The Death of Himmler - Ep. 1: The Reichsführer's Plot Against Hitler

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In April 1945, Himmler began secret negotiations to end the war with himself as leader of Germany - find out the full story of Himmler's betrayal of Hitler.
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@owenb8636 2 жыл бұрын

Love these "endgame" stories. You can feel the pressure and emotional intensity of the moment when people are struggling with dilemmas as the chain of command collapses

@robertmacek6777 2 жыл бұрын

You summed it up precisely. I think all other comments are unnecessary..

@davidearea242 2 жыл бұрын

Owen Brady -And how they still fight amongst themselves for whatever scraps of power remain...

@kbanghart 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertmacek6777 but we must add more comments

@pittbrat7963 2 жыл бұрын

trying to save their own asses is the only reason i can think of. Luckily he was coward enough to take his own life.

@themann5997 2 жыл бұрын

Idk but I’m epic and highhhhhh

@1940limited 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know how Felton sniffs out all the details of the Third Reich as he does, but his video are always fascinating.

@stevenmacdonald9619 2 жыл бұрын

Probably has Scwab and Von Der Leyen's phone numbers.

@takasmaka820 2 жыл бұрын

Thats suspiciois

@stevenmacdonald9619 2 жыл бұрын

@@takasmaka820 It's suspicious. Or is it a question? Press this button....?..... now

@als1023 2 жыл бұрын

@@SpaceTravel1776 ha ha ha !! that's funny !!

@stevenmacdonald9619 2 жыл бұрын

@@SpaceTravel1776 I've never seen a diss for Felts. I believe sarcasm is the best course at this point too 😁👍

@victorbonilla4634 2 жыл бұрын

Himmler, "Surely, my Fuhrer, we must surrender". Hitler, "We will never surrender, and don't call me Shirley".

@johnmc3862 2 жыл бұрын

Himmler was great example of how detached the inner circle of the Reich were from reality.

@nobytes2 Жыл бұрын

Not really, thousands of Nazis lived happily ever after the war. So they had plenty of supporters still. Hell even in the US until today kkk and white supremacy is very much alive. Even Trump mocked minorities during his presidential term which tells you supremacy still very much alive.

@kbanghart Жыл бұрын

Just like how Trump and his inner circle are totally detached from reality as well

@achair7265 Жыл бұрын

@@kbanghart *Trump endorses a democratic party candidate unexpectedly and without relation, said candidate is immediately turned on by their own party.* Oh here's another example.... *The right makes meme turning Biden into a stereotypical villain with a evil mustache, eye patch and fiery nazi eagle behind him. The opposition "embraces" the meme with the eagle still in the image. The nazi eagle.*

@siyacer Жыл бұрын

@@kbanghart bit ironic

@scooterd5016 Жыл бұрын

And dementia Joe. They both suck

@Roller_Ghoster 2 жыл бұрын

Peacemaker when he knew he'd burnt his bridges. Thanks for bringing this story to KZfaq Dr Felton.

@greycatturtle7132 2 жыл бұрын

@bloodymary3008 2 жыл бұрын

Into the coven 🧙

@funfact8660 2 жыл бұрын

Chicken Farmer Heinrich

@sobbyhasselhoff 2 жыл бұрын

"Dr Felton" 😂

@scientificconsideration8294 2 жыл бұрын

"He planned to go into hiding and re-emerge when the political situation would turn favourable." Himmler goes full Palpatine

@radiomonkey005 2 жыл бұрын

Other way around; Palpatine is definitely based on Himmler!

@schizoidboy 2 жыл бұрын

Palpatine would have done a much better job of it and was not so deluded.

@DerRamantis 2 жыл бұрын

"Somehow Himmler returned." - some allied soldier, if history was written by Disney.

@PaladinErik 2 жыл бұрын

@@DerRamantis You tell me its not written by winners?

@damyr 2 жыл бұрын

Had to google Palpatine. I'm glad so much 12 year olds are following history channels.

@rha101 2 жыл бұрын

I've come to believe that Mark Felton is a time traveller for I can think of no other explanation for the intensity and depth of his narrative. He simply must have been an immediate eye-witness to these events.

@u1t1matr1x8 Жыл бұрын

Mark Felton following everyone in ww2 simultaneously with a notebook in hand

@Bardamu3000 Жыл бұрын

books, nothing?

@SireXerxes Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@thewhorenextdoor8268 10 ай бұрын

It's called, searching academic papers in this matter.😂

@osvaldoschilling9129 8 ай бұрын

He is indeed a very good lecturer .

@SynchroScore 2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of self-appointed peacemakers, there's also the completely bonkers story of Rudolph Hess flying off to meet the Duke of Hamilton.

