I was Hitlers Houseadministrator on the Berghof - Herbert Döhring tells his story - Documentary
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- Herbert Döhring (* September 29, 1913 in Paaris, Rastenburg District, East Prussia; † December 23, 2001) was a member of the SS and Hitler's house administrator at the Berghof on Obersalzberg from 1935 to 1943.
In this interview from 1999, Hitler's former employee describes for the first time in detail how he remembers his time at the Berghof.
Döhring, who died in 2001, was one of the best contemporary witnesses from Hitler's immediate environment due to his extraordinary memory. In this interview he impressively describes his time at Obersalzberg.
Having belonged to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in Berlin-Lichterfelde since 1934, Döhring transferred in 1935 to the "Führerschutzkommando", which was about 30 strong. His first task was to provide Hitler with personal protection at the Reich Party Congress in Nuremberg in 1935 at the Hotel Deutscher Hof.
After the Nazi Party Conference, Döhring was called to Obersalzberg, where he first worked as a telephone operator/guard in the old Haus Wachenfeld - which at this time was being expanded by the architect Alois Degano into what would later become the Berghof. Then he took over the construction supervision of the extension works. When Hitler was present at Obersalzberg, he stayed in the guest house "Hoher Göll". Finally, Döhring became the caretaker of the generously expanded Berghof.
While working at the Berghof, Döhring met his future wife Anna Krautenbacher, who was also employed there. On December 10, 1936, they were married in Berchtesgaden. The subsequent wedding celebration, which Hitler also attended, took place at the Berghof.
This interview was recorded in 1999 and never published until now.
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Braun is pronounced Brown. I just don't understand why people don't know that.
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At 1:08:42 is a wrong translation! The translator says that Sepp Dietrich was on a yacht in Sweden. The mistake is due to the fact that Doehring pronounces the german word Jagd (the german word for hunt) at 1:08:51 with a slight dialect. It sounds like yacht to the translator.
Doehring says that Sepp Dietrich was hunting in Sweden!
Can we take a minute to appreciate what a good job the narrator (translator) did. His storytelling was outstanding and made this interview a pleasure to watch.
Yep. I seem to recall hearing his voice on TV commercials in the 70's. And maybe some TV children's shows. I'd like to find out his name and see if he's done any audiobooks.
Absolutely 🙌👏
Except for saying “Belsen” twice instead of “Bełzec”.
@@Frip36 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agree.
This is one of the best interviews from a German employee of Hitler I've ever seen, and his memory is unbelievable. Thank you
The murder of Heydrich reprisals on the surrounding villages who provided safe harbor for the assassins. What would you expect? Remember in the Holy Bible when Dianna was raped? Negotiations were held for intermarriage on condition of the rapist’s people all get circumcised. Once circumcised, after a few days when swollen, 2 of the people took swords and murdered all the villagers in revenge for the one rape. Those villagers did not do anything wrong. The rapist did the wrong, yet the whole village paid for the crime. Same thing here with Heydrich, except, there were others involved in hiding the murderers for awhile as they planned their dastardly deed- murdering a man on the way to work in the morning. These are the same type of people of today who will not work, but suck all the money out of the rest of our life savings.
"a man on the way to work in the morning." 🤣Does your "work" include genocide too?
@@thomaspick4123 what tha f@#k??? How are you even comparing???
@@kerrimuir1 go back to the kitchen
I was suprized by his memory too, like it was almost scripted
This is an amazing interview....what a look inside this interview provides. This is amazing piece of history. Thank you for posting it.
Plus...speaking of memory...HERBERT DOEHRING... Memory is not hurting either...wow down to even times!
Dankje het is een inzicht die je mee neemt in de tijd toen
I could’ve listened to Mr. Dohring for several hours! Thanks for this!
Well you did!!🙂
This fellow’s memory is fantastic . I’m in my late 60’s and there’s no way I could remember this level of detail from that many years ago. He would have been in his 80’s when he recorded this. An invaluable contribution to history.
@M KKrupp Well, we don't really know if his memory is fantastic, do we. He could be talking out of his *ss.
@@Consrignrant Have you watched it? He’s not talking about controversial or disputed historical stuff, just everyday happenings re the running of the property up in the mountains. He even says on a few occasions that he had no knowledge of certain administration things there because he and his wife had left by then. He comes across as factually accurate. It would have been interesting though to hear his views in hindsight on the whole Nazi era and its ideology.
@@Consrignrant 6:01 I checked the weather that he mentioned on a specific day by looking at a weather report in a newspaper from the time (the national library of Austria scans all old papers available at "anno -dot- oenb"). He was correct. Monday was indeed a very cold day in Prussia.
@@Mario.H Lol..... That doesn't really mean anything, now does it, Mario boy. Nice try though.
