0:45 literally confirms my belief that Himmler looks like Hirohito by an actual historian😂

@warpartyattheoutpost4987

Жыл бұрын

Hai ja!

@veevendetta3448

Жыл бұрын

Same actor. Ding ding ding.

@kimoandrews5802

Жыл бұрын

Did anyone ever see them together?

@SnoopReddogg

Жыл бұрын

​@@veevendetta3448 and people thought Tom Hardy did a good job as the Kray brothers

@Sputnikski

Жыл бұрын

When you switch races whilst creating your game character.

Oh dear... Untill now, I never realized Herr Himmler to be a direct cousin of the late Emperor Hirohito.

@warpartyattheoutpost4987

Жыл бұрын

Hai ja!

Mark, has anyone seen Himmler and Hirohito at the same time?

How on earth you come up with these subjects escapes me. You are a genius. Informative, entertaining, and funny.

@flyingpuma9729

Жыл бұрын

What does it mean "escapes me" Is this a new retarded way of saying that you like the vid?

@alexandersteffen7805

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@garylee9738

Жыл бұрын

Butt sniffer. Whiff, whiff!

@penultimateh766

Жыл бұрын

Indeed Himmler himself could never have won the Mark Felton Badge for Competence...

@cancel1913

Жыл бұрын

YT Audience: "How on earth you come up with these subjects?" Dr. Mark Felton: "Vee hav vayz"! 😆

Even the allies couldn't have destroyed Himmler like Dr. Felton did in the video, excellent content as usual!

@frankcoala5890

Жыл бұрын

Thanks to diversity, at least we don't have to worry about the British ever looking aryan (again). Breeding out of existence is more humane than bombing, and all the buildings may as well be spray painted instead of firebombed.

@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883

Жыл бұрын

Only Himmler could kill Himmler, lol

@PcGamerify

Жыл бұрын

Himmler looks like hirohito

@AgentRafa

Жыл бұрын

Yes a proper hit piece from Dr. Felton🤣🤣

@MI-mx3rh

Жыл бұрын

Reinhard Heydrich was way hotter though

I remember my grandfather having the German Sports Badge (DSA) decoration in gold. It still exists in Germany today and can be earned by visiting foreigners to the country simply by going to any gym that has staff authorized to test anyone who wishes to achieve it.

@jeffadams4590

Жыл бұрын

Hi so are you saying it's a participation award now days? I wonder if it was the same back then.

@yystl

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffadams4590 I think he’s saying foreigners who meet the standard could get the medal. Nothing about participation awards.

@docteurlowbat

Жыл бұрын

@@yystl Yes, it's even possible to get it out of Germany. An appointed judge can do it. I knew people getting it in France.

@ericw3229

Жыл бұрын

I'd never want so called award associated with that evil. Was your gramps a nazi?

@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffadams4590 “to TEST” Did you read his comment?

0:48 Himmler's resemblance to Hirohito is something that never crossed my mind before.

@josephclark4999

Жыл бұрын

I always thought he resembled a rat.

I have the utmost respect for Mark Felton. It's clear he's passionate about his work and takes the time to study in depth and produce high quality and detailed books and videos, in comparison to some other History based KZread channels who clearly rush them. Thank You Mark Felton.

@randyborstol2491

Жыл бұрын

this is just silly pot shots at Himmler.

@beefabob

Жыл бұрын

@@randyborstol2491 Silly pot shots?? Prey tell all us 'uninformed' what this man did of note that you yourself would be proud of?

@beefabob

Жыл бұрын

@@HalfUtilitarianist Explain how something that is well researched and factual can be 'silly'. He has a British accent because he's bloody British. Lastly claming means 'to feel sweaty' so if you could explain that too, your post might make a bit more sense?

@b2tall239

Жыл бұрын

You win!

@beefabob

Жыл бұрын

@@b2tall239 Thank you, but it wasn't hard.

OMG that Hirohito comparison is the biggest burn since Hitler's funeral 😂

@user-saraswatidevi

Жыл бұрын

😂 I always assumed he was some Japanese dude when I was younger

@warpartyattheoutpost4987

Жыл бұрын

@@user-saraswatidevi... hai, ja!

@johnjuarez8005

Жыл бұрын

😅

@siredith8846

Жыл бұрын

Weren’t Japs honourary aryans?

@frippp66

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps he was Hirohito's secret twin brother? It would be an absolutely sensational revelation....!

The Hirohito, Himmler side by side is brilliant 😂

Thats the one thing that has always astounded me, how little the high ranking Nazi's looked like a so called aryan super race.

