Unseen Footage: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany - Home Movies

Home movies shot during the Nazi era in Germany offer a fascinating glimpse into everyday life during a tumultuous and often horrifying period in history. While official propaganda films from the time were carefully curated to promote the Nazi ideology and depict a glorified version of life under the regime, home movies captured more intimate and unfiltered moments.
These amateur films were typically shot by individuals using personal cameras, often on 8mm or 16mm film, and they documented a wide range of subjects including family gatherings, vacations, celebrations, and sometimes even glimpses of daily life under Nazi rule. Despite the oppressive atmosphere of the time, people still went about their lives, and these films can show ordinary Germans engaging in seemingly mundane activities amidst the backdrop of a totalitarian regime.
However, it's important to note that the perspective presented in these home movies can vary widely depending on the individual who shot them. Some may reflect genuine support for the Nazi regime, while others may hint at dissent or simply focus on personal matters rather than political events.
After the war, many of these home movies became valuable historical artifacts, providing researchers and historians with valuable insights into the lives of ordinary people during one of the darkest chapters in modern history. They serve as a reminder of the complexities of human experience even in the midst of extreme circumstances.
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  • @nickstudio
    @nickstudio3 ай бұрын

    germans seems extremly happy with their situation compare to the 1920's

  • @poisonhand8078

    @poisonhand8078

    3 ай бұрын

    Brainwashed of course happy 😄

  • @grantsmythe8625

    @grantsmythe8625

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes indeed. Compare to the 1920s and to the mid 1940s.

  • @robertburke1486

    @robertburke1486

    3 ай бұрын

    They all certainly had a serious fetish with those uniforms and all that leather.

  • @scaramouche8244

    @scaramouche8244

    3 ай бұрын

    Nice bright faces. How about compared to the US now?

  • @robertburke1486

    @robertburke1486

    3 ай бұрын

    @@scaramouche8244 They're weird faces of people in the grip of a cult; I think I prefer the faces of the U.S.

  • @joeguzman3558
    @joeguzman35583 ай бұрын

    It's unbelievable how nice people used to dress back then in Germany in Europe and America, I remember my grandpa he was a simple Sheppard, no education and poor, but when going to town to buy groceries he always dressed up and my grandma had me dressed up too .

  • @fredgarv79

    @fredgarv79

    3 ай бұрын

    yes today in america I see teenage girls all walking around in what looks like pajamas or sweat pants. When I went to Ukraine in 1999 the girls there all had nice clothes on and stockings. like you said even if poor they still dressed up as much as they could. Now the rich kids all dress like slobs

  • @Aivottaja
    @Aivottaja3 ай бұрын

    Not a smart phone in sight. Just people enjoying the moment.

  • @he162a

    @he162a

    3 ай бұрын

    Yahoo

  • @Jimbo23107

    @Jimbo23107

    3 ай бұрын

    Perhaps if they had smart phones to communicate with and social media what happened just might not have !

  • @Aivottaja

    @Aivottaja

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Jimbo23107If that were true, the global totalitarianism starting since 2020 wouldn't have been rolled out and accepted so easily.

  • @Aivottaja

    @Aivottaja

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Jimbo23107 If that were true, a global totalitarian push wouldn't have happened in 2020.

  • @Mackenzie002

    @Mackenzie002

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Jimbo23107 culture, language with the bravery and high morality and hope, the flag and leader, true Europeans and a true leader, THAT was Germany, not what it is today, ruined with LGBT, immigrants, atheism Look at America and Europe today, our culture is dead. Now, there's a nightclub on every other street, rampant drug use, and hood-culture imprinted on the youth.

  • @loompadavis951
    @loompadavis9513 ай бұрын

    The counter on the screen is annoying. Is that thing really necessary?

  • @davefram4653
    @davefram46533 ай бұрын

    Why do you have text cluttering up the screen. What's the point of it?

