@@scepticsquirrel not only him, also Hitler. The Nazi Government was a machine that needed very little input from Hitler. All he ever did was voice his wishes, concerns and ideas which you could also read in his book. Its was only in the war where he actively took command of the armed forces. Fascist systems generally need little input from their leader but their are very fanatic about the input that they get. And most initiatives are being executed in the name of the leader with them only finding out afterwards.
I can remember when “The history channel” first came to be in the early 90’s, I was hooked. So many war stories from WWII. Slowly it turned to reality garbage. I stopped watching. I found Mark Felton’s channel a few days ago. Hello real history. God bless you Mark Felton. You’ve answered my prayers.
It's impossible to watch this without commenting. The incredible detail of information is just superb. Thank you so much for keeping this vital history alive. You're a genius.
@@leonardolupini3484 what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
@Gabriel Rabin what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
I think if Mark's WWII videos were all connected in war-time sequential order, it would be the most comprehensive WWII documentary every produced, including The World at War.
Mark honesty, I consider your channel as one of the best around… if not the best. Some of the obscure stories are thoroughly researched and very well told. Awesome
I remember Goebells screaming that he did not care after a German General informed him that the Russians were mowing down his conscripts. Beyond crazy.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
@@popsflying what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
“Goebbels refused to leave for reasons of humanity and personal loyalty.” The idea of Goebbels doing ANYTHING in the name of humanity is painfully ironic.
Only if you‘ve never read his books or listened to his speeches, explaining his idealism and his true goals, which were far from what you have been told about them…
however terrible they may have been they were still humans with families with love for their country, some facts about Hitler may even surprise you in how awfully relatable they are
@@shxmana and that human killed his family for the sake of a country his leader had turned into a blood soaked monument to humanity’s greatest ills. He did nothing for the sake of “humanity”, only for the sake of himself, his personal gain, and his fanatic obsession with one of history’s most evil men.
People are complicated. Like anyone else, Goebbels was capable of love. It's important we remember that the Nazis weren't demons, they were human beings who did horrible things. Nazism can happen again, and if we're going to prevent it, we need to learn from the past in a way that's real and honest. We need to understand what causes human beings to do these things.
I am watching this,my snowflake daughter is looking at me,she is asked me have a I got a Nazi uniform in my bedroom, my reply I only put it on before it's mummy and daddy time in the bedroom, it was quite amusing watching my 20 year old daughter nearly choke on her toast 😂😂😂
I am Thirty Four. This is what used to be on History channel basically anytime of the day. This channel is a precious gem. You have sparked life back into us young American men. History Channel has abandoned us, and the Veterans of WWII are no longer as many as we knew as kids. Thank you for this channel Doctor.
My only complaint about history channel then and I guess pop history in general is the focus WWII that other stuff in history isn't important. I get WWII is interesting but they are much more stuff in history just as interesting if not more.
I was born and lived many years in Berlin before moving to the United States. I remember my Grandfather telling me how he met Mr. Goebbels before the War after a speech he gave at the Sportpalast Arena around 1938. Unfortunately, he was impressed by Goebbel's charisma and devotion to the Fatherland. My memories are those playing in the rubble and having many childhood friends who lost their fathers during the War. My family lost everything after the war due to Russian confiscation. It is difficult for Germans like me to watch those old newsreels and all the destruction and atrocities.
Peter von Hoffmann I am sure it is hard to watch. I can’t imagine how it feels. My mom’s family came from the Rhineland area to the US in the early. 1800’s. I am sure I still have blood relatives in Germany. God bless
Mate, watch reals from the Eastern front, what germans did there, especially the civilian population. They came with war and destruction, and received just that in return. Dont see how people cant get that.
I work with some pensioners who lived through the war, one chap I visit has some fascinating stories I could listen to him for hours. He used to live in Wanstead London when he was a lad, and told me about the POW camp that was on Wanstead Flats. It held Italian and German POWs and was there until around 1948. He told me that it never really was a prison camp as you would imagine, particularly once the war had ended the soldiers used to manage themselves and there were not many soldiers guarding them. Towards the end there wasn’t even a fence and the prisoners used to do work in the local area, they would socialise with the locals and play in local football teams, attend local churches etc. He said many families would invite prisoners round for to eat an evening meal with them. In fact quite a few local girls ended up marrying a young German or Italian lad and starting families and many opted to stay in Britain after they were released which is why in London you have Italian restaurants and Ice Cream parlours that the soldiers set up. Apparently his father happily took on young Germans to work for him after they were released as he said they were very good workers, he owned an engineering firm. His father told him that getting to know the POWs they realised they were just young lads conscripted into the army who had no choice and it wasn’t them who started the war. They realised they were just like their sons and brothers who were sent off to fight - they didn’t have a choice. I think its a great story how people are just people and it’s politicians and governments and tyrants who cause wars not young men and women starting out in life.
@@matthewv4170 Do you honestly believe that? That Churchill was part of the rise of the Nazi party and the subsequent global war, that initially truly began in the far East? You know that sometimes things actually happened as in the history books and not everything is a conspiracy that's gonna blow the bovine masses tiny mind?
