Göring the Peacemaker? The Secret 1939 Plot

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Göring the Peacemaker? The Secret 1939 Plot

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In late 1939, a secret attempt was made by Hermann Göring to make peace between Germany and Britain. It involved the very highest echelons of the British government and a host of shadowy intelligence officers of several nations.
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.o...
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@Station7Jason 11 ай бұрын

Anyone else wish Dr. Felton would just make a 10 hour long WW2 documentary? 😂

@lablackzed 11 ай бұрын

👍

@mwheeler138 11 ай бұрын

10 hrs? Ha! He's already gotten that beat on this here channel! Mark Felton is a gem.

@jameshair4082 11 ай бұрын

No, I would rather have nice small tasty tapas dishes than an indigestible 10 hour banquet.

@stc3145 11 ай бұрын

His books

@blvp2145 11 ай бұрын

I would give good money for that

@malakasquad2214 11 ай бұрын

Once again, we realize just how complicated the whole story of this war is, and how many facts could have turned out differently. Thank you, Dr. Felton!

@wirelessone2986 11 ай бұрын

SO the Allies bungled a "get rid of Hitler" peace deal...just great

@MUFFINHEAD1985 11 ай бұрын

Exactly what I thought. You never have the full picture.

@marionapoleoni4502 11 ай бұрын

You have the picture they gave us. Churchill’s in that one too as the main actor they also stole the original, the black and white one, remember during Covid from the hotel? Too bad they didn’t open the Churchill files yet which is going to tell you guys everything you didn’t know. More in line with the truth about what really happened there, as Rudolph Hess did the Spandau Ballet….

@marionapoleoni4502 11 ай бұрын

I do admire how you state facts with such conviction and how those facts could’ve turned out differently. That’s interesting. Just interesting; not factual at all (that’s not a fact, either). Fact.

@wirelessone2986 11 ай бұрын

@@marionapoleoni4502 You make no sense at all..is English your primary language?

@georgeo2664 11 ай бұрын

Because of this channel, I became a history major.

@dylanwhite3383 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations

@Mrs.IndiYoung 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations!

@DustyPazner 11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah!? Well uhh im a colonel!

@OCShortsMan 11 ай бұрын

Good for you, keep learning

@paranoidandroid6095 11 ай бұрын

why....why did you have to ruin your life

@1RadicalDreamer 11 ай бұрын

Dr. Felton….. i hope you never stop doing what you’re doing, you’re an absolute gem to people who love history.

@Ken-fh4jc 6 ай бұрын

Easily the best history channel on KZfaq. Simple, to the point, no hype.

@dougearnest7590 11 ай бұрын

It's interesting to think about how well-regarded Göring - the aristocratic WW1 flying ace - might be today had he deposed Hitler and made peace with the Western Allies at just the right time in history.

@jagdtiger7094 11 ай бұрын

A.H never wanted war with England. For some reason he somewhat admired the country.

@EmperorOfChaos 11 ай бұрын

The allies literally turned on each other afterwards. Instead of Germany, it was the Soviet Union and so on. The war was pointless as it never ended anything. Other countries had human experimentations and such.

@maizie9454 11 ай бұрын

deposed... a friendly way of saying killing hitler. so many cards that could have been played. and it seems the wrong ones always won out

@AFGuidesHD 11 ай бұрын

Yes and think of how well regarded anyone who deposed Churchill would be.

@focusingbeauty 11 ай бұрын

Except for Poland. We would've been just as f***ed, just from the other side.

@Henry_Jones 11 ай бұрын

Naturally the common people don't want war . . . but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or parliament or a communist dictatorship. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country. -Hermann Goring Very true words that americans should listen to.

@gottwyCZ 11 ай бұрын

That sums up current Russian propaganda pretty well.

@Henry_Jones 11 ай бұрын

@@gottwyCZyou mean anti-russian propaganda lol

@MrDino1953 11 ай бұрын

Putin obviously learned from Goering.

@Henry_Jones 11 ай бұрын

@@MrDino1953 what about LBJ and GWB? Gulf of Tonkin and WMDs true? Nope. They played the Goring card.

@jonathanj.7344 11 ай бұрын

@@MrDino1953 At least Russians know if they're male or female.