  • @coyotedust
    @coyotedust3 ай бұрын

    Had to be a high ranking member or staff of Goering's inner circle to take these movies. They're filming in the back seat of his motorcade. Standing right next to him at this festival. Would be nice to know the date, event, and name of the village.

  • @josepherhardt164

    @josepherhardt164

    3 ай бұрын

    And if the film was really shot in color. Later part of film: Evidently not.

  • @masaharumorimoto4761
    @masaharumorimoto47613 ай бұрын

    Love this type of stuff, thanks!!!!!

  • @davefram4653
    @davefram46533 ай бұрын

    How is this everyday life in Germany. Was Hermann Goering hanging around everywhere in every day life?

  • @mrslinarcos

    @mrslinarcos

    3 ай бұрын

    I think Goering was one of many that handled propaganda.

  • @timnicholas1832

    @timnicholas1832

    3 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @StratBurst92
    @StratBurst923 ай бұрын

    Amazing quality of the color film for that time. As someone once said, the war was not fought in black & white.

  • @wasiuuu1
    @wasiuuu13 ай бұрын

    everything was fine till 1939, going to war was not a smart move, ended very tragically for the whole nation and rest of the world as well. it reminds me of today, not much different, i hope will go for Peace this time, PLS DO ! 🌄

  • @user-go2st5fi9w

    @user-go2st5fi9w

    3 ай бұрын

    Goinging to war with the US ZOG was a mistake. Japan let Germany down, by not attacking the USSR. Never trust Japan.

  • @Nonowness

    @Nonowness

    3 ай бұрын

    Germany was pushed to war, most people dont know about the circumstances in Germany during the Weimarer republic.

  • @billjohnston5396

    @billjohnston5396

    2 ай бұрын

    Cry me a river. Germany started the war and the Allies finished it, putting Nazism into the dustbin of history. If you approve of a dictatorship, Putin is hiring.

  • @nancifyme

    @nancifyme

    2 ай бұрын

    I’d say until 1929, at which time the economic, cultural and political decline into fascism began.

  • @josepherhardt164
    @josepherhardt1643 ай бұрын

    7:09 "Wir bauen Grossdeutschland" After the Anschluss, Germany was often referred to as Grossdeutschland--Greater Germany, or Greatgermany. The banner reads, "We are building Greater Germany."

  • @jackpontiac52

    @jackpontiac52

    2 ай бұрын

    MGGA !

  • @uptown_rider8078
    @uptown_rider80783 ай бұрын

    Doesn’t look like the people are unhappy

  • @RenaissanceEarCandy

    @RenaissanceEarCandy

    2 ай бұрын

    You seriously think they'd have been allowed to film people who were unhappy?

  • @uptown_rider8078

    @uptown_rider8078

    2 ай бұрын

    @@RenaissanceEarCandy Didn’t know being unhappy was illegal. Was it a capital offense to not smile too?

  • @user-qg2og7ds4f
    @user-qg2og7ds4f3 ай бұрын

    LOOKED A WAY BETTER THEN MODERN TIMES.

  • @dr.barrycohn5461

    @dr.barrycohn5461

    3 ай бұрын

    Are you nuts.

  • @joeguzman3558
    @joeguzman35583 ай бұрын

    1:36. Wow, look at the leg room on the back of those cars

  • @joeguzman3558
    @joeguzman35583 ай бұрын

    This is history, and it's important not only about the war but the towns in those days and the way people dressed up

  • @Paskudnak
    @Paskudnak3 ай бұрын

    Well presented document ❤

  • @alexanderschmied4834
    @alexanderschmied48343 ай бұрын

    This movie was shot in Styria (AUSTRIA)! Dieser Film wurde in der Steiermark gedreht!

  • @user-js4zx1lr2u
    @user-js4zx1lr2u3 ай бұрын

    A lot of this looks to have been shot in Bavaria, probably while the Berghof was being built or expanded. If I recollect right, Goering had a place nearby and would have spent time there in the early days, say 1934 and later. I agree, the text on the screen really takes from the film.

