One Way Flights Into Hell - German Glider Operations Berlin 1945

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Mark Felton Productions

Mark Felton Productions

Жыл бұрын

In late April 1945, desperate to resupply trapped German forces in Berlin, the Luftwaffe mounted operations using gliders to fly supplies into the capital - these were one-way missions for the hapless pilots.
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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Primary Source: 'Silent Skies: Gliders At War 1939-1945' by Tim Lynch, (Pen & Sword: 2008)
Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Imperial War Museum; Bundesarchiv; PimboliDD; Smolik; Clemens Vasters.

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@remy12
@remy12 Жыл бұрын
The one guy who somehow found a flight out of berlin and made it back to base is equivalent to winning the lottery.
@tmclaug90
@tmclaug90 Жыл бұрын
Persistence as opposed to luck.
@H0kram
@H0kram Жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible indeed.
@kbanghart
@kbanghart Жыл бұрын
​@@tmclaug90 I'd rather be lucky than good any day
@MightyMezzo
@MightyMezzo Жыл бұрын
Or the last man standing in “Squid Game.”
@sandygeorge9741
@sandygeorge9741 Жыл бұрын
I guess that letter he received guaranteeing him a flight out of Berlin actually was honored.
@brbhave2p00p4
@brbhave2p00p4 Жыл бұрын
We are all happy to glide with Felton through WW2's history
@wweminehead5458
@wweminehead5458 Жыл бұрын
Haha he said it he said it
@thestonedabbot9551
@thestonedabbot9551 Жыл бұрын
Booooooo get em outta here
@nipstyler
@nipstyler Жыл бұрын
Ba... dum... tish...
@Tx66
@Tx66 Жыл бұрын
Let me glide into your DMs
@ElTejon47901
@ElTejon47901 Жыл бұрын
But not to Berlin!
@marshalleubanks2454
@marshalleubanks2454 Жыл бұрын
Ironically, 500 tons per day was also the estimate for the needs of the Stalingrad garrison in late 1942. The Luftwaffe couldn't do that either.
@SomePeopleCallMeWulfman
@SomePeopleCallMeWulfman Жыл бұрын
Even more ironically, the allies managed to deliver up to 2000 tons/day during the Berlin air lift in 1948.
@josephvandyck5469
@josephvandyck5469 Жыл бұрын
Imagine that Goering and the Luftwaffe couldn't keep garrisons supplied.
@VictoryOrValhalla14
@VictoryOrValhalla14 Жыл бұрын
Good thing they couldn’t huh? If they could we wouldn’t have the degenerate society we have now and rapidly slipping into communism.
@scottcharney1091
@scottcharney1091 Жыл бұрын
I don't think that's irony.
@redrackham6812
@redrackham6812 Жыл бұрын
That's not irony. It's not even coincidence, really. It's just a parallel situation: that's roughly the amount of supplies an army under siege in a city will need.
@donaldelfreth553
@donaldelfreth553 Жыл бұрын
I note that Mark never neglects the logistics side of WW2.
@Lynn.knepper1280
@Lynn.knepper1280 11 ай бұрын
"Logistics win wars"
@shaider1982
@shaider1982 4 ай бұрын
Mark Felton never skips logistics day.
@Packless1
@Packless1 2 ай бұрын
...amateurs talk about strategies and tactics, but professionals think about logistics and supplies...!
@Cheduepallottole
@Cheduepallottole Жыл бұрын
So much courage, so many efforts, so many sacrificies for an already lost battle.
@Mabbdaa
@Mabbdaa Жыл бұрын
The Germans were absolutely relentless for their country.