@watchesandcoins.7738 11 ай бұрын

Goering is by far one of WW2s most wild card and open ended figures.

@jyearr6744 11 ай бұрын

I definitely agree. I feel he didn't share the beliefs of the party, he just wanted the fame, status and power.

@watchesandcoins.7738 11 ай бұрын

@@jyearr6744 Highly self driven.

@gumdeo 11 ай бұрын

He liked the good life.

@watchesandcoins.7738 11 ай бұрын

@@gumdeo at the expense of others.

@TPTGopher 11 ай бұрын

I've long believed the best chance for a Nazi victory would've been the death of Hitler in the last week of June 1941...too late to uninvade the Soviet Union, but at a point where Führer Göring's lazy ass would've OK-whatevered potential policies geared towards recognizing the fact that, given the right incentives (let's not forget that, until they reached Russia proper, Ukrainian and Baltic locals were far more likely to view the Wehrmacht as liberators than invaders), countless Soviet subjects would've joined forces with the Nazis faster than you can say "Kill Stalin".

@awtizme 11 ай бұрын

Wherever there's appeasement, Lord Halifax is never far away

@bigfish92672 4 ай бұрын

Wherever there are War Crimes, Winnie, FDR, and Truman are never far away

@cosmicdisaster02 11 ай бұрын

Please never ever change the intro! It gets me jamming everytime😂

@scotttyson607 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible that this plot remained secret for so long. There must be several embarrassing details involving high ranking British officials.

@jackprecip5389 11 ай бұрын

The last 400 years of high ranking British officials is an embarrassment.

@watching99134 11 ай бұрын

Also that the Swedes don't publicize more of it, probably they don't want people to know how much money they made off the war.

@Makak0007 11 ай бұрын

Swedes keep very low profile, just like Swiss banks do till these days. There is a lot of mess hidden under the carpet...

@HeisenbergFam 11 ай бұрын

Glad Dr. Mark still has fun doing YT after 5 years, its a vibe to listen to more WW2 lore

@SINfromPL 11 ай бұрын

bruh, 2 million subscribers, he makes more money than any job he has ever worked

@Albert-Arthur-Wison225 11 ай бұрын

@@SINfromPLWhat on earth does ‘ bruh ‘ mean ?

@SINfromPL 11 ай бұрын

@@Albert-Arthur-Wison225 it means "my friend"

@Riceball01 11 ай бұрын

@@SINfromPL That's debatable since the number of subscribers doesn't necessarily have any bearings on one's success, or lack there of, on KZfaq. How much money you make on KZfaq has a lot more to do with the type of content you produce with many of the more successful KZfaqrs producing what could be called nonsense that don't require a ton of research or high production values. Many KZfaqrs, particularly history oriented KZfaqrs face a lot of scrutiny from KZfaq, often get demonetized, and have been seeing sharp declines in ad revenue which means they're not getting paid as much. So given all of that , I wouldn't necessarily assume that he's making a lot of money off of this and his other channel. And for all we know, KZfaq could just be his side hustle to supplement his main income doing something else.

@nonesiste 10 ай бұрын

@@Albert-Arthur-Wison225racist question

@Clipgatherer 11 ай бұрын

A Swedish acquaintance of Göring’s, Birger Dahlerus, is known to have travelled between Berlin and London several times, in order to prevent war from breaking out. His efforts were fruitless.

@davidrpriest 11 ай бұрын

Rudolf Hess's flight to the UK was a peace mission in my opinion. I would love for Dr. Felton to do a video on this. Lots of information on this out there.

@boblennox9251 11 ай бұрын

Was it not to Lord Halifax that his mission was directed?

@Outlier999 11 ай бұрын

Hess did it on his own. It was half-baked.

@Smudgeroon74 11 ай бұрын

@@Outlier999 untrue. Hess went on that mission to Britain because he had hoped to link up with some people(associates of Duke of Hamilton) he knew in Scotland and it was all arranged but his Cessna somehow ended up on the wrong flight path in Scotland. Rudolf Hess had the full blessing of Adolf Hitler..

@paulbeesley8283 11 ай бұрын

@@boblennox9251I think it was the Earl of Hamilton (but he never got to see him.)

