‘Hitler’s Island Fortress’ (Jersey) | Series 18 Episode 4 | Time Team
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Tony Robinson does not usually get to decide where the Team should dig, but in this episode he chooses his first-ever site for investigation: a German anti-aircraft battery built during the Nazis’ five-year occupation of Jersey. The archaeologists have never investigated anything like this before and must apply all their skills to make sense of a site now reclaimed by a forest.
Series 18, Episode 4
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Whoops, sorry about the rubbish from here, I will pick up the old can of butter next time I visit. ? ☺️
Just just give me a few years ?
Much has I love time team the adverts are very annoying.
It has been said in the past that a lot of the small arms found on the island was just thrown over the cliffs into the sea. some of the weapons was trapped in the cliffs.
My dad lived in Saint Helier, and managed to find a farming job in the north of the island andmy dad was able to stay on Jersey during the whole wr, to support his family mum dad and younger siblings The farm horse and othether were taken by the Germans.
So, she is lying, there were no swastika on the wings.
That was only on the rear wing.
Iron crosses on the wings.
If there was any.
Jews lying again about what they saw, despicable. Just tell the truth for gods sake.
If you look at German occupied France, everything is normal, this is just an outpost, no murdering happened here, propaganda of nazis was just that, propaganda.
An FYI: At about the 24:15 mark, one of the archeologists finds an 88mm round and radios for help. Never, EVER, use an RF transmitter around munitions. There is sufficient energy transmitted to set off the primer. Always send a runner.
EOD-101.
So lame. Like all things english.
What a brilliant episode,
I wonder why Tony didn’t tell his story about the war? Hahahahaha yeah I know bad joke.
Late to the party, (as usual). Sorry. But I am pretty certain that I know wot that un-identified "funnel" is:
I strongly suggest that "funnel" is actually a collar for a canvas tent/enclosure where a stove pipe/chimney would have exited. These collars are still in use today, and they are regluated/manditory. They allow a screaming hot stove pipe to pass through fabric without setting that fabric alight. It's an insulator in fact. So, the "funnel" would be sewn and riveted into the side or roof of the enclosure with the thin tapered bit pointing up and out. The stove pipe would then be fed up through the taper and would teminate outside of the taper, thus preventing a fire catastrophy.
It would be interesting to see if there are any of the German soldiers who were based there still alive
Tony wanted to see how it may have looked if all UK had been under german rule? It has been for what.. 300 or so years? Love the series just some odd bits n bobs here & there lol.
I am only 5 minutes in, and this is my favorite episode, ever. They are carefully instructed about being atop a heavily mined landscape. Folks seem reluctant to plunge into the soil!
“If this was roman, we'd probably say it's ritual” is great ???? big up tony the man himself
I was trying to figure out when this episode was shot and if my guess is right its sometime around 2010 or 2011 the quality is so much batter.
This was so interesting. My dad would have loved it.
Hi but I don't mean to say this but could you please put more days on time team from Troy, 7 year's old ???????
No primer it was empty
Stewart and John are the secret weapon of Time Team
The 20mm you found looked like just the cartridge case – I.e. it had been fired and was therefore EMPTY, and not dangerous.
How come at 8:30 – 9:56 the propaganda footage that was originally shown when the episode aired has been edited out?
Wait, he counted up instead of down with the explosion. ?????
I never knew about this. Being American we were never taught that Germany was that close to Britain. Like us not knowing about German submarines being a long the coast of New Jersey here in the States until one was found. My dad always said that he thought his ship got one but no debris came up so it couldn't be confirmed. Another ship also had drops along that section of coast as well.
"Only successful invasion since 1066" – what, the Glorious Revolution didn't happen?
Great show wish you guys would do more to understand ww2 in Europe.
The cone shaped object you found is the base mount for the 20mm anti aircraft gun.
That shell case at 33minutes was dead as a dodo
The tour bus drivers used to tell the tourists the bodies of the dead slave labourers were buried in the concrete. An unlikely tale. I'm surprised only 100 died.
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The gun barrels were dumped over the cliffs at Grosnez. They're still there.
I think that mystery bit of metal might be a marking cone. I’ve seen them on small airfields in Alberta. Usually they are painted orange and can be pinned down into the ground. I could be wrong, but it has the right size and shape.
at 42:24 is my mate Graham Delano who owns the Gun Store in Colomberie.
Somehow I missed seeing this one. I followed the link from your recent post on the possible UXB.
German nation should of never been able to have manufacturing after ww2 but it did and look at vw and bmw scandal
Wait…is it in the US? Never mind, it is not, just the similar name
Sorry I thought this was about donny trump!
My man Tony is really a great storyteller.
I have been watching Time Team for over 10 years now and the only thing that annoys me is the problem with ammunition.
If digging up ammo the diggers should be briefed on the difference between live ammo and spent ammo.
Spent ammo has nil potential to 'blow up in your faces'.
Love the show and look forward to the future.