It's easy to picture him as the bloated, opulent fop of his later WWII pictures. Well done sir, for the reminder that he was once a capable and courageous soldier. It's a stark warning that no one is immune to the corrupting influence of either unresolved anger or absolute power.

@rule3036

2 жыл бұрын

Or Drugs🤔

@rickglorie

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnconnors5123 he really thought that, parading all dapper into captivity. There is film when he has to handover his revolver when reality dawns on him, priceless.

@THE-HammerMan

2 жыл бұрын

Well said, and true.

@GreenBlueWalkthrough

2 жыл бұрын

only knew him from his WW2 days this was my first time even knowing he was even a pilot he got that bad! I could still tell he might have been by things like his taste in cars.

@kolbpilot

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnconnors5123 : And, more than likely, the U.S. allowed his suicide.

I've never really heard or read much about the Red Baron's brother Lothar. With 40 kills to his credit he might be worth more than a mention, maybe the subject of a future video.

@hughjass1044

2 жыл бұрын

I never even knew he had a brother. Guess that's what happens when your brother is that famous.

@scockery

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes, Lothar of the Hill People....Lothar of the Hill People.

@ricardocorbie6803

2 жыл бұрын

Lothar was a more aggressive pilot that his Brother, but Manfred guidance and watchful eye was a blessing to his Brother!! He kept a watchful eye on him, once saying “ lothar cannot site the look of his own blood 🩸 Once he ( lothar) was shot down by non other than Albert Ball, a dogfight which saw lothar’s Triplane shot to bits, Ball became disoriented and crashed, dying soon thereafter, the German command shot at ball’s body with the intent to have it appear that lothar shot the famous British ace down, perhaps it was more sexy to have the Brother of the Baron credited with the victory, which was dubious at best, but history records that Lothar claimed a Sopwith camel, not an SE5, non the less he ( Lothar) was hospitalized a long time afterwards, he was able to survive the war, only to later be killed piloting an aircraft in bad weather years after the war!!

@uptheworker

2 жыл бұрын

If I recall correctly one of his relatives became a Ju-87 Stuka pilot.

@ricardocorbie6803

2 жыл бұрын

@@uptheworker yess his Cousin! He became a General , Wolfram Richthofen !!

Goering at one point was an adept, capable, and brave officer. 27 years later, a bloated has been on trial for his life. If nothing else it is amazing the twists and turns life can take.

@thomasconstant9354

2 жыл бұрын

interestingly, by cutting him from drugs while in prison, the allies made him much more sharpen and able to defend himself.

@jimmyteerex2177

2 жыл бұрын

27 years of bad decisions will do that to you:)

@Fjodor.Tabularasa

2 жыл бұрын

Victors justice.

@vk2ig

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is amazing the twists and turns of the aerial dogfight called _life_ can take.

@Dayvit78

2 жыл бұрын

Also that he was able to do so much despite dropping out of school, moving around a lot when he was young. These days, that's a recipe for homelessness.

Ah, the old saying "You either die a hero or live long enough to become a villain" surely fits Göring.

@IrishCarney

Жыл бұрын

Hitler too, having served honorably on the ground, only by the next war to become synonymous with villainy

Historical figures are often depicted in either their best or worst light. The figure of a young Henry the 8th would surprise many.

@MrKakibuy

2 жыл бұрын

@Banned4life88 oh no

@bigblue6917

2 жыл бұрын

@Austin Han You have to remember that A Man for All Seasons was in effect written by More himself through his son-in-law. So it has to be regarded as propaganda.

@jeremy28135

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@ottovonbismarck2443

2 жыл бұрын

Henry VIII as a young man was top-fit and good looking. I guess we all gather a few pounds here and there over the years ...

@nunoalvarespereira87

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKakibuy Cope

Goerring cut a dapper figure in his younger days. He was also known to be daring and brave in his services as opposed to his later days when he gave up to spoil himself.

@staceypiper3319

2 жыл бұрын

Yes No better example than “just say no” to morphine

@jackbarnes9728

2 жыл бұрын

@@sparky6086 How do you know he was using enough to impair him during the war? Or that if he wasn't taking morphine for pain that would have lengthened the war a couple years? Even if Goering had never taken morphine it would not have magically made more planes be produced, more trained pilots, more tanks produced & crews trained that were in short supply,, more oil be available, since lack of fuel is what grounded the Luftwaffe, or increased Germany's population. Since Germany ran out of able bodied men to draft by spring 1944 leaving the Wehrmacht outnumbered many times over on every front. Which was the biggest cause of Germany to lose the war, not enough soldiers to stop the allied attacks.

@garrysekelli6776

2 жыл бұрын

Meh. Dudes get old. Morphine or not a 50 year old man a 20 year old man equate does not.

@fukpoeslaw3613

2 жыл бұрын

@@sparky6086 I don't think opiates are going to make you fat. also, you would have to take a whole lot of opioids to render you dazed, (opiates/opioids can very well act as stimulants) not impossible though.

@samihanski4086

2 жыл бұрын

It is also said that Göring was behind Hitler's Halt Order at Dunkirk. Göring wanted his slice of war success and "demanded" that trapped remnants of allied armies in Dunkirk to be destroyed by Luftwaffe. Decision that allowed evacuation of allied troops to Britain when Luftwaffe failed to take out troops at the beaches.