@paulysewad1869 11 ай бұрын

Deep diving the complexities

@eziio3 11 ай бұрын

Always a good day when Lord Felton uploads

@peterstephens733 11 ай бұрын

The peace negotiations at this time are the elephants in the room about WW2 .This is a rich and fascinating seam of history to mine into Mark. All the best and thank you for your hard work 😊😊😊

@pablocruise9514 11 ай бұрын

I've read a lot of WWII books and watched a bunch of WWII videos and I've never heard about this. This is mind-blowing!

@watching99134 11 ай бұрын

Half the commenters literally say something alone those lines about each of Dr. Felton's videos.

@jimhoffmann 11 ай бұрын

Bravo! I never heard of this before, Dr. Felton.

@marionapoleoni4502 11 ай бұрын

Yeah right Hoffman you’re on the inside just kidding I wish I was

@mwheeler138 11 ай бұрын

Just in the past 2 - 3 weeks of watching this channel ive learned so much. There are books and articles that Im now looking into to expand my knowledge on the topics I've found here. THIS is what History Channel used to be.

@molybdaen11 11 ай бұрын

Hitler was an alien. Also he build the pyramids.

@henriklarssen1331 11 ай бұрын

Give TIK history a shot, another great WW2 channel. Both are way more detailed and interesting then anything you can find in our media.

@Rusty_Gold85 11 ай бұрын

Wait until you go back 4-5 years worth of his Research - The Professor is really good

@alinapopescu872 11 ай бұрын

Sir Peter Ustinov's father was the press attache of the German embassy in London. A meeting was held in his apartment, with German generals among the participants, which was also an attempt to reach a peace agreement, while "I was at the movies," writes Sir Peter in "Dear Me." The story is worth telling, I believe.

@Czechbound 11 ай бұрын

Goring seems like the poster boy for "In it for me". I imagine his greed for material treasures would have been monumental has he seized power

@CigarAttache 11 ай бұрын

The mystery of the Hess flight and his imprisonment tell his death always struck me as very odd.

@keithcitizen4855 11 ай бұрын

This story dovetails into it - both Hess and Goring had aquantences in Scotland it seems from this video

@brucesim2003 11 ай бұрын

Hess was an odd person. :D

@shirleybalinski4535 11 ай бұрын

This video makes you wonder if this was a 2nd attempt for peace with Hess providing cover for Goering( saving face) or perhaps at the instigation of Goering( and/ or others) with Hess as the Fall Guy in case of failure.

@margen9328 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, and I always wondered. Hess was a very high ranking member of the NSDAP and everything. Fine. But, when he went to the UK, the...full atrocities of full blast war and warcrimes were yet to come. Hess was, by that time, emprisoned and not in any position to order/commit any of this. Prison ? Yeah, maybe. I guess. But LIFE in prison (even if a very comfortable one) ? What had he done personnaly to get a life sentence ?

@brucesim2003 10 ай бұрын

@@margen9328 As a certain monk says in the song ...."Oh those Russians". The west wanted to release Hess for decades, but the Soviets blocked it every time the subject was raised. It could be argued that Hess didn't even deserve prison. Once the Nazi's were in power, Hess very quickly became irrelevant. He really didn't affect policy at all. He only kept his (powerless) post because he was one of the 'alte kampfer'. Any power he had was usurped by Bormann.

@Penekamp11 11 ай бұрын

Your videos are always informative, concise, and succinct, unlike so many KZfaq videos that drone on and on.

@JaneEva 11 ай бұрын

...and I love, too, that they never have that low, manipulative music in the background that makes a video unwatchable to me! Just plain facts and great narration. Keep up the great work!

@Studio-62 11 ай бұрын

Interesting that Goering never mentioned this during his trial at Nuremberg. I suppose he knew he was doomed anyway and preferred to save face in front of his fellow defendants.

@andrewhart6377 11 ай бұрын

Maybe is was mentioned, but hushed up ?

@rogersheddy6414 11 ай бұрын

Actually,this appears to be the best possible alternate World War 2 plot line that any one could possibly pursue. Had Göring actually been entertained in this,and had he bumped Hitler off, I could see a potential where the Russians in Germans could have eventually been fighting each other over what they had already taken.but that,without the. Rest of Europe being involved until it was clear that 1 side or the other was going to overwhelm the other.

