My mother-in-law was German. Talked a lot about the "royals". Traded working in the fields (mandatory) as a teenager for caring for a princes children. Later served in anti aircraft battery. Married a German pilot that was killed. After the war she married a US serviceman and moved to US. Disowned by her parents but after their death reunited with her surviving siblings. She was fascinated with German royalty until her death.
Oh he's even more than what you suggest here, this man played upfront for the 1983/4 Liverpool Championship winning side, he led the charge at Salerno and was in on the dropping at Nagasaki! 😂
@@DaveSCameron Some would say that he fired the arrow that killed Harold Godwinson, that he invented the assembly line and that he own the first brick removed from the Berlin wall and that it can cure. dandruff
And also touching on the myth that Americans aren't impressed nor influenced by foreign titles of nobility. A sentence commute from life to twenty years to in fact serving only three years seems outrageous.
Read about how Sandberger, a true hands-on killer, was allowed to walk free and to live comfortably until 2010 (he was just one of many, like Dr. Helmut(h) Knochen).
@@zeevogel Yes, and it is true that they are less impressed in the USA. There is some interest tho, especially in the U.K. nobility, for cultural reasons. Did you know they still open sessions of the Maryland state legislature with a formula including ‘ in the name of the Proprietor’? That is Lord Baltimore, founder of the colony, and namesake of its main city.
The American GIs loved the Germans and heavily identified with them and the NAZIs in particular. Unless the GI was Jewish or black but their opinions were disregarded.
That war was a very big one and a long one too. It changed the entire world in 6 years in ways that might have taken decades, if ever, otherwise. It's so easy to forget that much of the world was still not-yet-electric or motorized. It's truly amazing.
My high school history teacher once said "I've forgotten more history than I ever knew." I have never been quite able to wrap my head around that wry statement but I believe that Mark Felton has gone a long way to prevent that malady in me.
Great video (as they all are!). I wonder what strings were pulled that kept this prince/SS general from being sentenced to death. Being that the prince was "well-connected", this story would be worth a trip down the rabbit hole.
Look up what happened to top S.S. man Martin Sandberger who got sentenced to death but who had such powerful connections (even Konrad Adenauer stood up for him) that he was reprieved and was out of jail by the end of the '50s, free to live openly in comfort until he died in 2010.
Sentenced to life, commuted to 20 years, serves 3 years. Somehow, one has to believe he had something to offer and that it was quite valuable. As if we will ever know...
When talking about Waldeck, and showing Waldeck castle, don't forget that that castle sits on the valleytop which was flooded for the Edersee, the lake that was bombed in WWII by the dambusters.
Thanks for making that connection for me. I was at the Edersee about 2 weeks ago (live an hour away) and saw the castle and heard the name, but it didn't register during the video.
Dr. Felton, Your video's and information are the greatest bar none. How you can continually put out such amazing content is astounding! Thank you for enriching our knowledge
@@mscorrell Yes, it annoyed the Kaiser, too. He made a rare joke, he said he was going to soothe his feelings by seeing a performance of Shakespeare’s play “The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha”.
As always, excellent content Dr. Felton! I’d like to suggest a topic: pardons and sentence commutations of Nazi war criminals by John McCloy / Peck Panel due, in large part, to the pressure brought by the Adenauer government.
Better yet, a video on an utter lack of prosecution of soviet war criminals due to the US/UK making deals with a literal devil responsible for 20M deaths & untold numbers miserably enslaved in most of a continent. But I suppose it's easier to beat up on the defeated
Yes Mark must back fill so much of this history because American and English have only been taught English centric history. Most German families know these things. Typical American and English folks post ww2 know half their history because the other half is never taught. Hence we have Mark back filling...
@@derrickmiles2153 Doxxed? It's not like he's trying to live anonymously in some council apartment. Everybody in Hesse knows about the castle. In fact, you can visit the museum on the grounds.
Fascinating. I had read about him in a Heydrich biography, and I knew he was Queen Wilhelmina's cousin. In The Netherlands we have several streets, quays and lanes named after (the House) Waldeck Pyrmont. Thanks for giving a face and a history to this name!
I wonder if those Dutch municipalities are aware of this part of history concerning the Waldeck Pyrmont family. Could cause a bit of commotion if they did I can imagine.
@@petruswindhoos9818 We all know how 'Royal' our 'Royal family' is. They are mostly german, Queen Maxima is from Argentina and from a well established family, that should tell enough. It's all kinda shady. Prince Claus served in the German Wehrmacht, some say even the SS, but i don't know exactly, but anyway, also German. Meh, traditionally the Dutch always had a love/hate relation with our Royal family, nobody really cares, 50% loves them, the other half likes to see them go, so, meh. Another German ( war) connection isn't going to change that, we all know.
@@petruswindhoos9818 The House of Orange has always been rather shielded from too much criticism. It must be said that, although Queen Wilhelmina left the country at the start of the German invasion, she did became a sort of beacon of hope for many people living under German occupation. I think most people nowadays aren't even aware of what Waldeck Pyrmont even means or is...