@markdean1984
@markdean1984 Жыл бұрын
That means it was more to Hitler than we are in propagandistic way told today
@thomaskositzki9424
@thomaskositzki9424 Жыл бұрын
​@@Mabbdaa You mean "brainless". To this day I am disapointed by the historic opportunity missed by my ancestors in February 1943. After the Fall of Stalingrad and the "Wollt ihr den totalen Krieg!?" ("Do you want total war!?")-speech by Hitler, the soldiers on the Eastern Front had enough of the Nazi-BS, rightfully asking "And what was the war until now?!? A walk in the park?!?". Note: the German Army took 40% losses to their Eastern Front units in 1941 alone! They were ready to revolt against the Nazis. Only the threat of the Soviets rushing right in behind them when they dismantled the Nazi power-centers in Germany and a lot of good words from their officers kept the men from doing it. Man if they just had done it. The Shoah would never have taken the monstrous dimensions it did from 1943 onwards... Germany suffered as many dead from January 1944 to May 1945 as they had from September 1939 to December 1943 - all avoided, along with the corresponding deaths on Allied side. The Allies could have concentrated their war efforts completely on Japan, crushing it within months, I believe. The atomic bomb would never have been build - no one would have tried it after the war, as the cost was just astronomical. We wouldn't stand permanently on the brink of thermonuclear extinction today... which will become seriously dangerous once climate change really hits home... If they just had done it.
@Clive697
@Clive697 Жыл бұрын
Had the Wehrmacht somehow landed in England and headed for London my ancestors would have fought tooth and nail for their Capital. Tragically, their descendents surrendered London and other cities to foreigners without a fight.
@thomaskositzki9424
@thomaskositzki9424 Жыл бұрын
@@Clive697 What are you on about? Are you a racist or what is that rant about? If so: haven't you learned anything from the entire Nazi ordeal? The basic lesson is that race wars are just one futile tragedy and that we as human species need to learn to coexist peacefully in the modern world to not eradicate ourselves. Because the next race war-turned-world war will end humanity as a whole (thermonuclear anihilation as final consequence).
@shauny2285
@shauny2285 Жыл бұрын
Glider pilots, the forgotten heros of WW2. As a licensed glider pilot, I endorse these videos. Cheers!
@TheNemocharlie
@TheNemocharlie Жыл бұрын
War is a truly terrible thing. These were brave men, fighting for the wrong cause....
@shauny2285
@shauny2285 Жыл бұрын
@@TheNemocharlie The Allies used gliders too. For example, D-day.
@mar3869
@mar3869 Жыл бұрын
​@@TheNemocharlie Regardless of the "side" they were on, I agree that these men were extremely brave. Really the entire German Armed Forces were full of brave men. Especially those that continued to fight, despite the fact they knew it was only a matter of time.
@gustavoarguello5979
@gustavoarguello5979 Жыл бұрын
Jackie Coogan (Charlie Chaplin's The Kid) was one of them. He carried commandos to Burma.
@Thiago_TT_MIA
@Thiago_TT_MIA Жыл бұрын
Squawk 1222
@Kidgavilan700
@Kidgavilan700 Жыл бұрын
My father a US Marine was a combat engineer, flamethrower in the Pacific at 4 horrific battles. Flamethrowers had 50% casualty rate. Hand to hand combat often in the fight against the Japanese. How he survived I don’t know but he was never the same after the war.
@Zomtec1978
@Zomtec1978 Жыл бұрын
Is there any reference to this video in this comment, or was this just some info about your grandfather to everyone?🤔
@Kidgavilan700
@Kidgavilan700 Жыл бұрын
@@Zomtec1978 my father not my grandfather. A general comment. Lots of men had suicidal jobs during WW2 Ordinary men did extraordinary things
@Zomtec1978
@Zomtec1978 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, right, your father... That is definitely correct.
@jackjones9460
@jackjones9460 Жыл бұрын
@Harveycat I’m sure you do and should thank God your father made it through! My uncle, Lee Edwards was a WWII as well! He joined before the war and retired after thirty years. My Dad, his three brothers and one sister all served overseas. Was considered shameful to be rejected for service and I’ve read some people committed suicide because of it.
