'skulduggery was afoot"' has to be one of Mark's best sayings 😊

@rogeredwarrddeshon5000

Жыл бұрын

The best example of skullduggery has to be in the cemetery scene in 'Hamlet'

Mark Felton, the history teacher you always wanted but rarely got!

@obersturmfuhrer88

Жыл бұрын

When I was in high-school I had a German teacher who's father was in the war and he taught very passionately. My grandparents were in the war also and I've heard many stories.

@jessicamilestone4026

Жыл бұрын

Here, here!!

@smbweerasuriya4319

Жыл бұрын

​ 6:15 6:16 @@jessicamilestone4026 u

@johnboucher8226

Жыл бұрын

Shocked to hear Reinhard was born again....

@puzzleheaddesign3789

11 ай бұрын

Never got.

I first heard of Reinhard Heydrich from a professor of mine at Charles University in Prague who was a member of the RAF Czechoslovak squadron. He took us to the bend in the road where Heydrich was assassinated, and to the Orthodox cathedral where the paratroopers were eventually killed. (The Nazis flooded the crypt of the church and used explosives to make an entrance. The paratroopers killed themselves before they could be captured, and the Nazis killed the Orthodox bishop as well). We also visited Lidice, in which all the men were murdered and the women and children sent to concentration camps, most to eventually die. The village was then plowed under. All of this as reprisal for the death of one awful man. It was all terrible to learn, but I'm grateful to my professor for educating us so thoroughly on such horrible aspects of the war.

@ellebelle8515

10 ай бұрын

Important to know the story about the countless victims in this case. RIP to all the victims.

@mikesey1

9 ай бұрын

Lidice wasn't "ploughed under". Most is still standing as ruins which can be visited today.

@lelandunruh7896

9 ай бұрын

@@mikesey1 Incorrect. Everything you see above ground today was dug-up and restored after the war.

@brunokirchensittenbach9294

7 ай бұрын

…Edgar Hoover former FBI Director got good correspondence with Heydrich during the late 1930’ through the 1940’s and learned from him when Heydrich was Head of the “ INTERPOL” and how to take care of “ Dissent who Hoover’s applied later during the scared red of the 1950’s and later during the 1960’s when Malcolm X -MLK were mysteriously assassinated by strange unknown criminals and the cover up of the Dallas incident in 1963 and many others incidents…🫵🏼💀🇺🇸

@jentraniansdnbhd1680

6 ай бұрын

Its because of political correctness that many truth are not told only the twisted and revised version is being taught and told or never spoken in it correct context.

all these years later and this dude still drops awesome tidbits. its amazing honestly.

@railwaymechanicalengineer4587

Жыл бұрын

The incident only occurred in 2019 !!!!!

@brycecolwell4304

Жыл бұрын

@@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 all the years HE'S BEEN MAKING THE VIDOES.

The fact Heydrich was the only senior Nazi who was intentionally assassinated with full allied support shows how serious they felt about his competency.

@hilariousname6826

Жыл бұрын

And how serious they felt about the incompetency of the others, presumably .......

@stc3145

Жыл бұрын

Also because Heydrich was very arrogant and believed he had cleaned up Prague so well he didnt need good security. He drove in an open car the same route every day and with only one other guy, the driver with him.

@statementleaver8095

Жыл бұрын

I'm curious to know the difference between Assassination and Murder.🤔🤔 Death is Certain and in War Death is Listed as Casualty of War🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Heydrich and Himmler both killed intentionally.

@Alikerry

Жыл бұрын

@@stc3145 the video has footage of heydrich in prague in his car with 3 other individuals

@laresial

Жыл бұрын

@@stc3145 and after that he run after the murders shooting his gun on them.

Mark, I really appreciate your plain and straight-forward delivery style.

@Kodakcompactdisc

Жыл бұрын

He’s very good

@hammeruser7436

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'll tell the sob. He's very busy . So see if he can get back to you.

@yagodaghendrik9664

Жыл бұрын

Mark made videos about the ever so elusive hobocrust fantasy tale.... so he is just another propagandist regurgitating the same old historical narratives like a human centipede

@frankbaker9117

Жыл бұрын

Very well bocumented.thx.

@thedon1570

Жыл бұрын

@@yagodaghendrik9664mad?

Mark, you are a continued breath of fresh air on short format documentary videos. You don’t need a catch phrase at the end of each video, or to put a capitalized HORRIFIC or JUSTIFIED in your title like other sophomoric wannabes do. When a good story has real facts, you don’t need to embellish for views and clicks, and you are a master of giving the unbiased facts. Thank you!

No tears will be shed for the Butcher of Prague.

@jacksonreilly3441

Жыл бұрын

His widow and children cried for him.

@timvoice3338

10 ай бұрын

I shed tears for Reinhard Heydick! From laughing heaps! XD

The Germans technically didn't rename these parts of Czechoslovakia, since these occupied areas were actually called Bohemia and Moravia and they still are today.

