Even as a graduate student in History, finding details on Himmlers last days has proven elusive. Thank you for this wonderful research, Dr. Felton.

@dr.barrycohn5461

2 жыл бұрын

You should look for one of his great niece's interview on being a nazi war criminal.

@bettysmith3066

2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.barrycohn5461 Q0

@cyberpimp29

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@omegaproductions6667

2 жыл бұрын

-🤓

@velociraptorimperator4299

2 жыл бұрын

Some official British files regarding the capture, detention, and "suicide" of Himmler will remain locked in a vault for another twenty three years!

As some of my fellow history buffs have already stated this is the one we've all been waiting for. Excellent stuff.

@bokallhagen9184

2 жыл бұрын

0⁰07 15

@rabbicovidstein4421

2 жыл бұрын

British Europeans are set to be the minority in their own homeland by 2050 or sooner thanks to the excellent work of the Kalergi plan.

@jinz0

2 жыл бұрын

@@rabbicovidstein4421 our dna lives on, even through mixed race birth

@morisco56

2 жыл бұрын

@@rabbicovidstein4421 this has nothing to do with the video, plus it is pure dumb conspiracy. Imagine beleiving such bs.

@bokallhagen9184

2 жыл бұрын

@@rabbicovidstein4421 .

Brilliant stuff. As a professor of European history, I must confess this is a brilliant work.

Can’t imagine if you were my history teacher in school. I would be a history teacher now I’m sure! Thanks for these. Really good and you draw me in every time. Can see why you have this many subs. Cheers!

I talked with countless vets in the 80s and 90s. One processed German going back home in 1945 and he admitted that Hitler himself could have passed right in front of him in his official uniform and he probably wouldn't have noticed after seeing so many ranking Germans going past. He once commented on this and said, "that solider should have been promoted and immediately sent home" in reward for finding Himmler

@comanchio1976

2 жыл бұрын

But Himmler handed himself in and identified himself. No-one spotted him, specifically...

@user-ok8yq6nc6x

2 жыл бұрын

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@kbanghart

Жыл бұрын

@@comanchio1976 we don't know that... I think this person meant that several were suspicious but no one in charge had the official word yet.

@carllevy7677

Жыл бұрын

@@comanchio1976 q1

@hootengun2239

Жыл бұрын

9th

I’ve been looking forward to this. Dr. Felton has the best history content on KZread without a doubt.

@Mickcotton

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Amazing

@barftrooper102

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@xiaoka

2 жыл бұрын

That jump scare sound effect at the end is the icing on the cake. 🤣

@frasermartin7320

2 жыл бұрын

My go to guy

@eliotreader8220

2 жыл бұрын

so he traveled all that time with out wearing his glasses? i didn't understand that part of this story

I appreciate the longer form documentary presentation for this particular story and find it very compelling. Thank you for bringing these facts to light.

Superbly well researched, clear and explicit - this must have taken ages to put this definitive series of important videos together.

Dr. Felton wastes no time starting 2022 right. We fans and admirers look forward to another year of his frequent, well researched and written, always accurate and verifiable fascinating tales and anecdotes of military history. Huzzah!

@jamesfarrell8339

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment 👍

@jamesfarrell8339

2 жыл бұрын

Huzzah

@MikeTheD

2 жыл бұрын

Felton 2024

@suzib777

2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating information. I lived in Germany, taught in German "Gymnasien", studied Germanistik in Regensburg. However, I was more interested in language and literature than history. Thanks Dr. Felton for ongoing information about the members of Hitler's inner circle of command.

@rabbicovidstein4421

2 жыл бұрын

British Europeans are set to be the minority in Britain by 2050 or sooner thanks to the excellent work of the Kalergi plan.

Such a gripping narrative! Can’t wait for your detailed part three!

@kamranfarooq1751

2 жыл бұрын

Do u know when he is going to upload part 3

@trentdawg2832

2 жыл бұрын

Probably next month seeing how 1&2 were a month apart

@CA999

2 жыл бұрын

Will there be a part 4 too???