@lachlanmclennan2188 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty much convinced that Rudolph Hess was a dumb time traveller with good intentions

@crafter170 2 жыл бұрын

You know I spoke to Mr Stevens the farmer in Eaglesham .He told me he saw the crashed remains of his plane being taken away on a low loader truck when he was a kid .I'm still friends with his son Robert .I know the exact spot where Hess "dropped" in .Just south of the roundabout at the sign for Bonnyton golf course .Best laugh is the golf course is owned by Jewish people from Newton Mearns .Scoff scoff.

@SynchroScore 2 жыл бұрын

@@lachlanmclennan2188 Well, he was into all sorts of superstitions and medical quackery, why not time travel?

@oxyman10 2 жыл бұрын

Hess also without meaning too mentioned Hitler’s intentions to attack the Soviet Union.

@uhlan1035 2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting how much the majority of the Germans' wanted peace, but the Allies wanted to continue the war.

@yankee3875 2 жыл бұрын

“Himmler didn’t have his personal plane standing by to fly him to Sweden, Spain, Antarctica or the moon” the fact you delivered this just as factually as the rest of the vid is hilarious. Love your humor style

@BamBamBigelow.. 2 жыл бұрын

LOL, Himmler was in a tight spot?!

@philup6274 2 жыл бұрын

Cool story bro.

@BroKEnCaPSLoCk1 2 жыл бұрын

Drier than the African front

@The_Deztro 2 жыл бұрын

Or Argentina

@markdeegan7268 2 жыл бұрын

Sarcastic Genius

@brick6347 2 жыл бұрын

The rats are always the first to flee a sinking ship.

@funfact8660 2 жыл бұрын

Same goes with that Chicken Farmer

@ottovonbismarck1352 2 жыл бұрын

@@funfact8660 FAILED chicken farmer

@cristianvandenbosse8989 2 жыл бұрын

Who is the chicken farmer?

@blueshirtman8875 2 жыл бұрын

They were all lower than rats.

@dutchthespitfire3204 2 жыл бұрын

@@blueshirtman8875 explain

@thelastjohnwayne 2 жыл бұрын

Dr Felton.....In Just this one 19 minute video alone contains more in depth history facts than the ENTIRE HISTORY Channel has put out in the last 20 years combined. I had to keep reversing the video to understand what I had missed it was so deep.

@sachads5322 8 ай бұрын

I recently found this channel. I really respect your delivery of basic facts before getting into the new content. So much WW2 content teases something new but spends 70% rehashing stuff I already know before delivering three sentences about the new thing they’ve barely researched then wrapping it up with a conclusion on the stuff I already knew. I really appreciate how much you respect your audience.

@hanzup4117 2 жыл бұрын

He knew the war lost and was just trying to save his own skin.

@karlthorsten9118 2 жыл бұрын

And some of Germany.... but much for himself. Himmler, the new Führer. If this had succeeded, I wonder what would've happened later.

@joshuasharpe8047 2 жыл бұрын

@@karlthorsten9118 I doubt he'd have been around for long: even if he'd gotten some kind of immunity from the Allies, he'd probably be assassinated within five years of gaining power by one of the dozens of post-war factions that had unfinished business with the SS.

@georgecoventry8441 2 жыл бұрын

Well, that's a perfectly rational decision....if you KNOW for certain that the war is lost. (Some, though, might prefer to die with honor, as was quite common among Japanese officers and soldiers, and some of the Germans too.) Himmler wasn't the type to seek a "glorious death". He was a man driven mainly by personal ambition.

@joshuasharpe8047 2 жыл бұрын

@@tylerdunn9683 I mean, what else are you going to do with a mass of otherwise unemployable young men with a taste for violence?

@censusgary 2 жыл бұрын

Himmler, Goering, and several other officers all wanted to be the one to broker a peace with the Western Allies. By that time, though, nobody in the Third Reich was in any position to negotiate anything.

@terrellfair9812 2 жыл бұрын

Himmler: mein furer we lost we have exactly 0% chance of victory. Hitler : dont worry Stieners attack will bring it under control

@jiggler4203 2 жыл бұрын

DAS WAR EIN BEFEHL! DER ANGRIFF STEINERS WAR EIN BEFEHL

@p0st-nutclarity 2 жыл бұрын

“Mien Fuhrer...Steiner...”

@Lavthefox 2 жыл бұрын

"shits fucked yo" translated to appeal to a younger audience

@andynixon2820 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lavthefox yes I concur.

@stevenmacdonald9619 2 жыл бұрын

Oh good. I'm not the only one who ran something similar in my head. I think I've just pissed off the largest county in the country though. Donitz did look like Wallace from Wallace and Gromit though. So I gave Himmler that accent instead. You have to laugh at these things. If you allow yourself a moment to contemplate what was really happening through all this. You'd break down every time 👍

@johntechwriter 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Until watching this I had no idea the story of Himmler's downfall would be this dramatic. One of Mark's most engrossing videos, it dispels many cliches and presumptions about Himmler and shows him for what he was: cunning, ruthless, and relentless in his pursuit of power.

