15 AMAZING FORTS and FORTRESSES
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- For thousands of years, armies have built fortresses to defend important areas from attack. And while many have become more or less obsolete in the face of modern weaponry, many of history’s most amazing forts still stand to this day. Join us for today's video, as we count down the top 15 most amazing fortresses in the world.
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Sorry, but your analysis about Maginot line is dead wrong : yes it failed because it was not finished as initially planed, so it covered only half of the north-east frontier. But when it comes to its effectiveness, it delivered far beyond expectations. Its actual purpose was to delay by 2 days any invasion (NOT repel invasions, just delay...) , thus given time for French general mobilisation to take place. And Germans actually tried to pass through it on 2 points, and it took them between one and two weeks to take them.
Their design was based on 3 main principles : 1) Have an artillery which would forbids any logistics to go through, 2) Have a structure to resist frontline shock armies (tanks & bombers), 3) work as giant submarines (100% autonomous).
I am surprised Masada is not on this list, but these are all amazing forts
Right??? I thought it was number 1
Used once, fell. The ones listed here appear to have longer history.
Dubrovnik
Really all of them Are amazing forts. Wtf . iron dome a missile system. NOT a fort
I tought Nieuf Brisach wouldt be on this list.
In one sense, the Maginot Line actually worked as needed - rather than fight against the fortress complex, the Germans chose to avoid it and bypass it. It could be argued that the Maginot Line stopped the Germans from crossing the French-German border. Where the French made their mistake, was in thinking that the Germans would have a harder time fighting through Belgium and the Netherlands.
Not quite, that's why the Allies put their armies there, they knew that belgium had outdated pre-WW1 forts. The reason why the Maginot Line stopped in the Ardennes was economics, the 1929 crisis impacted the budget and many forts, which were conceived in a WW1 concept, were never updated for a more modern war. And second, simply imagine how would a friendly neighbor country react if you begin to build massive forts and fortifications at the borders. For the defense of you and me against our enemies, at our shared borders, ... Yeah THAT totally convinced me, buddy !
@@cfischer6547 outdated pre ww1 forts? The cunning french generals planned to fight the war in belgium, hence the open border. Why they decided to lose again in Sedan is a total mystery. French forts were optimistic, as they couldn't withstand ww1 420mm howitzers or even later 210mm howitzers and 88mm flak (La Ferté)
Not realy true, maybe as a last resort but not planned. You see Germany already started the previous war by invading Belgium and the Netherlands, so that at the begining of WW2 it was thought ( from what i could read) that Germany wouldn't dare to do it again. Furthermore, belgium was still neutral at that point, so planning a massive allied operation wasn't kindly viewed or would fire backwards. For your second point, yeah you're in part right, because the maginot line was build in the 30s and geman officials planned accordingly. Ever heared of the "Schwerer Gustav". But it would withstand "normal" artillery, field artillery, so anything you could throw at it in a non siege warfare, and so be the forts line and logitic backup place it was supposed to be.@@2adamast
@@cfischer6547 Maginot fort La Ferté lasted one day facing nothing heavier than 21-cm Mörser from 1916. With "Schwerer Gustav" it would have taken one year to make the gun and three days to assemble it.
Belgian forts were lost in 1914 to "Dicke Bertha" that's why it's unlikely they didn't modernize their ruins by 1940
French generals thank german tanks did cant cross the ardennes forest north of maginot line and other stupidity it was to send majority of troop in belgium or netherland. In a such situation a country must to have defensive lines and troop behind the lines .
Forts and foretresses are amazing buildings with full of history, here in finland my favourite forestress is Pori's Reposaari forestress but Helsinki's Suomenlinna and castle of Turku are awesome too. 🏰
Thanks for sharing!
i love this narrator - he has done videos on several history focused youtube channels
Some amazing and beautiful building projects. Thank you.😊
Iron Dome? Fort Knox? Reeeallly pushing it.
ikr, made me leave a dislike
@@knallpistolen. That’s odd, because I don’t see a dislike. I’ve often wondered about that, because it’s been so long since I’ve seen a dislike registered under a video, I’ve wondered if they are scrubbed, or if the only people who see them are the ones who gave the thumbs down. If you see this reply, I’d be interested to know if you still see a dislike on the video.
@11:07 - it didn’t stop the Penguins of Madagascar from getting in. 😅😂
Edinburgh castle was not there to defend against the british,Scots are British ,see difference between Great Britain ,UK&Ni
Personally, I think a list such as this must simply be wrong, if it doesn't feature Crac de Chevalier....
In reality the Maginot line was never actually tested militarily by the Germans. They instead outflanked the Maginot line into sectors not protected by the same fortrifications. It is worth remembering that those forst that did come under attack did very well in defence and could have been a major obstacle.
