I Met The Family of Nazis Who Fled to Argentina (#99)

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2022
  • Far from the bustling capital of Buenos Aires in Argentina lies Bariloche, a scenic resort town that feels like it was pulled right out of the Swiss Alps, or maybe Austria. German settlers arrived here in large numbers in the early 1900’s, and they were later followed by a more questionable group of immigrants - Nazis fleeing prosecution after World War 2. All of the most prominent Nazi commanders and scientists came here, some if only for a brief period. There was even a conspiracy that Hitler himself escaped here.
    I decided I would have to look into this a bit more -- and I was quite surprised by what I found.
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Комментарии • 7 тыс.

  • @SabbaticalTommy
    @SabbaticalTommy  2 года назад +992

    Everybody go surprise that band from El Bolson and follow them on Instagram: @qlprock
    RUclips, I'm trying to make interesting videos. Don't demonetize me please.

    • @LaceyAnn
      @LaceyAnn 2 года назад +56

      Everything about this video is great, from the scenery to the way you tell the stories to the work you put into the stories so it's not merely educational but also so interesting and a wonder to view the actual location and people. Much appreciation and respect ✌

    • @c.r.harris
      @c.r.harris 2 года назад +11

      👍🏽🤓👍🏽A “Thursday Thriller” ! Well done, Sabbatical !

    • @alaayuwuh3012
      @alaayuwuh3012 2 года назад +9

      Sabbatical Dude! I recommended you go to Baraloche in a comment last week! Is that why you went lol!
      Regardless, Happy your there, in the Berlin of Sth America

    • @tt55k
      @tt55k 2 года назад +9

      Baraloche is beautiful , so is El Bolson .

    • @tt55k
      @tt55k 2 года назад +3

      Hope you have another video on El Bolson , lots to see there .

  • @BroadwayRonMexico
    @BroadwayRonMexico 2 года назад +4963

    Never ask
    A woman her age
    A man his salary
    An Argentine his grandfather's SS rank

    • @dr.chocolates2630
      @dr.chocolates2630 Год назад +421

      SS? I think you're wrong, it was a double thunderbolt ⚡⚡ and my grandpa was an electrician.

    • @agricolakalipe
      @agricolakalipe Год назад +49

      Or to a german

    • @klausharald1633
      @klausharald1633 Год назад +42

      @@dr.chocolates2630 Or he was just The Flash

    • @helgaioannidis9365
      @helgaioannidis9365 Год назад +66

      @@agricolakalipe ah us Germans you can ask. My grandfathers weren't SS, but one was SA and a really devoted Nazi. My grandmother's brothers were SS, though, but I don't know their ranks, they were both killed in Poland during the war.

    • @diariodaterceiraguerra2133
      @diariodaterceiraguerra2133 Год назад +12

      @@helgaioannidis9365 SA? Heard they had husbands... You are a miracle! kkkkk

  • @jeangonzalezhidalgo1815
    @jeangonzalezhidalgo1815 2 года назад +5663

    My grandpa was a nazi/fascist supporter from Brenner ( i believe its somewhere in the austrian/italian border nowdays) - As far as my family history goes, he escaped europe after WW2, went to Argentina, and then when rumours that they were looking for nazis for war crimes, he moved to Costa Rica - i never knew him but it's crazy how far those guys travel to escape from their past - Anyway ... Hi from Costa Rica 😅🤘

    • @blackkid9498
      @blackkid9498 2 года назад +187

      Wow

    • @eyeswideshut2800
      @eyeswideshut2800 2 года назад +252

      Thanks for sharing.

    • @DancingDeity
      @DancingDeity 2 года назад +6

      I'm curious (and nosy) - do you/the rest of your family support his ideology? Kinda like how racists raise their children to view themselves as superior to those they hate?

    • @jeangonzalezhidalgo1815
      @jeangonzalezhidalgo1815 2 года назад +75

      @@DancingDeity uhmm i don't think that more than anyone else, but i get what you meant... uhmm i mean there's definately a " social superiority feeling " component going on... but it has been remove with the newest generations..

    • @jeangonzalezhidalgo1815
      @jeangonzalezhidalgo1815 2 года назад +13

      @@eyeswideshut2800 you're welcome 🙂

  • @diegobojczuk6855
    @diegobojczuk6855 Год назад +570

    In 2010, I went to high school with a boy whose grandfather was a Nazi. I'm not exactly sure what he did but it was never a secret and everyone in town knew it. I live in a little town in rural Argentina so everyone one knows each other. They used to call him "El Aleman" (The German).
    My grandparents are Polish and knew this nazi guy very well and strangely enough, they had a good relationship!

    • @henningchristoph1300
      @henningchristoph1300 Год назад +39

      Second meeting overseas... great story for a movie^^

    • @gennarosavastano9424
      @gennarosavastano9424 Год назад +104

      Because some people understand how war works. They can be friends after

    • @albertoaguilar9773
      @albertoaguilar9773 Год назад +18

      Bojczuk sound Polish to me , is it?

    • @Papa_Izzy
      @Papa_Izzy Год назад +7

      That is actually pretty freaking cool. His name was Carlos Wiederhold.

    • @ernestochefujara2709
      @ernestochefujara2709 Год назад +11

      @@albertoaguilar9773 It is. Strange seeing it next to "Diego" :D

  • @tangogent
    @tangogent 7 месяцев назад +26

    I enjoyed your easygoing pace, your depth of knowledge and your calm voice. A very interesting topic, as well!

  • @ogiogi8061
    @ogiogi8061 2 года назад +1350

    The casual way this guy drops knowledge and interacts with people is just different. He literally just popped up in a former nazi hub, used conspiracy books at a local shop as reference, and went straight to the nazis daughter in law. Then found a few strangers to form a group to go visit a former nazi bunker. And all of that in Spanish, his second language. This guy is a humble (social) genius

    • @Quepromm390
      @Quepromm390 Год назад +41

      Right? I wish I had his social skills. 😂 I would accomplish alot

    • @WakandaKingdom
      @WakandaKingdom Год назад +34

      For so long,i have been looking the same exact words to describe him.He is very well informed and knowledgeable and dishes facts in a very casual manner which is a good contrast.He has visited kenya my country severally and speaks pure Swahili.He has a way of immersing himself into other people's cultures very easily.I think he was preparing himself for this channel since he was young by learning other languages.

    • @mazatoshi7501
      @mazatoshi7501 Год назад +26

      Anyone can do what he does , you are just happy in your comfort zone , I’m sure he does his homework before posting his great videos .

    • @BumboLooks
      @BumboLooks Год назад +6

      @@Quepromm390 You do realize that most of this is staged right?

    • @BumboLooks
      @BumboLooks Год назад

      @@WakandaKingdom You do realize that most of this is staged right??