@trentdawg2832

2 жыл бұрын

@@CA999 yeah it's called the death of stalin.....lol

@DDKKAY

2 жыл бұрын

Part3 is already uploaded just one day after part2. It's uploaded at 04.01.2022 at 19:00 UTC.

This is absolutely crazy. My family comes from Bremervörde and heard rumors that he was captured on the Oste Brücke. Not even my relatives that were alive at that time knew about Himmlers presence during that time .

@kbanghart

Жыл бұрын

@Astro Telomeres vote blue

The amount of detailed information you provide in your documentaries is astounding, but not surprising. You always have amazing content. Thank you.

This is absolutely fantastic, I've never seen Himmler's death looked into with such detail, and you're the man to do it! Well done, Mark!

@vandaelewalter9543

2 жыл бұрын

The detail is that Himler was beaten to death in the house in Luneberg by the British Army, but that they wii not admit!

@vandaelewalter9543

2 жыл бұрын

HIMMLER

@historyarmyproductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@vandaelewalter9543 I'm not even gonna entertain your lunacy.

@FutureChaosTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@vandaelewalter9543 Found the nazi.

@SuckerFreeGear

2 жыл бұрын

@@historyarmyproductions I believe it to be true, look at his death mask, Himmler's face is swollen, no way he had that cyanid in his mouth the entire time. Just because one may think the Allies made mistakes or committed crimes with cover ups during these turbulent times doesn't make one a lunatic or Nazi supporter.

I was actually born in Bremervörde and allegedly my great uncle was a wittness to Himmlers arrest, he lived to tell me that at that point he was barely recogniseable as to how he looked in the newsreels. He only later learned that the man being arrested was Himmler. He told me the story while we were walking over the exact bridge he was arrested on.

@bfcyouthelement1986

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Bit of family history

@Phoebbuus

2 жыл бұрын

My mother and grandparents were also from Bremervoerde. I heard the same account.

@johnrogers9481

2 жыл бұрын

Marvins Privatsachen. That's quite interesting. I would like to see that area, never been to Germany..family ancestry.

@ausendundeinenacht1

2 жыл бұрын

iF ur story IS true..that s rather fascinating INDEED

@marvinsprivatsachen4451

2 жыл бұрын

@@ausendundeinenacht1 just a tale i heard, no way of knowing it's true

Dr. Felton's German name pronunciation is literally amazing. Exceptional content as always

Thank You Mr. Felton. I never realized what a history buff I could become until educated through the high quality content on your channel.

Can’t wait for pt. 3 - gripping and informative, Dr. Felton’s stories have helped get me through these past 2 years. Thank you!

@jamesgreenldn

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't have to wait long old chap, Mark has already released pt. 3

@Riolupai

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry that the past 2 years have been poor for you, I hope this is a better year for you

@zhoubaidinh403

2 жыл бұрын

Are you a Trumpist?

@kbanghart

Жыл бұрын

@@zhoubaidinh403 vote blue

Himmler was so close from running away but he poked his head up at the wrong time literally and figuratively

@BeezyNgeezY-ul1nu

2 жыл бұрын

I imagine he might have been a bit twitchy

@andres6868

2 жыл бұрын

in the end he would have been caught, everyone was looking for him and his flight plan was amazingly improvised

@nateamstutz2

2 жыл бұрын

@@andres6868 yeah he was the most wanted man outside of Hitler

@1940limited

2 жыл бұрын

Why he didn't escape to a neutral country when he could have I presume may be reveled in the next chapter.

@calc1657

2 жыл бұрын

He was too well known and too important to be taken in by a neutral country in Europe. He needed to flee to the Middle East or to South America. Even so, from Dr. Felton's presentation, it seemed he was very easily recognizable.

Dr. Felton, I am watching this superb series for the second time. Thank you.

Absolutely fascinating Dr. Felton. This is why you're my favorite historian.

@danielmoran9902

2 жыл бұрын

MARK FELTON!

Dude! A _cliffhanger_ ? You sure know how to leave your audience wanting more, Dr. Felton. Can't wait for Part III!