Hahaha what?! This guy tells you the weather on a specific day 60 years ago (he would have had to go to the national archives just to get ahold of those temperature reports in 1999 before everything was scanned and searchable on Google)
And what about all the other dates that check out. He literally recalls around 20+ dates that are well known during this 2.5h interview. You can go check every single one of them for:
A) is it the correct date (for example Todt's crash)
B) did he recall the right weekday
If you find a single date that he just "randomly made up" and therefore got wrong, let me know. Wikipedia is your friend. I have checked 5 dates by now and all of them have turned out to be correct. Now it's your time to shine buddy.
Until then, nice try though.
6:00 for anyone wondering how accurate his memory is - I just checked the weather on Monday the 30th 1933 in East Prussia and indeed the January was very mild at first but then the temperature dropped steeply on the 29th and it remained very cold for a week.
His memory is incredible.
No doubt his memory is superb, but their are areas he might know and areas he doesn't.
Well, considering he probably had to answer these questions 5,000 X's over his lifetime, I doubt it's that incredible :-)
It’s his story & he’s stuck to it since he was interrogated.
Januaries have allways been cold as far as ı can remember
@@koraybakrtas😊
4:50 - Main Headquarters & Vacation Home - Berghof Lodge - Management - Staff
16:17 - H daily routine at Berghof
19:25 - Driving Ms. Hitler
20:43 - H's style, morning moods. News consumption. Depressed about King Edward. "Penny gardening"
25:00 - Guests at Berghof. No one allowed in H's private room(s). Guard security.
37:20 - Food suppliers. H's food preferences. Vegetarian. Apples.
39:44 - Martin Bormann vs head housekeeper over food supplier politics. Bormann personality.
43:30 - H beverages, alcohol. Likes a colder house. Speed reader of large books. High retention ability.
45:30 - News reels daily. Movie watching. No movie watching during war. TV? Music preferences.
47:10 - Bormann argument with Herbert Döhring over music records. Nature of their relationship
53:50 - H painting and drawing. City re-design drawings. Ultra-focus. Temper.
56:45 - Sports viewing. Soccer is boring. Bowling. Guest room details.
59:59 - Did H ever get sick or have a cold.
1:00:20 - H's interests during spare time. Architecture.
1:01:20 - Opinions on military and wars. Destruction vs. Architecture.
1:02:20 - Art collection. Art plans.
1:03:33 - Who was H's closest friend? Was H a good judge of character?
1:04:27 - Not going to talk about women. Talks about women.
1:04:48 - Not easy being a rock star
1:05:34 - H and Bormann relationship. Get'r done. Farms.
1:07:29 - Did H have a temper? 1943.
1:09:40 - Hess's strange flight to Scotland 1941. Did H know about it & Russia's plans? '41, '42.
1:11:39 - Döhring grows agitated when H's gamesmanship is doubted re. Hess. Döhring unsure of himself.
1:12:07 - Did the Berghof staff believe in H's ability?
1:12:54 - Döhring knows he's a stud.
1:13: 28 - H's walks to tea-house.
1:15:35 - Eva Braun, girlfriend. H was not married but kept Eva a secret, since a German leader should be single.
1:24:42 - Was the Berghoff headquarters susceptible to outside spying?
1:25:33 - Could Döhring himself have betrayed H? Big window in the hall. H dislikes air conditioning.
1:27:54 - Dohring can hear conversations through the floorboards. Keeps it private.
1:29:00 - Dohring learns about H's Eastern war plan and generals coming to the Berghof. Dec 31, 1940.
1:32:40 - Fire. H angry.
1:34:20 - What is Bormann like?
1:37:05 - Bormann appropriates homes etc., for Nazi leaders in land around H's headquarters. "Obersalzberg".
1:56:00 - Czech Rep
1:57:08 - Himler, opinion of.
2:00:00 - Stalin demands. Baltics. England/France. Comet. Apparition. Treaty with Russia.
2:04:55 - Goebles influence on the H-man.
2:05:40 - England-France declare war. H opinion of the English. Mussolini visit.
2:09:25 - Hermann Göring
2:10:20 - Ribbentrop, Nazi Minister of Foreign Affairs
2:11:45 - H-man defends Jewish woman. H no tolerance for lawbreakers. Overrides judges.
2:15:00 - When did Döhring realize that unjust persecutions were happening. And Jews. '38
2:17:48 - Last days of The Berghoff. 1942. 1944. Döhring takes over the family farm.
2:20:30 - H orders almost all his servants/Berghoff staff to go fight on the front lines.
2:23:03 - Döhring gets in trouble while in military service as transport leader.
2:24:50 - Plane crash kills H's transportation chief
2:25:00 - When did Döhring learn of H's death
2:26:50 - Döhring opines on what H should have done differently in order to defeat Russia.
