Hitler's Eagle's Nest 2023 - Highway to the Heavens

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8 ай бұрын

In Episode 1, we travel the precipitous 4-mile long road to Hitler's mountaintop eyrie, the Kehlsteinhaus, or Eagle's Nest, best preserved of his many properties that sits at 6,017 feet in the Bavarian Alps.
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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@krisfrederick5001 8 ай бұрын

The scale of the effort that went into this is still mind blowing. "And the man was afraid of heights..." Symbolic of Hitler's contradictions. Thank you for taking us to the Eagles Nest Dr. Felton.

@trevorelliston1 8 ай бұрын

@Raypisto.the road or the video?

@therevelator31 8 ай бұрын

He loved the heights of power but not physical heights.

@oldmanc2 8 ай бұрын

Indeed. Incredible effort

@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 8 ай бұрын

He also loved animals and was a vegetarian. If anything it is these human contradictions to the bogeyman that he has become that make him both more human AND scary at the same time.

@jamesmaxwell4447 8 ай бұрын

@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623I think that's always been my worry with how people like to portray Hitler. The problem is while we know he was evil he was also just very human. Which shows anyone can potentially become as awful as him if not worse. Dehumanizing the Nazis actually does history a disservice until we repeat it again and actually learn from it.

@curtgomes 8 ай бұрын

In October of 2004 I had the marvelous experience of visiting "Eagle's Nest" with a group of WWII veterans, including some of the famous Band of Brothers. We were given an extensive tour of Kehlsteinhaus and it's inner workings. So very interesting. One vet even had some very old photos he took there in 1945! Not much had changed. While there, I did purchase a German produced DVD, having some excellent old video covering the history and construction of this amazing structure. The vets I was with were some of the first into the Kehlsteinhaus in 1945. They all had some very interesting stories for sure. We spent a day at Berchtesgaden and then took that winding road trip to Eagle's Nest. Quite an experience.

@enrique6888 8 ай бұрын

Hello,do you have a profile available? Alot of Veterans Advocate groups interview former WW2 servicemen..GOD BLESS YOU SIR!!! Thank you for my Freedom you earned 🙏🙏

@curtgomes 8 ай бұрын

@@enrique6888 Thank you for your interest. I am NOT a WWII veteran. I had the honor of traveling with some of these great men to Europe in 2004. They are all gone now. I was born in 1943 and, like so many others, had relatives who served in WWII. Any WWII serviceman still alive is approaching 100 yrs.of age. They are a national treasure.....

@nickschoenemann7343 8 ай бұрын

I also visited in 2004! Though in June while doing study abroad, and not in the company of any vets as far as I was aware

@abeltrenadojr7235 25 күн бұрын

I’m planning to go next year 2025 god willing

@curtgomes 25 күн бұрын

@@abeltrenadojr7235 Enjoy!

@yoda5565 8 ай бұрын

I visited Kehlsteinhaus in 1974. The remains of the SS barracks had not yet been cleared, so I helped myself to a loose brick. I remember the bus driver emphasizing the importance of the pull over spots which can be seen halfway through the video. If it was empty the bus would have to park until the descending bus passed. If that bus was there already the bus could proceed. The elevator was and still is an 'Otis" made elevator. Otis is an American company founded in 1854.

@rabbi120348 8 ай бұрын

"This is Otis Elevator singing his new hit, 'I've Had My Ups and Downs'." (Firesign Theater IIRC)

@gronizherz3603 8 ай бұрын

When I visited our bus got to do a parking at the halfway point for some time to wait for the other bus ... not the best of times in the middle of a moist boiling hot summer.. :D

@rogerbourke5570 8 ай бұрын

A loose brick from the ruins of a demolished SS barracks in 1974. My God, I bet you were proud that day. Like Howard Carter at the tomb of King Tut.

@hertzair1186 8 ай бұрын

An amazing ride…many have heard of Hitlers Eagles Nest…but few know of its massive effort in construction. An amazing engineering feat, but typically German.

@dustycups 8 ай бұрын

I really want to know, did you carry that brick around with you all day?

@richbowman8442 8 ай бұрын

A world without MarkFelton is inconceivable. He made a bus trip interesting.

@thejudgmentalcat 8 ай бұрын

When you said it takes about 15 minutes to get there, I wasn't expecting the entire bus ride 😂 but I'm glad you did! Absolutely beautiful landscape ❤ Can't wait for Ep. 2

@Tamburello_1994 8 ай бұрын

I know, right?

@richardkammerer2814 8 ай бұрын

I’m just glad the camerawork focused on the roadway.

@thesteelrodent1796 8 ай бұрын

Dr Felton taking us along on his vacation... the WHOLE vacation lol

@bloodcurdling3581 8 ай бұрын

I love it!

@chiefslinginbeef3641 8 ай бұрын

@@GNMi79 another video is coming for that next.

@ArturMorgan7491 8 ай бұрын

I am sure that no living Briton has done more to provide free educational content than you Mark, God bless the work you do. We all sincerely hope those working at the bbc could learn a thing or two from you.

@phaasch 8 ай бұрын

The BBC are no longer invested in educational content, except in the context of an ever- shifting "narrative". More Goebbels than Felton.