He's a deity! Why keep wasting time brown nosing Mark, we all know he's a historian of epic proportions and superlatives lose weight after years of such bollox from sycophants! 😂
Interesting....so if you were in the SS and a commoner you were hanged as a war criminal if you were found remotely tied to any crimes against humanity but if you had noble roots (even as an OberstgruppenFuhrer in the SS) you were released after 3 years and allowed to tend to your estate. Sounds like a big double standard.
Thank you for reminding me of so much that I was taught at college(European military history 1815 onwards), that as an old man I have forgotten over the years. Military history students would do well to view your channels. Thank you once again.👏😊
As a professor of American history, I deeply admire Mr. Felton's ability to present complex and sometimes foreign information with a precise clarity that his audience can follow and understand and, therefore, truly learn from. Well, done indeed.
Life sentences or otherwise were never Serious after the war. This is the most professional channel of the many out there on the subject WWII. Superbly researched, the video matching the narrative, great narration and video quality.
Looking further, I found that Josias' son, Wittekind, served in the post-war Bundeswehr (West German Army) and reached the rank of Oberst-Leutnant (lieutenant colonel).
You can add to that Christian Peter Carl Prince zu Waldeck und Pyrmont who when the DDR NVA was suddenly taken over by Bundeswehr officers, found himself sent to take command of an NVA battalion who had never seen a prince before outs ide childrens fairytale books! Later he was an officer in Bonn in FüS III, the Attachéreferat. He moved to Berlin and lived with his charming wife Sybille in a mini schloß-like house. Nice guy, and a physically big and tall man!
Very interesting. I had not heard of Waldek prior to seeing this. I am a amateur historian of WWII, specifically, German forces in that period. I love the fact that you can have a lifetime of learning and still find topics that I had no idea about. Thanks Mark
That was extremely interesting! I have no idea where Dr. Felton unearths his stories from but they are entertaining and educational for all us history junkies. Please keep up the great and fascinating work!
With 68 million Germans in 1938 to choose from, I'm sure there are many lifetimes of interesting stories to be told, but Dr. Felton is very adept at choosing historically significant and highly interesting subjects.
Never ceases to impress me, the clarity and excellent linguistic mastery Mark has of the German language it's Rank and file Military pronunciation. Educational home study at its best. I recommend 🇺🇸👍
Just wanted to say that I enjoy your history channel so much over here in the U.S.! Even my 11 year old son has become very interested in history thanks to your videos! Keep up the great work!
Himmler deferred enlisting in the army...then decided agriculture was the was to go..but in the end he was a war crimes criminal like all the rest...keep the great history coming our way..we love it and love your commitment to bringing forgotten history yack to life again..Mark Felton a history teacher I wish I had in High school...
9:02 "Palma sub pondere crescit" A rough translation of this Latin phrase would be "Honor (or "glory") increases under pressure", suggesting that achievements won in difficult circumstances bring greater honor (or glory) to the victor, or - perhaps better - that a person who remains honorable in difficult circumstances achieves yet greater honor. By associating himself with the Nazis, Prince Josias chose the easy road to advancement and thus betrayed his family's motto.
Mark's narration makes all the difference - I am so used to his style and dry humour that it's virtually impossible to watch any other history channel. Thanks Mark!
Bc he's a freemason and that's a get out of jail card look at the female camp guard who was not tried with the first lot of guards was spared the death penalty 2 years wait to be tried found guilty and sentenced to 2 years her father was a freemason But if not then you get sent to prison when you are 107 and you did nothing poor man
It is a bit of the other extreme. So many who were directly responsible received only light sentences directly after the war. But in the last few years prosecutors are seemingly scavenging retirement homes to find anyone with even the slightest link to put on trail. Currently they are prosecuting a 97 year old woman who was a secretary in ww2: go figure. It feels as if it is more about symbolism and not really about justice. They should have had someone like Waldeck-Pyrmont actually serve his life sentence instead of what they are doing now.
@@ricahrdb In a healthy society the courts prevent or at least mitigate political excesses. When the law is perverted for political gain like in today's DOJ, it's a sure sign of extremism running amok.
I can't believe you keep coming up with interesting yet true facts about topics I wouldn't have ever imagined being interested in. Your videos are truly great Mark please keep up the amazing content. You have yet to bore me with your captivating remarks.
Well researched and presented. Learning now what I didn't learnt at school. History was a subject to be endured rather than appreciated. And one needs History to make sense of an often senseless world. Thank you.
Thank you for including German language primary sources in your video. As someone who loves history and is trying to learn German, it is fascinating to see these primary sources in their unadulterated form. There's nothing I hate more than people portraying Nazis as people who spoke English with a fake German accent.
The Nazis actually despised the former monarchies of Imperial Germany. Its a wonder so many joined including an ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II Charles Edward, former duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha.
Dr. Felton I would love for you to do a video about the state of the German Reichstag during the Nazi period. Thanks for feeding us with interesting documentaries
Thank you for making history videos I like it's really good to listen to some of these things almost relaxing and interesting and just nice in general.
You have an excellent narrator voice. I mean I know you have a wealth of knowledge on the subjects you post, but your not just reading. It's full recital on the clips. Very talented.
Very frustrating to hear that this SS General is sentenced to life in prison, then gets it reduced to 20 years, then freed after 4. Guy goes back to his posh estate and life after his successful career in the SS. Meanwhile in today's news, a 101 year old concentration camp GUARD with no evidence of any actual criminal behavior other than being a guard in a concentration camp, is sentenced to 5 years in prison. seems fair.
