This is for EE and the "Touching History" trip. Good luck

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Wow , Eagle Eyes is over the moon here. Your incredible support will for sure make some if EE`s dream come true on the Touching History Tour. Thank YOU so much and we send our greetings to you and be safe out there.

@chrisperry9002

6 ай бұрын

​@@WW2HistoryHunterI think the technical term is shore battery.

@chrisperry9002

6 ай бұрын

@@Uncommonsensetoo he said on the Atlantic wall and it came from a German battleship battery. Just Google it.

@thankgoditsfriday5859

2 ай бұрын

And still working😊

I’m blown away by the ability to transport and install such a massive gun and facility below it. Just wow!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

yes what incredible piece of work that is. Thanks for watching.

@mariow7818

6 ай бұрын

@@davedixon2068 Pretty much yeah.. Many people died to build it in short time. Still an incredible piece of military art.

@topbanana4013

5 ай бұрын

forced slave labour

I am speechless, I have never seen a WW2 bunker in that condition let alone the turret itself. The level of preservation is incredible, I am certain that it all still works as intended and could complete a fire mission tomorrow. I'd need the best part of a week to see that complex and record it fully. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the volunteers who are keeping it all in such amazing condition.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes what a great place that is. Thanks for being here :)

@Nordlicht05

5 ай бұрын

Yep. Personally I only knew smelly ones in France 😅

@pjbth

5 ай бұрын

Gotta be able to swim pretty deep to see most German WW2 Navel turrets

@RafaelAraujo-fj1lh

3 ай бұрын

En qué lugar se encuentra esa torretas

@freebeerfordworkers

Ай бұрын

@@RafaelAraujo-fj1lh I think it's in Norway

Truly awesome. As a museum piece It’s historically pleasing to see it’s been looked after and kept in such amazing condition (not vandalized or cut up as scrap). Cannot imagine how difficult it was to transport all that off the battleship & then get it up a mountain and installed so quickly and to such a high standard. Great video 👍

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes just imagine how much work that must have been. i am very glad it is there and we can enjoy that historical place. Thanks :)

@alcapone9550

5 ай бұрын

Most of the work was done by the "Organisation Todt". A Nazi working group led by Fritz Todt. At the beginning they counted round about 240.000 workers, at peak up to 430.000 workers, at the end also many jew prisoners. One of their main project was the so called "atlantic-wall", the coast defense line from France to Norway.

@johnskipper432

4 ай бұрын

I wonder how far they had to disassemble it to effectively move it? It would have taken something like the building of a pyramid to get it moved and assembled correctly and useable. As heavy as it was and to think of engineering a place for it to be placed. What kind of thinking it would have taken. To fix a base for the turret to sit. The stresses that it must have placed on the base were probably something that needed to be observed quite often.

@Ah01

Ай бұрын

@@johnskipper432The rotating mass of one Scharnhorst - class battleships main turret is 750 tons, of which the easily detached gun barrels took 160 tons. Not very extreme task for the cranes, even at WW2 era. (Turrets did not need to be locked into place, they were just lifted into the wanted spot. After that it took a total capsizing for turrets to fall off, as happened for example when Bismarck sunk.)

@user-fi2ix7mr6i

19 күн бұрын

Constructed up and functioning in a years time!!! Amazing!!!

I'm glad that they didnt destroy this its amazing to see today I'm 66 yrs old and find it fascinating that it's still opertable

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

So are we and very glad we could share that with you. Thanks.

@srice8959

6 ай бұрын

That was my thought too. I’m glad that it wasn’t looted or destroyed like the flak towers that were kinda blown up. Edit: It’s also incredible how great of shape everything is kept in. We’ve all seen museum ships that isn’t even as old that’s not this great of shape. I know part of it is because of German engineering

@n.r.2258

5 ай бұрын

@@WW2HistoryHunter The French keep the guns operational in case the English attack them again.

Sorry you felt rushed but at least people are interested enough to come see this wonderful place. Fascinating to see just how much was involved in operating this place. You'd never realize how deep into the mountains this goes. Thank you for bringing us along

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes like an iceberg you just see the top and so much down under there. AMAZING place that is. Thanks.