@SunofYork 8 ай бұрын

God is too busy wondering whether to get rid of childhood cancer. I wish folks would refrain from proselytizing

@scottburns2600 8 ай бұрын

You must not have heard of Benny Hill!😅

@chiefslinginbeef3641 8 ай бұрын

@@SunofYork jfc.....you call this proselytizing....(tips fedora) still in your edgy atheist phase?

@SunofYork 8 ай бұрын

@@chiefslinginbeef3641 Yes I became an atheist in 1959 and an anti-theist in in 2017 after studying Chris Hitchens... Many atheists want there to be a god, but anti-theists do not want an authoritarian overlord watching their every thought day and night and punishing them after they die.... Americans are miles out of step and British churchgoing is 5%. Thanks for inviting me to set out my position.. ps I am a great grandfather so don't try and infantilize me...Pick on your 'flock' and explain about why childhood cancer is for our own good...

@hondaphan4172 8 ай бұрын

The amount of work it took to build all of it just blows my mind. Showing the entire bus ride was very important as it gives you a sense of scale and highlights what an incredible undertaking it was to bring this massive project together. Thanks, Mark!

@dillysfury1933 2 ай бұрын

Yes it's an amazing place. Been there twice.

@brandonburr4900 8 ай бұрын

I have said this many times but this is THE best history channel on you tube. It's even better than what's on history channel and national geographic channel. Thank you mark!

@sherlockgnomes8971 8 ай бұрын

It is a great channel BUT this video is literally just a bus going up a mountain…

@Cje233 8 ай бұрын

⁠@@sherlockgnomes8971HEY! Apparently you’ve never been the Mark Felton comments section before….the top comments are always about praise and production value!!!! Get it together man!

@backagain5216 8 ай бұрын

@@Cje233Something wrong with pointing out facts? Don’t be so butt hurt, fanboy!

@Cje233 8 ай бұрын

@@backagain5216 dudes got 2 Million subscribers, I’m tired of the first comment looking like a teenage girl in the 60s at an Elvis or Beatles concert.

@backagain5216 8 ай бұрын

@@Cje233 I don’t care if he has a 100 million. It is a great channel but it was only a bus ride scene and no one was executed for any transgression over this episode. It’s bad enough that people can’t accept positive personal criticism anymore but now they can’t accept it for others.

@CGFIELDS 8 ай бұрын

One of the greatest historical channels on KZfaq…Thank you Dr. Felton.

@frankabler 8 ай бұрын

THE Greatest!

@skeetrix5577 8 ай бұрын

he's great at history however this video was lame as hell

@SEPK09 8 ай бұрын

100%

@raypurchase801 8 ай бұрын

I'm pleased we can discuss these matters dispassionately, from a distance. 50 years ago, there was still a lot of anger. These days we can discuss WW2 with the same mindset as we'd discuss the battles in ancient Greece or Mesopotamia. Everyone who could possibly be blamed has long since left this earth.

@wn8022 8 ай бұрын

Truer words have not been spoken. 👍

@islandsspace 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr. Felton for taking us along on the journey of WWII history and showing us the beautiful European landscape past and present.

@skeetrix5577 8 ай бұрын

this has probably been the worst video he's posted I was pretty disappointed in the waste of time

@ShortHistory33 8 ай бұрын

@@skeetrix5577I sadly have to agree. But thanks to him I’m interested in the obersalzberg and I’m currently thinking about visiting it

@user-ru9gf7ky2y 8 ай бұрын

Not a doctor. Doesn't practice medicine

@greekre 8 ай бұрын

i would have rather seen him sing along at the sound of music tour @@skeetrix5577

@SomeGuy-hd4cn 8 ай бұрын

I also wanted to say thank you for the uncut commentary. It gives a sence of space and presence that chopped up video and photos do not.

@dzevi01 8 ай бұрын

From 1946 to early 1950, I was a Latvian DP (Displaced Person, i.e., refugee) in the DP Camp "Insula", in Strub, near Berchtesgaden. In 1947 I was just entering my teenage years. Somewhere around that time, U.S. Army representatives contacted the camp leadership, wanting to hire guards to guard the Platterhof Hotel against looters - and maybe some Nazi remnants. My father, who was the camp's Chief of Police (and a 25-year veteran of the Latvian Army), accepted the job and with his personally selected contingent of Latvians, armed with M-1 carbines by the U.S. Army, went up to Platterhof. They stayed there for five days and returned back to camp for two days, rotationally. My father took me up there with him a few times. Some of the hotel was bomb damaged, but much was intact - and it sure had been fancy! Later, during the late 1950's, now a member of the U.S. Air Force, stationed in England, I visited tjhe place again, now the General Walker R&R Hotel - and stayed in it for several days. That was pretty cool!

@henriknilsson7851 8 ай бұрын

As a long time viewer of this channel I feel Mark Felton has gone to similar extreme efforts to educate us as the people who built this road! So many thanks!❤❤❤❤ This road must have been a very serious test for the brakes and cooling system of the large 1930s Mercedes cars as seen in this video!