The first part of Goering's life was one of a romantic heroe, not only an ace (who has his picture on postal cards), but he saw himself as a modern chevalier. There are reports that he let go one of his opponent who had his gun jammed after saluting him, he wanted fair fight. Second part of his life, he was cetainly totally corrupt by power and drugs. He is a very interesting character.

@innosam123

2 жыл бұрын

Morphine. Not even once.

@truthteller9154

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, you summed it up nicely. I've always thought the quote, “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain”, applies to Goering. The same quote can be applied to Marshal Philippe Pétain. Goering was seen as a hero to the German people after WW1 but sadly when he linked up with the Nazis his reputation forever tarnished.

@matthiwi6901

2 жыл бұрын

Many do not realize that Göring Was also gay. The allied pilot who flew him to his personal surrender described him as effeminate and creepy.

@user-kw8ff9ne8l

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthiwi6901 cruelty as a compensation?

@septimiusseverus343

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthiwi6901 Dude was married twice and had a daughter. Utterly devoted to both his wives. Stop projecting.

It would be interesting to cover his often-overlooked younger brother, Albert Göring. Unlike his more famous brother, he was a fervent Anti-Nazi and helped dissidents and jews escape throughout the war, his name no doubt saving him from the gallows. Unfortunately his name also led to him being shunned after the war and his exploits being largely unknown until decades after his death.

@wolfd89

2 жыл бұрын

excellent suggestion

@josephd27

2 жыл бұрын

I would like to hear more on him

@Schnittertm1

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't only his name that saved him, it was actually his brother that had to use his influence several times to save him from capital punishment.

@ottovonbismarck2443

2 жыл бұрын

Hermann saved his brother's neck from the gallows. IIRC, he blamed somebody else and that person was executed. During the post-war trial against Albert, his lawyer presented documents from the very people who Albert helped to escape. Sadly, Albert didn't exactly land on his feet after the war.

@pavelslama5543

2 жыл бұрын

Considering the efficiency of Hermann Görings leadership and his support to his brother, I´d almost call him an involuntary anti-nazi.

We need more bio stories like these. Great job with this.

@masocre

2 жыл бұрын

specifically one about Martin Bormann

@stc3145

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe one about allied Generals and Politicans. Harry S Truman served in WW1

@aurathedraak7909

2 жыл бұрын

@@masocre anyone that's famous or not famous or infamous (but wasn't mentioned)

@aurathedraak7909

2 жыл бұрын

@@stc3145 Teddy Roosevelt

@MARfilms

2 жыл бұрын

I like to hear about some of the French pilots in WWI. I hear so much about the German and English but I know little about the French.

I am a pilot of 4 decades, and after only one flight in a WWI Avro Replica, I cant emphasize enough the bravery it must have taken to fly a plane made cloth and wood into aerobatic maneuvers against enemy planes. Those pilots were brave beyond belief.

@twistedyogert

10 ай бұрын

Some might've called them suicidal although I do remember reading that German pilots were issued parachutes so their chances of survival were much better than French or English ones. Edit: Parachutes were issued by Germany but only in 1918 during the last few weeks of the war.

@obi-wankenobi1750

4 ай бұрын

@twistedyogert even having a parachute in a WW1 dogfight wouldn’t substantially increase survival odds. If you are spinning out of control, it would be extremely difficult to exit the cockpit. Also, many of the pilots were hit by the gunfire, not just their planes so that also eliminates the bonus of a parachute. Still though, I’d rather have one than not have one.

@stevemccarty6384

Ай бұрын

My hat comes off to the crews in our bombers of the 8th Air Force. They'd lose 25% sometimes. Eleven men per aircraft. That is a lot of guys!

I think this is a lesson that as much as we admire war vets, we have to be careful not to take for granted that they are not subject to human weakness just because they were brave and heroic in war.

@qball1of1

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct. The very things that wartime heroes are given medals for would have them locked up for life in peacetime. Despite all the propaganda "Uncle Sam Wants You" etc, it's not normal to kill people...and these people all become damaged in some way.

@ricardocorbie6803

2 жыл бұрын

Soo true and also here’s something to think about,, No mental help after the war,, you are sent home to deal with your inner demons!! I know it happened to me!!

@evamarek5205

2 жыл бұрын

Very true.

@nowthatsfunny1

2 жыл бұрын

Just like that American sniper guy that was labeled a hero and then dies trying to help a fellow war veteran at a gun range.

@qball1of1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardocorbie6803 I have never understood why there is never funding in place to assist the vets that quite obviously are going to need some help, yet Canada and the US can give millions away for boneheaded reasons. It is absolutely embarrassing, and the more one learns and understands what has went on in each conflict, the more one understands support has to be there. Sent home to "deal with it??" That is pathetic, we can do better ffs.

Dear Dr Mark, as I have probably already mentioned, Hermann Göring was married to one of my father's best friend's aunt. The friend was Count Carl Gustaf von Rosen (a legendary pilot), the aunt was Carin Kantzow (born Carin Fock). They met when Hermann Göring in lousy weather flew Count Eric von Rosen (Carl Gustaf's father) home to his castle (Rockelsta) and was invited to have dinner with the family. Another interesting trivia is that the Count Eric von Rosen used the swastika to mark his belongings. It was also on the aircraft he donated to the newly formed Finnish nation.