@LTPottenger

Жыл бұрын

There was never such a thing as czechoslovakia til it was created by decree after the war. It had never been an indpendent country, and poland had not been for centuries. And when it was, the area that was where polish people came from was just a tiny corner of it. All the cities in czechoslovakia were almost exclusively full of ethnic Germans who were killed or terrorized and forced to flee.

@MikeB071

Жыл бұрын

True. The medieval kingdom of Bohemia was one of the oldest in Europe.

@dhowe5180

Жыл бұрын

@@LTPottenger Czechoslovakia had been an independent country prior to the Second World War for about 20 years.

@rogerhudson9732

Жыл бұрын

Also he was only acting Reichsprotektor.

@honkvollpfosten

Жыл бұрын

@Pottenger's Human not quite true. Czechoslovakia was founded in 1918 and was an independent state until 1938. After and during the occupation by Germany, it was called "Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren".

This is supposedly when Hitler realised the war had come home to him personally as Heydrich was the first of his inner circle to die during WW2.

@occidentadvocate.9759

Жыл бұрын

Incorrect. Fritz Todt was the first Power full Nationalist-Socialist, and close comrade of Hitler to die in the War i believe?

@shutup2751

Жыл бұрын

@@occidentadvocate.9759 some speculate that AH had todt killed for suggesting peace talks with the soviets

@occidentadvocate.9759

Жыл бұрын

@@shutup2751 very unlikely. Just another fable designed to dinigrate AH. The most lied about man in History. Regarding Hydrich. AH was very impressed with him, and considered him as a future Fuhrer after AH retired. He had also commented that Hydrich was too careless, in that he did not take enough precautions in his own security? How right he was. British intelligence was behind the assassination. They targeted AH too. The July plot of 1944 stinks of British involvement.

@jasontrauger8515

Жыл бұрын

@@occidentadvocate.9759 Todt was killed, in a plane crash. First? Probably. Though, there is a difference, between an accident and an assassination.

@EdMcF1

Жыл бұрын

@@jasontrauger8515 Not really, but for the war, the 'plane crash most likely wouldn't have happened.

What a wonderful wealth of topics, and each one is covered in an authoritative and concise manner. Quite simply some of the best content on KZread. Thank you Mark.

@emmapasqule2432

11 ай бұрын

Keep it in your pants, Mark is happily married.

This is a wild story! Thank you for posting it.

A good movie about he assasination and the reasons behind it is in the movie Anthropoid. There is a marker in Praha at the location of the hit. Heydrich died a few days latter becasue he detested the Czechs so much that he forbid the Czech doctors to operate on him, instead waiting on german doctors to arrive from Berlin. It was sepsis, and his arrogance, that killed him in the end. The Czechoslovak Commandos that took part in the operation died in St. Cyril & St. Methodius Cathedral in Praha and the building still shows the bullet holes of the last fight, the cript is now a museum.

@joeschlotthauer840

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't it fragments of the upholstery (horsehair) that gave him the sepsis?

@sandamn85

Жыл бұрын

It would have been indeed a karmic death, but in fact he was operated as soon as he reached the hospital. It was Himmler who decided to send Gebhardt, the chief surgeon in the staff of the reich to tend to Heydrich.

@julianday

Жыл бұрын

Heydrch was hated by the German officers who told the German doctors not to operate on him. He died in agony I’m pleased to say , they should have tried to make him suffer even longer.

@dongraham8236

Жыл бұрын

I read the book "Seven Men At Daybreak" (Alan Burgess) as a teen when it first came out...Anthropoid (and the book's namesake) are both excellent dramatizations of the days leading up to the assassination of Heydrich.

@Stu-SB

Жыл бұрын

They trained the commandos just up the road from me at Arisaig, near Mallaig Scotland, we're proud to be associated with such a brave group of men who probably knew they wouldn't survive this.

In US, Civil War graves were sometimes pilfered for artifacts. Supposedly many officers were buried with their swords; authentic officer swords are very much valued on the collectors market.

@suzyqualcast6269

Жыл бұрын

Typical us view.

@selfdo

Жыл бұрын

It's hard to imagine any sword surviving 150+ years of burial, especially in the humid climate of the US South and in areas with a high water table. It'd probably collapse in a cankered, rusted heap if handled.

@yesyes-om1po

Жыл бұрын

@@suzyqualcast6269 The SS had bling bling, if Reinhard Heydrich's sword/dagger/uniform was buried with him, that would be insanely valuable today, I believe he had a special SS ring too?, very valuable stuff.

@yesyes-om1po

Жыл бұрын

@@selfdo maybe hes talking about old grave bandits, wouldn't be surprised if there were many grave robbings after the civil war.

@neogeo1670

Жыл бұрын

@@selfdo depends on the soil they where buried in...

I love that you're putting out so many videos now and the quality has maintained that always high-level if not improved.

Mark, I have been waiting a few years for you to make a video about Heydrich! We need more! Your the best!!

Pretty obvious Mark robbed the grave.

I despise grave robbery in general. Such things belong in a museum and not in the hands of these thieves.

@bennettbush3906

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, but I sometimes prefer private collections for reasons but regardless if it’s a private collection, state museum or just a museum 😂 artifacts belong there and not in the hands of thieves to later sell.