@duelcaliberlive

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Absolutely. Glad there are others who have noticed this too

@selfdo

Жыл бұрын

Another of those that belied the "Aryan Superman" tropes was SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich, who looked more like a barroom brawler than the chiseled features idealized by Nazi propaganda. Moreover, he was rather SHORT, which belied the long-standing requirement that SS recruits be at least, I believe, 180 cm (about 5'11") in height. Then again, Stalin was also a "shorty", though I doubt even Georgy Zhukov would ever call him that, not even behind his back.

@maizie9454

Жыл бұрын

no-one ever said the nazis made sense.

@clavichord

Жыл бұрын

Neither did Churchill, and don't forget, Winston was an ardent believer in the the Anglo-Saxon race that ran the British Empire on which the sun never set. Astounding

@Ar1AnX1x

Жыл бұрын

hypocrisy and contradictions are a huge part of Nazi ideology like how they thought of Jewish people as weak leeches while also pushing this conspiracy theory that they control the whole world or how Hitler said he loves the German People but constantly sent them to die and didn't surrender even when the war was lost because he didn't care about the Civilians that's why Nazi regimes don't last, because their delusions will end up in collapse.

"...more of a desk man." Dr. Felton out here throwing the heat!

I’m loving the insults directed at Himmler peppered throughout the video

My long time accumulated knowledge of WW II always comes to a screeching halt every time I watch your videos Mark Felton Productions. Thanks again Dr Felton!!!

@pondusenglanq8563

Жыл бұрын

Watch the documentary Europa the last battle if you want to learn hidden history 😊

@youdontseeanoldmanhavinatw4904

Ай бұрын

​@@pondusenglanq8563 That's propaganda

It's incredible the amount of detail on such a small subject you can come up with. Well done sir!

Would love to see a video about Himmler being in command of troops in combat. I've never heard that story.

@jasoninthehood9726

11 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@bmcshane80

Ай бұрын

He wasnt great, plenty of books written about the brief time that Himmler took over operational command of the Waffen SS In short, he was a disaster as a Front Line Commander. Virtually every action he was in Command of was a complete failure due to his directives He was a Desk Man and shouldve stayed that

Great video. I find it hilarious that Himmler looks like Emperor Hirohito's doppelganger despite all of Himmler's prattling about racial superiority.

@largol33t1

Жыл бұрын

I find it hilarious that at one point, requirements to join the 1st SS Division were so harsh that applicants were rejected if they were missing a tooth! And remember, modern dentistry did not come about until the very late 1940s while this likely took place during the early 1930s.

@largol33t1

Жыл бұрын

PS: forgot to mention, when a large group of dentists first saw "Saving Private Ryan" they all laughed upon seeing the opening scene. They remarked that everyone had all their teeth and said this was absolutely impossible even for 1944.

@matthewmcmacken6716

Жыл бұрын

Yes and to think both thought they were 'the superior' race.

@ecofilm100

Жыл бұрын

Himmler not looking Aryan doesn't mean anything about the fact that germans stand out among others.

@duncanchizizi6543

Жыл бұрын

@@ecofilm100 Nazis were just stupid hypocrites. Their beliefs had no substantiated standing what so ever. They were just fools who were extremely racists. There is nothing extra ordinary about Germans. They are as human as any other person whose abilities are dependent on individual GN. Great people are found in all races...to assume Germans are super men above everyone is total Rubbish.

Love your clear unoppionated factual recounts! Extremely refreshing!

@John-mj6uq

Жыл бұрын

I think this is sarcastic, but can't tell. This video is obviously opinionated

@tridos2574

Жыл бұрын

​@@John-mj6uq How so?

@John-mj6uq

Жыл бұрын

@@tridos2574 the video contains drama that's based entirely on "mindreading"", assumptions about what Himmler was thinking or feeling. That said, it's an entertaining and informative video.

@tridos2574

Жыл бұрын

@@John-mj6uq You mean the shame and hypocrisy because of Himmler's looks?

@chillpengeru

11 ай бұрын

​@@John-mj6uq you're right that it takes shots at Himmler but it's still refreshing compared to the nonstop reminders of "he was the devil!!!!!" and "remember dumb viewers, Nazis were bad guys!" that most other history channels have to force in.

I am here for the cold evisceration that the Doc consistently delivers!