@draczen

2 жыл бұрын

Finland and Germany are tied with Blood. Nothing can change that!!

@rudolfabelin383

2 жыл бұрын

@@draczen You mean the languages are nearly the same?

@missnataliedavis

8 ай бұрын

Carin with nothing more than a s*it who threw her husband and kids away to be with this man.

@missnataliedavis

8 ай бұрын

Carin was nothing more than a s*ut who threw her husband and kids away to be with this man.

Years ago, when visiting the Kelstein Haus ("Eagle's Nest") in Berchtesgaden, I heard the following story about Goering. Before leaving Karinhall for the last time, Goering had the place wired for demolition. The engineers ran the wires up to a detonator on a hill overlooking the manor. As the wires were connected and the detonator readied, up rolls the big Mercedes and Goering steps out in full dress uniform, all of his medals, his wedding sword and his fur-collared greatcoat. He gazed at Karinhall one last time, smiled ironically and said to all gathered there, "Gentlemen, this is the sort of thing one gets to do only once in a lifetime.". With that, he placed his boot on the plunger and blew Karinhall to bits.

@andrewniehoff8612

2 жыл бұрын

Taking his ball and going home in style. Now that is soldering.

What an excellent video. In 2012, when I was a professor in Germany, we went to Berlin for something important. We were sitting in the lobby of a hotel on Unter der Linden when my German colleague said that this was one of Goring's favorite places to hang out. Something you normally don't hear about.

@michaeldailey3219

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the Adlon or Horcher's.

@foxtrotwhiskey874

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to go there myself and hangout. it will be an honor.

@michaeldailey3219

2 жыл бұрын

I would find it fascinating, but it wouldn't be an honor by any stretch of the imagination.

@joangratzer2101

2 жыл бұрын

NOW A DAYS ITS USED AS A PUBLIC TOILET BY THE RECENTLY ARRIVED.

I also like the fact that, when ordered to turn all of his aircraft over to the French, he ordered his pilots to crash land their aircraft on the French field!

@richardcawalla1148

2 жыл бұрын

Would have done the same thing .

@Dantinus

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardcawalla1148 r/maliciouscompliance

@lilylove2021

2 жыл бұрын

I don't like anything about any nazi Sara

@AG26498

2 жыл бұрын

I would have done the same thing. Give your enemy one last f you before you go down.

@lioraselby5328

2 жыл бұрын

Wait did his pilots just all kamakaze themselves or something?

He is a fine example of the "Peter Principle" he was an excellent commander of small units and an outstanding pilot, but utterly incompetent at commanding anything larger than a company.

@andrewniehoff8612

2 жыл бұрын

True, it has probably happened quite often throughout history.

@Dave-jj3fk

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m saying 🤣 luftwaffe jokes always make me laugh, like the soup one

Hey mark, appreciate your work. Is there any chance you could do a video on the 1943 Tehran conference? Thanks for the great videos 👍

@jeffreywilson6146

2 жыл бұрын

Good one

@johnf8064

2 жыл бұрын

That would be interesting. My dad was a pilot in the a.t.c., he was in Tehran.

@yourdaddy925

2 жыл бұрын

There is one I have in one of my playlists. A video is done by a polish man but there are English subtitles to it ..the video is titled "allies against Poland" and channel's name is Zakazane Historie. All man's videos have English subtitles;)

@emrahtestere5372

2 жыл бұрын

Yes ,why tehran in the first place ? They could have chosen istanbul or ankara?

@Wollemand

2 жыл бұрын

@@emrahtestere5372 think he touches it briefly In a segment about Churchills bodyguard..

Never knew he was an ace in WWI, amazing information!

@bloodymary3008

2 жыл бұрын

He also liked to eat sausages A LOT OF THEM!!

@helix1016

2 жыл бұрын

He was the lufwaffle leader for a reason lol

@endofwatch5727

2 жыл бұрын

... since you are at it.... true ace of WW2 kzread.info/dash/bejne/rI58pdiJmdCWlaQ.html

@404killer

2 жыл бұрын

information is cool isn't it?

@mlhkb

2 жыл бұрын

@@bloodymary3008 To be fair, who doesn't?

I was surprised to hear that Goring destroyed the planes in his squadron after WWI because I know for a fact that he had a very large personal collection of such planes. If I'm not mistaken most of the WWI German planes that exist now in museums were originally part of Goring's collection.

@michaelbevan3285

2 жыл бұрын

It was common for German aces to buy their own engines and airframes, especially from the Austrian manufacturer, Oeffag, as the build quality of some German aircraft was regarded as suspect,as the war ground on. Even wrecks were stripped of usable engines, guns and instruments.

@conmckfly

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbevan3285 Very interesting. TY.

@paulmaxwell8851

2 жыл бұрын

You are correct. Goering had quite a collection, which was loaded on a train as we drove Germany back and WW2 neared the end. The train was left in a forest in Poland (I think) but somehow the wings were lost en route. The aircraft are rare and reside today in a museum somewhere. Dr. Felton has a video on this very subject. Have a look.

@sdssdds8415

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulmaxwell8851 ''we'' What regiment were you in, lad?

When people mock Goering, I remind them of his WWI days. Most people didn’t know that.