@jackfrancis2294 8 ай бұрын

In 1959 my brothers and I walked through the forest to the Eagles Nest (ages 16,13,12)from Berchtesgaden Hotel. I didn't realize how far it was,but we made it.Took the elevator to the top,boy were we tried. Brought a coke and shared it with my brothers.We only had 2 Marks( worth 24 cents in 1959). We explored the restaurant and the other buildings.We walked back using the bus road because we there told it was shorter.And it was but was very dangerous.The buses would take up most of the road and damn near run us over. We made it back,Mom and Dad were worried,but happy to see us. PS. Our Dad was Sargent/Major stationed in Germany.

@pixelpatter01 8 ай бұрын

I went up there as a ten year old child in the 50s. Looking out the bus window on the way up you could not see the ground at certain places on the road. There was a point on the route where our bus pulled off to the extreme side of the road and the bus coming down passed us. All I could see looking out the window was sky. I remember the only toilets were coin operated pay toilets, which seemed like quite an imposition considering the options available. Being an American service man's child I just crawled under the door to relieve myself and was scolded by a German attendant woman who opened the door to confront me. After realizing I was an American she closed the door. Funny what you remember.

@paultapner2769 8 ай бұрын

I was wondering how the buses going up and down were regulated, so that answers my question. Thanks.

@thesteelrodent1796 8 ай бұрын

@@paultapner2769 nowadays they call up and down to let the others know they're on the way, so - as we can see in Dr Felton's video - they know to stop and wait for the other buses to pass

@philhawley1219 8 ай бұрын

What a wonderful story. And the English speaking nations wonder why the Germans have no sense of humour. Smart uniforms though. Jahwohl.

@canerguener8664 8 ай бұрын

Winner takes it all Edit : This story seems not to be authentic

@thisisbeyondajoke6748 8 ай бұрын

Nowadays it's a tap-and-go toilets.

@cerambyx-8 8 ай бұрын

Regardless of the history, I think the Bavarian alps is one of the most beautiful places in the world. I stayed in a quaint town called Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The food was delicious, we enjoyed folk music and dances with your evening meal. The views where beautiful and we went to hike which it was perfect for. The rivers where a creamy turquoise colour, and the lakes were crystal clear. We went to the Austrian village of Ehrwald to get a cable car to the top of Zupspitze (Germany's tallest mountain) you could see as far as the French Riviera.

@sirandrelefaedelinoge 8 ай бұрын

Those sun loungers looked quite modern....

@oliviersavard8676 3 ай бұрын

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is fairly well know, the town hosted the winter Olympics in 1936

@markbanash921 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that you left the German audio of the bus tour in the recording. I am always interested in how that country presents this history to their own, and your recording gave a good chance to hear an example.

@jerryakbar6147 8 ай бұрын

I’m a lift mechanic in whats left of the United States, the elevator at the eagles nest is roped 2 to 1. Meaning that there is a large shiv ( grooved wheel) mounted on top of the cab to give the elevator more capacity in kilograms. As opposed to 1to1 roping where the cables are connected straight to the counterweight hitch as well as the cab hitch. Thanks for the video mark.

@DJL78 8 ай бұрын

From “In whats left of the United States”? Ok 🤡 you’re obviously living in the land-of-make-believe in your mind where they call elevators, lifts. LOL

@rogerlebaron 8 ай бұрын

Does that make it safer? I plan to ride it in next summer. Thanks

@simonbaker6962 8 ай бұрын

@@DJL78 We Brits call them lifts.

@jerryakbar6147 8 ай бұрын

There are no American elevator manufacturers anymore all European even Otis . We refer to them as lifts now. The country I live in is a total clown show. 8 out of 10 people I run into while working Don’t command the English language. So vote harder for the uniparty ? End of the American empire my friend. That does not make me happy. What’s 100 billion more in Monopoly money, right. Enjoy your Amazon, grub hub, and Uber . I don’t blame you. I don’t @@DJL78

@DJL78 8 ай бұрын

@@simonbaker6962 I know that. He called them lifts as well. As opposed to elevators.

@Ronin4614 8 ай бұрын

When stationed in Germany, early ‘80s, Bavaria was always the place to visit on long weekends and when folks would come to visit. This video captures the long bus ride up and back. As I recall, there were U-boat diesel engines that ran the ornate elevator to the house above. One visit was enough and I could see why Hitler was not a frequent visitor. Thank you for this and all your videos.

@garypender9459 8 ай бұрын

In 1974 I was stationed in Baumholder ,West Germany, in the USArmy. A couple buddies and I went to Bertchesgarden and Up to the Eagles Nest. I remember the ride up was pretty exciting! There were no k-rails and very little guard rails! When we got to the part of the road that was actually built out away from the mountain, the ride got pretty scary! It seemed like the driver was enjoying making a lot of the passengers actually scream, as he made those wide turns on the curves!! View on top was breathtaking!! Would love to go again!🇺🇸

@danielcoburn8635 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Mark, for filming this journey. My dad visited Eagle's Nest soon after the fighting ceased. He spoke of the narrow, winding road. In 1982, I visited Munich and got as far as Garmish. Your film is the next best thing to retracing my dad's journey. Again, thank you very much.