  • @HannyDart
    @HannyDart 2 года назад +2920

    As a german i have to say its really astounding how "german" the manerisms and even the way she emphasizes her sentences are! its crazy. she reminds me of the old lady we have as a neighbor

    • @adriansmith7104
      @adriansmith7104 2 года назад +264

      All those things come in the genes, I have a friend who met his father only after he was 30 and surprisingly they both had the same mannerism and way of saying things even though they never met for 30 years!

    • @Mr.BobsDog
      @Mr.BobsDog 2 года назад +47

      @@adriansmith7104 yeah. Same with my brother and uncle. Who met for the first time when my brother was already 20

    • @AK-hi7mg
      @AK-hi7mg 2 года назад +91

      Having a cultural identity is so crazy yeah

    • @Arthurian.
      @Arthurian. 2 года назад +25

      @@adriansmith7104 my Gramma never raise my mother, never actually hugged her or anything. They're identical in mannerisms

    • @olindetroit7636
      @olindetroit7636 2 года назад +64

      @@philippevanderborcht1075 There are a big difference between Neo-nazis and WW2 Nazis. It's 2022 and i think most or all of those monsters have all died out by now.

  • @RoninAvenger
    @RoninAvenger Год назад +132

    The fact that they destroyed that bunker makes the conspiracies seem even more curious.

    • @Lobos222
      @Lobos222 10 месяцев назад +3

      To simpletons that ignore all the other evidence maybe...

    • @charlene3572
      @charlene3572 8 месяцев назад +17

      I found in my 61 Years of Living that most conspiracies turn out to be true

    • @_marlene
      @_marlene 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@charlene3572 sounds like u failed the quest of seeking wisdom

    • @mikeog2617
      @mikeog2617 5 месяцев назад +1

      And u would not find it even of the whole great library of Alexandria would collapse on you lol

    • @yapeseguy9261
      @yapeseguy9261 2 месяца назад

      @@_marlene you sound very close minded and ignorant.

  • @lordiermedia4001
    @lordiermedia4001 Год назад +100

    This guys ability to culture adjust in languages is superb.

    • @HiHello-jy4td
      @HiHello-jy4td Месяц назад +2

      This is my hometown. I left because natives reproduced faster and it’s no longer the same. So sad the Germans in Bariloche are dissapearing. They built so many good civilized things in the area!

    • @ramonarichardson7904
      @ramonarichardson7904 13 дней назад

      Indeed!!! 😊

  • @99ron30
    @99ron30 Год назад +588

    The lady and her son were actually really helpful and honest.

    • @allnewjient7651
      @allnewjient7651 Год назад +15

      Strange huh in the modern world.

    • @pipipupu5104
      @pipipupu5104 Год назад +1

      @@allnewjient7651 very strange

    • @pipipupu5104
      @pipipupu5104 Год назад

      @JoeBidenIsTrash 1 nazis were forming a different religion

    • @cjm-nd2mn
      @cjm-nd2mn Год назад

      @JoeBidenIsTrash 1 not all of them i bet alot of them were just scared of being called unpatriotic etc look at the way we were ostricaced for not wearing masks and stuff during covid its like that

    • @psychoSanz
      @psychoSanz Год назад +19

      She was nervous

  • @marcopico7074
    @marcopico7074 Год назад +234

    I used to work at the computer lab in college in Buenos Aires, the animation teacher was supervisor there and I got to know him a little in a few years, he came from a german family, he told me ever since he was little, he remembered a stand filled with nazi plates, cups, silverware, he wasnt allowed to touch or ask about it at the time, but soon he figured it out.

    • @meg4458
      @meg4458 6 месяцев назад +4

      Oh god. I can only imagine what his mind went through the moment the light bulb turned on.

    • @secrets.295
      @secrets.295 Месяц назад

      And those victims are doing the geno©ide themselves. They hold the real power hiding behind the veneer of victimhood

    • @freedomisfromtruth
      @freedomisfromtruth Месяц назад +1

      There is a german show that the cleaner - post murder scene. Is called to a museum where a room has hitler memorabilia, and a box contained Hitlers poop, which he dropped and vacuumed. Show was funny

  • @natpen1425
    @natpen1425 Год назад +3

    Woah bro, you really did this!!!!! Awesome man, love it keep it up

  • @s.peralta276
    @s.peralta276 Год назад +27

    I liked this video! I'm argentinian, i live on the coast of Buenos Aires and i remember that when I was younger my mother had a co-worker who was the grandson of Nazis, here there is a lot of countryside and several Germans settled in ranches very far from the towns.

    • @violettawegrzynowska6517
      @violettawegrzynowska6517 9 месяцев назад

      Of course the natzi settled. Far away from town s not to drew attention to themselves. They stole a lot of gold and art to live off of it …

  • @LaceyAnn
    @LaceyAnn 2 года назад +1328

    He's done it all to make this video. The story, the people, the location, literally everything is put into this and it's amazing. We're lucky to have such a person to share this with us.

    • @pedroarreola9650
      @pedroarreola9650 2 года назад +12

      I mean we are paying him with our views so 😂🤣ain’t he lucky too

    • @RandomDave
      @RandomDave 2 года назад +10

      Us vloggers work hard to give you guys content we hope you enjoy! 👍

    • @pedroarreola9650
      @pedroarreola9650 2 года назад +7

      @@RandomDavewell yeah bro we’re not gonna give u a view for crappy content your working for ur check as well buddy . U work hard for ur check .

    • @RandomDave
      @RandomDave 2 года назад +13

      @@pedroarreola9650 Absolutely, if you put in the work you get more out of it.

    • @andrewstephen9096
      @andrewstephen9096 2 года назад +1

      @@pedroarreola9650 no, only if you're watching the ads on the video and not skipping them......
      that's the only way he makes money from these videos.......

  • @BradyBrendanAlex
    @BradyBrendanAlex 2 года назад +318

    I love how he just gets a whole party to go find the bunker this is amazing.

    • @jesucristobostero3287
      @jesucristobostero3287 2 года назад +50

      Lol is like some rpg

    • @jere87
      @jere87 2 года назад +6

      @@jesucristobostero3287 Chrono Nazi Bunker

    • @nightmarextreme4371
      @nightmarextreme4371 2 года назад +37

      argentina in a nutshell, you smiled me back? now we are friends.

    • @CollieNike3
      @CollieNike3 2 года назад +18

      It felt a bit like Dorothy on her way to see the Wizard of Oz, and everyone just joins in and comes along😂🙌

  • @nickgavis0305
    @nickgavis0305 Год назад +2

    I love your videos man. It’s crazy how you’re so good with so many languages

  • @governorriffraff7601
    @governorriffraff7601 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the tour. Fascinating for sure.

  • @IlkoBirov
    @IlkoBirov 2 года назад +833

    I love how locating an old Nazi bunker became a main quest for the people you met along the way.
    Great video!

