicer and i thank you for that as well :) I still desperately hope we will never have to use them but we are still prepared in the end as we always have been. (some political groups want them completely abandoned and i think thats a big mistake, especially under current circumastances).

[@philup6274]

Start filling them with cement. Yall have hid long enough. It time for the party.

[@gregoryedwards9097]

@@philup6274 bruh nothing worse than a hater lmao. Haters bring this world down, except for those stronger than them, who use the weak haters hate as fuel to become great. You, my friend, are a hater. If anything I am happy at least one country is prepared for the new WW we are about to face, which could start any time now, literally. I, as an American living in California, am pissed that the Worlds wealthiest country, has done little to protect its people. We are absolutely screwed if we get hit by EMPs, let alone a nuke. We need someone to survive this. F our leaders. Both US, NATO, China, Russia, and all their Allies are all evil and are playing Earth and it’s life like it’s a game of 4D Chess smh.

[@loveamerica3426]

Those political groups are definitely acting against the interest of your country and it's citizens. who are these political groups? I'm very interested in moving to Switzerland and I would be in support of the political groups that want to be prepared, that want to be secure and that want to be keeping fortified bunkers because that's what smart people do!! I agree with Switzerland stance on being neutral and the natural beauty is unparalleled plus European people are nice and sophisticated and Switzerland is also one of the more reasonable countries that has good amounts of civil rights.

[@ovimaltine1680]

@@loveamerica3426 its mostly any left leaning party since they are against the swiss army in general. Even within europe: we consider countries like germany/france/italy as somewhat degenerate because of their policies compared to ours. If you like to support more conservative things like our bunker system, SVP is a good party to follow. PS: our neighbours arent necessarily degenerate, its just that we dont wanna join the shitshow which is the european Union.

[@lobehold2263]

@@loveamerica3426 yes, the Swiss are building the biggest bunker system because their fellow Europeans are nice and sophisticated 😂 I’m just joking around

[@maxamon5761]

I live in Switzerland and what is funny and you haven't mentioned is that during the skiing season you can literally go off-piste and drive over the roofs of little shacks that look like they are used for holding farming equipment like rakes etc. but they have a whole bunker underneath.

[@alidabotes6264]

Wow!

[@justwondering1967]

max amon? Like the Egyptian?

[@LordVex47]

That's dope

[@tguf456]

Sounds like something straight out a videogame!

[@USEditor]

This, hands down, is one of the best documentary posts on KZbin. This is not hyperbole whatsoever. It was astonishing in context, with cogent explanations, entertaining in a contributing way, and is produced with perfection e.g. one could say “it’s so Swiss.” I know a fair amount about the bunkers and feel that the narrative here is spot on-or more precisely, each segment and location packed a salvo of information gunning for the passes of our curiosity. And what can I say, after the good old U.S. of A, Switzerland is my second favorite country. I’m rather fond of their rail network and the terminal in Zurich. But, I digress. While watching this post I wondered about two things. First-how would the majority of Swiss bunkers withstand the 5,000 pound U.S. “bunker buster” bomb like the ones lobbed at Iraq in 2003? Second, with such HUGE guns tucked inside mountain beaver conduits, how well and for how long can the rock withstand the repeated concussion and recoil of the cannon when they are fired… …not to mention the decibel level, the deafening sound, of a firing gun echoing throughout the corridors of a bunker of any size? With each kaboom upon firing would assuredly give everyone the bunker shakes-I mean, if you’ve seen “The Hunger Games” you know what I mean. Finally, it’s been awhile since I’ve watched an “independent” KZbin post that gave me a bang for my KZbin “Premium” buck. Bravo!

[@Fourside__]

Production value is off the Charts. As a swiss i thoroughly enjoyed the video, but i wish you would have gone more into the redoubt tactic and what the swiss people were willing to sacrifice in case of invasion. keep it up!

[@ThomasWeenk]

Agree!

[@justblaze7924]

Switzerland is the most overrated country in the world, it’s so expensive and has high taxes and they pretend to advocate for peace and Human rights and yet they support ISRAEL, hypocrisy

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

@@rafa2209 neutrality was imposed on the Swiss in the treaty of Versailles in 1815 (I think), in the unwinding of the napoleonic wars, to create a buffer between the great powers of europe. But we rolled with it and its gone rather well for us, so we take it, lol.

[@earlydanendraputra6682]

dont give him an idea lol 🤣

[@TylerDurden404]

@@mysterioanonymous3206 what about switz banks hiding rich people's money and as well as the goods of hitler's war? Doesn't seem that neutral.

[@mrpenguin823]

As a former officer in the Swiss army, I really enjoyed this, and wish you could see some of the stuff we have, like underground airbases complete with fighter jets hanging in the ceiling, maintenence tunnels, the insane fire suppression systems, and, as you showed it, the usual fortified maching gun position at the end of a tunnel. Not used anymore nowadays and mostly cold war relics, but that would nevertheless make any insane James Bond villain hideout look like an amateurish Disneyland prop. Anyway, thanks for this, great work and hope you enjoyed Switzerland.😉😘

[@hepburn118]

Didn't you worry about paratroopers just going over it all and landing behind your field of fire? There must have been a plan for that, can you explain? Or is that a secret still?

[@FaethorFerenzcy]

@@hepburn118 As another swiss, i can assure you, if you want to land behind our field of fire, you have to land in italy, france, germany or austria.

[@hepburn118]

@@FaethorFerenzcy Gotcha, so impossible then. Thanks for that.

[@KevinRohrbach]

Plus, we would also have soldiers running around the mountains helping ensure our flanks are protected. I've spent many a day cursing the steepness of our hills 😅

[@sergiolandz6056]

dont they have long range bunker buster missle now ?

[@smartereveryday]

Looks like a fun adventure. So sorry they took your big yellow wrench.

[@Nov1cegg]

Oh, hey Mar..... Destin!

[@acctsys]

Went to the comments for the sad confiscation

[@CIubFoot]

Loved your video with Luke Talley - had to watch the long cut it was so good!

[@1dgram]

Hey Destin!