@OttoImmune 8 ай бұрын

What an amazing juxtaposition of Eva Braun’s own recording and the same perspective in the current day. Nowadays it seems much of history content on KZfaq is presented with reenactment or animation but Mark, your channel will always stand out for using contemporary footage!

@playme129 8 ай бұрын

Yes, the contemporary footage is excellent in every video. Where does he find it all? Does he have to do a lot of digging, or is there a stash somewhere in the UK?

@edterryberry255 8 ай бұрын

My son and I visited the Eagles Nest in 2014 as we were traveling through Europe that summer, it was a highlight of when we were in Salzburg. Thanks for rekindling the memories! Cheers 🇨🇦

@davidevans3492 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark! I was born in Augsburg and adopted by an US Air Force family. I haven’t been there since the late 60’s so this brought back fond memories.

@siggifreud812 6 ай бұрын

any more details on your personal history? I live in Augsburg, and was stationed here in the 80s (US Air Force).

@moistbuttmonkey 8 ай бұрын

As a young man, about 7 years old, I was visiting the Eagles Nest. I walked out in the clouds and walked past a large cross, outside. As I walked past, I stopped and watched to my left as I saw mountain climbers on a cliff. When I looked forward again I saw the clouds part and my next step would have been off of the cliff in front of me. There were no barriers in front of me. That was 40 years ago. Still alive and still fascinated with The Eagles Nest. Thank you for the video, sir.

@schandrabhanu 4 ай бұрын

❤

@kqschwarz 8 ай бұрын

Even though this video is mostly just the filming of a 15 min bus ride up the side of a mountain, it is a fascinating watch. I am so happy the creator did not cut out a second of the trip and I appreciated the few cut-outs to historical images and author comments, but in classic Mark Felton fashion. Thank you very much.

@knerduno5942 8 ай бұрын

I feel left hanging. I wanted to see the rest of it.

@wadejustanamerican1201 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us along for the ride. It was genuinely a wonderful opportunity.

@wadejustanamerican1201 8 ай бұрын

@Raypisto. Been to Germany once before, specially Bavaria. I've been to Switzerland and Austria as well. Didn't realize being complementary was an opportunity for off handed comments.

@nancymilawski1048 8 ай бұрын

@Raypisto.Some people's health and or budget doesn't allow us to travel currently. Are you willing to pay for a group trip for all of us?? I'm in Canada by the way.

@caeruleusvm7621 8 ай бұрын

Why shouldn't one be happy looking at a screen, if one can't visit a place in the flesh? Do you watch KZfaq videos to make yourself UNhappy?@Raypisto.

@ctg6734 8 ай бұрын

Wow! An impressive feat of engineering indeed! Thank you for filming the entire trip up the mountain. Really helps one appreciate the challenges faced, and effort that was utilized in its construction.

@timmyhamilton56 8 ай бұрын

Hitlers car was always reversed down towards the lift for a faster escape if ever required. This construction was a very expensive birthday present and a slap in the face for Bormann when he realised AH's fear of heights was the main reason he rarely visited .The massive amount of work to build the place was staggering considering its location.Another fine piece by Mark, looking forward to the Eagles Nest visit coming up.

@noahc6246 8 ай бұрын

Yet exactly why it has survived this long. Bormann the only one that escaped lol

@timmyhamilton56 8 ай бұрын

@@noahc6246 Not for long

@francesco245 8 ай бұрын

*its

@francesco245 8 ай бұрын

Escaped what? He died in the streets of Berlin in 1945; how much of an escape is that? @@noahc6246

@tsz5868 8 ай бұрын

construction contracts...at the end of the day that people was only a bunch of croocks enriching themselves with public money.

@sbgroen 8 ай бұрын

When I was 10 (1966), I was fortunate enough to travel to the Eagle's Nest with my grandfather (who was stationed in Frankfurt as a civil service radio technician), father, stepmother and two siblings. I remember that a lot of artwork had been found at war's end in the tunnel leading to the elevator. The Platterhoff Hotel, which you mentioned and which housed foreign dignitaries, was in 1966 the General Walker Hotel and sadly torn down, but we ate there after descending. It was extravagant, white-linen dining for us being sworn to Frommer's Europe on $5 a Day. That area of Bavaria was and to this day remains one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.

@stevenichols4639 8 ай бұрын

All gone along with the Berchtesgaden hof downtown and the general Patton. Along with the Chiemsee Lake Hotel.

@admiralcraddock464 8 ай бұрын

We stayed in Bertchesgarden for weeks several years ago. And visited the eagles nest too. Those buses were purpose built to cope with the gradient. The whole are is simply beautiful. A boat trip on the Koniggssee is not to be missed.

@mymothersdiva 8 ай бұрын

We were there in 1965. My parents believed in vacations. Germany is a place that I never will forget. My father was stationed to Wurzburg for 3 years. We saw many things.

@lg4360 8 ай бұрын

In 2018 The Make-A-Wish Foundation made my daughter's dream to visit Neuschwanstein a reality. While our base during our visit to Bavaria was in Munich we also spent some time in Salzburg. One of the highlights of our trip was to visit The Eagles Nest. The countryside and the Alps are spectacular. Journeying through this historic landmark was almost surreal. Despite the horrors of the Nazi regime, Bavaria and Salzburg are so beautiful. We hope to visit the region again some day as it was so spectacular. Diagnosed in 2015, my daughter is cancer free and we were so blessed by the Make-A-Wish Foundation to be given this trip for our entire family.

