What Did WWI Soldiers Leave Behind in Their Secret Bunkers?

The French-German border is littered with as many as 500 underground sites used during World War I. Researcher Jeff Gusky explores them and finds a vivid record of the lives the U.S. and German soldiers who fought here led.

From: AMERICANS UNDERGROUND: SECRET CITY OF WWI

[tennysonsmith]

Hasn't seen light for at least 100 years but has spray paint directly below it

[davidcalder]

Yankee Division, 103rd infantry Co I.. This was my grandfathers outfit!! This short film clip doesn't show it but others do but the Indian carvings are Passamaquoddy.. This was the "Indian" regiment.. I knew them all well as neighbors and friends..

[wuznab]

When you are suppose to be doing your World History homework, but then realize you actually learn more from a 3 minute video than your 1hr and half class. So you procrastinate and watch the Smithsonian for 5 hrs strait, and become a historian.

[electronut]

Holy crap I was just randomly going through videos and I live in Bradley Maine which is about 10 minutes away from Brewer Maine.

[cadetflamen]

Didn't expect to hear about a soldier from my home state of New Hampshire

[WeaponizedDorito]

2:28 "Alvin R Nickerson" thats my Great Great Grandfather! I have his helmet. Unless its another Alvin R Nickerson. Thats wicked!

[thejanusproject]

Wait, is that place protected? Or public can just wander in?

[prylosecorsomething]

"South brewer Maine, I've never heard of that town" brewer isn't even a small town though

[Freebird]

Imagine a french bunker expands and digs a hole into a german bunker 😂

[CatcherOfBass]

2:30 I would hate to have that last name.

[norcalnative]

I love the Smithsonian, they contribute to YouTube with amazing journalism

[cjf-rwvl]

would be cool to loot those old bunkers and battle fields

[phishENchimps]

1:22 wow. doctor, Artist and Explorer. lemme guess he paid for this as well...

[sspsp]

Anyone else feel reminiscent of the rock cave art of early man? It's an interesting idea to think some of those European men could have ancestors who marked the caves of Europe in a similar way.

[Redshift]

Why do you search for American signs so desperately, as if nothing else matters?

[wixolotus]

apparently they had spray paint 100 years ago

[FraterRosemaatAbiff]

Now that's awesome that values a like

[brianjoelbasualdo]

VPN 1 - Smithsonian Channel Policy 0

(seeing it from a restricted country)

[kevinchen]

Did I just see Smithsonian provide the answer to the question in their title in their video??

[MarineBioFin]

If anyone knows where this is I will pay you to tell me