[@boinkinsen]

Don't understand why they even consider taking the wrench.

[@psikodelija]

As a lithuanian, I've learned at school during history lessons about WW2 and about Switzerland's neutrality and that Lithuania has declared the same after WW1. However, we didn't get to choose and we were invaded by soviets, then nazists and soviets again for 50 years after "the war has ended". It's so crazy how MOUNTAINS might just have been the reason why they lived and we died. I had no idea about these bunkers and this was really eye opening why Switzerland got to stay neutral - using nature, which is amazing. Also, Switzerland might just be the most beautiful country, and every time I see videos/photos from there it just confirms that

[@drummajorbenjamin]

Hola! Belgium here. We pompously declared Neutrality twice, and were overrun in No Time, twice. Way too flat and needed as motorway between enemies. Of course also Napoleon had to pass by here, on the way to Moscow or so. If you ever want to invade someone, we are your ideal battle field!

[@SoCloseToToast]

I'M READY! Heartbroken to hear about the Yellow Wrench..

[@brodoxl]

R.I.P

[@johnnyharris]

ugh me too :(

[@maplesyrupghost]

@@johnnyharris maybe someone can mail you one?

[@Tvvugt]

@@johnnyharris why was it taken? Don't tell me you tried to take it on your carry-on lol

[@jamiephilip79]

Wasn't the wrench checked in?

[@nirutivan9811]

As a Swiss kid it was always completely normal for me, that the cellars had this big and heavy doors. Never really thought about it. It was just what a cellar had to look like for me (even though our own house didn‘t have a bunker due to being old).

[@carollen5601]

Nirutivan/// my French relatives in Canada all had bunkers below their homes. We kept them as wine cellars.

[@sinn6719]

Fort de Dailly?

[@samueladams3746]

Worked with a Swiss National for years who ended his service as a Lt. Col in the same anti-tank unit his father served in, protecting the same pass for 40+ years. Not only are the Swiss “bunkered in” but know every inch of the ground they are defending.

[@mikecasper783]

I came here expecting to watch a 'lite' video about Suisse bunkers but came away with way more. Kudos.

[@tommykelly1221]

I just wanted to tell you how much you have helped me in my struggles with addiction and homelessness! Even been able to have 25 minutes clean time was a huge deal at one point! Now I'm approaching 12 months clean and nearly have my own house please God! I am in college now doing social studies but I want to be a investigate journalist and that's all because of you Johnny! I will get there and 2023 I wish you all the luck that you deserve! Keep doing you! Love from Dublin Ireland!

[@johnnyharris]

This comment warmed my heart thank you for sharing. Stay strong and good luck in your studies!!

[@wmanadeau7860]

Kudos!

[@maggialbiez]

Good luck for your way in to a good future ❤🎉

[@sxarxag]

I’m from Switzerland and my father has a bunker in his basement as well. As a child, I never realized that it was an actual BUNKER. We always stored food in it, but one day, my father explained, what it actually is and it blew my mind. I love how you dig into things like this, Johnny. Awesome video once again👏🏼😍

[@ravisingh-vp1tp]

Hi, Is Swiss really that expensive as portrayed on KZbin??? How much is enough for a family of three (including a child) to live in Swiss middle Area ( not a city)

[@sxarxag]

@@ravisingh-vp1tp Switzerland is indeed expensive, but we also have good wages. For a family with three people, you might need at least 5’000.- a month to survive. But this depends on where you live. If you live in a city, the rent costs a lot more. I live in the countryside and my rent is about 2’000.- a month. But please don’t quote me on that, it’s extremely difficult to tell how much money you need.

[@dirtydangler]

@@sxarxag How do you feel about your government funding both sides in WW2 & now American Imperialism?

[@williamgonzalaez229]

Tell your father I’m moving in

[@williamgonzalaez229]

@@dirtydangler not true. That doesn’t make sense

[@SticksTheFox]

This documentary is amazing, but please make each shot longer. Its such a fast chop between shots and you never allow enough time for shots to linger, so I feel like I'm missing so much and not letting me absorb this beautifully shot and framed images

[@lendalennuk2484]

I think the duration is just right for a fast overlook. For enjoying a longer novel, go to his Patreon site.

[@truthlove1114]

Such short clips are for people that can’t focus. I agree with longer shots gives you a chance to appreciate it.

[@samluca1244]

Go to the Patreon version of the video...Be sure to have SO MUCH TIME to spare when you do!

[@poke_hoard422]

Yea it's almost seizure inducing quick lol

[@poke_hoard422]

@@lendalennuk2484 idt half hour is quite a quick overlook lol

[@rentechpad]

My understanding is that a lot of the bunkers that go into the count of bunkers in Switzerland are smaller, family bunkers attached to homes, and some bunkers shared with several families living in multiunit buildings. Most municipalities, towns, cities, etc as wellvas larger businesses also have bunkers to accomodate citizens that dont have access to private bunkers. And these really are just for Swiss citizens. You are not going to luck out if traveling and in Switzerland if a war breaks out, because you are not going to be allowed in these bunkers. A few very high end hotels and resorts do have bunkers but you are only getting i to them if you can afford to buy into them at the time you need to enter.

[@fridaynighttherapy]

This video is shot and edited with such a high level of production value! Thank you for this! Absolutely incredible.

[@johnnyharris]

Thank you!

[@raiderunbeatable6306]

@@johnnyharris how long did the video editing take?

[@uk4490]

@@raiderunbeatable6306 longer than your sex life.

[@trentcruise3084]

@@raiderunbeatable6306 This particular video took 18 months to edit.

[@fridaynighttherapy]

@@trentcruise3084 🤣 right!

[@gorongo6945]

In 2012 my wife and I were on a train headed north from Geneva. I was looking out across open fields up ahead of the train when I spotted what looked like maybe an F-16 taxi out onto what looked like a large food producing field. I watched as the aircraft took off, then spotted another one taxiing out from an earth-covered bunker, and a third before I lost sight of them. I was amazed and seriously impressed.

[@gwhln]

You know Switzerland is not neutral right, it's more nefarious than that. Look into it a bit. If you start pulling the string the web unfolds.