2:27:55 - What was your most personal experience with The H-Man?
0:01 His handmade? woollen vest or slipover, displays some very Aryan symbols, anyone else?
@Napalmthedog I I I I I I 100% hand made - 🙈 . I noticed this too. The SS and the "Wolfsangel" in the black diamond shaped patterns - 🥶. I taught about that way he caused to wear that to the interview 🤔🤔🤔
@@napalmthedogiiiiii4105yeah the black ones are definitely SS. I have a very old big Japanese serving plate with swastikas on it. Made long before Hitler was born. Many of his symbols were not original. Guy wasn't as smart as many think.
Thank you for the eford.
@@katarinatibai8396I just noticed that, there is a sideways ZZ or lightning SS symbol there. I've noticed on lots of neo clothing the hidden symbolism in them. Noticed it in Ukraine, and St Petersburg
His memory for events and their dates is simply astounding.
Yes, it's unbelievable.
And yet he can’t remember his Nazi Party Number…
Herbert Döhring (born September 29, 1913 in Paaris , Rastenburg district , East Prussia ; † December 23, 2001 ) was an SS member and from 1935 to 1943 Hitler's caretaker at the Berghof ( Obersalzberg , Berchtesgaden ).
activities
Since 1934 a member of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in Berlin-Lichterfelde , Döhring changed in 1935 to the 30 man strong “Führerschutzkommando”. His first task was to offer Hitler personal protection at the Nuremberg Rally in 1935 in the Hotel Deutscher Hof .
After the Nazi party rally, Döhring was appointed to Obersalzberg, where he first worked as a telephone operator or guard post in the old Wachenfeld house - which at that time was converted into the Berghof under the architect Alois Degano . Then he took over the construction supervision of the expansion work. During the renovation work, Hitler lived in the guest house "Hoher Göll" when he was on Obersalzberg. Eventually Döhring became the caretaker of the spacious Berghof.
While working at the Berghof, Döhring met his future wife Anna Krautenbacher, who was also employed there. They married on December 10, 1936 in Berchtesgaden. The subsequent wedding ceremony, which Hitler also attended, took place in the Berghof.
In the 1990s, Döhring appeared in several television documentaries on the subjects of the Third Reich and the SS. At the end of the 1990s he traveled to his former place of work again and was seen in a documentary about the Berghof.
For those of you enjoying this, and thinking his memory so profound, the tradition of oral history is still (or was pre-social media) strong. I lived in Germany on the economy in the mid 70's. We lived in a small town with a Schloss just outside of Landsberg. The Schloss, built beginning early 17thc., was occupied by the SS during the war to oversee the Dachau extension of Kaufering. But I knew Kaufering as a lovely town where I showed for groceries and the Schloss was a fairytale place for my children to play while i worked there. As I began to learn the history of the town, the surrounding towns and cities I began to appreciate what happened there only 33 years before. There grew in my mind an overlay of historical images I'd grown up with- now superimposed on my daily life. Riding the railway, seeing the pediatrician in Landsberg, dining in Augsburg. All around me were older people who had been active in the war, the persecutions etc, including my kindly landlord. Rarely do you find people willing to admit wrong doing and the veil of polite society prohibits any attempt to talk on the subject. BUT DON'T BE FOOLED. Germany is really a small country and everyone knew what was going on. There was no way to not know. The concentration camp of Dachau stood outside the city. The railroads were filled with trains carrying dying and ill treated people- right through town. In imagine our city center subways filled with dying, miserable, starving people and as it stops at all the proper stops we can easily see and hear the people. Germany runs like clockwork the way it always has. Like clockwork they killed and then forgot.
I remember about 15 years ago I was working in Munich, and on one weekend I thought I would go and see Dachau. This was before I had a satnav, so I just used a map. I asked several locals (Germans) for directions who were out and about (mowing a lawn, or just walking in the street). They had never heard of Dachau, or so they said. I never went in the end. It turned out that I was only a couple of km away.
It's just anecdotal, I know, but years later I thought about how suspicious that was.
Tricking our mind to believe it ever happened or wasn’t our fault is a survival trait for maintaining our sanity , to be one of a million straws that broke the camels back makes us feel just fine pleading not guilty , that poor camel 😥
I am half German, I know my peers - now 50ish, but I was there when they showed me the wall coming down from then recent video, and my cousins expressed some concern around new nationalism (“we are strong again”…) This has not happened, as they are strong allies and lead the democratic West, excluding the US that is somewhat shaky due to idiot Jordan basically under orders to cut-off aid to the Ukraine.
Liar.
