Did you know that HitLER was actually Not at all on the battlefield during WW2 nor anywhere in some decisionMaker position Locally where crimes were committed ? Did you know that he was supposed to reINCArnate as the HeaLER on this earth, but they STOLE such SPIRITUAL wealth from him and presented him as the totally opposite by themselves being those who are writing his BOOK OF LIES , instead of letting himself write his own personal BOOK OF LIFE ?
@@neftalivazquez9268 Danish Primeminister Mette Frederiksen under Queen Margareth2 , just 1 decade ago legalized Arbeit Macht Frei jobcenters from where the citizens ill of cancer were forced to work until they die. No one from EU ever did something about it. Danish ministers under Queen Margareth2 were since 1970 and still today stealing other parents children, and no one from EU ever said a word about it.
It is amazing how it seems that all the energy has left him for good. When raising his right arm to accept all the greetings he barely gets it above shoulder height and it looks more like a twitch. Then when one considers that these videos were only showcasing the ˋbest´ moments of his visit, it is no wonder how the officers who met him were shocked by his state.
The closing days of the war both in Europe and in the Pacific are fascinating. So many things were happening. The Chief Officers of Yamato were photographed for the last time on April 5, 1945, two days before Operation Ten-Go, the Japanese last naval sortie. Rear Admiral Kosaku Ariga is shown seated in the center. He would go down with the battleship on April 7th.
To understand how that really unfolded, it's essential to read Tamaichi Hara's book, as he commanded the cruise Yahagi in Ten-Ichi-Go. Hara was responsible for the "Tokyo Express" and surface torpedo doctrine.
Mark felton, your historical shorts have always brightened my day and even more so today as a struggling college student. Even though this is a dark chapter in my life, I am grateful for you and other creators who constantly seek to better their viewers. Thank you.
Seek comfort and moments of diversion and pleasure in whatever you enjoy watching, reading or doing. And take care - there can always be good times ahead.
The castle no longer exists. It was blown up just after Hitlers visit by the retreating forces. The locals used the ruble, bricks etc to rebuild their homes. The last remnants were removed in 1970. Also I think Hitler looks remarkably well in his final front meeting.
My Buddy's Grandfather was boarding the train to take him to boot camp. The train pulled away from the station in Ann Arbor Mi. Suddenly stopped. Went backwards into the station. Suddenly his grandfather along with many others ran off the train. The war was over. So, the quartermaster told the draftees. Wait at home for further instructions. So ended my friends grandfather military service.
My uncle arrived in San Francisco from Navy boot came to meet the ship he had been assigned to. When the train pulled into the station everyone was partying in the streets. The Japanese had surrendered. He still shipped out but basically cruised around the Pacific for a year on a ship bringing people back from the war before the Navy decided they didn't need him anymore and discharged him in 1946.
Excellent Channels Dr. Felton. My father would have loved your channel. He was a WWII Disabled Army Vet. After returning to civilian life he attended university on the original Montgomery Bill which provided help with higher education. He majored in European History and studied WWII extensively through out his life. In 1992 he passed away at the age of 70 due to the injury he had received during the war. He was buried with full military honors . I am happy to report that I have carried on in the footsteps of my father and I am also a historian currently working on my MA in Modern European History. Thanks again for your excellent channel and work.😃👍👍❤️
It must have dawned on him how dire the situation was as he was leaving the front. With the lack of public visits from 1943 onwards, he just secluded himself receiving either good reports or negative reports with a positive spin. Upon seeing the ragged units and poor troop quality, it had to have sent chills down his spine
@@aceclash In reality, he was more angry at Steiner refusing to attack the Soviets. I seriously doubt that was the first time he realized the war was over. He just wanted to lay into his generals and blame them for everything that went wrong during the war
@@Mr.PoliticallyIncorrect Well, he was kinda right blaming the generals who modified Barbarossa. Drive to Caucasus was supposed to happen by 1941. Franz Halder changed the plans to Moscow. It's funny Soviets couldn't get hold of Halder who architected Barbarossa. Halder lived a decent honourable life after the war and pushed different narratives about the Eastern Front along with Manstein and others which became popular once the Cold War became mainstream and thus the "Clean Wehrmacht" stuff. AH was also right to declare war on the US. Germany was already in a war with the US by 1940. There is more chance of achieving your strategic goals by having direct confrontation with the belligerent than fighting an undeclared proxy war. It was about Battle of the Atlantic and securing the route as well as hoping Japan would keep the US occupied in the Pacific. But, US policy was always Germany First. Best US divisions fought in Europe, best US paras fought in Europe. The US wanted cross channel invasion in 1942. Even without Pearl Harbor and German declaration, the US would've entered Europe by 1943 and it's the same year the US entered Europe (Sicily campaign). Germany lost the war on resources (food, steel, oil) and numbers (soldiers, guns, ammunitions, tanks etc.)
@@intermilan9731 US policy was always Germany first, with or without Pearl Harbor. FDR wanted to enter Europe by 42. 1941 was just an official declaration, Germany was already in a state of war with the US by 1940. More chance of securing your routes and strategic points by having a direct fight than fighting an undeclared proxy war against someone who has put an embargo on you and blocked your routes as well as supplying your rivals. Also, Germany's policy was Drang Nach Osten. Germany needed the resources for its industries, economy and food crops for its population plus living space. More population and less resources and living space. Without war against the SU, it would've collapsed by 1942. Countries like Germany and Japan are still poor when it comes to natural resources. Having high tech factories and indutries means nothing if they don't get the necessary fuel, raw materials to produce and export those products. Hence, Nordstream 2. 1st Germany-Russia/SU oil pipeline was laid in 1964 which was just 19 years after ww2 and first gas pipeline was laid in 1973.
I don't disbelieve you, but it was Hitler's left hand that was affected and people commonly shake hands with the right be they dominantly left or right handed.
@@kidpagronprimsank05 there's no cure for Parkinson's. And there's 2 type main one makes you super depressed all the time, and minorly under 5% of Parkinson's will have no depression at all.
This channel is a goldmine for researching WWII and history in general. It's the most accurate i've ever heard. Most of the stories including this one i've never heard or was never told about in school. I knew about the visit outside the Führerbunker.. but not this one. I love that this unbiased and very objective with nothing left out. I'm german and i appreciate your whole channel! I'm more of a liberal guy myself. I can't stand extremes no matter left or right... that's why this is for me the best channel by far.
Amazing work again Mr. Felton. I've often wondered how many members of the German military after seeing Hitler on this tour to the front started making their exit plans right then and there. They had to have seen how unhealthy he was at that time and also realized the war was hopelessly lost.
From what i have read,by this point in time the german public knew the game was up..the military had their plans to surrender to the western allies..only the fanatics in the ss had any delusions that victory was possible
They surely knew the war was already lost, it is self-evident... The thing that strikes me is that Goebbels and Hitler actually had some genuine hope left for victory, because who cares about the morale of the troops if you know the war is lost? They really thought that they might lose due to poor morale when the Soviets were just 80 km's from the Fuhrer-bunker... That is the real madness, 2 men who had all the information to realize that nothing they did would matter for the result of the war, yet they thought that a visit to the front was imperative to keep up morale and have a chance at victory.....
@@MrTibbs12 Of course the July bomb plot was not much before this and that was proof that at least some high ranking officers wished to end the war early. I think you are right that, at this point, only the highest party members thought there was any real hope.
