The Hitler Captured at Stalingrad
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Amazingly, one of Hitler's nephews was an officer captured at Stalingrad in 1943. Find out how this situation occurred and his fate.
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@godsavethequeen5783
Жыл бұрын
15 hrs ago?
@bostonarchie3194
Жыл бұрын
@@godsavethequeen5783 probably drafted it
@onlypuppy7
Жыл бұрын
At least its not that Scottish land scam thing...
@razor1uk610
Жыл бұрын
@@onlypuppy7 ah yes the Americanized CCP lady/agent living in Scotland, profiteering off other peoples assumptions & novelty values whilst breaking advertising laws - how very republican-esk of her.
@Red-Revolution708
Жыл бұрын
It’s rubbish and a con.
There are three things certain in life: Life, Death, and Stalin not wanting his son back
@rogersmith7396
Жыл бұрын
Returning Russian POWs were often shot as deserters by the Russians.
@rkitchen1967
Жыл бұрын
@Kymmee 21 He actually committed virtual suicide by running towards the wire at his camp and getting gunned down.
@largol33t1
Жыл бұрын
@@rkitchen1967 Wouldn't be surprised if it was true considering his father was no better than Hitler anyway...
@herrrotkappchen7816
Жыл бұрын
What do you expect from a psychopath, who murdered millions of people?
@1994CPK
Жыл бұрын
@@rkitchen1967 its easier to say "he died in a concentration camp" which makes it sound to normies like mustache man gassed him or something.
3 of my dad's cousins served for the Germans. One of whom was captured at Stalingrad. He was released from captivity in 1956 and returned home. One of the lucky few.
@VonArmagedda
Жыл бұрын
People loves to forget that soviets were almost as bad the nazis during the WW2. And thousands upon thousands of German POV suffered for years to come in gulaks.
@cisseseverijns
Жыл бұрын
🤫
@lapin46
Жыл бұрын
5000 out of 91000 POW of Stalingrad eventually returned.
@ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUser
Жыл бұрын
@@VonArmagedda Frankly, they were worse. Stalin not only killed more people than Hitler, but he killed many of his own countrymen
@ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUser
Жыл бұрын
@@mustang1912 Oh, and who are you exactly? If you really think that there's "no evidence" for something that quite clearly happened, then you have your head so far up your ass you can chew your food twice.
I believe that Albert Speer’s brother was lost/missing in Stalingrad, his parents were hoping that Albert could pull a few strings to get him out.
@jimc.goodfellas226
Жыл бұрын
Ah yes I never learned as much about Speers brother
@coling3957
Жыл бұрын
I read about that. Hitler had forbidden ministers etc from using their positions to give preferential treatment to relatives serving in armed forces
@Segalmed
Жыл бұрын
@@coling3957 The son-in-law of admiral Dönitz served in the Uboats and was quite good at it. But it took a very long time before he got a medal since Dönitz feared of being accused of preferential treatment for him.
@sparkyfromel
Жыл бұрын
The son of the foreign minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop enlisted as a simple soldier in the SS , he had an outstanding record , wounded five times , tank commander at the battle of Kursk , promoted on merit from simple soldier to commander of the reconnaissance battalion , in the final days , holding the rearguard , a position of exceptional trust , when his division was retreating toward American line , hard pressed by the Soviet Army he survived , held a book opening about his father in Moscow in 2015 and died in 2019
@Americanpatriot-zo2tk
Жыл бұрын
He should have!
A Stalin and a Hitler captured. I think there was someone British captured that the Germans thought was Churchills nephew. WW2 really did produce some strange stories.
@Crosshatch1212
Жыл бұрын
U said it .
@user-vh4pm9xr3l
Жыл бұрын
Churhill also spat on GreatBritain and nepotism.
@williamlydon2554
Жыл бұрын
FDR’s son James served with the Marine Raiders during the Solomon Islands campaign.
@occidentadvocate.9759
Жыл бұрын
The "Strangest story" of all of WW2 is who actually made the first declaration of War in 1933? But to this day its never publicised. The history books ignore it.
@grindset4676
Жыл бұрын
He was arrested and put in Colditz castle where he escaped. He then died in California of a drug overdose
A half nephew of Hitler, William P Hitler served in the American navy as a pharmacist's mate. When he reported for duty in 1944, he said his name was Hitler. The induction officer took the joke, and replied that his name was Hess. Hitler gained a purple heart in action. He changed his surname to 'Stuart-Houston' in 1947.