@@nwogamesalert Learn something. Do some research. I'm not saying that most Germans are not"good" people. What I'm saying is enough propaganda and blaming, even the most rational people will have a tendency to behave in evil ways. The US army was well aware of how many people knew about the concentration and death camps. The problem is so many denied it. But all you have to do is get a many of Germany, Poland, Austria. Place all the concentration and death camps on it. Note the proximity of these camps to Urban areas- no matter the size. Then overlay this on a map of New England for size and approximate population comparison. I think you might be shocked. I know I was. My understanding came with personal experience, book education and actually speaking to people who lived through this. I worked in a Schloss that was used as a Nazi headquarters and the headquarters for a Dachau satellite camp. Don't forget that each main camp has a few to many satellite camps. And they were located near or next to villages just like the village I lived in. I was happy to live in Germany. I learned much. But most do not deny or forget, why should you?
I like it because it’s more observational than opinion. History is a story usually written by the victors, not the guy who was actually able to remember the facts, to the best of his ability.
History is not written by the victors in the modern era. Tons of first hand accounts and videos and writings exist for all of the participants.
@@singed8853 they do exist but not known by the mainstream, if what you are saying is true , this man should've been interviewed by a major news channel or newspaper instated of a lost YT channel
@@dejabu24 this guy has personal anecdotes of hitlers daily life. It’s something history buffs are interested in. It’s not major historical news to hear stories about when Hitler had lunch and woke up in the morning and how he treated his waitstaff or Eva Braun. People barely know the major parts of history as it is. They don’t need to know that Hitler did not smoke nor drink.
A lot of people barely know the details of the night of the long knives for example and that does have some historical value. A lot of people don’t know precisely who hitler had murdered that night and morning and the false pretexts for killing one of his closest friends. To this day the prevailing understanding is generally infected by Nazi propaganda from the time it happened. He didn’t just kill his friend and cull SA leadership. He killed political opposition leaders on that night and some of their family members. Plain extra-judicial murder that was illegal by German ‘law’. In my view Hitler was much more evil than the mainstream probably even understands him to have been.
@@singed8853 yah Right there's things I Know about WWII that's not in History Books. German Historians were told by Victors What they can and can not write about.
@@klausphx how exactly do you know world war 2 facts that aren’t written down anywhere? Lol. Making things up and claiming speculation as fact does not substitute for history.
Nazi history is very well documented and it’s almost entirely written or orated by Nazis themselves. The main sources were Nazis. Mein kampf had a Nazi author for example. Imagine that. It may also shock you to learn that the OKH transcripts which transcribed Nazi high command meetings, and the diaries of Josef Goebbels and franz halder were also written and maintained by Nazis.
I just found this interview! Outstanding! Thank you so much! This gentleman has a fantastic memory. So glad you video this interview! The Narrator did a OUTSTANDING JOB ! From Michigan
I can’t thank Begafilm enough for the channel and the content you guys provide us with. Exceptional historical archive of interviews, tours etc.
Another treasure of an interview and what interesting and priceless stories this man has. His memory is sharp as ever at his age.
I absolutely adore this and want thank you sincerely from the bottom of my heart for your work here. All the best and every success to you ✌️👍
A captivating interview. What a fantastic recall Mr. Doehring had, even after all that time. With his gaze, one can see that he's actually reliving the incidents being discussed. One last look, he was there...
This interview with Herbert Dohring has to be the most interesting and informative interview I have ever watched.
I watched this over a few days.we're lucky to have such an interesting recount of history from a man who lived through it .
As a fan of history, esp this era, this is a fascinating interview. Thank you.
Excellent interview. Insightful. Incredible memory of dates, events, and circumstances.
Thanks for this video. I love learning about all the small stuff - like Doehring fighting with Bormann over records, or Hilter liking bowling.
“ Edward had not abdicated there would of been no war between us as he was very German friendly “ and they stayed at the Berghof in 1937 “ A very interesting historical interview
Yes, that jumped out at me too.
@@browngreen933 What makes it worse is today the British Government is against the very country that sided with us and lost soldiers, including my ancestors. Europe survived as the second largest economy and we are in the fight against Russia and to me that is a betrayal to a country that also fought fascism. This hatred of Russia began after the war when General Patton said ‘ we defeated the wrong country
The break up of each individual European country and the losses of their own individual currencies and the collapse of their cultures is the ‘biggest experiment’ we are witnessing to go wrong with Europe as a whole and recession in 2023 will be unbearable for the poor people living in poverty and suffering from austerity
Germany won by sweeping the euro currency through European countries and making their currency the Deutsche Mark obsolete
We might as well face it , now European countries are becoming even more multi cultures the true identities of patriots of each country is being swallowed up as even Government are filled up with foreigners. ( I have not thought about other European countries being represented by foreigners) I will look into that because it makes a difference to allegiances and at the moment they are all beating the same drums of war with Russia and like this SS man said they’re cannot be two stags in Europe Stalin and Hitler of Putin or Scholz top dogs of Europe and multi cultures in Governments and countries has swayed public opinions
An absolute gem of an interview...fascinating.