Actually, by 1945, any member of the German military who had been making exit plans likely weren't alive or there to see Hitler on that tour. After July 20 plot, the Wehrmacht commanders, Feldgendarmerie, SS and even Party officials had ensured that. Most remaining Germans, especially officers, were fighting out of spite, revenge or survivals, because they know they weren't going to be let off easy by the allies in this second war they started.
@@MsTommyknocker Based on the information presented by the media Putin was already so sick that he should've died sometime last year. Yet he's still alive and doing public appearances. Also remember news reports about Kim Yong-Un being in a vegetative state because of a failed operation and that his sister would take over in North Korea? That was in early 2020. The dude is still very much alive and active. News reports about world leaders in so called "enemy" countries should always be looked at with suspicion. So far from footage I've seen the 70 year old Putin he seems to be fine in terms of physical condition. With Biden on the other hand each time I see current footage from him I'm surprised he's still alive because he actually looks physically weak and it seems he doesn't even know where he is or what is going on around him.
It is the tyrants that want you to think Hitler is the tyrant. The average person, the young and the old, farmers, workers and children loved the Fuhrer. Teenagers from across the country flocked to his events with the Hitler Youth. What was achieved was amazing, the ideas and way of life was simple, friendly, healthy and without confusing garbage.
June 21st 1941 the war was still manageable. A day later it all changed. AH had no one else to blame even admitting in a secret taped audio while in Finland he underestimated the Soviets determination to fight as well as their tank production capabilities. He had dismissed the numbers from experts as folly while planning Barbarossa. This probably weighed the most on him and drove him to the brink mentally especially after the debacle at Stalingrad.
Truly, all he had to do was listen to his advisors. Hitler was incredibly stubborn and headstrong and while it benefit him at first, it was his downfall (good). To even go for Stalingrad was bizarre.
3:43. Fun fact. I lived in Berlin for some years and every time I took the U2 we would be passing the Mohrenstrasse station, which stands out among the subway stations. My girlfriend positively hated the vibe/the energy emanating from the place. She did not really understand why - till she heard that the brown marble slabs in the station actually came from the New Reich Chancellery!
Ever since I first came across the 3 part documentary series "the Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler," I've been fascinated with how Hitler appeared early in his Dictatorship, brimming with energy, giving the speeches he became both famous and infamous for his distinctive style of speaking. It (that documentary) talks about how people who see a leader as charismatic have their support sustained with success. July 1940 could be seen as the high point of Hitler's Dictatorship, as the Germans defeated the French in a matter of weeks, compared to 1914-18 the German Army was stuck in trenches ~100 miles north east of Paris and there was a huge celebration in Berlin to celebrate the defeat of the "old enemy," the French. Yet, when the successes stopped coming, beginning with the shortcomings of the invasion of the Soviet Union, plus his physical infirmities becoming harder to hide, Hitler sort of became a shadow figure, leaving the big speeches to Goebels, rarely speaking in public himself after 1943. A sign of the degeneration of the popularity of the Nazi regime was one of the German Civilians who lived through the war and was interviewed later by the BBC who reflected on the propaganda about Hitler: "It's always claimed that the Führer was sent by God. I don't doubt it, the Führer was sent by God, though not to save Germany but to ruin it,"
@Tired of War it's a nice thought, but sadly we'll never know for sure. Not only was Antisemitism wide spread even before Hitler came into power in Germany, but as Dr Felton has mentioned previously, the resentment at the Treaty of Versailles motivated those in charge of the German Armed Forces to covertly expand their numbers over a decade before Hitler became Chancellor. If Hitler hadn't existed, then the chances are someone else from Germany's Far Right would have stepped up instead
Look into it a little more, owd Addy Hits was on a mighty concoction of drugs, that combined with stress - mental illness are other factors to consider, although if you are feeling in any way similar to Hitler without a pre-existing conditions, you should probably see a doctor.
According to Hitler's secretary Trodle Jung, the atmosphere in the bunker in the final few weeks was artificial and extremely depressing as people pretended to be cheerful.
I didn't know that Hitler had visited the front that late in the war. Most surprisingly to me I was unaware that he was ever driven in a hard top vehicle. In every video and picture Hitler always seemed to be in his ubiquitous open top limousine. Thank you Dr. Felton for a video with many educational surprises.
He rode in an open top car to demonstrate strength and fearlessness, what he should have done is govern properly and not rule through division and hate filled nonsense.
"visited the front" is kind of an exagerration. he visited a castle well behind the front as typical political showmanship. visiting the front, to me, would've meant he was near the Oder river, close enough to hear bullets whizzing by.
Thanks for sharing your work, audio stories, and your books with me and the family. I can get a chance to see how it was for my Grandfather, Great Uncle's and the rest of the family who was in both theaters of the war. My Grandfather Didn't talk much about it because as a God fearing man he had a hard time of it and the Western front took a huge toll on him, from what I heard it was the killing and having to be forgiven for it that was the hardest on him. He was discharged early in '44. He came back home from the European theater and worked at the Butler county, PA. Pullman Standard/Bantam Jeep factory in my home town just about 20 miles away from where I am today. He and my neighbor made torpedoes till the end of the war and up until the late 40's early 50'!. I'm going to have to look into the Bantam plant being bought out by Pullman Standard of Chicago and he worked there until he retired from the Foreman job of the tool room and it was 1982 I believe. Thanks again for sharing your work with me and my family. Great evening to you Dr. Felton.
"Didn't talk much about it because as a God fearing man he had a hard time of it and the Western front took a huge toll on him, from what I heard it was the killing and having to be forgiven for it that was the hardest on him"- John Elliott. This I have heard and observed with many of the ww2 and Korean war vets I knew over the years. Some were profoundly hurt because of what they did and experienced in wartime situations. My own Dad, an MP who crossed the Atlantic several times guarding German and Italian POWS, went thru things in his head and heart that he never shared with us kids, but told Mom about. She related some of what he had told her after he passed. I heard similar stories and saw the pain in other family members who experienced the killing firsthand. A couple never returned and are still buried overseas... and I saw the pain of those they left behind. "WAR! What is it good for Absolutely nothing Listen to me WAR, it ain't nothing but a heart-breaker! WAR! it's got one friend That's the undertaker... Ooooh, war, has shattered Many a young mans dreams Made him disabled, bitter and mean... Life is much too short and precious To spend fighting wars these days! WAR can't give life It can only take it away..." Edwin Starr
Re: Hitler's declining health. Have you done a video on this topic? There are plenty of stories floating around, drug abuse, his doctor's quack health theories, overwork and stress, seem enough to have killed him. Did he have any illnesses outside of these self inflicted wounds? It would be good to have one of your concise presentations to sort it all out.
Blitzed by Norman Ohler is a really good deep dive into this topic. It explains the prevalence of methamphetamine in the military and society and into Hitler's medical records kept by Morrell
Just an AWESOME vid of the behind the scenes of what was happening prior to Nazi Germany's defeat. Fantastic archival n still photos. Truly a well researched presentation. As always looking forward to ur next upload. Peace
For those curious, my research shows that the photo taken at 11:00 in this video was not taken on the drive back to Berlin that day. Even in 2023 there is no divided highway with heavily forested edges along either of the two routes back to Berlin.