@catherine59226 11 ай бұрын

You have a stunning channel! You put an incredible amount of work and research into each video. Thank you.

@theblissfulinterzone7510 11 ай бұрын

As a history major, these marvelous videos show me that WW2 had so many deeper and fascinating layers to its narrative that school textbooks and the history channel skip over to focus on the larger, more commonly known events. Thanks, Dr. Felton

@AFGuidesHD 11 ай бұрын

Yes the real history is totally different from the trash you see in propaganda films.

@SnoopReddogg 11 ай бұрын

I can't get the thought of Big Herman playing tennis out of my mind.

@jonathanswifter2807 11 ай бұрын

A video on the purported German-Soviet peace feelers in 1942-43 would be a natural followup video.

@christopherscarpino8994 11 ай бұрын

An incredible story. In all my years of studying the war, I have never heard of these negotiations.

@finallydone8640 11 ай бұрын

It would be so good to see Dr Felton do a series like The World at War ,and he wouldn't even need Lawrence Olivier to narrate it

@AFGuidesHD 11 ай бұрын

Nah WW1 doesn't have the SECRET NAZI PLOT or SECRET NAZI BUNKER or EVIL NAZI PLAN that WW2 has for Dr Felton to clickbait with.

@ChristopherNFP 11 ай бұрын

Ok Boomer ! 👏 👏 👏 👏

@jonclassical2024 11 ай бұрын

Dr. Felton packs more detail and facts into 8 minutes than anyone, cheers!

@AFGuidesHD 11 ай бұрын

"Halifax was an appeaser".... yeah, that's not the impression Joseph Kennedy got when he reported "England is advising France that they should both go to war regardless of Poland" after a conversation with him

@newmeadam 11 ай бұрын

It was never about giving things away... it was always about buying time to get ready.

@isidroramos1073 11 ай бұрын

@@newmeadam No, it was't. There was absolutely no need to buy time in 1935, when Germany was disarmed but Britain chose to sign the Anglo-German Naval Agreement without even consulting anyone, not even the French or the Italians, both signatories of the Versailles Treaty. That was most certainly giving things away... and as the Treay allowed Germany to build a fleet almost as big as the French or the Italian, and also to concentrate its rearmament on land forces, it's quite difficult not to define it as cold blood treachery, That was the first and probably the worst example of appeasement, and it was so much a choice that it's no wonder the Germans expected it to lead to an Anglo-German Alliance against France and the Soviet Union.

@lloydchristmas1086 11 ай бұрын

Its all about money...not defending other countries. The leaders want any excuse to go to war to fill their pockets with war industrialists money.

@AndrewAMartin 11 ай бұрын

@@lloydchristmas1086I think you have that backwards - industrialists manipulate the politicians to push for war, so they can siphon national treasuries into their pockets. Socialize the costs, privatize the profits...

@brucesim2003 11 ай бұрын

@@isidroramos1073 The UK by 1935 saw a lot of the provisions of Versailles as unjust. And seeing the AGN as appeasement is only really true with hindsight. The UK of the time saw it as trying to correct an injustice in a controlled environment.

@scumskimmer 11 ай бұрын

Dr. Felton, you astound me yet again! I never knew about the Beamish family connection to Goering. I live in Cork, where their stout brewery was, and it is a completely hidden history

@jourwalis-8875 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Dr Felton, from a faithful viewer in Sweden!

@martindrewelius2425 11 ай бұрын

Imperial Germany proposed a peace agreement in 1916 too, but Britain rejected it. Goring came up with the idea.

@nodarkthings 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

@johnubieta8857 11 ай бұрын

Just when you think you know everything there is to know about WWII, in comes new information giving a completely different perspective of how things really developed. You always hear about how Göring was always sidelined and this video gives you a clearer reason why. Mr. Felton never disappoints with fresh, new and credible insight.

@tomhenry897 11 ай бұрын

Lots of things we don’t know and locked away

@christiancolson 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Dr. Felton. The history of WW2 never fails to fascinate and surprise. It's a shame that we will all have to wait so long for the archives to give up their secrets. Keep up the good work. 😊

@TheSoundOutside 11 ай бұрын

Felton hits another one out of the park. For WWII aficionados, it doesn't get any better than this.