@Marlene-ou5ol

5 ай бұрын

@@WW2HistoryHunter I have two questions: what were the dimensions of this "iceberg"? And why was it inhabitable?

AMAZING! You've shown us many deserted gun emplacements, so it was a real treat to see one that's so well preserved. Great work, guys!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for that :)

They have done an amazing job on the restoration of the gun emplacement. That must have been a real treat for you and EE to walk around. Thanks for taking us along and showing us what is underneath.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes EE was over the moon that day ands o surprised he was and i loved to see that. Thanks my friend.

Thanks for taking us there HH. For the Germans a tremendous amount of effort to remove a Battlecruisers turret and associated equipment and install on land, for effectively no use.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@spritbong5285

6 ай бұрын

Slave labour would have been used to remove the 11inch guns from KMS Gneisnau

As an Engineer it always blows me away seeing things like this and thinking this all came to be without electronic calculators, Computer Aided Design tools, CNCs, etc... Thanks for taking the time to take us on the tour. -

@WW2HistoryHunter

5 ай бұрын

I agree , they sat with drawing tables and pen and paper. Awesome details there. Thanks for watching.

@michaelhawkins7389

Ай бұрын

@@WW2HistoryHunter So is this a Russian Bunker? ... or German Bunker, from the thumbnail you made it look german ( ww2 ) although they would not have had a Swastika on it. Also you have given no information where abouts this bunker is. so where is it?

@T-10M

22 күн бұрын

@@michaelhawkins7389 This is 100% German Costal Artillery from the looks of it, but I'm not sure of the location.

@truxton1000

20 күн бұрын

@@T-10M it’s in Norway

@T-10M

20 күн бұрын

@@truxton1000 Yes it is in Norway but, Austrått Fort is German.

Wow! This is a most impressive site with the massive gun loading and firing controls still in place. Quite a sight to see heavy cruiser turret machinery still in place and not scrapped like many other heavy gun emplacements were at the end of the terrible conflict called WW2 in Europe. Thank you so much. These are places I will never see in my lifetime as I am on the other side of the Atlantic and now I am in my 70s and cannot walk for long distances again. You travel for all of us. Thank you and to Eagle Eyes too! Just Keep posting and we will watch ! We promise.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes Karl , what a INCREDIBLE location to visit. So gald we could and we tank you for your great support.

This place really is spectacular! I'm glad that this site has been restored as it would have been a shame to have let it fall into irreversible decay. German engineering at its best and, presumably, built by Operation Todt? Many thanks for taking your supporters with you and EE on this visit!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

yes Todt was heavily involved and what a fantastic place that is. Thanks Sue :)

@johnwolf2829

6 ай бұрын

What I find ridiculous is that so many places like this were allowed to collapse, or were deliberately damaged & destroyed. This place has obvious value, even today. As a shelter against natural disasters (any kind) or in a time of war, even, it would be fantastic. Maybe that is how they were able to gather the funds to preserve it?

@wolfimuller9849

6 ай бұрын

Yes, the "Organisation Todt" (in English written with a "z") was obviously involved.

The technology back when this was built is so amazing, this is a spectacular piece of German history and that it’s been preserved for generations to see and learn about the war movement during WWII, I have to say thank you for sharing this amazing piece of history and hopefully generations and generations will come and understand the magnitude of war!!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

We thank YOU for being here my friend :)

That's Awesome!!! That's a battle ships turret stuck on land! Very impressive stuff and amazing condition of everything underneath that gun.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes just pure EPIC inside there and thanks for being here :)

That is just an amazing place. The last time the guns were fired was in 1958, but it all looks like it could easily be put back into service tomorrow. Super kudos to the guys and gals who keep that all running, and looking pristine. And seeing all those different rooms deep below the actual turret, with all those original fittings gives a great idea of how all those other large bunkers, that we've seen over the years, would have looked before everything was stripped out. But I can imagine those very bottom level, crew quarters, were always cold, damp, and stuffy, despite all the machinery, and gizmos trying to warm the place. Probably why they were deemed uninhabitable after such a short time. Many, many, thanks for this amazing tour, of this spectacular, massive, piece of History. We really appreciate everything you guys do to bring us these incredible locations. Cheers to you both!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

yes , what a fantastic place to see and learn from and so much going on in there. Just loved it and glad we could share that with you :)

@TomokosEnterprize

6 ай бұрын

In war time I know comfort was never a consideration.