@y_ffordd
Жыл бұрын
God old Willy Hitler, Hitler never asked for him back though.
@DipakBose-bq1vv
Жыл бұрын
He could be the Deputy President of Ukraine now.
@Ilgas
2 ай бұрын
@@DipakBose-bq1vvyou misspelled russia
@Keet2020
Ай бұрын
@@Ilgasno, he correctly spelled “Ukraine”
as a British soldier in the time of the baor in the early 70s i met my very lovely German girlfriend and i often stayed with her family; her father was a pressed volk deutch german from poland who was captured at stalingrad in 1943 and survived the soviet incarceration until 1953 one of the few survivors of the 90,000 odd pows to survive a lovely guy but remained haunted by the war and always cursed Hitler.
@sealove79able
Жыл бұрын
They voted the Socialist how possibly they could have been wrong?
@adamstuhlman2206
Жыл бұрын
Was he anti-Semitic?
@sealove79able
Жыл бұрын
@@adamstuhlman2206 Was who anti-Semitic?
@adamstuhlman2206
Жыл бұрын
@@sealove79able your girlfriend's father
@sealove79able
Жыл бұрын
@@adamstuhlman2206 Thank you.IDK. Did not he have about 2decades to search his soul about that and other stuff?
12 years? Got to wonder how much information he had of use at the end.
@WorldCupWillie
Жыл бұрын
Especially once Hitler was dead. What use would info about Hitler's habits have in 1946? I think Stalin investigated any rumors about Hitler's escape. Although, again, what use would Hitler's nephew be, I don't know.
@wayneantoniazzi2706
Жыл бұрын
I doubt he was interrogated for 12 years. I'd assume after the Soviets had gotten all they could out of him he was sent to the same camps or holding facilities the other German POW's were held in. Due to his cooperation he MAY have been given better treatment than the others, but that's a guess on my part.
@Matt-xc6sp
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully they were just using him as an ashtray
@rogersmith7396
Жыл бұрын
German POWs were used as slave labor by the Russians and worked to death.
@rogersmith7396
Жыл бұрын
German POWs in the US were in relatively luxurious conditions. Plenty of food. Had beer and ice cream until 1944 when civilians got pissed off over rationing. High officers were given mini chalets. US hoped it would be reciprocated for American POWs. Not.
I bet belief in the Final Victory played a big part in both their outcomes. The first nephew captured in early 1942 outside of Moscow probably thought the Germans would still SURELY be victorious and likely didn’t cooperate at all with the NKVD, thus he died in a matter of weeks. The second, taken at Stalingrad, probably saw the writing on the wall and let himself be know, fully cooperated, and eventually made it home.
@PaulP999
Жыл бұрын
You can put down your hammer, 'cos you've hit the nail.....
@Ronald98
Жыл бұрын
@@PaulP999 Just don't throw that hammer anywhere near a sickle! 🤣
My grandfather got captured in the kesselschlacht so called ,in Stalingrad and in prison he managed to escape and it took him about 3 months to come back home in Mönschengladbach at the end of the war ,Jacob Bongartz was his name and he was a oberfeldwebel.
@pashvonderc381
Жыл бұрын
Check out the film As Far As My Feet Can Carry Me..
@hansbongartz2754
Жыл бұрын
@@pashvonderc381 i watched the movie so far as my feet… ,thank you for the advice,nice movie .Did you get right with our Lord Jesus our maker ,he is the only way out of this wicked people that rule the world these nazis from the WEF ,check out their agenda,you will see.JESUS ONLY JESUS.
I have a little Christmas music book sent in Dec 1942 to my Grandfather from his friend in the Stalingrad Kessel. It has a note in the front stating that. His friend was a medic and volunteered to go in. That book was the last time he ever heard from him. He used to play the music in it every Christmas with his recorder. Now we have it in our Christmas display here.
@kenneththrasher1152
Жыл бұрын
That is an incredible story!!
One story was that Hitler wanted to exchange Yakov for Field Marshal von Paulus, Stalin reportedly said "I do not trade Field Marshals for Lieutenants" and it never happened. Happy New Year and thanks for the great content in 2022!
