1941 Invasion of Iran - Regime Change WWII-Style

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17 күн бұрын

In 1941, Iran was jointly invaded by the British Empire and the Soviet Union. Why did this happen to a neutral country? Find out how what happened in 1941 changed Iranian history and its difficult relationship with the West.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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@MarkFeltonProductions 14 күн бұрын

NOTE: When I list the recent examples of regime-change in the Middle East, my use of the word 'SUCCESSFUL' is entirely ironic. Perhaps my British humour is not travelling well with some viewers. Thanks.

@TankerBricks 14 күн бұрын

It was good British humour for certain!

@treyperry6616 14 күн бұрын

I got it 😂

@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 14 күн бұрын

Maybe the use of 'sarcastic' quote marks would have been useful.

@ColinFreeman-kh9us 14 күн бұрын

Even us Aussies understand your British humor Mark.

@shanemcdowall 14 күн бұрын

Franco-Thai War 1940/41 would be a good topic.

@spikeyflo 15 күн бұрын

My father was a German citizen of Czech origin who had lived in Iran for about 10 years before 1941. He, along with many others, was arrested then and spent 4 years in a POW camp in Australia. Thank you Mark for your succinct video.

@ColinFreeman-kh9us 15 күн бұрын

Amazing stuff, I’m Australian I hope your dad had a good life

@gergemall 14 күн бұрын

God bless

@ausnorman8050 14 күн бұрын

@@ColinFreeman-kh9us Was about to write something similar, hope he did.

@manfredconnor3194 14 күн бұрын

Ouch! That's a tough life.

@DaveSCameron 14 күн бұрын

I assume he emerged post war because don’t forget about the 6 million who didn’t

@jonathanlong6987 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for greatly reducing my ignorance of Iranian history 1930s-1953.

@bernieschiff5919 15 күн бұрын

For a good overview of the 1953 CIA led revolution in Iran (with some British help) and the circumstances and events that transpired, read "All the Shah's Men" by Stephen Kinzer. A cautionary tale that the CIA and President Eisenhower thought at the time was a good idea, a history changing event that from today's point of view, not so much.

@shauny2285 15 күн бұрын

@@bernieschiff5919Yes, the law of unintended consequences.

@jimtalbott9535 15 күн бұрын

Ah yes, I second that!

@HistoryHaty 14 күн бұрын

Have the show my mom this. She is so bad a Middle Eastern history🤣🤣

@rstidman 11 күн бұрын

Dr Mark doesn't just disseminate information about WW2 - he makes love to it violently, makes it love him, and then gets it to do whatever he wants.

@ryanmclellan8740 15 күн бұрын

Anyone else here learning more history than we did in school?

@rogerforsberg3910 14 күн бұрын

Amen, brother! I've earned 4 degrees from 3 universities (2 American & one German), and this narrative (except for the part when the last Shah abdicated & fled to Egypt) was all completely new to me. I now feel just slightly less ignorant.

@rjb10101 14 күн бұрын

Certainly learning more here than from the msn....

@jonahtwhale1779 14 күн бұрын

Not an accident! They have deliberately set out to separate Western history from the rump of western societies!

@gabrieldoherty4756 14 күн бұрын

Every day.

@dosrios9517 14 күн бұрын

Yes!!

@damien8223 15 күн бұрын

Never knew WW2 had an Iranian chapter. Thanks dr Felton!!

@MaryamofShomal 15 күн бұрын

In World Wars I and II: the British and the Russians invaded and occupied then-neutral Iran, plundered all of our resources, stole all our oil for the Allied war effort (which is how we beat the Nazis; you’re welcome, world), and *starved 5 to 6 million Iranians to death* - but you won’t hear that anywhere in the West. Mark Felton’s work comes close tho 🫶🏽

@kasrahatami3566 15 күн бұрын

Yeah Iranian death was even more than those killed in camps

@MagicButterz 15 күн бұрын

@@MaryamofShomal There were multiple offers to Iran to help the war effort and they denied them all. Not saying it was right but the people in power could have saved a lot of lives if they held their egos at the door

@MartieD 15 күн бұрын

If they're gonna call it a World War, it ought to live up to its name.

@Wolfen443 15 күн бұрын

Yeah, the Middle East was in Flux at that time, some Arab leaders and groups saw the Axis Powers and convenient allies against the specially not nice British and French Colonial empires.

@SeanBZA 15 күн бұрын

My mother was a refugee in Tehran during the war, a Polish refugee from a Siberian camp. Her parents are likely buried there in the Polish cemetery.