I would not say that the maginot line was a failure. it forced the germans to find anotehr way to enter that was much more complicated. Unfortunately, thhy executed it very well.
I am surprised the mont Saint Michel is not in the list and also the Fort Boyard. both were never taken and proved very effective.
One of my prefered fort is the Pas du Roc forteresse in the Alps, but most of the forteresses of teh WW2 in the Alps are impressive features.
Regarding Castles, the Castel Monte is really impressive also the castel of Puylaurens on top of his mountain and the Chateau Gaillard built by Richard Lion Heart.
Jaisalmer fort is incredible. I visited last year. Absolutely awesome to visit an inhabited fort. You can stay inside at a hotel.
You forgot that Cheyenne Mountain is the HQ of Stargate Command.
Great work. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
It was not a Maltese army that beat the Ottoman's, it was the Knights Templar, Knights of St John and the Knights of Malta, led by the Grand Master of the Knights Templar who saw them off. It was one of the last engagements of the KT as they were disbanded in 1307. The K oSJ and the K O M did likewise in the 1800s.
The great siege of Malta was in 1565, and a Maltese army, and the knights hospitaler defended the island. It was the last great engagement that that order engaged in before they became a peaceful order.
The Templar Knights were not "Disbanded". Under Order of the Pope and the French King they were brutally murdered. The Templar Knights were not only warriors but bankers and merchants with lots of land from the Crusades. This was not liked by others in Power. They were massacred on Friday the 13th, that is why that day is synonymous with bad luck some 800 years later.
@@JB-rn1kd You have rather over dramatised the situation. The KT in France got wind of Philipe le bon's plans to shut them down. When the attack finally came, only a few including the Grand Master had remained. They did not fight back. All were arrested, tortured and those that did not die were released, but were constantly harassed. Philip was pissed because the treasury was empty - the contents had been already returned to its legitimate owners, it did not belong to the KT, it belonged to their banking clients.
Yes the Grand Master was burned at the stake, and many more were hunted down by the French authorities, with the compliance of the Pope. They were not harried in Portugal or England. Many fled to Scotland. Many transferred to the Teuton Knights and the Knights of St John, others just melted into the general population.
@@davidstokes8441Many knights from all over Europe joined the Order of Christ
@@rodrigogoncalves6165 Very true
What is the connection between the evacuation of Saigon and tree forts??
Good video,among the first.
Fort Klis is one of the best fortrestes by location.
It controld roads to entrec in to city of Split and it was on steap hill where you can realisticly atack only trho the gate due to terain.
It was moste importan entrec to Kaštela bay and it showd by holding ottomans.
Thank you for this video
Thanks for sharing!
@@topfives Not a problem,I like your qvuality contet
These are all amazing forts. Wishing everyone all the best!
Are you a lady with very long hair? I admire woman that grow theirs luxurious lengths, describe it and how it looks?
Should have mentioned Corrigedor
London and Liverpool both. Hmm.
Not sure about quite a few of the "forts". You got the german atlantic wall. The Norwegian Oscarsborg, which haulted the invasion of Oslo, by sinking Blücher. Could've cut out Israels Iron shield and added Masada from same country. Gibraltar. Chittorgahr in India. Then there is Fort Jefferson in Florida. A real fort in my view defines a structure which has a defensive and strategic purpose. Kind of hard to see how Cheyenne, Knox and even a tree-fort has that significance. 🤔
capetown RSA and halifax and esquimalt Canada are all related - "star" forts. also, the century plus sweden fortified her northern frontier from a russian/soviet incursion left some pretty impressive works, some of which are still used for defence purposes.
Some amazing and beautiful building projects. Thank you.. Iron Dome? Fort Knox? Reeeallly pushing it..
Aah, "Iron Dome" absolutely has no place in this "Fortress" discussion. Cheyenne Mountain is also a major stretch as it's a BUNKER. This is about buildings not missiles. Stay on topic.
Dear Top fives, if you want to show the Maginot line then please do not start with a German coastal artillery bunker belonging to the Atlantic wall/fort Europa. It kinda depicts what happened after Maginot got conquered… otherwise it’s a great vid!
What about Saint Jorge Fortress in Lisbon, Portugal? It was key to the moors conquering Europe and later key factor to the “Reconquista” in the 11th Century.
Malta, you are also showing pictures of Fort St Elmo in Valetta. then again they are only 900meters apart. :)
Wales has some of the best preserved castles in the world like Caerphilly Castle
Surprised Fort George, Scotland didn't make the list.
Thanks for this excellent video. I'd love to have my own fort.
I have visited #15 - Agra Fort;
#13 - Dover Castle was a filming location for INTO THE WOODS.
Thanks for sharing!
How the hell can Windsor castle not be on this list.
Because its a royal residence not a fort. To be fair some of the uploader's definition of a fort leaves alot to be desired.