    • @mrthms3247
      @mrthms3247 Год назад

      Jj

    • @mrthms3247
      @mrthms3247 Год назад

      Jj

    • @daku088
      @daku088 Год назад +4

      They always meet "randomly " for the same purpose.

    • @mikew3194
      @mikew3194 Год назад +2

      What a fuckin A type personality, I'm jealous

    • @daku088
      @daku088 Год назад

      I am not against the purpose but I know they can do better.

  • @Danny-wv8ec
    @Danny-wv8ec Год назад +161

    This dude was so respectful of that woman, he didn’t push her and let her share what she wanted to share. Great video.

    • @SummerSun-sg3wf
      @SummerSun-sg3wf 8 месяцев назад +8

      Finding people and filming them randomly and posting it on the internet is the biggest privacy breach thing I can think of

    • @TomSmith-ls5rn
      @TomSmith-ls5rn 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@SummerSun-sg3wflol. Get a clue.

    • @musical_lolu4811
      @musical_lolu4811 12 дней назад

      ​@SummerSun-sg3wf go watch some CNN then. Oh wait...

  • @MB-vu3ow
    @MB-vu3ow 8 месяцев назад +3

    That was a terrific video. Thank you!

    • @KornWolf-ll8ji
      @KornWolf-ll8ji Месяц назад

      more terrific than the fake war? 🤔

  • @FABEEize
    @FABEEize 9 месяцев назад +32

    There is also another city of German immigrants called Villa General Belgrano. During the 1940s the town had an important boost with the arrival at the site of 125 crew members of the German armored ship Admiral Graf Spee. Most of the sailors belonged to the ship's technical staff, with which they mastered a wide range of trades. the sailors managed to integrate into the small community that already had German immigrants.

    • @siccolindsay610
      @siccolindsay610 6 месяцев назад +4

      Absolutely astonishing

    • @josemariabravin7692
      @josemariabravin7692 Месяц назад +1

      150 ciudades y pueblos de alemanes hay en argentina.....bariloche y villa general belgrano son los mas conocido...obera en misiones es la ciudad con mas alemanes en argentina...

  • @baigish100
    @baigish100 2 года назад +132

    When I lived in Argentina in the early 1980s, I met a handful of unrepentant Nazis. I spoke with them at length, multiple times over dinner and/or Mate'. I was fascinated by their life experience and perspective. Generally speaking, the people I spoke with were melancholy about how Europe was negatively affected by Germany's loss and the ascendancy of Bolshevism. They all made a good life in Argentina. Thank you for the video. It brought back so many memories.

    • @philippevanderborcht1075
      @philippevanderborcht1075 2 года назад +29

      I found some in Buenos Aires too. No repent of any kind. They didn't deny what they did.

    • @bethmccall9254
      @bethmccall9254 2 года назад +3

      @@philippevanderborcht1075 would love to hear more. How did they not deny it?

    • @philippevanderborcht1075
      @philippevanderborcht1075 2 года назад +29

      @@bethmccall9254 they talked about nazi regime and atrocities without sorrow, regret, but proud. "If we had won the war..." "if we had copied the t34 before..." "corpses burning in Poland..." There was a guy, my father talked to him once, who said: "in 1944 we put out corpses from their graves in Poland and burnt them with flamethrowers" and this man, a SS corporal, didn't show any kind of regret.

    • @MrLaizard
      @MrLaizard 2 года назад

      @@philippevanderborcht1075 You do not need to travel to Argentina to meet such scum, Europe is full of them, and no need to search SS high ranking officers, even the most lower cadres of the Wehrmacht committed the most incredible atrocities....... you can chat with them while having a beer in any austrian or german town at their KAMERADSCHAFT gatherings without the remotest signs of regret from them

    • @spcpuctp
      @spcpuctp Год назад

      Were you FASCINATED?

  • @rgasta7765
    @rgasta7765 2 года назад +467

    Sabbatical is more educated and intelligent than all other vloggers out there. He knows about history, gives interesting info about the country he is in.

    • @maydur3164
      @maydur3164 2 года назад +1

      Fr he a legend

    • @kevinthorsen6032
      @kevinthorsen6032 2 года назад +16

      You should check out bald and bankrupt as well

    • @rgasta7765
      @rgasta7765 2 года назад +6

      @@kevinthorsen6032 yeah but he isnt culturally as smart as sabbatical

    • @kevinthorsen6032
      @kevinthorsen6032 2 года назад +6

      @@rgasta7765 Your meaning. I love that we have one guy for africa and another for the soviet union. I cant imagine someone managing to hold information from all of the worlds continents. There is also that british english teacher who lived in china. He did some traveling over there.
      I myself have traveled alot, my father took me to sumba in indonesia when i was 15, and since then I have traveled the eastern world. I am still missing antarctica and northern sibir, africa + south america. I am planning going to Kenya ASAP, I need some vitamine D for my immune system.
      I have considered filming myself, but I am so against contributing to the hive mind of google. Its a nice advertisement platform. But I am not that religious to money, so that wont lure me into it either.
      I love sabbatical too, great guy! At least from what I have seen from his videoes.
      Sorry about spelling, English is not my mother-tounge.

    • @saschamaj
      @saschamaj 2 года назад +3

      Yes, he at least made the effort to read the Wikipedia pages.

  • @tjesson92
    @tjesson92 6 месяцев назад +1

    What a fascinating video. Thank you for sharing 🙏

  • @lazmotron
    @lazmotron 4 дня назад

    Great video. Thanks for making this video.

  • @Jason-un9ps
    @Jason-un9ps 2 года назад +111

    I wish this was more common, meeting random strangers and going on an adventure together

    • @amitrana1988
      @amitrana1988 2 года назад +8

      it is...give it a try..

    • @alancantu2557
      @alancantu2557 Год назад +14

      It is pretty common if you don’t spend all day on your phone or playing video games.

    • @turnip5359
      @turnip5359 Год назад +4

      @@alancantu2557 >:(

    • @green-eyesgreydragon7451
      @green-eyesgreydragon7451 Год назад +1

      @@alancantu2557 Exactly, they are expecting some of action in life, but without moving their asses

    • @meridian_james5
      @meridian_james5 3 месяца назад +1

      if you become a backpacker you can do it too. I thought it was weird at first too since people dont do that in the states. In the middle east and asia its kind of alarming how nice people can be

  • @LukeoXx
    @LukeoXx 5 месяцев назад +15

    This is one of the most impressive pieces of investigative journalism I've ever seen. Finding that family, getting hitchikers to go see the bunker, then finishing it with some great cusine and music. So entertaining.

  • @aks_ak
    @aks_ak Год назад +2

    This is such an awesome video! You have to be living the life right now!!! Enjoy brother

  • @brandoncarpenter9681
    @brandoncarpenter9681 2 года назад +184

    My grandma was from Germany, also named Irene, and a nurse. This lady reminded me of her, even though my grandmother moved to the United Stated.