Last year I was visiting my sister in law in Berlin. I ate in an Indian restaurant and then walked a few blocks towards a Shopping Mall. Shockingly, I came across the remnants of the Fuhrerbunker located in a rather nondescript parking lot. I know Mark has covered this but it was eerie being near the bunker in person. As always, thanks Mark for such a thorough history presentation.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
To anyone who reads this comment- I know for 99% of you, your next likely action is to immediately forget the title of this movie and go about your day, tossing aside yet another movie recommendation, of which you have probably received hundreds. But I implore you - PAUSE - and lookup/note/download this ABSOLUTELY spectacular film, which will forevermore be engrained into your memory. “The Downfall”/“Der Untergang“ is a masterpiece that depicts the last days of Adolf Hitler and those closest to him. Do yourself an ADDITIONAL favor and watch it in its original German (& read the English subtitles) to be engulfed in the full emotional impact of the masterful acting. Enjoy!
I have to say he's the one and only man that makes me feel like I'm watching an actual documentary on TV. I swear he has the voice for it. Thank you for your content.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
@@johannvonleers5758 Man you Nazis are a funny bunch. Talk about preserving the race one day and killing your own children the very next. If the Nazis were so terrified of being locked up in camps are years of war-crimes maybe they shouldn't have started the war in the first place.
@@johannvonleers5758 They could have flown the children to Western or Southern Germany. They would have been captured by the Americans, and nothing would have happened to them.
It was the first movie scene I actually cried about in decades when I first saw it, in a cinema. When I rewatch the movie, I still get emotional about that scene. I now have young children of my own...
That was really appalling. Imagine being *that* committed to a cause that you'd kill your own children. It's debatable how well the Soviets would have treated the Goebbels children if they had been captured alive (probably exploiting them for propaganda purposes for the rest of their lives), but several occupants in the bunker made a dash for the West as the Soviets closed in and few Germans would have blamed the children for their parents odious behaviour.
The actress Corinna Harfouch who portrayed Magda Goebbels, had a mental breakdown on set as how a mother could kill all her children in the name of the state. The impasse went on for more than a few hours and filming was suspended as she was inconsolable. It took the producers/director to come in and figure out how to get her state of mind back on track to finish the days filming.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
I’m currently reading The Diaries of Joseph Geobells (1942-1943) as well as the Final Entries 1945. They are fascinating and an interesting peek into the inner workings of the regime. Highly recommended to anyone interested in this period of history.
Colbert said when you turn a certain age you become obsessed with all things WW2. Well, it's happened to me, I didnt care at all when I was younger but now I watch this channel all the time. Weird isnt it.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
5:55 the dude on the left looks like indy niedel from the RUclips channel the great war and second world war lol. Everytime i see that photo i always see him.
It never ceases to amaze me how trgic it is that so many young life's were snuffed out on both sides and somehow it seems even worse when everyone knows it's pointless to continue fighting as the war was already lost but because of some zealots in power the unnecessary carnage continues. Rest in peace to all the brave young men and women from every country that died in this war. Lest we forget
250txc People with NPD (Narcissists) aren’t known to be high climbers in Society but psychopaths and sociopaths I think can as there not very restricted like someone with NPD is.
The plural of life is lives, pronounced with a long i as opposed to the pronounciation of lives, as in 'he lives in hope'. Life's indicates possessive form. It is usually used along with adjectives or possession qualities of life. Eg: My life's dream is to see people being able to spell correctly. @250txc Lifes isn't a word at all.
This entire channel is a tour de force of incredible research, impeccable production and taut intellectual rigor. Thank-you, sir, in every way possible.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
Watch the movie Downfall....it's pretty accurate and has interviews with people who were there. Trudi Junge his secretary, pretty much saw it all. It was chaos and madness.
I love your videos… idk if it’s good that I’m enjoying this kind of content this much but between your voice, the way you explain everything, and all the pictures you include I’m HOOKED!
I enjoy learning about history, mostly from watching the history channel with my father as a child. I wish he was still here because I know he would be glued to these videos instead of the history channel, just like me!
I am so very grateful to you Mark Felton for being the scholarly entrepreneur and audacious historian who has accomplished so much in the furtherance of apparent objective history. You are obviously an exemplary person to have done what far too many have failed to do before. Your accuracy is absolutely stunning! Please do keep it up Mark!
I subscribed to this channel when Felton only had about a few thousand subscribers. As I write this, Felton has 1.5 million. Congratulations Dr. Felton!
Mark, I’m sure you already know this but you are the best channel on RUclips. Your videos are so well done. WWII history has no shortage of facets to it, so I hope you will never stop making these videos.
There's one of these videos about Hans-Ulrich Rudel; it would be interesting to see one on "ace of aces" Erich Hartmann, particularly his postwar years in Soviet captivity and then returning to flying with the new West German Luftwaffe. An epic life.
Mark Felton Productions - Quite simply the best ever documentary series of WW2. Nothing else comes anywhere near for comprehensive and little known information.
Great lessons to learn in all these history videos.. I can get so lost in history but yet as i see the world today its repeating itself all over again… thank you for posting these videos i so love them…
Must have been insane to witness the downfall in those last days with everything comming apart and horrible crimes committed. Thank god i have only known propsperity and peace
You should play Battlefield V Last Tiger or watch a Video of the Mission. the Game really shows the horror and tragedy of the Last days of the War from the German view.