[@mdecourcywheeler]

Might have been Sion - about 1.30 hours out of Geneva by train.

[@cal3033]

@@mdecourcywheelermore likely the air base in Payerne if it was north of Geneva

[@stgirat]

That must have been a F/A 18 jet,we Swiss never had F16's.

[@tomtransport]

@@FirstDagger The poster did not say it definitely was an F-16............post clearly read I spotted what "looked like maybe" an F-16".........

[@lilylullaby5324]

I'm swiss. Almost every mountain here is hollowed out and fitted with one or more artillery pieces. The whole Linth plain (where I live) is covered with anti-tank barriers and many areas have a flood plan in place to prevent enemy tanks from advancing further… really fascinating but so normal for us Swiss people 😅

[@xfpo3605]

Festung Grynau 👀

[@carollen5601]

LilyLullaby/// I'm French and live in Canada, I respect countries which remain neutral.

[@deliaconny]

oh wow!!! hello fellow Linthebene person! 😁 grew up there, currently living somewhere nearby

[@tobinakatarx]

@@carollen5601 they remain neutral altho they supply weapons and drones and dealt with all the stolen art and relics from ww2 ,laundering nazi gold ,like teeth ,wedding rings and valuables of ww2 prisoners ,not really much honour in that ......

[@moritzh1324]

@@deliaconny me too

[@ThomasCraig-rg9bg]

Incredibly interesting topic, but can we all take a moment to appreciate how well done this video is. Beautifully shot, edited, and fast-paced enough so that you never get board, but never overwhelmed. This man did his research and put in the work.

[@bobkelley8291]

I grew up in a city that has man made caves from the early 1900's for storing and keeping beer cool. Also some were used for growing mushrooms.

[@george344]

A bunker without beer 🍻 or mushrooms 🍄, is inhumane.

[@Lotek117]

What country?

[@george344]

@Internet User Account until they become a topping on the 🍕

[@romeowhiskey1146]

@@Lotek117 Guessing MILWAUKEE. DAMHIK.

[@CreatingChaos]

Where? Im moving

[@ONUCHEJAT]

His video is like a movie...He knows how to keep the audience engaged from the beginning to the end, well-done, a lot of effort went into this video

[@MrSnellyG]

Really? I didn't get past 4:15

[@mattshu]

@@MrSnellyG Really? Nobody asked

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@MrSnellyG I'd have to agree! This is an extremely interesting subject made pretty well unwatchable by the frenetic seemingly drug-fueled narcissistic weirdo making it. God help us if the BBC ever decides to chose him as a replacement for a retiring Attenborough!😱

[@t16205]

Lol yeah.. Like the "dead body" room with the Swizz label for "air supply" on the door 😅

[@seeharvester]

@@theoztreecrasher2647 I concur.

[@jimf671]

Nice work Johnny. And yet, as you have indicated, just scraping the surface! I think people don't believe me when I tell them about a hatch cover I saw in a re-entrant beside a road in Switzerland when I was hitch-hiking in the 80s. As we drove along beside a steep mountain side I looked off to my left and fleetingly saw a hatch cover on a cliff face. The hatch cover was about the size of a large house with bolts around the raised perimeter. The bolt heads were each about the size of a small car. I never did find out what was in there. Fascinating.

[@jeremie_avec_ie]

I think that during the 80s most of the information about the bunkers was classified.

[@nilesbutler8638]

@@jeremie_avec_ie Still is. I´ve known several swiss men who all assured me there are few things impressed on them in training as much as not talking about any installation they might gain knowledge of during during service. Bolt-holes and ambush positions loose half their strategic value once known. Everything he was willingly shown here has to be out-of-date stuff, the publication cleard by the defense ministry at some point.

[@baba226]

It's probably one of the runways in the mountain

[@2degucitas]

It's a good thing you didn't stop and knock on the hatch. The Swiss might have not been friendly.

[@Landogarner83]

@@nilesbutler8638 All the installations shown in this vid are in some stage of decommissioning. There still are loads of active bunkers and i have not seen a single sign of the types i know about.

[@jobengals86]

Zurich airport took your wrench! My heart breaks for you dude, did they let you mail it to yourself? Also, amazing drone footage. Great video all in all - & even though you’re supposed to land and takeoff the drone outside, *I highly recommend a car with a sunroof* at least for roadtrip drone footage! This was my tactic during my road trip thru the Rockies with my homie a couple years ago. Flawless 💯 Epic video! Subbed

[@phantomwizard5892]

Now Johnny will stop whining about his favorite country.

[@MyAdventurr]

Knowing Johnny this wont be the end. Flashback to stealing Europe, and sliced bread call-outs. Hahaha

[@salvadormuro7346]

The itch will come back 😂

[@isaarunarom7830]

Yeah right

[@mistorWhiskers]

Oh you sweet summer child

[@Mola_Ola]

I doubt it 😂

[@SkinniestAnimal]

Would love to see a breakdown video on how you pack and the gear you bring on these adventures! Looks like you got a pretty good system

[@Ramnik72]

What a schlep lugging every thing he needs

[@codybevan300]

That video already exists! Always ask following interest, but I'd recommend to always look before asking, many high-profile creators don't have time allocated to respond. Also looking for things is more wholesome and engaging than relying on

[@codybevan300]

The Algorithm.

[@AncientJetties]

Probably the most engaging documentary I've seen in 2022. Loved the historical flashbacks and context! Great flow, energy and layering -- you're so good at what you do, Johnny!

[@PabloDamon]

johnny reads copy

[@richardgrainger1155]

This was the best youtube doco I've seen in ages. Well done.

[@Kinta8888]

I cant believe Johnny was in a bunker.. and said " this place is nuts" instead of " This place is bunkers" missed opertunity

[@comeradecoyote]

*Slaps roof of bunker* "This country can fit so many bunkers"

[@coreyperdue37]

Comment of the fucking year

[@jkim47ill]

Worst dad joke

[@OompaL0ompa]

Ha,i was the first dude liking this comment.

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

Good pun. I dig it.