@vampirecount3880

Жыл бұрын

Me too man :/

@TheSaltydog07

Жыл бұрын

JL, these people don't care.

@totallynotafed8786

Жыл бұрын

Greetings Indy

@vasvas8914

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't give less of a shit about this monster's grave. Wish they took a piss on his remains too.

You are the best of all reporters that I listen to. Showing video or pix of the subject matter and to the point narratives.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. History should never be forgotten, no matter how horrible it was.

@jonnieinbangkok

Жыл бұрын

You mean like the Biden junta?

@Jose-ej1vg

Жыл бұрын

@jonnieinbangkok No, he means like TRUMPY THE WANNA BE DICTATOR

@picassoboy52

6 ай бұрын

you don't say....

@herbivorethecarnivore8447

4 ай бұрын

@@jonnieinbangkok You poor little weirdo

@BillyColeII-dr6dk

Ай бұрын

Yet, here we are in 2024....

As always ur uploads are FASCINATING! This is no exception. Wow another well researched subject; awesome archival films n still pictures. Kudos. Looking forward to ur next one. Peace

"Invaliden-Friedhof" means "cemetery of the disabled" (soldiers). Most famous graveyard in Berlin Central.

@suzyqualcast6269

Жыл бұрын

Thought the Nazis despised a n y disability. Spechel field full of them ¿?

@scrabbymcscrotus7481

Жыл бұрын

cemetery of the injured would be more accurate

@henrikhansen1023

Жыл бұрын

The location of Heydrichs grave there has been known on the Internet for decades.

@winstonchurchill8491

Жыл бұрын

@@henrikhansen1023 Not the exact grave though

@garlicandchilipreppers8533

Жыл бұрын

@@scrabbymcscrotus7481 Then it would be the Cemetary of the "Verwundet" Not Invaliden.

Excellent content as always! Thanks Mark!

I love watching you teach! I am now majoring in history! Hope to join you soon in this field!

My Father brought home a German Military Mauser bayonet liberated from a European battlefield. He used it around the farm as a "utilitarian tool" after the war so it was sharpened on a grinding stone. I now have possession of it. The bayonet/scabbard have matched serial numbers. It has a "bakelite" handle so was likely a 1943-44 edition.(?) It likely has little monetary value but is priceless to me.

@jacksonreilly3441

Жыл бұрын

Sharpening decreases the value of any edged weapon.

@GeorgeTel100

Жыл бұрын

My grandpa did the same, and like you, I value it very much, however the older I get the guiltier I feel about possessing it and think more and more towards giving away it to a museum, but not just any museum but a GERMAN museum - it's THEIRS. (And, I would not use the word "liberated" - everybody has used it - from British colonizers to Russian commies to Palestinian terrorists - and, as you know, a lot of people would tell you that life under the Nazis was better than under Democracy now, hell, my Ukranian neighbors just said it the other day, just saying...)

@infinitehazard5197

Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeTel100 How ignorant you are

@BenWeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeTel100 Liberated is the wrong word. But a defeated enemy would ceremonially surrender their sword which was an honourable gesture. Holding it shows "we accept your surrender". And in that view, keeping it seems more meaningful as it may have been given with that intent if we presume the best. Sometiems too these things might have just been lying around by the thousands. And taking it just shows a memento that one was there. And that's part of your story too. Germany has enough and probably would avoid displaying them.

@GeorgeTel100

Жыл бұрын

@@infinitehazard5197 Coming from you, it's a great compliment!!

Thank you so much for sharing this. Dr. Mark Felton you're the best!

Another outstanding, extraordinary video by Mark Felton

The way Heydrich stares into the camera at the beginning is about as scary as anything I’ve ever seen in any movie. It’s like he’s staring right into your soul! Chilling!!

@rickkrecl8183

Жыл бұрын

Badass

@valansley

Жыл бұрын

Satan's henchman

@JEANSDEMARCO

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that years ago! like he wanted to kill the cameraman!! Very scary!

@FLAVCO

Жыл бұрын

@@JEANSDEMARCO it’s scary when you consider how powerful and evil he was!

@JEANSDEMARCO

Жыл бұрын

@@FLAVCO Yep, I believe Himmler hired him after an interview disclosed just how much of a cold blooded killer he would be!!

He was no doubt buried in full uniform with all of his decorations, Nazi Dagger and possibly even a ceremonial service firearm.

Happy New Year Mark! Thank you for the brilliant dives into history...Semper Fi

As usual, a top-notch video. Excellent content and narration.

I have just found two excellent high-resolution images of Heydrich's grave which were posted on a web-site TEN years ago, so the knowledge as to exactly where the grave is has been in the public domain at least since then.

@AA-ke5cu

11 ай бұрын

What is the website where you saw the photos?

@garypulliam3740

11 ай бұрын

How do you know they were legitimate?..