On Hitler's half-visit (after July 20th) to the Normandy front at the imploring of Feld-Marschall von Kluge, Raymond Cartier wrote : "Extravagant measures were taken to protect the life "of the Moloch who devoured so much human flesh." His plane was escorted by the whole surviving Luftwaffe. He stayed the night in a bunker at a V-1 launching pad before resuming the journey. But in the night a London-bound V-1 fizzled out & fell exploding not far from his bunkered billeting. Before the morning he was already on his way back after howling that he wouldn't give the traitors another opportunity of killing him. Well, he was Germany's Shirt of Nessus which removal demanded ripping German flesh to the bone.
He was probably still at full strength until 1941. He became drug dependent by 1942 and for the rest of his life. He was in hid mid 50's, trying to balance a heavy drug dependency with increasingly bad news from the Front. He had Dr. Morrell with him all the time.
Just another top drawer video produced by Prof. Felton. These historical, informative and highly entertaining videos make any and other history lessons look weak and pale. Thank You, Dr. Felton. We now rely on you to teach us….
@@PolakInHolland Yeah, that day in 5 october 1939 there was a plan to detonate bomb if he would drive in some part of Warsaw between parade and seeing Old Town and etc.
The exhaustion on Hitler's face is clearly visible when he is greeting all officers with Theordore Busse somewhere around the 10th of March 1945. I think this footage is at the Oder front. Note: i wrote this comment before i watched the complete video.
I can only imagine what was going through the heads of those Gauleiters during and after that reception, these were people who would have known Hitler for most of his career. Being able to see him go from this seemingly-invincible visionary to a shambling shadow of a man.
If the victor writes the history, what does that mean? And what are the possible disparities between "official" history being told by a historian on the winning side? Especially considering whatever is said must be compliant with youtube's censors, which is owned and controlled by you know who. This is a serious question that any serious and intellectually honest historian should be able to answer. And I'm not talking about this particular video. Just the larger story of Hitler, his motivations, his claims and the fairness and rationality of why he did what he did.
How mad it would have being to be on this journey as I get older I realise you think more of death as you age ,Hitler most have thought of better times and thought how has it came to this ? Great video mark
the state of Hitlers mental and physical fitness is discussed here intensively and what it ment for his visitors and people he met. But there is an interesting statement from one of his companions in the bunker. He or she remembers that a high- ranking officer arrived in the bunker and was very keen to tell Hitler the truth, persuading him to surrender. But he came back from his 4 eyes- talk with Hitler with new spirit and hope that this war could be won. What I want to express with this example. The mystery of Hitlers influence on men worked still until his last days.
Fascinating video, thanks. I didn't know about Hitler's physical debilitation. What you've described is classic Parkinsons. Blank staring 'mask' face, shuffling gait, hand tremor, drooling, stooped posture, depression, lack of verbal communication. What a shame an autopsy wasn't possible, it would have been so informative.
I'd be interested in knowing what specifically you think was wrong with Hitler by the end of the war. Personally, I go with the most depressing option; the war got to him. There are interesting parallels between Hitler at the end of WW2, and Hitler after WW1.
Of coure the war gping badly got to him, but his doctor pumped full of all kinds of drugs, and when he was in the bunker, it's not exactly healthy living to be underground all the time with no exercice! He went from a day dreamer to running the war all day every day. It all adds up. That's why I can't believe the tales that he escaped just to live a low key family life in Argentina!
In addition to delusional paranoia, Hitler’s doctor was regularly giving him narcotics - mostly cocaine and opioids. He likely became increasingly terrified about the war’s prospects, from the failure of the UK invasion, to Moscow, Stalingrad, North Africa, Italy, yet through all this bottled it up and presented himself as optimistic and faithful in the German Army. The 20 July plot was likely what finally broke him I think. The German economy, natural resource accessibility, and military capacity was being strained from the war’s beginning - despite the massive territorial gains they’d made, it was simply unsustainable. Hitler’s role was to maintain the facade of the unbreakable and powerful German Reich to the German people, and I can’t imagine that was easy to do mentally. He knew he couldn’t keep lying, and he knew that what the Nazis had done in the name of the German people would not remain hidden for much longer.
Noticeable in that footage at 10.25 that he was seated but everyone else was standing. He clearly hadn't got the strength to stand for long periods (the earlier version of Hitler would surely have remained standing).
If the Allies had known that Hitler had planned this trip would they have used fighter bombers to destroy his convoy and kill him? Or was he more useful alive?
always fascinated by this stage of the war, AH was an out of touch drug addict by this point but still went on with an iron grip on germany despite the walls closing in at an unstoppable speed
Indeed the Fuehrer was a drug addict. His personal physician, Theodor Morell, gave Hitler a wide variety of pills and injections that adversely affected his health.
@@shutup2751 yes he took medication I'm not saying that he did not but he knew what was coming can you imagine the stress of that ? Look either way it does not matter,the western world payed and is paying for that war ,Europeans real Europeans should never kill one another
@Dav serban he definitely would not have lived much longer ,his family all died young ,even the bomb in 44 affected him more than they said, it is at times hard to believe what really happened almost like if you wrote it in a movie it'd be far fetched
8:24 That's the Mercedes W31 which crossed the Atlantic after the war. It's seen in the opening montage of Hogan's Heroes, made an appearance in Star Trek and numerous World War II feature films.
I never once knew he really had neurological problems just like in the movie downfall! Thank you Mark Felton for these wonderful historic shots and descriptions.
Mark, I’ve followed your content for years. Today Will be the last time I see your amazing Chanel. Thanks, you made my life a little more tolerable with your videos. Farewell from chile
I think a really good video idea would be on the early days of the Nazi party and how it grew out of the German Worker’s party. I also think it would be really good to look at the SA and the Night of the Long Knives. It’s the episode in Nazi history between Hitler’s appointment as chancellor and the outbreak of WW2 I find the most interesting.
We are all equally German anyone outside of the collective is lesser. National Socialism is about equality inside the collective while regular Socialism is about being we're all equal no matter what.
With all the film and still shots of Hitler right at the end of the war, how were those films and photos saved? Did the photographers head over to the allied side after? Did the Soviets keep them and release them? It would be an interesting topic to follow to see how they were saved.
Interesting fact: one of David Irving's best known books ends with Hitler going to the front on board his armored train as the war begins... Now, thanks to Dr. Felton, I know it was exactly on Jan. 16 1945 that Hitler returned to Berlin, having realized that the war was lost.
Usually these types of comments have more likes, but I believe Dr. Felton commands too much respect and we actually enjoy hearing him reading his ads 😂😂👍🏼
Human's fascination with death knows no boundaries - all of these people appear suicidal, from common soldier to high command. But damn it, you can't dismiss their bravery and loyalty.
You can't help but wonder, sometimes, with the strict control over Hitler's movements and contacts and his rapid decline in health that someone had finally figured out a way to remove him, by slow poison. People have speculated on various diseases but I can't help but think he was being poisoned, especially once his contact was limited. Just one of those things we will never know.
Idk that whole idea gets shot up pretty badly. -Why not a faster acting poison? - would require constant exposure to risk of being cought/something going wrong - not guaranteed to have intended results - there's quite a few documented legitimate reasons for his condition And if he was being slowly poisoned then it's only logical to think a much deadlier and faster acting poison would have found its way to Hitler. I'm sure his list of enemies was quite long, there's some law out there that talks about "possiblities" something like if the door is open expect someone to walk through it. Meaning if the door is open to apply poison, then the possibility is open for a faster acting one.