@Dave-jj3fk

2 жыл бұрын

He was ass in ww2 as the head of the luftwaffe 💀

@Dave-jj3fk

2 жыл бұрын

He can definitely fly a plane though but not run plane divisions

@leeworsham5706

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dave-jj3fk But you can on HOI4!! So brave!!!!

"görings father was consul in haiti" that’s one of those bits of knowledge that will stick with me for sure, too bad there will never ever be an academic, professional or social situation i can use it :-(

@bloodymary3008

2 жыл бұрын

Well yeah & he made other people dig graves too

@fila6243

2 жыл бұрын

i say old boy, consul of Haiti eh? reminds me of another chap....

@mateuszkubas4433

2 жыл бұрын

Similarly useless bit of knowledge i learned today: The daughter of Benito Mussolini, Edda had an affair with a prominent Chinese Warlord and General Zhang Xueliang.

@SirAntoniousBlock

2 жыл бұрын

You could always just whip it out as an icebreaker.

@user-rr5sl9hv9d

2 жыл бұрын

@ManuelB1b3r lol so true

3.2k views 12 mins after posting reflects how much we all appreciate your awesome content Dr Felton. Much love at 4.50am from downunder.

@busch6538

2 жыл бұрын

12:50 pm est. Here

@sasmalprasanjit2764

2 жыл бұрын

0:30 HR IST, Or 12:30 in night in India. Had to stop my Porn, only to see Mark felton Video.

@Gosh..

4 ай бұрын

@@sasmalprasanjit2764 bro 💀

Reminds me of the film "The Blue Max" starring George Peppard, a beautiful-looking film about a selfish social climbing fighter pilot that had been an infantry man earlier in the war. It also featured James Mason, Jeremy Kemp and the lovely Ursula Andress. The cinematography is splendid. Thanks again to Dr. Felton - the "Ace of History".

@jerryjeromehawkins1712

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites. 👍🏾

@michaeldunne338

2 жыл бұрын

Great movie.

@DickWeinerUSA

2 жыл бұрын

Would you like to see the monoplane?

@shauntaylor6040

2 жыл бұрын

Good movie.

@rickreese5794

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you...

Goering's tricks he did on planes were legendary, taking photographs while hanging out of the plane, than he joined an acrobatic plane stuntman, walking out on the wings while the plane flew upside down..basically he was a sick puppy with huge Balls,no fear.

This sounds weird but my wife likes listening to podcasts to help fall asleep. She says you have the best voice to fall asleep to. I've tried many others but she always falls back to you. I should be jealous but I'm not. So...thanks Dr. Felton?

I have a 800 pages book about Herman Göring, written by the well-known French historian François Kersaudy. Göring is such fascinating and intriguing character. I'm glad you made a video about his brilliant career during WW1, because most of people only know about him as a "fat nazi pig obssessed with medals", while Göring is a far more complex person. It's funny you mentioned the fact that Hitler was raised in a pretty small house while Göring lived in a castle ; that reminds me this extravagant fact about the man : it's said he once took a bath filled of champagne ! According to François Kersaudy, it's possible that Göring never read "Mein Kampf" as well. In late 1944, he was even pissed off when his close coworkers did the nazi salute at his own house, at Carin's hall. A very curious behaviour for the second man of the 3rd Reich.

@TariAkpodiete

Жыл бұрын

What is the name of that book?

@miurasrpnt_v2

Жыл бұрын

@@TariAkpodiete It's simply titled "HERMANN GOERING".

One of the most fascinating and important figures in history!

@4Kandlez

2 жыл бұрын

He was neither fascinating or important, more repulsive and infamous

@septimiusseverus343

2 жыл бұрын

@@4Kandlez Depends which way you look at it.

It is annoying when people state that Hitler and Goering were cowards. They may have held unsavoury views, but, as Dr Felton points out, they were very brave men. Thank you Dr F for history and not opinion.

@Styxswimmer

7 ай бұрын

So true. Hitler used to volunteer for dangerous assignments during WWI, assignments no other runner wanted because of the danger involved. Goering was a true hero before he became a criminal.

@digital_benadryl

7 ай бұрын

Their ideology is inherently cowardly. They're scared of *everyone.* Jews, disabled, homosexuals, etc. At the end, they drove their people into complete and utter failure, because of fear.

@stevemccarty6384

Ай бұрын

If it had not been for the terror of the hallocaust, which is saying a lot! The German Army would be viewed differently today.

Amazing how you never run out of compelling content.

@Ion_Petrov

2 жыл бұрын

Goring is a big source of content

@generalaccount6531

2 жыл бұрын

And his content still hasn't ventured much out of the early and mid 20th century!

@stevetilk4926

2 жыл бұрын

@@Elatenl it amazes me that he can crank out high quality, interesting stories in a matter of days. I can’t imagine he has a huge staff of researchers and videos specialists??? So how does he do it?

You need your own tv channel Mark. I have always studied history especially WW2 but every video I watch of yours I always learn something new , fantastic work.

@ariekopkaas2638

2 жыл бұрын

No,no. I gave up mu tv subscription long ago for these unique KZread historical shorts. Please don’t stop this.

@m.w.6526

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like Mark is given more freedom of creativity by not being restricted to a TV show.

@demonprinces17

2 жыл бұрын

The network would have him do aliens

@vk2ig

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaxwellAerialPhotography Television channel / network program directors have a lot to answer for ... and at the top of the list is taking the viewers (the actual Customers, as opposed to the advertisers) for granted and trying to ram any old rubbish down their collective throats when and how it suits them.