Since it was a pre-NSDAP era award and recognizes something positive, the Germans took the swastika off the design and resumed awarding it. As a member of the the U.S. Berlin Brigade in the mid-1980s, I tested for and earned the bronze, which is probably buried in a box I haven't opened in a while. Unlike some foreign awards (Schutzenschnur, jump wings), that was one we couldn't wear on our uniforms, but enjoyed the challenge of the test.

@largol33t1

Жыл бұрын

The Iron Cross predated the Nazi regime so it is still allowed as a military award. In fact, I've heard of several German soldiers receiving it for achievements in the First Gulf War.

@meanfan6963

Жыл бұрын

@@largol33t1 No, the Iron Cross does not exist as a current military award. There was a petition a few years back about reintroducing it as a gallantry award, because the Bundeswehr had none to recognize bravery in places like Afghanistan. It was indeed argued that the Iron Cross was a traditional award that predated the nazi period, but ultimately the government wasn’t ready to go that far. Instead, as a compromise, they created a new award, the Ehrenkreuz fur Tapferkeit. This award is very similar to the Iron Cross in the way it is awarded, but the design is different (the medal is gold and based on a different historic Prussian award). AFAIK, it has been awarded around 20 times (half of which posthumously), and I believe 2 were awarded to US special forces members.

@dougerrohmer

Жыл бұрын

Can you remember if there was a time requirement to the running parts?

@edwardloomis887

Жыл бұрын

@dougerrohmer , I seem to remember having to meet a time standard. We ran it on the track at Andrews Barracks.

The Mark Felton videos are excellent; they provide important context to Nazi Germany and (primarily) the Second World War. It's further important to not create caricatures of the Nazi leaders. They had their reasons and forces that moved them along down that terrible path. Mark Felton helps us understand these guys better, at least why they did what they did (understand, not justify).

@stephenhosking7384

Жыл бұрын

I have some grudging respect for all those, such as Himmler and Goering, who joined the NSDAP early, when it would have taken some genuine conviction and courage, rather than later, say, post 1930, when it was just a good career move. Himmler doesn't come out well from this clip, apart from his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. By including this in the clip Mark Felton does, as you say, help us to understand him better. The other themes in this video also help us to understand Himmler better.

Superb as always. Fascinating and novel angles on otherwise seemingly familiar subjects, deeply researched and engagingly presented. Some of the best history on the internet.

Looking forward to that future video! Thanks Dr. Felton!

That side by side with Hirohito was most interesting

Another AWESOME upload ! With all the least know but VERY interesting n informative info especially Himmler's decorations or lack of military action medals ! Excellent archival films n still pics. Kudos for vid.

There's no way I can personal message you on KZread but I just wanted to say thank you for making these short historical documentaries, they truly make my day.

Some of the best videos on KZread. Thanks for all you do.

Great video. Looking forward to the future videos on the medals!

More history revealing it's self through mark Felton..great content❤

Superb as per usual Dr Felton ,looking forward to the follow up on his medals

Look forward to the next video on his medals,great upload as ever.

A wonderful lunchtime video, Mark!

The photo of Himmler running on that field was just hilarious! Thanks for the excellent content Mark😅😅😅👌👌👌

@thelearninghistorian

Жыл бұрын

Let's see you on a track.

@j.a.weishaupt1748

Жыл бұрын

@@thelearninghistorian Are you trying to defend a terrible Nazi from getting insulted by insulting back?

@zoomer9686

Жыл бұрын

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 y'all are projecting; there's nothing but conjecture that his athletic records were rigged. It's a s dumb to overstate the case as it is to understate it.

@MatecaCorp

Жыл бұрын

@@thelearninghistorian white knighting for Hitler’s right hand man isn’t the best look pal

Always a good show, excellent delivery. If you close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting next to a 1940 radio back then it would be a Sunday show everyone would be gathered to listen to

Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

Mark, I don’t know why but this was one of my favorite films you’ve ever done. Seeing his medals explained was captivating. But thinking of him competing physically to get his little silver medal really humanizes him. I know these men were possessed by evil, but it’s the small things that draw attention to their insecurity and humanity that make them interesting to me.

@fatbass5751

Жыл бұрын

Spot on

@dianeduffcroop8158

Жыл бұрын

I get what you're saying about these war criminals seeming human but in my opinion they left their Humanity behind many years ago. They made a pact with the Devil and they forfeited their conscience as well as their Humanity. Just my opinion.

Trivia: in my opinion the British actor Donald Pleasence played the best movie Himmler. He showed the sinister side of the man in "The Eagle Has Landed."

In giving Himmler the silver badge, his subordinates probably saved themselves a trip to visit the Volga!