@robertsettle2590
@robertsettle2590 Жыл бұрын
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@nematolvajkergetok5104
@nematolvajkergetok5104 Жыл бұрын
Gliders in this role were first used during the siege of Budapest. Initially they landed on a horse racetrack on the Pest side, the eastern bank of the Danube. It was large enough to receive even Ju-52s, although those rarely landed. The glider pilots were usually retrieved by Fieseler Storch and similar light utility planes. When the Soviets reached the racetrack, and eventually occupied the entire Pest side, the last landing strip was the Vérmező (Blood Field) in Buda, a military parade ground just below Castle Hill. DFS 230 was the most commonly used type, piloted by young Hitlerjugend members. Many of them crashed, some into nearby rooftops. One of them, delivering a shipment of flour, lodged itself into the attic of a four story apartment building, and its protruding tail was later featured on many iconic wartime photos. (See at 7:11, that's exactly the one.) The wrecks, with many other destroyed equipment, were later gathered in Blood Field, and buried under a few meters of dirt. Conveniently, the parade field was in a several meters deep depression. It was turned into a public park, which it still is to this day.
@marshalleubanks2454
@marshalleubanks2454 Жыл бұрын
See 7:08 in this video.
@Jreb1865
@Jreb1865 Жыл бұрын
That's one hell of a photograph...
@Willigula
@Willigula Жыл бұрын
Yet another story of WWII that I didn’t know. Thank you, Dr. Felton!
@theoffensiveidiot5996
@theoffensiveidiot5996 Жыл бұрын
Here in Brazil during the 70s there were a lot of german veterans in the south, one of them told a friend of mine a interesting story, they met weekly at a aviation club (both were pilots) and he very rarely spoke of the war, but one day while talking about gliders and non propelled aircraft he told him very briefly of how one of these gliders performed well during "a mission", when inquired further he said that "it was to take someone out of a prison/camp near the end [of the war]". For many times later my friend and other folks asked him for more war stories or anything else he might be happy to share, but he would avoid any war related topic and never said anything else about that mission in particular. Prompting my friend and a few others to joke about he's devotion to keep all his secret to his grave, he was married and had a luger which he practiced shooting with at the local shooting club, to the delight of all the gun nerds of the day, he passed away in the 80s-90s without ever revealing the outcome of that mission and who the rescued prisioner was. I feel that this story should not be forgotten, that's why I'm leaving it here in the comments section, awesome video as always Mark 👏
@OktaviusBiedermann
@OktaviusBiedermann Жыл бұрын
Sounds like"Unternehmen Eiche" when German para troopers were actually successful freeing Mussolini with the help of a glider.
@TheAKgunner
@TheAKgunner Жыл бұрын
@@OktaviusBiedermann That was conclusion I came to myself.
@hansmueller3029
@hansmueller3029 Жыл бұрын
Very cool
@berenhamilton3321
@berenhamilton3321 Жыл бұрын
@@OktaviusBiedermann I do not believe a glider was used to save Mussolini however, correct?
@OktaviusBiedermann
@OktaviusBiedermann Жыл бұрын
@@berenhamilton3321 It was actually 12 gliders. Look It up. To take him of the mountain they used a very small propeller plane.
@larryjohnson1966
@larryjohnson1966 Жыл бұрын
I noticed that the Germans were really into glides while I was in West Germany in the 1988 time frame. I had no idea they tried missions like this at the end of the war. Thanks Mark, it was a bit of history I had no clue on.
@heiner71
@heiner71 Жыл бұрын
That's true. Very popular sport as it was/is much easier and also much cheaper to obtain a glider license than a motorized private pilot license, which is really expensive in Germany.
@selfdo
@selfdo Жыл бұрын
Mark, I believe that glider re-supply was also used for the sieges of Breslau and Budapest. I've seen pics of a LW glider on a Budapest rooftop, having crashed into it, nose-first, but, miraculously, both pilot and cargo were intact!
@marshalleubanks2454
@marshalleubanks2454 Жыл бұрын
That picture is at 7:08 into this video
@Penekamp11
@Penekamp11 Жыл бұрын
That’s fanatic bravery if I ever heard of it.
@gaylebaker8419
@gaylebaker8419 Жыл бұрын
My dad was medical personnel in the Pacific, but he would have been such a fan of yours; he was always eager to learn about the European theatre. Thank you, on his behalf.