I'm a 1st generation Canadian from Germans. I can't tell you how much I appreciate Mark's videos to help me gain understanding and appreciation of how things really were and what my parents, and their generation -- regardless of what side they were on -- experienced.

Goering was a strapping young man, but I guess we all were in our early days. Thanks Mark for another great installment! 😎

@envitech02

2 жыл бұрын

We were all strapping young men once.

@williammiller8317

2 жыл бұрын

@@envitech02 🤣🤣🤣

Gorings famous quote about convincing a people to goto war is timeless and terrifyingly correct. "Naturally, the common people don't want war ... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country."

@browngreen933

2 жыл бұрын

Truer words were never spoken.

@4Kandlez

2 жыл бұрын

That would never work today, people are wiser and have access to much more information to blindly accept what the "leaders" tell them. They have proven time and again that they can't be trusted

@Henry_Jones

2 жыл бұрын

@@4Kandlez ha! U sure? Look what happened aftet 911! Iraq! Freedom fries! lmfao!

@browngreen933

2 жыл бұрын

@@4Kandlez All you gotta do is look at how people blindly follow Hannity, Rachel Maddow, Trump or Biden to see how people are led around by the nose.

@4Kandlez

2 жыл бұрын

@@browngreen933 I don't recall any of those people advocating for a war, which is what Goring was talking about

His fighter ace, party buddy and later one of chiefs in Luftwaffe under Göring: Ernst Udet would also be a good subject for a video. Highest scoring German pilot to survive First World War. More suitable for stunt/test pilot, moviestar and playboy lifestyle than administrative position in Luftwaffe and also with strong habit for alcohol and drugs (partly thanks to Göring) and very good scapegoat for Göring when Battle of Britain failed and all things started going bad for Luftwaffe. All led to nervous breakdown and suicide in 1941 and even on his suicide note he blamed Göring for abandoning him.

@Otokichi786

2 жыл бұрын

Thinly disguised as ace/pilot "Ernst Kessler" in the movie "The Great Waldo Pepper" (1975). kzread.info/dash/bejne/k42Jp7GMksuaeag.html

@ottovonbismarck2443

2 жыл бұрын

Actually it wasn't all Göring's fault. It is debated that in fact he was against close escorts for the bombers which took operational freedom from the fighters. The 109s and 110s could have performed way better if they could have used their boom&zoom tactics as intended. His air fleet commanders like Kesselring ignored his orders. He has always been blamed for claiming the Luftwaffe could supply the 6th army at Stalingrad. Göring never said that. Gen. Jeschonnek made that claim in front of Hitler and Göring later covered his subordinate's back. By 1939 the Luftwaffe was probably the best and most modern tactical air force if not in the world but at least in Europe. It only took 6 years to built up. Say what you want, but I call this an achievement by any standards. So he must have done some things right. Göring was on morphine since the 1922 coup attempt; Udet did other stuff. Alcohol wasn't considered a drug. Churchill is rumoured to have made his "best" (= worst) decisions while being hammered. Don't get me wrong; Göring was a grade A fully rigged ocean-going asshole, but contrary to some other famous German generals (Manstein, Guderian, Kesselring ...), he couldn't blame somebody else in his post-war memoires.

@Unfassbarer

2 жыл бұрын

Udet is a good idea for a Video

@antbrigade__

2 жыл бұрын

great video as always but goddamn the comments are on point too. learning about ww2 trivia is fun

@samihanski4086

2 жыл бұрын

@@Unfassbarer I think so too. Got fascinated by his story after reading Blitzed by Norman Ohler few years ago. Way he portrayed Udet made him troubled and tragic figure and you feel little sorry for him.

When I heard “on his 25th birthday” I had to rewind it and make sure I heard correctly. I mean Jesus Christ we have 25 year olds now that just sit all day in their mom’s basement playing video games. This dude was literally a flying ace by the time most people are just finishing their bachelors.

@sebastianriemer1777

2 жыл бұрын

Hard Times produce hard men.

@4Kandlez

2 жыл бұрын

Less distractions in those days, plus you know, war

@kolbpilot

2 жыл бұрын

18 or 19 years old if you're really good. They were out there. Voss was 20. Same with WW2 where things got even faster. Plenty of pilots these ages.

@mito88

2 жыл бұрын

nonsense.....we have 25 year olds now busting their asses working and going to college/university, many joining the army and being deployed around the world.

@mito88

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianriemer1777 hard and bitter

BEST history channel on KZread. No "Ancient Alien" nonsense. Well researched and informative. Thank you!

@pastorsex6639

2 жыл бұрын

Idiot ancient aliens are very interesting to watch

@hillbillyscholar8126

2 жыл бұрын

@@pastorsex6639 It is NOT history. It belongs on a science fiction channel.

@vk2ig

2 жыл бұрын

The nearest Dr Felton gets to that is the Nazi Space Monkeys :D

@hansgruber650

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Dr. Felton has an excellent Channel and presentation.

@GreenManaYo

3 ай бұрын

where did that alien meme originate from? i've read it multiple times

Amazing to see this footage of young Göring

The heck! Veldenstein Castle is only half an hour away from my home town. I never knew Göring grew up there 😳

@stevidente

2 жыл бұрын

He actually purchased the castle in 1939 after the death of Hermann von Epenstein and renovations made and added a bomb proof bunker. Goering used the castle extensively for hunting in the nearby Veldenstein forest.

