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Blockhaus d'éperlecques. The Watton bunker movie 

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The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques also referred to as "the Watten bunker" is a Second World War bunker, now part of a museum, near Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais département of France, and only some 14.4 kilometers (8.9 miles) north-northwest from the more developed La Coupole V-2 launch facility, in the same general area.
The bunker, built by Nazi Germany under the codename Kraftwerk Nord West (Powerplant Northwest) between March 1943 and July 1944, was originally intended to be a launching facility for the V-2 (A-4) ballistic missile. It was designed to accommodate over 100 missiles at a time and to launch up to 36 daily. In this movie, i take you on a short tour of the bunker, and see how it was built, and maybe what the museum has to offer you, if you decide to visit. There is much more to see inside and outside of the facility than what ive put into this video. Thanks for watching !
#BlockhausD'éperlecques #WorldWarTwo #NaziMegaStructures
Blockhaus D'éperlecques info wiki
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockha...
Blockhaus D'éperlecques Museum website ( looks like they have a V2 rockets since i went in 2019 )
www.leblockhaus.com/en/

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@lolitre881
@lolitre881 Год назад
Thank you very much for this informative vlog. My late father was a ranking Major in the British Army (REME) and got to see this location with my mother. I can't go because I am too sick so 'visited' through you. God bless you, sir and I look forward to seeing more of your historic videos x
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
Hi lo litre. Thankyou for your comments. I'm sorry to here that you are not well. 😪. I'm glad that I can be of assistance to you by watching my videos. All the very best. Billy 😊
@dandilts3213
@dandilts3213 4 года назад
Thank you very much for traveling to these places, videoing them, & explaining what you know about them. I’m sure I will not have the opportunity to travel to these places in person. You are making possible for myself & others to see them. I am very grateful to you for this. My father served in Europe during WWII, he didn’t talk about it. He’s gone now, but this lets me in on where he was & what he may have seen. My deepest thanks for that!!
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 4 года назад
Hello Dan. First of all i would like to say a massive thank you to your dad, and the risks that he took, in order to keep us from tyranny in those troubled times xxx Ive been fascinated by these structures and the events of both world wars from being a teenager, and the stories that my dads friends told me. I`m lucky enough to be able to visit them now, and try my best at getting some information about what i am looking at, so i can rely back to my viewers, that can't get to these structures, or maybe want to visit in the future. I would like to also thank you for watching and commenting. :-)
@markwhiting3103
@markwhiting3103 Год назад
Thanks for the video. The wife and I visited on Friday. A very sombre place which should be visited by all to help people never forget.
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
Hi Mark it's a very thought provoking place indeed. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
@richardrumsey4943
@richardrumsey4943 3 года назад
It’s an incredible place to visit, takes your breath away when you first see it, bcus of its size
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 3 года назад
Hi richard. These bunkers are massive. This one is quite small though, in comparison to Valentin U boat pen. Thanks for watching and commenting 😁
@mattmaz2
@mattmaz2 Год назад
Great video. I visited there, la coupole and mimoyeques about 15 years ago. Very sombre places too, especially the v3 site with those poor souls still buried in the lower complex.
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
La coupole is one of my favorite places to visit 😊. I actually did some filming inside mimoyeques however I couldn't use the footage because there was a ceremony going on inside at the time. I'll have to go back again . 😁. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
@NK-dl2nc
@NK-dl2nc 4 года назад
Love this place. Had another visit last year, along with la coupole. Serious concrete! Heading off to France and Belgium in a couple of weeks for some Fort and Bunker visits providing the virus doesn't stop us travelling. Keep the videos coming👍
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 4 года назад
Evening NK. lets hope that this virus doesn`t stop us from our hunting expeditions. We are back over europe at the beginning of May, for the F1 Dutch GP. ( its my girlfriends passion ) and then we have a week traveling around Belgium and France. Hoping to bring some more unusual structures to the screen. Thanks for watching and commenting ...
@bartwalravens6797
@bartwalravens6797 3 года назад
Great video! Super work! Thanks a lot, enjoyed every single minute of the video, greeting from The Netherlands!