Almost as fair as the utter lack of prosecution of countless soviet war criminals...the beasts who literally raped Europe & miserably enslaved most of the continent, ~20M deaths along the way
Many Von Richtofens etc. Who took part in the Nazi party and especially in the Herr, German Genetal staff. Heard of Von Runstadt, Von Staufenberg and operation Valkuri? The Reason why Mark has to back fill all of this war history that many German families know about is because most English and American kids were only taught British/ American centric History. They know only half the story...
Such a shame that he was not stripped of his title and his posessions in order to aid the survivors and the victim's families of Buchenwald. I bet the monarchs and aristocrats in Eastern Germany had a much harder time and rightfully so. Its interesting that so many Germans came out of the War with their wealth, titles and posessions intact while many of the ordinary citizens were starving in the first winter of 1945. Your video about the Denazification of Germany was very interesting in that regard and I think many got off too lightly. A very good video as always, your work is much appreciated and I have recommended you to all my friends!
I don't care for this monster's "royal" background. He should have faced the gallows like Goering and all the other Nazis. He knew what went on in the camps and committed crimes against humanity. I'd burn down that castle if I was a survivor of the camp.
Good idea,let’s strip the degenerates who are robbing us today of their wealth, titles and possessions. Start with the ones who create currency and own Banks, pharmaceuticals, arms production.
Wow. This monster served only a few years and was then granted amnesty? What were those strings and how were they pulled? That’s a story in itself that’s worth hearing.
All to common after the war, when focus shifted away from punishing Nazis and towards the Cold War. If they didn't get the death sentance right after the war, chances were the criminals were out pretty quickly. Except for high profile cases like Hess.
@@HDreamer I think a lot of people underestimate the amount of war criminals that got away In this time period. Most of the Japanese weren’t even tried. And the Germans that did assaults and killing of 10 million civilians in the East were never tried. Just a few of the leadership are tried in things like this which is why normal civilians go out of their way to use street justice on the rest.
So many got away with participating in the disgusting activities of the Nazis. It's a great injustice. At least they got a chunk of the top leadership.
@@olasek7972 NSDAP member, SS officer, Ordnungspolizei general, in charge of a notorious concentration camp, but hey, great to see he got to live out his life in hereditary luxury :s
I really enjoy learning about the lesser known asoects of the war , thank you, your videos are well put together and yoiur commentary hits rhe right spot.
I almost forgot about royals, interesting i never knew that, As someone from the netherlands ive heard all my life of prince klaus, husband of queen beatrix, mother of our current king, He was a hitlerjugend, nsdap jungvolk, reichsarbeitdienst and ended up in wehrmacht panzerschool and went to the 99th panzergranadierdivision in 45 where he became a POW of the americans. And in the 60s he married our princess, becoming dutch royalty and the fuzz about his past and him becoming royal has never went away. it would be fun to learn more about him or other post war royal family members with a ''coloured past'' that ive atleast never seen analyzed and told by a historian. im curious about facts not what to think about a person.
To be fair, Deutsches Jungvolk and Hitlerjugend membership were mandatory for all German boys during Nazi rule, and he was drafted into the Wehrmacht. So unless he was personally involved in atrocities that's nowhere near as shady as some other royals' past. Not like he was an SS or Nazi Party member, or a child molester like Prince Andrew.
@@RedXlV yes i think that was his argument all his life, others where giving different views regarding his moving to germany in 1938 etc, so i am just a bit intrested since it seems a lot have pasts, dark or not so, im curious. Now we have a queen with a argentinian father that trew people out of planes or something.. the dutch royals always seem to marry others with kinda intresting pasts and family ties it seems.
Thanks Mark. The most important things you reveal in this film are the things you leave us to read between the lines. The post-war compact between the western powers and former Nazi 'players' is a lesson in realpolitik we turn a blind eye to but one which illuminates how great power politics actually works. Great video
This is an important part of European history that need to be re-emphasized. The displacement of the German hereditary Elite after World War I was a determinate factor it how history played out in post-war Germany. Also, people with influence who play their cards right, even if on the losing end, can still be relevant. An excellent expose on this particular blue blood.
Hello from the 'States! I recently found your channel, and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Love the details, and your pleasant accent makes the videos more interesting.
How about telling us about that Dutch Royal, Prince Bernhardt that served in the the SS and then went on to help set up the Bildeburg group ? Thanks for the great content you provide though!
@@briantrudell8248 sorry I meant Prince Bernhardt, I would love to find out more though, especially when done correctly like all the rest of Mark's work.
A German prince by birth who ended up commanding the Dutch brigade attached to Monty's 21st Army Group. I think he was more of a figurehead, but having a former Nazi in the command loop must have made a lot of people nervous.
The Encyclopedia Britannica says he joined the Reiter SS along with most of the other German princes. Perhaps they were "invited" to do that? As it was the SS cavalry, maybe they saw themselves in the tradition of the Teutonic Knights. The infidel then being the atheist communists and I guess Jews fit in there too, same as in crusading days. It would in any case be interesting to learn more about German aristocracy and the Nazis. I could imagine the Nazis looked good to them when seen against the threat of communism. At least under the Nazis they could still be titled lords and ladies, live in castles and feel grand. The communists would have made short shrift of them. I'd assume German Adel were also not that philo-semitic by upbringing either, much like the English aristocracy.