I think this visit was more about restoring some of Hitler's morale rather than the German soldiers/people. We all remember what the early days of the pandemic were like, that's essentially what hitler's life was in 1945. So any excuse to leave the bunker and go do something was probably quite a relief for him. At this point in the war, besides the very small chance of being captured alive, he really had nothing to lose.
I think it's hard to make a neurological diagnosis if he was jacked up on speed. That alone can make your hand shake. Especially if you're also getting some kind of depressant at night to make you sleep.
@@davidjones332 True. But Elvis was at the forefront of social degeneration in America as the first "rockstar". And as that social degeneration evolved into the counterculture of the 1960's, then into the war between the sexes in the 70's, the advent of the single parent family in the 80's, the weak and insecure generation X'rs in the 90's, and the LGBT community values, CRT / race issues, currently...which are combining to bring down the nation called America...I'd say Elvis did a lot more damage than anyone realizes. And when America is finally gone, what's left of freedom everywhere else will also be gone. Hitler started a deadly seven year war...Elvis started a culture war that has been raging since 1957, and eventually the consequences will be just as dire.
I am a long time historian amateur of World War II this is the first time that I ever heard that Hitler actually went to the front near the end great job once again sir.
It's a remarkable thing to study insofar as human behavior. It seems so unbelievable to me that the people around Hitler, Bormann and Goebbels in particular, continued to maneuver themselves and gather power, as Mr. Felton says, right up to the end of the war. It would be like someone going through a lot of trouble to make themselves the CFO of a corporation that they knew was about to go bankrupt! What was the motivation for these guys??? It's just amazing to me that so few people didn't do more to try and save themselves, knowing what the inevitable end was going to be.
If one looks closely , one can observe certain grades of decline on a couple of present politicians as well. I believe, that doing evil things always takes it's toll in one way or another on those responsible.
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Did you know that HitLER was actually Not at all on the battlefield during WW2 nor anywhere in some decisionMaker position Locally where crimes were committed ?
Did you know that he was supposed to reINCArnate as the HeaLER on this earth, but they STOLE such SPIRITUAL wealth from him and presented him as the totally opposite by themselves being those who are writing his BOOK OF LIES , instead of letting himself write his own personal BOOK OF LIFE ?
15k views in 50 minutes. You've made your...Mark. 🤪
Hitler was really crazy and so evil he killed people like if their wasnt human thank god the Americans & Soviet union won the war
@@neftalivazquez9268 Danish Primeminister Mette Frederiksen under Queen Margareth2 , just 1 decade ago legalized Arbeit Macht Frei jobcenters from where the citizens ill of cancer were forced to work until they die. No one from EU ever did something about it.
Danish ministers under Queen Margareth2 were since 1970 and still today stealing other parents children, and no one from EU ever said a word about it.
the similarities with Zelenski..
Hitler didn't need to go to the Front in '45: the Front came to him...
Lol, it came to what was left of him.
Damn.... good one !
Ooooh. Brutal.
I think Colonel Hogan said the same think to Colonel Klink
Ohhh snap!
Technically he did visit the front throughout the week before he died.
He was the front😁
Or it visited him ...
Hitler was reliving his WW1 trench Bunker existence in the last days of the war.
@@machintelligence well said 😂
@@machintelligence This
It is amazing how it seems that all the energy has left him for good. When raising his right arm to accept all the greetings he barely gets it above shoulder height and it looks more like a twitch. Then when one considers that these videos were only showcasing the ˋbest´ moments of his visit, it is no wonder how the officers who met him were shocked by his state.
AH was allowed the sloppy salute. He reserved if for himself.
to be honest he always saluted like that to soldiers just a small raise of his arm,except maybe in parades or large gatherings infront of a crowd.
@@viraloracle5151yeah that is true. he’s allowed to do the bare minimum salute but other people must do the full salute of course
It's similar to Franklin Roosevelt's visual decline in 1944 and 1945.
He would have been extremely drugged up at this point. The literal devil
The closing days of the war both in Europe and in the Pacific are fascinating. So many things were happening. The Chief Officers of Yamato were photographed for the last time on April 5, 1945, two days before Operation Ten-Go, the Japanese last naval sortie. Rear Admiral Kosaku Ariga is shown seated in the center. He would go down with the battleship on April 7th.
You must have seen Europa the last battle to know all of this.
Wow that really is wicked ..
Roosevelt, Mussolini and Hitler all died within one month.
To understand how that really unfolded, it's essential to read Tamaichi Hara's book, as he commanded the cruise Yahagi in Ten-Ichi-Go. Hara was responsible for the "Tokyo Express" and surface torpedo doctrine.
Things aren't looking good when you only have to drive 90 minutes from Berlin to visit the front.
hahaha
or you can drive in 2 hours from the eastern to the western front
Stalin's drive to the front would have been shorter since the germans were only 30 km from moscow and russia and Stalin were saved by "general winter"
Saves on petrol, though.
@@bammeke76russia and stalin were saved by stiff Resistance
"Hitler's hand was flapping around like a dying fish" has got to be the best thing I've heard all week.
Made me laugh too. 😁
Also, was it Mark Felton or someone else who described Goebbels as "A skidmark of a human being" ?
That same Austrian Painter ran through entire Europe, remember that !!
Mark has a crazy love hate relationship with Hitler it seems 😂
10:05 for the audio
Massively over dramatized, but whatever makes ya happy I guess
Mark felton, your historical shorts have always brightened my day and even more so today as a struggling college student. Even though this is a dark chapter in my life, I am grateful for you and other creators who constantly seek to better their viewers. Thank you.
A warming love letter. Hope he takes you on a date soon!
Seek comfort and moments of diversion and pleasure in whatever you enjoy watching, reading or doing. And take care - there can always be good times ahead.
Can I ask why college is a dark chapter in your life?
This is next level ball gargling. Yikes.
@@WinkelmanSM-3 primarily due to the stress that comes with my major and doubts about whether or not I will succeed/enjoy it.
The castle no longer exists. It was blown up just after Hitlers visit by the retreating forces. The locals used the ruble, bricks etc to rebuild their homes. The last remnants were removed in 1970. Also I think Hitler looks remarkably well in his final front meeting.
Probably due to the stimulants his doctor administered.
funny how a russian ruble and castle ruble has different pronunciation...
@@uselessjoe funny how they’re spelt differently 😟
Hard to look "great" when the hordes of Communism are at the gates.
@@jasonh.8981 Rubble as opposed to ruble
My Buddy's Grandfather was boarding the train to take him to boot camp. The train pulled away from the station in Ann Arbor Mi. Suddenly stopped. Went backwards into the station. Suddenly his grandfather along with many others ran off the train. The war was over. So, the quartermaster told the draftees. Wait at home for further instructions. So ended my friends grandfather military service.
My uncle arrived in San Francisco from Navy boot came to meet the ship he had been assigned to. When the train pulled into the station everyone was partying in the streets. The Japanese had surrendered. He still shipped out but basically cruised around the Pacific for a year on a ship bringing people back from the war before the Navy decided they didn't need him anymore and discharged him in 1946.
He was lucky.
@@trevorn9381what a cruise!
Hats off to another superb video. Any serious student of World War II history should watch all of your videos. Many thanks!