@i_luv_hecklefish

10 ай бұрын

Just because there are photos of the grave doesn't mean the location of it was common knowledge. There is no grave stone, and there hasn't been for a long time. There is nothing there to indicate who the grave belongs to. If no identifying landmarks are visible in the pictures a location couldn't be derived from them, either. All that was said was that the location was unknown to all but a few. Researchers could've taken the pictures for purpose of documentation with nothing visible to give away its location.

@hachiman

9 ай бұрын

Very true. Several hundred people were at the funeral. Then for the next 3 years until 1945 people saw that grave marker every day. So his burial location was well known I can assure you.

@jayoutdoors1534

7 ай бұрын

Lies

Utterly fascinating and a knock out the park as always, Dr. Felton. Christmas keeps on giving it would seem. Thank you.

Excellent content as always. Thanks.

@williamyoung9401

Жыл бұрын

Heinrich was one of the worst. There's a reason he's called the "Hangman/Butcher of Prague." Heinrichs's biological brother, Heinz, though at first a propagandist, later became so disgusted with the regime, he used his influence as the brother of a top Nazi official to smuggle Jews out of German-occupied Europe. He later committed suicide in 1944 because he believed (falsely) the Gestapo was on to him. So, a silver-lining to the evil of such a man.

@nikaluss5946

Жыл бұрын

@@williamyoung9401 the butcher of Prague was heydrich’s nickname, not Heinrich himmler’s

Man that sword in the thumbnail is magnificent. They might have been evil but they sure looked sharp doing it, I can’t deny.

@colinjames2469

Жыл бұрын

Hugo Boss

@1965Grit

Жыл бұрын

Ryan Smith, that was the point at the time, to create a Nation that would stand alone from all other Nations. I say it all the time to people, before you can judge people, or Nations, on how they did things, you must first educate yourself on the Era in which they lived, then look at what they did based on the world opinion of the times, and the circumstances in which they had to overcome, for Germany, there is a lot there to unpack after WWI, it would take an entire book to explain it, I also always have to add in these comments, that doesn't mean I support, or excuse, what happened, I am just one who likes history, based on the times and experiences in which people had to make hard choices in a time when decisions were not so clear!!

@patrickbath5308

Жыл бұрын

The whole Western world lost it's mind in the 1930's. Germany, Russia, Italy and Spain went the craziest.

@shahriartaschnizi3600

Жыл бұрын

Thanks to Karl Diebitsch who was an artist and the Schutzstaffel (SS) officer responsible for designing much of the SS regalia during the Nazi era, including the chained SS officer's dagger scabbard. Diebitsch worked with graphic designer Walter Heck to draft the well-known all-black SS uniform. Also with his business partner, industrialist Franz Nagy, Diebitsch began the production of art porcelain at the factory Porzellan Manufaktur Allach.

@warlordofbritannia

Жыл бұрын

“Goddamit Nazis, you fashionable bastards!” -Atun-Shei Films

That was probably one of your best episodes!!! Thank you so much

Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

Excellently told perfect put together

"Skullduggery was a'foot!" Just when I couldn't love your videos any more than I already do ... then this?! Made me laugh out loud. Thanks for all the excellent videos in 2022, and from Minnesota, happy new year, sir.

@Mark_Felton_Giveaway

Жыл бұрын

Happy New year 🎈 You have been selected for the ongoing New Year Giveaway 🎁. To claim your p contact me on the Link above👆.👆..

@colinjames2469

Жыл бұрын

Skullduggery... originally a Scottish word.

Definitely one of the most interesting stories on your channel.

excellent as always Dr, Felton !!

More videos like this please. Very good mark.

Extremely interesting as always, thank you!

Excelent documentary - as always! Thank YOU!

Well done ... Very well done indeed. My compliments to you sir for this fine piece of research. Thank you for telling us this important nugget of history.

Great video, once again very, VERY COMPELLING content....

Mark Felton is absolutely brilliant

Great presentation again Mr Felton.Still got it.I can always come back to your channel and i know i wont be disappointed. By the way,congrats now on you followers number

@patrickhutchison6465

Жыл бұрын

DOCTOR Felton 😁

@sonsen25

Жыл бұрын

Juden Felton

@SMichaelDeHart

Жыл бұрын

@@sonsen25 sounds like somebody's butthurt^^

@DirtyHerrie.official

Жыл бұрын

Agree! 👍

@sonsen25

Жыл бұрын

@@SMichaelDeHart give the iPad back to a grown up now little girl.

This is insanely interesting and shocking. Thank you Mark. You truly are one of the greatest when it comes to history channels on KZread! Thanks for your work! It is very appreciated. Greetings from Germany, Eifel

@Dragon.7722

Жыл бұрын

Ah, die schöne Eifel!

@SamuelLanghorn

Жыл бұрын

was ist denn hier so schockierend?? Das Himmler seinen Degen (sword ist die falsche Uebersetzung) mit dem von Heydrich austauschte? .... oder auch nicht? Oder dass es solche fanatischen Sammler gibt, die dafuer viel bezahlen? oder, dass da ein armer Willi das Geld so noetig hat, nachts alte Graeber auszubuddeln?

@Nitromist

Жыл бұрын

.. Only!!...ONE MARK !!!!....(MARKS!!..Man!!!!!!!!!