@edgein3299
Жыл бұрын
Hitler wanted von Paulus so he could execute him.
@williamromine5715
Жыл бұрын
I doubt the Field Marshal would have wanted to be traded. I believe he cooperated with the Soviets and became a believer in Communism. Hitler would have had him shot for surrendering.
@alextaylor8776
Жыл бұрын
Stalin threw most of his own family into Gulags. Yakov born of his first wife who committed suicide was an embarrassment to him and he treated him harshly. Stalin viewed all Russian soldiers who surrender or were captured as enemies to the people which actually meant, his enemy. Yakov never stood a chance
@alextaylor8776
Жыл бұрын
@@gratefulguy4130 Hitler expected Paulis to shoot himself instead of surrendering. After hearing about what Hitler said Paulis said angrily, I’m not going to kill myself for that bohemian corporal.
@Kongongongg
Жыл бұрын
@@alextaylor8776 BS western propaganda
Always a good day when Mark uploads a new video.
@julian089
Жыл бұрын
Agreed! This guys got the best historic content I think on KZread.
Thank you, Mark, for all the entertaining/educational content.
@jeffclark7888
Жыл бұрын
Carl Childers?
@justanish6966
Жыл бұрын
"Stop it Doyle!.... don't talk about my Daddy"
@DoyleHargraves
Жыл бұрын
@@justanish6966 i play cards with the sheriff.
Thanks for the many great documentaries you have created this year and I look forward to more next 😁
@fatbrowncenk5475
Жыл бұрын
Well, he's only got a few more hours to produce any more this year!
I had read that after the capture of Hitler's nephew, anyone who had served in Hitler's entourage was banned from serving on the eastern front. There's a story of a member of Hitler's personal bodyguard detachment who had a falling out and Himmler was going to allow him to serve in the Dirlewanger brigade instead of arrest, but it didn't get approved.
@largol33t1
Жыл бұрын
If the bodyguard story was true, how could Himmler not approve it? I thought he was allowed to operate the SS independently of the rest of the Reich. The SS had everything allocated separately from its industry and military to its form of government and all appointed heads of state.
@StalinTheMan0fSteel
Жыл бұрын
@@largol33t1 apparently it was Hitler's personal edict.
@assortedgameplays6738
Жыл бұрын
he did serve on the eastern front for a very limited time...if i recall the story correctly he had a drinking problem and himmler gave him an ultimatum (himmler hated him anyways) - stop drinking or fight on the front. apparently, he did try to stop but got in a bar fight at some point with a higher ranking SS officer. it was after that, he was sent to the eastern front.
@lloydchristmas1086
Жыл бұрын
@@largol33t1 It was Bruno Gesche and Hitler personally intervened and had him sent back to Fuhrer HQ and reinstated to his bodyguard position and declared never again anyone who worked at the Fuhrers HQ would return to the front because of the dangers of being captured and telling the allies about the HQs location etc
@StalinTheMan0fSteel
Жыл бұрын
@@assortedgameplays6738 Do you recall his name? I'd like to reread that story.
Dr. Felton, thank you for your work and all the best for you and yours as well as for your viewers for the New Year.
@danielmarshall4587
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
It’d really suck to be stuck with a family connection like that. Before during and forever after.
@razor1uk610
Жыл бұрын
the majority of the younger generation of Hitler's family refused to have kids, to spare them the shame, the abuse & potential violence to them, as well as the risk of a child growing up to be somewhat akin to his mindsets, or them being usurped into a position of power by deluded adherents to that sick ideology; ..now largely shared by Putin's sect of Nuvo-Russian Ultra-Nationalists who venerate the little farting corporal alongside Stalin, whom was equally both depraved and allowing of evils to be done 'for the state and/or party'.
@rogersmith7396
Жыл бұрын
There was at least one Roosevelt in the US Army.
@stevetournay6103
Жыл бұрын
@@rogersmith7396 I think the point is that a familial connection to Hitler (or Stalin) would be something you'd be ashamed of. A connection to Roosevelt (or Churchill) might be hazardous in wartime, but not shameful or haunting.
@rogersmith7396
Жыл бұрын
@@gratefulguy4130 Pull your head out dude its 2023. Custer fucked up, Lee was a traitor and so was Benedict Arnold. Then theres the Holy Roman Empire....