The bolshavik horde raped over a million german children and woman and butchered countless civilians i hate communism so much they have murdered more people than any other ideology in human history
I hate to be the Anti-America dude but the citizens don't realize that pretty soon there will be more plastic in the water than fish and too many people to feed and they'll come to the conclusion that living in a TV commercial instead of reality doomed our planet. Your last surviving mediums for escape that aren't devoted to brainwashed zombies are going down too. Don't worry, be happy.. until this is too evident. The plight caused by Nazi Germany may as well be a comedy to China or the Soviet Union, not to mention WWII era people are completely different than everyone who's going to grow up indoors on their phone.
Absolutely Brilliant! Very well done, edited, narrated and overall... an Incredible Historical vid and one of the most impressively made re this period of WWII. Nice One. Liked and Subbed
The breakouts were futile. By then Soviet forces had clamped down on the city. They were all mowed down by Red Army fire, including Bormann whose remains were identified decades later after being found during some construction excavation. There was nowhere to go really, Berlin was one gigantic death trap.
@@dexterdog62 That's not what OP was asking though. Having a clear picture of what type of strategy they were going to use and how they thought they could get out + what actually happened would be quite interesting.
@Mark Gaiennie, I'm not into cancel culture, but neither am I in favour of glorifying a bunch of traitors who chose secession in order to safeguard the institution of slavery.
@Mark Gaiennie The Civil War is alive and well.....a certain percentage of Americans want things back where they were, during the time of Andrew Jackson.
After the Nazis destroyed millions of Russians by starting an Eastern war, ending close to Moscow in Operation Barbarossa, Goebbels asked for a "conditional surrender" as the Russians marched toward Berlin. I can see Stalin spitting out his vodka in laughter.
The only reason why the reds probably refused, was because Berlin at that stage was an easy grab. Just a couple of hours and some soldiers and they'd won, why in the hell would they go for a truce or a ceasefire? You really think Stalin out of all people, would care about his own people? LMFAO you're as delusional as the nazis were.
Eva Hitler, nee Braun, was a proud Aryan Lady, in love with her husband and loyal until her death. Yes, she was also a beautiful and quirky person and she will always have my admiration. 👏👏👏
Mark if you're still alive after I'm dead I'd like for you to read my eulogy at my funeral, to make my life sound more interesting than it was. Thanks in advance.
The German movie "Downfall" dramatizes much of this. And does a very good job of it. Anyone interested in this chapter of history should see it. The actor who portrays Hitler does an excellent job. It's one of those stories that is at once horrible yet compelling.
4:20 The officer shaking hands with Goebbels is Colonel-General (later Field Marshal) Ferinand Schröner, also known as "Monster in Uniform" and "Bloody Ferdinand" for his brutality towards both the enemy and his own troops, which of course made him despised in both sides.
The End of the Third Reich: Defeat, Denazification & Nuremburg January 1944-November 1946 by Thacker. Exorcising Hitler: The Occupation and Denazification of Germany by Taylor. After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation by Macdonough Regierung Dönitz. Die letzten Tage des Dritten Reiches. Mit umfangreichen Dokumenten und dem "Dönitz-Tagebuch" by Lüdde-Neurath I can go on and on.
what overlooked events??? is the same crap you see on every documental of BBC, Deutsche Welle, Nat Geo, etc. about Göbbels or ''the last days of Berlin/nazism/ III Reich, etc.
@@ragzaugustus no, it's VERY obscure. The consensus was that Doenitz was appointed 'Fuhrer' - this is essentially untrue, as he was appointed 'President', which in Germany is effectively Veep, as Goebells was appointed Chancellor (US equivalent: President). I have never known this. It is also up to the Chancellor to declare himself Fuhrer, I gather. So Doenitz was not the heir: Goebells was! He lacked the courage and the common sense to claim his prize. I was totally in the dark about this.
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This video probably took longer to make than Goebbel's government
He literally did only one thing as Chancellor, he thought who governs less is the best governor. 🙂
Honestly
i took a number 2 that lasted longer than his government. 😂 lol
@@scepticsquirrel not only him, also Hitler. The Nazi Government was a machine that needed very little input from Hitler. All he ever did was voice his wishes, concerns and ideas which you could also read in his book. Its was only in the war where he actively took command of the armed forces.
Fascist systems generally need little input from their leader but their are very fanatic about the input that they get. And most initiatives are being executed in the name of the leader with them only finding out afterwards.
@@adamwilliams5492 Funny...?
I can remember when “The history channel” first came to be in the early 90’s, I was hooked. So many war stories from WWII. Slowly it turned to reality garbage. I stopped watching. I found Mark Felton’s channel a few days ago. Hello real history. God bless you Mark Felton. You’ve answered my prayers.
Non reality garbage, flying saucer big foot.
You mean programs like "Hitler's Nazi Astronauts" or "Confessions of Hitler's gardener"?
@@Brisoup1 The gardener would be ok but lost gynaecologist of Atlantis is stretching the concept of history somewhat.
What a turn of events it would be if Mark Felton starting presenting ‘the real housewives of stoke on Trent’
@@Brisoup1 "Confessions of Hitler's Cook" would have been good also.