@michaelspellman9735 2 жыл бұрын

The details are just utterly remarkable. Well Done Dr. Felton!

@giraffeman326 2 жыл бұрын

“But Himmler had been stupidly promoted to Field Marshal by Hitler.” Me playing Hearts of Iron 4 in a nutshell

@silvanski 2 жыл бұрын

Putting Himmler in command of Army Group Weichsel was not such a good idea.

@big_slurp4603 2 жыл бұрын

The most cursed thing you can do in hoi4 is grind Himmler into being a level 9 field marshal

@peacefulfren8879 2 жыл бұрын

@@big_slurp4603 oh god

@mango3994 2 жыл бұрын

@@big_slurp4603 Bruh he starts at like level 1, that'll take ages

@buffgarfield3231 2 жыл бұрын

Is he actually a playable character?

@sirrandolph7857 2 жыл бұрын

There was a scene about this whole incident in the 2004 movie "Downfall". The scene consisted of Himmler leaving in a car after talking with Speer and Fegelein. Then, Hitler found out about his peace deal at dinner later and reacted angrily.

@christopherwang4392 2 жыл бұрын

Hitler: "Out of all people, Himmler?! The truest of the true?! This is the worst betrayal of all! Goering, of course, he was always corrupt. Speer, a genius, unpredictable artist. All the others, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! But Himmler, no! Has he gone insane?! He claimed authority by saying I was sick, or maybe even dead!"

@lionelhutz5137 2 жыл бұрын

I thought Göebbels was to take charge after Hitler was relieved

@Marci124 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that scene was about Xbox Live.

@MikeTheD 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was he was angry he couldn't find Berlin, and also it was about Fegelein antics. Both those factors sent him over the edge if I recall.

@Ion_Petrov 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeTheD I think you watched too many parodies

@finnickrinzler8907 2 жыл бұрын

I'm convinced Dr. Felton has a time travelling machine. Excellent as always.

@MrDlt123 2 жыл бұрын

I have learned easily 100 times the amount of accurate information from your vids than I did via public education. Mr Felton, you are a tireless researcher and it shows in all your work! 👏

@KMac329 2 жыл бұрын

There are a couple of tidbits here that I'd be eager to see made into full-length Mark Felton Productions videos: The prisoner exchange of 1943 involving Australian prisoners, and the "White Buses" business.

@randyattwood 2 жыл бұрын

I second the White Buses recommendation

@raedwulf61 2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of the White Buses. Please do a full video on this.

@LeDeux11 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@yodaneer4127 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. And one must assume ol /Bomber Harris was forewarned about an impending caravan of white busses heading their way. Right?

@user-mv6he6gl8m 2 жыл бұрын

What I remember from the book about the white buses the allies (americans) were informered of their movements but couldn't promise free passage during these late stages of the war. All movements of vehicles in Germany was free game to the fighter pilots and they were shot at several times. In one attack a driver was actually killed. They saved many hundreds from different concentration camps. Mostly women and scandinavians but also french and polish.

@thegunslinger1363 2 жыл бұрын

I saw a great comment from the film Downfall. "Scary day when Himmler is the voice of reason." Edit* I got up mixed with another comment. It says alot about Himmlers mental state. That he thought the SS could play a part in post war Germany. After overseeing one of the most horrific genocides in history.

@KR-mm4el 2 жыл бұрын

well, he at least had a reasonable selection of glasses. that’s about as much reason as himmler ever had.

@funfact8660 2 жыл бұрын

That Chicken Farmer made excuses to leave the Bunker

@lo-ts9bs 2 жыл бұрын

This is a comment from the man in the high castle.

@whoknowswhocares885 2 жыл бұрын

It not reasonable to negotiate when you killed millions, your fate is decided already

@nicoleyoung529 2 жыл бұрын

Omg that's the best quote ever

@fuyu5979 2 жыл бұрын

Unanswered questions of why Himmler didn't flee to other countries with sources at his disposal.Good vid of least known info. Very interesting. Kudos

@abominusrex3205 2 жыл бұрын

Mark, I've heard of this absurd meeting between Himmler and Heinrici, who took over the Vistula command, after Himmler bungled it. He proceeded to talk about adam/eve etc, if you can do a video about this transition that would be amazing.

@slcpunk2740 2 жыл бұрын

You can't be releasing a 20 minute video during my 15 minute break, are you trying to get me in trouble with the boss?

@bloodymary3008 2 жыл бұрын

We'll call all the demons you've dreamed about & soar the cosmic plane

@Oxygen97 2 жыл бұрын

Play in speed 1.5x.