@rogersmith7396
Жыл бұрын
@@stevetournay6103 They pulled Clark Gable out of action because they thought his capture or death would be a big propaganda victory for Germany. If they had captured or killed General Roosevelt the victory would have been much larger.
My grandfather was German and emigrated to America in the mid 30's. Grandpa was married to a Jewish woman and didn't like how she was being treated at home. He left behind two brothers. Both were in the German Army and fought on the Eastern Front. One died in the Battle of Kursk. The other went missing when the Russians launched Operation Bagration.
@petershen6924
Жыл бұрын
Is your Jewish grandma your maternal grandmother? If so, you are also Jewish.
@fatdaddyeddiejr
Жыл бұрын
@@petershen6924 yes I know this. I also have some Mormon thank to my father and his family. My family tree is hodgepodge of this and that.
@MySpottyGirlfriend
Жыл бұрын
Emigrated to USA
@carlgreisheimer8701
Жыл бұрын
Operation Bagration is considered the worst defeat of the Whermarct and yet so many people in the west have never heard of it.
@fatdaddyeddiejr
Жыл бұрын
@@MySpottyGirlfriend thank you for pointing out my spelling mistake. It's been fixed. Have a great New Year's.
Another professional history video made by Mark Felton Productions! You have been so good to us learners of Hostory this year and closing out 2022 with another factual & well researched video is a great way to bring in the new year!! Thank you for all your hard work Mark! Happy soon to be New Years to you and yours!
Mark Felton, you have the best history channel on KZread. I appreciate the research you put in to your videos and your presentation. I’ve been following both of your channels for the last two years, and go back further when I have the chance. I am fortunate to have stumbled on this wealth of information that you selflessly pass on. Thank you for all your efforts.
@uglytruth8817
Жыл бұрын
@Mark_Felton Why not tell the truth though?I can show you what you either dont know or for some other reason wont tell.
The German soldiers who surrendered in the west were lucky. I worked with a few of them while stationed in an American military base in West Germany. Yes, they were still around and working in the '80s. My landlord was in the Africa Corp and was captured in North Africa.
@wuffos
Жыл бұрын
@@gratefulguy4130 A previous Mark Felton video refuted this unfounded rumor.
You never dissapoint and always deliver Mr. Felton..Happy 2023 everyone!
Dr. Felton thanks for this video. I always heard about but never really knew the details. I wish you a happy 2023. Regards from Brazil.
Happy New Year, Dr Mark! This was fascinating. I don't think most people think about the families of famous/infamous persons.
@eedobee
Жыл бұрын
How you think most people think is just how you think.
My friend Served at Stalingrad. He sadly passed a way in October. I miss him, but as i promised will never forget him!
@uglytruth8817
Жыл бұрын
Condolances,they fought for our freedom and lost.They were the real heros in many peoples eyes including mine
Happy New Year Pref. Felton! Let me just pile on, you produce the best historical material material I've encountered as a WWII history buff.
Thank you for all the films produced during 2022...kudos to Mark Felton
Yes, throughly enjoyed your 22 content. Unique and well worth my rare subscription 👌 🇬🇧
Thanks for all the hard work in producing these excellent videos for your privileged audience. A Happy New Year to you and yours, Dr. Felton.
Thank you for 2022, Dr Felton, and a Happy and prosperous New Year!
Happy new year Mark ! Keep the good work up !!
Happy new years mark, ww1, ww2 and post world wars/pre-cold war history is wild and bizarre
Spectacularly informative never had this kind of experience in WW2 information
Thanks for all the great content throughout this year, as before. Happy new year Mark.
Thanks and Happy new year Dr. Felton!
I'll always be back for more. All the best in 2023 Dr Felton. Good health and cheers from Canada.
Thanks for the great content in 2022. Keep them coming.
Happy New Years Mark! Looking forward to what you’ll be putting out in 23! 🎉
Another amazing tale of World War II. Thanks for the wonderful videos this past year and Happy New year.
Another gem from Mark Felton. :) One of Hitler's nephews served in the Pacific - for the US Navy.
@gchecosse
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Heinz's older brother Bill Hitler, from Liverpool.
@baronvonnembles
2 ай бұрын
@@gchecosse He was also the first drummer for The Beatles.