    • @jere87
      @jere87 2 года назад +17

      SHE FLED TO ARGENTINA AND MARRIED TO ERICH PRIEBKE'S SON

    • @SkaterPunkie
      @SkaterPunkie 2 года назад +6

      Thats sad that a wife of a mass murderer reminded you of your grandma

    • @wernherv.b.928
      @wernherv.b.928 2 года назад +31

      @@SkaterPunkie Your hatred makes you too blind to even realize that she was not his wife but the wife of his son Jorge.

    • @SkaterPunkie
      @SkaterPunkie 2 года назад

      @@henningbartels6245 there were fammily of

    • @SkaterPunkie
      @SkaterPunkie 2 года назад +3

      @@henningbartels6245 or are you saying nazis were not responsible for the murders and abuse

  • @Andreas683
    @Andreas683 2 года назад +970

    What a beautiful place! It is a bit of Norway and Finland combined. Hopefully, someday I visit Argentina myself. One of your best videos so far Tommy.

    • @kingsleykester8167
      @kingsleykester8167 2 года назад +73

      Remember, the so called Argentina is the ancestral homeland of mapuche tribes, abs not Europeans settlers

    • @rogeriopenna9014
      @rogeriopenna9014 2 года назад +217

      @@kingsleykester8167 and England is the ancestral homeland of the celtic britons, out with anyone of Roman, Angle, Saxon or Dane or Norman blood!
      Things are what they are

    • @kingsleykester8167
      @kingsleykester8167 2 года назад +53

      @@rogeriopenna9014 The truth of the matter is that the so called latin and north America are ancestral homeland of native American tribes. Others are immigrants

    • @dthain
      @dthain 2 года назад +160

      @@kingsleykester8167 geez you don't say? Passed grade 2 history i see. Way to go man!!🤩

    • @kingsleykester8167
      @kingsleykester8167 2 года назад +15

      @@dthain Bescumber, if you live in those lands and your ancestors came from Europe, you are living on a stolen land.

  • @ghazbaran7715
    @ghazbaran7715 Год назад +5

    I was born in that sanatorium on december 31 1994. Many memories of that place, good content keep it up!

  • @grandmaoldschool7011
    @grandmaoldschool7011 Год назад +2

    Amazingly interesting. The comments equally interesting. Thank you!

  • @user-lb7zw5bb7n
    @user-lb7zw5bb7n 2 года назад +157

    Just to say I really appreciate your laidback style man, I cant stomach 99% of RUclipsrs but you seem to be a genuine soul. I will be watching aslong as you are uploading (:

    • @stephengiannone5449
      @stephengiannone5449 2 года назад +6

      Kurt Katz is good too.

    • @carloviano6206
      @carloviano6206 2 года назад +6

      Bald and bankrupt
      Is also a good one

    • @marcos22216
      @marcos22216 2 года назад +1

      and Harald Baldr, the boss

    • @FetalJuice88
      @FetalJuice88 2 года назад +2

      Harold is obnoxious and not laidback at all

    • @chexblu
      @chexblu 2 года назад

      @@stephengiannone5449 yeah that man blends with the people of the country. It's very interesting to see him interact with them

  • @crustycobs2669
    @crustycobs2669 2 года назад +375

    Adventurer, world-traveler, polyglot, and enlightened spirit. Sabbatical is an incredible teacher.

    • @ernazcrazed
      @ernazcrazed 2 года назад +6

      U cant do all of the above without money from your wealthy family

    • @miguelpadeiro762
      @miguelpadeiro762 2 года назад +6

      @@ernazcrazed Yes we are aware world travel is very costly.

    • @kundal73
      @kundal73 Год назад +1

      @@ernazcrazed and?

    • @MetalBansheeX
      @MetalBansheeX 10 месяцев назад

      what do you even mean by enlightened? :o

  • @tigerspiritjourney
    @tigerspiritjourney Год назад

    So fascinating! Thank you for this!

  • @Joya5545
    @Joya5545 11 месяцев назад +11

    Just reading a novel by Joseph Kanon called The Accomplice set in 1962 Argentine, about Nazis that fled to there. So seeing some of the places mentioned in the book here in your excellent vlog is very interesting indeed.

  • @PC-hp6gz
    @PC-hp6gz 2 года назад +393

    I have been really intrigued by his travels and how he interacts with people, but suddenly this history lesson is a massive eye opener. Love your work @sabbatical .

    • @YTbobo4u
      @YTbobo4u 2 года назад +4

      Way better than Rick Steves on PBS.

    • @robinthomas4416
      @robinthomas4416 2 года назад +10

      Tommy does more than he knows. I followed him from the first videos, but when he went to Africa, he opened my eyes to a whole new world. I am now planning a trip in march or April.

    • @fabioyanez9515
      @fabioyanez9515 2 года назад +6

      Sadly he forgot to mention that there were a lot more of nazis escapin to usa than to Argentina, and that de "military after 55" were a dictatorship that overthrown Peron by bombin with planes and killin their own population. Peron, as Irigoyen, were the best presidents we had in the XX century, Peron gave to people a lot of basics rights and impulsed the industrialization, but his enemies, the oligarchy allied with usa and uk like in the "braden mision" and the next dictatorships didnt want an industrialized country so its understandable that unitestatian people are educated hating Peron or believing he is some kind of dictator

    • @makanmata
      @makanmata 2 года назад +1

      @@YTbobo4u Too faint praise. RUclipsrs like @sabbatical have obsoleted the likes of Rick Steves and the crappy travel (and food) content on television.

    • @raulgailhac8585
      @raulgailhac8585 2 года назад +2

      @@fabioyanez9515 Perfecto, siempre estos gringo con la historia pedorra Netflix.

  • @ALABBAS0
    @ALABBAS0 2 года назад +42

    Mate is a popular drink in syria too
    it is exported from Argentina
    It's an amazing drink

    • @SabbaticalTommy
      @SabbaticalTommy  2 года назад +7

      Had no idea about that, that's great. I couldn't find it in Lebanon

    • @chopediaz8922
      @chopediaz8922 2 года назад +5

      In fact, I believe that Syria is the largest importer of our yerba mate 🇦🇷

    • @MrRockleyend
      @MrRockleyend 2 года назад +7

      Syria and Armenia. They took that tradition when they went to Argentina in the last century when they were in war.

    • @lynnpayne9519
      @lynnpayne9519 2 года назад +2

      We have it in the states. A much nicer pick me up then strong coffee which makes you crash.

    • @MrRockleyend
      @MrRockleyend 2 года назад

      @@lynnpayne9519 didnt know you got yerba up there. Its easy to find?