Thank you for putting in this up because the gentleman who is speaking reminds me of my daughters grand parents they were German speaking and they could also speak english but I miss them speaking especially with him and his wife there last name was the OLLHOFF's Guenter and irmgard!!! I miss them so terribly and listening to them speaking in there language and this remindes me I learned the language from the father his son and daughter spoke as well my kids learned too!!! I wanted them to be proud of what nationality they were from. I just miss the language just thought I might say this!!! They were great people and very kind and happy people to be around I miss them so much I have pics of them and remember those days!!! Good memories!!! THANKYOU for this!!!🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🌹🕊️🌹✝️🛐🙏💞💗💕💝💓🌈👏👏👏✝️
Ich liebe Deutschland!
Must be one of the best interviews I've ever seen, if not the best.
What an awesome interview... impressive memory. Thanks for sharing
Shame about the adverts interrupting tho! *
This interview is an historic treasure
Thank you ever so much for this interview. It is a great insight on the works and routines at the Berghof.
This interview was extremely interesting to me. I am a curious student of history. This filled in some gaps that was satisfying. It reminded me of a long conversation I had with a Nazi tank commander in the year 2017. He was in the initial group that went into Russia. He ultimately, became an escort/driver for an American general until his passing here in California. There is nothing that compares to an eye witness account. Each filled in some missing background information that I had sought though out my life. This was very informative. Thank you.
Grant Burris -
"...a Nazi tank commander..." !?
Where do know if he was a Nazi !?
Not all german Soldiers were Nationalsocialists,
primary they fought for their home country and want to came home
alive. Of course the were many hardcore Nazis under them, but not all.
I watched a documentary about the sinking of the Battleship Tirpitz. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the name of the doc. Anyways, the documentary is based on the British bomber pilots flying over occupied Norway without fighter escort to sink the Battleship Tirpitz. The Germans had radar… Ahh, I’m sure you know all about it so I’m not going to get into all the minutia about Operation Paravane. My point is that there’s a Messerschmidt 109E pilot who shares his experiences as a fighter pilot. Nice guy and he lives in California, that’s why I’m telling you. He meets up with American WWII pilots every year (maybe more) & he talks about Operation Paravane from the German's perspective, it’s cool stuff! If you want? If you haven’t already interviewed or had a conversation with him? Let me know if you’re interested because I’ll go into my history and get his name for you. I know Cali is a huge State but it’s a small world!
What is a Nazi tank commander?
@@johanvandermeulen9696 ??? I don’t know??? What is he?
@@kenduffy5397 Not all German Tank Comanders were Nazis, the most did their job, fighting for their home country.
I'm going to start speaking German one day and freak everyone out. Been listening to these while I fall asleep.
@Evan Hodge You mean English is related to the German language.
@@MrCrowebobby Genau.
Same here
achtung
Jawohl mein Führer!
I was captivated from the start to the finish of this interview. What an exceptional piece of history this is from someone that had firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of the Third Reich. It helps to humanize the fact that there were ordinary people living ordinary lives while working at the Berghof.
of course, the ww1 and ww2 story are the most fabricated BS next to the moon landings, yeah them things happened but not how they were written in our school books, once you read the losers version of the war you understand the victors are the true enemy.
He knows the EXACT last time he saw Hitler, down to the minute. How? More importantly, why? I found this interview very frightening. He has obviously spent decades pondering this experience in his heart. They were his Glory Days. He has them memorized like scripture. There wasn’t one glimmer of “if ONLY I’d known what was really going on..maybe I could’ve poisoned his juice…” No iota of regret was discernable and he certainly knows NOW that millions of civilians were killed by the lords he unwittingly served. Unnerving.
perfectly said.
What's unnerving is people like you who get your history from Hollywood movies! ... the other thing is that while you seem to condemn him for his actions yet, I have no doubt you have no problem with you or your country murdering tens of millions of unborn babies, slaughtered in their mother's womb ...
Please spare me your self righteousness.... ahhhhh, I can't see now, the glory of your holiness is blinding me!!!....
i could listen to him for days. Incredible story! thank you for sharing
Yes and. His experiences are fascinating. Imagine a afternoon with him Q&A?!
@@matty6848 man's dead
@@tavi501 the act of imagining is not!