@gamertheories101 2 жыл бұрын

What I've been watching this for the past 5 minutes and 30 seconds thinking it was only a minute and 20 seconds long lol I guess that's how you know its good

@lkjhfdszxcvbnm 2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxygen97 you're a genius

@liltoaster7308 2 жыл бұрын

The movie "The Downfall" portrayed many of the events talked about in this video to some extent quite well. Great video 👍🏼

@jeremylee6352 2 жыл бұрын

when i heard fegelein ... hahaha ... all those downfall parodies ...

@funfact8660 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good movie, watching Hitler and Pals sweating it at the end 😂

@funfact8660 2 жыл бұрын

Alec Guinness plays a good Hitler as well in The Last 10 Days

@danijelujcic8644 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremylee6352 4:47 I wish I had seen at least one parody with RL Fegelein :-)

@RecessMonkeys 2 жыл бұрын

Everybody finally smoking when they heard the Fuhrer was dead.

@deadlyoneable 2 жыл бұрын

This might be my favorite one from Felton yet. The last moments of Himmler has always been what fascinated me most about the war and nazi Germany.

@windridr66 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mark. Your commitment to research is admirable.

@roscoewhite3793 2 жыл бұрын

"Downfall: the Series" based on these events, with Mark Felton as script consultant... I'd watch that! Anyone else of like mind?

@morshedulhaquemoin8920 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!!!

@ardipramudito3797 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad bruno ganz has already passed away

@rebekahbullivant4616 2 жыл бұрын

Yes 100%

@murmurrrr 2 жыл бұрын

What could a series possibly ad to the movie? It was very well done.

@signoguns8501 2 жыл бұрын

Marc Felton, Military History Visualized, and TIK working as script consultants. That would be one of the best WW2 shows ever.

@CzarPrismo 2 жыл бұрын

*"If u can't beat em, join em"* ~ Heinrich Himmler

@stefanschleps8758 2 жыл бұрын

Funnny!

@mikeromney4712 2 жыл бұрын

But in fact the Reich government had been trying to reach a peace treaty since 1939 and even in 1940, when England's position was rather modest .....

@mediocreman6323 2 жыл бұрын

“But Herr Reichsführer, what if you cannot beat them and cannot join them?” Himmler:

@MrKakibuy 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeromney4712 by "peace" you mean capitulate to German demands, when not even a single German soldier landed in the British isles. There was no real reason to surrender and Britain proved to be more than capable of defending itself.

@mikeromney4712 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKakibuy This was not my point..... Btw.: The term was "status quo ante" - back to the beginning....including the withdraw from the German occupied parts of Poland.....and it was certainly not a demand for surrender....;) All other assumptions about, what if Germany had actually carried out the starvation of England, without the battlefield in the east is a bit too speculative for me ...

@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81 2 жыл бұрын

The summary of the late-war situation in the beginning of this video is brilliant. I've never heard it presented more clearly and accurately.

@jf13579 Жыл бұрын

This is the third, possibly fourth time I am rewatching this particular series. Thank you so much, Dr. Felton!

@kittymervine6115 2 жыл бұрын

so not to be judging, but Kersten isn't anyone's idea of what a successful physical therapist would look like....

@kencur9690 2 жыл бұрын

Well back then smoking was good for you.

@christopherk222 2 жыл бұрын

🤔 Maybe. . . but he was successful. . .

@quintrankid8045 2 жыл бұрын

@@kencur9690 There is a wikipedia article titled "Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany" which you might find interesting.

@dougearnest7590 2 жыл бұрын

Two words: Rachel Levine

@elmerfudpucker3204 2 жыл бұрын

@@dougearnest7590 LOL NAILED IT!!

@Master_Petes_Theater 2 жыл бұрын

Himmler was truly only loyal to himself. Perhaps his fealty toward Hitler was strong at first, but he used Hitler to build his own empire and carry out his own aims. It isn't any wonder that he undermined Hitler at the end. Thank you, Dr. Mark Felton!

@BHuang92 2 жыл бұрын

That's true for other figures in Nazi Germany.

@hippiesaboteur2556 2 жыл бұрын

You mean Himmler??

@funfact8660 2 жыл бұрын

He was a Chicken Farmer as well

@myview5840 2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe thought he could save Hitler

@Master_Petes_Theater 2 жыл бұрын

@@hippiesaboteur2556 Yeah, I wasn't careful correcting my "spell-check"! 🙄😂

@josephloguidice1841 2 жыл бұрын

Mark does a great job with these pieces, but I've noticed a heavy concentration on the final year of the war with Germany. I've not seen very much on the early years and I would love to see his work in those areas regarding Europe.

@mfcgmfcg 2 жыл бұрын

The last year and specially the last 6 months are very present in modern Imaginarium . With the expected end of the war against Germany, many special and key figures of the Nazis elite start taking wrong after wrong decisions with evident and known results, and that were not the usual during the inicial war years. There for the downfall is very much appreciated than the installation years. Some thing for example about the down fall of Napoleon's empire!