I watch as many of your shorts as possible and I’m never disappointed. I think the best part for me is how knowledgeable you get on little things like the farmhouse I never knew about. I Agreed that strange things happened that seemed on the surface to be weird as to why not have camp doctor do body search. Like Himmler said himself, he was a walking book on many unanswered questions. Thanks Mark , another home run!!👍

@jamesfarrell8339

2 жыл бұрын

Best comment 👌

@jamesfarrell8339

2 жыл бұрын

Two thumbs up

@beowulf1312

2 жыл бұрын

A good comment.

@fyreantz2555

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@anti-apathy9715

2 жыл бұрын

*'Replacement'* in Britain today... less than 50% of London's population is white (the people who built EVERYTHING). 20 years from now it will around 25%. Makes historical work like this so irrelevant. Non white couldn't care less about white history. K thru 12 and even college western history is a taboo subject.

Congratulations on publishing this new & comprehensive body of work on Himmler!

I have learned more from Mark Felton than all of my years of schooling.

@CarlosSpicyWang

Жыл бұрын

I know right. I never thought I could shoot down a German airplane. But because of Mark Felton, last year I proved myself wrong. Lol

@GregorySmith-xq8yt

Ай бұрын

Yes me too.

There is also something about the tone of Dr Felton's voice that makes history captivating and interesting !

@anonymousx2951

2 жыл бұрын

The Brits are best at that. It's modest yet captivating.

@simonallchin7436

2 жыл бұрын

@@anonymousx2951 Can' t Americans be modest ??😉😉( I'm from the UK myself )....

Stories of these high-profile Nazi figures in their last days give us one important lesson: No matter how favorable the current situation is to you, one can never tell how it will evolve and deteriorate. Always be modest and be careful. Don't treat others with contempt nor hostility. You never know when such circumstances might arise and bring about your destruction.

@wayneantoniazzi2706

2 жыл бұрын

Or as the old bit of wisdom goes: "Always be civil to and treat with respect the people you meet on the way up, because you're going to meet them again if you're ever on the way back down!"

@ddandymann

2 жыл бұрын

Or, in simpler terms. Don't be a dick, especially not a mass-murdering dick.

@chrisvowell2890

2 жыл бұрын

Or, to quote Dickens: 'Do as you would be done by.'

@thenoblepoptart

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s a pretty crazy and well-deserved reversal of fate for Himmler, to go from the second most powerful man in the Reich to a filthy fugitive fleeing justice.

@jeffg7936

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisvowell2890 i think he stole that from a Mexican named Jesus who was quoting a Jew named Jesus.

Dr. Felton, I just want to thank you for the unprecedented contribution you are making to history.

Prof. Felton is a Master of World War II history. Amazing to me that not one videos are dull and of no interest. What a gift we have in Prof. Felton. He either clarifies information or masterly presents new content. Thank You, Mr. Felton.

Fascinating stuff. Unbelievable that he thought he could somehow be forgiven for all he did, and become a leader in post war Germany.

@brendon1689

2 жыл бұрын

You would be surprised.

@MaslAlek

2 жыл бұрын

Heinz Reinefarth

@kezzabanana4958

2 жыл бұрын

Hermann goring was exactly the same. Himmler by the way could well of got away had it not been for the pows of German officers who unmistakingly recognised him. Just imagine he may never have been caught.

@kbanghart

Жыл бұрын

@Rob of course, after he was captured

@CommanderLongJohn

Жыл бұрын

It's unbelieveable in the sense he was in denial thinking ((they)) would actually take pitty on him . . But lmfao dude, do you have any idea how many former Waffen SS and Wehrmacht Officers and Generals-including thousands of SS men and Army soldiers in general-went on to serve not only in the West German Army, but the US Military and various other Western armed forces as well as programs like NASA and Intelligence Services like the CIA and MI6 and the KGB 🤔? That doesn't even include the hundreds if not thousands of German scientists, members of government, engineers, architects etc. The allies knew damn well a conflict with the Soviet Union (that country whose stated goal from its very existence was to dominate the globe and spread Marxism to ALL corners) was inevitable and unavoidable (ironic considering they helped start a second world war and destroyed Germany for them), hence one of the main reasons why Operation Paperclip (i.e. taking in German "Nazis" for the CIA/NASA/military etc like refugees) happened.