@marc6919

9 ай бұрын

Mark did a report on Hydrichs car, the one he was assassinated in I think, and that someone didn't even know they had his car. Poor car😢😢 I don't the car had any say in its ownership. Lol

I have read that although Hitler insisted that Heydrich recieve the most elaborate and full military honors state funeral, he was furious with Reinhards death , as Hitler believed it was entirely avoidable and that Heydrichs own arrogance was more responsible for his demise than anything else ,as he was traveling without the usually required armed escort for Nazi Officials of his rank , in an open topped car , and on a route he took far too often , thus making it predictable. Also , it has been stated in some accounts that Reinhard initially seemed to be recovering ,but following a visit by one or a pair of Doctors sent by Himmler who were not a part of the team originally treating Heydrich, that his condition suddenly worsened leading to his death, fueling suspicion that Himmler , jealous of Reinhards ascension, may have sent them to not help him, but to poison Heydrich or otherwise worsen his condition .I would be extremely interested in your take on these reports, Dr Felton.

@jacksonreilly3441

Жыл бұрын

You are exactly right. Further, as soon as Heydrich died, Himmler impounded all Reinhard's filing cabinets and transferred them to his own office. It was said that Reinhard had files on everyone of importance, including Der Fuhrer. He was sort of a German J. Edgar Hoover!

@robert-trading-as-Bob69

Жыл бұрын

Hitler had a habit of allowing his entourage to compete against each other for supremacy as a means of keeping them from plotting against himself. It is rumored that Heydrich had evidence against Himmler and even Hitler regarding Jewish family. Hess found himself sidelined by Bormanns machinations, which is possibly why he undertook his historic 'unsanctioned' flight for peace with Britain. Heydrich was a definite threat to Himmler's future in the hierarchy of the Nazi state, so I would not be surprised if he was murdered on Himmlers or even Hitlers orders. Heydrich, it seems, may have been too competent. Another contender for Heydrichs demise was Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr, whose organization was under threat of being subsumed by Heydrich from the 1930's already.

@georgekoroneos3892

Жыл бұрын

Heydrich ...was a good organizer more intelligent , better educated had knowledge in matters & methods of work therefore Himmler disliked him & he naturally became a thread to his existance therefore always exist the possibility that Himmler perhaps cut him down base on self preservation !!! On the historic point of view eyewitness confirmed that in the hospital doctors applied all possible treatments in order to keep him alive & report showing was stable & even starting to get better however after Himmler's personal doctor moves in then suddenly his health condition turns to worse & as a result he died !!! Keep in mind the involved constant disliked experts expressed the view that probably that this was actually the case they pointing that the direction of assassination !!! Of course Himmler knows better !!! Perhaps he approached his problem & solved it in this way because his level was low & didn't see other way around !!!

@Wilt8v92

10 ай бұрын

The Riechsfuhrer SS was terrified of the man with the iron heart,he was everything that Himmler was not,Himmler was almost woke compared to that bastard...

Beautiful addition to the collection.

You know you're evil when grass won't grow above your grave

@tjoonatv2848

Жыл бұрын

The picture shows the grave after it had been disturbed, hence no grass. Nature does not discriminate between saints and shitheads like Heydrich.

@williammerkel1410

Жыл бұрын

That picture was probably taken shortly after it was dug up, grass can take a little while to start growing on bare soil

Very nice collector's artifacts. Well done Doc!

Very intresting as always! Thanks!

Mark I am a ww2 historian who's interest was registered when I was a child by my 5-year combat veteran if WW2. Pop would not say a whole lot about those years but he did come home with some souvenirs.. One was a sabre which had a very shiny blade. It's top was a black handle with a gold curve on the handle which went around and ended up in a lionsmouth which had red eyes. The swird had the grey pommel hanging down from the handle. it has long since disintegrated from the sabre. I have seen pi three of it in books. Dad has other souvenirs from that period.

@ytuser2272

9 ай бұрын

That's cool to know.

Everything in the coffin would be very valuable to collectors. Especially the uniform, medals and the sword. They said no bones were removed, But I get the feeling that was all that was left was just the bones.

@jhfdhgvnbjm75

Жыл бұрын

The bones would have been valuable too, likely they didn't get deep enough to the coffin.

@kenherrera2819

Жыл бұрын

That was my thought too. The thieves left the bones but took everything else. Since there is no record of what this monster was wearing when he was buried we will never know exactly what happened.

@BenWeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@kenherrera2819 No known record. The grave robbers might have documented their activities.

@nobodyspecial4702

Жыл бұрын

@@jhfdhgvnbjm75 Bones would be worthless because there would be no way to prove they were Heydrich's.

@Langsdorff_Hans

Жыл бұрын

@@nobodyspecial4702 he did have kids, so it's possible some relatives are still around and DNA tests are possible.

Thank you once again Dr Felton, your thorough research is sincerely appreciated.

amazing info never heard about this grave thing till now

I love it when you admit you cannot confirm somthing before still offering your opinion. Awesome

Interesting current history tied to WW2! Thanks Dr. Mark, Happy New Year 2023!