@StrawberryLegacy

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevidente Interesting! I think I read that they're struggling to find a tenant for it, maybe the problem is that no one wants to live in Göring's former "Reich" haha

His name was on the list of WW1 flying aces they have in the United States WW1 Monument and Museum.

@Szpareq

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose it was removed?

@leeworsham5706

2 жыл бұрын

@@Szpareq Jews dont like proud gentile heros so of course it was removed.

@freedomisslavery6840

2 жыл бұрын

@@Szpareq Of course, Jews would never allow it to stay.

@TheIndustrialRetrospective

2 жыл бұрын

@@Szpareq I was there in 2012 and that's when I saw it. It was a list of all the aces from the war, regardless of country. Not sure if it's still there but I don't see why not.

@-BUILT_LIKE_A_BAG_OF_MILK

Жыл бұрын

@@Szpareq why would they remove it? He was an ace in a war that fact can't just be scrubbed out & forgotten just because of what his future held.

The man was exceptionally sharp-witted. Diabolical and sinister, but genius nevertheless. Thanks for sharing Dr. Felton!

@michaeldailey3219

2 жыл бұрын

Not genius level IQ but fairly close according to postwar assessment at Nuremberg.

@dirtyonion1

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldailey3219 Thanks for the response. There are some interesting interviews of the guards who had first-hand experiences with Goering and other members held during the Trials.

There was a quote from Goering concerning aerial warfare I read a decade ago or so on the internet. I've looked for it since & can't find it (I wanna say it came from Fiddlers Green concerning their Fokker D7 but the memory fades). Anyway, it went something like this, talking about an evening/night mission over Flanders in 1918 during bad weather. "The young Captain went on". "On top of all the other risks collision now was added as planes flashed in & out of the mist." "British or German, the strain was immense as we circled through the clouds like some witches sabbath."

I would like to hear more about the "Stab in the Back."

@shabibhaider

2 жыл бұрын

You can't because they call it antisemitism now

@jjgf8412

2 жыл бұрын

@@shabibhaider because it is.

@specom

2 жыл бұрын

Made up BS. Jews served faithfully in German army during WWI. Many wore their medals in the streets during the persecution the early and mid thirties.. As for communists, well fuck em...

@jayzandstra1830

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjgf8412 just like how it is anti semitic to point out israel practices apartheid and relocation of minorities nowadays right?

@shabibhaider

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjgf8412 so by your logic WHATEVER they have done, are doing or will do will always go unaccounted because bringing it to light will be hate towards them? Wow what an omnipotent status they've got 😍

Describing Elsass as "An area of France snatched by Germany" is inaccurate - it is a historically German region occupied by the French in the 17th century. Its denizens spoke German up until after WW2.

@Freigeist2008

2 жыл бұрын

More accurate would be: Elsass/Alsace liberated in 1871 after its occupation by France in 1684

@Tea_and_Cake

2 жыл бұрын

frenchie detected

Excellent informative and interesting synopsis of Goering’s flying career. Definitely my favourite KZread Channel! Never fails to educate and entertain. Many thanks for your efforts Dr. Felton.

Love your work Mark, best history teacher I have had..

@davef.2811

2 жыл бұрын

Real history, not the ersatz from school classrooms.

@SenorZorrozzz

2 жыл бұрын

Mark’s a genius. We’re his fans.

Im a simple man I see Mark Felton posted a new video 18 seconds ago and I watch.

Fascinating bit of history! I didn't know Goering was awarded the Blue Max. But I did recently discover that Goering was married to a distant cousin of mine, Carin Axelina Hulda Fock. Outstanding video Dr. Felton, I knew it would be!

Ernst Udet, who got a brief mention, was the greatest aviator of his time and a tragic figure too in WW2, well worth a Bio imo, he also introduced our greatest ever aviator Eric "Winkle" Brown to flying in Brown`s visit to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Winkle was not an RAF man he was RN Fleet Air Arm, a true British legend of a man I might add.

@michaeldunne338

2 жыл бұрын

Ernst Udet would also commit suicide in mid-November of 1941, before the December Soviet counteroffensive. Have to wonder if he felt about the direction of the war against the Soviets at that point (Likely knew they lost any chance for a quick victory? But possibly even felt they lost the war, not being in a position to fight a war of attrition with such a large polity/garrison state the Soviet Union was?).

@fredbeach2085

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldunne338 Which is why I said a tragic figure from WW2 but in between WW1 and WW2 he gave flying displays in America which were unbelievable what he could do with an aeroplane, check out Ernst Udet on KZread you`re in for a treat. If memory serves it`s on Timeline. Thank you for your reply Michael, kind regards Fred.

@michaeldunne338

2 жыл бұрын

@@fredbeach2085 yes, a pioneer. Interestingly enough, the man most responsible for kicking off the German rocket program that would yield the V2, Karl Becker, also committed suicide from stress and depression a little more than a year earlier, in April 1940, due to Hitler's dissatisfaction/criticisms with his handling of munitions production over a period of months. Wonder how many other talented/experienced leaders in Germany ended up like that, or just rendered ineffective from all the stress?