@yolandacroes5491 2 жыл бұрын

This would make a great companion/sequel to “Downfall”. With dr. Felton as script writer of course. The last days of Himmler. Thank you doc for another outstanding video. And will I ever get tired of that epic music at the beginning of these videos? Probably not.

@EdMcF1 2 жыл бұрын

When Patton and his men turned up, and with Zhukov in the other direction, and Mussolini became a piece of performance art, Himmler's thoughts turned to peace.

@Bustin_cider00 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an outro to a fallout game. “And so, when Patton and his men Turned up, with Zhukov in the other direction, and Mussolini turned into proformance art, Himmler’s thoughts, turned to peace. And the European Wasteland was changed, forever. Because War. War never changes.”

@t16205 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bustin_cider00 Fallout: Third reich xD

@zeroceiling 2 жыл бұрын

Randy Minervino …yet fate held another plan for the affable Mr. Himmler

@James_BAlert 2 жыл бұрын

'll Duce became a piece of performance art!' 🤭, hey he died the way he wanted to, as a p*ss artist..... It has the vibe of a Clockwork Orange, as the partizans artistically beat him up to the sound of classical music!!

@anonUK 2 жыл бұрын

@@James_BAlert La bella figura.

@adeptnovice5537 2 жыл бұрын

Watching a 20 minute long video by Dr Felton less than an hour before it was posted on a Sunday evening. What a treat!

@reboot5598 2 жыл бұрын

Before it was posted ?!

@sobbyhasselhoff 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@vk2ig 2 жыл бұрын

@@reboot5598 Yep, he has a thyme machine!

@PK-sc2vn 2 жыл бұрын

Mark is a really impressive historian. Love listening to these videos

@lorrycamill6502 Жыл бұрын

I love these great history stories of Mark Felton and they should be part of history around all schools around the world 🌍 Thanks Mark for your research

@MatSpeedle 2 жыл бұрын

For a man that during his power seemed to be cunning and a master planner of evil... he sure made himself look inept and clueless towards the end. Brilliant as always Dr Felton, thank you.

@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 2 жыл бұрын

As cunning as he was he was just another member of the Nazi cult far from reality who lost his cunning due to the fact that he was in an extremely stressful situation. He certainly knew that his chances to stay alive was little.

@AudieHolland Жыл бұрын

He only appeared that way because he had a powerful friend: Hitler. Note that as soon as Himmler was officially ejected from any government role, he soon after relieved his bodyguard from their duties to him. He probably did that because they would not follow him from thereon after, having sworn their oath of loyalty till the end to Hitler, not Himmler.

@BigJon410 2 жыл бұрын

Note to self: acquire a personal bodyguard battalion. They seem to facilitate travel and personal freedom.

@haywoodyoudome 2 жыл бұрын

-facility- _facilitate_

@jmjedi923 2 жыл бұрын

It certainly would making a seat on the bus easier

@CivilizedWasteland 2 жыл бұрын

Unless you're roman

@qanon7958 2 жыл бұрын

@@CivilizedWasteland lol, it's pretty interesting how powerful the Caesar's guard eventually became

@vk2ig 2 жыл бұрын

@@CivilizedWasteland "Tee hee, Brutus"

@Phildo8 2 жыл бұрын

It’s also crazy to think that when you see pictures of the interior of Carinhall you see priceless pieces of art of all sorts paintings, sculptures, etc. that in peace time would be greatly displayed at any museum anywhere in the world likely as a prized display piece. The Nazi higher ups literally had Renaissance Art in their homes

@politicallyincorrect2564 10 ай бұрын

They stole them from all over Europe

@davarus 2 жыл бұрын

Never thought i'd see Himmler and Peacemaker in the same sentence lol

@Vingul 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, «Himmler was not a peacemaker» wouldn’t make sense.

@markrobinowitz8473 2 жыл бұрын

The US called the MX nuclear armed missile "Peacekeeper." Orwellian.

@carolempluckrose4188 2 жыл бұрын

Me neither. Just doesn't read well.

@18mitndi 2 жыл бұрын

when you try to take the 'Reichs' out of Reichsführer.

@MidTierGod999 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@matthewnikitas8905 5 ай бұрын

The narration in these videos is excellent. Your dedication to finding information on these topics is truly admirable and very interesting to say the least.

@dbaider9467 2 жыл бұрын

Mark the research behind this is convoluted and deep. Well done. An extraordinary piece.

@thomasmarciano6133 2 жыл бұрын

Quote from the movie *Valkyrie* (2008)- "Why replace a maniac with a lunatic?!?"