@friendlyboylulea 15 күн бұрын

There were over 3000 Polish refugees that arrived in Iran. They were given a neighborhood outside of Tehran, which was named "Warsaw street" (it still has the same name accirding to google maps). It's now a part of the main city as Tehran exponentially grew later in the 1960s. Local Iranian generally had a very good relationship with them. Especially with the Jewish ones since Iran at that time had the largest Jewish minority in the whole Middle East. Very different times.

@digitaleye1135 15 күн бұрын

There is lots of Polish people living in Iran still that are descendants of people like you mother

@SeanBZA 15 күн бұрын

@@friendlyboylulea She landed up in Nyasaland instead, never wanted to be cold ever again, so went to where it was never cold.

@kupus6622 15 күн бұрын

@@digitaleye1135Would they still have polish names or have they adopted local names? I think pockets of nationals in unusual places is fascinating. Good to mix the DNA but sad if in exile or danger .

@doodlebug1820 15 күн бұрын

There is an amazing book about Jewish refugees in Iran by Mikhal Dekel

@neilhunter6026 15 күн бұрын

Your unbiased presentation of history should be an example in these times. No spin, no editoriaizing. You present unvarnished history and respect the intelligence of your audience. These are rare qualities today. Thank you.

@cx2900 15 күн бұрын

I like how he occasionally does videos like this one that have a relevant tie-in with current events but he doesn't have a political approach or agenda to it

@johntillman6068 15 күн бұрын

It's not unbiased. It's anti-Amkerican. Mossadegh was not democratically elected. His "election" was rigged by Communists.

@Ryan_Winter 13 күн бұрын

UNBIASED?! Well there certainly is nothing fishy about British actions, at least not when Mr. Felton reports about it. "Unbiased", you've got to be kidding.

@game_boyd1644 11 күн бұрын

There was nothing "unbiased" about these video. Your takeaway from this video for instance would be that British bombs magically didn't kill any civilians, but you know exactly how many the Soviets killed.

@shahrammolaei275 15 күн бұрын

As an Iranian, I would like to thank you for this video. I have been following your channel since 2017 and I enjoy all your productions but whenever the topic is related to Iran, I feel even more excited.

@ronananderson 15 күн бұрын

viva Iran

@benevolentprime3214 20 сағат бұрын

So you have no idea that this video is disinformation? As an Iranian you should be concerned.

@shahrammolaei275 18 сағат бұрын

@@benevolentprime3214 I didn't see any misinformation . I Like Your Achaemenid Empire flag.

@babakht 15 күн бұрын

Mark's channel is basically my main reference for WWII. Now as an Iranian who is naturally familiar with my country's history, when I see how accurate his videos are it makes me sure that he's info is reliable. Not a word or a photo was inaccurate in this whole video.

@e-curb 15 күн бұрын

15:20 "... and couldn't even speak Persian." The language is called Farsi, not Persian.

@samuelj2408 15 күн бұрын

except one thing the language is Farsi, the term Persian encompasses many different ethnicities ,languages and dialects and regions and peoples, falsely going back to mid 1800s when British first came to Iran, for archeological missions ,.it has been passed down to uk and us universities as the language being called "Persian" and that has stayed as the accepted term in linguistic circles that claim to be ultimate decider in names for languages it is also supported by many Iranians as is the current sentiment(due to internal civil unrest in Iran) to dissociate anything "arabic" or "islamic" as the word Farsi is arabic in origin.

@cx2900 15 күн бұрын

@@e-curb fair enough, but that's just a minor oversight really, it's not historical misinformation or political revisionism or something you actually have to worry about when you're reading (or listening) about history. no disrespect to the persians of course

@e-curb 15 күн бұрын

@@samuelj2408 All of the people from Iran that I know call it Farsi. I notice the good doctor gave my comment his thumbs up. Perhaps his original use of the term "Persian" was to avoid confusion among those who don't know that Iran has its own language that's not Arabic.

@amirsadeghi9888 14 күн бұрын

he is very accurate, but Shah didnt declare himself the king, the title was given to him by the Majles... Reza Khan wanted a democracy and presidency

@naivett 15 күн бұрын

My grandfather was a young boy during the Anglo Soviet invasion. He told me once how he was sent with all the children in his family/neighborhood out of his city (Qazvin) and into the mountains and remembered Soviet troops marching down the city streets after he returned.

@fernando-sl7qm 15 күн бұрын

At some point dr felton is gonna get in trouble for these history videos. People in power would rather rewrite history rather than learn from it.

@vmax4steve524 15 күн бұрын

George Galloway MP mentioned the 1953 coup in the UK parliament to PM Rishi Sunak and the conservative and labour MP's laughed at him, ignorant of their history unlike Mr. Galloway who knows from where the current disputes arise from.