  • @ttonypayne5077
    @ttonypayne50773 ай бұрын

    Brilliant thanks for sharing

  • @francisebbecke2727
    @francisebbecke27273 ай бұрын

    I may have held the baton Goering was carrying. It was part of a tour that passed through El Paso/ Fort Bliss in 1981.

  • @Makhpiyaluta2
    @Makhpiyaluta23 ай бұрын

    Interesting images but not made by amateurs and certainly not showing normal life. These are official images for the gloryfication of Uncle Hermann. So the title of this video is a bit misleading.

  • @Nonowness

    @Nonowness

    3 ай бұрын

    your claim is nonsense, This are amateurs for sure. Professionals were made by Riefenstahl and such, and have a totally differnet asthetic.

  • @squallywally
    @squallywally2 ай бұрын

    This is footage of Herman Georing ‘s personal home movies. Definitely not everyday Germans.

  • @joeguzman3558
    @joeguzman35583 ай бұрын

    10:40 can someone please tell me what kind of feathers or hair di german use on the hats??? Please forgive my ignorance

  • @meinolfwestig9463

    @meinolfwestig9463

    3 ай бұрын

    Alpine chamois. In german = Gemse, Gams Gamsbart= chamois beard. A goat like alpine wild animal.

  • @Nonowness
    @Nonowness3 ай бұрын

    people looked so well groomed, healthy and happy. Towns beautifully decorated and tidy. And then look around today ,,,,

  • @billjohnston5396

    @billjohnston5396

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah, it's awful, nobody being carted off to concentrations camps, freedom of speech, right to bear arms, etc. Life today is hellish. GTFO

  • @hws-rl1cp
    @hws-rl1cpАй бұрын

    Whats the last song that played?

  • @joeguzman3558
    @joeguzman35583 ай бұрын

    Imagine how much progress the entire world will have if not fighting with each other and only using knowledge for the good of mankind

  • @naturalobserver1322

    @naturalobserver1322

    3 ай бұрын

    And yet Europe is at it again and trying to drag America into as usual. 🙄💣☠☠☠🤷‍♂️

  • @KR72534

    @KR72534

    3 ай бұрын

    Just to be a contrarian, I must point out that war accelerates scientific progress. However, it also causes immense harm. On the whole, you are probably right.

  • @naturalobserver1322

    @naturalobserver1322

    3 ай бұрын

    @@KR72534 once again my comment was blocked. Never believe we live in a free society.

  • @johna9851
    @johna98512 ай бұрын

    This is an official fim of a tour by Herman Goering, not home movies at all;

  • @yolamontalvan9502
    @yolamontalvan95023 ай бұрын

    Are these movies from the big boys?

  • @Nonowness
    @Nonowness3 ай бұрын

    So beautiful the traditional dresses, decoration, lifestyle. Why is everything so ugly and soulless nowadays.

  • @billjohnston5396

    @billjohnston5396

    2 ай бұрын

    They didn't know what deodorant was in Germany until the 80's and smelled like livestock.

  • @RenaissanceEarCandy

    @RenaissanceEarCandy

    2 ай бұрын

    You think Nazi Germany wasn't ugly? All the genocide? That's pretty fucking ugly in most people's book

  • @Noscams00
    @Noscams002 ай бұрын

    Everyday German life? This is mostly video of goerings private footage. Far from average German life.

  • @tedlawrence4189
    @tedlawrence41893 ай бұрын

    Color film was very expensive back then. Average amateur photographers would have used black and white.

  • @evanswinford7165
    @evanswinford71653 ай бұрын

    What are those dancing cylinders with faces?

  • @johnn58
    @johnn583 ай бұрын

    Thank you - I find this incredibly interesting. I have to think there were a lot of Germans who just kept their hands down and tried to be invisible.

  • @Tellheim
    @Tellheim3 ай бұрын

    Anschluss of Austria in March 1938. A trip of Reichsmarschall Göring trough West-Styria ...