@rileyuktv6426
@rileyuktv6426 Жыл бұрын
Always happy to glide in and learn some more with one of Dr Felton’s updrafts ❤
@mattblom3990
@mattblom3990 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy the rare moments where I just happen to be binge-watching Mark's back catalogue and a new video is dropped into the mix!
@joanofarc1338
@joanofarc1338 Жыл бұрын
Once again a fabulous video. Outstanding airmanship to get those resupplies in dead stick.
@HeisenbergFam
@HeisenbergFam Жыл бұрын
Mark's educational content is perfect to sit back, relax and grab some snacks
@johnsaucedo1131
@johnsaucedo1131 Жыл бұрын
Nice way to start the morning with a Mark Felton history lesson.
@theoneandonlysoslappy
@theoneandonlysoslappy Жыл бұрын
What astonishing courage in the service of a vile state.
@ottoskorzeny9805
@ottoskorzeny9805 Жыл бұрын
"We defeated the wrong enemy " General George S Patton
@alansiebert7029
@alansiebert7029 Жыл бұрын
Hmm, so fascist are good...just say it
@TacticalTerry
@TacticalTerry Жыл бұрын
​@@alansiebert7029read it again one more time
@theoneandonlysoslappy
@theoneandonlysoslappy Жыл бұрын
@@alansiebert7029 You responding to me?
@powerhouse1981
@powerhouse1981 Жыл бұрын
Maybe they knew something you don't know
@patrickfreeman8257
@patrickfreeman8257 Жыл бұрын
Heavy urban combat might favor the defenders for a time. But when you're fighting superior numbers, an army that isn't worried about casualties, it's just a matter of time
@sigmasmegma8514
@sigmasmegma8514 Жыл бұрын
Those glider pilots must have been some of the bravest of brave during all of WW2
@mattmcdonald8239
@mattmcdonald8239 Жыл бұрын
So many new things I've never heard of before. Thank you Mark! Definitely one of my best to watch. I actually get excited when I get the push notification for your videos.
@mitchmatthews6713
@mitchmatthews6713 Жыл бұрын
You never run out of interesting topics, Mark!
@Boxinghockey23
@Boxinghockey23 Жыл бұрын
It’s hard to fathom what these men where going through on all sides of the war. Landing inside of Berlin during that time is literally insane.. The stress, nerves, nightmare that those pilots went through can’t be imagined
@vordag
@vordag Жыл бұрын
hanna reitch did it
@z.a-c_h
@z.a-c_h Жыл бұрын
Love hearing the intro. You never fail to teach me something new. I appreciate all the time and effort you put into your research and videos. It’s greatly appreciated!
@shutup2751
@shutup2751 Жыл бұрын
'' small chance of success, certainty of death, what are we waiting for ? ''
@BigJon410
@BigJon410 Жыл бұрын
And if you are successful you are expected to do it again.
@kutter_ttl6786
@kutter_ttl6786 Жыл бұрын
Wise words from Heer Gimli.
@aaronthomas7142
@aaronthomas7142 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing how you can start looking for funny giraffe videos for your daughter, and you always end up watching Mark Felton with her.
@johngregg5735
@johngregg5735 Жыл бұрын
Good News: You successfully delivered your glider and it's cargo to Berlin and were able to fly out Bad News: You're piloting another glider into Berlin tomorrow...
@johnkingeef855
@johnkingeef855 Жыл бұрын
The attack on Eben Emael was - by the way - one of the most succesful and daring raids of the Second World War.
@mikebrase5161
@mikebrase5161 Жыл бұрын
Couple of those FJ Pioniere officers went on to land on Crete as well.
@matthewmcmacken6716
@matthewmcmacken6716 Жыл бұрын
If I am not mistaken, the idea to use gliders, at least in part, was Hitlers.