@yannick245

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldunne338 Udets last words, written over his bed, were directed to Göring: _"Eiserner, Du hast mich verlassen/Iron Man you've failed me."_ (Eiserner/Iron Man was the nickname of Göring)

@michaeldunne338

2 жыл бұрын

@@yannick245 I heard or read something about that, but didn't know if that was hearsay.

The Albatross was a sweet-looking aircraft!

@ottovonbismarck2443

2 жыл бұрын

Sir, you are talking about the best-looking WW1 aircraft ! :-)

I can't believe Mark Felton doesn't have 3 million subs! Blows my old history teacher out of the water! Keep up the great work Mark! Love your videos!

First movie my Father had us watch was called the Blue Max and I remember thinking it was brilliant, then after watching that classic he put on the Battle of the Bulge and I have always had a fascination with the war machine which lead to myself joining the Army and becoming a Infantry airborne soldier

There's a museum here in Southern Ontario dedicated to World War I aviation. They have a fullscale Fokker D.VII replica which, when first completed back in the 1970s, was finished in Goering's overall white livery. The original seems to appear in one of Mark's video photos. Evidently Goering later flew a yellow and red D.VII as well...

My first thought was "we're going to need a bigger plane".

Would love to see you do a video on the Battle of Beersheba/Beersheva, one of the few great successes of the Allies in WW1. It's a major turning point that's most often overshadowed by the disasters on the Western Front, and was considered to be one of the most successful cavalry charges of WW1.

Always good to see you get advertising with what you do Mark - ignore the crazies who think you can do this for free with, you know, no food, no electricity, no roof over your head :)

@krishanuA

2 жыл бұрын

A very good point right here!

There's no doubt, he was an excellent WW1 pilot.

What a small world this is... just moved right next to the castle he grew up in and never heard about him living there before. Nice little part of trivia. Thanks for that, Mark.

Trivia: Ernst Udet was a close friend to the beloved actor Heinz Rühmann, who also was a passionate pilot.

Interesting documentary. Some thirty years ago I knew someone who fled from the Soviets in 1945 as a child. That person was put on a boat, along with other children, heading for the south coast of Sweden. The family was close friends with the Goerings and I was told that he was great with kids. The rest of the family disappeared in the turmoil after the war.

Goering is a dichotomy. A brave hero of World War I yet a corrupt and decadent grandee of Nazi Germany. I believe his wounding in the Beer Hall Putsch and subsequent addiction to morphine was his undoing. When he was weened of his addiction at Nuremberg, the brilliant and crafty warrior of old had returned. It was too late, however, and Goering went on to take his own life. A man to be admired, hated and, perhaps, even pitied.

@viktoriaironpride4977

2 жыл бұрын

I heard (or read) somewhere that someone who came into contact with HG during his show trial thought he was frighteningly intelligent.

@StrawHalo

2 жыл бұрын

What do you think of George Washington?

@germaniatv1870

2 жыл бұрын

He was a force behind the Animal-Right's and Wildlife protection Law's your country has adopted after WW2. He seems not to be the criminal evil man the Allied have painted him to be.

@krishanuA

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my! Once he was weaned off morphine and forced to stick to a very strict routine suggested by the US Military, he was indeed a force to reckon. As you mentioned. He was kept apart from fellow defendants, apparently.

@krishanuA

2 жыл бұрын

@@germaniatv1870 Certainly a criminal. Evil is subjective, I reckon.

genuine war hero. never forget

Thank you Dr. Felton

@bloodymary3008

2 жыл бұрын

sukk up

One of the best Hermann Goering docs I've seen. Very complete 👏. Thank you Mark.

I love these biography style videos Professor, truly gives a proper perspective on the men who took part in the war. Just like with the video you made about Hitler, this one gives a great view on Göring’s military background. He was quite a brave man and a dashing looking fellow too, so much different than the decadent fat man always portrayed.

Great episode, Dr. Felton! Can you also do Ludendorff’s Nazi association? (And also perhaps something about Anthony Fokker?)

@jamesfracasse8178

2 жыл бұрын

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@ardshielcomplex8917

2 жыл бұрын

The movie "Meet the Fockers" should do you

Thank you for creating another great and informative video. The best history channel on YT. Never boring, always informative.

A special about Dönitz would be great too... I know very little about him, but from the little bit i know he is one of the few, if not the only one amongst germany's high command, whom i do not dispaise and even respect, but i'd love a deeper look, so i could form an more educated opinion about him...

I usually tend to forget about his earlier days and especially WW1 service because of his more well known actions and overall personality/character during the Nazi era. Quite a drastic change from such a notable, skilled and highly decorated pilot. Thank you as always for the content sir!

@moss8448

2 жыл бұрын

Hitler played on his reknown using it to bolster his party and of course Herman saw a way to enhance his stature.

The opening score of the "Blue Max" is ringing in my ears!

@bloodymary3008

2 жыл бұрын

Well then take some viagra

@johnf8064

2 жыл бұрын

@@bloodymary3008 Why, do you need it hit?

@Otokichi786

2 жыл бұрын

"Lt. Bruno Stachel, reporting, sir!": kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5qXmLtvfKbbpcY.html

Very well told, Mark. What is amazing is that their is at least eight or nine more videos worth of material just about Goring alone.