@AdmiralBonetoPick 2 жыл бұрын

To which the other character replies: "Hey, Hans, since when have you had an American accent?"

@Apple_Teck 2 жыл бұрын

Better yet, “Why teplace an idiot with a coward?”

@AdmiralBonetoPick 2 жыл бұрын

@Edward Barney In fairness, I suspect he probably would have just been arrested by neutral Sweden and extradited back to Germany for trial as soon as the war was over. Even Francoist Spain deported Laval back to France, for example.

@dongately2817 2 жыл бұрын

We need a video about Speer's actions after the surrender and how he ended up a sympathetic character to some.

@robmellor2960 2 жыл бұрын

The ultimate spin doctor.

@Silver_Prussian 2 жыл бұрын

I think he was the only one who sead ,, i am sorry"

@roberthorwat6747 2 жыл бұрын

He said it himself. The answer to personal survival was charm. Being charming saved his life.

@kundasemkundatam7461 2 жыл бұрын

He is sympathetic because he is typed as INTP. Who would hate INTP?

@samthemacman 2 жыл бұрын

Another great job at research, and a creative and precise presentation of the facts. A great video. Thank you.

@peterszar 2 жыл бұрын

First time I ever saw a photo of Himmler apparently laughing while behind the wheel of that car. Very cool.

@guylelanglois6642 2 жыл бұрын

It's refreshing to watch videos where the history is actually studied and understood by the narrator. You sure do fantastic work sir. Thank you so much

@stuartmenziesfarrant 5 ай бұрын

Yeh, this how you are supposed to do it!

@tree2800 2 жыл бұрын

The posts on Sunday, right when I can watch in comfort

@35E10 Жыл бұрын

Sweet Jesus. Dr. Felton has the absolute BEST intro music on KZfaq and I will never get tired of it or his videos.

@duty1894 2 жыл бұрын

the best evening scenario - beer and Mark's video after 12 hours of working. Greetings from Poland! I have found out today that one of my colleagues is also a fan of You!

@dollyvintage8558 Жыл бұрын

I'm doing just the same! And totally agree with you :) Thank you Mark for these amazing, rare and so well-researched and well-told stories!

@SwfanredLotr 2 жыл бұрын

"You served him well, when serving was safe." - Eddard Stark

@brunotulliani 2 жыл бұрын

Best comment! Excellent analysis!

@demef758 2 жыл бұрын

As a reminder, "To Serve Man" was a cookbook, too.

@sanpedrosilver 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to watching the “Himmler on the run” video. Thx Doc 👍🏼

@turbo1234ist 2 жыл бұрын

All of Mark's videos, narration and reporting are excellent. Well done Mark!

@BillyAlabama Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. I’m glad I ran across your works Mark.

@sgtmayhem7567 2 жыл бұрын

That throws “Blessed are the Peacemakers” out the window.

@AJ-qn6gd 2 жыл бұрын

Blessed are the cheese makers 😜🇬🇧

@thespudcat 2 жыл бұрын

And any manufacturers of dairy products..

@AJ-qn6gd 2 жыл бұрын

@@thespudcat 😜👍🏻

@josephstabile9154 2 жыл бұрын

"...for they shall be called the children of God." Well, since that ain't happening, maybe will just have to put him in the "faux peacemaker" column...

@joeb578 2 жыл бұрын

@@AJ-qn6gd the French....

@Lupinthe3rd. 2 жыл бұрын

Goering was once asked if he liked peace. He said "no why settle for a slice when i want the whole pie"

@bronsonperich9430 2 жыл бұрын

I think he had eaten too many pies by 1945.

@vk2ig 2 жыл бұрын

Göring misheard the waitress's question "Excuse me Herr Reichsmarschall, would like a piece of pie?"

@kamilla1960 2 жыл бұрын

Very well produced videos; thank you!

@troymadison7082 2 жыл бұрын

Captivating video Dr. Felton. Thank you!

@genericpersonx333 2 жыл бұрын

Thank God that of all the resources that everyone seemed to be short of, film stock was not one of them! It is almost ludicrous how many pictures and films were being produced by everyone even as the war reached its climax. You'd think making film would be unimportant, but everyone seems to have had plenty of it. A real treasure for future generations.

@trossk 2 жыл бұрын

Its amazing how much there is. From leaders having a dinner to the streets of Stalingrad to ships in the pacific. Those film crews deserve so much more recognition

@Ulfcytel 2 жыл бұрын

It was the first major war where portable, fairly rugged film cameras were available in large quantities, in private hands as well as used for generating news reports and propaganda. Moreover, the end-game happened in the heart of a highly-developed country, close to its capital city, where greater stocks of equipment and film were likely to be found.

@markgregory983 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, look at todays society. People are selfish enough to film anything that moves in order to be popular on social media, even if that means not helping the subjects in need that are being filmed..... The media has always been ruthless and not cared. It was no different back then either. Anything to get ahead, or to create controversy, that will make money. Nothing jas changed, but we all know that.