I wasn’t expecting to hear about my relative after clicking onto this video… but the second I heard the name I did a spit take… and I already kinda knew what was coming cause I already knew the story… my part of the family fled Germany just before the war, and my great grandpa fought bravely with the 101st airborne. He lost a leg at the battle of the bulge. Him being engaged to a Jewish women had him ousted from his family. He was serving a manslaughter sentence when the war started cause he killed a man in American bar. When the war broke out he wrote a letter to FDR and received a presidential pardon.
My favorite thing about history is that no matter how much you know, there's always something new to learn. Thanks Mark
You can never learn all there is to know about WW2 certainly.
Sounds like something a primary school kid would write in an essay. Super corny but at least the teacher noticed you ❤️
There's just so many moving parts. Even if you only had to document what happened today, you couldn't come close in your lifetime.
Like being a chef. No such thing as a perfect one who knows everything. You are always learning.
@@projektkobra2247 behind a keyboard I know everything about WWII.
Please never change the Intro soundtrack
I agree ☝🏻
The perfect Ringtone.
@@jerryjeromehawkins1712 for my mother in law....
Agreed. It's perfect for the subject matter.
@@jerryjeromehawkins1712 I got the Law & Order “Dah-Da.” But Mark’s would be good, too
The forgotten or unknown players of history intertwined with the known found out by Dr. Felton. Fascinating! Keep digging Dr. Felton.
You have forgotten your real name!
I wonder if we should give Mark a shovel or Front End Loader to continue Digging up these great Lesser Known History facts?
This guy was fairly well known.
My mother-in-law was German. Talked a lot about the "royals". Traded working in the fields (mandatory) as a teenager for caring for a princes children. Later served in anti aircraft battery. Married a German pilot that was killed. After the war she married a US serviceman and moved to US. Disowned by her parents but after their death reunited with her surviving siblings.
She was fascinated with German royalty until her death.
Eie .
Just like MAGAts are with the Trump Klan in Amerika today, eh?
interesting
Very cool 😎
My grandfather's side of the family goes back to Wittlesbach royalty of Bavaria. Our world history is very fascinating 👏
Dr. Felton is such an established history RUclipsr that he has a dedicated meme community
Oh he's even more than what you suggest here, this man played upfront for the 1983/4 Liverpool Championship winning side, he led the charge at Salerno and was in on the dropping at Nagasaki! 😂
We still dont know what he talked about with Hess when they jumped.
@@DaveSCameron Some would say that he fired the arrow that killed Harold Godwinson, that he invented the assembly line and that he own the first brick removed from the Berlin wall and that it can cure. dandruff
@@klutttmuttsprutt6087 😂😂😂😉
@@klutttmuttsprutt6087 Taught Henry Ford everything he knew and invented the rear auto engine.."Old Rear Engine Felton" they called him.
And also touching on the myth that Americans aren't impressed nor influenced by foreign titles of nobility. A sentence commute from life to twenty years to in fact serving only three years seems outrageous.
Read about how Sandberger, a true hands-on killer, was allowed to walk free and to live comfortably until 2010 (he was just one of many, like Dr. Helmut(h) Knochen).
It probably had more to do with securing influence and influencial people in West Germany in the cold war.
@@zeevogel Yes, and it is true that they are less impressed in the USA. There is some interest tho, especially in the U.K. nobility, for cultural reasons.
Did you know they still open sessions of the Maryland state legislature with a formula including ‘ in the name of the Proprietor’?
That is Lord Baltimore, founder of the colony, and namesake of its main city.
The American GIs loved the Germans and heavily identified with them and the NAZIs in particular. Unless the GI was Jewish or black but their opinions were disregarded.
Happens in the US every day.
A never ending fountain of historic knowledge. Thank you, Mr. Felton!
and relentless sycophantic cringe sadly?
He’s a PhD - Dr. Felton
@@DaveSCameron Because when I think of "history," the first name that pops into my head is David S. Cameron.....
Doctor Felton
Can't beleive you are still able to produce so many amazing videos, keep it up 👍
That war was a very big one and a long one too. It changed the entire world in 6 years in ways that might have taken decades, if ever, otherwise.
It's so easy to forget that much of the world was still not-yet-electric or motorized. It's truly amazing.
He doesn't just do WWII stuff, he's done stuff on the recent Ukraine/Russia Conflict, the Falklands War, etc.
Why wouldn’t he be able to still do it?
Dude’s a machine. A “War Machine”, if you will.
Because they are repetes
My high school history teacher once said "I've forgotten more history than I ever knew." I have never been quite able to wrap my head around that wry statement but I believe that Mark Felton has gone a long way to prevent that malady in me.
Mark you are a National Treasure! I discover new things from WW2 regularly in your videos. Keep up the great work, look forward to your next video.
Yet another anonymous coward.
Great video (as they all are!). I wonder what strings were pulled that kept this prince/SS general from being sentenced to death. Being that the prince was "well-connected", this story would be worth a trip down the rabbit hole.