Have a good evening Mark, Thanks for a informative year
Happy New Year Dr. Felton. Thank you for the entertainment and education passed on to us in 2022 and wishing you greater success in 2023. Best wishes, Ed K
Thanks for the upload Dr. Felton
Thank you for sharing 🤗🇺🇲💪⭐
You never cease to amaze me with your ability to unearth gems of history, Have a great new years🎉🍾🍻
I learn more about history on this channel than I ever did in school, just like how I learned more Spanish working at restaurants than I did in school.
Another engaging and informative segment. Thanks for a year of marvelous presentations. Have a happy new year.
Thankyou Mr Felton..As always its these anecdotes and snippets that help give you the bigger picture!
Another fascinating documentary on a little know aspect of WW2. Happy New Year to Mark and all subscribers to his channel.
Mark, happy new year. Love everything you do. Keep up the great work. Thanks for the content
Another thumbs-up for one of Dr. Felton's fascinating videos.
Just crashed on my couch drinking some bitter artichoce tea for my gallbladder crisis but this video gets it through my throat better...and some lime in it. Happy new year !!!
Amazing video....happy new years good luck and best wishes ❤️
I gotta say Mark I like your no nonsense approach to advertising. Sometimes no gimmick leading into the ad and trying to make it more watchable is just what I want.
Thanks Mark, I love your content and no-nonsense intros. 👏
Once I hear that intro, I feel compelled to look through some binoculars and plan an invasion.
My mother was from Geremany born in 1933 and fled from Berlin before the wall to Sweden. My Grandefather died in Stalingrad and when i see old films from the battle i always wonder if he is one in the crowd seen.
Thank you for all your videos Mark. Hope you and your family have a very Happy New Year. God bless you.
Keep 'em coming Mark!
Mark. Thanks for providing my Saturday Night Entertainment!
Happy New Year, Mark. You really did well this year.
Happy New Year to you @Mark Felton Productions! Thank you for another year of great and interesting content! Happy New Years everyone! 🎉🥳
dr felton best historian in all annals of recorded history!! 💯 the format and content you deliver is remarkable, fascinating and mind blowing 👏
@aramisortsbottcher8201
Жыл бұрын
How many historians do you know?
@frankienikac8990
Жыл бұрын
beevor kershaw neitzel amongst the notables
Awesome video as usual, great way to end 2022! Cheers 🥂 Dr. Felton! And Happy New Years!
Happy new year, Mark Felton!
Excellent & produced to your usual very high standards. All the best Mark for 2023.
Most people only get embarrassed by their uncles when they dance at a wedding.
@seanohare5488
Жыл бұрын
Hilarious
Happy New Year Dr Felton and too all compatriots who watch marks golden nuggets of world history unfold🎉🎉❤❤🎉🎉
Always informative ! Thank you Mr. Felton.
I also heard that when Stalin heard his son made a suicide attempt, he just said: "see that's how useless he is, he can't even kill himself!"
@TheUltimateTroll9
Жыл бұрын
When did he try that?
@JuleyC
Жыл бұрын
@@TheUltimateTroll9 1928 when he wanted to marry his first wife, Jakov was told no by Stalin and in response he tried to shoot himself in the heart and missed. He did later marry her. Jakov had 2 children who survived into adult hood though I do not recall if they were from his first or second marriage.
Mr. Felton, there are many Americans today that are still alive but much older, who were born in the US that had ties to German soldiers of WWII. I am one of those older men. who had two uncles in the Wehrmacht and both on the Russian Front. By a m miracle, both survived the Russian front, but with life long ailments.
Thank you Dr. Felton and best wishes! 😎👍
A Happy New Year to you and yours Doctor Felton!
Professor Farnsworth put Hitler's brain in a great white shark, and was unfairly condemned by his peer group. (Futurama reference.)
Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.
Happy New Year..Dr Mark Felton.. Thanks for all your great contents and information 👍
its 2:15am where i am and you can be certain imma finish this video before i sleep!
Bro where do you find these kind of informations for videos, they are insane.
@FutureChaosTV
Жыл бұрын
Helps that he writes books about this stuff ;-)
@GlobalTossPot
Жыл бұрын
My guess is he does a lot of digging around in history archives and probably has many resources about the world wars at his finger tips.
Happy New Year to you Mr Felton, every success for the future.