@zaniwoob 2 жыл бұрын

Well look at this in this way : Every living human at that moment of time was aware how historically significant this true global war was for the course of humanity. And because of this besides film crews, journalists and photographers , everyone involved made great efforts to document everything minutely.

@marcswanson7066 2 жыл бұрын

Color slide and motion picture film was first available in 1939 thanks to breakthrough research done by Kodak. I'm not sure if Agfa acquired a license from Kodak although it seems likely that it did. Black-and-white photography, however, seemed to predominate throughout the war.

@ShiftsCinema 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video as always Mark! I can’t think of a better channel to subscribe to!

@taunteratwill1787 2 жыл бұрын

Give him no praise but money! He always needs money! 😂

@Simonize41 2 жыл бұрын

@@taunteratwill1787 I doubt it, I’m sure he only asks people to help him because of his obvious expenses. After all Mr Felton is providing a service, which isn’t cost free.

@taunteratwill1787 2 жыл бұрын

@@Simonize41 I know! 😂😂😂

@abrahamlevi3556 2 жыл бұрын

Himmler's motives and movements during the last days of the Third Reich could not be explained better than that! What an excellent job!

@landofthesilverpath5823 2 жыл бұрын

Unconditional surrender was unprecedented, even unthinkable at that time. For instance, under Unconditional Surrender, things like the Morgenthau Plan are made possible. This of course explains why the Germans fought so hard and passionately until the end, anything to prevent a Morgenthau Plan from happening. They had no idea what would come of an unconditional surrender, and had to expect the worst. Fighting to the last man is preferable to genocide.

@YMC888 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Mark! Have a great rest of the weekend and new week ahead!

@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that even though the Third Reich was crumbling Hitler's henchmen still thought there was something worth backstabbing each other and Hitler over to gain power over the crumbling Reich. Himmler tried to make a deal with the Western Allies with himself as the new supreme big boss, Goering tried to do the same with him as the new supreme big boss, Goebbels tried to do make a deal with the Soviets after Hitler's suicide. Of course the one thing Himmler had counted upon, growing Allied concern over the USSR seizing Eastern Europe, never played out as German leaders had hoped for as they failed to take into account that there was another war going on against Japan. US generals were not interested at all about keeping the Red Army as far east as possible. They were only interested in ending the war in Europe ASAP so they could shift US forces from Europe to the Pacific. And with Roosevelt dead US generals like Eisenhower and Bradley were fully in charge of the US war effort in Europe.

@florinivan6907 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair to them what other options were there? They were too famous to go into hiding for long and they knew it.

@bossderbosse9939 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i wonder what they were really expecting after the war. They should have known that this was the end of the reich and sovereignty for germany. And i highly doubt even with them in a high position nationalsocialism would have worked on a defeated nation. What were their goals? Ally with the western Allies and fight together the soviets to free east prussia or even complete operation barbarossa? If they really thought so they were complete insane and miss reading the situation

@steverosario5962 5 ай бұрын

Very astute observation.

@patrickkelly8858 Жыл бұрын

Hey man you do An incredible job with these vids. Watch them all. You’re presentation, commentary and dialogue are all on point. And best of all they’re about topics not usually as well known. So for all that I wholeheartedly thank you for all you’re hard work.

@jamesb.9155 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another amazing history lesson professor Felton.

@joeeagles7528 2 жыл бұрын

What did he expect, that the Allies would say "sure, all is forgiven"? Crazy. Anyway, Hitler relieved him of all his commands and he was once again a chicken farmer and appropriately choose a requisitioned farm house as his new HQ. Anyway, a great episode. Himmler's last days were always a bit of a mystery to me. Can't wait for the rest of the story.

@gromosawsavjanin1511 Жыл бұрын

Operation paperclip proves otherwise. 😉

@questionmark05 2 жыл бұрын

Love the iron sky reference at 17:05. interesting subject Dr Felton, I have been keenly awaiting its arrival since its teaser months ago. Thank you.

@jamestakacs 2 жыл бұрын

I've said it before, I truly love your programs. Your dedication to research and history is fantastic. These were the worst people on earth. How do you figure out who was worse? Himmler? Borman? Who was it? Hard to figure out. Thank you again.

@romiansobieszczanskipaszteski 2 жыл бұрын

Heydrich

@raptor96 2 жыл бұрын

I find your exhaustive approach to eplaining such historical events very intruiging and very very informative. I've learned more about Himmler's final days in your video than I had ever hoped to in my research in the past. Keep pressing onward. Amazingly informative with a touch of sarcasm. One should desire nothing less

@Tapsomebong234 2 жыл бұрын

Steiner will attack with the Ninth Army to restore the situation.