@TomokosEnterprize

6 ай бұрын

@@kjellrogerjgensen60 It would be something to see and feel for sure

@johnwolf2829

2 ай бұрын

Yes, it must still be operational, and why not? It would cost 1,000 times more to buy and equip a battery of modern artillery than it does to maintain that thing. I'll bet Ukraine wishes they had one of those things.

@malaentrana1730

Ай бұрын

After the war norway kept Part of the German personnel to teach them how to use It. It was fired a couple of Times in the 60's but it shattered cristals from homes a few km away. It is no longer operative.

What a wonderful thing to see this location being well cared for. This turret is so impressive, never realized how much equipment there was to fire it. Can't thank you and EE enough for all you do. Hope all is well and stay safe out there my friends.

@bustabusts

6 ай бұрын

it is a turret from a battleship. Gneisenau

@topbanana4013

5 ай бұрын

battle cruiser and even saying that is a stretch with 11 inch guns. a true battle cruiser would have 15 inch guns for its year so how is there any of the 2 with 11 inch guns it was not built to battle other ships built light for commerce raiding @@bustabusts

Amazing job of keeping and maintaining this WWII Gun. I can imagine the moisture control was a big problem. I am a German trained HD machinist and know the precision was sought in everything that came from their way of doing things. Thanks a bunch for this tour of hopefully will never be fired again.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for being here :)

That place is magnificant, so much to see, and so much history. Looking from the outside, you would never know how deep into the mountain the complex goes. Worth waiting for , so thanj you for sharing this with us all. Stay safe and well my friends

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

yes what a surprise to see the inside and it is even bigger then what you and we saw. Fantastic place my friend and we are so glad we could share that with you :)

Your adventure is so great and that EE can fulfil his dreams with this. The fact that the inside has been preserved so well and original is a big thumbs up for all the maintenance and preservation involved

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes EE was totally surprised when he came up that hill and saw it. Loved it and thanks for being here with us Chris :)

It is good to see that this location has been so well preserved for people to visit and to learn about this installation. Much of the naval shell and powder handling mechanisms are still in place and it looks like much of it would still work today! Thank you for taking us through this "turret" and the supporting bunker rooms and equipment. Very interesting! Stay safe and stay well!!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

yes Donald , it almost looked like the troops just left it and we enter the rooms. Totally AWESOME i fell and we are proud to have shared that with you :)

I visited the fort many years ago, you and EE brought back many fond memories of the trip. Thank you both.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Great place and love to share that with you :)

This place is incredible! Outstanding job on filming this massive underground bunker. I am blown away that they built that in a year, that's amazing. I would never have believed I could have seen such a complete and fully functional facility. The features are way before their time in a lot of cases. This was spectacular! Thank you so much for sharing this. Take care and stay safe. 💖💯

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Such a great place to explore and visit Julie and we thank you for being here :)

Thx for sharing this incredible place with. So much thought and planning that has gone into it. Great effort to preserve a part of history.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

And thank you! For taking us along and being an incredible awesome informative bunker history guide!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I am speechless and also hooked on your channel 🙌🏼 Thanks to you I’ve discovered a new and unknown interest in war history!

@WW2HistoryHunter

Ай бұрын

Appreciated and greetings from us.

My first thought at seeing the size of that turret and the huge guns: "This reminds me of the 1961 classic film, 'The Guns of Navarrone,'" starring Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn and David Niven. It's one of my all-time favorite WW2 films. You did a great job showing an amazing place under somewhat harried circumstances. Keep up the excellent work!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you and greeting from us.

@kimmer6

6 ай бұрын

I just watched the Guns of Navarrone DVD a month ago again. My dad took us to the theater to see the film when it first came out. I was 7 years old. I was so impressed with those huge shells and propellant cases that I started collecting inert military ammunition back then. My dad was on an Attack Transport in WWII and made all kinds of trench art, lighters, ash trays and lamps out of the brass cases on his ship. He encouraged me to collect these things. The king of my collection is an inert 16''-50 406mm shell that weighs 1900 pounds, 862Kg. I think these guns in the video are 280mm, 11 inch bore. Very good video! Thank you.

