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[narrator] Yet Hitler was convinced
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Mysteries of the Abandoned

Yet Hitler was convinced Yet Hitler was convinced the Allies would attemptto recapture the...

[narrator]
Yet Hitler was convinced [narrator]
Yet Hitler was convinced the Allies would attempt
to recapture the islands despite being abandoned
by the countries sworn
to defend them. Hitler had this idea
that he had to cling
to the Channel Islands, so he embarks on this massive
construction program
of fortifications, underground weapons
and ammunition storage, everything he would need
to use these island bases as a way station on his way
to an invasion of England or his outworks
for his defense of German-occupied Europe. So, work started in 1942 and really went on
for three and a half years right through
the occupation of Guernsey

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[narrator] Yet Hitler was convinced
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[narrator] Yet Hitler was convinced
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the Allies would attempt to recapture the islands
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despite being abandoned by the countries sworn to defend them.
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Hitler had this idea that he had to cling to the Channel Islands,
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so he embarks on this massive construction program of fortifications,
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underground weapons and ammunition storage,
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everything he would need to use these island bases
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as a way station on his way to an invasion of England
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or his outworks for his defense
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of German-occupied Europe.
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So, work started in 1942
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and really went on for three and a half years
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right through the occupation of Guernsey.
Duration
42 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:41
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
9
Episode
18
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E08 They constructed a series of dams to impound - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:46
They constructed a series of dams to impound
S09 • E19 [narrator] This was the Ducor Palace Hotel. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] This was the Ducor Palace Hotel.
S09 • E09 On board, was a German, a business associate of his father's. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
On board, was a German, a business associate of his father&#...
S09 • E10 So, this is wood that is so solid, like, literally - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
So, this is wood that is so solid, like, literally
S09 • E06 The one thing that the soviets needed, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
The one thing that the soviets needed,
S09 • E15 Apparently, "Delilah" by Tom Jones was big hit here. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Apparently, "Delilah" by Tom Jones was big hit her...
S09 • E14 Its name is actually Greek, but we're in Italy. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:34
Its name is actually Greek, but we're in Italy.
S09 • E22 And they don't just see a village, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
And they don't just see a village,
S09 • E09 And the man said that he'd just done some business deal with Michael's father, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
And the man said that he'd just done some business deal...
S09 • E11 And it's so sensitive, so volatile, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
And it's so sensitive, so volatile,
S09 • E07 [narrator] The steam-powered pumping station began by siphoning water - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:19
[narrator] The steam-powered pumping station began by siphon...
S09 • E10 The cost of a building like this, I can't even imagine. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
The cost of a building like this, I can't even imagine.
S09 • E21 [narrator] These rural ruins and battered brick shells six miles away - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[narrator] These rural ruins and battered brick shells six m...
S09 • E22 [narrator] In 1963, the tow was earmarked for demolitio - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:23
[narrator] In 1963, the tow was earmarked for demolitio
S09 • E17 [Pedrick] I mean, imagine what it would have been like. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Pedrick] I mean, imagine what it would have been like.
S09 • E10 [narrator] Kansas City, had four hospitals for whites. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:23
[narrator] Kansas City, had four hospitals for whites.
S09 • E06 [narrator] These are the mines of Kowary, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] These are the mines of Kowary,
S09 • E16 [narrator] It was one of the largest - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
[narrator] It was one of the largest
S09 • E02 [narrator] This is the old Atlanta Prison Farm. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
[narrator] This is the old Atlanta Prison Farm.
S09 • E11 And this is what this structure is here. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
And this is what this structure is here.