@teemu8574 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you always bring a really interesting story from the past, Dr. Felton. I would like to hear stories about the Finnish Winter War. Thank you Mark!

@aeromodelismoempapel9947 2 жыл бұрын

Marvelous video! It could deserve a movie afterwards. History is a interesting mankind box.

@masterbondofox8982 2 жыл бұрын

This is so frigging fascinating! I'm loving these so much!

@Dial8Transmition 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to hearing more about Himmler 👍🏻 Such an interesting character

@fordfairlane662dr 2 жыл бұрын

This towards the end of the war..he wanted to save his own skin...that's all it was!

@funfact8660 2 жыл бұрын

Typical Chicken Farmer obviously

@huhuhuhuhuhu7499 2 жыл бұрын

don't get me wrong, of course himmler and the nazis were bad guys, but i think for the case the axis would won ww2, churchill, stalin, truman etc. would try everything to save their own asses too, they would ran like scalded dogs or committing suicide like hitler and goebbels, so they wouldn't be punished for their war crimes.

@fordfairlane662dr 2 жыл бұрын

@@funfact8660 was he a chicken farmer?

@lilsourgoose 2 жыл бұрын

No, he believed that a final reckoning of the "East vs. West" was at hand and that his mission was to stop the Asiatic hordes from the Steppe from submerging the world in darkness and wiping out the "Aryan" race. Himmler thought himself to be the reincarnation of the East Francian king Heinrich der Vogler, who fended off the Hungarians from the East and finally defeated them, restoring Germany from shambles in the process. He thought the British would listen to him because they were just as much against the USSR. He was mistaken there, of course, as the only figures sympathetic to him (such as Churchill with his planned, but never implemented, "Operation Unthinkable") wanted the leadership out of the picture just to use the German armed forces in cooperation with their own for an invasion of the Soviets to push them out of Eastern Europe.

@ssm726 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best ever Mark !

@Talosbug 2 жыл бұрын

Idk how you do it mister Felton, but you make ww2 interesting all over again despite it happening almost a century ago

@b_shady_22 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark as always .. Just an astounding attention to detail .. top notch !

@John.McMillan 2 жыл бұрын

A German general could have taken a private moment in the loo and we would know about it thanks to the studious work if Dr. Mark Felton. The lengths this man goes through for his research is amazing.

@ctcurry1777 Жыл бұрын

Top stuff. Enough information and delivered very nicely.👍✌️

@houseofsolomon2440 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you for posting -

@randallisaeff1876 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, Mark! As usual, this video is packed full of details I've never heard before. Thank you for your hard work.

@TBagr 2 жыл бұрын

The most thorough and precisely detailed information available anywhere, delivered in a soothing and entertaining manner by Dr. Felton, as he always does.

@mikewilson4847 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating detail once again. Thank you. Have become a fan.

@js70371 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark, love the show. Keep up the fantastic work. I do notice the odd error here and there but they are usually few and far between. In this episode near the end, where you are listing the officers who were accompanying Himmler at his last HQ in Satrup, at 17:43 you mention his aid as Sturmbannfuhrer Josef Kiermaier, however the video clearly shows Himmlers adjutant Obergruppenfuhrer Karl Wolff. This is quite clear from his collar insignia, and I am familiar with this man’s facial appearance as well, having read a biography on him some years back. Cheers! 🍻

@jeffreymcfadden9403 2 жыл бұрын

It is truly a matter of fact, that no video about Germany during WW2 is complete without an appearance by the one and only Hermann Fegelein.

@Pembo-vn7qq 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic production as always Mark!

@XLdanielsX Жыл бұрын

Dr. Felton ive been following your channel for two years now and the amount of the information found here is incredible. Thank you for keeping this topic breathing

@jamiej2972 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always, thank you Mark

@deruntoten6163 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing content as always, I hope U can keep up the good Work of educating the masses with this great content.

@JGD185 2 жыл бұрын

That Himmler thought Eisenhower would want to negotiate with him is hilarious

@demef758 2 жыл бұрын

Goring also thought that he could surrender to Eisenhower and be treated as an equal or with dignity. Eisenhower did all but spit on him as he ordered him arrested and taken away.

@jayzandstra1830 2 жыл бұрын

@@demef758 goering sure did have lots of cozy talks with your officers though,and one of em slanged that pill to him.

@fuyu5979 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic story including deceit, back stabbing, disloyalty, etc. As usual it's well researched, narrated with awesome archival pictures n films. Kudos. Looking forward to ur next one.

@dannybeun948 2 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure great work great documentary 👌

@cmor5729 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video, Mark. Have you done a video specifically focusing on the relationships between Hitler’s inner circle? I.e struggle between Himmler, Goering, Bormann, Keitel, Speer, Ribbentrop, other field marshals and other key figures.