I miss some fortresses and castles. Königstein or walls of Constantinople
Good.
Maginot Line was not useless...
Yes German have be able to go around. But Italian, who as attacked from the south in the same time... have not.
Almost half of the full Italian army, tank, and artillery as try, and fail, to invade France.
Beside, the Maginot Line itself as not be taken and cost a hefty price for German. Part of the commanders and units defending it as refused to surrender after the hight command as capitulated (they where the coward, politician, when French soldiers where fighting and dying)
It's a very complexe and grey part of military History. Most of what is said in "common textbook" is either false, over simplified or so biased and twisted it become a joke 🙄
Pěkný dát obrázek bunkru z Atlanského valu jako příklad Maginotovy linie.
There are plenty more amazing forts and fortresses where these came from, lots of other folk’s favorites attest to that. I have to agree with those who ask what on earth the Iron Dome is doing on this list? I’m also hard pressed to come up with an excuse for using the last flight from Viet Nam to illustrate the failed tree house landing pads, which, themselves belong in a video of wild and crazy failures, not amazing fortresses. Other than that, I really enjoyed seeing all the rest of the incredible places that lived up to their billing. Thanks!
Simple history
From. All the ww2 history, I didn't think much was left on Malta.
you forgot a type of fort that were built in Germany Berlin during world war 2 those forts actually stood up against bombing and artillery where even after the war the allies tired to blow up the forts but failed many times. even today they still stand as they cant seem to be destroyed and turned into one as an example an aquarium. these examples would undermine your theory about forts are obsolete.
Try finding images of Chittorgarh, harihar, kalavantin fort
FYI : Edinburgh castle is sitting on top of a petrified tree stump
16:33 This thing is basically a Vault from Fallout...
1st. Best Fort in world Raigad maharashtra.
It's the fort that counts...
Ah my favorite fortress is the U.S. Ford-class aircraft carrier.
Mention Altit n Baltit fortress (Hunza Valley, Pakistan) as well bcz Altit fort holds a standing tomb of a Prince. These fortress r 1000 to 700 yrs old.
Why did you show a picture of the Atlantikwall when you were talking about the Maginot line 🤣
The only reason the maginot line failed was cause it was incomplete thanks for the belgium and netherland gap ! After all it was never penetrated itself , and that for good reason!
THUMBS DOWN. To substantiate:
Maginot Line
- It was effective. The Germans never penetrated the line.
- The Line was planned to go further North but the funds were not available.
- France couldn't conscript as many soldiers in WWII as in WWI because of the high casualties and low birth rate, so the Line did maximized manpower availability.
- Building the Line committed France to a stable military strategy. If you know anything about French politics after 1919, this was very important.
- The Line straddles the entry point where the Prussians invaded in 1870, so it effectively removed that as an option.
- The Line channeled any invasion from Germany away from directly advancing on Paris.
- The original Franco-Anglo counter attack strategy was the Dyle Plan. They intended to fight the main battle in Belgium and/or Northern France. And they did.
The fact the Germans defeated the French via Belgium doesn't negate the effectiveness of the Maginot Line. And, it would've taken far greater numbers of French troops to conventionally negate that part of the border without the Line.
Malta
- It was a part of the British Empire.
- Independence was forced upon them in 1947 because the UK could no longer defend or administer the colony due to the costs of WWII.
- Malta was awarded the Cross of St George in recognition of their WWII service and hardships. I don't know if any other British colony received one.
- Prior to Independence, Maltese postage stamps portrayed British monarchs.
I found your assessments to be more subjective than appropriate for a "documentary". And, in my opinion, this video is "revisionist" history rather than history.
No Fort Sumter? During the entire US civil war, it was never re-captured.
That plague research clip sure looked sketchy.
malta siege was waay bigger because both sides constantly reinforced their troops and even tho pope made malta siege a crusade
Am a little surprised to find Agra fort, Jaisalmer fort and Murud Janjura fort among the top 15 but not find forts like Chittorgarh and Kumbhalgarh on the list, if Murud Janjira and Jaisalmer made it to the list. Murud Janjira is a small fortification, so is Jaisalmer.
How all these always fails to mention the Boden Fortress. The biggest fortified installation built after ww2. Is beyond me.
Attempt of tree fort in top 15? Of course some personal preference being Dutch, but the Dutch waterline recently being rewarded in UNESCO world heritage would be more qualified to be included in top 15 list. ☺️
Increibles edificios ... pero la numeracion de los fuertes del 1 al 15 ¿la hizo un gallego?
random selection - why you did not mention Salzburg?
How can you put the Maginot-line before the Chinese-wall? It stretches 1/3 or 1/2 around the world. Built by hand in worse slopes than any skier would ever ski from. Over hundreds of years
“Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain."