@amg863 13 күн бұрын

The video about Jews in the German military and the extremists in Ukraine really take a lot of courage to post.

@nledaig 11 күн бұрын

@@amg863 Dr Felton is a detailed and persistent historian. All his mini-documentaries are worth watching.

@HTub-bo2yl 10 күн бұрын

@@amg863hiding in plain site

@uncleeric3317 15 күн бұрын

This is a very little known and interesting WW2 topic. Cheers from New Jersey.

@LydiotGamingTV 15 күн бұрын

And yet it is probably one of the more crucial factors to get into the Iranian mindset of the years after the war and even of the current day.

@alhandeen474 15 күн бұрын

Agreed! This is a critical insight into the Persian (Iranian) geopolitical mindset of the Russians (formerly Soviets).

@angryjock3938 15 күн бұрын

Not the 1st neutral country the UK invaded during WW2

@faithlesshound5621 15 күн бұрын

@@angryjock3938 Iceland was another. The US also took part later, as they did in Persia.

@aleksazunjic9672 15 күн бұрын

It is little known in the West, but it is well known in Iran. And explains a lot considering current affairs.

@nigelwylie01 14 күн бұрын

Researching my wife’s family tree, I discovered an officer in the Indian army, who commanded a section of the army under General Quinan. I had no idea why we were invading Iran. I wondered where to go to research the subject. Then this video arrived in my feed. Problem solved! Thank you Dr Felton. A thorough answer which gives the big picture I was missing. I am very grateful.

@UnknowableThen 15 күн бұрын

Mr. Felton, do you ever realistically think that you will run out of WWII stuff to cover? I feel like each video I think, "Ok, Mark Felton HAS to have covered everything there is to cover" but then you come out with something I've never heard of, it's awe-inspiring.

@ColinFreeman-kh9us 14 күн бұрын

Well said, I often think the same thing. I suppose there are plenty of wars to cover !

@brucenorman8904 13 күн бұрын

Doubtful whilst he still has his faculties.

@melloangelwolf8611 13 күн бұрын

New things are being discovered even today

@mitchmatthews6713 15 күн бұрын

Bravo! I enjoy how you link modern news to WW2 incidents. Cheers, Mark!

@cx2900 15 күн бұрын

people overlook history too much. the news will have you thinking some crazy thing happening in the middle east, for example, is just happening in a vacuum. as if it's the first thing to happen, as opposed to being the latest in a series of events that lead one to another over the course of years, decades, or even generations

@pittbullking87 15 күн бұрын

When I was in Baghdad in 2003 with the US Army I met an Iraqi guy and his grandfather who had been in the British Arab Legion in WW2.

@TheColombiano89 11 күн бұрын

Cool 😎

@PinkSlime0990 15 күн бұрын

Wow this is the earliest I’ve been to a Mark Felton Production!

@eugene7145 15 күн бұрын

Congrats

@user-vh5uv1xy1l 15 күн бұрын

me too!

@Kingborax501-ce3ju 15 күн бұрын

I as well 🎩🤓

@aranglahooti6302 13 күн бұрын

As am Iranian I want to tell everyone that reza shah was the pioneer of the new iran . Thanks for your time you spent for Iranian history on WW2 era 🌹

@HTub-bo2yl 10 күн бұрын

It would be wonderful to work out our differences despite the past. That takes courage.

@LaluBhaiya1233 9 күн бұрын

@HTub-bo2yl that would imply that the West has changed in their approach to the world.. you could argue it had, but I doubt that.. oh, and they had another regime change 2 decades later instigated by America

@Houthiandtheblowfish 8 күн бұрын

He was a nobody he wouldnt have left like the way he did just a traitor dictator puppet

@patrickfreeman8257 6 күн бұрын

@@HTub-bo2yl All it would take is for eveyone to stop listening to our "leaders" The common man is never the one who starts wars. Take the government and the media out of the mix and most of us would get along just fine

@drawn2myattention641 15 күн бұрын

12:04 “The Iranian forces fell into bits.” None of my fellow Americans would use such a phrase. I love it! And I need to hear the word, “whilst.”

@petemc5070 11 күн бұрын

That line was a very non-standard way of putting it even for us British.

@FunnyBunny-pd5xx 11 күн бұрын

@@petemc5070 Where I grew up, it was a common expression "Look, it's falling in to bits" Fylde Coast Area. England.

@flybobbie1449 15 күн бұрын

My Iranian friend did his national service in northern Iran, on the border, in the 70's. Showed me pictures of the stone hut in lived in for a year.

