EDGEMONT, South Dakota.—Tom and Mary Soulsby of Georgia had planned to retire in a safe rural location following the riots and civil unrest in 2020, hoping to build their dream home in Tennessee. The land had everything they desired: peace, dense forests, green pastures, and a duck pond. The home would have a cement basement….
Former Military Bunkers Are Now Home for Hundreds of Survival-Minded People
Former Military Bunkers Are Home for Hundreds of Survival-Minded People
EDGEMONT, S.D.—Tom and Mary Soulsby of Georgia aimed to build their dream home in Tennessee as part of their plan to retire to a safe rural location following the 2020 riots and civil unrest. The property had everything they desired: peace, dense forests, green pastures, and a duck pond. The home would have a cement…
Germany: 8 Convicted Over Illegal Data Center in Bunker
BERLIN—A German court on Monday convicted eight people over their role in a data processing center installed at a former military bunker that hosted sites dealing in drugs and other illegal activities. The data center at the former bunker in Traben-Trarbach, a picturesque town on the Mosel River in western Germany, was raided and shut…
Doomsday Bunker Builders Say Orders Going Through the Roof Over Fears of Violence, Social Unrest
Years ago, the neighbors next door would have thought it strange if they saw you building an underground survival shelter in your backyard. Fast forward to 2021, and it’s not so fringe any more. “Doomsday bunkers” are a booming business, as society as we’ve known it seems to be on the verge of upheaval and…
Archaeologist Discovers Previously Unrecorded WWII Bunker at Base of Cliffs at Saunton Sands in UK
An archaeologist discovered a previously unrecorded WWII bunker—while eating fish and chips on the beach. David Etheridge noticed a concrete structure at the foot of the cliffs at Saunton Sands while on holiday in Devon. He set off to explore and realized it was part of a ruined bunker guarding the beach. Around 10,000 American…
Teen Spends Over 1,200 Hours Building a 35-Foot Wooden Fortress by Hand in His Backyard
A teen from Michigan who devoted more than 1,200 hours to a mammoth project during the start of the pandemic proudly showcases his impressive 35-foot-long wooden fort with an underground bunker, built entirely by hand. Seventeen-year-old Jake May of Sault Ste. Marie began in March 2020 with a triangular roof perched 2 1/2 feet off the…
France Honours Last Survivor of French D-day Commando Unit
PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron gave one of France’s highest honours on Friday to Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commando unit that waded onshore on D-Day alongside allied troops to begin the liberation of Europe. Gautier, 98, rose from his wheelchair to stand, leaning on two sticks, as Macron pinned the medal on…
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