These himmler videos have been my favorite so far! Can’t wait till the next one!

@hisdadjames4876

2 жыл бұрын

Could you please direct me to episode 1? Im a Felton subscriber and watch everything, but I cant find episode 1. Date launched?

@rickyhenry4958

2 жыл бұрын

@@hisdadjames4876 the first episode was released a month ago

@amokraneaittaleb5774

2 жыл бұрын

Check timeline hunt for naxi war criminals very interesting as well guys

This is fascinating as always Professor Felton and I can't wait for the next part. This has been a mystery to me about his death.

Mark Felton. Another word of praise and appreciation on your work. A ytuber and you are a big time documentary producer.! Your vids are a great source for youth to get informed of our recent history. Those of us born in the fifties have lived through the wake of these events. We heard the many first hand experiences of our fathers and uncles. Your work fills in many pieces in this whole huge event of ww2.

When did this channel scream over 1.5m subscribers or even 1m ? Last time I remember looking it was barely at 300k. Well deserved Mark. Excellent content. 👍

@eduardoaleman2773

Жыл бұрын

1.8 MM now.

Happy New Year 2022 Mark! Look forward to many many more top quality videos from you this year!

Felton would absolutely destroy my graduate level history classes lol we watch them for help 😂😂

wow. this has a plot like a historical fiction novel but it's completely real. thank you for such a fascinating story

Mark, your work on this channel is just brilliant. Well done.

OUTSTANDING CONTENT yet again Mark! Have been hoping for this for some time now. You never fail to surprise me with the quality and depth of your research and videos, keep them coming please! As always, I have been spreading your channel to anyone interested in WW2!

These vignettes are absolutely riveting and fascinating, IMO. The content and presentation by Mr Felton is awe-inspiring. I feel like I’m there watching the events unfold!

Your videos are the best I've ever watched very clear and very detailed. History will be preserved with your great work!!

The importance of Dr. Felton's research into these hidden corners of history is critical to our overall understanding of it. I am troubled by the lack of 'elevation' of this content to a global audience, relying instead on KZread as a mechanism to inform the general public.

This series of videos are the most indepth set of videos involving the last days of Herr himmler that I've seen to date. I was a voracious reader of ww2 history while in high school back in the 1960s. Dr. Felton you are connecting all the dots for me with this series...thank you 😎

Thanks for doing all this work. Great stuff.

Looking forward to the third episode, Dr. Felton! Thanks again for creating such an immersive, unique experience. Well done!

It's incredible that Himmler And Göering both got the opportunity to take their Own Lives while being under the "Control" of their enemies.

@DrewPicklesTheDark

2 жыл бұрын

Göering befriended various guards from what I understand, one probably slipped him a capsule. I would assume it would be an American/British sympathizer since it's unlikely a German could have done it, but who knows. Himmler probably had a similar story.

@athomicritics

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrewPicklesTheDark apparently from the guard he had befriended himself said he bought him his personnal cigar box not knowing that a cyanide pill was hidden in said box in a fake cigar if i remember

It’s one of two things concerning the capsule, he either had it concealed extremely well or someone gave it to him

Thank you so much for all the good research and all the good materials... thank you so much Mr. Felton.. always a joy to hear and follow your contents..

Incredible details. Felton's research and reporting is simply amazing.

@lunafringe10

2 жыл бұрын

the former Allies have all the information, I d like some info on my granddad whom they murdered in Buchenwald.

@johnrogers9481

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, great work and presentation.

This is an EPIC series, and another wonderful history documentary by Mark. I knew the basic story of Himmler's death, but not in this level of detail - fascinating !

This channel is such an amazing resource. Priceless.

This is great work. It takes a huge amount of highly varied reading to collect all the details in the chronology. Impressive stuff.

Oh damn it, you have left us all on a cliff edge wondering what happens next, exciting stuff !

@s70rk

2 жыл бұрын

spoiler alert: he died

@johnbrereton5229

2 жыл бұрын

@@s70rk We all die, s70rk. So that's hardly news.

@penultimateh766

2 жыл бұрын

Himmler escapes. I'm him, haha!