  • @max0007
    @max0007 Год назад +16

    Interesting Video! Bariloche looks super nice. Actually like Old Germany with better weather :D My neighbor is an Argentinian / German. There were always sayings that his family were Nazis who fleed to Argentina. I talked to him about his past. He said he was vorn in Bariloche, lived there for 20 years and grew up wit 800 Nazis. His parents were from the Netherlands and Germany. My peruvian wife is always laughing when he passes our apartment and hears him screaming Spanish insults haha

  • @michaelredfearn9125
    @michaelredfearn9125 Год назад +12

    Went to bariloche years ago. Absolutely beautiful little town and a real feel of the European alps . No wonder getmans immigrated there

  • @moonmeadow
    @moonmeadow 2 года назад +365

    I‘m German and my grandfather‘s cousin or brother (don’t remember) also fled to Argentina after WW2! Now there’s more people living kn Argentina with my last name than here in Germany. I might want to contact them someday…. Thank you so much for this video, it is truly fascinating to me because I have somewhat of a connection to it!!

    • @wexfordrob
      @wexfordrob 2 года назад +1

      So your family are nazis?!

    • @jensdanielsson9210
      @jensdanielsson9210 2 года назад +4

      beautiful

    • @SofiaLour
      @SofiaLour 2 года назад +1

      @@wexfordrob german isn't = nazis

    • @sarai5467
      @sarai5467 2 года назад +8

      @@SofiaLour kind of is . Only a handful were not nazis

    • @itsmee6663
      @itsmee6663 2 года назад

      Hy

  • @periclesjames
    @periclesjames 2 года назад +307

    I live in San Carlos de Bariloche and consider it the most beautiful city of the planet . There is so much to do here that you would need years to discover all the secrets of this amazing city . Bariloche today has become the centre of Argentina it seems as the pandemic has changed peoples attitudes and everyone wants to now live in Bariloche . The province of Rio Negro is drop dead gorgeous with the best beaches of Argentina and natural scenery . I also like to say that the food here is superb with great local dishes and incredible forest fruits from El Bolson . Love it all !

    • @MM-nd1zz
      @MM-nd1zz 2 года назад +1

      Nice!

    • @jere87
      @jere87 2 года назад +3

      give a dog shelter in your house and I would move there
      dame una cucha de perro en tu patio y me mudo allá kjj

    • @Maverick0749
      @Maverick0749 2 года назад +1

      SOS argentino?

    • @conorsbrokentibia4805
      @conorsbrokentibia4805 2 года назад +1

      Is it safe?

    • @JRF1961
      @JRF1961 2 года назад +11

      @@Maverick0749 Of course it is, the people are all White and Roman Catholic!

  • @ayomideayodele
    @ayomideayodele 3 месяца назад +5

    stumbled on your videos a few days ago and now i can’t stop watching your videos. as a proud nigerian 🇳🇬 that emigrated to canada 🇨🇦 , this gives me goosebumps i would leave my 9-5 to do this with you if i got the chance

    • @musical_lolu4811
      @musical_lolu4811 12 дней назад

      You can start a business. That's what he did. Greetings from Lagos 🇳🇬

  • @TomSmith-ls5rn
    @TomSmith-ls5rn 7 месяцев назад

    Incredible video, thank you.

  • @hmk..
    @hmk.. 2 года назад +47

    12:38​ sabbatical signature move! after interview, he walk away in silent few steps before summarizing the encounter!
    the silent walk is very dramatic! well done Tommy!

  • @georgemen
    @georgemen 2 года назад +764

    you're like bald and bankrupt, except you're not bald and exploring other parts of the world. I really love this style of just vibing with people and being...normal. No sensationalism, no anything.

    • @tylerd55555
      @tylerd55555 2 года назад +38

      No gonna bust balls here but. He's completely different than Dr Bald. This guy is like Christopher Walken of travel videos

    • @scopolamin1
      @scopolamin1 2 года назад +42

      Hairy Rich

    • @retro5014
      @retro5014 2 года назад +62

      @@tylerd55555 Yea he is more quirky and a little bit more socially awkward than Bald, which is good cause I don't want every vlogger to be some Bald clone either.

    • @zixzizia1066
      @zixzizia1066 Год назад

      @@tylerd55555 that’s exactly who he reminds me of

    • @nikoandroman
      @nikoandroman Год назад

      Yeah he also looks like he’s a younger version of Bald and Bankrupt lmao. He looks very much like him

  • @_marlene
    @_marlene 6 месяцев назад +1

    you cover this stuff very well! My first time encountering your material, and I see you deserve the audience you have built :) i have joined them!!!

  • @mm.f262
    @mm.f262 Год назад

    Wow great video dude!

  • @AdventureElliot
    @AdventureElliot 2 года назад +152

    They better not censor/demonetize the Sabbatical for telling this amazing story and educating us. Legend.

    • @mmmmmmmmmm.m.
      @mmmmmmmmmm.m. 2 года назад

      I though this went to comments section yours was the 1st l ceen. 🙌

    • @lawtraf8008
      @lawtraf8008 2 года назад

      We will tf is wrong with you

    • @miguelpadeiro762
      @miguelpadeiro762 2 года назад +4

      @@lawtraf8008 Who the bloody hell is "we"?

    • @lawtraf8008
      @lawtraf8008 2 года назад

      @@miguelpadeiro762 People who are not literally Nazi sympathizers, We are so rare right ?

    • @ChapaNDJ
      @ChapaNDJ 2 года назад

      @@lawtraf8008 stay the fuck away.

  • @atomicwest995
    @atomicwest995 2 года назад +192

    I was a missionary in Córdoba Argentina for two years. One of my areas was Villa General Belgrano. It was a little German town, like a mini version of Bariloche. There were rumors of Nazis back in the day that settled it, but now it’s just a beautiful tourist town. I loved it.

    • @marceloobregon8513
      @marceloobregon8513 Год назад +2

      Do you know the history of the name "villa gral Belgrano"?

    • @leandrotami
      @leandrotami Год назад +1

      It's more than a rumor. The crew from the Graf Spee that was sunk during the battle of the River Plate ended up living in that area. The captain killed himself in Buenos Aires. I don't really know what they would have expected us to do? Execute them? Jail them? We weren't officially at war. Their ridiculous beliefs eventually were watered down with the following generations.

    • @facundorivas4632
      @facundorivas4632 Год назад +5

      been there and heard only german in a little beer shop while having a strudel, what a cool place

    • @milu295
      @milu295 Год назад +1

      They came to our land, pissed and burned our flag and, on top of it, they built Villa General Belgrano. Btw, my favorite place in Córdoba. I'm planning on retiring there.

    • @FABEEize
      @FABEEize 9 месяцев назад +3

      During the 1940s the town had an important boost with the arrival at the site of 125 crew members of the German armored ship Admiral Graf Spee. Most of the sailors belonged to the ship's technical staff, with which they mastered a wide range of trades.