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 3 года назад
Hi Bart. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I will have some videos coming out, when i was in your country last year. I should have been going back this year for some updates, but the virus put a stop to that. Thanks for watching and commenting . 😁
@dewetvanrooyen8458
@dewetvanrooyen8458 4 года назад
Great story, thanks. So many things we don't know about the natzi endeavour. Still to discoverd.
@billyslittlebigadventurech9050
@billyslittlebigadventurech9050 4 года назад
Hi Dewet. There will be lots of stuff that the nazis would have been working on. One day they may come to light. We shall keep looking. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@ghostofmatrix
@ghostofmatrix 2 года назад
Video bello Like buona serata
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 2 года назад
ciao grazie per il commento e la visione
@neilfoulks8357
@neilfoulks8357 Год назад
Nice video, Billy. We must catch up sometime when Bernard's over.
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
Sounds like a plan Neil 😊
@neilfoulks8357
@neilfoulks8357 Год назад
That's the one, Billy!
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
It's a cracking place to learn about the V2's Neil. There's loads of stuff in and around Calais 😁
@neilfoulks8357
@neilfoulks8357 Год назад
@@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 We used to own it! Back in't day, like. 🤣
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@@neilfoulks8357 🤣
@petersoete357
@petersoete357 2 года назад
Thank you for this site seeing. My dad never visited the place although his father escaped it during a bombing.
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 2 года назад
Hi peter. Your very welcome. Your grandfather was a lucky man. ❤ thank you for watching and commenting.
@brianshank1419
@brianshank1419 3 года назад
Thank you very much for this superb, well-researched video! My family and I plan to travel to the Calais area on a day trip from London by the Eurostar. Do you have any suggestions for any other World War 2-related sights in and around Calais (other than this and the Atlantic Wall Museum)? Best wishes for your videos!
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 3 года назад
Hi brian. There are a lot of bunker systems that you can look at around the Calais area. If you go to the east of calais terminal there is two huge bunkers that you can explore. Its called battery Oldenburg. A little bit further east is battery Waldem , lots of bunkers there. You will find videos of those places on my channel . Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
@jackthebassman1
@jackthebassman1 Год назад
I went about fifteen years ago, I took a bunch of fellow bikers including my 15 year old son Will, as we approached and it came into view, a chorus of “ ffffffffffffucking hell” came from us. it’s pretty staggering.
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
Morning Jack. It's a pretty impressive structure indeed. Just glad it was never used. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
@richieRichard613
@richieRichard613 3 года назад
3 good videos on the V weapon sites. The Blockhaus D'éperlecques site, there's not really that much to see, as you can only walk into the main chamber which has a few artefacts and a video screen display of what it was like during the build of the site. Due to the fact that most of the site was back filled with gravel due to the bombings causing the building to flood , the blast doors, (as you walk into the building), there is a 3 or 4 feet of the door below the walk way, as this was the main rail track entrance. It would be good if the museum had a full history and may be a photo\video history of when the site was captured as there's not any that I seen when I visited the site, the building is something to behold as you make your way through the outside displays and the size of the building just looms out of the undergrowth. You can see how much backfilling has been done as there is an 'eingang' entrance that is practically covered up, this entrance must be a good 6ft in height with only a 1 or two feet of the top visible It would be good if the owners pumped the building out and either opened up the site for guided tours of the lower floors or made their own video of lower floors. Don't let any of what I have said here put anyone off from visiting this site, it is still worth a visit for madness of the Nazis and the sacrifices of their victims.