Me: switch tablet on for latest world news
Tablet: There's also Mark Felton's last news on the Third Reich in WWII
Me: OK, first things first
Reading COVID 19 news. Breakfast time, a Mark Felton "Alles Kaput, Dritte Reich. Breakfast can wait.
Same story here..!!
First thing I watched when I got home this evening. Thanks Mark
😂😂exactly....
@@Future-Preps35 I know that guilty feeling, but I love eating while watching Marks videos.
It's impossible to watch this without commenting.
The incredible detail of information is just superb.
Thank you so much for keeping this vital history alive. You're a genius.
Nothing brightens up my morning like a new Mark Felton video
Ba'ath Water Nothing brightens my ding dong like a new Mark Felton video!
👌🏻
Perfect during breakfast
Perfect during the wake and bake
@@ADogNamedStay Ah yes, a historian stoner. Nice.
@@babbage___ yes
Mark ALWAYS has something new, some tidbit that fills in the gaps, some perspective that I hadn't seen before.
Yes his posts are so interesting.
Brilliant man
So true! He has taught us so much that we never knew before!!
@@leonardolupini3484 what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
@Gabriel Rabin what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
Who else finds Mark Felton videos to be incredibly interesting? Like make you stay up in the middle of the night just to watch his videos interesting?
No, I subscribe to him because I find him to be completely unwatchable
They're alright
I'm sure Hilter himself is subscribed from his bunker in Antarctica
@@VoltageLP In his pineapple under the sea...
I think if Mark's WWII videos were all connected in war-time sequential order, it would be the most comprehensive WWII documentary every produced, including The World at War.
Mark honesty, I consider your channel as one of the best around… if not the best. Some of the obscure stories are thoroughly researched and very well told. Awesome
What would be the other channels?
This video takes up more than 1% of Goebbels' time as Reichschancellor.
Laughs Out Loud! 😆
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@user-wj6dt5bq3w Chancellor of the Government Sector in Berlin, it was a bit too late to sue for peace.
I just finished watching 'Downfall' and now Mark spooks me with this video.
Bruno Ganz was masterful in that movie.
I remember Goebells screaming that he did not care after a German General informed him that the Russians were mowing down his conscripts.
Beyond crazy.
SAME
Bringen Sie mir Mark
@书中自有黄金屋,
Eyewitnesses that staffed the Bunker, and survived.
I wish we had a history professor like Mark in our school days.... Thanks for keeping this eagerness to know about history by your videos
nope, the corrupt liberal controlled unions wont allow the truth to be told.
@@popsflying The only people who bellyache about school curricula are alt-right nutcases.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
@@popsflying what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
@@deedt8279 This is fantasy. There are witnesses to Hitler's suicide and the burning of his corpse.
“Goebbels refused to leave for reasons of humanity and personal loyalty.”
The idea of Goebbels doing ANYTHING in the name of humanity is painfully ironic.
Lmfao
Only if you‘ve never read his books or listened to his speeches, explaining his idealism and his true goals, which were far from what you have been told about them…
however terrible they may have been they were still humans with families with love for their country, some facts about Hitler may even surprise you in how awfully relatable they are
@@shxmana and that human killed his family for the sake of a country his leader had turned into a blood soaked monument to humanity’s greatest ills. He did nothing for the sake of “humanity”, only for the sake of himself, his personal gain, and his fanatic obsession with one of history’s most evil men.
People are complicated. Like anyone else, Goebbels was capable of love. It's important we remember that the Nazis weren't demons, they were human beings who did horrible things. Nazism can happen again, and if we're going to prevent it, we need to learn from the past in a way that's real and honest. We need to understand what causes human beings to do these things.
Time for bed.
"Mark Felton published a new video!"
I don't need sleep.
I am watching this,my snowflake daughter is looking at me,she is asked me have a I got a Nazi uniform in my bedroom, my reply I only put it on before it's mummy and daddy time in the bedroom, it was quite amusing watching my 20 year old daughter nearly choke on her toast 😂😂😂
@@marklloyd4087 you don't sound right in the head
I dont need sleep, i need answers
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, glad to hear you don't need sleep, because this is a long video so you ain't gettin any!
I am Thirty Four. This is what used to be on History channel basically anytime of the day. This channel is a precious gem. You have sparked life back into us young American men. History Channel has abandoned us, and the Veterans of WWII are no longer as many as we knew as kids. Thank you for this channel Doctor.
My only complaint about history channel then and I guess pop history in general is the focus WWII that other stuff in history isn't important. I get WWII is interesting but they are much more stuff in history just as interesting if not more.
I was born and lived many years in Berlin before moving to the United States. I remember my Grandfather telling me how he met Mr. Goebbels before the War after a speech he gave at the Sportpalast Arena around 1938. Unfortunately, he was impressed by Goebbel's charisma and devotion to the Fatherland. My memories are those playing in the rubble and having many childhood friends who lost their fathers during the War. My family lost everything after the war due to Russian confiscation. It is difficult for Germans like me to watch those old newsreels and all the destruction and atrocities.
Germans should not be ashamed of their past at all, its the winners who write the history
Peter von Hoffmann God bless you and I feel for your painful memories. I hope the United States has been better for you and you’re having a good life
Long live sacred Germany
Peter von Hoffmann I am sure it is hard to watch. I can’t imagine how it feels. My mom’s family came from the Rhineland area to the US in the early. 1800’s. I am sure I still have blood relatives in Germany. God bless
Mate, watch reals from the Eastern front, what germans did there, especially the civilian population. They came with war and destruction, and received just that in return. Dont see how people cant get that.