[@miriamearthling4107]

What you saw under the city with a room for surgery, patient care and essentially a morgue is a nuclear shelter for citizens. Until very recently, every resident of Switzerland needed a spot in one of those in the vicinity of their residence, or to build a bunker in their cellar that can provide shelter in case of a nuclear attack. Where I grew up in Switzerland, my family had spots in a nuclear shelter in the mountain behind the house, which has the same facilities, food rations for a specific amount of time and a bunk bed for everyone. Also, people doing civil service still are being trained in first aid, how to build rudimentary telephone lines etc and how to protect these sites. Imho this actually is a very good defense strategy: try invading a country where the majority of the population is prepared for such a worst case scenario, either through training in the military or in civil service. Anyone playing with the idea of an attack would have to consider the extremely high cost of doing so and the resistance they'd run into.

[@pque]

From a Swiss perspective... this is incredibly well researched for KZbin-video standards. You talked to different people, you managed to catch the essence of the topic, and you also shed a light on different political views and aspects. So often in internet-discussions you will only hear one side of the medal. E.g. when looking for the reason why Germany didn't attack us in WW2, where some people will say it was entirely due to the bunkers, and others will claim it was only because of the banks. You said it correctly, it was most probably both and an elaborate risk vs reward analysis. Same goes for the neutrality topic that was big in 2022 due to the Ukraine war. I am very much pro sanctions, because in my view neutrality does not mean inactivity. A judge or a referee is expected to be neutral, but sanctioning is part of their job by definition. However, I thought you shed light on both sides of the argument in an adequate way. Discussions and debates are a huge part of Swiss direct democracy. In the more recent years, certain groups and parties tried to underminde that by using more emotionalized and populist approaches, so it's nice to even see a foreigner capturing the essence of a civilized discussion, not giving any ground to those polarizing forces.

[@jerulew3547]

👍🏼

[@squarerootof2]

Yes, there need to be sanctions against Ukraine but instead they're getting billions of dollars extorted to tax payers all around the world.

[@nofrontn]

Keep it real yall are evil over there. The elites have bunkers all over your country. 🤢🤮🤦🏾‍♂️

[@carollen5601]

I don't believe in sanctions. If countries would not impose sanctions, all countries could stay neutral. We need to all stay neutral, and mind our own business. That's the key to peace. However, this will never happen because of sanctions and wars by proxy.

[@cirilomigrino7967]

Very well said

[@terriegym]

the yellow wrench. there is a mechanism on the door that if the outside is blocked by rubble you put in the long screw and use the wrench forcing the door open

[@4baddie209]

this is a great video, im Swiss and i cant even express how much i love my country and how grateful i am to be able to feel this safe.

[@chiaraschlatter7318]

D Schwiiz isch äbä schono badass 🇨🇭😎

[@sfacets]

Would you die for your country, if your country asked you to?

[@arisioz]

What do you love exactly? That your country kept all the loot the Nazis got from their empire while destroying Allied countries? I'd only feel shame. Democracy is a value that needs effort not hiding behind bunkers and being "neutral" like the Spaniards/Sweds and Swiss did in WW2. Gratitude should go to all those countries that fought and got demolished for Europe. At least Switz picked sides now or else it'd have been just another Chinese colony, same as Singapore is. Singapore = 20th century Switzerland

[@vivavasquez]

i love Switzerland very much ! from California .

[@spellerlittlewing]

I love it also just from this video

[@mattkietzmann3290]

Dude that has to be the most interesting video I have watched in a long time. Great production and super informative/thought provoking. Thanks man!

[@SxiiJXii]

Dude chill. I bet you like eating donuts too spaghetti man; tread lightly.

[@mattkietzmann3290]

All about it!

[@GarrisonFall]

I was also impressed. This video has professional production values in all respects.

[@gianmarcobellotti6755]

as a Swiss its fascinating how people think of Switzerland as this peaceful Heidi like country with mountains and chocolate, yet not many people know how filled with bunkers guns and tanks are those mountains. xD great video, great explaining!!

[@Rockerman053]

My mother was a diplomat in Bern for the USA. While on a visit there I was able to tour a bunker with an embassy official. He pointed out that the Swiss are excellent marksmen, regard their guns as necessary tools for defense and that if the occasion arose would be very difficult to "take Switzerland " . Remember standing in an area near Thun and our friend pointed out somewhat joking and yet serious too.. If you only knew how many bunkers there are within your eyesight that You have no idea what you are looking at You would be utterly shocked. He handed me binoculars and I still could not see anything. " I don't see anything Arni". Yes.. Yes that is the very point.

[@drewwademan1912]

Bro, that was definitely the most convincing Nord VPN add I have ever seen or heard. Good job. I’m gonna do it now

[@HITEKSTRANGER]

I was fortunate enough to travel to Switzerland as a teenager and loved it. Siglostorf was the name of the village i stayed in, and the people there were so incredibly kind and generous!! Thank you to Joseph and many others for hospitality i will never forget. I'd love to move there with my family. Big hug to the Swiss people!!!

[@guyaverage2092]

Siglisdorf! Ha, thats just around the corner. Happy that you liked it!

[@jaybd5011]

Swiss Person here: As a child, I've always thought the bunkers we had everywhere in our woods where just like- what you could see, so one room. Windows and doors were shut, so it wasn't much more to see than a blob of concrete, the size of a small delivery van. I grew up with one of those "cellar-bunkers", and our school had two big bunkers as well, entire networks I've only ever explored parts of. In I think 7th grade our [sweetheart of a] teacher briefly told us about his time serving in the military in a HUGE bunker, an entire mountain. Even before I've stayed in these city-bunkers multiple times, either when helping out at Conventions/Events where it's easier to rent a bunker than a hotel, or when I was in gymnastics summer camp at my old school. When I moved out from home, our apartment building had maps and noticed on the wall detailing the way to the nearest nuclear safety bunker. That's the way it is, that's normal, we grow up with it. But I think most us "civillians", especially people who've not served in the military ever, will never TRULY realize just how fortified we are, have been, or could be. And we're not even talking about the idk how many bridges they would've blown up in case of invasion, or how we got a shitton of guns. It's fascinating to me, really, because you can stay completely oblivious to all that if you choose. And it's also just- easily forgotten, honestly.