Excellent Channels Dr. Felton. My father would have loved your channel. He was a WWII Disabled Army Vet. After returning to civilian life he attended university on the original Montgomery Bill which provided help with higher education. He majored in European History and studied WWII extensively through out his life. In 1992 he passed away at the age of 70 due to the injury he had received during the war. He was buried with full military honors . I am happy to report that I have carried on in the footsteps of my father and I am also a historian currently working on my MA in Modern European History. Thanks again for your excellent channel and work.😃👍👍❤️
It must have dawned on him how dire the situation was as he was leaving the front. With the lack of public visits from 1943 onwards, he just secluded himself receiving either good reports or negative reports with a positive spin. Upon seeing the ragged units and poor troop quality, it had to have sent chills down his spine
Hitler said ‘War is lost’ in 22nd April 1945.
He should have made peace with the Soviets. Or not declare war on the US. Make the two super powers fight each other. What a fool.
@@aceclash In reality, he was more angry at Steiner refusing to attack the Soviets. I seriously doubt that was the first time he realized the war was over. He just wanted to lay into his generals and blame them for everything that went wrong during the war
@@Mr.PoliticallyIncorrect Well, he was kinda right blaming the generals who modified Barbarossa. Drive to Caucasus was supposed to happen by 1941. Franz Halder changed the plans to Moscow. It's funny Soviets couldn't get hold of Halder who architected Barbarossa. Halder lived a decent honourable life after the war and pushed different narratives about the Eastern Front along with Manstein and others which became popular once the Cold War became mainstream and thus the "Clean Wehrmacht" stuff. AH was also right to declare war on the US. Germany was already in a war with the US by 1940. There is more chance of achieving your strategic goals by having direct confrontation with the belligerent than fighting an undeclared proxy war. It was about Battle of the Atlantic and securing the route as well as hoping Japan would keep the US occupied in the Pacific. But, US policy was always Germany First. Best US divisions fought in Europe, best US paras fought in Europe. The US wanted cross channel invasion in 1942. Even without Pearl Harbor and German declaration, the US would've entered Europe by 1943 and it's the same year the US entered Europe (Sicily campaign).
Germany lost the war on resources (food, steel, oil) and numbers (soldiers, guns, ammunitions, tanks etc.)
@@intermilan9731 US policy was always Germany first, with or without Pearl Harbor. FDR wanted to enter Europe by 42. 1941 was just an official declaration, Germany was already in a state of war with the US by 1940. More chance of securing your routes and strategic points by having a direct fight than fighting an undeclared proxy war against someone who has put an embargo on you and blocked your routes as well as supplying your rivals. Also, Germany's policy was Drang Nach Osten. Germany needed the resources for its industries, economy and food crops for its population plus living space. More population and less resources and living space. Without war against the SU, it would've collapsed by 1942. Countries like Germany and Japan are still poor when it comes to natural resources. Having high tech factories and indutries means nothing if they don't get the necessary fuel, raw materials to produce and export those products. Hence, Nordstream 2. 1st Germany-Russia/SU oil pipeline was laid in 1964 which was just 19 years after ww2 and first gas pipeline was laid in 1973.
Gen. Theodor Busse was my granduncle. Once he says that hitlers trembling hand was so bad, that he had to try three times to shake his hand.
I don't disbelieve you, but it was Hitler's left hand that was affected and people commonly shake hands with the right be they dominantly left or right handed.
@@johnhenderson7941 Hitler had Parkinson disease which actually 20 July somewhat heal it before it came back
I smell bullshit
@@kidpagronprimsank05 there's no cure for Parkinson's.
And there's 2 type main one makes you super depressed all the time, and minorly under 5% of Parkinson's will have no depression at all.
Glad that your granduncle escaped Htlers wrath and survived the war . Gen Guderian stood up for your relative in the last days
This channel is a goldmine for researching WWII and history in general. It's the most accurate i've ever heard. Most of the stories including this one i've never heard or was never told about in school. I knew about the visit outside the Führerbunker.. but not this one. I love that this unbiased and very objective with nothing left out. I'm german and i appreciate your whole channel! I'm more of a liberal guy myself. I can't stand extremes no matter left or right... that's why this is for me the best channel by far.
I don’t suppose his car driver made a “well at least the trips are getting shorter sir!” jokes
Amazing work again Mr. Felton. I've often wondered how many members of the German military after seeing Hitler on this tour to the front started making their exit plans right then and there. They had to have seen how unhealthy he was at that time and also realized the war was hopelessly lost.
From what i have read,by this point in time the german public knew the game was up..the military had their plans to surrender to the western allies..only the fanatics in the ss had any delusions that victory was possible
They surely knew the war was already lost, it is self-evident... The thing that strikes me is that Goebbels and Hitler actually had some genuine hope left for victory, because who cares about the morale of the troops if you know the war is lost? They really thought that they might lose due to poor morale when the Soviets were just 80 km's from the Fuhrer-bunker... That is the real madness, 2 men who had all the information to realize that nothing they did would matter for the result of the war, yet they thought that a visit to the front was imperative to keep up morale and have a chance at victory.....
@@Kholdaimon for them,it a war to their death..even that beady eyed creep himmler had seen it was over..hitler was on speed and delusional
@@MrTibbs12 Of course the July bomb plot was not much before this and that was proof that at least some high ranking officers wished to end the war early. I think you are right that, at this point, only the highest party members thought there was any real hope.
Actually, by 1945, any member of the German military who had been making exit plans likely weren't alive or there to see Hitler on that tour. After July 20 plot, the Wehrmacht commanders, Feldgendarmerie, SS and even Party officials had ensured that. Most remaining Germans, especially officers, were fighting out of spite, revenge or survivals, because they know they weren't going to be let off easy by the allies in this second war they started.
Thank you for your excellent work, Mr Felton. Always manage to tell compelling historical stories so concisely.
Thank you for the massive amount of leg work it takes to research this! So much of this history is lost on my generation.
The stage management of the weaknesses of a tyrant is really fascinating.... continues to this day in the modern world.
Uncle Joe comes to mind.
@@slavabtomat No Boris. Stalin has been dead for a long time, but I understand your love for him... be careful or they'll send your ass to Ukraine.
@@MsTommyknocker Based on the information presented by the media Putin was already so sick that he should've died sometime last year. Yet he's still alive and doing public appearances.
Also remember news reports about Kim Yong-Un being in a vegetative state because of a failed operation and that his sister would take over in North Korea? That was in early 2020. The dude is still very much alive and active. News reports about world leaders in so called "enemy" countries should always be looked at with suspicion.
So far from footage I've seen the 70 year old Putin he seems to be fine in terms of physical condition. With Biden on the other hand each time I see current footage from him I'm surprised he's still alive because he actually looks physically weak and it seems he doesn't even know where he is or what is going on around him.
Take a look at Biden, nothing has changed
It is the tyrants that want you to think Hitler is the tyrant. The average person, the young and the old, farmers, workers and children loved the Fuhrer. Teenagers from across the country flocked to his events with the Hitler Youth.
What was achieved was amazing, the ideas and way of life was simple, friendly, healthy and without confusing garbage.
Mark deserves every single subscriber he has. His job is amazing.
How I wish I could have you for my history teacher in school, Dr. Felton. No matter, you're teaching this 60 year old with each video. Thank you!
I knew nothing of his last visit to a front. Excellent episode. As always.
June 21st 1941 the war was still manageable. A day later it all changed.
AH had no one else to blame even admitting in a secret taped audio while in Finland he underestimated the Soviets determination to fight as well as their tank production capabilities. He had dismissed the numbers from experts as folly while planning Barbarossa. This probably weighed the most on him and drove him to the brink mentally especially after the debacle at Stalingrad.
Imagine if Hitler and Stalin had truly joined forces. With either an allied or axis win, the world would be a monumentally different place.