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 3 года назад
Hi richie. yes, not a great deal of info about the place, but as you say fascinating indeed. I think that this building is owned by just one person ( more than likely the bloke who takes your money at the kiosk ) Unlike La coupole which is state funded ( i think ) . I love both places . They both have a lot to offer regarding the nazi era. At least with the videos that i do, people get a little bit of info before turning up. Thanks for watching and commenting . :-)
@richieRichard613
@richieRichard613 3 года назад
@@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 Thanks for the reply, just missed out a bit more info if any one is planning a visit, as in your video the entrance price is 10 Euros, this entitles you to a discount off the entry of the other 'V' weapon sites ,(Le Coupole and the V3 base). cheers Stay Safe
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 3 года назад
@@richieRichard613 Hi Richie. That a great bit of info. I can't wait until we are allowed back over to Europe. I've got loads of places to visit :-)
@furious_wrath7079
@furious_wrath7079 Год назад
@@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 yeah from what I've researched it's was built on the person's private property so according to French law that building and everything else built on it is that persons. What interesting is that different reports come from what this site actually is especially concerning the lower floors. The US had a team which included Madam Curies son visit the basement( basic version of nuclear inspector) they said the Germans broke the water drains and to let the basement fill with water. But after that the story changes to what it is now. Quite interesting. Bc where that V2 pic you showed there is a pipe but on the other side you don't see a hole for that pipe. IDK just something I noticed and was brought up again in another video about said place.
@richieRichard613
@richieRichard613 7 месяцев назад
@@furious_wrath7079 I believe that Tino Struckmann from his site that he was in talks with the owner to have the local fire service to drain the site out and he's after help to pay to have this done. There is no set date to have this done but it's not going to be a quick job Don't know if this would be a one off for him to film and then let the water reclaim the site or actually stop the ingress and have it open to the public ?
@paulkench4812
@paulkench4812 Год назад
The amount of engineering they put into it and the Atlantic wall ,and like you said they are memorials to all the slave labourers , I can't even imagine how gruel ING and the hrs they worked ,and died ,👍🙏
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
Hi Paul. Yes these buildings are an incredible feat of engineering, and to me all are memorials to man's cruelty at the same time 😪❤️. Thanks for watching and commenting
@brunodelaby7283
@brunodelaby7283 8 месяцев назад
Mzrci pour le repotage, les esclaves étaient en grande partie Polonaise et pour parachever le travail, les Allemands ont coulé le béton alors que ces pauvres gens étaient encore dessous la priorité était de couler le dessus puis monté par d'énormes verins sous les intenses bombardements alliés, j'ai visité les lieux ado, j'avoue que cela m'ai resté marqué...
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 8 месяцев назад
Yes its an enormous building. This building along with la coupole and valentin bunker will. Always stay with me. Thankyou for watching and commenting 😊
@macass6077
@macass6077 9 месяцев назад
You present this structure as a V2 launch building. This is the view of some but not all. You likely noticed that the inside was a small space compared to the building outside. The idea of erecting a V2 with odd floors in the way and no actual doors to cart them to the launch pads should have been obvious. In actual fact, we do known that there were facilities and evidence of the manufacture of liquid oxygen found when the Americans entered the area. But, we really don’t know what the Germans intended this massive structure to be. No paperwork has ever been publicly disclosed to show why, even under heavy bombing and mobile rocket launchers the accepted norm, the Germans continued to work on the structure almost to the day it was captured. If it wasn’t a V2 launch site…… what was it, really? Visit Lost Battlefields with Tino Struckmann to see his tour of this facility and witness his reaction to it. Best wishes
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 9 месяцев назад
All of the documentaries/books including the owner base this as a V2 rocket launching site. I've watched Tino`s videos on other places and he can be very good. He says that he is an historian and I'm just an enthusiast. I have no access to any archives which I'm assuming Tino does. Any info that I have is from books or documentaries that I've watched or read. The place is fascinating though. And I suppose until anyone come up with any concrete evidence then this place will be seen as a possible V2 site. If you haven't visited the site yourself then i suggest that you go, and then make your own conclusions. Cheers 🙂
@tettoproject
@tettoproject 10 месяцев назад
You dont know what youre saying , they never build or launch anything from that place , till today nobody can say for sure what they intend to do there
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688
@bunkersfortificationsandme7688 10 месяцев назад
Correct, they never launched anything from there because it was bombed before it was finished. And where in the film did i say that anything was launched from there ? And it was intended for V2 launches. Have you actually been there yourself ???
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