@Willigula 11 ай бұрын

Again, I am floored by Dr. Felton. I had never heard of this.

@matthewshipley739 11 ай бұрын

Everyday you find out more and more about the past and such things are honestly astounding to hear!

@ThreeLittleBirds111 11 ай бұрын

I've learned so much history through watching Dr, Felton's easy-to-absorb, informative videos. Thank You so much, it's always exciting to see a new one come out....

@donniestellmaker9010 11 ай бұрын

Just trying to imagine Goering playing tennis.

@brucelowe3391 11 ай бұрын

As always Dr. Felton does our home work. Thank you.

@carlosfaliveni2442 11 ай бұрын

I still learning ww2 histoy, thank you Mark Felton.

@user-pc9rz6xq5u 11 ай бұрын

Another little known fact from WWII presented in a very concise and informative format. Thank you, Dr. Felton.

@asya9493 11 ай бұрын

Another excellent video and probably another 100 kids around the world who have just made their minds up to study history. Thank you Dr. Felton !

@doughoback5226 11 ай бұрын

Such great content. You never fail to bring something new, either a story like this that I had never heard or new and interesting facts to stories that have been told. Thank you Dr. Felton!

@r2gelfand 11 ай бұрын

So, Rudolf Hess' mission was not that far fetched.

@iakona23 11 ай бұрын

Speaking of Sweden and spying, the William Holden film The Counterfeit Traitor is based on a true story and it is a great film!

@QED_ 11 ай бұрын

IMDb rating: *7.5* (!)

@codylarkhart261 11 ай бұрын

Imdb is flawed at times. Personal Satisfaction is all that matters really@@QED_

@user-kt2on3zc1t 11 ай бұрын

Good grief. Was William Holden ever in a bad movie?

@iakona23 11 ай бұрын

@@user-kt2on3zc1t He was in a lot of good movies. There must be some mediocre or bad films he was in though.

@dasboot5903 11 ай бұрын

OMG !!!! Thank U dr. Felton very much !!!! Göring - before the war broke out .... was a frequent visitor in the II Republic of Poland. He was seing a lot of people during his hunting in the Polish forest.

@afternoobtea914 11 ай бұрын

Göring was here where I live for rehabilitation. During his visit here there where two flagpoles outside the facility (nowadays a school). One with the swedish flag and one with the nazi flag. Here is in southern Sweden in a village called Ryssby.

@markymark3075 11 ай бұрын

The class dynamic in Hitlers Germany is very interesting. More please!

@doigkundtz3503 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely love what Mark Felton posts. These videos have certainly changed some of my thoughts about the war. Plus I’ve learned quite a lot. Thank you Mr. Felton for making these videos.

@SevereWeatherCenter 11 ай бұрын

Really like your videos Mark, very informative, and the coolest intro video ever.

@ChineseChicken1 11 ай бұрын

One of the few intros that don't annoy me.

@garylangley4502 11 ай бұрын

Wow! An amazing story. WW2 was not so cut and dry as a lot of people make it out to be.

@AFGuidesHD 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely not. Its crazy how many alternate scenarios there could be based on any number of diplomatic movements. Due to the result of the war the masses have been told that it was some unique Hitler war of conquest, when actually he never even wanted to invade Poland and even offered to protect Polish rights in Danzig. Meanwhile from 1795-1918 Britain couldn't care less weather Poland was on a map or not.

@marionapoleoni4502 11 ай бұрын

@@AFGuidesHD they didn’t care about. What about in 1945 did they care that year? Or was it just 39 to 44? What do you think? All right, so that means it’s fine that Stalin went into Poland from the East End and killed 20,000 officers dude I may have missed read your thing I probably did .