@91Redmist

6 ай бұрын

@kimmer6 I had the Guns of Navarrone toy set when I was a kid, lol. The set came with German soldiers which I then painted to make them look more realistic.

@chittibabusairaj2027

Ай бұрын

Reminded me of the classic movie Guns of navarone 🎉

@sergiogregorat1830

Ай бұрын

"The Guns of Navarrone... one of my favorite films about the Second World War" - Well, I forgive you for your adolescent naivety, but, evidently, being a little older than you and above all having lived a few years under the German military occupation, I have acquired a rather different opinion about the "bad guys". A film critic here in my hometown put it this way at the time: "If the Germans were so stupid and inept, someone should tell me how they got to the Caspian Sea." A banal film, full of clichés and supported only by the presence of a stellar cast.

The controls, hydraulics, electronics plus firing the guns crazy ! What an amazing site. Too bad you had to rush through, but thanks for sharing your tour. Would be really worthwhile to go back and get more detail on this bunker. EE deserves another run through!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes , that is such a great place and very glad we could share that with you and we send a greeting your way :)

Absolutely amazing. I'm so glad they saved all that so we can see it today! Thank you so much for the tour! 🙂

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Appreciated and greetings from us.

Thank you for recording this, absolutely mind blowing stuff, crazy to think about how good of a condition it’s still in

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

What an amazing two part video series. Thank you for sharing it with us.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Very glad you liked it my friend :)

This has been one of the best showing you have done seeing something like this comes only once thank you so much for this. ❤❤❤

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

I have always loved watching your channel and the why of it shows so much so in this episode listening to the excited tone in your voice was it's own special reward . I know why I love this channel it's that YOU love what you are doing talking about and discovering the history of World War 2 for you and what your family are doing I thank you !...!...!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Very glad and honored to read your kind words my friend. Thank YOU for that and we send a greeting from us :)

Thanks for letting us see this incredible tour,first time ever seeing a preserved WWII bunker & turret

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for being here with us :)

The underground is huge and amazing! Thanks for taking us along with you. It is so cool to see this history with you both!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Wow , that is so kind of you and EE is jumping up and down here as he has just realized that more of his dreams can come true. Thank YOU and it is appreciated :)

Absolutely amazing. I never realized how complicated and the amount of engineering was involved in those big guns. Even more amazing is how accurate they were when mounted on battleships when you must calculate for all the axis movements of a ship in the ocean.

@WW2HistoryHunter

5 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

Beautiful preservation and restoration. A lot of respect to all those involved. Thanx for posting.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Fantastic site! I'm so happy they restored and preserved all that beautiful history

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Totally so and thanks for being here :)

Absolutely amazing! Thanks so much for presenting this video for all of us that can only dream of visiting such a place.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

That was a very interesting tour of that incredible gun. I've always had a fascination with those monster guns, and am so glad you were able to photograph it for us 🙂 And I'm just thinking of young Eagle Eyes - if I saw this at his age I'd be losing my mind haha. We have a few gun emplacements from that period around here, but nothing as big or complex as this as you can imagine. Thank you both for this, you really made my day!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

EE was totally in chock and i loved to surprise him with that. Thanks for watching.

This really is incredible to survive all of these years and to be preserved to such a very high standard?. Thank you for this informative movie, you really are so very fortunate to be able to access these wonderful places.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for the video. It was very informative. Keep up the good work and effort!

@WW2HistoryHunter

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Wow... that's blown my mind HH & EE. Considering all of that gun was from a former battle ship and rebuilt with that installation, it is no small feet. Also, building all of that within a year is awesome. Massive thank you to you both for bringing us unseen and historic content. From Austin in the 🇬🇧

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes seing it there is one thing. Knowing that every little pin and bolt was transported from Germany is totally crazy. We thank you for being here and greetings from us.