-Daniel 11:36-39
To protect Liverpool...??!!! Realy
London,yes,but you know where Liverpool is and the route that the german bombers had to take to go to Liverpool...🤐
There were 3 Munsel forts in the Mersey
How the hell the largest fortresse in the western hemisphere which is the citadel Laferriere is not in that list?!
Edinburgh Castle wasn’t built to defend against British invaders, but English inverters, as Scotland is part of Britain.
RUSSIA DONT MESS WITH FINLAND SEA CASTLE!!
Forgot Masada.
you forgot about Switzerland
How about Bourtange?
@topfive it's murud-janjira not murad-janjira murud is a city where this fort is located, that's why it called Murud-janjira ❤
It's really good to see our forts on the list❤ thank you ❤️
Thanks for the info!
A co z zamkiem w Malborku?
Carcassonne, Fort Boyard, Mont Saint Michel?
where its eben emael i your list its key fort off western front ww2 and its i belguim
The Great wall was not built in the 1500s
elizabeth castle
tODAY the tourists in great wall protect from mongalin invasion!!XDXD
WHO IS YOUR DADDY FORT??XDXD
From 21.41 onwards, when talking about the Maginot Line in 1940, you show US footage from later in the war. Doesn’t fit at all.
You do not know what are you talking about. Like Malta fort , there is the fort of Rhodes island , with 8 km walls and ditch in front of them. Both forts had been built by Templar Knights. Inside this fort there is a whole city as it was in 15th century . It is said that if a Knight whould return today , he would easily recognise his former house
دکمه ترجمه را فعال کنید تا سه کشور فارسی زبان هستیم ما هم همچنان با شما ارتباط داشته باشیم❤🎉
Edingburgh Castle was defended against the English not British!
I always find it very funny when someone says Edinburgh Castle. Whereas Edinburgh means nothing other than oak castle. So when you say Edinburgh Castle, you're saying oak castle castle.🤣🤣🤣
No Dubrovnik????😱
man the person speaking sounds like the same person from simple history
The Great Wall is a fort? What about Carcassonne
It is! It was built as a wall against the mongols if i'm not wrong? Would rather have questioned the addition of Tree Forts, the Iron shield, Fort Knox and Cheyenne
Malta is an island not a peninsula.
thats not an top 5 dear mr Top 5 Channel
But Eiffel Tower Works good. Frenchs!!!!!
On the point of forts being useless in the present days I can only remind about the Brest fortress during the WWII and the Aleppo citadel successfully used by its primary function during the Syria campaign. As it was before, so it is now - all depends on a people that would defend it.
"The Scots would defend against British invaders" doesn't make sense. Scots are British as well. Them and the English live on the same island and that island is called Great Britain
This list was surprisingly bad, you started good, and then just went of the rails. Monsell seaforts, nothing amazing about them, irondome, not a fort, just pandering, Fort Knox, nothing amazing just pandering to US audience, The tree fort.. really.... The cheyenne mountain complex, thats just pandering to US audience, and the Great wall as well as the Maginot line are not forts. Yes they had forts in them, but come on. You seriously dropped the ball here, what about Malbork Castle, Mont Saint Michel Castle, Himeji Castle, Osaka Castle, Petrovaradin Fortress or the forts at Sevastopol, Brest-Litovsk or Eben Emael. Come on, you can do better.
Where is Fort Boyard?, where is Mont Saint-Michel??...Mont saint michel is the proven strongest fortress in europe, The English besieged it and never destroyed or conquered it.
The Scot’s are British. They didn’t defend against British invaders they defended against English invaders more like. Britain became Britain in 1707. Scotland and England and Wales and later Ireland. Then not Ireland but still Northern Ireland. Britain is Britain. And also known as United Kingdom. So get it right top fives. It’s simple.
in Ukraine many castles and fortresses
"number 1, the maginot line", then proceed to show a picture of a nazi germany normandy coastal gun bunker
'Palestinians would fire hundreds, if not thousands of rockets', please tell me how Palestinians, living in an open air prison, have thousands of rockets. Did Netenyahu write this script himself?
A large portion of Muslims worldwide want to exterminate Jews and provide the financial and military support to the palestinian terrorists that allows them to commit terrorist acts like the constant rocket attacks against civilian targets.
did anyone notice that one shop that sold stds and lsd ???
Whats going on in there?
why is the most amazing fort spot on the list just a totally unnecessary dig at the French lmao?
Who hasn’t England invaded?!?
Smart and powerful countries. That’s who. 😉
They invaded powerful countries also including u.s.a
Scots did not defend themselves against the British. Scots are British. You mean the English. And Jacobites is pronounced Jackobites. You have no idea irritating this type of ignorance is
Not going to show any from Africa
i seriously hate these lists that contain non-forts.
Iron dome? Fort know? Cheyenne Mountain? Dude seriously?
I WANT FUCKING FORTRESSES not this shit.