@nortoncomando3728 15 күн бұрын

This was a very informative video. In HS history class and various WW 2 books. This invasion was portrayed as a bloodless occupation. They always used the same photo of a Soviet heavy armored car. The focus was on British- Soviet cooperation. American involvement was Completely left out. No mention of Iranian resistance the food shortages and staying in Iran until March and May of 1945. This really explains all great deal

@precisiond2236 15 күн бұрын

Money back from the IRS and a Mark Felton production video, my day is complete, Thank you Mark!

@magmaman6384 15 күн бұрын

As an Iranian myself thank you so much for covering this obscure part of WWII, there were some parts of the video that even I didn’t know.

@ashkaan9839 11 күн бұрын

Yes, exactly because all the communist party ( Todeh ) and Mosadegh party is lying to people and saying that Iranian army did not move a finger.

@fishandchippedd 15 күн бұрын

Dr. Felton, you have no idea how much help and ambience I receive when I put your videos in the background while I study! Coincidentally, I have an exam for my WW2 class and every bit helps!

@MarkFeltonProductions 15 күн бұрын

Good luck with your exam!

@tadficuscactus 14 күн бұрын

Watch "Europa: the final battle".

@fishandchippedd 14 күн бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions Thank you very much Dr. Felton! I just completed the exam and wrote an essay that consisted two whole booklets about the Turning point of the war. Your videos have really made the details more enhanced.

@samsungtap4183 14 күн бұрын

1954 imagine the nerve of the democraticly elected government saying that Iranian oil belonged to the Iranian people and not BP...clearly had to go. I mean really the Iranian eliets were getting 5% for doing nothing !

@williamneumyer7147 15 күн бұрын

More refreshingly grown-up content from Felton.

@evelynzlon9492 15 күн бұрын

Sorry to disappoint you. Hitler and Otto von Bismarck were the same person. That's because he was a vampire. He was a master of disguise but if you inspect their facial features under a microscope, they were identical. It gets weirder. There's a vintage Twilight Zone episode about an American actress who played the Queen of the Nile in films, but really she was a vampire of sorts who actually HAD been the Queen of the Nile. The actress closely resembled Egypt's Princess Fawzia, who was arguably the most beautiful woman in the world. However Princess Fawzia looked considerably different in adolescence. She was very ordinary-looking and drastically changed her appearance somehow. Otto von Bismarck once presided over the entire international African colonial system. He was something akin to the King of the Nile. He has a direct descendant who used to look exactly like a male, light-haired version of the adolescent Princess Fawzia. His appearance also radically changed as he approached adulthood. Now he looks like a male, light-haired version of the ADULT Princess Fawzia.

@SJPW01 14 күн бұрын

@@evelynzlon9492Did you forget to take your meds today

@furrycow9263 14 күн бұрын

@@evelynzlon9492Ah yes, psychosis

@evelynzlon9492 14 күн бұрын

@@furrycow9263 Well Bismarck and Hitler were major statesmen and one of them was from a very old aristocratic family. Right away that tells you they were extraordinary men. You shouldn't limit your concept of just HOW extraordinary they were. Hitler openly professed to possess a chemical preparation which could extend a person's lifespan to several millennia. That's actually true. His only omission was that he had been using this serum long, long before he became Chancellor Hitler.

@garylawson5381 15 күн бұрын

I have an original issue of Life magazine 1943 with the leader of Iran on the cover. Like Mark Felton Productions, to look through it and reading the articles is like a trip back in time. Thank you Dr Felton for another documentary video!

@kenw9681 15 күн бұрын

The old back issues of these kinds of magazines and journals (Life, Time, Look, National Geographic, etc.), and quite often most of them, or even complete collections of them, can also sometimes be found in big city American libraries. They'll be the original issues, too. They're sometimes in small city and small town libraries, too.

@marybeasley8219 15 күн бұрын

fantastic - this is the first time i've seen this mentioned on a 'western' venue - HUGE thanks for this! "The children of Empire are blissfully ignorant of their history, the victims never forget"

@Pyjamarama11 9 күн бұрын

The children of Empire are blissfully ignorant of their history, the victims never forget Bravo

@blehblahov7398 15 күн бұрын

As an Iranian, and as others have pointed out in the comment section, I would like to thank you, Mark, for this entertaining and more importantly truthful exposition of Iran's recent history. My own grandfather - who was a farmer for all his life in a village outside Kerman and died recently at 100 years old - told me stories of the coming and going of German engineers, replaced by British soldiers and businessmen, replaced by Russian engineers in and our of the nearby towns. He sold pistachios to some of them :) But all this history is, if I may be a bit sentimental, still very present in the minds of many Iranians. We see the current dictatorship and we look back at history and we see so many other tragedies such as the exile of Reza Shah, the coup of 53 and the revolution of 79, and there are very few of us who don't get saddened by them. But maybe true freedom for a nation takes time and courage. And as the current generation in Iran seems to show, they do have the courage and it seems to be the right time.