[@oeknnd]

Is there at least one person in all of them? How would you guys know if a different country was coming?

[@DomYmear]

Thanks for the video. Being Swiss, the scale of our bunker system never ceases to amaze me. Three things to add: During WWII, the idea was for the government to perform its functions from the redoubt in case of an invasion. Private cellar bunkers aren‘t mandatory in new constructions anymore, but all inhabitants have a place in a public bunker. The chalet bunkers weren‘t primarily camouflaged to hide them from enemy intelligence but rather to not destroy the picturesque views of the towns and landscapes.

[@burtpanzer]

To be aesthetically unobtrusive is an important reason to design them in this way, but having them not be easily targeted is an equally important reason for camouflage and it would be foolish not to.

[@scdrescher1]

My first visit to Switzerland I was asking everyone how I could get to work for Air Zermatt. the answer was usually that I had to marry a Swiss girl…seeing as my first visit was while on my honeymoon that one didn’t go over well.

[@derrickwith2rs]

I can't imagine the amount of time and editing it takes to make a video of this quality

[@Gianipilotlife]

I am from Switzerland, went to google to look for some bunkers in a town next to me, because there are these Tankwalls Toblerone things. Turns out I drive everyday past a huge bunker system hidden in the valley pointing at the road, yet I never knew. Also important to mention is the swiss military has a giant high tech Air Force base in a mountain where they store, repair and rearm their jets.

[@eugenemiya4935]

Yes, American F-18s. Please buy the F-35 as my old bosses would love to have you do.

[@SimonSaysCreditCards]

When I was in Switzerland in May I remember seeing heavy duty metal doors randomly all over while driving and was wondering the purpose for such intense protection, it all makes sense now, very cool!!

[@idkusername2795]

It’s funny because me being Swiss I don’t notice them anymore, they are just normal to me

[@rjvanloon4769]

Switzerland did not just build bunkers, it basically turned the entire country into one massive fortress. As European I have been there several times. Loved the country, loved the culture, loved the people

[@carollen5601]

rj Van loon/// when I was in Switzerland, I loved the cleanliness and greenery! The food is out of this world! Thank you Switzerland!!

[@Local_Logger]

Great Video! Appreciate all the explanation of everything! Honestly makes me want to move there! 🤘🏼

[@ColeYounger16]

I'm a WW2 history freak, and, I'm blown away. I had no idea these bunkers were here, I'm fascinated. Thanks for this geez, amazing!

[@kereyc5751]

Same here, I've watched and read everything about ww2 as humanly possible over the last 15 years and I had never heard a mention of this incredible feat of bunkers.

[@minimalist1807]

@@kereyc5751 wars never was about resources it was about cleaning old ancient beings of world...as also slamming antartic resources after byrd has anounced on tv live that there is coal and minerals for 500 y for all world and that all other nations will rush there and bohr land beyond antartic..the true meaning about all wars wasn oil or anything it was about hidding our world and occupy with problems and work untiil they do their job...all wars was fake and only one who was invilve in them was profiters and self called elites of esoteric and dark world

[@Nachoaveragemama0420]

Any WW2 movie recommendations not so common?

[@jaimeduncan6167]

So no much of a freak then 😜

[@RikuMikael]

There are 5,500 bunkers in Helsinki, creating a vast network of underground facilities that have been built since the 1980s. And although they're usually used for parking, storage, sporting events and more, their true purpose is more ominous: they are designed to protect those in Finland from attack.

[@thomaskasper8781]

An absolutely wonderful documentary about the soul of the Swiss people. Keep it up Johnny, compliments - many greetings from Switzerland, Thomas

[@yellow4563]

They had the strongest fortress, best bunkers… never used them. Watched and did nothing as tens of millions died… what soul?

[@oldbot64]

A country that stays forever neutral will never have strong allies.

[@cropduster8798]

Neutral ? they funded both sides of the war.

[@aqualane1]

We have more bunkers in America but they’re only for the elite.

[@creepou]

@@yellow4563 if they haven't done it, what would have hapened ? who knows. And beside the death, it's a work of art that have that many strategic defense throughout the country !

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks for all the generous comments everyone!

[@alliexcx5576]

I love ur vids :)

[@alliexcx5576]

oh my god why are my comments being glitched

[@richardkong6226]

Justice for Johnny's right to have a yellow wrench

[@Aaron25thinfantry]

Merry Christmas ⛄🎄

[@jessiej3991]

Should have shipped the wrench to your home by mail instead of trying to bring it onto a plane

[@samdottori]

I'm astonished by the quality of this video

[@mandracul]

This is amazing! I'm Swiss and I obviously know of the bunkers. In fact, we have one under our house too! But I never thought about how weird it must be for some other people to think about this. It's such a mundane thing for us, we don't even think about it.

[@nicojaewpunk]

Do you need government permission to build it? Like the ones inside the mountain

[@tjakkobosma5872]

@@nicojaewpunk I think they were mostly built by the government

[@PhilfreezeCH]

@@nicojaewpunk by law you need a space in a bunker so when you build a new house you either have to include a protected room (mini bunker) or you need to buy into some larger bunker commonly found below schools and so on.

[@markmuller7962]

@@nicojaewpunk Your pic is cute!

[@emmahealy4863]

As a caver (and novice mine explorer) this makes me so happy. I love secret tunnels so much, and its fascinating to know these places exist and that I can visit them if I ever go on holiday to Switzerland! Take this as a general 'thank you' from the UK caving community - lots of info can only be passed on through word-of-mouth, outdated maps or vague instructions - photos and videos of these places are basically priceless to us because its the best info you can get without going yourself (which is hard to do if you have no info, and so on...)

[@donaldyaker]

There are a few you can visit, they are opened to the public ;) We have wonderful natural caves as well. Come by for a visit!

[@PeterBachman]

@@donaldyaker m be in nnnnk ml I😊

[@noamdrones]

This is one of the most amazing pieces of work I’ve ever seen, not only do I know so much more about Switzerland and their bunkers, but after watching this I was left flabbergasted by the beauty of the country and how you captured it. Well done.