@marionapoleoni4502 11 ай бұрын

@@AFGuidesHD Poland got bent over by uncle Joe with a small pox acne Even worse by Churchill, what did Roosevelt say “these things tend to figure themselves out” let it be or something . he wrote let it be before the other guy did. Trademark AF guy HD, Adolf Hitler guy his page 2023 he wrote this I guess . “Let It Be” words from FDR inspired by every town named Berlin and to the east “When I find myself surrounded by Mongols mother MarEe comes to me telling me she’s been raped a few times let it be And in my DARKEST HOUR… um There is still a light that shines on me Auschwitz has new spot lights Let it be” Can somebody pin this to the top Dr. Mark please thank you if possible

@AFGuidesHD 11 ай бұрын

@@marionapoleoni4502 Yeah they didn't care at all. I think Vansittart was probably the most honest about wanting to fight Germany to prevent them from being too powerful. Britain and certain hawkish figures only wanted Poland to fight Germany as an Eastern Front. Noel Mason-MacFarlane exquisitely says as much in his letter to the British Cabinet in March where he says "war, and war now with a near eastern front". Due to this the Brits had to prevent Poland from making a deal with Germany otherwise there'd be no Eastern Front.

@marionapoleoni4502 11 ай бұрын

@@AFGuidesHD very interesting thank you

@whateveritwasitis 11 ай бұрын

After all these years i am simply in Awe of the content this man continues to churn out. and not garbage, high quality interesting stuff from day one. I had zero idea that fat Goering had done this.

@slick4401 11 ай бұрын

Fascinating subject. This channel is a gem.

@tez6693 11 күн бұрын

Incredible research work. Thanks Dr Felton.

@MistressKarma6969 11 ай бұрын

I INSTANTLY HIT THE LIKE BUTTON BEFORE EVEN WATCHING. I ALREADY KNOW ITS GONNA BE FIRE . TY MARK KEEP EM COMING❤❤

@Deceiver85 11 ай бұрын

Some swedish trivia: "Bonde" translates to Farmer, making Baron Farmer 🙃

@babylonsburning1 11 ай бұрын

So now we know why Goring let the allies escape from Dunkirk. After telling Hitler that the Luftwaffe could stop the Allies getting away, Hitler stopped the Panzers from capturing the British and French on the beaches.

@stefanschleps8758 11 ай бұрын

It is due to videos like this one that we acclaim this channel to be the top dog history channel for all things military, especially for WWII. Extraordinary! Excellent work Professor Felton! Kudos are in order! Brilliant expose! And again, thank you for sharing!

@troelshansen2656 11 ай бұрын

Hitler was never interested in a war with the west, but knew a war with ussr was inevitable

@gamerxt333 11 ай бұрын

That explains why he invaded western countries like France....d'oh.

@brucesim2003 11 ай бұрын

@@gamerxt333 What do you expect the Germans to do once the French declared war? The can't pull off something like the Japanese vis-a-vis the Polish declaration. 'Oh we know you don't mean it and are being pressured by your allies. We'll just ignore it and pretend you never did it' simply wouldn't work. I'm not saying the French were the instigators (they clearly weren't), but once war was started, if you can't end it diplomatically, then invasion is the only option.

@haroldkreye8770 11 ай бұрын

@@gamerxt333In the aftermath of WWI, France oppressed Germany. I’m also sure French arrogance was a factor. Paris is fortunate that it wasn’t leveled.

@Occident. 11 ай бұрын

@@gamerxt333France attacked Germany first. The Saar offensive of September 1939.

@johnnyb2909 11 ай бұрын

@@gamerxt333 Hitler was surprised that france and england declared war on Germany, and they sent Rudolf Hess aswell in the hope to get peace with britain

@akula9713 11 ай бұрын

In Hitlers last will and testament, he mentions the many attempts to make peace with Britain. What happened?

@lenny7773 11 ай бұрын

Certain parties wouldn't allow it

@DT-wp4hk 11 ай бұрын

The ones owning the British treasury?

@Iskelderon 11 ай бұрын

The thirst for an unconditional victory over Germany, no matter the millions of people who'd die until then.

@keithcitizen4855 11 ай бұрын

What happened? well he did bomb Britain , I wonder about Galland who said same as you

@Iron_Wyvern 11 ай бұрын

The British REALLY wanted a war. Churchill was a fanatic.

@classifiedsecret6383 11 ай бұрын

I had no prior knowledge of this! Thank you for yet another excellent vid.

@mitchmatthews6713 11 ай бұрын

You never fail to amaze me, Mark. Cheers!

@rumpstatefiasco 11 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT video. I am riveted by all things Goring. He had a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver (Model 10) and a Swedish wife. He liked big cats. So far, so good. Then he created the Gestapo, and I became disappointed in his choices. Memento Ac Liberare Gonzalo Lira.