Look up what happened to top S.S. man Martin Sandberger who got sentenced to death but who had such powerful connections (even Konrad Adenauer stood up for him) that he was reprieved and was out of jail by the end of the '50s, free to live openly in comfort until he died in 2010.
Sentenced to life, commuted to 20 years, serves 3 years. Somehow, one has to believe he had something to offer and that it was quite valuable. As if we will ever know...
Do you have to ask? Anyone with royal connections will be protected, it's obvious.
@@tancreddehauteville764 Say that to Nikolai II and Louis XVI...
Outrageous; should have had a death sentence!!!
Mr Felton never ceases to amaze me. He has the knack and passion to unearth these nuggets of little known, yet compelling bits of wartime History. 👌
Dr Felton *
When talking about Waldeck, and showing Waldeck castle, don't forget that that castle sits on the valleytop which was flooded for the Edersee, the lake that was bombed in WWII by the dambusters.
Thanks for making that connection for me. I was at the Edersee about 2 weeks ago (live an hour away) and saw the castle and heard the name, but it didn't register during the video.
Dr. Felton, Your video's and information are the greatest bar none. How you can continually put out such amazing content is astounding! Thank you for enriching our knowledge
Very interesting background on the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha family tree, the same Hannoverian royal house that produced the Windsors.
They are the same; Windsor was a name change during WWI.
@@mscorrell Yes, it annoyed the Kaiser, too. He made a rare joke, he said he was going to soothe his feelings by seeing a performance of Shakespeare’s play “The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha”.
The S-C-Gs were a separate family from the Hanoverians.
As always, excellent content Dr. Felton! I’d like to suggest a topic: pardons and sentence commutations of Nazi war criminals by John McCloy / Peck Panel due, in large part, to the pressure brought by the Adenauer government.
Better yet, a video on an utter lack of prosecution of soviet war criminals due to the US/UK making deals with a literal devil responsible for 20M deaths & untold numbers miserably enslaved in most of a continent. But I suppose it's easier to beat up on the defeated
Bro... Mark Felton doxxed his son at the end of the video. WTF
Yes Mark must back fill so much of this history because American and English have only been taught English centric history. Most German families know these things. Typical American and English folks post ww2 know half their history because the other half is never taught. Hence we have Mark back filling...
@@derrickmiles2153 Doxxed? It's not like he's trying to live anonymously in some council apartment. Everybody in Hesse knows about the castle. In fact, you can visit the museum on the grounds.
The clemency to war criminals is no mystery to either Germans or Americans who want to know the history.
Thank you for all your hard work and expertise, in bringing these documentaries to us!
Never mind the scripts, your research in finding old photos and film is just breathtaking. All I can say as I watch is “Wow!”. Thanks, Dr. Felton.
Fascinating. I had read about him in a Heydrich biography, and I knew he was Queen Wilhelmina's cousin. In The Netherlands we have several streets, quays and lanes named after (the House) Waldeck Pyrmont. Thanks for giving a face and a history to this name!
I wonder if those Dutch municipalities are aware of this part of history concerning the Waldeck Pyrmont family. Could cause a bit of commotion if they did I can imagine.
@@petruswindhoos9818 We all know how 'Royal' our 'Royal family' is. They are mostly german, Queen Maxima is from Argentina and from a well established family, that should tell enough. It's all kinda shady. Prince Claus served in the German Wehrmacht, some say even the SS, but i don't know exactly, but anyway, also German. Meh, traditionally the Dutch always had a love/hate relation with our Royal family, nobody really cares, 50% loves them, the other half likes to see them go, so, meh. Another German ( war) connection isn't going to change that, we all know.
@@petruswindhoos9818 The House of Orange has always been rather shielded from too much criticism. It must be said that, although Queen Wilhelmina left the country at the start of the German invasion, she did became a sort of beacon of hope for many people living under German occupation. I think most people nowadays aren't even aware of what Waldeck Pyrmont even means or is...
@@JZHerrenberg I believe you're right
@@petruswindhoos9818 I could see why prince Philip (Queen Elizabeth 2nd husband) sister Cecilia had a royal funeral in Nazi Germany.
You never seem to let us down and always keep it interesting. Thanks so much
He's a deity! Why keep wasting time brown nosing Mark, we all know he's a historian of epic proportions and superlatives lose weight after years of such bollox from sycophants! 😂
Interesting....so if you were in the SS and a commoner you were hanged as a war criminal if you were found remotely tied to any crimes against humanity but if you had noble roots (even as an OberstgruppenFuhrer in the SS) you were released after 3 years and allowed to tend to your estate. Sounds like a big double standard.
You learn more in a 10-15min video with Mark Feltons than any other place.
Thank you for reminding me of so much that I was taught at college(European military history 1815 onwards), that as an old man I have forgotten over the years. Military history students would do well to view your channels. Thank you once again.👏😊
Every day I check in on Dr. Felton’s channel and am NEVER disappointed! Keep being fascinating Mark!
Every time I see there’s one of your new videos online, I know it’ll be quality content. Thank you Dr. Felton!
Nothing better for a day home sick than a new Mark Felton video.
Keep these great stories coming Professor Felton, thank you for all the work you do putting these stories/videos together.