[@team3383]

What you saw is what the Swiss government has let go of ... Many scenes of workmen in Black and white were of the Gothard Tunnel, not bunkers. There are modern Jet planes and roads that are disguised and can be used as airports. When you say "I have done my military service" to an American they often ask you which war or conflict you were involved in !!! It's not like that here. Every man has a rifle in his house with several hundred rounds of ammunition (and yet there is a VERY low suicide rate). A very interesting video but there is so much more that you haven't been told or pointed towards to make it 100% correct.

[@elischarutzler6757]

@@team3383 As far as my knowledge goes, everyone has a rifle, but the amunition is stored separately

[@team3383]

@@elischarutzler6757 Correct. It is in a little sealed metal box LOL. But as you are free to buy ammunition in any armoury in any case it's not too much of a problem ... LOL

[@MARKTrees27]

That's Awesome, Thanks for Finding All them Bunkers,💯

[@kokobop9557]

I am amazed by your dedication to literally locate bunkers, not only by drone, but by walking or hiking to where the bunker is. That's some commitment right there!

[@trackdaybeast]

That video was just sent to me. Great stuff and yes, as a Swiss soldier I've been doing some of my services in bunkers too.I think the most impressive bunker is the one where we store a bunch of F/A-18 Hornet fighter planes. So amazing when they roll out of the bunker.

[@jayhocke7477]

What can one say except that is amazing. Swiss are probably very adept at being sappers.

[@alidabotes6264]

Wow! Sound great!

[@iainhill492]

Sounding as "neutral" as the white tanks of u.n. "neutrality" 😅

[@jayhocke7477]

Being neutral does not mean one has to be defenseless or stupid

[@manuel.camelo]

You.. WAT??? You Swiss store F-18 inside a Bunker??? 👁️👁️👃👁️👁️

[@denverdanoreno]

I have been telling people for 30 years here in America about the Swiss bunkers that just about every citizen has one if not more bunkers than citizens. Unbelievable thank you for the production of this video, well done, I greatly enjoyed it and learned new information!

[@findsbymichele]

You make me want to go to Switzerland now! I love your shows, and you so remind me of my son's best friend. Your mannerisms & you guys could pass for Brothers. Thanks for all that you do, so interesting😊

[@inbreve]

As an Italian journalist trying to kickstart an explainer channel, your videos are always a great inspiration

[@NoahNobody]

Same thing happened in Finland, but now that it's not a requirement to build bunkers into homes, my local council came up with a good idea. They tunnelled below the town and made underground parking, which also doubles as a bunker for the town. I guess the logic behind it is that it will pay itself off in parking fees. It also aides in traffic congestion as you can drive to different parts of the town through this network via one of the many entrances/exits.

[@FelixKarlsson91]

In Sweden we have community bunkers/shelters that looks alot like the shelters in the video. Our bunkers/shelters all combined can accommodate approximately 7million of our citizens :)

[@jacobc7643]

Why don't you take anyone and everyone like we do in the Racist horrible kid killing USA??

[@nico5179]

Now they probably filled with economic migrants. LOL

[@BinnyBongBaron_AoE]

Sorry to bother you, but serious question. Has there been a discussion as to the viability of these old tunnels? I assume they were built to last a long time, but I have to wonder if they're out-dated and can maintain society temporarily.

[@mirzamay]

Nice! 🙂

[@Rubblage]

@@BinnyBongBaron_AoEyeah theyre fine the materials of the mountain and the thickness, design and materials of the bunker help out alot, without the cement you could make tunnels in those mountains, with cement and bunkers theyre nuclear ready, fallout nuclear ready. a big issue is infrastructure within the bunker. youll starve or surrender before they force their way in. so in conclusion, they are ready for war, not to upkeep civilisation, that could be a key point they should focus on.

[@Funnykid33]

Your content is so clean and refreshing. Subscribed. :)

[@johnnyharris]

welcome!

[@stephensheppard]

Really interesting video! Especially the dilemma of neutrality and how (or whether) to maintain that. The dedication to democracy is really impressive.

[@zackattack635]

Switzerland is run by banking dynasties… that’s why they are ruining every other European nation with forced immigration, but not there. We should take over the Vatican and Switzerland… then flush out the pedophiles who rule over us.

[@yoholmes273]

Dilemma of neutrality 🤣🤣🤣 The Swiss LOVED their NAZI gold while ahem "maintaining neutrality".

[@TheLongDon]

@@yoholmes273 They also loved American gold. It's not neutrality unless you take from everybody

[@yoholmes273]

@Karl Marx MIss the point much? Meanwhile back in reality.... The Swiss allowed Nazi trains carrying human beings to concentrate camps to be slaughtered to travel through their country. The cost of payment....Nazi gold. The Swiss Nazi gold also has the highest concentration of lead....because they came from the gold filled teeth of the tens of thousands of people the Swiss allowed to go to their slaughter.

[@wastelesslearning1245]

@@TheLongDon oh hunny that’s just greed

[@f_lix_swiss2602]

As a Swiss I must say that Switzerland and the way we think around here was depicted very well in this video. Especially the point regarding modern neutrality is still discussed even around young people. Very cool and interesting video!

[@NeilJonesCoach]

I lived in Switzerland for 16 years. The block of flats I lived in had a community bunker in the cellar space. It had two blast doors with a set of shower cubicles between them. This was so people arriving late in a Nuclear Fallout would be able to strip and shower off before entering the inner shelter. It was a little scary the first time we saw it.

[@ballyhigh11]

I was a student in CH for a year. The halls of residence I lived in had a bunker which was the tv/communal room, replete with two blast doors. Like you, I found it quite intimidating at first but after a while it became completely normal. It was a great place to hang out in the sweltering summer months as it remained very pleasantly cool.

[@SwissMiss138]

when we moved to Luzern in 2014 our landlord gave us iodine tablets and showed us the bunkers! It freaked us out a bit! I still have the iodine tabs.