@dongilleo9743
@dongilleo9743 Жыл бұрын
Rudolf Witzig was at Eben Emael and Crete, as well as just about every other major Fallshirmjager operation on every front for the rest of the war. He survived the war, and was released in 1947. He went back to school to study civil engineering. He worked some engineering jobs, but found them unsatisfying and underpaid. In 1956, he joined the newly reestablished German Army as an engineer, not a paratrooper. He eventually was promoted to the command of an Engineer Battalion. Hitler's Paratrooper - The Life and Times of Rudolf Witzig by Gilberto Villahermosa
@volkerkonig9376
@volkerkonig9376 10 ай бұрын
by the way. There is a curious connection between the attack on Eben Emael and the final Battle of Berlin. The commanding officer for the attack on Eben Emael was a man, who became the youngest General in the Wehrmacht. General Wenck. And this General Wenck was at the end Hitlers last hope. The german propaganda of these days phantasized of the army of General Wenck to fight back the Red Army. In fact, there was a Wenck- army. It was build up in the last month of the war by using the last reserves of men- power. Soldiers out of the lazarettes, men from all sorts of office - work, young boys and so on. But the new formed army was very short of heavy weapons - tanks, heavy arterillerie and so on. So the army Wenck did only manage to reach the outskirts of Potsdam west of Berlin against the overwhelming Red Army. Wenck realized that he had no chance and would only kill the life of his men. So he wenn back west and surrendered with his army to the US- troops at the river Elbe.
@grimdesaye6534
@grimdesaye6534 Жыл бұрын
God Bless these Brave Defenders! God Bless these Very Brave poilots! Heros trying thier very Best!
@KLAWNINETY
@KLAWNINETY Жыл бұрын
No battle in modern history was fought with such ferocity against such impossible odds.
@redstar1408
@redstar1408 Жыл бұрын
I am always humbled by Dr. Felton's knowledge and expertise. Great video!
@brucelowe3391
@brucelowe3391 Жыл бұрын
Last hour history kept alive by Dr Felton.
@jonathanholland8133
@jonathanholland8133 Жыл бұрын
Yet another amazing history lesson from a great orator. I love and enjoy your work! Keep it up.
@ltlappi7052
@ltlappi7052 Жыл бұрын
Another interesting story about WWII I didn't know about before! Keep it on, Mr. Felton, it's a pleasure to learn about WWII history from you! 👏 Many thanks for entertaining us!
@RobertPage562
@RobertPage562 Жыл бұрын
this is a nice video to watch on my birthday
@MarkFeltonProductions
@MarkFeltonProductions Жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday - I celebrated my 49th yesterday!
@mrhitler201
@mrhitler201 Жыл бұрын
@@MarkFeltonProductions And how many years has the Herr Doctor been 49?😄.
@nodarkthings
@nodarkthings Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.
@makaveli2tt
@makaveli2tt Жыл бұрын
Dr Felton you always serve history just the way I like it. Thank you so much for your time and effort 😊😊
@ColinH1973
@ColinH1973 Жыл бұрын
Excellent work again from the good Doctor Felton!
@smokey213964
@smokey213964 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! I had asked a while back for a glider video, I hadn't had the chance to go through all your work at the time. But I found another video you did on glider operations. My grandfather was a pilot in WW2, he was stationed around Africa which is where he was shot down. He talked a lot about flying and planes, he never told me about the gliders, so I find them a little fascinating.
@josephbingham1255
@josephbingham1255 Жыл бұрын
Another great piece of historical research. 3:22 Grossdeutschland 3ed pattern 5:35 late war Soviet reconnaissance pattern. What happened to Kruger the successful resupply pilot? I assume he survived and had a postwar career. At a rural restaurant I was reading a newspaper article about a crashed U.S. WW2 glider being found in Burma with the men still aboard. Across the room was an elderly couple. The man had a baseball type cap with a glider, a number and BURMA. I gave him the article. They also were just passing through but in the opposite direction. It seemed to make him happy. Coincidence? I have higher faith.
@josephstevens9888
@josephstevens9888 Жыл бұрын
Wow... that is incredible!
@gregwilliamson3001
@gregwilliamson3001 8 ай бұрын
Thank you, Mark. As always, another excellent piece of little known military history. 👍🏼
@joeminella5315
@joeminella5315 Жыл бұрын
This channel NEVER a waste of time! Thank You Mark!
@markracer3281
@markracer3281 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, for you are the most informative historian on KZfaq bar none!!!