Paulus, during the planning (i think including professional wargames called kreigspeil) said that Stalingrad couldn't be practically held.
Truly, all he had to do was listen to his advisors. Hitler was incredibly stubborn and headstrong and while it benefit him at first, it was his downfall (good). To even go for Stalingrad was bizarre.
@@smothdude many of Hitler's general's were in favor of Barbarossa.
Everything needed had been attained by this mongrel force. And then they decided to raid the ice box.
3:43. Fun fact. I lived in Berlin for some years and every time I took the U2 we would be passing the Mohrenstrasse station, which stands out among the subway stations. My girlfriend positively hated the vibe/the energy emanating from the place. She did not really understand why - till she heard that the brown marble slabs in the station actually came from the New Reich Chancellery!
Or your woman friend was a bit claustrophobic.
Thank you for such consistently amazing content that is rarely discussed but is still absolutely fascinating!
You are spot on with this comment.👍
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1:00 that uninterest of the guy saluting in the back right after Hitler passes :D He knew it was over when he saw him :D
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Ironic .it was over. And your watching Hitler now
This comment needs to be pinned for brighting my day
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Deserves more likes. I didn't even notice.
Ever since I first came across the 3 part documentary series "the Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler," I've been fascinated with how Hitler appeared early in his Dictatorship, brimming with energy, giving the speeches he became both famous and infamous for his distinctive style of speaking. It (that documentary) talks about how people who see a leader as charismatic have their support sustained with success. July 1940 could be seen as the high point of Hitler's Dictatorship, as the Germans defeated the French in a matter of weeks, compared to 1914-18 the German Army was stuck in trenches ~100 miles north east of Paris and there was a huge celebration in Berlin to celebrate the defeat of the "old enemy," the French.
Yet, when the successes stopped coming, beginning with the shortcomings of the invasion of the Soviet Union, plus his physical infirmities becoming harder to hide, Hitler sort of became a shadow figure, leaving the big speeches to Goebels, rarely speaking in public himself after 1943.
A sign of the degeneration of the popularity of the Nazi regime was one of the German Civilians who lived through the war and was interviewed later by the BBC who reflected on the propaganda about Hitler:
"It's always claimed that the Führer was sent by God. I don't doubt it, the Führer was sent by God, though not to save Germany but to ruin it,"
I had bright, strong energy when I first got married and it slowly turned shambolic and dottering as more and more time went by…
@Tired of War it's a nice thought, but sadly we'll never know for sure. Not only was Antisemitism wide spread even before Hitler came into power in Germany, but as Dr Felton has mentioned previously, the resentment at the Treaty of Versailles motivated those in charge of the German Armed Forces to covertly expand their numbers over a decade before Hitler became Chancellor. If Hitler hadn't existed, then the chances are someone else from Germany's Far Right would have stepped up instead
do you know who engendered the Weimar republic for the people to accept a dictator in the first place?
@@tiredofwar988the universe works in very interesting ways, everything in the universe has a cause and an effect
@@edt8535 LOL!
Another gem of a video thanks Mark. I love the the little details in these stories
As always, I look forward to your videos. This video answered many of the health questions I had. Many thanks and Cheers to 2023.
Look into it a little more, owd Addy Hits was on a mighty concoction of drugs, that combined with stress - mental illness are other factors to consider, although if you are feeling in any way similar to Hitler without a pre-existing conditions, you should probably see a doctor.
Thank you Professor Felton!!!! Been patiently waiting for your next release.
Well done sir!!
You just dont know what type of quality subject matter Mark Felton will do next!
Amazing video as always mark! Thank you for all you do. I can't wait for the next one!
Often learn new words from Mark - Today's word.. "Shambolic". Fantastic presentation - as always. My absolute favorite WWll Historian.
How many of our Men Died to Stop the Nazis. Dad served with Patton. 82 Airborne
And for what?
@@unclemonster48 Liberty and more.
@@unclemonster48 To Stop a Regium that murdered millions of People. We have a Regium here that must be Stopped
@@BROKEN-PILOT With out Freedom of Speech We wouldn't know Who the Idiots are 🇺🇸
According to Hitler's secretary Trodle Jung, the atmosphere in the bunker in the final few weeks was artificial and extremely depressing as people pretended to be cheerful.
The film Downfall is based on some of her accounts
@@AutomatedPersonellUnit_3947 True!
I'd imagine it was! They all knew by that stage it was all over.
@@AutomatedPersonellUnit_3947 That is a really well done film. I have it on DVD
Add in big orgies towards the end too.😊😁🤗
I didn't know that Hitler had visited the front that late in the war. Most surprisingly to me I was unaware that he was ever driven in a hard top vehicle. In every video and picture Hitler always seemed to be in his ubiquitous open top limousine. Thank you Dr. Felton for a video with many educational surprises.
This looks like an good topic for Dr. Felton to look into. Was Hitler ever driven in a closed sedan?
He rode in an open top car to demonstrate strength and fearlessness, what he should have done is govern properly and not rule through division and hate filled nonsense.
"visited the front" is kind of an exagerration. he visited a castle well behind the front as typical political showmanship. visiting the front, to me, would've meant he was near the Oder river, close enough to hear bullets whizzing by.
He had a closed mind 😮
It's fricken cold in Germany! Of course he was in a hard top. For general transport - more often than not, in fact.
Thanks for sharing your work, audio stories, and your books with me and the family. I can get a chance to see how it was for my Grandfather, Great Uncle's and the rest of the family who was in both theaters of the war. My Grandfather Didn't talk much about it because as a God fearing man he had a hard time of it and the Western front took a huge toll on him, from what I heard it was the killing and having to be forgiven for it that was the hardest on him. He was discharged early in '44. He came back home from the European theater and worked at the Butler county, PA. Pullman Standard/Bantam Jeep factory in my home town just about 20 miles away from where I am today. He and my neighbor made torpedoes till the end of the war and up until the late 40's early 50'!. I'm going to have to look into the Bantam plant being bought out by Pullman Standard of Chicago and he worked there until he retired from the Foreman job of the tool room and it was 1982 I believe. Thanks again for sharing your work with me and my family. Great evening to you Dr. Felton.
"Didn't talk much about it because as a God fearing man he had a hard time of it and the Western front took a huge toll on him, from what I heard it was the killing and having to be forgiven for it that was the hardest on him"- John Elliott.
This I have heard and observed with many of the ww2 and Korean war vets I knew over the years. Some were profoundly hurt because of what they did and experienced in wartime situations. My own Dad, an MP who crossed the Atlantic several times guarding German and Italian POWS, went thru things in his head and heart that he never shared with us kids, but told Mom about. She related some of what he had told her after he passed.
I heard similar stories and saw the pain in other family members who experienced the killing firsthand. A couple never returned and are still buried overseas... and I saw the pain of those they left behind.
"WAR! What is it good for Absolutely nothing Listen to me WAR, it ain't nothing but a heart-breaker! WAR! it's got one friend That's the undertaker... Ooooh, war, has shattered Many a young mans dreams Made him disabled, bitter and mean... Life is much too short and precious To spend fighting wars these days! WAR can't give life It can only take it away..." Edwin Starr
И когда твой дедушка воевал с немцами
Another outstanding video. Thank you again for sharing your videos 🙏🎄
I love your channel and your narration. Crystal clear. Thank you for such interesting and informative content! ❤
90 years ago today… you can’t say he didn’t try.