As a professor of American history, I deeply admire Mr. Felton's ability to present complex and sometimes foreign information with a precise clarity that his audience can follow and understand and, therefore, truly learn from. Well, done indeed.
Life sentences or otherwise were never Serious after the war. This is the most professional channel of the many out there on the subject WWII. Superbly researched, the video matching the narrative, great narration and video quality.
Looking further, I found that Josias' son, Wittekind, served in the post-war Bundeswehr (West German Army) and reached the rank of Oberst-Leutnant (lieutenant colonel).
You can add to that Christian Peter Carl Prince zu Waldeck und Pyrmont who when the DDR NVA was suddenly taken over by Bundeswehr officers, found himself sent to take command of an NVA battalion who had never seen a prince before outs ide childrens fairytale books! Later he was an officer in Bonn in FüS III, the Attachéreferat. He moved to Berlin and lived with his charming wife Sybille in a mini schloß-like house. Nice guy, and a physically big and tall man!
Well Done As Always DR Felton...Bravo !
Quite, quite!
Dr. Felton, your German pronouncing is excellent! Greetings from Germany!
Very interesting. I had not heard of Waldek prior to seeing this. I am a amateur historian of WWII, specifically, German forces in that period. I love the fact that you can have a lifetime of learning and still find topics that I had no idea about. Thanks Mark
That was extremely interesting! I have no idea where Dr. Felton unearths his stories from but they are entertaining and educational for all us history junkies. Please keep up the great and fascinating work!
With 68 million Germans in 1938 to choose from, I'm sure there are many lifetimes of interesting stories to be told, but Dr. Felton is very adept at choosing historically significant and highly interesting subjects.
@@jonathanljohnson That is very true!
That there’s was German royalty in the N party is hardly a secret if you’ve read enough military books.
Dr. Felton makes history incredibly interesting and provides information that most history books don’t have
Unfortunately he is one sided on the Ukraine conflict
Thank you, Dr. Felton for another interesting program this morning!
Good you are publishing this history. I do find it horrendous though that the worst people virtually got away with their crimes due to influence.
You must have such an amazing grasp on ww2 to be able to pick these little ripper stories out for us Mark absolute gem thanks man!
HOW CAN MARK FELTON STILL FIND TOPICS THAT SURPRISE ME?
Good as always, this channel is the only one YT i check out everything that is posted!
Never ceases to impress me, the clarity and excellent linguistic mastery Mark has of the German language it's Rank and file Military pronunciation. Educational home study at its best. I recommend 🇺🇸👍
Just wanted to say that I enjoy your history channel so much over here in the U.S.! Even my 11 year old son has become very interested in history thanks to your videos! Keep up the great work!
Himmler deferred enlisting in the army...then decided agriculture was the was to go..but in the end he was a war crimes criminal like all the rest...keep the great history coming our way..we love it and love your commitment to bringing forgotten history yack to life again..Mark Felton a history teacher I wish I had in High school...
Bring it yack, baby!!!! Woo!!!!
@@trouserarmadillo8616 What is YACK?And why did you thumb up yourown comment?
@@wirelessone2986 why did you thumb up yours?
These waste of skins need to be forgotten about.
@@AsteroidM749A I didnt which is weird but I thumbed up yours SO THERE
9:02 "Palma sub pondere crescit" A rough translation of this Latin phrase would be "Honor (or "glory") increases under pressure", suggesting that achievements won in difficult circumstances bring greater honor (or glory) to the victor, or - perhaps better - that a person who remains honorable in difficult circumstances achieves yet greater honor. By associating himself with the Nazis, Prince Josias chose the easy road to advancement and thus betrayed his family's motto.
Mark's narration makes all the difference - I am so used to his style and dry humour that it's virtually impossible to watch any other history channel. Thanks Mark!
Thank you Dr. F for making things too interesting to fall asleep listening to.
A Nazi Concentration camp guard was sentenced recently at 105 years of age , over 77 years after the war
and only 3 for good old prince Waldek who definitely had fingers in Buchenwald.
Bc he's a freemason and that's a get out of jail card look at the female camp guard who was not tried with the first lot of guards was spared the death penalty 2 years wait to be tried found guilty and sentenced to 2 years her father was a freemason
But if not then you get sent to prison when you are 107 and you did nothing poor man
Not useful to the allies post war?. No Disneyland for him?.
It is a bit of the other extreme. So many who were directly responsible received only light sentences directly after the war. But in the last few years prosecutors are seemingly scavenging retirement homes to find anyone with even the slightest link to put on trail. Currently they are prosecuting a 97 year old woman who was a secretary in ww2: go figure. It feels as if it is more about symbolism and not really about justice. They should have had someone like Waldeck-Pyrmont actually serve his life sentence instead of what they are doing now.
@@ricahrdb In a healthy society the courts prevent or at least mitigate political excesses. When the law is perverted for political gain like in today's DOJ, it's a sure sign of extremism running amok.
I can't believe you keep coming up with interesting yet true facts about topics I wouldn't have ever imagined being interested in. Your videos are truly great Mark please keep up the amazing content. You have yet to bore me with your captivating remarks.
Another awesome video on much less known topics.
Well researched and presented. Learning now what I didn't learnt at school. History was a subject to be endured rather than appreciated. And one needs History to make sense of an often senseless world. Thank you.