@firstname2853
@firstname2853 Жыл бұрын
Go on Dr Feltzie you've gone and done it again 👏🏼 another brilliant video thanks bruv 👍🏼 👏🏼
@tophatpenguin9039
@tophatpenguin9039 Жыл бұрын
After i watch all Mark's videos i'm gonna be able to write the minutes of ww2.
@russwoodward8251
@russwoodward8251 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Dr. Felton.
@rolandocastaneda4429
@rolandocastaneda4429 Жыл бұрын
Mark Felton glided his way into our hearts with this video!
@Shereka2007
@Shereka2007 Жыл бұрын
Best WWII History Channel, Thank you Mark
@oncall21
@oncall21 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating research Dr Felton. Thanks for sharing!
@freetolook3727
@freetolook3727 Жыл бұрын
As a 10 year old, I had a model of Junkers Ju-52. I always thought it was pretty cool because of it having three engines and it's hammered metal finish.
@thebutcher6449
@thebutcher6449 Жыл бұрын
My favorite is Heinkel He 111 amazing beast
@haggerhag8251
@haggerhag8251 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Doctor Felton!
@nightdaychannel828
@nightdaychannel828 Жыл бұрын
As a passionate aficionado of W.W.II history, I am always pleased to see your uploads!
@PUBHEAD1
@PUBHEAD1 Жыл бұрын
Perfect vid to post today. Sitting in my sunny Sunday garden with a coffee and Mark Felton in my headphones. Nice way to wind down the weekend. Cheers from Canada.
@caniacstevehenderson7115
@caniacstevehenderson7115 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your time and efforts on this
@balancedactguy
@balancedactguy Жыл бұрын
As always...an excellent video from you Mark!👍👍
@jetaddicted
@jetaddicted Жыл бұрын
I used to help restore one of those DFS gliders, an example that had been used (and left) to tame the French resistance on the Vercors plateau. It’s assembly is so basic and simple, still a nice looking bird.
@None-zc5vg
@None-zc5vg 4 ай бұрын
The S.S. massacred many people including non-resistants in their raid on Vercors
@rayisland23
@rayisland23 Жыл бұрын
My uncle was being trained near the end of the war to be a glider pilot
@ChristiamCartne
@ChristiamCartne Жыл бұрын
What happend to him?
@steffenritter7497
@steffenritter7497 Жыл бұрын
Many of those gliders were manufactured in Fort Smith, Arkansas. I learned that when I saw an old abandoned factory near the railroad tracks, and asked what they had made there.
@johnjacobs1625
@johnjacobs1625 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Video!! Thanks once again Dr Mark!! Cheers JJ
@dammad8584
@dammad8584 Жыл бұрын
Unknown events in history's well know time is soooo interesting. "Best of the best" ...ty Mark Felton
@markpaul-ym5wg
@markpaul-ym5wg Жыл бұрын
Another great video.Thanks.
@hughbarton5743
@hughbarton5743 Жыл бұрын
As always, great job. Thank you for your thorough scholarship.
@-.Steven
@-.Steven Жыл бұрын
Outstanding Nugget of History!
@jimrutherford2773
@jimrutherford2773 Жыл бұрын
I kove the way Mark Felton uses militaria to exemplify the topic. For example he showed a real German glider badge when discussing glider pilots.
@jensenwilliam5434
@jensenwilliam5434 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark!!!
@shieldwallofdragons
@shieldwallofdragons Жыл бұрын
Great Video Sir...amazing research and presentation on the subject...the fact we know the names of the people of the past whether friend or foe humanizes history.
@JoeKlunder1
@JoeKlunder1 4 ай бұрын
Excellent attention-to-detail and history.
@nicholasjones7312
@nicholasjones7312 Жыл бұрын
Always a pre-emptive like with Mark Felton!
@exchequerguy4037
@exchequerguy4037 Жыл бұрын
Another gem by Mark Felton :)
@rburrows7786
@rburrows7786 Жыл бұрын
Dr Felton needs his own cable channel. Another great video
@paultapner2769
@paultapner2769 Жыл бұрын
Finally got round to one of your books. I read Zero Night yesterday. Couldn't put it down. More will follow.