  • @sandymiller870
    @sandymiller8703 ай бұрын

    Goering was a charming character in his early days apparently, as well as being a war criminal. Very interesting footage. The glory days before Germany was utterly destroyed, a mass of ruins and the hungry.

  • @charlesmaximus9161

    @charlesmaximus9161

    3 ай бұрын

    He was not a war criminal.

  • @user-uv8bv4dm9f

    @user-uv8bv4dm9f

    3 ай бұрын

    @@charlesmaximus9161 And his mate Hitler was everybody's favourite uncle.

  • @naturalobserver1322

    @naturalobserver1322

    3 ай бұрын

    Everyone on the losing side becomes whatever the winning side says they are. 😉

  • @johnnyallen843
    @johnnyallen8433 ай бұрын

    Probably taken in '34 or '35 since several SA are present.

  • @naciremasti

    @naciremasti

    2 ай бұрын

    The gestapo were SA. The SA was definitely around til the very end of nazi Germany.

  • @patsyvennachio7985
    @patsyvennachio79853 ай бұрын

    good video bad cluttering

  • @LordOfTears
    @LordOfTears3 ай бұрын

    I know what you want to say And I agree with you Massive unemployment, Hyperinflation, Crime rates at peak, fewer colonies, etc etc Then 1933-------- Edit: I fear KZread

  • @davenone7312
    @davenone73123 ай бұрын

    You ruined the film with trademarks and time stamps! You should be in prison for this! This is history!

  • @UpscaledHistory

    @UpscaledHistory

    3 ай бұрын

    Dave you darn fool, this wasn’t added by me, the original footage already had timestamps and trademarks

  • @davenone7312

    @davenone7312

    3 ай бұрын

    @@UpscaledHistory yeah sorry dude I meant the people that did it not you. Did not know you basically just copied and pasted these videos to your channel my bad

  • @history_lives6749
    @history_lives67493 ай бұрын

    Beautiful times for Deutschland

  • @GhostshadowShadowghost

    @GhostshadowShadowghost

    3 ай бұрын

    Lꙭney

  • @user-uv8bv4dm9f

    @user-uv8bv4dm9f

    3 ай бұрын

    Until they weren't!

  • @JoMarieM

    @JoMarieM

    3 ай бұрын

    Unless you were Jewish or anti-Nazi. Then they weren't exactly pleasant times!

  • @timnicholas1832

    @timnicholas1832

    3 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂 🙄

  • @jimbobsconscience5159

    @jimbobsconscience5159

    3 ай бұрын

    No.

  • @brianhollenbeck8633
    @brianhollenbeck86333 ай бұрын

    I see my grandfather. Always around he was.

  • @indiosveritas
    @indiosveritas3 ай бұрын

    A long , nonsensical preamble.

  • @TheTriplelman
    @TheTriplelman2 ай бұрын

    people are sheep, just follow whomever evil dictator promises them comforts of life.

  • @luisito6314
    @luisito63143 ай бұрын

    What the hell is the text on the screen anybody with any intelligence can see thats not real

  • @luisito6314

    @luisito6314

    3 ай бұрын

    The cameras weren't even digital at that time lol

  • @e_master440

    @e_master440

    3 ай бұрын

    @@luisito6314schizo

  • @B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont

    @B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont

    3 ай бұрын

    A lot of documentaries (like the "Periscope" films) have time stamps or other data on the copies.

  • @joeguzman3558
    @joeguzman35583 ай бұрын

    2:02 I believe that was his sister house

  • @geoffsullivan4063
    @geoffsullivan40633 ай бұрын

    Bloody stupid fake time count down just ruined the whole thing really..

  • @charlesmaximus9161
    @charlesmaximus91613 ай бұрын

    Boy, it’s soooo great that we helped to destroy all this to make way for all the awesomeness we have now. I mean, just think…we could have almost totally been without hip hop, and wal marts, drag queen story hour, demographic displacement, rainbow flag parades, etc. Golly, we almost came so close to losing all that!