@technouber 15 күн бұрын

I've visited Iran 2 months ago and I've never met so kind people as in Iran, it was a wonderful experience for a simple western guy like me. As a polish person I also know what it's like to have a tragic history and I hope your country will recover from years of islamic dictatorship. P.S. Iranian baklava was the best I've ever eaten!

@drlca6601 14 күн бұрын

careful, your communications may be monitored by the IRG. Please be safe and God bless.

@ashkaan9839 11 күн бұрын

@@technouber 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍

@AbtinX 12 сағат бұрын

Misguided people. What Mr Felton isn't discussing in this video is the history of imperialism that weakened Iran for centuries and now in modern times we are finally recovering. Iran today is independent, unoccupied and can determine it's own future. That could never be said during the time of any recent Shah regime.

@ashkaan9839 10 сағат бұрын

@@AbtinX 😂😂😳😳 Independent Iran !!?? then who are China and Russia ? Since 1979 Iran’s been occupied by Chinese and Russians, and whatever they say the ayatollahs will do. Iran lost his independence 1979 when the shah of Iran left the country under pressure of Russia, United States, England, Germany, and France, and don’t forget who brought the ayatollah in Iran with the airplane” France “ and the airplane was accompanied with four France jet fighters. Long live the king Reza Pahlavi, the second .

@mrbensdonair 15 күн бұрын

Greetings from Tehran. Thank you 👌

@tnguy9696 14 күн бұрын

i was in the US army in 79 stationed in panama. i was sent to contadora island off the coast of panama and helped set up a secure phone line for the shah and his family . got to meet him and his family right before we left. very nice polite people. the shah was a very proud man always kept his chin up

@petemc5070 11 күн бұрын

I've read exactly the same sentiments expressed about Stalin and Hitler. Both were regarded as very personable.

@freespeech8293 11 күн бұрын

@@petemc5070 M.R. Shah, was not a murderous tyrant, like Stalin and Hitler. If he was, he would have never left the country and let the religious regime come to power. Which it did by the help of US, UK, France, and Germany.

@ashkaan9839 11 күн бұрын

Thanks

@ashkaan9839 11 күн бұрын

@@petemc5070 Shame on you by comparing the greatest king with Hitler and Stalin, if you have any honor, look at Iranian news and see that 87% of people are asking for the king Pahlavi to come back

@LaluBhaiya1233 9 күн бұрын

@@ashkaan9839 the Shah's decadence led to own his downfall.. spent hundreds of billions on lavish parties, then again I can't disagree that the current people are any better. A shame really, perhaps if earlier intervention had not happened and Mossadegh had remained and democracy was allowed to stay, things would be different. To say the Ayotollah don't enjoy support is also wrong, you know just how Conservative some parts of Iran are, same as Turkey.

@BrianMurfitt 15 күн бұрын

Thanks Mark, Iranian history is complex, but you've easily explained and put in to context the WW2 years and how modern Iran has evolved. 👏🏻

@royboy9361 15 күн бұрын

The novelty of these videos will never wear off. Love your work Dr. Felton. Many thanks.

@J-Hump94 15 күн бұрын

I'm glad someone finally covered this. I've only read a little bit about Iran and the middle east during the war.

@user-gc9ld1gn4l 15 күн бұрын

Interesting history lesson, the impacts are visible today

@artinrahideh1229 14 күн бұрын

An important note: The people living in Iran( and the greater Iran) called it Iran in one way or another since antiquity. "Irān" is the new persian form of tge middle Persian word"Ērān šahr" meaning "the realm of the Aryans"( "ēr" meaning Aryan and "ān" being the suffix of possession). And the word "Ērān šahr" itself derives from the Avestan"airyanəm vaejo" meaning"the expanse of the Aryans". Back then all the Aryans called their lands "the aryan land" as they called their languages and religions the Aryan language or religion( even though they were different). The name Persia is given to the country by foreigners because of the ruling ethnicity. This happens to many places

@inkognitou6982 14 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@ww2vanguardmuseum36 15 күн бұрын

Amazing video big thanks from the only WW2 Museum in Iran The WW2 Vanguard Museum of Lahijan 👍🏻

@HK-uq9by 13 күн бұрын

وبسایت جالبی دارید. تبریک

@RedXlV 15 күн бұрын

The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company that was central to both the 1941 invasion and the 1953 coup in Iran still exists. Its name now is BP.