@andylumsden7150
@andylumsden7150 11 ай бұрын
Superb research and story telling
@paulo5501
@paulo5501 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great vídeo. Congrats from Brazil.
@MGB-learning
@MGB-learning Жыл бұрын
Outstanding video and presentation.
@RaiderLeo69
@RaiderLeo69 Жыл бұрын
Another excellent piece from the best historian professor anywhere!
@ounceofrespect8341
@ounceofrespect8341 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love the intro music! Your productions are extraordinary
@sealove79able
@sealove79able Жыл бұрын
A great very interesting video as always Mr.Felton. Have a good one.
@rockym2931
@rockym2931 Жыл бұрын
It takes a certain kind of man to attempt a one-way mission into a besieged capital in the last days before its downfall, even if he fights for the other side.
@matthewcaughey8898
@matthewcaughey8898 Жыл бұрын
A man with 100 percent brass ones and a get it done attitude
@frankholly1095
@frankholly1095 3 ай бұрын
Bravo, Mark! Cheers!
@Zomtec1978
@Zomtec1978 Жыл бұрын
Once again very interesting!! Maybe you make a video about the last airborne mission of Fallschirmjäger in the 2nd World War? That must have been in February 1945, when a battalion jumped over Breslau.
@josephvandyck5469
@josephvandyck5469 Жыл бұрын
As a US Para from the 82nd 11B3P who has trained with Bundeswehr Fallshirmjaegers just after the 2 Germany's became 1 in 1993, I would love to hear about this jump also.
@Zomtec1978
@Zomtec1978 Жыл бұрын
@@tilohertel8523 I'm pretty sure, that those missions were not made bei Fallschirmjäger-Units. Those missions were Jagdverbände- and Brandenburger-Missions. And were small scale missions.
@danielranderson9115
@danielranderson9115 10 ай бұрын
Great work Mark
@Mattplanespotter
@Mattplanespotter Жыл бұрын
You are awesome Mark, Excellent content
@asullivan4047
@asullivan4047 Жыл бұрын
Interesting and informative. Historians did a very good job presenting actual facts from fiction. Rough combat operations on both sides.
@lexington476
@lexington476 Жыл бұрын
Oh this is amazing, never heard of this. Dr Felton finding tiny bits of History none of us have ever heard of it, as usual 🙂.
@e-curb
@e-curb Жыл бұрын
Who is Dr. Feldman?
@ElHombreGato
@ElHombreGato Жыл бұрын
Really harrowing stuff. Great video!
@irishrover4658
@irishrover4658 Жыл бұрын
One of your best and that's saying something!
@ATRTAP
@ATRTAP 5 ай бұрын
One-way flights into hell? Sounds like every relationship I’ve ever had!
@gsilcoful
@gsilcoful Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@amandeepjohal2587
@amandeepjohal2587 Жыл бұрын
What honour. We salute 80 years later
@TankerBricks
@TankerBricks Жыл бұрын
Mark. Thanks for providing my Sunday Night entertainment!
@sydecarnutz972
@sydecarnutz972 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea! Thank you for filling that knowledge gap for me!
@gsilcoful
@gsilcoful Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@abandonedworldgermany
@abandonedworldgermany Жыл бұрын
Very interesting video thank you for making it
@roygardiner2229
@roygardiner2229 Жыл бұрын
So many heroes in WWII, many unknown. I respect their memory.
@Cherb123456
@Cherb123456 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you!
@stephenloy3535
@stephenloy3535 Жыл бұрын
fascinating video,and rarely mentioned history of the battle for Berlin
@schunkelperser1794
@schunkelperser1794 4 ай бұрын
Stunning insights!
@christyhart8254
@christyhart8254 4 ай бұрын
Always top shelf, Dr, Felton! Thank you for the continuing education, and for “keeping it real” in your videos! I joke with my boyfriend that I have a “date” with Dr. Felton tonight when you post new videos! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and love of history to all of us history fanatics worldwide!
@MartinleanRM
@MartinleanRM Жыл бұрын
Mark Well done
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