I work with some pensioners who lived through the war, one chap I visit has some fascinating stories I could listen to him for hours. He used to live in Wanstead London when he was a lad, and told me about the POW camp that was on Wanstead Flats. It held Italian and German POWs and was there until around 1948. He told me that it never really was a prison camp as you would imagine, particularly once the war had ended the soldiers used to manage themselves and there were not many soldiers guarding them. Towards the end there wasn’t even a fence and the prisoners used to do work in the local area, they would socialise with the locals and play in local football teams, attend local churches etc. He said many families would invite prisoners round for to eat an evening meal with them. In fact quite a few local girls ended up marrying a young German or Italian lad and starting families and many opted to stay in Britain after they were released which is why in London you have Italian restaurants and Ice Cream parlours that the soldiers set up. Apparently his father happily took on young Germans to work for him after they were released as he said they were very good workers, he owned an engineering firm. His father told him that getting to know the POWs they realised they were just young lads conscripted into the army who had no choice and it wasn’t them who started the war. They realised they were just like their sons and brothers who were sent off to fight - they didn’t have a choice. I think its a great story how people are just people and it’s politicians and governments and tyrants who cause wars not young men and women starting out in life.
It was mostly Churchill and his financiers tbh
thank you for sharing that
@@matthewv4170 Do you honestly believe that? That Churchill was part of the rise of the Nazi party and the subsequent global war, that initially truly began in the far East? You know that sometimes things actually happened as in the history books and not everything is a conspiracy that's gonna blow the bovine masses tiny mind?
This channel brings nourishment for the soul in a time of isolation. Many thanks, Dr Felton.
And Mark does it again .... This channel is pure class 👍👍
Last year I was visiting my sister in law in Berlin. I ate in an Indian restaurant and then walked a few blocks towards a Shopping Mall. Shockingly, I came across the remnants of the Fuhrerbunker located in a rather nondescript parking lot. I know Mark has covered this but it was eerie being near the bunker in person. As always, thanks Mark for such a thorough history presentation.
Indian restaurant, and you probably passed Africans, Muslims, Slavs and a pinch of Chinese tourists along the way.
What does “eerie” means?
@@goatkoala573 Means something like creepy or scary.
@@trollking99 what difference does it make?
@@trollking99 Alright Adolf chill out...
The actor who played Goebbles in downfall was great, a bit too tall but all the fanatical and creepy
Brilliant movie!
Definitely more physically accurate in valkerie or inglorious but his personality was perfectly portrayed in downfall
As depressing as these subjects can be the sheer amount of details and factual accuracy its very upbringing. I enjoy your videos very much Mark!
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
History should never be viewed as "depressing". It's lessons to be learned.
@@pretorious700 it can be
You can see most of these events in the Movie "DownFall" , with Bruno Ganz.
Brilliant film.
To anyone who reads this comment- I know for 99% of you, your next likely action is to immediately forget the title of this movie and go about your day, tossing aside yet another movie recommendation, of which you have probably received hundreds. But I implore you - PAUSE - and lookup/note/download this ABSOLUTELY spectacular film, which will forevermore be engrained into your memory. “The Downfall”/“Der Untergang“ is a masterpiece that depicts the last days of Adolf Hitler and those closest to him. Do yourself an ADDITIONAL favor and watch it in its original German (& read the English subtitles) to be engulfed in the full emotional impact of the masterful acting. Enjoy!
Excellent performance by Bruno Ganz
*Incoming ranting and Fegelein comments!*
„Wo ist Steiner?“
I have to say he's the one and only man that makes me feel like I'm watching an actual documentary on TV. I swear he has the voice for it. Thank you for your content.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
Thanks
Just woke up to Mark Felton. Great!
I never tire of hearing Mark's recounting of the events of WWII.
Yet ANOTHER great video, having watched the film Downfall I know a bit about the last days of the war but still learnt some facts from this video.
I love this guy. His intro music is hype. It's always a pleasure to watch the videos.
"Downfall" the movie (Der Untergang) dramatizes what Mark covered here very well - a must see.
they show Goebbels wife killing the children tho, not a doctor 🤨
@@alexm566 What adds to the drama. It's a drama not a documentary on how the Reich ended.
@@Christian-mt5jx I cried when I seen that movie. I have the DVD.
No need to dramatize every aspects would be real and reported by many witnesses present in the bunker.
@@badbotchdown9845 drama is good
"disposing of her children" was a pretty shocking thing for a parent to do
I think a fair number of parents would dispose of the kids rather than avail them to rape and/or confinement in a communist prison camp.
@@johannvonleers5758 Man you Nazis are a funny bunch. Talk about preserving the race one day and killing your own children the very next. If the Nazis were so terrified of being locked up in camps are years of war-crimes maybe they shouldn't have started the war in the first place.
@@hamzak2181 Damn right! Thank you.
Everyone knew what the Russians where going to do “ 8 to 80 “. It has not been so long since we climbed down from the trees .
@@johannvonleers5758
They could have flown the children to Western or Southern Germany. They would have been captured by the Americans, and nothing would have happened to them.