@wirelessone2986

6 ай бұрын

Its crazy to imagine all the expense and effort to never have had fired at an Allied target

@muskokamike127

6 ай бұрын

@@wirelessone2986 that was one of the issues with the german war machine. I think he said 3 weeks after completion it was uninhabitable. They spent so much time and resources on building and designing these defensive systems that were never used or to any great effect.

@paulmanson253

6 ай бұрын

​@@WW2HistoryHunterHi. You mentioned in in passing that 3 weeks after completion it was uninhabitable. Do you know more of that story ? Given the spectacular effort,what was the failure ? How was it fixed ? Given the privations of the average soldier on the Eastern Front,this installation would not be allowed to fail. Enormous investment of resources here.

@wirelessone2986

6 ай бұрын

@@paulmanson253 Yes that would be good to know WHY no one could stay in it.Was in ground water?Poisonous gas?It had to be something big to stop Nazis from living in it

Wow, Amazing what fortifications they had and still preserved for viewing by generations to come. Thank you for sharing

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes and so glad they do for the future generations to learn from. Thanks John :)

Wow this is incredible. The bunker is out of this world HUGE. I can't get over the gun & what it takes to just load it. All the hoists to carry the shell to the gun it unreal. Thank you for this it's one of your best discoveries for us to see.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes joe , what a great place and we are very glad to have shared this with you :)

What an amazing video from such a truly fascinating location! After seeing so many bunkers with missing equipment it’s really a fantastic experience seeing a location that basically looks and functions exactly the same as it did when history was being made! Can’t thank you enough for sharing this!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much :)

That block is the breach block. Once the shell is ramed in the powder is pushed in next then the breach block is closed and a primer is pushed into a hole in the breach block then the gun can be fired.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Great to know and thanks for being here :)

Great video, amazing that all that fitted in a battleship, removed and reconstructed not once but 3 times in the batterys around the coast.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and yes it is just incredible to think that all of that was on a vessel and then rearranged to fit there. Just amazing. Thanks from us :)

Wunderbar!! Well worth the wait for part two. Thank you both for sharing and as always " Good Hunting "

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

So appreciated my friend :)

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Must've been an amazing experience 😊

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

It really is!

It is basically a battle ship built into a hillside So fantastic to see that it has been saved so everyone can see and experience it 👍👍🇦🇺

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes just my thoughts being there and looking at the turret the first time. Thanks for being here :)

Battleship turrets were the most technologically advanced pieces of weaponry of their time. This is one of the 3 turrets from the battlecruiser Gneisenau, sister of the Scharnhorst. Her 11 inch guns were considered not powerful enough and there were plans to place 15 inch guns on both, but because they were urgently needed, both were completed with 11 inch guns.

@WW2HistoryHunter

5 ай бұрын

Interesting explore and thanks for being here :)

@CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ533

5 ай бұрын

Germans Referred Their Ship's Males Not Females. Yes Germans Put KMS GNEISENAU TURRETS On The Mountain 😃. After They've Scrapped KMS GNEISENAU 😭

@user-mo8wp8pt3k

17 күн бұрын

@@CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ533 Interesting what you say. I understand that the Captain of the Bismarck insisted that his crew refed to his ship in the masculine, such as HE and not SHE, as they would in the British Navy.

Thank you for all of your work to show us that, love all of your video 👍😄

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Thank you for posting this, it was great.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

😮 what a amazing site. Lots of work must have been done to restore the site. Thanks again for sharing. ❤😎👍✌️

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes it was for sure and what a INCREDIBLE location to see. Thanks so much for being here Robert :)

I cannot believe how complex the gun is. It must have taken thousands of hours just designing it on paper, what a thing!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

yes a very complex set up it is and so interesting to study. Thanks and greetings from us.

Absolutely amazing piece of history buff. Well-preserving in these conditions is absolutely deserving of recognition from the government. I can imagine that these guns are still in tip-top condition and ready for tomorrow's battle. Would love love love to see these guns in action. I personally am a huge fan of battleships and their big guns and seeing these guns on land definitely sparks my interest to go view them myself. Absolutely wonderful.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

Absolutely mind boggling location amazed by the amount of electronics levers and gauges to load and fire this behemoth of a gun. It would be nice for HH and EE to return and have an exclusive tour of this place.The Curators have done a fantastic job restoring this place.👍👍

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Interesting place to say the least :) Thanks my friend :)

What an amazing place! It's great that it has been fully preserved and just like it was during WWII. It may be ugly to some folks, but preserving history, ugly or not, is pretty darned important.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Totally so and thanks for being here :)

Wow , impressive ! I would have never guessed that this still exists today. Great video tour guys !