So, Jan Kreisinger and Matt Y....you listen uncritically to a man give an interview and believe what he says without question?? I hope it’s not a common practice, bc you’d be extremely easy to manipulate! Doehring is not telling the truth much of the time in this interview, and was in fact self aggrandizing throughout, confident that bc he was one of the last people standing, he could turn himself into the ultimate insider through lies, which you would have known if you had read some books about Hitler and his role as Commander in Chief of the Wehrmacht from primary sources. If you listen to Doehring, the only activity Hitler focused on during the war was redesigning cities!! You obviously couldn’t see the problem with this assertion, bc Hitler was in fact Commander in Chief of the Wehrmacht who ignorantly refused to listen to his top generals, and prolonged the killing indefinitely bc he couldn’t bear to lose the war....he WAS NOT endlessly redesigning cities!! If I were you, I wouldn’t be so quick to believe everything you’re told!
@@voraciousreader3341Mr Doehring is recalling experiences of Hitler mostly before the war started, at that time Germany and Hitler himself focused most on building Germany not on war
Thanks for posting this. It's a fascinating piece of 20th century history.
Best account of WW2 I've heard yet. This is a treasure trove on information on day to day running of the Berghof and a very intimate first hand account of someone who was so close to the heart of the third reich.
WW II veterans and civilians are the most fascinating sources of information to me. It's 1st hand, unpublished, and from a live source you can converse and interact with. They are living breathing history books. The best kind.
@@AP-hs6ew Documental authenticated archival evidence is how you learn history. First hand accounts of people has a problem that different people have different perception of events and different ways of interpreting them.
@@lepersonnage371 authenticated can also mean tainted or tampered with to be authenticated at what those who authenticate deems adequate. So i wouldnt trust that either.
@@sergiolandz6056 David Irving actually authenticated everything he included in his books by decades of research, since 1960s to this day
The planning for the Attack upon Soviet Union was in progress on July 31, 1940...about the time of the attack on England in Summer of 1940. This man's memory is beyond amazing.
This is great. Thank you for bringing it to me. I know many historians don't want to do voiceovers. Sometimes for good reason. However I listen to these while I work. And can't sit and read subtitles.
Thinking a out it was a great application for dvd or blueray multiple audio streams.
He confirms my suspicion of why the allies jailed Hess for life. They didn't want it out that Hitler sued for peace and was refused .
@David Plumer Your "suspicion"?..... Lol.... Aren't you clever. What a load of nonsense. Hitler never "sued for peace". He did however make threats like "peace or destruction". No sane leader could possibly have agreed.
Churchill was hell bent on war! It's what the man lived for he was disappointed when the war ended I bet. Such a hideous man. Ironic how much he used to bang the drum for the British Empire yet he single handedly destroyed it within only a few years
@@Consrignrant well, you told me!
Whatever
@@cutekanjii Churchill was hellbent on a war they would never win without American involvement so he easily manipulated the American President.
It was a total disgrace how Hess was treated especially aftee the war was over. To keep him locked up his whole life like a solitary caged animal, it's shameful! All the man did was try to find peace. If we go by the official account of the events anyway, all he did was try to put world events and the lives of millions ahead of himself & loyalties to one particular side. He could have just stayed quiet & sought personal gain, power & wealth within Germany like Goring & the like did but instead he left all that behind, taking a huge risk not only to his life by crossing the channel but not knowing what reception he'd recieve & look what did happen! Even if he was suffering from delusions and mental illness then that's even more reason to be lenient. It is one of the many injustices the allies got away with just because they were the victors. Total hypocrisy
Enjoying this very much
HE HAS A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPRESSES IT VERY VERY WELL ABOUT THE TIME WITH HITLER AT BERGHOF
His memory too detail is incredible. How he remembered the names, where they came from, that’s impressive. I can’t remember what I did on Monday by the following Friday😂
Amazing interview. Thanks for sharing
They did have the best uniforms. On a serious note your work is incredible and this man’s memory and storytelling abilities is so good that I found myself almost seeing a film of his memories. Thank you for your great efforts to transfer these to digital files.
Hugo boss designed alot of Nazi uniforms.
No doubt about that. Their soldiers were so sharp looking and the stalheim helmets were the best.
I've been searching for a interview like this for years. Vielen Dank!
Anyone else spotted the ‘SS’ runes hidden in plain sight on his knitted tank top? 😂
Guess he never stopped working for the boss.
"Meine Ehre heißt Treue" (My honor means loyalty SS motto)
His memory is outstanding.Thank you for sharing.
Incredible interview, thank you very much.
Fascinating, A true first hand account.
We must always be aware that this man was not simply a house keeper, but a member of the Waffen SS.
Apart from this, most of what he says appears to be frank and honest, he seems to be wanting to get it all out
there before he dies. Which he in fact did 2 years later. He recalls dates with great accuracy, his mind is clear.
This interview is PRICELESS.. a hands on report from an actual eye witness to the most important events of the
20th century.
You must always remember who wrote the history....Just a day or two ago a 100+ year old camp guard was sentenced to 5 years...If a person thinks that one side was squeaky clean with no sin they need to study some more...To the victors go the spoils...And the history.