Excellent detective work, Mark!

This was a great video to watch Mark and thanks so much for providing us with information on the subject. Now, in regards to the unconfirmed story about the switching of the SS swords, personally, I think it is true, since you said that Heydrich and Himmler were very close, If I had a compatriot who was very close to me, I'd switch something with theirs, as a way to keep part of them with me all the time. And adding to the fact of the unconfirmed story, you also mentioned that neither Heydrich nor Himmler's swords were ever seen again after the end of the war. So who knows? Maybe one day, someone might stumble across one of the swords and realize the historic significance of that particular sword.

I knew a guy who had a small caliber pistol that was mfg. in the late 18th Century. It was purchased it/ kept it in a shadow box as a wall hanging. The pistol had what he thought was an ivory handle. What was so strange is that once a week he open to open the box and dry the inside as well as the pistol of water "dew." This was very curious to him so he took it to a antique gun dealer and told about this and asked if he had an explanation. He did. He told him the handle was not ivory but made from human bone primarily from the hip. He explained that Ivory was expensive and human bone looked almost identical so grave robbers were digging up their "ivory" as a replacement. But the question lingered "why the expression of water?" The dealer stated he thought the bone was weeping as a component of a gun.

I think there was a medallion/headpiece in the grave that you put on a staff to find the location of the Ark of the Covenant.

Big kudos for the “skullduggery” double entendre

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Great Video as always..

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Жыл бұрын

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I find it so intriguing that Heydrich was only in his early and mid thirties during the diabolical height of his career.

@IrishCarney

Жыл бұрын

Hitler led the Beer Hall Putsch aged 34. Eichmann was 29 at war's end. Most top Nazis were in their 40s.

@andrewmcinnis1123

Жыл бұрын

He was born in 1904 so he was only 38 when he was assassinated in 1942!

@aboveitall1653

Жыл бұрын

When you are born with an evil mind, you have an evil mind from the start, it just stays repressed until it comes out, whenever that is..........

@dbison2953

Жыл бұрын

@@aboveitall1653 so it's not his fault then.

@dennisjohnson6541

Жыл бұрын

@@aboveitall1653 that's not true. It's the experiences in life that create an evil mind. No one starts out evil. Just like the aryans here in America, I can guarantee you that the kids growing up in those families are taught the evil and hatred that their parents foster. For example I was bullied and on more than one occasion and had my life threatened when a was just a kid, the first time at the age of six, had a dad who use to beat me and my brothers and sister on a daily basis, usually with a belt. Those experiences made me indifferent to life, even to this day. I also had a temper where I could snap instantly and on two occasions almost killed people. It took me a long time to control myself on my own, but I did it, but I also recognize how easy it is to become someone like him when you have been conditioned, whether on purpose or by circumstance, to be cruel, hateful, or indifferent.

Some speculate that Heydrich would've been in good contention for a successor to Adolf Hitler

@joshcruzat3112

Жыл бұрын

Ok and? Kinda a moot point they’re all awful people that couldn’t reach 6 feet under faster

@thorpeaaron1110

Жыл бұрын

I feel like Himmler or Martin Bormann would have most likely succeeded Hitler .

@thorpeaaron1110

Жыл бұрын

​@@joshcruzat3112But it makes you wonder who would have led the Third Reich if the unthinkable happened.

@stefanodadamo6809

Жыл бұрын

The half-Jewish Führer. It was quite known that Heydrich had some Jewish ancestry, a fact he resented in any possible way, being as anri-Semite as one could ever be, and was used by Himmler, Hitler, Göring & Co to ensure he kept loyal and obedient. That'd been so funny it it wasn't so ghastly and typical of Nazi hypocrisy and iniquity.

@CaptainLumpyDog

Жыл бұрын

@@thorpeaaron1110 Thankfully what you consider unthinkable DID happen. And your side lost. As it always does Nice profile pic, Fash.

Brilliant! 👍 I could watch this stuff all day. ..so interesting.

Another excellent video. Thanks.

Fanatstic video Mark, really intruiging stuff!

I’ve been keeping up with this story. Mark felton your awesome 👏

@AtheistOrphan

Жыл бұрын

*you’re.

Absolutely fascinating . Thank you Dr Mark

It's interesting that persons were able to locate and dig on a completely unmarked grave. Must have had some photos of the surrounding area to know where it would be.

@jude999

Жыл бұрын

If they were after artifacts these criminals know all the sites easy.

@sigguy1361

Жыл бұрын

@@jude999 gravesites from 80 years ago?

@henkschrader4513

Жыл бұрын

This was probably done by the new nazi party to get some artifacts. So they won't sell it probably but keep it to worship it somewhat

My great uncle was in ww2 and fought in Germany. He used to tell me stories about his time in over there when I was a kid (7 or 8 yr old). I believe this is where my interest of ww2 comes from. He also showed me some of the things he brought back from the war. Among other things he had 2 swords that had SS lightning bolts on them. He also had a Luger pistol and a few knives, one of which I know was a Hitler youth knife. I wonder if the swords were similar to the ones in this story. From what I can remember it looked very similar to the ones in this video. Unfortunately I'll never know because someone stole everything after he passed away. I believe one of my family members stole everything and sold it all for drugs. The only thing left is the Hitler youth knife that my cousin still has.