The scene when Goebbels children was killed in Der Untergang was really saddening
It was the first movie scene I actually cried about in decades when I first saw it, in a cinema. When I rewatch the movie, I still get emotional about that scene. I now have young children of my own...
That was really appalling. Imagine being *that* committed to a cause that you'd kill your own children. It's debatable how well the Soviets would have treated the Goebbels children if they had been captured alive (probably exploiting them for propaganda purposes for the rest of their lives), but several occupants in the bunker made a dash for the West as the Soviets closed in and few Germans would have blamed the children for their parents odious behaviour.
It is a good proof how extremely sick nazis are
It was not saddening they would've grew up and did the same shit fuck them!
The actress Corinna Harfouch who portrayed Magda Goebbels, had a mental breakdown on set as how a mother could kill all her children in the name of the state. The impasse went on for more than a few hours and filming was suspended as she was inconsolable. It took the producers/director to come in and figure out how to get her state of mind back on track to finish the days filming.
Again, thank you for these broadcasts! They are very informative. I feel as if I'm learning so much!
Keep up the good work Mark very interesting stuff, clicked as fast as I could.
VERY impressive work, Mr. Felton. Measured, concise and and historically accurate. And gratifyingly free of histrionics. Please continue.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
Mark Felton has a good narration voice. It keeps you intrigued to the subject.
Thanks!
I’m currently reading The Diaries of Joseph Geobells (1942-1943) as well as the Final Entries 1945. They are fascinating and an interesting peek into the inner workings of the regime. Highly recommended to anyone interested in this period of history.
Where can i read this
@@davids.654 I think the name was a fight with auto correct and I just let it go. And yes, historiand is a hobby of mine. Thanks.
Who translated?
Albert Speer"s book is really decent too.
@@scottashe984 I ordered those recently.
Interesting fact: Günther Schwägermann is actually still alive (or at least no date of death was ever provided). He'll be 105 in a few days
Guess how he looks now at the modern world, Europe and understands why their struggle was a chance which was lost so people got what they wanted.
@Billy Batts all the good stuff. Frankfurtt school and globalism
Billy Batts yep.
Pelle Johansen rofl 🤣
@Mr and Mrs. Smith i dont. They are very rare luckily
As someone really interested in this period of history, I love your videos Mark.
Colbert said when you turn a certain age you become obsessed with all things WW2. Well, it's happened to me, I didnt care at all when I was younger but now I watch this channel all the time. Weird isnt it.
Just hearing the opening music gets me all juiced up to watch another great piece of historical research.
The last joke from the Führerbunker/Berlin, laughed at Hitler too: "you can take the tram from the eastern front to the western front." :D
This joke was told by Traudl Junge.
@WAFFEN COLLIDER what's wrong with Europe now? You prefer the days where drug addicted Nazis ran it?
@WAFFEN COLLIDER Europe now is a great place to live in. If there just weren't that Man afd/front/q etc fashists.
@@meer9159 yes, that's what he means... look at his name
@WAFFEN COLLIDER Nazis are defeated and will be defeated again if they ever rise up. Go take a nap.
As a student of history, thank you ever so much Dr Felton for all of your contributions to the field.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
@@deedt8279 - There is literally no evidence
@@Cal-Valhallasame as no evidence of his death
Not only beautifully written and produced, but Mr. Felton has a plummy voice and clear diction. A pleasure all around.
It’s a pleasure to watch your videos Mark👍
Nice to see this talked about, most people usually skip over this.
I was just having my tea time and as I heard you state that Hitler and Eva died at 3.30pm, I looked at my clock and saw it was exactly 3.300pm. 😳
Are you in India?
@@visionist7 I think Australia
@@visionist7 no, Im from Singapore.
I didn’t know clocks could show 3.300pm
@@shadowtrooper262 Coincidences don't exist. You're probably Adolf reincarnated.
thank you for uploading this: I think Mark Felton is an excellent historian!
5:55 the dude on the left looks like indy niedel from the RUclips channel the great war and second world war lol. Everytime i see that photo i always see him.
That would explain why he is so knowledgeable about ww2 and ww1
He's there to do some "research"
It does! That's weird, like something from "The Shining" movie.
@@kingericson490 ruclips.net/video/Bmc9NFfhx74/видео.html
Good catch!
That music always gets me.
dun dun DUN DUN
Pursuit - imovies
It never ceases to amaze me how trgic it is that so many young life's were snuffed out on both sides and somehow it seems even worse when everyone knows it's pointless to continue fighting as the war was already lost but because of some zealots in power the unnecessary carnage continues. Rest in peace to all the brave young men and women from every country that died in this war. Lest we forget
For those (both sides, all sides) who died, the war must have seem never ending.
250txc People with NPD (Narcissists) aren’t known to be high climbers in Society but psychopaths and sociopaths I think can as there not very restricted like someone with NPD is.
I wonder if anyone ever asked Churchill whether on reflection he thought it was a good idea for the British and French to declare war on Germany?
@@clanranald Why would anyone ask him that?
The plural of life is lives, pronounced with a long i as opposed to the pronounciation of lives, as in 'he lives in hope'. Life's indicates possessive form. It is usually used along with adjectives or possession qualities of life. Eg: My life's dream is to see people being able to spell correctly. @250txc Lifes isn't a word at all.