[@mundall1271]

I’ve watched this video before but I’m back for a rerun it’s so good. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@heyyouitsme9435]

That was actually amazing to watch 🙂 Thanks for doing this video

[@PreposterousJellyfish]

I'm swiss and despite having driven a bunch of times over the Gotthard pass I had absolutely no idea there's a bunker hotel there, so cool! Definitely will book it for a weekend getaway or something.

[@aushturm]

Many Bomb shelters for civilians are used as hobby spaces, e.g. for Band rehearsal. They're perfect for this, because you can be as loud as you want and don't have to drive for a long time. You can also rent some of them for a weekend, we did that often back when I was in the "Jungwacht" (a scout-like youth organization). Enough space for all kids and leaders to sleep, a big kitchen and dining room. Sleeping in a bunker was and still is totally normal for me because of that.

[@farzadhr]

High quality content for sure, great work

[@NGP633]

I live in Switzerland, and I was tasked to create a "video essay" on our neutrality last summer. I wish I had this vid as a reference creatively and from a storytelling standpoint. Great work, Johnny and Team!

[@lokso.7082]

Were do you live?

[@Silence_stp]

Neutrality is 80% of the time bad

[@tobiaskrebs9362]

I live very near the huge barn artillery gun you showed. Us locals are used to seeing bunkers all around us. But i can absolutely see how that is special for a foreigner. Just so you know, not all bunkers were decomissioned. Lots of them are still active and armed and their locations are still a secret. If you live in the region or are in the army though, you know where they are (bare in mind that Switzerland has a militia and more than half of the males are enlisted). In fact, at several points in the video you were only a few kilometers away from an active ones.

[@alexp3752]

I first visited Switzerland in 1969, and have been both amazed and inspired ever since! I worked with Swissair for decades in my own business, and am more than familiar with how things are done there. As an American engineer, you cannot be impressed by the degree of quality, cleanliness, and thoughtful design and build you see virtually everywhere. In short, Switzerland is a real life "Disneyland" for designers and those who like to build things with their hands. There simply is no rival, anywhere! Trains, buildings, fine watches, optical goods, electrical systems, machinery, everything, has inspired me in everything I have done both in business and industry. If you want to learn how to do things right, visit Switzerland! What most people do not know is that the Swiss telephone system (landline) is designed to withstand a nuclear war, Even with push buttons, most of the systems use switches that can withstand EMP. Almost every dwelling has a concrete fallout shelter with air filtering and other systems, plus a hefty blast door. Are most of these facilities over designed? Yes! But like most things in Switzerland, unlike the US, facilities are designed to last virtually until the next Ice Age and beyond. But it takes a great many highly skilled, educated craftsmen to maintain it all, and they do with amazing aplomb! Both Switzerland and Germany are essential to modern society and the human family in general. Without them, the world would be a much less pleasant place, and without a source of industrial inspiration to all.

[@Tagerrun]

Helps having billions to spend from selling devices for war. Also helps you design your bunker when it’s your war head being used.

[@77funtomas]

Ask yourself a question, who makes the world so unpleasant place to live...

[@mathiswiss3305]

wow, thats a very nice and true statement. thanks. best wishes to you and america. ( the nation our Louis Chevrolet went and became well known 🚗🤔😃)

[@guyaverage2092]

Thanks a lot! Beeing a Swiss engineer, your comment goes down very well! Unfortunately we don't do our business perfect, otherwise, Swissair would still be operating.

[@maskcollector6949]

Meanwhile in the rest of the world where the Swiss Banks screw everyone else over while they live in luxury. It is Disneyland, Switzerland is like the North Korea display country of Europe. Swiss banks enable trafficking, I have nothing positive to say about them. "oh they're so clean, so efficient, TOBLERONE" you're brainwashed with the lot of them. While I think more countries could learn from their defense system, I am not okay with them doing it at the expense of the world. They aren't helping more than harming simply via enabling the Black Market. I don't really see how anybody could think Swiss Banks don't harm more than anything else in the Country could help. Unless Swiss start curing cancer and end poverty I don't see them as valuable for anybody else but themselves. They've raped and pillaged much via lending money to criminal syndicates throughout history since they started. From Nazi's to war criminals, I am not a fan. Swiss deserve much much much more FLACK for all they did. People are still being affected by it daily, vastly negatively. The karma is not good there.

[@patton303]

One of my closest friends was born in Switzerland and came to the US when he was a little kid. He’s probably the smartest and most laid back dude I ever met. Quiet but 10 steps ahead of everyone else. We’re also both touring musicians. He’s a bass player and I’m a drummer. And he’s the funkiest and most amazing bass player I’ve ever played with and I’ve played with a LOT of bad ass bass players. So what I’m saying is he’s just a complete anomaly. And his whole family is like him. The Swiss are just built different.

[@scottdahl1938]

You would love what Colin Furze did on his channel. He got the building permit after the fact. But considering that he's an engineer with attention to detail and was able to do it without the biggest busy bodies in the neighborhood knowing I'm sure there was more pros and no cons in his favor. Incredible!

[@EpicDonutDudeMemes]

its so fascinating to see so much history basically just sitting there without many people knowing about it, great video!

[@disz149]

You make like an insane quality of video. It’s incredible

[@MarkSmith-ym5td]

Really interesting stuff. I had no idea that these bunkers even existed. Might have to put them the tour bucket list.

[@stevemechamoo9475]

My family is originally from Switzerland about three generations past. When stationed in Germany I took several trips there and remember the locals talking about these bunkers. I only heard the stories but never saw them until now. Thank you for this very well done film.

[@a100267]

Drove from Verbier in Switzerland to Chamonix in France last summer and when I got to the Hotel de la Forclaz on the mountain pass road above Trient I stopped to take in the view from a rock outcrop nearby. When I got to it, I realized that some of the rock wasn't rock at all but a gun emplacement :)

[@JRLastActionHero]

Your so COOL dude one of my new heros dude the dedication...this is this first video I have seen of yours and I'm blown away at the quality SUBSCRIBED so pumped to dive deep into this channel

[@comradelilly5070]

I’ve been obsessed with Switzerland since forever, a deep dive into something like this is incredible. Thank you.