  • @naciremasti

    @naciremasti

    2 ай бұрын

    What're you going on about? Nazi Germany was never anywhere near destroying America in its entire history.

  • @marywilson8119

    @marywilson8119

    2 ай бұрын

    Wow just wow a Nazi apologist.

  • @marywilson8119

    @marywilson8119

    2 ай бұрын

    Guess who did demographic replacements? the Nazis, genius, who exterminated ppl.

  • @esothetics

    @esothetics

    2 ай бұрын

    You'll never argue it though.@@marywilson8119

  • @RenaissanceEarCandy

    @RenaissanceEarCandy

    2 ай бұрын

    Fucking Nazi.

  • @EduardoTorres-ik7tx
    @EduardoTorres-ik7tx3 ай бұрын

    Just "ordinary people"🥴

  • @MrJm323
    @MrJm3232 ай бұрын

    They're all just home movies of Hermann Goering and family.

  • @schinaro
    @schinaro3 ай бұрын

    What is it with the overpowering music on videos these days that completely drown out the dialogue? You pay good money for a surround system to hear bugger all because of hopeless audio mastering. One less subscriber here

  • @naciremasti

    @naciremasti

    2 ай бұрын

    And idiots like you who think anything recorded in the 1930s will utilize any of your precious audio equipment make the world a better place.

  • @carausiuscaesar5672
    @carausiuscaesar56723 ай бұрын

    Aye but what happened to Peter 😼AH’s cat?Eyewitnesses report this cat would sit purring on his lap.This cat delighted him and other senior German leaders with feline antics.Peter had an important job controlling the rodent population at Rastenberg to stop them from chewing the communication wires at HQ😼Yet the Allies let Peter escape scot free!

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields68523 ай бұрын

    Look at these clowns with shiny medals and swords, where did they get these costumes, dictators are us, egos that can't even see the reality when it collapses in on them.

  • @georgevaldivia4304
    @georgevaldivia43043 ай бұрын

    Little did they know. DEATH and starvation.

  • @Nonowness

    @Nonowness

    3 ай бұрын

    useless comment.

  • @fruitingfungi
    @fruitingfungi3 ай бұрын

    You know what i think of when i see these "happy times" videos, 10 years later they're all dead do to insane people running the country.

  • @Nonowness

    @Nonowness

    3 ай бұрын

    Do you think people like Biden and such are less insane? These people loved their folk and their country. Nowadays politicians just serve big Tech, Big pharma and the military industrial complex. At least this people had values and lived for them. Whar are the people living for doday? Netflix, porn, amazon, tinder, apple, mac donalds.

  • @naturalobserver1322

    @naturalobserver1322

    3 ай бұрын

    My comment was blocked always remember we are a controlled and manipulated society.

  • @fruitingfungi

    @fruitingfungi

    3 ай бұрын

    @@naturalobserver1322 given the video content you wrote some craziness.

  • @naturalobserver1322

    @naturalobserver1322

    3 ай бұрын

    @@fruitingfungiall are verifiable facts that shouldn't have offended anyone. However, one man's sanity is another man's craziness. 🤷‍♂️

  • @fruitingfungi

    @fruitingfungi

    3 ай бұрын

    @@naturalobserver1322 I obviously don't know what your text was but if it's some kind of pro NSDAP propaganda then yeah get that outta here.

  • @garyfrancis6193
    @garyfrancis61933 ай бұрын

    Charming. The Magic Kingdom of Naziland.

  • @Joshr9501

    @Joshr9501

    3 ай бұрын

    muh nawzee!

  • @albertangeloro5832
    @albertangeloro58323 ай бұрын

    a masterpiece chronicle of stupid costumes & embarrassing behavior. love the guy with the brush in his hat.

  • @Nonowness

    @Nonowness

    3 ай бұрын

    They look great and behave great. You just lack cultural understanding. Better stay with your porn, netflix, amazon amnd tinder. That is more your wavelenght.

  • @33Donner77
    @33Donner773 ай бұрын

    Let's make sure the U.S. doesn't head down a simiilar path - Nazi or Socialist.