@Vladpryde

Жыл бұрын

@John If you can even sell it. Most pawn shops and collectors won't deal with SS or Nazi memorabilia, no matter how valuable. I can't say I blame them.

@pipmii3793

Жыл бұрын

@@Vladpryde tons of collectors will buy it. The market for WWII German stuff is very strong.

@jeremymetcalf2421

Жыл бұрын

Remember what that knife represents. It’s not a cute collectible. It’s a symbol of hatred. They should be burned and melted to scrap, not kept as trophies. Real people were slaughtered.

@wattage2007

Жыл бұрын

My dad had a Hitler Youth dagger too but someone stole it from his work back in the 60s.

@wattage2007

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremymetcalf2421 So do we destroy ancient Roman and Egyptian artefacts too then?

The unique historical research from Mark and stories and facts I was unaware of, has me addicted to this awesome channel. I consider myself an amateur historian with a special interest in ww2, and love my history (IT Engineer by trade), but Mark is light years ahead of anyone in this area, always learning new stuff courtesy of Mr Felton.

Another great presentation, but I have to dispel the myth that Heydrich’s grave location was “unknown” and a “secret”. With some research and period photos of the Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery, I found it easily in 2016 when I was in Berlin doing WWII research. I also doubt it was much of a “secret” to any of the Germans in the area who frequented the cemetery. The horizontal concrete foundation that remains at the head of the grave was easily visible about 1” above ground. Obviously others knew the location…as well as the police who quickly confirmed Heydrich’s grave was “disturbed”.

@TTV_dark_vase57

5 ай бұрын

ima believe mark when he said even VERY FEW historians knew eith great research then wtvr you just said

This needs to be preserved for history. Perhaps display him in a museum.

Always interesting & well made content, thanks.

190k views in 11 hours...that's a compliment in itself, great content as always Mark 👍

Almost felt like a Halloween Mark Felton special episode.

@Emanresuadeen

Жыл бұрын

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich rises from the grave!

@vitis65

Жыл бұрын

That music at the end could have come straight from a Twilight Zone episode.

Very interesting content, excellent video, well done 👍

Incredible! Thanks

There is no picture of Heydrich which fails to send a shiver down my spine. He truly was the embodiment of the Regime and the Party.

@jean6872

Жыл бұрын

He was the only one of the leading Nazis who looked Aryan.

@Stephen-lt1tp

Жыл бұрын

Although as a championship fencer, he should’ve had the traditional facial fencing scars. I would’ve loved to see him with the German order medal around his neck. Truly stunning

@Stephen-lt1tp

Жыл бұрын

@@jean6872 well goering, doenitz, keitel, yodl, and Bormann all looked quite aryan

@madoker93

Жыл бұрын

god bless him

@cheffy101

Жыл бұрын

He definitely has that piercing look when he eyes the camera. Like he is imagining how he would dismember you and bath in your blood. Creepy dude for sure… Reminds me of kim jong uns little sister.

wow ! super cool to see those old photos of the funeral

Thank you Mr.Felton A very good relate of facts Im from Quito Ecuador

Very informative. Thank you.

Great presentation! Wouldn't it be wild if the lost Totenkopf rings had been posthumously placed within the coffin....thanks for all your very interesting videos!

@dntlss

Жыл бұрын

Boy that would be enough for a good movie for sure, a whole bags of rings inside a coffin, i never understood how the guy that was supposed to have buried those rings died actually not too long ago but nobody knows where the rings are?

@lew832

Жыл бұрын

@@dntlss So called "Body recovery teams " have found hundreds of german and russian rings, and they can be seen on ebay for hundreds of pounds. Not everything recovered is sent back with the bones, and if you can get a couple of hundred pounds for an old copper/silver/ali ring, it helps pay for your "Voluntary" work.

@misscattie7225

Жыл бұрын

@@dntlss I think it would make for an interesting movie!

Mais um excelente video com curiosidade da IIWW. Congrats!

Excellent video as usual. Heydrich's grave has been known for decades, if one is into WW2 history big time specially the German side it comes up in certain circles of historians and people that have been to the Invalidenfriedhof every so often, i can't believe the Soviets didn't dig him up and burned him up when they destroyed everything. If that German order decoration was buried with Heydrich and would be retrieved by looters it would be worth a fortune,examples of the medal are extremely rare and thats a understatement, the other medals he had were relatively common however his personal Honor sword would also be worth a small fortune. The "cushions' correct name is Ordenkissen and was displayed at funerals of high ranking German soldiers, this is a practice that was done decades before Heydrich died,usually someone that was close to the deceased military wise or high ranking would have been chosen to carry the pillow in front of the procession,a major honor for the person carrying it. A little tidbit of information,Heydrich had 4 children, 2 girls 2 boys,as far as i know at least 1 girl and 1 boy are still alive,the boys name is Heider and hes in his late 80s probably,he worked for Dornier airplane manufacturing for many years. Many years ago i was watching a documentary on the Third Reich and happened to "Discover" Heydrich and i became interested in finding anything i could about him because hes not well known ,because he died in 42 not a lot of people are familiar with him,If Hitler had died in the later parts of the war no doubt Heydrich would have been his successor. For anyone wanting some good books on him, Max Williams wrote a 2 part volume thats about everything you need to know on him and hes considered a authority on the man,they come up on eBay every so often,expect to pay at least 100 dollars per volume.