@johnbrereton5229

2 жыл бұрын

@@penultimateh766 Wow, and you are almost 122 years old too ! 👍🤣

I have been waiting this for so long! Thank you so much for your excellent content! Regards

Extremely interesting. Excellent narration, like something out of a thriller.

The small attention to details is exceptionally brilliant

It honestly made me chuckle to look down at my phone to the map and see "McDonalds", got me off guard a bit.

Its a good day when mark uploads

Went to school in Bremervörde and heared of this story from a schoolmate but always took it for a legend.I am stoked to hear that it's a true story.

I love the thought of him searching for an underground escape, like a cornered rat.

@chriscolton6329

9 ай бұрын

😂👍 Yeah, that's so appropriate for him, isn't it ?He got the exit from this world that he deserved, the despicable weasel...

Even for something that is well documented you find a way to dig even deeper! Thank you Dr Felton, look forward to part 2!

I was close personal friends with SS Sturmbannführer Heinz Macher for decades. He always attended the yearly OdR and "Der Führer" veterans events. I had the opportunity to talk to Machet sometimes hours on end about his experiences on the Ostfront. He was open and candid. He was a 20 year old Knights Cross winner and eventually won the Close Combat clasp in Gold as a Sturmpionier in Regiment "Der Führer". Macher was given the mission of destroying the SS Castle of Wewelsburg as well as recovering and hiding the huge cache of SS Officers Ehrenringe. He was not however open about being captured with the "Reichsheini" Himmler (as he was called by the fighting troops). He was apprehensive that once the Allies found out who he was traveling with that they would have all been summarily executed. Macher gave me his original 1942 Hoffman 8x10 B&W studioaufnahme Ritterkreuz portrait. One of my prized possessions in my extensive Waffen SS collection.

@CL-vz6ch

2 жыл бұрын

Cool story

@garetroth5683

Жыл бұрын

"close personal friends" How old are you, or what circles do you frequent?

Жыл бұрын

@@garetroth5683 He was a US Army lieutenant stationed in Berlin during the Cold War. That's what he said in previous comments. He used to have dinner with Soviet high command personnel in East Berlin, as the soldiers before the start of the confrontations were able to cross the border.

Dr. Felton: thank you for your research and presentations. Very well done. Especially liked the end of Himmler episodes. 👍

Mark Felton is a great Historian and his videos can't be matched. He is as good if not better than our American, Ken Burns. Mark, keep up the good work!

Been waiting with baited breath for the next installment, excellent research and excellent storytelling ability!

A PART 3?! AWW you're killing me mark! I was so excited

Only Mr. Felton can do this kind of work. Thank you.

Mark- you have the most interesting collection of factually correct videos. I am addicted to your channel.

Incredible videos,becoming 2 part stories more and more these days…real hard work has gone into making these 👍

Mark makes such great videos that the rewatch value is astonishing! 👍🏻

Fantastically done! Informative without being boring

I'm not a history student but I'm hooked on this. Waiting impatiently for Ep. 3

They obviously had been preparing for it for some time, but the sheer logistics involved in bringing a shattered Germany under stable allied governance must have been mind boggling. And then they had to search for war criminals, prevent starvation and disease, deal with fanatical resistance, etc. This whole endeavour must surely warrant having its own story told.

@jamesfarrell8339

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment 👌

@mikelastname1220

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent comment. I have often thought whatever man was ultimately put in charge of taking over post-war Germany had a MAJOR job that had many, many areas to cover. I'd love to see the Manning Chart that shows the top all the way down to the bottom and each person's responsibility. I notice many fine details in old war movies, and just like in this one . . . there was that neat little guard shack with the American soldier. It looked like it had just been built. Where were all the American carpenters who made these things and many other items. Who made all those new signs posted everywhere for many different things? How did they print and distribute the new German currency? There was a lot of work being done that gets little acknowledgment while we just mostly study pre-battle information and the post-war trials. Each town, no matter how big or small had a Senor NCO set up to serve as a temporary Mayor. That's a lot of men and someone had to CHOOSE them. Often, an E-8 had this duty. And then, they had to screen all the government workers to see who could be trusted to help get things running smoothly again.