@pauljmeyer1 14 күн бұрын

Thank you for your research that gives a greater understanding of modern Iran. Great respect for Reza Khan Pahlavi, who like Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, was a distinguished nation-builder, and Prime Minister Mohammed Mossedegh too for his patriotism.

@LaluBhaiya1233 9 күн бұрын

Yeah just a shame the establishment respected them so much that they removed them.. and now the ayatollahs are here. How long will the Ayatollah stay? Not forever, no political system survives forever, nowhere.

@pauljmeyer1 9 күн бұрын

@@LaluBhaiya1233 'The Establishment' was and is none other than the Imperial powers that have partitioned the Middle East. When Iran was in crisis, Ayatolla Khomeini saw his opportunity to return after exile to establish the Sharia.

@gnasher688 15 күн бұрын

Excellent as always Mr Felton .. thank you 🙏

@catwill2022 15 күн бұрын

Iran was occupied by the Allied forces, despite declaring neutrality by the Iranian government.

@oneshothunter9877 13 күн бұрын

Neutrality often means that a country is either militarily strong enough to fend off attacks or that, that country simply somehow has to bow down and become a co-operate.

@dzonikg 13 күн бұрын

When you have oil or other recourse that big powers want neutrality is not option

@ToddSauve 13 күн бұрын

But it sounds like Iran at that time and under the Shah was pro Nazi.

@HK-uq9by 13 күн бұрын

This episode will bring you the highest number of viewers ever.

@aka99 10 күн бұрын

I doubt it, sadly

@HK-uq9by 10 күн бұрын

@@aka99 The reason I said, Iranians are very concentrated on this issue, they will visit over and over

@rvk8991 15 күн бұрын

mark always has the maps, shows the flags and insignias. Always great attention to detail. thank you for your work.

@marycampbell3431 13 күн бұрын

Maps are the weak part of Dr Felton's otherwise excellent videos. Many of the places mentioned don't appear on the maps used which look very dated. Needs to get a mapmaker on his team.

@nekola203 13 күн бұрын

I've been enjoying your content for about 4 years, and your focus on WWII is fascinating to me personally because WWII and history in general are my passion. This video, in my opinion, connects your work with an important part of the war that no one pays attention to, along with its consequences. By the way, I'm Iranian and feel the need to mention that my country has been kept hostage/captive by an authoritarian regime for almost a century. Thank you for teaching everyone about our shared past, including people of all origins and nationalities, and those who are passionate about WWII, like me. I somewhat follow this subject but am able to learn more about it through your historic WWII video content.

@seanfitzgerald9320 14 күн бұрын

Quite a sad story. The Shah seemed like he was a decent fellow who just wanted the best for Iran. I was very interested to hear about the RAN's involvement. Names like Kanimbla and Yarra are legendary in Australia.

@tigerland4328 13 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure a more recent HMAS kanimbla was actually in the gulf during the 2003 invasion of iraq

@3v068 15 күн бұрын

I am a simple man. If I see mark Felton has posted, I watch it. You and plainly difficult give such good mini documentaries of specific events in history and I love it. Plainly difficult for natural and nuclear disasters, and you for war. Incredible work that you guys put into your videos.

@maxshep2829 14 күн бұрын

Another Plainly Difficult fan! Nice!

@apurvakmr 11 күн бұрын

Am just in awe of the vast volumes of information you have amassed on the subject of war. Inspirational stuff. You tube is lucky to have your channel.

@joshpotter4264 15 күн бұрын

Hi Dr. Falton, With ANZAC Day approaching, I've been reflecting on the many contributions of Australian and New Zealand forces throughout history. I've been a long-time viewer of your channel and really appreciate your efforts to provide a comprehensive view of historical events. I was wondering if you could cover a lesser-known campaign from World War I, World War II, or another conflict that involved ANZAC forces. It would be fascinating to learn more about an underexplored aspect of our military history for ANZAC Day. I understand if this is too short notice, but it would be greatly appreciated if you could find a campaign that isn't widely known and share its full story. Thank you so much for considering this request! Best regards, Josh potter

@gargoyle7863 14 күн бұрын

As always: You have oil? Then you need "democracy"!

@danielhammond3012 14 күн бұрын

Also, don't touch our boats! This is important.

@dougearnest7590 6 күн бұрын

British and Soviets invade Iran. "Britian is an evil empire!"

@TankerBricks 15 күн бұрын

Mark. Thanks for Providing my Tuesday Night Entertainment!

