Abandoned Ruins of the Third Reich | History Traveler Episode 268

In the years leading up to WWII, Nazi Germany's war machine was cranking into full gear. In this episode of History Traveler, we're traveling to some lesser known spots in the forests of Bavaria to look for some of the ruins of the factories that were built and run with slave labor to fuel the war that an authoritarian dictator was waging on the world.

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[justbrowsing]

I'm sorry if this is a bit long winded, but I rarely comment on videos, but I do sincerely love all that you do.
I am now 60yrs old and the last child of hostilities only service personal, my parents passed many years ago.
My mother repaired the tail sections of Wellington bombers, my father was in airfield defence. Nothing romantic like being a pilot, but I'm still so proud of them.
I know my father served overseas, I remember him showing me photos of disabled ju52s and other aircraft on airfields they overran, but he never wanted to talk much about the war.
I really have very little knowledge of their service, and nor do my siblings.
Soon I will be gone, and my children have no care for history. My parents history, will die with me!
Please don't stop what you do because people need to remember what happened and it's already starting to happen again.
Love your channel.

[davidsradioroom]

Having lived seven years in Germany, I have found that you never know what is at the end of an unmarked road. Thanks for this video.

[hussar]

I was stationed in Germany as a British Soldier back in the 1970's and saw many interesting sites whilst on exercise, on one occasion while we practicing patrolling in a forest I came upon the back part of what seemed to be a Vickers machine gun leaning against a tree! Love the German series keep up the good work.

[donnamarsh]

You're braver than many! Thank you for bringing us these unique stories of history!

[bt]

Great job, your hard work is very much appreciated by those of us who believe it is important to remember the past.

[barbarasunday]

Ugly history should be remembered even more than the nicer parts. It teaches us more.Thank you for this.

[synchrome]

I was stationed in Germany late 80s early 90s. I would often venture the forests and visit significant places of WW2. I had to find places in books, then on the map and try to get there.. I wish we had GPS and Internet at the time!! Thanks for sharing this series, I can smell the forests and it brings back many memories!

[Lauren-dcrb]

Seeing this stuff in real life would send chills down my spine. The evil they did will forever blow my mind and break my heart. You did a great job with this so thank you! Happy I found your channel!

[cbow]

You're living my dream of bringing history alive - consistently fantastic - fantastically consistent!

[cliffgray]

Your cinematography is outstanding. The beauty you bring out of such amazing and dark periods of WWll history, is why this channel is a must for everyone.
Thank you, keep up the great work and may God bless.

[noidlehands]

Thank you for sharing. No matter how terrible a piece of history is, it deserves to be remembered as it was. Without your videos, I would not get to experience some of the sites you have been to.

[pmangeri]

The state of Bavaria has many interesting remnants of history. I was stationed in northern Bavaria in the late 80s and we spent a lot of time in the woods training. There are old roman roads that can be seen in the woods, now they look like dirt trails but there are stones underneath. There are also concrete platforms for flak guns in some forested areas outside of the big cities.

[javiersalas]

Amazing to see so many remnants of the WW2 still alive. Great video! Cheers from Lima Peru 🇵🇪

[NancyBiker]

Boy oh boy, you couldn't have picked a creepier day. Thanks for taking us along.

[sionrouge]

You've triggered my inner geek. WW2 and Ruins.

[dgm]

Love this channel! As a history buff I wish this is what the history Channel would become.

[ChannelWright]

That rusted out pot you briefly showed brought back such memories! When I was a kid, I grew up in Germany and my friends and I used to explore the local dump for fun and it was full of those old rusted out pots! Thanks for the unexpected memory!

[brycecrousore]

History classes should be nothing other than your videos. Unbelievable service you do for the entire world to watch yesteryear's events. Thank you!

[tatjanakragh]

Been a history buff for over 40 years. It always gets to me on seeing reading about and then seeing the remains of plans and machines to destroy. All that energy and the resources that could have been used to pursue the good

Great program!