@@markjohnston2675 There was a great number of convoluted stories and propaganda from the allied side also. As you said, nobody was squeaky clean, it was war.
Who cares if he was a member of the Waffen SS, It does not mean he had anything to do with war crimes. War crimes and propaganda happened on all sides and does till this very day.
@@darrinrentruc6614 Hey stupido.. did I say he was involved in War Crimes? Stop projecting here.🤡👆Do you know what indoctrination is.? I doubt that you do. My comment was way beyond your intellectual level.
I would love to see one interview with one of Stalin's insiders, or Fidel Castro's or Pol Pot's. Would be interesting! Real talk! 💯%!👍☝️
If this was recorded in 1999, why was it never published?
Was it not televised on German tv?
I remember they showed an interview like this with Traudl Junge.
No it was never in german television.
We just did not publish it till now. We just used all the information he gave us to produce some of our documentaries.
I read her book.I got the feeling she never got over the guilt of working for Hitler til the day she died even though she said she knew nothing of the atrocities being commited until after the war! Just my thoughts.
@@wombatwilly1002 Yes, there is a documentary called Blind Spot where she talks about her life, interspersed with photographs of the time. She died of cancer the day after the documentary premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2002.
@@wombatwilly1002 ? did they not have a radio and check not only Goebbels propaganda? I am just guessing- I know personally the ordinary life under the Regime (of Communism). What a "peaceful" life on the isolated Island of Berghof
Thank you for this most interesting interview. I appreciate the voice over translation. I actually prefer captions since I enjoy listening to the Germanic language. Peace be with you.
Astonishing recall. I really like this guy. Unapologetic honest and straight forward. His mannerisms reminds me so much of my Opa.
He's had plenty of time to realise that he was on the wrong side of history and perhaps should display some remorse.
@@mpdfog186 no. I disagree. What’s the point. It’s easy to look back with 2020 hindsight. But what’s the point??
@@eshelly4205 he doesn't need 2020 hindsight - he knew at the time what they were all doing was morally wrong but I guess he had a cozy job so what did it bother him - millions of people being murdered.. I guess there's no remorse because he doesn't feel it and would probably do the same again if it was convenient for him.
@@mpdfog186 No..I totally disagree…I don’t think you understand us Germans very well. How we think. In my opinion he has nothing to apologize for. When you are in the moment you truly don’t know what is happening until it over…My grandfather was a tank commander in the 8th Panzer Division. He was at war from 40 to 45. Should he feel bad? I say no. Did he feel bad..no he didn’t. Because he had no control over his destiny. He and this gentleman did their job. Did he know about Jews getting murdered? Probably not. And if he did what could he do about it…nothing. It’s easy to take the moral high ground 80 years later. I hear people say “I would have stood up and fought against it” No they wouldn’t…
@@eshelly4205 There was plenty of Germans at the time that didn't support what was going on and actively worked against it. It's a fallacy to think he wasn't aware of what was really going on at the time - even in the very off chance he didn't- he was absolutely aware of the eradication of the Jewish people's rights and the dehumanising of them which took place long before the death camps.
This is incredibly interesting!!
I am so impressed with how detailed his history is at his age.
I don’t feel like he
I hope this is uploaded again with his natural undubbed voice in German with English subtitles.
What a wonderfully fascinating interview! It's one of the most interesting ever.
For most people, Hitler is pure evil, but for this man, he was just a regular person with his own habits, food preferences, and other interests.
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You can tell he was very careful in answering the questions in his moments of pause
As every interviewee should do.
Of course.
Fantastic. Thanks. What an interesting interview and Herbert seems to be a genuine nice guy
Fantastic interview. Too bad he was dubbed and not subtitled. It is always nicer to hear the interviewee in his or her own language.
I actually follow it better with the narration! They maybe should have both
I personally like the narration. I wouldn't sit through 2 hours of subtitles for a video on a whim.
today. BORMAN would be a vice-president of FACEBOOK
Why? Was he secretly Jewish?
What is the solution to the FB problem??
@@thegoyimknow. Whatever do you mean?
Holy crap, this guys memory! I have trouble remembering what I did last week....
Very interesting view of the other side of the war years.
First-hand unbiased information from someone who was there.....as a WW2 history buff I appreciate this video immensely!
I love these old interviews. Details you wouldn't even think to ask about.
I love his East Prussian dialect - a dialect that no longer exists as all speakers died already 😔
thankfully
Das ist ein typischer norddeutscher Dialekt. Du musst nur mal nach Mecklenburg-Vorpommern schauen, Wismar z.B., da redet gefühlt jeder so. Selbst Plattdeutsch wirst du in der Region hören, aber das wird überwiegend "nur" noch von dem alten Eisen gesprochen.