  • @makeuthink2120

    @makeuthink2120

    3 ай бұрын

    Tell your U.S. to take their military bases out of other countries.

  • @naturalobserver1322

    @naturalobserver1322

    3 ай бұрын

    Most Americans would love that and leave the world to fend for itself. ​@@makeuthink2120

  • @richardwernars5327
    @richardwernars53273 ай бұрын

    8meme 16meme?????

  • @jeremylincoln965
    @jeremylincoln9652 ай бұрын

    🔥❤🔥

  • @lotnachtigall
    @lotnachtigall3 ай бұрын

    ...путінська росія значно дикіша і страшніша від тодішньої Німеччини...Аксіома !

  • @The.Nuisance
    @The.Nuisance3 ай бұрын

    First and foremost

  • @Kevin-ei5yf
    @Kevin-ei5yf3 ай бұрын

    America lost 🤫

  • @naturalobserver1322
    @naturalobserver13223 ай бұрын

    Wow, I made four comments and only 2 were blocked. The woke must be becoming more tolerant. 😂🤣😂

  • @billjohnston5396

    @billjohnston5396

    2 ай бұрын

    Maybe it's Nazi Apologist gets a pass day?

  • @jackpontiac52
    @jackpontiac522 ай бұрын

    Oktungerfest !

  • @pellepopcorn6129
    @pellepopcorn61293 ай бұрын

    The similarities with nowdays Putlerism are astonishing

  • @KR72534

    @KR72534

    3 ай бұрын

    Trumpism too.

  • @pellepopcorn6129

    @pellepopcorn6129

    3 ай бұрын

    @@KR72534 Indeed

  • @Kevin-ei5yf
    @Kevin-ei5yf3 ай бұрын

    America 100% lost

  • @indiosveritas

    @indiosveritas

    3 ай бұрын

    Are you saying we defeated the wrong enemy ?

  • @Kevin-ei5yf

    @Kevin-ei5yf

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@indiosveritas it's obvious 😒 it's not even up for debate

  • @martygras378

    @martygras378

    3 ай бұрын

    No, it was right to defeat the murderous Nazis.

  • @Kevin-ei5yf

    @Kevin-ei5yf

    3 ай бұрын

    @@martygras378 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Kevin-ei5yf

    @Kevin-ei5yf

    3 ай бұрын

    @@martygras378 enjoy your replacement 🙂

  • @KR72534
    @KR725343 ай бұрын

    Herman looks even more grotesque in these unedited movies then he usually does. Nevertheless, he was a much beloved character, much like Trump. Hail fellow, well met. During the Nuremberg war crimes, he charmed the US military officer in charge into unknowingly giving him suicide tablets from his baggage.

  • @coyotedust

    @coyotedust

    3 ай бұрын

    You're comparing Trump to Goering?

  • @KR72534

    @KR72534

    3 ай бұрын

    @@coyotedust they both have magnetic and appealing personalities in the opinion of many. I don’t know how far Trump would go if given the absolute power he says he is entitled to. The very fact that he has sought such power from the Supreme Court is chilling enough.

  • @Nonowness

    @Nonowness

    3 ай бұрын

    @@KR72534Muhhaaaaaa, hillarious, as if Trump would have half of the intelligence of Göhring. Totally different personalities. Only stupid people make such comparisment. Göhring would have despised Trump.

  • @KR72534

    @KR72534

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Nonowness I am fascinated by your statement. I never knew that Herman was known for his intelligence. Can you give some examples.

  • @KR72534

    @KR72534

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Nonowness and why would Herman have despised Trump?

  • @geoffmower8729
    @geoffmower87293 ай бұрын

    What the hell is Trump doing now? OH!

  • @alanjack1086
    @alanjack10863 ай бұрын

    Looks great!Narator is trying hard to make it sound awful.All i see is people waving✋

  • @kurtstahlhelm
    @kurtstahlhelm2 ай бұрын

    Great time to be alive! So vibrant!