@kommando5562

Жыл бұрын

Someone else researched it in another comment but apparently It was exactly the same as the SA and it was by age with his age range being silver

@Puritan1985

Жыл бұрын

​@@kommando5562I saw that comment but can't find it again in the deluge of "Gr8 video Mr Felton" comments. I'd love to have an original source to verify that with.

Dr. Felton, Again, another fascinating subject, meticulously researched and masterfully presented.

This has been bothering me since I was a kid, Himmler always looked like he got shoved into a locker everyday and his lunch money stolen. This was a huge catharsis, thank you.

@thug588

Жыл бұрын

He was probably an autist, he wasnt built to fight on the frontlines or work in a mine, his duty was to help lead germany because hes smart, how is this strange to you

@Cool2BCeltic

Жыл бұрын

In a school environment, I don't see Hitler as the wimpy kid, I see him more as a weak, inadequate schoolteacher who makes up for his inadequacy by frequently hitting kids.

@kacodemonio

11 ай бұрын

He reminds me of Kipland Ronald "Kip" Dynamite.

@MasonboyMasiel

11 ай бұрын

Shoved into a locker every day….I love it.

@Cool2BCeltic

11 ай бұрын

@@MasonboyMasiel Yes, and every day Himmler had people shoved into a confined space from which they did not emerge alive.

My German Grandfather (born in 1910) had one of these first badges. He was in the Wehrmacht from 1938 until wounded in Russia in 1943. Before joining the Army he was in the Reichsarbeitdienst (RAD - Reich’s Labour Service) which at the time may have been compulsory for period before being able to join the Wehrmacht, I think? I’m not sure if I understood the video correctly. Is it saying one could only get that first Sport’s badge by being in the SA? Because I was actually never aware that my Grandfather had ever been in the SA !

@thelearninghistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for his service.

@giampieroilbello5373

Жыл бұрын

God bless his soul

Again SIR ! another amazing video ! You continue to amaze me with your tenacity to preserve history !

Incredibly good (keep 'em coming Mark!)

Another fascinating part of history you've uncovered and documented in your usual involving way, Mark. Thanks for producing and sharing this work.

Keep in mind that the Japanese also believed that they were a genetically superior master race and that their Emperor was the purest embodiment of that superiority (secretly, as a German) and suddenly you realize that it all actually makes a lot of sense.

@arnabdas7019

Жыл бұрын

Every race & nation, when at the top of their game, thinks that they are superior than the rest. Its the same story everywhere. Including Africa where one tribe kills other because of a sense of superiority. After all humans are just animals.

@dongertan3320

9 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@sto1238

8 ай бұрын

Funny enough the Japanese royal family is part Korean 😂😂😂

Mark you keep out doing yourself! Great story and video. I learn something every story!

Dang mark, way to hit it out of the park again. Great video on such interesting content!!

Thank you Mark. You keep digging it up and we will keep carrying it forward. All the best.

Thank you Dr Felton!

The Hirohito thing, once you see it, you can never unsee it.

All I’m saying is I’ve never seen Himmler and Hirohito in the same picture……have you?

I never noticed how much he looked like Hirohito lol

@rolfagten857

Жыл бұрын

Almost a Japanese Himmie indeed. 😂😂😂

Always interesting videos!!!

Incredible video as always.

I always heard the joke at the beginning as HANDSOME as Goebbels, due to his sunken face, death stare, and resemblance to Skeletor from He-Man.

Perfect documentaire like always 👌

You pick excellent topics.

VERY ENTERTAINING, VERY INFORMATIVE! THANK YOU!

This reminds me of Arnold Rimmer from Red Dwarf and all his service medals. That 15 y service medal is pretty nice!

Himmler looked like an everyday store keep, or, at best, a book store clerk.

As most of your postings it never fails to catch somebody’s interest because of the rarity of the information as well as its relevance to the overall historic persona of the Mr Himmler !!!

More of these videos. Great perspective on the carrer of these individuals Great video all in all!

From Dr Feltons Critique one can only imagine the soft limp handshake that Himmler probably had!

Thank you for answering the 6 degrees question, Hirohito is the answer. If my history teachers were this interesting growing up, I would have paid closer attention.

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

ok. so we wait for the medal video! thanks for all this detail on a rainy afternoon

If not for his crimes Himmler would be a rather comical character.