FROM 001 to 2.29.56 video, THE MOST AMAZING AND INTERESTING INTERVIEW I EVER HEARD. WISH THEY WERE MORE!
A truly fascinating aspect of Hitlers life & living by a man who was actually there, I believe these interviews are a part of our history, good or bad, this is important historical information. 🇬🇧
Much better than expected, thank you. Fascinating segment and a piece of history. Too bad his history doesn't reach to the bunker up to 1945. But, very good. Thanks for posting.
incredible how he remembers specific dates of even mundane things. captivating interview.
This is a well known story, but it's told from a whole different point of view. Great interview.
About the most fascinating interview ever, including Hitler's favorite apple: Cox's Orange Pippen -- an English variety.
Thank you so much for posting
Amazing individual with a very clear memory and clear eyes,very interesting piece of history.
Frequently notice how gentlemen of that era always dressed so well even in casual situations. Shirt and tie was always the order of the day.
Thank you for publishing an amazing piece of personal history. What an honor for him and his wife to serve as they did and what a blessing that he could share it with future generations.
Amazing story and lovely to have it recorded for historic purposes
Amazing interview, and the voice over was very good too
Thank you for this amazing video. I have to ask if the "SS" runes were a coincidence on the sweater?
I was wondering if I was just making that connection in my mind!
Haha I’m sure he loves that sweater. He seems proud of ALL his past. He being that close around Hitler I’m sure shared view points. 🤷🏻♂️ he was SS at end of day.. those views usually never go away
@Tagedieb Your nom de plume speaks volumes.
Very interesting to see, but I would prefer to see it uncut, and in the original German.
Thanks for this, but show us the outtakes, as well, please.
Thankyou for your service sir RIP.
Excellent insightful interview!
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I calculated how much he was making. 300 Marks back then is $7,100 today. His wife gets the same amount. He mentioned 100something Marks from the military that’s over $2300 a month. That’s around $16,500. He said food, water and housing is all covered so that’s $16,500 with little to no expenses.
Thank you for sharing this video of yours. 🙏
I would not have like to meet that man . Dangerously obedient indeed
I am wondering if anybody has also noticed he is wearing a vest with a design that reminds to the SS emblem. He must be definitely wearing his favorite piece on his wardrobe 😅. Irony aside, great interwiew.
Thank you for saying this, was thinking the same exact thing! Great interview regardless though lol.
I thought the same thing haha
This is genuine history told by a participant with nothing to gain or lose. Facts are always more valuable than opinions and these facts may not be popular, but they are the truth.
I’m grateful for it to be released but why was this not published sooner? Randomly 23yrs after the interview was recorded…👋 lol. But seriously, thank you! Still curious though about the delay i😊
That was fascinating! What a memory he has. Thank you for posting this!
I was honestly surprised at how little someone at his level seemed to know about what was really happening to the jewish people. I guess we all assumed that everyone knew what was being done but that is probably not accurate. Based on what he has shared alone it seemed like Hitler was more concentrated on building infrastructure and social reform so now I wonder how much of the actual final agenda was brainstormed by others.
no, he knew.
This is hidden history to the English speaking world. Thank you for your effort.
The narration of the story is excellent!! 👌
Any combat veteran interviews? Especially specific SS units and 6th army survivors would be awesome. But U Boat crew interviews are my holy grail if you happen to have a few lol
I think I see an obvious SS emblem pattern on the sweater just under the microphone but no way right? Either way, fascinating interview, fascinating sweater.
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Why did sooo many people follow the Hitler.???
1 person a day
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It is a treat to be able to listen to Herr Dohring's recollections. He possess a very precise and remarkable memory, still. What a pleasure to hear him dispel many myths about Adolf Hitler. Such a pity that Hitler was a man of hatred.Thank you Herr Dohring. Thank you Begafilm History In Motion.
Are you serious ? Name 1 good thing about Hitler ? You must be kidding
@@clayevins6795 ...the Autobahn....cheers🍷🇨🇦
@@wallykloubek4079 The idea of autobahns was started by one of the competing German parties, and the Nazis always ridiculed the idea, until they came into power. then they decided it was good, due to their usefulness in the event of a war "accidentally" occurring.
It's another myth about the Nazis, I'm afraid.
@@dandare1001you know nothing
What a fascinating interview! I love listening to these kina of ww2 german interviews! Thanks.
This is first hand information. Many would not like to accept what this old man said because they cannot fathom him and his government worked like any other government. Version of Herbert Doehring is very important on many aspects. Thanks to the uploader for sharing.
Amazing channel, thank you so much ❤️
He really regrets the loss of those photos.
Has anyone noticed the typical little SS runes (inside the geometric rhombus) over one of the lines, (white ss runes on black rhombus) at the mid-top of his sweater?
I guess not even the interviever noticed it, or perhaps at the time of the interview was "tolerated".