@jacksonreilly3441

Жыл бұрын

Another excellent book is "The Hangman and his Wife" by Nancy Dougherty. It was recently published but written years ago. The authoress actually conducted several interviews with the widow Lina Heydrich in the 1980's. This book is quite lengthy and gives a different perspective on many personalities and events. I too have the Williams two-volume set and it has photos unseen elsewhere. Check out Mark Felton's channel on youtube aa he has a documentary on the Mercedes Heydrich was in when attacked. This is not the one displayed in Prague but was found derelict in northern Europe (Denmark, if memory serves me). Great history!!!

I remember reading that Himmler was worried about Heydrich usurping him.

One more secret hidden. Thank you Dr. Mark for uploading these very informative videos. 🎉Wishing you a Happy New Year 2023🥂🍾cheers!

Ever since seeing 'Conspiracy,' I've become fascinated with Heydrich. I knew he had an extravagant funeral, so was surprised to see such a simple gravesite. There is a YT series about his wife, that some may find interesting - 'Never Our Fault - Lina Heydrich, an Unrepentant Nazi.'

@goodnightvienna8511

Жыл бұрын

About " Conspiracy ', there's the Kenneth Brannagh version and a German version , which you probably know . I wonder which one is your fave? The German one is good , the other one is good...I can watch both and get different things from each. I have the transcript that survived printed off, it's interesting reading.All of them were supposed to be destroyed but...i cant remember who...my bet is on one of the Civil servants present. Certainly not Luther,Heydrich or Müller...too professional. Apparently Eichmann prompted the person typing to redact certain terms,aspects etc...but we'll never know.

@PauloPereira-jj4jv

Жыл бұрын

Never heard of "Conspiracy", I only know "Operation Anthropoid".

@blairdoe6764

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I'll look it up

@pagodebregaeforro2803

Жыл бұрын

I wish the soviets had taken Lina Heydrich... would be a little justice done, other women didn't deserved of course, Lina deserved.

@decentdrake9643

Жыл бұрын

That mini series with Lina Heydrich is so good, thank you for recommending

Excellent video. Mark is the best.

Excellent Episode 👍

I suppose the most surprising thing to me is that this robbery didn't happen sooner. A morbidly curious case this is.

@2394Joseph

Жыл бұрын

The Russian soldiers, when they entered Berlin in 1945, would have automatically ripped out the temporary grave marker because of the swastika on it, not realising who was buried there. However, whoever was involved in the burial knew about it or had told someone where it was, hence the grave robbery.

@logick2

Жыл бұрын

@@2394Joseph Most likely comrades or admirers, intent on moving him to a secret Nazi shrine.

Thank you, Dr. Felton, for this video. There are some things I'd like to know that weren't mentioned: 1. What is the state of the grave today (December, 2022)? 2. What happened to the grave after the discovery was made? 3. Did the robbers and/or police open the casket? It's mentioned at 00:28 that the robber/robbers "seem to have been disturbed and fled" and at 01:04 that "no bones were recovered." Do the police know that no bones were recovered because (a) they checked and counted the bones, or (b) not all of the soil had been removed from the casket (and so the casket was not opened)? Thank you!

@ABC1701A

Жыл бұрын

I admit to being curious as to the casket side as well. I am assuming that the reason they know no bones were disturbed/recovered was because the casket hadn't been reached or broken into. Depending on the state of the ground and the type of casket they may not even be anything easily obtained anyway after all this time.

@mournblade1066

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hate it when questions are so obviously begged, but not adequately addressed.

@TheWorldisaLIE2

Жыл бұрын

@@mournblade1066 contact the berlin police for a statement

@mournblade1066

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWorldisaLIE2 I'll get right on it!

@TheWorldisaLIE2

Жыл бұрын

@@mournblade1066 this happened in 2019 and the police said the bones were untouched, i assume untouched means the casket was unopened.

Random bit of trivia around Heydrich. Every Alterkampfer awarded an SS Honour Ring (Ehrenring) had to wear it, 24/7, on the ring finger of their left hand. There were to be NO exceptions. Heydrich wore his on his right hand. Check any photo of him & its on his right hand. That's how powerful he was - he could make up his own rules even as far, it seems, as defying Himmler himself.

Mark always provides excellent history . Mark obliviously goes to great lengths to research each subject. I have a great interest in WWII and appreciate all of his seemingly tireless and endless pursuits of WWII history. Thanks and GOD Bless

@loditx7706

11 ай бұрын

I think he is many things, but in no way is he oblivious. He researches and is always very direct and factual.