I love it when real ppl that have knowledge, and share it, are rewarded by a big audience. Dr. Felton is killing it in everyway possible. I hope doctor that you are paid good from youtube. Thank you for your hard work,but i think that this is more a passion than hard work for you.

Due to not having freedom of speech I can not say what I really think. But lets say it like this Mr Felton, I truly appreciate all the docs and insights of WW2. If only..

Even then he was known for cold-blooded ruthlessness. Once, he was almost shot down by a Sopwith Camel pilot whom he barely defeated. Even Goring admitted he had never faced such an adversary and won by sheer luck. One wonders what would have happened if he had ever gotten into a dogfight with American ace Eddie Rickenbacker.

Great video, Mark. I was aware of Herman Goring's WWI service, even his total and the fact he commanded Jg-1 but much of this was unknown to me. Excellent stuff, would love to see more like this

Goring has always fascinated me. What great pictures in this program. Thank You for the upload!

I knew Göring had been an Ace fighter pilot & injured in WW1, but not to the extent until I watched this video. Now I have a better understanding of why he brought 20,000 morphine pills in a suitcase with his luggage when he surrendered to the Americans. I do remember reading the Americans "detoxed" him off morphine & Göring lost a lot of weight by the Nuremberg trials before he took his way out of this world with cyanide. Excellent video again, Dr. Felton. Thank you!

Hauptmann Boelcke was the WWI father of fighter tactics. What a great story!

@stevemccarty6384

Ай бұрын

Yes, Boelcke was killed in a mid-air collison with one of his squadron mates, who later hanged himself. He penned some fighter pilot axioms that still apply to air combat today and are still taught. He flew an Albatros D-II.

Excellent story, photos, and video clips, as usual.

Excellent video - well researched ! Epenstein was also owner of Mauterndorf Castle in Austria - the place Goering stayed in May 1945 shortly before he drove to Fischhorn Castle where he was taken prisoner by the US Army.

Great production about a very intriguing individual. Excellent 'prequel' to the other great video you did about him in his later life. The cars, the train, castles and mistresses. Not forgetting the amazing way he ended it all.

Fascinating topic, well presented.

14:10 To be fair, if you were a German soldier coming home to find your hometown in open communist rebellion with Rosa Luxemburgs and Kurt Eisners at the helm, you could easily have gotten that picture, even though Germany had been militarily defeated.

What great photos. I just love all the info on WWI. Those guys flying a pile of sticks covered in cloth had to have been crazy!

Always pleasing when i step outside for a cigarette, and find a new video from this channel.

Mark, you are a legend. Well researched and hugely interesting stories from history, presented with honesty and integrity, a rare commodity in these times.

Fantastic - don’t know how you find this research and footage. Had thought his morphine addiction might be mentioned but turns out this was later from wounds during the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.

One thing Goring doesn’t get much credit for is his influence in laws protecting animal rights. Keep up the great work. Your channel is likely generating interest in these subjects for new generations.

@wayneantoniazzi2706

2 жыл бұрын

In fact, Goering's game laws were so good and so common sense they're still on the books in Germany.

Great episode as always! Although I think it is misleading to call Elsass "a french territory snatched by the Germans". Ethnically and culturally it was a German territory that had bounced back and forth between kings and empires since atleast the 4th century AD. The french occupied it during the 30 years war, to keep the Habsburgs out. So in a sence, Germany took Elsass back in the Franco-Presussian war.

@TheKingofbrooklin

2 жыл бұрын

THIS !

@wolfsoldner9029

2 жыл бұрын

The anglo is growing more and more in Mark.

Thank you for this outstanding content, Dr Felton. A real treat to watch each episode.

Hey Mark great content as always, can’t wait for more audio only videos too, I love your writing and narrating style.

Masterfully done as always, and thoroughly informative. Many thanks Mark!

At 3*05 Goring is seen with Bruno Loerzer both men wearing the Blue Max decoration.Loerzer had 44 victories and helped a younger Goring .As a friend He was rewarded with promotion in WW2 to a general in the Luftwaffe.He died in Germany in 1960

Always great content, sir. Please keep it coming.

Love your videos. Did you ever consider doing a video on authors who were also pilots in the WWs? Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote the Little Prince during WW2, Gabriele D'Annunzio ( a real character) was also a pilot, and one of my favorite authors Roald Dahl flew in the RAF as well. Just thought that you might find them food for thought. Thanks again Dr. Felton.

Excellent presentation Dr. Felton! Thank you!

Thank you for what you do mark

Always super interesting to hear about these stories !

I was literally looking for precisely this information the other day. Thanks so much! Terrific as always!

Another wonderful detailed story that we never heard during/after WW2. Thank you so very much.

There is a lot unsaid here about his later life. Some people remark about a "bloated has been" but in his defense I will add that he was a morphine addict, no doubt from pain killers for his hip wound. You see in many photos he is sporting a cane. Also he was the only one in the Nuremburg trials that never backed down from his support of Hitler and their cause. A brave man from the beginning to the end. There is no defending him for his actions in the war because he was a greedy, self aggrandizing peacock, but fortunately for us he was not a good commander or manager.

@stevek8829

2 жыл бұрын

He managed the squadron in WWI and managed the Air Force in WWII effectively enough to give tons of trouble. What gives you the idea to say he was a poor manager?

@katalinjuhasz641

Жыл бұрын

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