Another excellent presentation from Mr. Felton!
This entire channel is a tour de force of incredible research, impeccable production and taut intellectual rigor. Thank-you, sir, in every way possible.
what about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73.
Always a thumbs up for Mark Felton Productions. 👍🏻
I can’t help the sense that I am being made privy to undisclosed secret history listening to this. Thank you, Mr Felton.
Probably because of his close-to-a-whisper voice xD It's as if he's divulging secrets to us.
This isn't a "secret history". All of this is known.
@@MrShobar Of course, but Peter meant that it feels like it’s a secret.
After viewing all of your videos, I find this one the best by far. Bravo, Mark!
I always wondered what happened during the final days of the war, as these are the most unclear and hectic. This man never ceases to impress me.
Watch the movie Downfall....it's pretty accurate and has interviews with people who were there. Trudi Junge his secretary, pretty much saw it all. It was chaos and madness.
Mark never disappoints, always fascinating content.
always intriguing Mark..
I love your videos… idk if it’s good that I’m enjoying this kind of content this much but between your voice, the way you explain everything, and all the pictures you include I’m HOOKED!
Now I just have to go find and watch Downfall. Again.
If only the war-changing potential of Hitler's Alligator had been realized at this point...
could have been a good diplomat
It's always a pleasure to listen to the words of Mark. Very high grade of information without prejudice.
I enjoy learning about history, mostly from watching the history channel with my father as a child. I wish he was still here because I know he would be glued to these videos instead of the history channel, just like me!
When you want to learn something more about history and a Mark Felton video is suggested on RUclips: Simply awesome.
The only channel on youtube where the video footage...facts and especially the narrator all match up perfectly to make a flawless channel.
I am so very grateful to you Mark Felton for being the scholarly entrepreneur and audacious historian who has accomplished so much in the furtherance of apparent objective history. You are obviously an exemplary person to have done what far too many have failed to do before. Your accuracy is absolutely stunning! Please do keep it up Mark!
I subscribed to this channel when Felton only had about a few thousand subscribers. As I write this, Felton has 1.5 million. Congratulations Dr. Felton!
Mark, I’m sure you already know this but you are the best channel on RUclips. Your videos are so well done. WWII history has no shortage of facets to it, so I hope you will never stop making these videos.
Early morning in the netherlands ..good moment to watch this ..
Mogguh
4am in the US!
It's always a good time
Goedemorgen makker
Goedemorgen allemaal.
Me: Ok, I think I'll sleep no-
*Mark Felton Productionshas posted a new video**
Me: _I don't need sleep, I need history lessons_
There's one of these videos about Hans-Ulrich Rudel; it would be interesting to see one on "ace of aces" Erich Hartmann, particularly his postwar years in Soviet captivity and then returning to flying with the new West German Luftwaffe. An epic life.
Great suggestion! I agree.
Mark Felton Productions - Quite simply the best ever documentary series of WW2. Nothing else comes anywhere near for comprehensive and little known information.
Would've been nice to have had subtitles over the German clips. But still, great video
Love the longer videos! Almost 20 minutes
Great lessons to learn in all these history videos.. I can get so lost in history but yet as i see the world today its repeating itself all over again… thank you for posting these videos i so love them…
Even tho Hitler calls him Skeletor, he remained loyal.
Don’t forget about have dead monster!
That is what good friends do. They give each other stupid nicknames and make fun of each other......
That profile pic
We have no proof he did not nicknamed him "Skeletor."
@@clairfayne r/whoooosh
These videos are fantastic, the quality and depth of knowledge, love your style I look forward to watching these
Must have been insane to witness the downfall in those last days with everything comming apart and horrible crimes committed. Thank god i have only known propsperity and peace
You should play Battlefield V Last Tiger or watch a Video of the Mission. the Game really shows the horror and tragedy of the Last days of the War from the German view.
The bolshavik horde raped over a million german children and woman and butchered countless civilians i hate communism so much they have murdered more people than any other ideology in human history
Vasileios Ntinas bullocks?
@@jamesacko9223 ttc by
I hate to be the Anti-America dude but the citizens don't realize that pretty soon there will be more plastic in the water than fish and too many people to feed and they'll come to the conclusion that living in a TV commercial instead of reality doomed our planet. Your last surviving mediums for escape that aren't devoted to brainwashed zombies are going down too. Don't worry, be happy.. until this is too evident. The plight caused by Nazi Germany may as well be a comedy to China or the Soviet Union, not to mention WWII era people are completely different than everyone who's going to grow up indoors on their phone.
Great work. Impressive detail. Well done. Learned much , thank you.
Absolutely Brilliant! Very well done, edited, narrated and overall... an Incredible Historical vid and one of the most impressively made re this period of WWII.
Nice One. Liked and Subbed
You almost always have something new I've never heard of, and even when I've heard of it before. You've better quality then I've seen before. Good job
Is there a video on how those breakout attempts went? I’d be interested to know more details about it
The breakouts were futile. By then Soviet forces had clamped down on the city. They were all mowed down by Red Army fire, including Bormann whose remains were identified decades later after being found during some construction excavation. There was nowhere to go really, Berlin was one gigantic death trap.