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure Dave and loved to share that with you :)

Wow this was such an amazing place, to see it all restored is great! Now I want to visit it! Thanks HH and EE for taking us there. Oh wow I do hope a return trip happens that would be so cool!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree and such a nice surprise to see it all and very glad we could share that with you :)

Totally appreciate your awesome video guys ❤

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

The analog talking tubes are truly that. The large one is for speaking into and the smaller ones were for putting your ear up to so you could hear what was being said, they had plugs so you could plug one off when you weren't listening to that particular location but you needed to put your ears up to the smaller horns because when the whole facility is in operation it could get quite loud inside because of all the machinery and the shouting going on between the men. so that is what the small ones were for.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Great details and thanks for watching.

So glad to see that piece of history still intact.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree and thanks.

It was an absolutely amazing video seeing all the iner working of the huge gun. Thank you so much for sharing.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree David. What a great look into that beast of a gun. Thanks.

Yes, they took the whole basket assembly out of the ship and put it underground. That was really neat. Thank YOu.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Incredible stuff ands so glad we could see that and share it with you :) Thanks for being here :)

Agreed! The german technology craftsmanship,inventive research, agrarian, scientific breakthroughs were decades ahead of any other country.

@WW2HistoryHunter

19 күн бұрын

Indeed they were. Thanks for being here :)

By far one of your top 5 videos ! How awesome !

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Wow! Even rushed it was an amazing explore, and good to see it is well maintained. Thank you!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Loved the adventure my Friends. Be safe careful and stay well.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

You are correct on the tips of the warheads they would screw in a fuse that was the detonator on the side of the detonator there was a small switch which could be turned to 2 different settings either quick charge which means the warhead will explode on impact with target and delay charge which meant that the warhead would actually land and there would still be a few seconds before it would explode

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Cool to know and thanks for being here with us :)

Great video Sir! You did a really good job of explaining the operation and workings of the turret. It is a testament to show how good things were built back then and it still works. Hell, we can't even get a car battery to last more than 3 or 4 years! Thanks again for taking us back in time!! vr, S

@WW2HistoryHunter

4 ай бұрын

Great explore and thanks for watching :)

Everything is so well preserved! Good job to the tour staff!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Loved it and thanks :)

Quite amazing really. Hard to imagine the installation below until you see it. Just seeing the gun turret up top is rather deceiving to what is really underneath.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

yes a totally amazing place that is and so glad we could share that with you. Thanks.

Great follow-on video. Was it ever test fired? I am wondering about recoil; on a ship the hull will actually move in the water. I don't believe the land mass moved so it had to absorb it. Great job HH as always. Both of you stay safe and well out there.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

It did test fire some rounds indeed and must have been interesting to see that. Yes so much energy involved and my thought as well being in there. Loved it and we thank you for your great support.

@TurboToad

2 күн бұрын

It was first Test-fired by the Germans in August 1943, and the last time was in 1953, as part of the Norwegian coastal artillery.

What a amazing place you have found this time. It was lot of levers and knobs to turn on if you want. A fantastic place. I can guess that EE wanna try them all. Locks forwards to next exploring you both will do.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes EE was in heaven there and he did not want to leave :) Thank you so much :)

Loved this video. Great work and thank you! What are coordinates?

@WW2HistoryHunter

Ай бұрын

locations are never given. Thanks for watching.

it was this model 11 inch gun turrent holds the records for two of the longest range hits on a moving target in naval history.. the first hit was against a british aircraft carrier and the last one was against the Duke of York battleship when the german battlecruiser was sunk.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Good to know and thanks for watching.

@TK-ri7pl

6 ай бұрын

Also the same turret and gun arrangement that was used on the "pocket battleships" like Graf Spee and her sisters

@archsciontrismegistus4194

15 күн бұрын

ahhhh at what distance?, in miles?