@montanacorp 11 ай бұрын

wtf

@rumpstatefiasco 11 ай бұрын

@@montanacorp Whiskey I like. Not a dancing man though.

@joet7285 11 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to know how Goring would be able to effect a coup as Hitler was at the height of his popularity at that time and just removing him from office forcefully would have extreme ramifications throughout the military, the SS, as well as the civilian population. The only way it could have possibly been pulled off would be by assassination without possibly implicating himself in the act. History would definitely be different if had occurred. Very interesting video Dr. Felton, many thanks for posting.

@mikaelbohman6694 11 ай бұрын

Well, there was a network of anti-Hitler aristocratic high officers in the Wehrmacht who could possibly have effected a coup. But after that, who knows...

@xander9564 10 ай бұрын

Probably, Goring would have made Hitler's death look like a tragic accident, and asked Germany to join him in mourning the loss of the great Fuehrer while he stepped in to take over.

@obiemichaels9675 11 ай бұрын

I love every one of these videos. Mark Felton is the David Attenborough of history.

@TerryC69 11 ай бұрын

Mark, the hits just keep on coming! Excellent!

@rwdyeriii 11 ай бұрын

Anyone else wish that Dr. Felton would just make a Month by Month series on WW1 and WW2 like Indy Neidell did with his week by week series?

@axeljacobs9723 11 ай бұрын

Always love the „mother-in-law music“ at the beginning! Scary stuff!!!🤣😂🤣

@nandi123 11 ай бұрын

MIL music!!! Love it!!!🤣

@Darkmatrix22 11 ай бұрын

This is fascinating, imagine Göring displaced Hitler and subverted war? To think about where the world would be today is almost unimaginable. Thanks Mark!

@kampfgruppepeiper501 11 ай бұрын

So close to 2 Million Subscribers! Great upload as always. You always know you’re going to get a well researched mini doc from Mark Felton!

@daverage4729 11 ай бұрын

Never ceases to surprise me what facts I pick up from this channel. Always thought it was Himmler that created the Gestapo. Never knew it was Goring! Or that he had Anglo Irish connections to 'Beamish' through his first wife.

@lars-goranwillny42 11 ай бұрын

@0:37: Price Gustaf Adolf was NOT the crown prince of Sweden. His father, Gustaf Adolf, son to king Gustav V, was the crown prince of Sweden. However, when the time had to come, crown prince Gustaf Adolf, married to Louise Mountbatten, had suggested to "step aside" from being king in favor of his son, Gustaf Adolf, to become the King of Sweden, and his wife Sibylla of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha to become queen of Sweden. This did not occur though prince Gustav Adolf was killed in an KLM aircraft accident at Copehagen Airport on January 26, 1947. Hence his father, Gustaf Adolf had to remain crown prince until October 29, 1950 when his father king Gustaf V died, and hence Gustaf VI Adolf and queen Louise became the royal couple of Sweden.

@Chris-ut6eq 11 ай бұрын

i'd never heard of this before watching, thanks for the intrigues.

@stevenhershman2660 11 ай бұрын

Mark is an Expert of coming up with true stories that are not well known,👍

@parasuraman1155 11 ай бұрын

Very informative and interesting video. Thanks Dr. Felton. (The entry tune is so captivating).

@danielkrcmar5395 11 ай бұрын

Having an interconnected aristocratic elite who ruled Europe was far better than the system we have now. Just imagine Dianne Abbott attempting anything like this...

@jimmybritt9537 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting part of history 👍👍🇺🇸

@ericscottstevens 11 ай бұрын

Meanwhile what to do with the Soviet Union during these talks? Stalin had conspired with Germany and fulfilled their part of the agreement and already were making their plans for the Baltic. The Soviet Union too should have been branded aggressors in June 1940. Yet both sides were silently content in keeping Stalin happy for the time being, not to stoke the bear too much.

@MrLemonbaby 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark. This vid had me turning and looking out the window for a couple minutes... so close and yet so far.

@TrueBrit1 11 ай бұрын

Isn't it odd, where you have Sir this, Lord that, Baron this, prince that, King this, Ambassador that, general this, Prime Minister/President that, etc., etc., etc, massively involved with war, its outbreak and awful progression, and yet none of them ever put themselves, or their families, in harms way, but always send the commoners off to do their dirty work and become cannon fodder. It never changes, always the same.