'"Downfall" great movie
@@y0793 “Fegelein!”
@@dexterdog62 he said a few made it to American lines
@@dexterdog62 That's not what OP was asking though.
Having a clear picture of what type of strategy they were going to use and how they thought they could get out + what actually happened would be quite interesting.
This video is a special one ! Thank you very much of that !
These films bring us back to a time we must not forget
Your so right, ist there a saying or quote about history you forget you are likely to repeat or something along those lines
@Mark Gaiennie,
I'm not into cancel culture, but neither am I in favour of glorifying a bunch of traitors who chose secession in order to safeguard the institution of slavery.
@@chipsthedog1,
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
@Mark Gaiennie The Civil War is alive and well.....a certain percentage of Americans want things back where they were, during the time of Andrew Jackson.
@Tuco The Rat,
Well played.
I love that Mark Felton discusses the stories that are not really known much but are still very interesting!
I actually start vibing when your intro starts
Me: Can’t sleep. Looks for “How to Sleep Fast” videos on RUclips.
RUclips: New Mark Felton Video
Me: Screw sleep!
Me rn
Drink alcohol
Naw dont want the hangover in the mourning
His videos are like 15 20 mins long you don't miss out on much sleep
What a great video. Anyone interested in this period of history will do no better than to watch this channel. Well done Mark and thank you.
After the Nazis destroyed millions of Russians by starting an Eastern war, ending close to Moscow in Operation Barbarossa, Goebbels asked for a "conditional surrender" as the Russians marched toward Berlin. I can see Stalin spitting out his vodka in laughter.
I hope you dont know how delusional a narc could be
The only reason why the reds probably refused, was because Berlin at that stage was an easy grab.
Just a couple of hours and some soldiers and they'd won, why in the hell would they go for a truce or a ceasefire?
You really think Stalin out of all people, would care about his own people?
LMFAO you're as delusional as the nazis were.
@@ishitrealbad3039 whoa relax
Just a fantastic channel. What strikes me, the pictures of total war, the destruction, the raw firepower. Brutal.
8:49 Hey, actually Eva looks good!
Ja
Girl was in fine shape
Cant amagen what he was doing for her
Eva Hitler, nee Braun, was a proud Aryan Lady, in love with her husband and loyal until her death. Yes, she was also a beautiful and quirky person and she will always have my admiration. 👏👏👏
From the timing of the commentary, that could possibly be Hitler's secretary.
@Frogsquatch Mk II Fine - thanks!
Mark if you're still alive after I'm dead I'd like for you to read my eulogy at my funeral, to make my life sound more interesting than it was. Thanks in advance.
@John Smith ........LOL ....That's great!!
That’s not a bad idea 🤔
I want the into music too!!!!
Lol well Got-dayum
The German movie "Downfall" dramatizes much of this. And does a very good job of it. Anyone interested in this chapter of history should see it. The actor who portrays Hitler does an excellent job. It's one of those stories that is at once horrible yet compelling.
The casting done of goebels is so accurate too
ThNk you Mark, I’ve learned so much from your videos. ♥️⭐️♥️⭐️♥️⭐️♥️
4:20
The officer shaking hands with Goebbels is Colonel-General (later Field Marshal) Ferinand Schröner, also known as "Monster in Uniform" and "Bloody Ferdinand" for his brutality towards both the enemy and his own troops, which of course made him despised in both sides.
@KotobKotob even after been named field marshal in February 45
Schorner。
@@user-jq2iz9zn4p Schörner**
2:06 This soldier must have thought ''The Eastern front is like 20 Miles away, you idiot''
Ur the one who is idiot who will command the soldiers if there is no commanding officer
@@potato23116 wat
@@potato23116 wat
This ia a part of the overlooked events of the third reich in its death throes, only Dr Felton of all historians dared to discuss it. Kudos Dr Felton!
The End of the Third Reich: Defeat, Denazification & Nuremburg January 1944-November 1946 by Thacker.
Exorcising Hitler: The Occupation and Denazification of Germany by Taylor.
After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation by Macdonough
Regierung Dönitz. Die letzten Tage des Dritten Reiches. Mit umfangreichen Dokumenten und dem "Dönitz-Tagebuch" by Lüdde-Neurath
I can go on and on.
No it fucking isn't, this period is relentless covered already, the focus on this small section is interesting to be sure, but it's hardly obscure.
@@ragzaugustus Dag, watch the F bombs! Children might be reading this. Thanks in advance. JJ
what overlooked events??? is the same crap you see on every documental of BBC, Deutsche Welle, Nat Geo, etc. about Göbbels or ''the last days of Berlin/nazism/ III Reich, etc.
@@ragzaugustus no, it's VERY obscure. The consensus was that Doenitz was appointed 'Fuhrer' - this is essentially untrue, as he was appointed 'President', which in Germany is effectively Veep, as Goebells was appointed Chancellor (US equivalent: President). I have never known this. It is also up to the Chancellor to declare himself Fuhrer, I gather.
So Doenitz was not the heir: Goebells was! He lacked the courage and the common sense to claim his prize. I was totally in the dark about this.
By far the most important historical videos on earth at the moment.
Hi Mark, I'd love to see a video about the Battle of Bremen in 1945, I enjoy the forgotten stuff you shed light on. Keep up the great work!