It’s really interesting that one of Hitler’s nephews was only an NCO, I would have expected that because of his family connections he would have been given a higher rank.
@joem3999
Жыл бұрын
Nazi's were socialists... Not only that the Germans do not do battlefield promotions. You had to serve for a certain amount of time (usually years) to be promoted in rank. When you see a German Gefreiter (Corporal) or any NCO or officer they had earned that rank through years of work. Very different doctrine that the Allied Armies who gave rank as a reward. You could however be given more responsibility without the promotion lol.
@tomhenry897
Жыл бұрын
Yet it’s who you know not what you know that gets promoted Still surprised that some officer if only on his own didn’t transfer them to safer location like training or Norway, even Normandy as at the time thought to be a back water
Boom! Happy New year.
Thanks for explaining Dr. Felton Happy new year❤🇨🇦
Thanks again Dr. Mark. l always enjoy your content. Very belatedly wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy & successful New Year !
Happy new year everyone!!!
5* channel, Happy New Year Mark.👍
Happy New Year, Dr. Felton.
Happy New Year Mark, and thank you!
Saying Stalin was hopping mad is an understatement. The Soviet records indicate that when Stalin was asked about exchanging Yakov, Joseph Stalin replied "I have NO Son named Yakov" to the NKVD officer who promptly told his team to erase Yakov from all photos and documents in the General Secretary's files. So Hopping mad might be a little light. 🤣 Yakov was cancelled! But I get what you mean.
@TSemasFl
Жыл бұрын
Good thing the Germans took pictures of him being a POW, or we wouldn't have known what he looked like.
@joesalyers
Жыл бұрын
@@TSemasFl Kind of like Yezhov and his predecessor Yagoda both were chief of the NKVD but when Beria took over they were erased from all official photos but some survived. After Stalin's death they put up a statue of Yagoda so he was UNcancelled LOL. Stalin had Yagoda killed to promote Yezhov and then Yezhov was killed to promote Beria. HAHA Commie musical chairs played with a barrel of a gun.
@TSemasFl
Жыл бұрын
@@joesalyers Yeah Russian politics, a dog eat dog world over there.
@Kongongongg
Жыл бұрын
@@TSemasFl you just hate us
@TSemasFl
Жыл бұрын
@@Kongongongg Why would you say that, nothing i said was hateful to anyone? Or are you just bored, looking for some attention?
Interesting!
Many thanks for sharing your content and looking forward to more
Happy New Year Mark -- looking forward to what 2023 has to bring!
Happy new year from Japan
Albert Speer's younger brother was captured at Stalingrad as well and disappeared into oblivion...
@aldosigmann419
Жыл бұрын
@Jon Harrison That's where i read it i believe - it was a while back. He felt badly if i recall - his family wanted him to pull some strings to get him out but by that time the situation had disintegrated and the brother was lost in the chaos...
@trooperdgb9722
Жыл бұрын
@@aldosigmann419 And Hitler had also by that time demanded that "influence" cease being used by members of his "court" to benefit relatives etc..
Thanks Mark. Happy new year
Have a happy new year Mark and all.
Just realized that Leo was indirectly and unknowingly responsible for the deaths of most of his blood relatives still living in Austria by the end of the war, due to his giving up their names and possible addresses during his interrogations. His mother escaped that fate, as she ended up in the western portion of Germany occupied by the UK and the US.
@John_1_0
Жыл бұрын
Do you know that for a fact?
Seeing this reminds me of the fact that all of Hitler's currently living relatives have made a pact to never have children so that his bloodline line comes to an end. Which has honestly gotta be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Doing that will not undo any of the atrocities and only makes your life dictated by a madman who has been dead for 77 years. Just a few lives more ruined by him. Not to mention it wouldn't even be that great of an insult to Hitler, who currently didn't care much about leaving a long and resilient bloodline seeing as how he didn't even get married until shortly before his suicide.
@wayneantoniazzi2706
Жыл бұрын
The first time I heard about that pact I thought it was heartbreakingly sad. Still, being related to a monster has to be a pretty heavy load to carry, even if no rational person can blame you personally for it.
@wolfgangmittermeyer9987
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Yeah, that would have been stupid. They just changed their names.
Happy New Year to Mr Mark Felton & to all his viewers💥💐💥💐(advance Wishesh)
Great video thanks for posting