@Martin-qd8pm 11 ай бұрын

It is strange to me that the British were so hesitant to accept Görings offer or to at least explore it further. The same situation when the plotters of 20. July approached the British for support. This was also turned down. One could suspect that there were significant lobbys in Britain who had an interest in an ongoing war with Germany. I think it is a similar situation with the war in Ukrain today. Weapons are hesitantly delivered to keep the war going, instead of supplying everything needed so that the Ukrain can win quickly.

@celtspeaksgoth7251 11 ай бұрын

Nazis never kept their word. Anyone agreeing to their latest 'deal' would be considered a fool and treated as such. Sooner or later they would suffer the consequences of appeasement, e.g. the Molotov-von Ribbentrop Non Aggression Pact.

@jebbroham1776 11 ай бұрын

It wouldn't be first or the last time. Remember Rudolf Hess? What he did in 1941 was insane, but he actually believed that the Duke of Hamilton held significant enough sway in the British government that they would accept his peace proposal.

@Chris89892 11 ай бұрын

I've studied Goering extensively and had no idea that he was involved in peace overtures at this late stage of the war. Excellent find, Mark.

@olasek7972 11 ай бұрын

Late stage? You clearly misunderstood, the topic of this video is very early stages of the war, 1939

@timbliss9587 11 ай бұрын

Great video, but could you tell us what the terms of the peace agreement were supposed to be?

@joeeagles7528 11 ай бұрын

"Many thanks for watching...". Many thanks for bringing us this! Very fascinating

@EstOptimusNobis 11 ай бұрын

Excellent research Professor Felton!!

@unionjack8463 11 ай бұрын

Does this peace proposal give some underlying rationale to the 'Phony war' period when there was a sense that both sides although at war and building defenses did not quite want to get into what became WW2 that we know now? Halifax seems to have been reserved and was replaced by Churchill. This video suggests Halifax was open to possibilities.

@jonathancampbell5231 11 ай бұрын

The "Phony War" story often leaves out that France actually invaded Germany early on, but was stalled by poor tactics and German defences, and so the decision controversially made to pull back.

@vanessa1963x 11 ай бұрын

Now we wait for the documentary about money's role in the war, how the American press swayed the American people and who benefited financially from the war.

@DT-wp4hk 11 ай бұрын

🤥🤥🤥🤥

@tomhenry897 11 ай бұрын

NYC banks may have but not the common guy

@Outlier999 11 ай бұрын

The press was largely isolationist.

@mriamilne 11 ай бұрын

Superb as always. Dr Felton is peerless. Ty for what you bring via this channel.

@XenoLife 11 ай бұрын

Doctor Felton is a time traveler 🤣 how does he find such infos ! Thanks for your great work ! Cheers from France 🇫🇷

@jjeherrera 11 ай бұрын

Interesting story. How does this relate to Hess' flight to Britain?

@RubyMarkLindMilly 11 ай бұрын

I'd of rather dealt with Goering than Hitler

@kingkoopur9212 11 ай бұрын

I use to watch the history channel for WW2 videos now I just check in with Dr felton

@-.Steven 11 ай бұрын

Also, Fellow watchers, this makes me wonder again about Rudolph Hess (The Man Who Knew Too Much) even his internet page says he flew to Scotland to negotiate peace. I've got the feeling the allies wanted war more than any others.

@oelbaron5772 11 ай бұрын

Goering was also behind the last-minute negotiations in late August 1939 with the poles, using the swedish buisnessman Birger Dahlerus as an intermedeary. Would love to see a video about this!

@oelbaron5772 11 ай бұрын

Dahlerus had some interesting things to say in his memoirs about the attitude of the polish ruling class during these days.

@kallelimit9618 11 ай бұрын

Blessed are the peacemakers. Its interesting that in all of mans efforts, there is still war until this day throughout the world. No man can bring true peace. Only God can do that and that is what happened on the cross. As Jesus died, to bring peace between God and man. Only then can we truly love our brother and neighbor. When Jesus changes a heart from stone and selfishness to flesh and love for mankind.