@outofturn331 14 күн бұрын

Are you stuck in Tuesday?

@TankerBricks 14 күн бұрын

@@outofturn331 No. I enjoy watching them as Entertainment while I'm doing something else.

@hotelie11 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for covering this rarely discussed topic

@stratzenigma3169 15 күн бұрын

Thank you Dr Felton. You make me smarter and wiser historically!

@ghoshneh 15 күн бұрын

Thank you Professor Felton.

@CamelRage279 15 күн бұрын

Aside from another fascinating video about an element of history i had been unaware of, I'd like to take a moment to show my appreciation for the proper pronunciation of "Yarra" - nailed it!

@MarkFeltonProductions 15 күн бұрын

Thanks Cobber!

@Ari-gm8bf 15 күн бұрын

My dad used to tell me stories that his grandpa used to tell him of the russians in the north and the occupation since he owned a shop there at the time.

@gymMenMEN 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video Mark.

@roberttelarket4934 15 күн бұрын

Mark you need to make a several volume complete history of World War II. It will not doubt a get you a Pulitzer Prize among other awards.

@devenbenavides1063 15 күн бұрын

Another classic Felton production!

@tjrr1999 14 күн бұрын

Excellent, I am always impressed at the quality of the old footage you are able to supplement the very interesting narration with.

@pauldavis9272 15 күн бұрын

Once again Mark another amazing part of History!

@callenclarke371 15 күн бұрын

Excellent content. Thank you for this.

@manfredconnor3194 14 күн бұрын

Not enough detailed maps on this one Mark! Detailed maps are always good for following along. I am still very greatful for all you do, don't get me wrong! 🐗👍🏼

@MVEProducties 15 күн бұрын

Very timely video! Thank you Mark for relating current news to the past.

@morgan97475 15 күн бұрын

Another very informative video. Thanks!

@McFadden1 15 күн бұрын

your content is spectacular!!!! Thank you!!!!

@MikeH-sg2ue 12 күн бұрын

Much of this story, I already knew, but not all of it! Thank-you Mark, for the education! Play carefully!

@shutup2751 15 күн бұрын

and then the 1953 coup which is probably the main reason in the long run for the current situation

@rodchallis8031 15 күн бұрын

Yeah, you make mistakes that big, and you get an airport named after you.

@kevinbrennan-ji1so 15 күн бұрын

Dulles, yep. Those two brothers ruined the aftermath of WW2 and screwed up so many things we are still dealing with.

@cyrusthegreat982 15 күн бұрын

Mossadeq was destined to fail, as the public was heavily against him due to mishandling the economy, leaving people hungry and out of work. He purged army officers, weakened the monarchy, dissolved the parliament, and relied heavily on the Tudeh Communist Party for support. There are many aspects Westerners don't know; they're often taught only that 'Mossadeq was democratically elected,' yet Hitler and Mussolini were also democratically elected. The coup was already underway by General Zahedi even before MI6 and the CIA sat down to devise a plan.

@cyrusthegreat982 15 күн бұрын

@meijiturtle3814 15 күн бұрын

Certainly was the last in a long line of humiliation. Unfortunately it was the less desirable reactionary religious element which came to power after the Pahlevi regime was overthrown.

@randyjennings3075 15 күн бұрын

Herr Doktor Felton many thanks for your most educational video. I only knew a ice berg top view of Iran and the Allies of that ear. Work work is much appreciated.

@nodarkthings 13 күн бұрын

Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

@aussietaipan8700 14 күн бұрын

It's amazing how friendly countries can become arch enemies.

@tigerman3 15 күн бұрын

It's always a good day when Mark releases a new presentation!

@seanohare5488 15 күн бұрын

Agree

@Chief-Solarize 15 күн бұрын

Perfect timing Dr. Mark

@DrivermanO 14 күн бұрын

I knew a bit about this because my father served with the RAF in Persia from 1941 until demobbed in 1945. Interesting experience! Apart from catching sandfly fever, he always said the experience thinnned his blood so always felt the cold! He died in 1991.

@1234Mwafrika 14 күн бұрын

This is good video. And people expect the Americans and British to condemn the massacre of Palestinians.

@v2791 15 күн бұрын

The allies behaved very axis like in this ordeal, no wonder this conflict is manly forgotten in the west

@ToddSauve 13 күн бұрын

Behind the scenes of every country is very nasty when push comes to shove. I wonder how the ayatollahs will be remembered? Not with pleasure I suspect ...