Fegelein hid the location of Berlin from him after this trip. He searched the rest of his life for his beloved lost city.
Re: Hitler's declining health.
Have you done a video on this topic?
There are plenty of stories floating around, drug abuse, his doctor's quack health theories, overwork and stress, seem enough to have killed him. Did he have any illnesses outside of these self inflicted wounds?
It would be good to have one of your concise presentations to sort it all out.
Blitzed by Norman Ohler is a really good deep dive into this topic. It explains the prevalence of methamphetamine in the military and society and into Hitler's medical records kept by Morrell
Most historians who deal with the topic say he had Parkinson's Disease. I don't know if that's confirmed by medical doctors or not.
Also possible that he suffered from syphillus(sp).
You deserve a Netflix show 🙌
Even your advertisement reads are a pleasure to listen too. Blinkist is very wise. Another terrific story Doctor Felton, thank you.
23,000 views in one hour! Amazing & you deserve it Mark!
Just an AWESOME vid of the behind the scenes of what was happening prior to Nazi Germany's defeat. Fantastic archival n still photos. Truly a well researched presentation. As always looking forward to ur next upload. Peace
Thank You Mr. Mark Felton.
For those curious, my research shows that the photo taken at 11:00 in this video was not taken on the drive back to Berlin that day. Even in 2023 there is no divided highway with heavily forested edges along either of the two routes back to Berlin.
That isn't implied. We see Hitler going into a car, the last bit on the road is from earlier times.
On Hitler's half-visit (after July 20th) to the Normandy front at
the imploring of Feld-Marschall von Kluge, Raymond Cartier wrote :
"Extravagant measures were taken to protect the life
"of the Moloch who devoured so much human flesh."
His plane was escorted by the whole surviving Luftwaffe.
He stayed the night in a bunker at a V-1 launching pad before resuming the journey.
But in the night a London-bound V-1 fizzled out & fell exploding not far from his bunkered billeting.
Before the morning he was already on his way back after howling that he wouldn't give the traitors another opportunity of killing him.
Well, he was Germany's Shirt of Nessus which removal
demanded ripping German flesh to the bone.
You are a true historian. I enjoy your posts greatly.
Comparing the image at 5:55, to those at 6:30-7:00, It's difficult to believe that they're even of the same man. Thanks, Dr.
Amazing what 25 years, stress, and a lot of drugs can do to a man.
Yeah Id like to see you after 15 and 25 years later and after bieng in command of an army at war with the world. 😅
Brilliant Mark! Didn't expect to see this today!
He was probably still at full strength until 1941. He became drug dependent by 1942 and for the rest of his life. He was in hid mid 50's, trying to balance a heavy drug dependency with increasingly bad news from the Front. He had Dr. Morrell with him all the time.
Just another top drawer video produced by Prof. Felton. These historical, informative and highly entertaining videos make any and other history lessons look weak and pale.
Thank You, Dr. Felton.
We now rely on you to teach us….
Foxholes are useless on the modern battlefield field with hunter and kamikazee drones. Nor are trenches safe anymore.
I have The Plantagenets, and the companion book about the Wars of the Roses. I love Dan Jones' works. And yours, as well.
9:18 The photo show him in Warsaw, 5 october 1939.
Ironically he got away with another planned assassination attempt by the Poles, though it wasn't executed. He lived a charmed life.
@@PolakInHolland Yeah, that day in 5 october 1939 there was a plan to detonate bomb if he would drive in some part of Warsaw between parade and seeing Old Town and etc.
The exhaustion on Hitler's face is clearly visible when he is greeting all officers with Theordore Busse somewhere around the 10th of March 1945.
I think this footage is at the Oder front.
Note: i wrote this comment before i watched the complete video.
Thanks, Dr Felton. Could you please make a similar video regarding Emperor Hirohito's or the last japanese wartime cabinet's visit, if possible?
Felton , thanks
I can only imagine what was going through the heads of those Gauleiters during and after that reception, these were people who would have known Hitler for most of his career. Being able to see him go from this seemingly-invincible visionary to a shambling shadow of a man.
If the victor writes the history, what does that mean? And what are the possible disparities between "official" history being told by a historian on the winning side? Especially considering whatever is said must be compliant with youtube's censors, which is owned and controlled by you know who. This is a serious question that any serious and intellectually honest historian should be able to answer. And I'm not talking about this particular video. Just the larger story of Hitler, his motivations, his claims and the fairness and rationality of why he did what he did.
Newspapers were causing panic during the Cuban Missile Crisis. “History is written by the victors” is just something people say to sound clever.
What a BS, ask the “losing” side what their version of this “history” is, they are around.
How mad it would have being to be on this journey as I get older I realise you think more of death as you age ,Hitler most have thought of better times and thought how has it came to this ? Great video mark
He was a big risk taker and he wanted big things for germany. He just failed.
maybe he came to the realisation that a regime under Stalin as equally tyrannical and inhumane as his is coming for him and his death is certain
@@wayne9287 he tried his best for Europe
Hitlers ego exceeded his forces. Reminds me of George Custer June 25, 1876.
My Father loves your books! Thank you!
the state of Hitlers mental and physical fitness is discussed here intensively and what it ment for his visitors and people he met. But there is an interesting statement from one of his companions in the bunker. He or she remembers that a high- ranking officer arrived in the bunker and was very keen to tell Hitler the truth, persuading him to surrender. But he came back from his 4 eyes- talk with Hitler with new spirit and hope that this war could be won.
What I want to express with this example. The mystery of Hitlers influence on men worked still until his last days.
Fascinating video, thanks. I didn't know about Hitler's physical debilitation. What you've described is classic Parkinsons. Blank staring 'mask' face, shuffling gait, hand tremor, drooling, stooped posture, depression, lack of verbal communication. What a shame an autopsy wasn't possible, it would have been so informative.
Thanks for the great videos Dr. Felton!
I'd be interested in knowing what specifically you think was wrong with Hitler by the end of the war. Personally, I go with the most depressing option; the war got to him. There are interesting parallels between Hitler at the end of WW2, and Hitler after WW1.
Of coure the war gping badly got to him, but his doctor pumped full of all kinds of drugs, and when he was in the bunker, it's not exactly healthy living to be underground all the time with no exercice! He went from a day dreamer to running the war all day every day. It all adds up. That's why I can't believe the tales that he escaped just to live a low key family life in Argentina!
A combination of things. The stress of the war, emerging parkinson and a serious drug-habit sustained by the quack Morrell, i would say.
In addition to delusional paranoia, Hitler’s doctor was regularly giving him narcotics - mostly cocaine and opioids. He likely became increasingly terrified about the war’s prospects, from the failure of the UK invasion, to Moscow, Stalingrad, North Africa, Italy, yet through all this bottled it up and presented himself as optimistic and faithful in the German Army. The 20 July plot was likely what finally broke him I think.
The German economy, natural resource accessibility, and military capacity was being strained from the war’s beginning - despite the massive territorial gains they’d made, it was simply unsustainable. Hitler’s role was to maintain the facade of the unbreakable and powerful German Reich to the German people, and I can’t imagine that was easy to do mentally. He knew he couldn’t keep lying, and he knew that what the Nazis had done in the name of the German people would not remain hidden for much longer.
@@kimwit1307 Sounds about right. American Congressman Paul Gosar has the same left-hand twitch problem, and shakes wildly when he speaks.