  • @MessyTimes
    @MessyTimes 8 месяцев назад

    Well done, interesting and well paced. Thanks,

  • @johncarlo2630
    @johncarlo2630 Месяц назад

    I really enjoyed this video, well done 👍

  • @ramiro6687
    @ramiro6687 2 года назад +632

    I'm Argentinian and i didn't know a lot of stuff that you talked about in the video, i've never been to bariloche and it was really nice learning stuff from other parts of my country. Also i'd like to thank you for not picturing all of the Argentinians who live in Bariloche as Nazis because i know that a lot of people from around the world see Argentina only as a Nazi refugee place or a country where nazi culture affected a lot, when the nazi culture isn't really alive and the nazis for what i know tried to lay low in the country. In Argentina you would find the same amount of Neonazis that you would expect to find anywhere in the world (very few and sick people) really like your channel! (sorry for any english errors)

    • @elijahtk3893
      @elijahtk3893 2 года назад +50

      Your English is quite good. I wish I could likewise speak Spanish. Blessings from Africa.

    • @sahilprashar567
      @sahilprashar567 2 года назад +24

      no English errors. You have given detailed information

    • @increiblepelotudo
      @increiblepelotudo 2 года назад +5

      Gracias a los alemanes, el Pulqui se armó.

    • @rtservice6858
      @rtservice6858 2 года назад +1

      Why do you keep the Nazis there?

    • @wilson42cc
      @wilson42cc 2 года назад

      I think people are still thinking of the nazis , In the context where did they hide all the so called money ,,or spend all their money ,,if there was any money that they escape with,,it’s not so much that they escaped , but a lot of people still think there’s a big money trial,,

  • @hifive7366
    @hifive7366 2 года назад +410

    As far as I know, being an argentinian myself, you can find the german DNA heritage mostly in the mesopotamic provinces that are in the north east of the country (Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos). Bariloche is a small city in a southern province called Río Negro, but yes, it is predominantly german and swiss, and has very good chocolates too.

    • @dreamymaxxx3394
      @dreamymaxxx3394 2 года назад +34

      Hhahaha it is not predominantly german. As the lady said, theyre all dead, they barely bred

    • @omiluna7362
      @omiluna7362 2 года назад +41

      They are all mixed, "mestizos" all over Argentina, even the early immigrants were mixed.
      There was NEVER pure breed in this continent.
      Not even USA has pure breed.

    • @dreamymaxxx3394
      @dreamymaxxx3394 2 года назад +2

      @Lu M its full of exotic people like you

    • @lucianboar3489
      @lucianboar3489 2 года назад +19

      @@dreamymaxxx3394 she meant German speakers, not German people. Like in the US, about 2% of people with German ancestry still speak German.

    • @dreamymaxxx3394
      @dreamymaxxx3394 2 года назад +2

      @@lucianboar3489 Same thing

  • @NitayNostrasifu
    @NitayNostrasifu Год назад +12

    Argentina is such a fascinating place

  • @Logos8
    @Logos8 Год назад +12

    I like how he formed his own little fellowship during the adventure.

  • @TubularToob
    @TubularToob 2 года назад +500

    I always learned in history class about Nazis fleeing to Argentina after WWII, but never knew any more detail. Thanks for exploring this area and educating us - hopefully this can stay monetized lol

    • @dellingson4833
      @dellingson4833 2 года назад +10

      Flee communism or die.

    • @mrleafbeef634
      @mrleafbeef634 2 года назад +21

      @@dellingson4833 communism is an idea. What people are afraid of is authoritarians..

    • @lukecole5056
      @lukecole5056 2 года назад +61

      Funny fact... around 5000 nazis fled to Argentina and around 10000 nazis fled to the USA. Ironically, everyone around the world is taught that most of the Nazis went to Argentina. I mean... a Nazi got "America" to the moon

    • @yojelsonrc
      @yojelsonrc 2 года назад +19

      @@lukecole5056 right ? And i know a bunch of them went to south Brazil

    • @71kimg
      @71kimg 2 года назад +9

      @@lukecole5056 and a lot of Germans fled to Argentina during nazism (including Jews)

  • @stefanogizzler
    @stefanogizzler 2 года назад +26

    That's a fantastic tourist destination there!! Looks all brightened up with a lovely beach!! You have done well Sabbatical, keep going dude!!

  • @PoisonelleMisty4311
    @PoisonelleMisty4311 5 месяцев назад

    Kudos for shedding light on these absorbing tales

  • @youtubeisgaydotcom
    @youtubeisgaydotcom Год назад +1

    thanks had a great time watching

  • @bradbugado4814
    @bradbugado4814 2 года назад +25

    Really like this guy’s vids. Informative, interesting, not corny, and educational. Keep up the good work. Aloha. 🤙🏽

  • @andrewgooden1009
    @andrewgooden1009 2 года назад +26

    Thank you, Tommy, this is a magnificent video, and I enjoyed it. What makes you the best RUclipsr on this platform is the ease with how you communicate to your viewers. Your communication is smooth and very direct. I extend my gratitude for giving me enlightenment on Argentina's history. I shall add Argentina to my list of places to visit. Cheers!

    • @hernanjurado2101
      @hernanjurado2101 2 года назад +3

      HOLA Y TE VA A GUSTAR MUCHO HAY DIFERENTES CLIMAS Y MUCHOS PAISAJES ,TAMBIEN DIFERENTES COMIDAS .

    • @andrewgooden1009
      @andrewgooden1009 2 года назад

      Gracias Hernan Jurado, he estado en Panamá y me encantó la gente, la cultura, la historia y más. Entonces, según mi investigación, Argentina será mi próximo viaje a América Latina y, con suerte, los encontraré allí. ¡Salud!

  • @rosieposie6532
    @rosieposie6532 Год назад +8

    As a British (English) person, it was one of the things we were taught in school (History): that German Nazis/SS fled to Argentina.

    • @terrybarnes5266
      @terrybarnes5266 3 месяца назад +3

      Did they also teach you that it was British intelligence that actually facilitated the transportation of 1000s of SS war criminals to the Americas?

  • @mickmarshall9254
    @mickmarshall9254 8 месяцев назад

    Wow, what a video! Thanks

  • @Just.A.T-Rex
    @Just.A.T-Rex 2 года назад +5

    Thank you for being you and putting out only top tier content. Stay safe, be well. We will all be waiting for the next one!

  • @frostback8160
    @frostback8160 2 года назад +30

    Speaking the language of the locals really makes the videos that much more interesting thanks!

    • @fleisbester612
      @fleisbester612 2 года назад

      Most people in the US learn Spanish, so probably it wasn't a big deal for him...