@andrewf2 8 ай бұрын

❤

@Vegas_Des 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Amazing wish!

@Charlysfarm420 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark for taking us along with you and showing us the living history that still exists. As most know, this period of our world history is one is the most important and pivotal times. Though i was born 20yrs after the end of the war, 65', this period has always fascinated me. In fact, it was my main focus of study while in college, pre and immediate post war years. Please keep em' coming, your posts never get old lol... wishing you and yours the best ✌️💚

@-.Steven 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr Felton for this wonderous tour. I'll never make it there, but now I can say I've seen it in a way I'd otherwise never have been able to. Many Thanks!

@-.Steven 8 ай бұрын

@Raypisto. Indeed Mark is! Not a big pHARMa drugpushing dr. But a great Dr.!!!!

@timothywade9618 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your channel and hard work Mr. Felton!

@danpeters5028 8 ай бұрын

I have to agree excellent to see historical places

@tecnispeedfight 8 ай бұрын

@Raypisto.I get your point but it seems like you made some bad decisions in your past. Don't blame other humans for that.

@neilfoster814 8 ай бұрын

@Raypisto.You being in prison is nobody's fault but your own. Bitter much?

@timothywade9618 8 ай бұрын

@Raypisto. 😆😆😆

@susannjarvis5587 8 ай бұрын

What an amazing journey. And such beautiful scenery through forests with glimpses into the valley below. Thank you for taking us along. I'm looking forward to Episode 2.

@therealebolaboy 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. Watching this I was struck by the haunting beauty of it all. Breathtaking scenery but the contrast with those that came before us is almost chilling. That being said, it is on my list of places to visit someday for sure!

@tylerward6723 8 ай бұрын

Once again Mark show's history as it truly is/was. Thanks for another great video!

@pratyushkarki2622 8 ай бұрын

you havent watched the full video as the video is 18 minuted and you commented after 7 minutes after the release of video.

@tylerward6723 8 ай бұрын

@@pratyushkarki2622 I watch all mark's video's all the way through. You should think before you comment. The man is a genius when it comes to showing history.

@caleblebaron1179 8 ай бұрын

mememememememe@@pratyushkarki2622

@johndavid5618 8 ай бұрын

👍💯

@wayneantoniazzi2706 8 ай бұрын

Man, you KNOW you're way up there when you look DOWN and see clouds! What an incredible view, the workmanship that went into the roads and tunnels and the Eagle's Nest itself is incredible! There's a number of theories as to why Hitler visited the Eagle's Nest infrequently. I won't go into them all but what I saw in this video makes me think my theory is as good as any, which is Hitler didn't go to the Eagle's Nest often because it was inconvenient. It's four miles away from the Berghof and from what I saw in the video those four miles are a tedious drive, assuming todays buses can't go any faster than the cars of the time did considering what the road's like. Plus, the Eagle's Nest had no provision for overnight stays which would also add a bit to the inconvenience. Anyway, a VERY informative video! Thanks Doctor Felton!

@Willigula 8 ай бұрын

The fact that you let us listen to the tour guide on the way up, especially the English section of his narrative made this an absolutely inspired documentary. The names and history of the tunnels we passed through was very interesting. All of the engineering work and lives lost on this project and the megalomaniac only went up there 14 times. Incredible. Thank you, Dr. Felton!

@AmiraSmyrna 8 ай бұрын

I'm amazed how quiet it is in the bus. No one talking , just listening to the information. 😮 great video as always.

@Leogx13 8 ай бұрын

Your channel is gold 💯

@-.Steven 8 ай бұрын

SOLID GOLD! With Oak Leaf Clusters, Swords And Diamonds!!!! ❤

@JayYoung-ro3vu 8 ай бұрын

Indeed!❤

@starzkream 8 ай бұрын

I am quite impressed with the skill of the bus driver. That is not an easy road to drive, and the driver does it seemingly without touching the brakes once.

@Ntmoffi 8 ай бұрын

Well....they've probably done this drive many many times. They got it dialed in.

@michaelarmbruster586 8 ай бұрын

Hell yes

@Kededian 8 ай бұрын

Its an Electric bus so there wont be much braking cause they brake on the electric engine for the most time.

@nancymilawski1048 8 ай бұрын

All the tour bus trips I've been on had excellent drivers. They take a lot of pride in their skills.

@snotnosewilly99 8 ай бұрын

I wouldn't want to drive that bus up that road in the winter, with the road covered with ice and snow.

@visorcover 8 ай бұрын

We used to summer in Bavaria every year in the 1970s. Dad was a big military buff so we went up to the top (as well as exploring large parts of the surrounding areas). Never forget the bus ride (still with the old barriers at the side of the road). It was like the closing scenes of the Italian job!😮😮 Never forget how impressive the immaculate brass elevator looked too.