Generator engines are very similar to the ones that were fitted in U boats.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Absolutely stunning! A "must see" for any fortification enthusiast!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Great explore and thanks :)

Amazing, thanks for doing this, love it.

Talk about an amazing weapon system.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Special indeed and thanks for watching

@lukefriesenhahn8186

6 ай бұрын

@@WW2HistoryHunter Your very welcome. 😁 I appreciate your videos as I love studying history as well.

Pretty impressive and so complete. Are tours offered? Where on the Atlantic Wall is this located?

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Great place to explore and thanks for watching.

@bengtsandborgh102

6 ай бұрын

Austrått Fort, near Trondheim, Norway

It's very awesome and absolutely amazing that this is still sitting fully historically intact in every way shape and form and in all of its detailed design and functions in all of its spectacular glory, Unlike all of the other many gun sites along the coast of Normandy and various other coastal fortifications and so forth and so on that have been totally dismantled, And a very great thanks to you and your son Sir for this fabulous presention and tour of this fabulous site indeed!👍.

@WW2HistoryHunter

Ай бұрын

Great explore and thanks for watching :)

Amazing! Thank you for sharing this incredible artifact!

@WW2HistoryHunter

4 ай бұрын

Thanks.

WOW! there was way more to that gun turret than I thought

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Totally so and thanks for watching.

I love watching yaks videos keep up the good work!!!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

All I can say is WOW! this is an amazing video what and awesome job you did on this, I only see this in old war movies never have I saw the inside of one of these massive bunkers, I can't get over it the number of things in there to operate this, It's a ship on dry dock with massive guns. So glad that we are able to see the work that was done in one on these bunkers again, thank you for this great video.

@WW2HistoryHunter

5 ай бұрын

Thanks.

Absolutely amazing.! How much time did it take to build this complex? Incredible.!!

It was a shame they rushed you through the gun but..... I feel it would have been days before you would have left the gun if they didnt rush you through ! Great video as always my friend!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

So true and i had to drag Eagle Eyes out from there :) Thanks for being here :)

Thank you for your wonderful video’s. I enjoy them very much.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

That is very kind of you my friend and will come in very handy in future explores. Thanks and greetings from us.

Very cool! Those slogger wrenches are really cool too! Thanks for another awesome video guys!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Totally awesome details there and thanks :)

I’ll have to admit, you did a fantastic job with this video considering how you were rushed through this gun. The gun and bunker is massive. It would be easy to get lost in there. They are doing a great job restoring everything. How fantastic to see the bunks still there. Also the cables running along the wall. Must have took a lot of training to operate this location after looking at all the equipment and valves. This video definitely requires another look just see what I might have missed.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Yes it came out just about ok. Loved it and so much to see. Thanks so much for being here and greetings from us.

History, hunter why was this place deemed inhabitable? Thank you for sharing. I always watch amazing!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Due to moisture and water seeping through the mountain in a rate they never anticipated and then the living quarters became to moist to live in and soldiers got very sick :) Thanks.

Great job gentlemen ❤❤

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

Amazing! Thanks for sharing with all of us. ❤

@WW2HistoryHunter

5 ай бұрын

All our pleasure :)

You gave me goose bumps amazing crazy the people that put this together wow I can not rap my mind around this thank you so much for sharing your video with us bless you🙏

@WW2HistoryHunter

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

It would be amazing to see the guns fire even if it was blanks.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

So true and thanks for watching.

Built by 650 Yugoslavian slave laborers, many of whom did not survive the effort.

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@Motherfucker1231231

5 ай бұрын

Yes nazi slaves

It was absolutely awesome to see all the equipment in place and still in working order. As you said totally spectacular. Thank you for bringing WW2 history to us ❤. I think EEwas speechless with wonder!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Loved it Beverley and that is what your great support enables us to do. Thanks :)

@beedalton9675

6 ай бұрын

The engine I think is a uboat diesel engine

It's really amazing that everything is still in place and in such good condition!

@WW2HistoryHunter

6 ай бұрын

Great explore and thanks for watching.