    • @vchandrashekar3653
      @vchandrashekar3653 2 года назад +1

      It's not the language of the locals, it's Spanish. Wonder where the retail locals are. Probably decimated by the Spanish a few centuries ago.

    • @Espectador666
      @Espectador666 2 года назад +4

      @@vchandrashekar3653 Now it's the locals. Deal with it.

    • @MrLaizard
      @MrLaizard 2 года назад +1

      @@d.williams3980 Argentinian Castilian (Rioplatense) has been way more influenced by Venetian; Ligurian and Lombardic dialects than fiom Neapolitan

    • @wololeiro2364
      @wololeiro2364 Год назад

      @@vchandrashekar3653 locals mixed with them

  • @Florida_Public_Interviews
    @Florida_Public_Interviews 7 месяцев назад

    Great video ❤

  • @kamilebrahimoff3589
    @kamilebrahimoff3589 Год назад

    Great video, thanks

  • @GrowWithHarriet
    @GrowWithHarriet 2 года назад +69

    Wow this guys sound so interesting and I love their attitude and vibes Tommy you are doing good RUclips won’t demonetize your video sending Love from Uganda 🇺🇬

    • @JG-id5vi
      @JG-id5vi 2 года назад +3

      We miss watching him in Uganda as well!

    • @GrowWithHarriet
      @GrowWithHarriet 2 года назад

      @@JG-id5vi that’s true

  • @WazigeLogica
    @WazigeLogica 2 года назад +8

    Thank you Sabbatical. Eventhough it isn't all that elaborate it is a thought- provoking video and I enjoyed it, many thanks!

  • @tillitrueheart971
    @tillitrueheart971 6 месяцев назад

    Just found your channel and really well done, enjoyed and learned a lot. Thx!!!

  • @azanseq
    @azanseq Месяц назад +2

    My grandfather is from Jovita, Córdoba, in Argentina. And he told me he went to a marriage party of a german old man and he saw a man identical to Hitler there. The man was also being investigated until he disappeared.

  • @observer74
    @observer74 2 года назад +144

    Crazy how much this region resembles the area around Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada-both the lake and the towns. Great video as always. Stay safe.

    • @waitingforapril
      @waitingforapril 2 года назад +12

      It is a cooler climate though. Famous for skiiing in season.

    • @Zombie-lp8bx
      @Zombie-lp8bx 2 года назад +8

      @@waitingforapril you can ski at Lake Tahoe as well, it’s cold enough that the lake freezes over in winter.

    • @waitingforapril
      @waitingforapril 2 года назад

      @@Zombie-lp8bx did not know that, living in the northeast. Thanks!

    • @SMoore-vj7bt
      @SMoore-vj7bt 2 года назад

      Really?I’m American but haven’t visited Lake Tahoe. I was in NV recently but only from Salt Lake city down to Las Vegas.

    • @observer74
      @observer74 2 года назад +11

      @@SMoore-vj7bt Absolutely. The majority of Nevada is desert, as you saw in Vegas. However, in northern central Nevada, along the California border, there are alpine forests surrounding Lake Tahoe- which is shared by both states. There are a number of towns on the lake that have a similar alpine vibe. It’s a pretty magical place.

  • @jamie7138
    @jamie7138 2 года назад +22

    Incredible videos mate. Gained a fan from scotland. Would be cool to do more history style, was really entertaining

  • @towhomitmayconcern...1172
    @towhomitmayconcern...1172 6 месяцев назад +2

    As a german myself i find your format of approaching these people very interesting. It gives us a quite new perspective on this "germans in argentinia" topic. Thanks a lot, keep up your good work.

  • @WhiteWolfBlackStar
    @WhiteWolfBlackStar Год назад

    You have a rare talent, my friend. This was a fascinating video! I hope to visit Bariloche one day, I've had a few friends recommend the place, and you hit in what would be our Spring Break on top of it 😎 I guess let this be a lesson, if you get drafted into a war, THIS could happen to anybody.

  • @muhydinaden552
    @muhydinaden552 2 года назад +59

    One of your best just full of knowledge about German immigrants in Argentina after WW2 I'd love to see more content about such interesting topics & the impact it has on concerned parties .....and the land , water bodies are just breathtaking to see quite refreshing.

  • @MBhat001
    @MBhat001 2 года назад +4

    Fantastic vlog sabbatical. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

  • @athanstreitz9178
    @athanstreitz9178 Год назад

    Thank you for a nice tour.

  • @Fragmad123
    @Fragmad123 2 месяца назад

    Very interesting video!

  • @rf-fj8uw
    @rf-fj8uw 2 года назад +6

    Awesome video, as always. I was there just as the pandemic was starting. The entire area is amazing, especially the drive to Villa La Angostura & San Martin de los Andes.
    Looking forward to your next upload. Abrazo!

  • @Nico-jp2yy
    @Nico-jp2yy 2 года назад +6

    Well done, it is pleasing to hear you tell the story in a relaxed and easy understandeble way... thank you very much!!!!!

  • @alenelevin1757
    @alenelevin1757 Год назад

    First time catching this. Awesome.

  • @Anahi_77
    @Anahi_77 Месяц назад

    Thankyou for this. I have always been fascinated about the history of Germany in Argentina. My parents took my brother and I to Bariloché when I was about 4 or 5 and I have very vivid memories of seeing the swiss influence houses and a lot of Saint Bernard dogs everywhere. It was so beautiful...
    I hope to visit again one day.
    ✨❤️✨🇦🇷✨🙏🏽✨

  • @johnnymann5679
    @johnnymann5679 2 года назад +5

    Amazing video! Thank you for the content. Bariloche has been on the bucket list for a long time, and still is. You should continue the Argentina/Nazi theme vids, great content.

  • @AlexandreSilva-kc6kc
    @AlexandreSilva-kc6kc Год назад +8

    The landscape is so beautiful.

  • @gonzalobarrogil4246
    @gonzalobarrogil4246 25 дней назад

    This is a very good example of journalism.

  • @sohammondal406
    @sohammondal406 11 месяцев назад

    Keep up your good work.

  • @ZeekmanEats
    @ZeekmanEats 2 года назад +6

    What a great video! Your knowledge of the area is what makes this video amazing

  • @JohnSmith-xh5gr
    @JohnSmith-xh5gr 2 года назад +3

    Your videos are the best thing on RUclips!! Very interesting and informative, you're a very lucky man Tommy! Safe travels ✌️

  • @JonnyBeoulve
    @JonnyBeoulve Месяц назад

    This video is fascinating.

  • @pierre931
    @pierre931 6 месяцев назад

    thankyou for your interesting video

  • @skeptick6513
    @skeptick6513 2 года назад +15

    My wifes uncle lived in bariloche for many years, we visited a number of times, its a fantastically beautiful place and i highly recommend it as a destination.