@gUm_bY745 8 ай бұрын

in 2017, i hiked from my hotel Kempinski to the entrance of the lift coming up from the left side. Such an awesome experience, shame it looks like they removed the outdoor picnic tables though. An absolute must for any WW2 history buff! 👍

@johnoliver9566 8 ай бұрын

I hope I'm able to go there one day. I'm in love with history and I want to be able to experience it. It's sad that sights like these are becoming non-existent due to governments closing them down as a result of their history. All beautiful rich historical places like theses should be respected and kept open so people can understand the world and subjects in more depth. I hope the school system in England includes this in their curriculum. Thank you very much Dr Felton for making videos like these. Because of you I want to become a Historian like you. Hope you keep making videos like this. I'm honoured to have you make fun and interesting historical videos about Hitler's life and WW2.

@darkoflight4938 8 ай бұрын

I´m as always amazed by the quality of your work. Thank you for this doktor Felton and I´m eagerly waiting for the next part. By the way, may we just take a moment to appreciate the driving skills of these and other bus drivers around the world. Just amazing!

@wanderingwarrior5626 8 ай бұрын

Another very informative production Mark. I was in the area over Christmas, in the cold and snow, a few years ago, so, of course, no crowds, but, everything pretty much closed down, including the buses to above. So settled for time at the Documentation Center. Being a American expat, I now live in the Balkans, so a extended return trip to that area is not far off. So happy you showed the complete bus ride. I think, no one else has done that!

@Ken-fh4jc 8 ай бұрын

Thanks again for another excellent video, Mark. I’ve seen pictures and video of the Eagle’s Nest plenty of times but never noticed how amazing the view is.

@arthur0023 8 ай бұрын

I am currently reading Albert Speer's book "Inside the Third Reich", and I always had imagined the grandiose buildings being described in the memoir, but seeing them with my own eyes was truly a blessing. Thank you, Dr. Felton.

@simonholley4110 8 ай бұрын

I am reading the same book. Very curious and revealing. The use of architecture by the regime went to extremes, and showed much of the mindset.

@theoztreecrasher2647 8 ай бұрын

Speer was probably the most insidious of the whole bunch. A supremely urbane and intelligent man but cunning enough to survive after his total immersion in the centre of the Reich power structure.

@jamesdellaneve9005 8 ай бұрын

@@theoztreecrasher2647Academia is frequently the womb for bad ideas. Just like the current anti-semitism in the US.

@rerite2 8 ай бұрын

Yes, I too am reading Speer's book. His insights about Hitler's psyche and his anecdotal stories about the demise of the Third Reich because of Hitler's character flaws are particularly interesting.

@TheBenchPressMan 8 ай бұрын

all should read Adam Tooze - Wages of Destruction. He was my prior lecturer at LSE when I was studying there, but he outlines in great detail Speers self re telling of his actions during the war. How his “arms miracle” was a great fallacy, and how his excuse of only being an architect and civil servant was again a great fallacy. An evil man, that managed to rebrand his image post war!

@doberski6855 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Dr. Felton, great video as usual sir! The addition of the historic film footages was amazing. Shout out to that bus driver, you and the rest of the passengers, beautiful as the scenery was around that road, was giving me white knuckles and clenched sphincter from just watching! Looking forward to the rest of your videos in this series.

@svetlanamandic9785 8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate you, Mr. Felton! Many will not have the opportunity to go to Germany and visit this kind of sights of German architecture. Thanks to you, this has been made possible for many :)

@centurycity 8 ай бұрын

Best road trip I have done in some time its like being on holidays. Thank you Dr Mark Felton for such an exciting experience.

@user-fv5ms4sz8e 8 ай бұрын

Mark, you are truly getting around and seeing the unique history that remains. I'm so glad the Eagle's Nest wasn't destroyed, because it truly is a remarkable history piece and a magnificent view. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

@kosmonautofficial296 8 ай бұрын

Ohh my gosh I have seen so many videos of this place but I had no idea how crazy it was being so high up and 5 tunnels. Wow! Thanks so much for these videos you are the best

@DennisMoore664 8 ай бұрын

I love ride-along videos. A history lesson from Dr. Felton only made it better.

@rumpstatefiasco 8 ай бұрын

THANK YOU Mr. Felton! I’m glad the allies did not intentionally obliterate the Eagles Nest after the war, as they spitefully did to far too many other German architectural and engineering marvels.

@lavernedofelmier6496 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr Felton for taking us along on another historical adventure.

@TheHistoryWonderer 8 ай бұрын

I like that you show the entire drive up. I’ve always wanted to see what is is like. Most people just show a few seconds of the drive.

@artm1973 8 ай бұрын

I think showing 5 minutes of it was enough.

@theoztreecrasher2647 8 ай бұрын

@@artm1973 No prob. Just watch any of the other videos. That way all tastes are catered for. 😉

@artm1973 8 ай бұрын

@@theoztreecrasher2647 I didn't want to take the chance he said something along the way so I ended up watching most of it, or at least I had the sound on the background.

@josephstuart4440 8 ай бұрын

Hi mark. My grandmother grew up in Hamburg. Her house was destroyed during a British bombing raid. She just told me yesterday that after the war she was believed to me malnourished and was sent to Berchtesgaden to what she has described as ‘Hitlers old guesthouse’ that had been set up as a hospital or rehabilitation centre for children. Have you heard of this happening after the war?