All the crap Dr Morell was pumping into him 😂
Noticeable in that footage at 10.25 that he was seated but everyone else was standing. He clearly hadn't got the strength to stand for long periods (the earlier version of Hitler would surely have remained standing).
Fantastic work, Dr Felton!
Another fascinating insight to your usual high standard.
Bravo, Sir! 👏🏻👏🏻
If the Allies had known that Hitler had planned this trip would they have used fighter bombers to destroy his convoy and kill him? Or was he more useful alive?
Audiovisual documents of very high quality, accompanied by a great understanding of historical facts! Well done Mr. Felton.
Another excellent video, thank you. WWII has so much history to cover, it seems never ending and is all deeply interesting.
always fascinated by this stage of the war, AH was an out of touch drug addict by this point but still went on with an iron grip on germany despite the walls closing in at an unstoppable speed
Indeed the Fuehrer was a drug addict. His personal physician, Theodor Morell, gave Hitler a wide variety of pills and injections that adversely affected his health.
Not a drug addict he was not
@@martin7955 why do numerous sources suggest he was ??
@@shutup2751 yes he took medication I'm not saying that he did not but he knew what was coming can you imagine the stress of that ? Look either way it does not matter,the western world payed and is paying for that war ,Europeans real Europeans should never kill one another
@Dav serban he definitely would not have lived much longer ,his family all died young ,even the bomb in 44 affected him more than they said, it is at times hard to believe what really happened almost like if you wrote it in a movie it'd be far fetched
8:24 That's the Mercedes W31 which crossed the Atlantic after the war. It's seen in the opening montage of Hogan's Heroes, made an appearance in Star Trek and numerous World War II feature films.
Interesting! Didn’t know that
@@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle I read short history, I believe at a Mercedes enthusiast website, of the W31 which had a career in Hollywood
@@kc4cvh that's General Burkhalter's car from Hogan's Heroes.
@@Zebra_3 “Klink you dumpkoff”
Dr. Felton deserves his own TV program.
I never once knew he really had neurological problems just like in the movie downfall! Thank you Mark Felton for these wonderful historic shots and descriptions.
Mark, I’ve followed your content for years. Today Will be the last time I see your amazing Chanel. Thanks, you made my life a little more tolerable with your videos. Farewell from chile
I think a really good video idea would be on the early days of the Nazi party and how it grew out of the German Worker’s party. I also think it would be really good to look at the SA and the Night of the Long Knives. It’s the episode in Nazi history between Hitler’s appointment as chancellor and the outbreak of WW2 I find the most interesting.
Same!
We are all equally German anyone outside of the collective is lesser. National Socialism is about equality inside the collective while regular Socialism is about being we're all equal no matter what.
That's literally just commonly known history though. Mark Felton covers unusual stories.
@@nationalsocialist6590 Thats communism
@@paradisebreeze1705 Communism is about the state dissolving and giving the means of production to the people.
With all the film and still shots of Hitler right at the end of the war, how were those films and photos saved? Did the photographers head over to the allied side after? Did the Soviets keep them and release them? It would be an interesting topic to follow to see how they were saved.
Interesting fact: one of David Irving's best known books ends with Hitler going to the front on board his armored train as the war begins... Now, thanks to Dr. Felton, I know it was exactly on Jan. 16 1945 that Hitler returned to Berlin, having realized that the war was lost.
"Wonder weapons" - That must have been Hitler thinking "I WONDER what the hell we are going to use now that our munitions factories are all raised?"
I wonder when they will finally be available..
Mark never runs out of interesting history, Thank God!
Shhh dont jinx it!
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The madness of the end of the war is something is always so morbidly fascinating.
Human's fascination with death knows no boundaries - all of these people appear suicidal, from common soldier to high command.
But damn it, you can't dismiss their bravery and loyalty.
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I don't buy Premium since I only see the ads engineered into the video like this one, which I have no problem with. Go figure!
LoL now there's no English in London and no french in Paris.
At least it is not Yiddish. Sieg! . /
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👍😆 Perhaps in another timeline thing's would be much different, and the trains would be running on time.
Thanks to Churchill, ironically revered by the British moaning about mass migration
You reap what you sow. European Christians should have been fighting Jewish Communism, ie Russia.
@@jimbyrne2328 they were...and they lost! Pay attention in class.
You can't help but wonder, sometimes, with the strict control over Hitler's movements and contacts and his rapid decline in health that someone had finally figured out a way to remove him, by slow poison. People have speculated on various diseases but I can't help but think he was being poisoned, especially once his contact was limited. Just one of those things we will never know.
He was being poisoned with opioids
Idk that whole idea gets shot up pretty badly.
-Why not a faster acting poison?
- would require constant exposure to risk of being cought/something going wrong
- not guaranteed to have intended results
- there's quite a few documented legitimate reasons for his condition
And if he was being slowly poisoned then it's only logical to think a much deadlier and faster acting poison would have found its way to Hitler. I'm sure his list of enemies was quite long, there's some law out there that talks about "possiblities" something like if the door is open expect someone to walk through it.
Meaning if the door is open to apply poison, then the possibility is open for a faster acting one.
Appreciate your historical discussions Mark.
You are an amazing storyteller.
Amazing, we are fortunate to have you Mark.
I think this visit was more about restoring some of Hitler's morale rather than the German soldiers/people. We all remember what the early days of the pandemic were like, that's essentially what hitler's life was in 1945. So any excuse to leave the bunker and go do something was probably quite a relief for him. At this point in the war, besides the very small chance of being captured alive, he really had nothing to lose.
I think it's hard to make a neurological diagnosis if he was jacked up on speed. That alone can make your hand shake. Especially if you're also getting some kind of depressant at night to make you sleep.
How does anyone know he was on speed? That was propaganda. There is no evidence of it whatsoever.
Shades of Elvis Presley in the last couple of years of his life...except Elvis never had the tremors as far as I know.
@@markanthony3275 But then again Elvis hadn't murdered millions of people and reduced Europe to ashes in an insane lust for world domination.
@@davidjones332 True. But Elvis was at the forefront of social degeneration in America as the first "rockstar". And as that social degeneration evolved into the counterculture of the 1960's, then into the war between the sexes in the 70's, the advent of the single parent family in the 80's, the weak and insecure generation X'rs in the 90's, and the LGBT community values, CRT / race issues, currently...which are combining to bring down the nation called America...I'd say Elvis did a lot more damage than anyone realizes. And when America is finally gone, what's left of freedom everywhere else will also be gone. Hitler started a deadly seven year war...Elvis started a culture war that has been raging since 1957, and eventually the consequences will be just as dire.
I am a long time historian amateur of World War II this is the first time that I ever heard that Hitler actually went to the front near the end great job once again sir.
Hitler: *steps outside
'Hitler's Last Visit to the Front 1945'
Great work as always. Thank you.
You know what Adolf's best painting was?
That bunker wall.
It's a remarkable thing to study insofar as human behavior. It seems so unbelievable to me that the people around Hitler, Bormann and Goebbels in particular, continued to maneuver themselves and gather power, as Mr. Felton says, right up to the end of the war. It would be like someone going through a lot of trouble to make themselves the CFO of a corporation that they knew was about to go bankrupt! What was the motivation for these guys??? It's just amazing to me that so few people didn't do more to try and save themselves, knowing what the inevitable end was going to be.
If one looks closely , one can observe certain grades of decline on a couple of present politicians as well.
I believe, that doing evil things always takes it's toll in one way or another on those responsible.
Great work mark