  • @greybeard5774
    @greybeard5774 2 года назад +9

    What a beautiful place with such fascinating history .. I'm impressed about your knowledge and good will to learn about the places you visit and share it with others .. it's so rare nowadays!
    Thanks for another great tour .. the German bunker was the cherry on the cake of course !! 👍👍

  • @ivywoodxrecords
    @ivywoodxrecords Месяц назад

    Nice vids dude! 🤘 Solid af

  • @RodrigoPalma700
    @RodrigoPalma700 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @charliewilliams5217
    @charliewilliams5217 2 года назад +5

    Another fantastically interesting video, easily the best travel vlogger, keep it up mate

  • @guillelazza
    @guillelazza 2 года назад +56

    I don't know if you left Bariloche already but you may wanna search for El proyecto Huemul and the secret intent of a fusion reactor. Its located on an island in a lake, i believe its only accesible by watercraft of any sort. I've seen people do it by kayak.

    • @rogeriopenna9014
      @rogeriopenna9014 2 года назад +1

      Why would a fusion reactor be a secret project?

    • @guillelazza
      @guillelazza 2 года назад +9

      @@rogeriopenna9014 Because Peron (the president at the time) made a pack with the nazis that seeked refuge. The Argentinian government helped them evade justice and in return their scientists would put to the test their ideas for a 0% waste energy source, which if proven successful would put us back in the path to become a global power

    • @rogeriopenna9014
      @rogeriopenna9014 2 года назад +3

      @@guillelazza zero radioactive waste you mean.
      Radioactive waste however is not a real problem.
      A much major problem is uranium reserves for nuclear power plants. Even worse is tech fur enriching uranium. But the German scientists could help with that.

    • @jere87
      @jere87 2 года назад +3

      @@rogeriopenna9014 they were trying to do what China and other countries are doing these days. The so-called 'sun in earth'.

    • @rogeriopenna9014
      @rogeriopenna9014 2 года назад

      @@jere87 I know very well what fusion power is. I participate of internet forums where Fusion is the main subject, like Talk Polywell forums (Polywell being a fusion design from Bussard, which however failed to materialize (yet) due to lack of funding).
      But fusion is not necessarily cheap nor is there reason to do it SECRETLY. That's the question.
      With fission, when you enrich uranium, you might get WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM. For nuclear bombs.
      But fusion? Why secret?
      ps: a fusion bomb is something completely different. But it depends on FISSION bomb... because it's the fission explosion which serves as a trigger to enable fusion.

  • @Sunshine-uz4cx
    @Sunshine-uz4cx 8 месяцев назад +1

    Tommy, You unbelievable!!! Any country you , you speak their language as local!!!
    This is unreal!!
    You amazing man!!

  • @Bowhunterohio
    @Bowhunterohio Год назад +21

    My Grandpa moved to the US from Düsseldorf right after WWI. He had 6 brothers that were killed in Germany during the war. What’s crazy is by the time he was in his 20’s the US entered WWII. He fought against his fatherland and was part of the 7th armored division. He talked very little of the war and would tear up when he talked of the time they went through Düsseldorf and seen the destruction of his child hood home. He said he helped with translation while in the Army. I have tons of pictures of my grandpa going through the Ardennes during the battle of the bulge. I one day hope to visit my family in Düsseldorf. My Dad told me that we have family that went to Argentina after WWII but he said he don’t know their names. My dad talked of them living in a German town in Argentina. He can’t tell me the name of the town of who they are but one day I hope to find out.

    • @susan5333
      @susan5333 Год назад +3

      Take a DNA TEST U COULD FIND YOUR RELATIVES

    • @Bowhunterohio
      @Bowhunterohio Год назад +2

      @@susan5333 I actually have. It told me what part my family came from and showed I think 85% Germanic Europe then a small percentage from Switzerland, Sweden, and then a percentage that said Western Europe which showed Germany in the map. Names came up but it mostly showed Americans that was like 7x removed cousins or whatever. Lol. I even had one guy that came up from somewhere in the Middle East that looked middle eastern and had my last name spelled in the old way before my family moved to the US. It’s weird my last name changed spellings 4x since leaving Germany. I’ve had better luck though with my wife doing my ancestry than the company ancestry that we sent our DNA to. My wife doing my ancestry is how we found out about all my grandpas brothers dying in the war. It’s crazy.

    • @max0007
      @max0007 Год назад +3

      Interesting! Im from Düsseldorf and you can still find a lot of "old" fashioned places in the oldtown of Düsseldorf. Unfortunately Düsseldorf was destroyed a lot in the last months of war. A lot of bombings, because it was an Industry Hub. My neighbor is an old Argentinian/ German . Last time I asked him a little bit about Argentina, he said he grew up with 800 Nazis in Bariloche and his parents (dutch and german) went to bariloche after WW II. When he was 20 he left back to Germany.

    • @Bowhunterohio
      @Bowhunterohio Год назад +1

      @@max0007 I plan on visiting within
      The next couple years. Düsseldorf, Bottrop, Kirchellen that is in or around Nordrhein Westfalen and Hamborn, Duisburg Deutschland is where they all are around. KleineBreil is the last name. It would be funny if you you knew some. Either way I would love to move to Deutschland because the US is just getting worse. Everything here has become about politics. There is so much corruption that this country is not what it used to be. It’s all about money here. It’s said when you live in a country that is supposed to be so great yet have so many homeless people living on the streets. Banks will take your home if you miss 1 or 2 payments. If you miss a child support payment 2x then it’s on your credit which prevents you from buying anything regardless if you been paying for 13 years on time. It’s not safe for kids to go to schools. This country is spiraling out of control. Look what our president done to Germany by blowing Nordstream. If even just come out that our government is spying on our NATO allies. It’s not good and they are talking about being at war with China in the next 2 years. If that happens then most likely I will be packing up and moving to Deutschland.

    • @max0007
      @max0007 Год назад +2

      @@Bowhunterohio Yeah you should visit your roots. Itll be probably a pretty cool experience. All those towns you mentioned are in a 30 min radius from Düsseldorf. So you can easily visit all places in a short period. But I can tell you, Düsseldorf is by far the nicest of those. Duisburg is nowadays a dump. Comparable to Detroit. A lot of crime, empty houses, no work etc. I studied in Duisburg, the train ride from Düsseldorf to Duisburg is only 20 Min, but it feels like youre going to a different country. So dont expect too much of Germany. There are still nice places, especially in the south, but you see in the past years how Germany loses a lot of economical strenghts, a lot of illegal immigration and crime is rising. My godmother is from South Carolina, I studied a year in Orange County, Fullerton CA and my wifes mother lives in Orlando. I actually even worked for a bit in the US-Consulate in Düsseldorf. So Im close to the USA for a long time but I also realized that the USA is for the past years on a decline. However, the same is happening to Germany. Therefore places like Bariloche look actually pretty nice, clean and quiet.