Breaching Josefov Fortress was filmed in 35c heat on my birthday, it was so cool in the 45 miles of tunnels
Fortress Josefov, named as one might imagine for Holy Roman Emperor Josef II (1741-1790), was built from 1780 to 1787. Josef's reign seemed dedicated towards offending his neighbors and expanding the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which naturally put him at odds with Prussia, with whom Austria-Hungary had been at war as recently as 1760. Fortress Josefov was designed by a French general, placed near the Elbe and Metuje rivers, and intended to be a check on the Prussian threat.

The fortress was built to accommodate as many as 12,000 soldiers, and had around 45 miles of underground corridors. This extensive defense network existed not only to shuttle the garrison around to the places they might be needed to defend the fort, but was also intended as a means of placing and detonating mines beneath attackers.

But attackers there never were. Fortress Josefov was put on alert several times during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), but the troops therein were never sent to do any fighting. The inevitable Austro-Prussian War (1866) saw a similar fate for Fortress Josefov: The Prussian army, having little interest in getting bogged down at Jaromer, looped around the fort on their march through what is today the north of the Czech Republic.

By 1888 belief in the heroic bastion, attracting enemies to come and be shattered upon its pointy walls, had pretty much died out. Fortress Josefov lost its official status as a military fort, but loads of troops remained stationed there for another century...where else are you gonna put 'em?

During the First World War (1914-1918) tens of thousands of prisoners of war were kept at a camp in Jeromer, watched over by the garrison at Fortress Josefov. POW from the armies of Russia, the Ukraine, Serbia, and Italy spent time incarcerated at Jaromer.

Fortress Josefov was occupied by Germany during the Second World War (1939-1945), and town and fort were duly liberated by the Red Army in 1945. Jaromer was captured again by the Red Army in August of 1968, when the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia in order to stop the ridiculous political liberalization that came about during the Prague Spring.

I have been exploring abandoned structures for years. Looking for adventure and searching for artifacts. I decided in 2016 that I would document my adventures and soon after I decided to share by posting my videos online. I explore alone, always darting my head from left to right looking for broken windows or signs of decay. I do not disclose the location of any sites in order to maintain their preservation... sorry! As a workaholic who gets very little personal time, exploring is my most favorite thing to do. I love to share my experiences with the world. I could have gone down the media/self love route....but preferred to keep explores private. I post new vids all the time, so please visit often!

Our Disclaimer: We try really hard not to leave a footprint in our explores. Exploring can be illegal and unsafe. I can only take responsibility for my own actions not yours.

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Film with a GoPro4 - Sony A5000
edit with Filmora.

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