Vast majority actually got back, if you don’t count the ones that fought at Stalingrad and starved as a result of prolonged encirclement, the survival rate was over 90%.
I truly cannot imagine the horror of the Eastern front, not just the fighting but the weather and bugs and pure toughness of the place. Incredible how anyone survived.
the late advance by the axis on the eastern front was the defining end of the axis of evil, its what broke up their army so much and spread them so thin the rest of the allies could finish them. i think you know this about the eastern front. i think about it when i hear about gulags and the farms and dozens of millions of russians that were estimated to have died during wwII that aren't apart of western history classes but is fact. the low estimate on the books is around 30m people. conservative real estimates are around 45m people dead. there's a reason the west imagines russians as the toughest people on the planet, because they may be. i hope to God my western country doesn't delve so deeply into socialism and tyranny but i worry about it because it seems increasingly possible.
@@fpscanada3862 i only mean in the term in the meaning we're taught in the west, I understand good men can do bad things, the western world is taught nothing about what was going on in russia when wwi and ii were happening in terms of the reality of the number of people who died in camps you found out in the woods, they teach us russia is bad and its on the news every single day to this day
@@fpscanada3862 oh i get it now, you're a socialist, sorry, my apologies. I thought i was responding to lars for some reason. sad about bojo isn't it? lol. FPSRussian was fir only true FPS remember.
@@susaneirthug415 We were there thanks to Lars. Such a shame they bulldozed it all. Some more history on the camp would be interesting, stories of what went on daily, routines etc.
My grandfather fought in the European theater in WW ll ... ( in the battle of the bulge ) I never knew it till his funereal. 2 of his war buddy’s filled me in. I wish I could have showed him how much I appreciate what he did for us then. Thank you for making me think of him & what he went through. & I really appreciate what your doing out there & taking us along. Thank you 🙏🏻
A drawing of the remnants of the gulag as it would look from above might help it make more sense. The locations of artifacts could be added as they are found. Very interesting video Lars.
Interesting to see. I read the first volume on the Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. It was an interesting part of history I did not know about, disturbing that it happened.
No matter we’re it is in the world. Countries destroy their history, good or bad. If we do not learn from it we all will be subject to repeat it. Great video. It’s amazing how the forest reclaimed what man builds.
The Gulag Archepelago written by Solzhenitsyn should be read by anyone living today.. It fills in the blanks very well about the Gulag and what it was about.
My friend from russia says he knows you, but under a different name, he was in the old KGB's, He says you are a sound bloke and are a genuine bloke. I respect him so that's all the input I need, love your channel and way of life. Stay safe.
Double bump, please get detailed stories out of them. Would like to see you figure the details about that entire area, what was done there besides the gulag, as those underground corridors seem too sophisticated for it.
Lars you found those bars for the window 2019! Wonder how long they've been there.? Grandmother Pine gets a worldwide nod of appreciation, the story's she could tell. Blessings to you and your loved ones. Excellent video
Thanks Lars for your time to bring us along!!! I’d love to sit with some of the elders in that area and talk. Only way to get a grip on what was really going on. It’s so important!!!
Certainly one of the memorable videos. There is something about that place, maybe it's the possible POW graves and camp. Odin's raven is a seriously ominous sign. Alfodr and Haptagud watching over the graves of the fallen. Gives me the shivers brrrr.
I just started watching the channel and very glad I've found it. Great video. You should camp out there and see what spooky things you might here and see at night.
This was brilliant. For the record I sat down and watched it in two or three stints. (Break for food etc) So ignore any silly stats saying we don't watch long videos. IMO your doing a great service recording this stuff and providing record of those ruins for the future. Amazing, even if flattened, how little remains and how green it is now. Thank you.
You remind me my horse that wants to be scared of something, but if there is nothing to be scared of, then he shits and being scared of his own shit. Go to film CanAm border, there is a proper danger
Awesome video Lars, truly interesting! I agree with another Commentor below who said we would love to see a drawing or a map of the gulag area! Very interesting place, and most certainly haunting. Most likely haunted as well!
The few that made it back from the camps to Austria are gone and can´t talk about the horror anymore. I had the chance to hear at least some veteran - POV - stories. For this video: it is way more likely, that the people who met their faith in this forest had actually been russian citiziens who fell victim to Stalin´s "cleaning waves". Which makes it no bit less of a tragedy. BR Stefan from Austria.
Hello from Oklahoma! Another real good interesting video. All those bugs made me itch! What a torment. When I worked in Canada, sulpher tablets helped alot with the bugs. Thanks for the video!!! God Bless!!!