@longjohnsilver5179 8 ай бұрын

I missed it during my time stationed in Germany. Now I am finally able to see the Eagle's Nest tour. Excellent! Thank you Dr. Felton.

@ww2collecting881 8 ай бұрын

A wonderful place, the mountains sure do look better in person!

@cior8837 8 ай бұрын

Dr. Mark Felton Again producing another top tier production. Many thanks sir!

@lasersnake 8 ай бұрын

He filmed a bus ride 😂 I did enjoy it though.

@danielbeck9191 8 ай бұрын

THANK YOU for this fascinating tour!!! Thank you for filming the entire drive up the mountain----it gives a more accurate sense of the ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE of the construction project wrought by Albert Speer's design. Your channel is SO very informative and easy to understand that it keeps this important history alive for future generations----who really need to remember how things really were.

@deanenwright6142 8 ай бұрын

What a fantastic video!! I really appreciated the uninterrupted trip up the mountain on the bus listening to the tour guide. I visited the eagles nest when I was younger and remember the elevator the most. The day we were there, the clouds were low and when you went outside you could only see the tops of the clouds and the tops of the higher mountain peaks. Thank you Mr Felton

@tungurahua8257 8 ай бұрын

I went there just recently. It is quite impressive indeed. But what stuck in my mind the most was the suicidal bus driver on the way down while on the radio „Staying Alive“ from the Bee Gees was playing. Unfortunately the documentation centre near the car park was closed due to reconstruction.

@Angel9932 8 ай бұрын

They could have been playing "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen. Given your description of the bus driver it may have been more fitting although perhaps less comforting.

@Steve-GM0HUU 8 ай бұрын

"Staying Alive" - who said Germans have no sense of humour 😂.

@Kain_Mercer 8 ай бұрын

That elevator was quite impressive, it's a shame they took the seats out! Would have been a very fancy ride up!

@vanroeling2930 8 ай бұрын

The removed seat sections are actually in the lower lobby of the elevator

@vladimirpetrov3119 8 ай бұрын

Dr. Felton, thank you very much for sharing this amazing adventure with us! Looking forward for the second part as you walk us through history. Its unbelievable how much we could learn from your contents! Have a wonderful journey!

@jamesbednar8625 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video!!!! Visited this site a few times while stationed in West Germany during the 1980s while in the US Army. On 1 occasion my unit went there and we all had to walk to the top. Took a few hours but everyone made it and took the busses down. Was stationed in Nurnberg at that time in 1987. THANKS!!! for the memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@HardcoreFourSix 8 ай бұрын

I visied the Eagle's Nest in 1991 after returning from Desert Storm (stationed in Germany 1989-1992). It was a outstanding feat of engineering, and a beautiful view, which greatly contrasts with the ugly history of the regime.

@martinschulze5399 8 ай бұрын

not ugly :P just a little misguided. retroperspective I think the americans have chosen the wrong side.

@carlstewart8787 8 ай бұрын

@@martinschulze5399 General Patton, "We fought the wrong enemy".

@1965Grit 8 ай бұрын

@@martinschulze5399,I think the US and many other countries have adapted many aspects of the Nazi regime!!

@martinschulze5399 8 ай бұрын

@@1965Grit Those aspects are universally found in any power accumulating structures with 'ambitions'. The thing that changed is technology and especially communication technologies which enable you and me to exchange right now. And for governments to spy and censor on us. Moreover, its interesting that the NSDAP and its folks are considered as the ultimate evil while at this period (and afterwards!) many others killed way more people. E.g. Stalin or Pot in less 'human ways' (don't want to sound cynical here). Abuse, arrogance, incompetent people on the top who shamelessly fill their pockets at the costs of their own people, flooding them with migrants to lower chance of internal upraises (and making money of importing them too) ... yeah. But that is not US specific, Germany is the same and US NGOs are involved here too. 😤

@MackieSk856 8 ай бұрын

Hell yeah Mark... hit 2 million subscribers.. congratulations dude!! Its Freaking well deserved!!

@GrumpyGrobbyGamer 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for that lovely journey Dr. Felton! It's interesting how some of the tunnels still have the cobblestone surface and not the buttery smooth new surface they've laid for most of the rest of the journey. Can't even imagine how awful the full 4 miles long journey over cobblestones was.

@billhunnicutt3883 8 ай бұрын

Fascinating trip! I visited the Eagle's Nest as a small boy with my mother in about 1960. I seem to recall a gift shop inside, and a beautiful view of the valley below. Thank you!

@-DC- 8 ай бұрын

Dr Felton Must See Content EVERY TIME 👊

@MrXFIELD 8 ай бұрын

My favorite history channel 😊

@20alphabet 8 ай бұрын

As long as you don't want to know about the Communists, Stalin or Mao, who killed their own people... over 40 million for Stalin and over 100 million for Mao. Six million foreigners seems to pale in comparison.

@stevenhershman2660 8 ай бұрын

I felt like I was on the Tour bus "Virtual Reality" with Mark. Great Video.