@NickWard-bz4jo 15 күн бұрын

# Interesting. Nice timing Mark with the current climate of geopolitics. Good stuff

@stevenhershman2660 15 күн бұрын

Perfect timing of the release of this Video !

@infolover_68 15 күн бұрын

Iranians are proud of their ancient heritage; a foreign invasion of their country was certainly a big humilliation and insulting. The current huge tension between Israel and Iran is a matter of national honor and of a religious importance to both...

@dariuslankarian3282 14 күн бұрын

Fun fact, Reza Shah's mummified body was discovered in 2018 during construction work few metres away from his original mausoleum which was destroyed in 1979 by the new regime.

@codycoyote6912 15 күн бұрын

Love the more obscure and lesser known WWII history you cover.

@ESan-yq1tm 13 күн бұрын

Dr. Felton. Thank you for the video. Excellent.

@pilates68 15 күн бұрын

An astonishingly unknown chapter of WW2. Absolutely fascinating!!! Mining those tunnels!!! No one better than Mark Felton.

@mazyars.2516 15 күн бұрын

Angelo Russian invasion of Iran is one of the cruelest and darkest parts of history. Iran was neutral country which was ignored by British and Russians. What could have happened if Germans would have done something like this?

@inkognitou6982 14 күн бұрын

They just preempted Germans move.

@nledaig 11 күн бұрын

@@inkognitou6982 So just like the Huns then.

@florianvonlongfield 15 күн бұрын

I Love all of His productions!

@1rwjwith 14 күн бұрын

Astounding…I never knew this , it shows again the incredible scope of WW2 . Great video.

@SaqabKhan_SK 15 күн бұрын

Dr. Felton can bring historical events to life and make them relevant to our current times

@MM_2535 15 күн бұрын

Is it too much to ask to win the lottery so I can spend my days watching Dr.Felton’s videos?

@combain 15 күн бұрын

A new video from Dr.Felton as a birthday present... Sounds awesome ❤

@MarkFeltonProductions 15 күн бұрын

Happy birthday!

@combain 15 күн бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductionsthank you, Mr. Felton ♥️

@raymondtonns2521 15 күн бұрын

thank you for these little known details Dr. Mark

@kennethnielsen3864 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@mlb5525 15 күн бұрын

Fascinating! I consider myself a well informed history buff but had never heard of the joint British/Soviet invasion of the then neutral Iran. It appears that Russia is one of the few countries that Iran does not hold a grudge against for past transgressions.

@whoisbehindthistellme 15 күн бұрын

Russia and Iran had many Wars in the past but were also neighbors for centuries, so why the hate lo l

@samanthawoodward7551 15 күн бұрын

I would love Mark to do more videos on the Balkans, Austria-Hungary empire, first world war into 2nd and into Yugoslavia war.

@60s_History_Reading 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for the content 👍

@bernardomontesdeoca130 15 күн бұрын

Fascinating. Greetings from Costa Rica! If there ever is something you can write up about Costa Rica and WWII, it would be jaw-dropping!

@arefkr 14 күн бұрын

Allies when they invaded and occupied impartial countries illegally: It was needed for war efforts. Allies when Germany occupied European countries for their war efforts: 😱😱😭😭

@nnmmnmmnmnnm 15 күн бұрын

Egypt, 1956, unsuccessful.

@amirmn7 15 күн бұрын

Thank you Dr Felton for yet another informative video and specially about my homeland Iran.

@mriamilne 14 күн бұрын

Stunning history lesson. Ty Dr Felton.

@WAL_DC-6B 15 күн бұрын

Many Alco (American Locomotive Co.) RSD-1 type diesel locomotives were shipped to Iran to provide much needed motive power for the Trans-Iranian Railway during WWII.

@parhamghm 15 күн бұрын

Very few people talked about this topic for some reason

@ethanc1121 14 күн бұрын

The post-2001 mythology of MENA is as this perpetual battleground of Islamic warbands that never quite joined the modern age. As you can see, the history is much different, and puts into context the destabilization and social fracture that continues today

@josephshields2922 13 күн бұрын

@@ethanc1121 What is "MENA"?

@ethanc1121 13 күн бұрын

@@josephshields2922 Middle East North Africa

@josephshields2922 13 күн бұрын

it's not something that you can be proud of. Invading someone's country because they are a Neutral" and won't take orders from you. They justify this and yet condemn Russia for not wanting NATO on its border in a former province?

@rositatehrani8425 12 күн бұрын

I have wondered about this too, It's possibly because it would have been too painful to our parents and grandparents to mention this humiliating period in Iranian history. But reading the history of other places which have been invaded by Britain, identical events including the take over of food reserves and starvation of the natives has taken place.