Thank you for including German language primary sources in your video. As someone who loves history and is trying to learn German, it is fascinating to see these primary sources in their unadulterated form. There's nothing I hate more than people portraying Nazis as people who spoke English with a fake German accent.
When the intro comes on you already know Dr. Felton is dropping a banger!
The Nazis actually despised the former monarchies of Imperial Germany. Its a wonder so many joined including an ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II Charles Edward, former duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha.
Probably because they still wanted money and status. Joining thr party would have been the best option.
Opportunism.
Did you make this comment before you watched the video?
@@prince-solomon ambition without talent, there'll never be a shortage!
@@george5156 Yep that's why America has a potato for a president.😳😅
Best documentaries anywhere , thanks Mark
These videos keep most my love of history alive
Dr. Felton I would love for you to do a video about the state of the German Reichstag during the Nazi period. Thanks for feeding us with interesting documentaries
all is good mark thank you so much love everything you do!!
Dr. Felton's name should be carved on "RUclips's Greatest Creators of All Time" Hall of Fame
Thank you for making history videos I like it's really good to listen to some of these things almost relaxing and interesting and just nice in general.
Mr Felton, you are becoming an icon in this media.
Never ask a Lady how old she is and never ask a German why his Grandfather was buried in Argentina.
>lady
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If you know that, don't even as-don't even look!
You have an excellent narrator voice. I mean I know you have a wealth of knowledge on the subjects you post, but your not just reading. It's full recital on the clips. Very talented.
Very interesting video, looking forward to the next!
I absolutely love the casual quip in the title
Very frustrating to hear that this SS General is sentenced to life in prison, then gets it reduced to 20 years, then freed after 4. Guy goes back to his posh estate and life after his successful career in the SS. Meanwhile in today's news, a 101 year old concentration camp GUARD with no evidence of any actual criminal behavior other than being a guard in a concentration camp, is sentenced to 5 years in prison. seems fair.
Almost as fair as the utter lack of prosecution of countless soviet war criminals...the beasts who literally raped Europe & miserably enslaved most of the continent, ~20M deaths along the way
he was freed for health reasons.
life is not fair when you are rich and has powerful people around you, money and power is key
how many rich people get out of jail today everyone
Well there's the golden rule: Those with the gold rule.
Dr. Felton I enjoy all your videos and I hope I can watch rest of them soon! I've learned so much about WWII from them!
quality videos as per usual, thank you Dr. Felton for putting in the effort for such exquisite videos.
You could show him the respect of using his title rather than just calling him by his surname.
@@charliezobel511 alright
@@charliezobel511 did not know he had a doctorate
I love modern history and these bites of information are brilliant. Thanks Mark.
Super title: I can hear Adam Ant singing 'Prinz Charmlos, ridicule is nothing to be scared of'.
Absolutely Fascinating Video! Incredible Information! Mark Felton Never Fails to Deliver!
Didn't know there was a German Royal Nazi, You learn something everyday, Thanks Mark for the Videos
The funny thing is it’s almost a trope, the Aristocratic SS Officer or General in the Heer, etc, you’d see it a lot in war movies and games
Hermannn Goering was an Aristocrat.
@@karlvonboldt yeah that’s true, I was kinda talking about the “Hollywood-ized” idea of a Nazi Nobleman
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Many Von Richtofens etc. Who took part in the Nazi party and especially in the Herr, German Genetal staff. Heard of Von Runstadt, Von Staufenberg and operation Valkuri? The Reason why Mark has to back fill all of this war history that many German families know about is because most English and American kids were only taught British/ American centric History. They know only half the story...
Amazing to find out facts that were never taught in School. Dr. Felton keep these documentaries coming and thank you!
Always educating me Dr Felton thank you Sir.
Complex and elaborate, beautifully colorful artwork > 9:01
Such a shame that he was not stripped of his title and his posessions in order to aid the survivors and the victim's families of Buchenwald. I bet the monarchs and aristocrats in Eastern Germany had a much harder time and rightfully so. Its interesting that so many Germans came out of the War with their wealth, titles and posessions intact while many of the ordinary citizens were starving in the first winter of 1945. Your video about the Denazification of Germany was very interesting in that regard and I think many got off too lightly.
A very good video as always, your work is much appreciated and I have recommended you to all my friends!
I don't care for this monster's "royal" background. He should have faced the gallows like Goering and all the other Nazis. He knew what went on in the camps and committed crimes against humanity. I'd burn down that castle if I was a survivor of the camp.
Good idea,let’s strip the degenerates who are robbing us today of their wealth, titles and possessions.
Start with the ones who create currency and own Banks, pharmaceuticals, arms production.
Wow. This monster served only a few years and was then granted amnesty? What were those strings and how were they pulled? That’s a story in itself that’s worth hearing.
Monster he was not, at least not in comparison to some real “monsters”
All to common after the war, when focus shifted away from punishing Nazis and towards the Cold War.
If they didn't get the death sentance right after the war, chances were the criminals were out pretty quickly.
Except for high profile cases like Hess.
@@HDreamer I think a lot of people underestimate the amount of war criminals that got away In this time period. Most of the Japanese weren’t even tried. And the Germans that did assaults and killing of 10 million civilians in the East were never tried. Just a few of the leadership are tried in things like this which is why normal civilians go out of their way to use street justice on the rest.