Lars - I have been looking at this location on Google Maps - it has occured to me that it may not be a beaver dam, it may actually be a low-head manmade dam and the trenches could be for a water-wheel "mill race". Over the decades the river could have silted up (a dam is a dramatic change to the original riverbed) and what is visible as green open area with the two rivers converging on the "beaver dam" area could have been a v-shaped manmade lake. A under-run water wheel need very little reservoir depth. I wonder if the brick-lined area with steps could have been a mill race and wheel? If you have to make a waterwheel and need to dam a small river, why not choose *two* rivers to feed it? - is my thinking?
This was an excellent video! Makes you wonder what was really going on in that place! Thanks for taking us along on another historical trip to the forest!
Not only will ravens and crows talk with you. They remember and can make good friends and allies. It always pays to make friends with corvids! If you have some extra snacks or crumbs, make sure to share them and that they know you have shared with them. Also, thanks for a great video to start my day, Lars. P.S. We must get you a drone!
The finding of the window bars really makes one ponder...... 🤔. The not so awesome facts that were someone's reality at that time in history......! The past is the past, all we can do is study it and learn the lessons it can teach us! A place father time has forgotten and mother nature is taking back! Spooky forest....? maybe it's just knowing that there were some harsh realities there, that gives one.... a bit of a unsettled feeling? Thanks for the trip to this place that time has forgotten..... The lesson I learned is... this world is smaller than we realize, so we must all learn to be friends... so in the future... such places will not need to be discovered! Best Wishes Lars!
thank you for sharing.....I don't know about your system of government......I am amazed that you have so much info that you can share about the past......wish you were my neighbor so you could teach me Russian language......you speak very easy to understand English......
Raven's ARE awesome. They mate for their 30+ year lifespan and don't remate if their orignial mate dies. No wonder we have such strange stories about them. The most cautiously curious bird. I have talked to one on one occasion. The Lyre bird would be a neat one to meet in Australia some day. They like a lot of talking.
Of course a great video, I enjoy the long videos a lot. Mabe you will make a video about Russian forest etiquette - like giving food back to nature and appreciating trees and animals. Certainly something lost in the many fake woods that we have now today. Also I would like a gardening video with kitchen stuff, maybe with cooking! :) All the best to you Lars and your family!
I have always liked you & your videos, and respected your woodsy wisdom, but now I think that I might be a little in love with you after watching you pay your respects to the "mother tree". You are a good man. Those woods are sad & spooky, I can almost sense the anguish of thousands of sad, dieing souls deep in enemy territory. I would not relish a night in those woods alone. Even my brother & I would probably freak each other out, talking about the ghosts of the forest, staying close to the fire and maybe consuming a beer or two. Sleep might not be in the cards. Great video as always...thanks.
Good man Get the family outside. Enjoy the world. Making memories. Great video. Like you said, some of it is a little "Funky" though with all those dead folks.
I really like the video the more I watch your channel the more I want to visit Russia. Plus I love the history and you going out to find stuff that was lost
Like always that was awesome video, I love the history lesson you share with these videos, again thank you for sharing and be safe, God bless you and your family
Hallo Lars, tolles und sehr interessantes Video! Eine richtige Zeitreise, die einem (mich) nachdenklich macht..... Mein Opa war damals in russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft, ist dann irgendwann krank nach Hause zuzrück gekommen und bald verstorben. Ich habe ihn nie kennengelernt. Gruß an deine Familie und Dich! Torsten
What a great and yes, spooky video- and I had to laugh out loud when you had to spit the fly out! In my area we have tiny flies which people call "no-seeums" because if you are not in bright light, you don't see them until they get into your eyes, nose or mouth. If you walk into a cloud of them you will sneeze, cough and spit while trying to clear your eyes!! Wonderful nature!!
22:00 i would say its window bars, or a makeshift plow, or a tank track of some sort. I lean in the direction of bars/plow. I say plow because if the “blades”
Brilliant upload Lars...nice one. ..if the red brick gives you a signal it may have been burned or be part of a chimney, could also be part of the reason the ferous metal hasn't rusted away completely.
Wow! Fantastic video, Lars. Really interesting. You should bring some of the boys up there to dig out some of those tunnels and see what you find... who knows, you could start a Russian version of "Time Team"!!! Awsome stuff!
That’s ok, I live in the sierras of calif. almost isolated. I talk to the trees all the time. The worst part is when you see them move at nighttime. ;-/