@renardfranse 8 ай бұрын

I was there 20 years ago. THANK you for giving me another glimpse of this before I die. God Bless you

@rogerlebaron 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely fascinating, visiting the Eagles Nest is close to the top of my personal bucket list.

@fordfairlane662dr 8 ай бұрын

This is totally amazing that this place still exists 💖😍😍😍

@fuyu5979 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting n informative upload. Watching vid realize its a long the trip up. Amazing the roads n tunnels are maintained. N countryside still beautiful n picturesque! Kudos for vid. Anticipating part 2. Peace

@smithwilliamson2994 8 ай бұрын

Excellent piece. Those bus drivers must be really on their toes on that tight road. Thank you for something I would have never seen without your videos.

@alsatful 8 ай бұрын

My fear of heights would have prevented me from the ride up there , thanks for doing it for me !

@RandysFiftySevenChevy 8 ай бұрын

Mark, you constantly give your viewers a POV view, which in this one, puts us right in the driver's seat of this bus. Those bus drivers have some serious skills. When it drove over the cobblestone in the first tunnel, I had a DeJa'Vu moment when I drove the cobblestone roads of German towns in a 18-1/2 ton military Wrecker, that barely squeezed by some of the structures. Now on to part 2.

@tionghwitan846 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking us with you on your trips, Dr Felton! ^ ^

@edjopago1 8 ай бұрын

Dr Felton....that bus ride was visually stunning yet a bit unnerving! 🙈Thank you!

@toddpayne6195 8 ай бұрын

A very interesting place! I look forward to seeing the next part. Thank you for the entertainment.

@johnnyjumpstart1 8 ай бұрын

I went up on the first bus this year on May 12th and a woman got car sick and threw up! Don't underestimate the disorientation this ride may cause. I loved the Eagles Nest although we had no visibility due to clouds.

@michaelodonnell1861 8 ай бұрын

Went up there in 1998 and sat in the front of the Bus like yourself. I remember the driver using one hand on some of those turns, like no biggie! Awesome video, brought back great memories!

@healthenutt 7 ай бұрын

Have visited here 5 times and never tire of looking at views and scenes from here..a master construction project …and this channel by Mark is awesome

@marcusott2973 8 ай бұрын

Love those MAN electric busses. So quiet, we've got two lanes that run with them in Vienna, very pleasant.

@jimthetrucker 8 ай бұрын

I am amazed at how much my home area in Montana resembles the geography of the mountain area including the trees and ferns and other greenery. That ride is better than any amusement park could offer. The 17% grade makes for a lot of thrilling stomach turners and my wife would be hiding under the seats if she went with me..

@Jason.cbr1000rr 8 ай бұрын

Hey I watch yellowstone!! Montana seems... empty but cool and pretty😊

@103erik 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr. Felton. I enjoyed the video. I visited the Eagle's Nest in the late 1960s and still recall the Otis elevator. Can't wait to see Episode 2.

@elmar001 8 ай бұрын

I went here last year! I visited here as part of a big Europe summer holiday I did travelling from Melbourne, Australia. I was staying in Salzburg, Austria and took the local bus to Berchtesgaden then on another local bus to Obersalzberg. Right up the top there is small walk you can do with some interesting rocks that make you feel like you are in Greece. While I was up there I saw an American WW2 veteran that was interviewed by a journalist. I overheard that he fought in this region during the dying days of WW2. On the way back to Berchtesgaden I visited the site of Hitler's Berghof. It was a fantastic sunny and warm day, about 27C from memory.

@brycewilson1909 8 ай бұрын

I've always been curious about visiting the Kehlsteinhaus, thanks for the upload!

@debbiestyer453 8 ай бұрын

Great . I always wondered what the drive looked like all the way to the elevator. Thank you. Must be a nightmare with ice and snow.

@ruhri0411 8 ай бұрын

The road is closed from November to April, so is the Kehlstein house.

@Johnny53kgb-nsa 8 ай бұрын

What an historical bus ride. Thank you for allowing me to ride along and enjoy the journey. Looking forward to other part's.

@dougwright111 8 ай бұрын

I went there a few years ago and was amazed of the quality of the construction. Everything from the tunnel to the structure looks like it was built recently. Hiking to the top had amazing views!

@msh6865 8 ай бұрын

Mark, the roadway at around 11:35 looks a lot like the scene in one of the last episodes of the Band Of Brothers series where Easy Company finally enters Eagles Nest just as Germany surrenders. Very interesting tour. Have friend who just returned to the US from a vacation in Europe. His visit to the Eagles Nest was a highlight of that trip.

@irish3335 8 ай бұрын

Great video Dr Felton, I appreciate you sharing the ride up so we can appreciate how long it takes and see the same path that Hitler and his staff took up! Great use of Eva Braun’s film to show the then and now, much appreciated for your time and effort to create!

@thumperpaul 8 ай бұрын

My wife and I did this excursion in September 2023, the view going up out the side windows of the bus was amazing. Instead of the elevator we chose to walk up the switchback trail to the Eagles Nest. Absolutely breathtaking scenery and history.

@JDogtheAutisticGiant 8 ай бұрын

I can still remember walking down the tunnel to that lift when I was maybe 9 years old. Sadly that's all I remember now. Thanks for the views of the rest of the way!