Himmler's medals reminded me so much of Rimmer's medals and accolades in Red Dwarf: Arnold J Rimmer BSC SSC (Bronze Swimming Certificate & Silver Swimming Certificate) - 3 years long service; 6 years long service; 9 years long service; 12 years long service

@korbell1089

Жыл бұрын

Or the awards in "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" like the Surfing Badge!😂

@AdjustableSquelch

Жыл бұрын

exactly what I was thinking lol

@rosswhite-chinnery5725

Жыл бұрын

I see I'm not the only one who immediately thought of that! As Mark was listing them off I was taken by a visceral sense of bafflement as to how someone so mediocre rose to the top of anything more consequential than a local bank branch.

Great presentation as always.

I always enjoy your videos Mark. 👏🏻🤝

Goebbels was making a speech in Munich and was talking about the perfect aryan youth when an old man piped up saying "aah yes your the perfect example of blond aryan youth" apperntly the only time he was lost for words!

Thanks again Mark, another perfect slice of Friday night viewing for me... Your hard work, and consistently flawless content's what makes this wee corner of KZread an Oasis for us all.... 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

HOW HAVE I NEVER NOTICED HOW MUCH HE LOOKS LIKE HIROHITO?!?! Thanks Mark Felton, I'm gonna get absolutely no sleep tonight

I had to stop the video when the comparison between Himmler and Hirohito was brought forth. I couldn't stop laughing for about 20 minutes.

Great video! Do you have information or video on Wolfram Sievers?

There was a photo taken during the war of Himmler requiring assistance to climb up and inspect the new tiger tank when it was first adopted, needless to say the photo was not widely published..

Dr F you always know how to make my day.

Thanks Dr Felton

Very interesting & informative!

Thank you for sharing 🎖️🏆🙏🤗🇺🇲

I think it’s hilarious that Captain America is literally the Ubermensch that Germany talked about, and their ideal man is fighting them.

I have a T-shirt that says "Tough Dude" on it so don't mess with me. I also get stomach cramps. This is usually when I have to stand up to the elderly neighbor woman when she parks in my parking space. Good video. Thank You

Another great video!

Reinhard Heydrich was one of the few Nazi leaders who actually looked Aryan, probably was, but we cant accurately judge books by their covers and doing so, grave mistakes.

@Theanimeisforme

Жыл бұрын

​@Jebus Hypocristos what killed Heydrich was personal beliefs

@randyborstol2491

Жыл бұрын

The German soldiers mostly did look Aryan and handsome - that is what the Russian women said in the Stalingrad doku.

@TheTrickster923

Жыл бұрын

And yet Heydrich was called "White Moses" and there were rumors that he was part Jewish.

@josephclark4999

Жыл бұрын

@Jebus Hypocristos He got the stuffing knocked out of him and into him all at the same time.

@chadplow824

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTrickster923That’s just wartime propaganda nonsense. Literally the WW2 version of “no u”.

I was expecting Himmler winning the medal like Sacha Baron Cohen in the movie "The Dictator" (2012) when he comical rigged the sprint race

Excellent work.

I’ve been waiting for this.

As tall as goebels, as slender as Goering, gosh that got me 🤣🤣🤣

...And chaste as Roehm. You missed that part from the joke, Mark 😊

Thank Dr. Felton.

The 2 are quite common to collectors. I have those, but the rarer one is the disabled sports badge I believe it was called. Similar to the sa badge with a smaller reath and a sig rune at the bottom

You can still get the , Deutsches Sportabzeichen ' in current Germany, it looks still similar. There is still a golden, silver and bronce Version. You can get this badge at every age, but of course, in young age the conditions are much harder than for elderly persons.

I heard he got the Gold Medal for his version of the Chicken Dance.

That joke in the beginning killed me 😂

Nice cliffhanger!! I would like to see Himmlers medals! Great as always Mr Felton :)

As always, thank you for the content Dr. Felton!!

Thanks Dr. Felton! I'm addicted to your channels. I've always pondered about the top Nazis not looking much like what they were preaching... and managing to get away with it. WWII history never fails to entertain and amaze me. And you bring it to life so well! My "favorite" (being facetious) is Göring... Fat Hermann. 😉

Great content Mark

I'll never cease to be amazed at how many questions I didn't know I have that you're here to answer.

Himmler was quite a physical specimen himself!

@F40PH-2CAT

Жыл бұрын

That image of him shirtless cannot be unseen. 😬

@Fractal_blip

Жыл бұрын

​@@F40PH-2CAT oh i'm unseeing it right now.

@patgalvez4563

Жыл бұрын

Hitler Goering Goebbels..all physically repellent...