[@VykintasGlodenis]

Why obsessed with Switzerland? Because of their willingness to benefits from Hitler? Because of Switzerland being a financial safe haven that's destroying all other advanced economies? Yes, Switzerland is super advanced... but they achieve this by continuously free-riding while the others pay the price.

[@RikuMikael]

There are 5,500 bunkers in Helsinki, creating a vast network of underground facilities that have been built since the 1980s. And although they're usually used for parking, storage, sporting events and more, their true purpose is more ominous: they are designed to protect those in Finland from attack.

[@jefferyzhang1851]

Metro networks serve a similar purpose. In peacetime it's mass transit, in wartime they will serve as underground bunkers.

[@JarppaGuru]

@@jefferyzhang1851 im sure there no big doors to close over tracks and and safe from nuclear attack. they are just metro tunnels xD

[@watchcitydog]

@@JarppaGuru bro..., he was doing bong hits and didn't think it thru.

[@dailylearning1706]

@@jefferyzhang1851, Finland bunkers are different from just a metro. They were well-planned in case of an attack.

[@muratunvermusic]

As a Swiss Panzer grenadier I can confirm that we still use, maintain and guard some of these amazing bunkers in the army. Plus the scenery is awesome in most of them. :)

[@kotnapromke]

Танкист это смертник в современной войне. Плохой выбор профессии. Самоубийца! Я видел как горят танкисты. Не остается даже праха.

[@fatihguler9681]

Git ülkende askerlik yap

[@muratunvermusic]

@@fatihguler9681 yaptım her iki tarftada yaptım. Sen ne yaptın peki bu ülke için?

[@alidabotes6264]

You are so fortunate. I'm thrilled that there are some people will survive. Hope you have many young people to procreate! 😅

[@xaxa-fd8jr]

How hard would it be for me to migrate to Switzerland as an American?

[@suanne1217]

I’m just speechless to watch this! Thank you so much for giving us all the histories.

[@TakeTheRide]

Johnny, this is the most fascinating documentary I've seen. It gives me a new understanding of neutrality. I wish the U.S. cared so much about its citizens. Thank you for making this.

[@汤圆-y7f]

neutrality? I have been brainwashed to believe something like this: "Switzerland is a nation of neutrality and we have the safest banks in the entire world", wonder if the president of the country or the CEO of credit suisse knows what "neutrality" means. Ok, nevermind, credit suisse doesn't exist, and the ex-CEO is hiding in a bunker, now we know why they need all those bunkers.

[@jackiecordova7291]

I am very proud at my country where I was born I feel always safe because we don't want war with other countries 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

[@alidabotes6264]

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Subscribed.

[@hunterklemz0597]

We have thousands of miles worth of bunkers in the US but they almost all have bad intentions and aren't known by the public

[@gozimusable1]

Uhhhh, we have 150 underground bases in North America

[@northstreet79]

I remember when I did my military service here in Switzerland, we once went into such a bunker at somewhere at lake lucerne. The entrance to that bunker was a secret door in the rock next to the street. I passed that place many times with my car. But never noticed that secret door. After we entred the bunker, there was a funicular inside that bunker that took us even further down. It was huge. It was amazing

[@gladitsnotme]

"After we entered the bunker, there was a funicular" OF COURSE THERE WAS

[@mikesarno7973]

I've wanted to move to Switzerland for years. When I told my parents about my plans, they asked, "Why?" I replied, "Well, the flag is a big plus."

[@Signofevil_Smile4theCam]

The nice thing about the Bom shelters is: they're an excellent place for food storage, good temperature/climate. And since every building in Switzerland anyway has a basement, so combine it together. the most logical thing in the world.

[@honuugako3418]

Hey Johnny thanks for the great vid. Little fun fact: we swiss didn't stop with our defense by only building bunkers, but trapped some key infrastructure as well. Bridges crossing the borders, Railwaylines powercables and much more were rigged to blow up.

[@jax99888]

Kinda same as mostly all bridges here in Finland. They're made so that they're easy to blow up to stop enemies

[@rajarshihore]

Loved to see the Swiss journalist wearing the Seek Discomfort hoodie. This Yes Theory and Johnny Harris crossover makes it extra special 😄

[@my.knee.hurts.]

scrolled through the comments just to find a comment like this

[@BG-zl4dg]

@@my.knee.hurts. me too :)

[@myosotis80]

You never know if you are in the largest bunker of the country. Because some of them are still a secret. Because of reasons. (And yes, I have seen lots of them as a member of the swiss army.)

[@Slithermotion]

Be careful with the statements after the PSA and agreeing to it you are obligated to not publish sensitive information for a lifetime. Location,size ect.

[@feracier13]

@@Slithermotion yeah but if obviously not surprising that it's largest that we know of, not a lot of ppl know anything about them but it's quite common knowledge in switzerland that the military have a LOT of secret bunker still to this day

[@dibudabug8099]

I'm not yet in the swiss military and didn't sign anything but i do alot of geo searches on google earth and i think i know exactly where the bunkers are.

[@dibudabug8099]

finding a secret bunker is pretty easy if you ask me. They should hire people at NDB/swiss military to edit google earth's (street view) to something normal instead of cencoring it or leaving that part of that certain street completely off. Because that's just a confirmation to my research and confirms my guess. No worries NDB, i love switzerland and won't ever give that information public. I'm just interested in finding secret facilities, guessing where they are and draw conclusions etc. I do that for any country. Just somethin interesting about the place of the final commando bunker from a military/president. Sometimes i think i should work for you, instead of wasting my talent.

[@Slithermotion]

@@dibudabug8099 Hmm I‘ve never been into Bunkers that have been blured on map. And they don‘t need to because the entrance look very normal. Unsuspecting. Barndoor, side door on a house ect. Some examples are a bit more specific that are probably a bit risky to tell. But…They are really creative. The wildest thing I‘ve seen had something to do with a hidden gondola and a fake high voltage line. But again those places are not blurred. They are in plane sight.

[@melanigomeropfennig9419]

Excellent video. Many thanks from Lima-Peru