So many got away with participating in the disgusting activities of the Nazis. It's a great injustice. At least they got a chunk of the top leadership.
@@olasek7972 NSDAP member, SS officer, Ordnungspolizei general, in charge of a notorious concentration camp, but hey, great to see he got to live out his life in hereditary luxury :s
Another informative Video Dr.
Thank you ,yet again for another informative and interesting post about history we were never taught at university.
Every time I assume that I know all of the interesting Nazis?
You come up with yet another.
Well done and thank you.
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So many fascinating things you keep bringing up. Love them all.
Lol . I couldn't help but to laugh when it went from that dramatic footage of the trial and life imprisonment to relased from custody after 3 years. 😂
I really enjoy learning about the lesser known asoects of the war , thank you, your videos are well put together and yoiur commentary hits rhe right spot.
I almost forgot about royals, interesting i never knew that, As someone from the netherlands ive heard all my life of prince klaus, husband of queen beatrix, mother of our current king,
He was a hitlerjugend, nsdap jungvolk, reichsarbeitdienst and ended up in wehrmacht panzerschool and went to the 99th panzergranadierdivision in 45 where he became a POW of the americans.
And in the 60s he married our princess, becoming dutch royalty and the fuzz about his past and him becoming royal has never went away.
it would be fun to learn more about him or other post war royal family members with a ''coloured past'' that ive atleast never seen analyzed and told by a historian. im curious about facts not what to think about a person.
To be fair, Deutsches Jungvolk and Hitlerjugend membership were mandatory for all German boys during Nazi rule, and he was drafted into the Wehrmacht. So unless he was personally involved in atrocities that's nowhere near as shady as some other royals' past. Not like he was an SS or Nazi Party member, or a child molester like Prince Andrew.
@@RedXlV yes i think that was his argument all his life, others where giving different views regarding his moving to germany in 1938 etc, so i am just a bit intrested since it seems a lot have pasts, dark or not so, im curious.
Now we have a queen with a argentinian father that trew people out of planes or something.. the dutch royals always seem to marry others with kinda intresting pasts and family ties it seems.
Thankyou mark for another great video. Always love to watch them
Thanks Mark. The most important things you reveal in this film are the things you leave us to read between the lines. The post-war compact between the western powers and former Nazi 'players' is a lesson in realpolitik we turn a blind eye to but one which illuminates how great power politics actually works. Great video
He wasn't in jail even five years and lost nothing. Incredible.
This is an important part of European history that need to be re-emphasized. The displacement of the German hereditary Elite after World War I was a determinate factor it how history played out in post-war Germany. Also, people with influence who play their cards right, even if on the losing end, can still be relevant. An excellent expose on this particular blue blood.
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Just discovered this channel and trully enjoying it! Thank you so much!
There is way more to this story than just having powerful friends.
Like countless soviet war criminals facing no prosecution
How would you do that
Mark Felton - the REAL History Channel.
Lesson learned is the importance of networking during one's lifetime.
Hello from the 'States! I recently found your channel, and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Love the details, and your pleasant accent makes the videos more interesting.
Brilliant Mark, absolutely loved this!
I feel like a little kid in a candy store every time I get a notification of your new videos! Lol
How about telling us about that Dutch Royal, Prince Bernhardt that served in the the SS and then went on to help set up the Bildeburg group ? Thanks for the great content you provide though!
That sounds very interesting 🤔
@@briantrudell8248 sorry I meant Prince Bernhardt, I would love to find out more though, especially when done correctly like all the rest of Mark's work.
A German prince by birth who ended up commanding the Dutch brigade attached to Monty's 21st Army Group. I think he was more of a figurehead, but having a former Nazi in the command loop must have made a lot of people nervous.
A conspiracy theory, surely?
The Encyclopedia Britannica says he joined the Reiter SS along with most of the other German princes. Perhaps they were "invited" to do that? As it was the SS cavalry, maybe they saw themselves in the tradition of the Teutonic Knights. The infidel then being the atheist communists and I guess Jews fit in there too, same as in crusading days. It would in any case be interesting to learn more about German aristocracy and the Nazis. I could imagine the Nazis looked good to them when seen against the threat of communism. At least under the Nazis they could still be titled lords and ladies, live in castles and feel grand. The communists would have made short shrift of them. I'd assume German Adel were also not that philo-semitic by upbringing either, much like the English aristocracy.
Fantastic content as always!!! Love your channel!!!
For centuries in the German states it was expected of male nobles to become high ranking officers. Bad timing…
As ever Dr Felton continues to carefully comb through the rich tapestry of German war history thread by thread.
I wasn’t expecting to hear about my relative after clicking onto this video… but the second I heard the name I did a spit take… and I already kinda knew what was coming cause I already knew the story… my part of the family fled Germany just before the war, and my great grandpa fought bravely with the 101st airborne. He lost a leg at the battle of the bulge.
Him being engaged to a Jewish women had him ousted from his family. He was serving a manslaughter sentence when the war started cause he killed a man in American bar.
When the war broke out he wrote a letter to FDR and received a presidential pardon.
Thanks for another informative video Dr Felton..