Meanwhile it’s the tenth and final day
of our big urbex road trip that we made in February.
After several explorations in Luxembourg, France and Belgium
we’re finally back in Germany where we spent the night on a tank graveyard.
This former military training area is now a habitat for endangered flora and fauna.
Until some years ago soldiers learned here how to capture these steel monstrosities.
Today nature is retaking control of the abandoned tanks.
Far to the west of Germany there’s this huge site of around 220 hectares.
Most of this area has been used as a military training ground of the German armed forces.
But today it’s a nature reserve.
It was opened for the public and you can meet a lot of people out on a walk with their dogs here now.
"Practice track"
"It's only allowed to use this track for training purposes"
Tracks and indentations in the ground
are silent witnesses of the military drills that used to take place in the whole forest.
By now a lot of different animals have resettled here.
"Do not enter when the red flag is hoisted"
The whole area was part of Adolf Hitler’s Siegfried Line
which was built between 1936 and 1940.
It was a huge defensive system
featuring more than 18.000 tunnels, bunkers and tank traps.
After the war most of these constructions were demolished
but you can still find some remnants from that period
overgrown and covered in moss.
However, these tanks don’t have any exciting history.
They weren’t used in the war at all.
These colossuses were targets for the German Bundeswehr used in exercises.
We found five tanks in total distributed all over the area.
We’re no tank experts
but it seems like three of them were so-called Kampfpanzer of the type M 47 Patton.
One right at the trail
one in the woods
and one is completely overgrown.
Another one is a M 41 Walker Bulldog that seems to sink in the pond.
Last but not least there’s a Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 right next to a wall.
To be honest: These war machines form a disturbing contrast to the surrounding peaceful nature.
Tanks like these always brought devastation.
But these tanks in particular don’t appear very terrifying any more.
They’re home for plants and animals now.
and it’s amazing to see what can grow from something so bad.
Thanks for watching the final episode of our most epic urbex road trip yet!
During ten days of traveling we had many thrilling adventures
explored awesome abandoned places in different countries
and even made friends with new people.
All in all it was an intense experience that we wouldn't miss for the world.
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and thanks to all the viewers who have been watching our videos since the beginning.
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Right now we’re planning some projects for which you should get ready.
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And don’t forget
The next adventure is just right around the corner!
We’re taking a summer break now which means that there won’t be regular content in the next few months.
However, we’re planning to release at least some episodes in that time, so you should stay tuned for that.
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See you next time!