@jamesfarrell8339

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikelastname1220 Fantastic comment 👏

@schneetiger9249

2 жыл бұрын

They didn’t prevent starvation, quite the opposite, in the first year of allied occupation dictatorship more than a million German civilians died from hunger and diseases, especially during Winter 45/46. And they only had to bring the country under control because they had, against all international law, arrested the legitimate German government of Reichpresident Dönitz, the last truly sovereign German government.

@SneednFeed21

2 жыл бұрын

@@schneetiger9249 what international law did that violate? Donitz surrendered to the allies not sure what other course of action there could be. I’m not gonna sit here and say the allies are perfect angels but managing an immediate postwar Germany had to be a complete nightmare. Pretty much all infrastructure was bombed through the floor and countless millions were displaced. I’m honestly surprised there weren’t even more deaths all things considered because it could’ve been WAY worse.

A well presented episode. Fast moving and informative. I like the use of the maps to set the story in its geographical context. Thanks.

Mark Felton single handedly out shown and out classes History channel. It’s not even close. They need to give Mark the means to do these stories reenactment tv show. Well done Mark as always. The investigation and time spent on these videos is second to none and it’s time to get u as a household name and have u take that next step. On behalf of the Meyer family, and countless others we thank u!

Highly informative - Thank you for the research, and for posting !

In the best tradition of all great writers, Mark Felton leaves us with a cliffhanger! These are superb documentaries.

Thorough and expertly told, as always. I'm much looking forward to the next episode of this intriguing tale. Thanks.

You are my favorite channel! I remember when you had just a few hundred subscribers. You deserve all the success you encounter Dr. Felton. The quality of what you put out is just incredible. You have convinced me that I can never exhaust my fascination with WWII… you are always amazing me with a fact I never knew. Thank you for your work.

Thanks for this. I'm 99% sure my grandfather was a POW at Kolkhagen when Himmler was there. He may even have talked to him. He did talk to British intelligence after his chat.

Riveting stuff, I've never heard any of this before. Another quality episode Dr.Felton thank you.

This is definitely a different version of events than I had read about.

Superb as always. Thank you, Dr Felton.

Excellent job as always Dr. Felton. Thank You

Goldmine of a channel extremely happy to find this channel . I love WWII documentries like this

Well done! I appreciate the level of detail you've provided here. Thank you!

Thank you Mark, for ALL your films! They are so well researched and informative. Captain Tom Selvester was my father’s relative (cousin I think) but unfortunately I never met him. Just thought you might be interested!

im always surprised as to how much new facts you present in every video you publish. kudos to you sir.

As always, you educate us with fantastic information! Thank you, Mark.

Happy New Year.! Again, Dr. Felton with a perfect history video.

Superb as usual. Love the ominous sound at the end. That with the spooky and even spookily named house, would be suitable for Oct 31st!

My father told me he spent months after V.E. day. Rounding up Nazis albeit he didn't like to talk about his service. He was a artillery commander and responsible for much carnage. This explains some of his history. Thanks.

@danialeatherman8934

9 ай бұрын

Just like my husband won’t talk about Vietnam 17:14

Quite simply outstanding work, quite amazing. I've been following your work / videos for a long time now. The highly polished finished production you produce is brilliant. Thank You. I'm 56yr and as a child was fascinated by the 2nd World War history, and still am.... Your incredible amount of effort is monumental. Thank you 😊 take care

Thank you for all your hard work and amazing efforts put into your content Dr. Felton.

Fascinating, illuminating and brilliantly edited. Thanks.

I can already tell that I'm gonna binge this channel til I've seen everything

Thanks Mark for providing my Tuesday afternoon entertainment!

Excellent mate. I didn't know details like this. You never disappoint

I just watched the first episode yesterday. I was happily surprised when this morning, the same day I have a snow day, the next episode was posted. Amazing job.

Great work as usual Dr. Mark!

As the son of a vet. Thank you for your well researched videos, should be taught in every school

@gleenacorey280

2 жыл бұрын

It's so inspiring 😀🥰 Happy Fruitful New year celebrations🙏🌟💫 Stay safe always and best wishes !! Yours sincerely John.