Hitler's 'Struggle House' - A Forgotten Nazi Ruin
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- Опубліковано 3 січ 2024
- On the Obersalzberg, not far from the Documentation Centre, is a forgotten Nazi-era ruin. It was the building where Hitler wrote Part 2 of his book 'Mein Kampf' - today, few people visit this lonely and isolated site, the site of the Kampfhäusl, or 'Struggle House'.
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Dr Mark Felton is, in my opinion, is the best historian going, interesting, well researched, informative, easy to understand quality YT videos. Absolutely amazing 👍
Definitely, he has a great dry sense of humour as well. His greatest strength is not just going over the beaten track and providing interesting stories that most of have never heard via other resources
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Besides his extremely biased bro British/jewish pov hes ok 👍🏻
@connor1414 is it fair to deduce from your comment that you're anti Jew and pro Nazi?
I am 69 years old, and never knew there was a second volume. Another fascinating video providing little known information on important topics of world history.
He wrote another book ‘Mein Favorit Lederhosen’ not so common this book, its a rarity 😂
There is actually another Sequel book after MK not published called "Zweites Buch."
I read "Mein Kampf" in high school as a book report project although admittedly I only got through Book 1.
Take it from me "Mein Kampf" is so poorly written it was absolute torture reading it, one of the worst if not THE worst book I've ever read, irrespective of the political ideas. I admitted in the report I just couldn't deal with Book 2 and the teacher said "No problem!" I did get an A on the report.
Trust me, it was Hitler's oratory that made him a success, NOT "Mein Kampf."
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 , Mark stated in the video that the later published versions of "Mein Kampf" (like 1933 and on) contain both volumes.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 It took me well over a year to read both. Indeed the most boring book I've ever read. Probably great for insomniacs as one will begin to doze off after a page or two.
The struggle house was where Hitler went Kampfing. Appreciate the dry British wit Dr. Felton. Cheers from the States.
Reminds me of Benny Hill dressed as a corporal with a funny mustache pointing at a tent with the caption "Mein Kampf"
You know, he had a kampfy chair, there
@@hinz1 No doubt it was that outdoor toilet.
What shocks me is the condition it is in compared to my visit in 2009! The foundation wall has many stones missing, souvenir hunters of whatever persuasion are carrying them away. What helped me to find the Kampfhaeusl and other sites were maps of the Obersalzberg, from my, now late, Professor Hoffmann (while studying history at McGill University). His work entitled ‘Hitler’s Personal Security’ De Capo Press, 2000, pages 182-185, have all the key buildings and the extensive tunnel systems mapped out.
That is awesome! Professors like Hoffmann, Christopher R Browning, and Gerhard L Weinberg really can bring history to life for those willing to study it.
I took a rock too btw
These traces have as much historical and archeological value as anything on planet Earth. 😮
@@africanlipplateandbonenose3223 😂
angry people who object to the removal of historical remains are erasing their preferred history? Not surprising, they show no respect.
Our family friend in Germany named Leo Aumuller found an autographed Mein Kampf in the landfill in Upper Franconia in the 1970s. It was still in a presentation box. Leo knew how to find things.....he then lent it to a friend who promptly "lost it" or just flatly refused to give it back. Never saw the book again. How could he report it? it was illegal to own probably.
Leo is also the one who found an 1870s Colt pistol Euro export in that same landfill. He hung the 6 shooter in his work area in the garage on a nail and thought nothing of it. A gun enthusiast friend of his spotted it while on a visit and bought it for an extreme amount of money. That gun probably ended up in Switzerland for double that.
We applaud your dedication and research to these nazi historical things and ww2 in general
Yep the Austrian painter provides a good living for Mr Felton. Dozens of others too.
still waiting for mustache man's toilet video
JA!
@@Occident.Dr. Felton. His channel documents WW2 history so yeah, some of his content is going to be centred around the bisexual painter.
glazing
I visited the Mooslahnerkopf tea house this past September and the place was deserted except for a man and a woman sitting on the bench at the famous overlook. I walked up to the rail to take a few photos and said hello to the pair, they just looked at me and without any reply got up and headed back in the direction of the Berghof. I went to sit down on the bench and spotted two lit enclosed candles burning which I assumed they had left. I'm 68 years old and don't scare easily, but this sent a shiver up my spine.
Sounds more cool than scary tbh
Candles are scary.
couple goals
They're simply paying their respects.
@@zephyrna6249ghouls?
Moustache Man certainly deserves an award for keeping Documentary Makers Film Makers and Historians in good employment these last 80 years, Incredible the far reach he had to still be relevant today when so many of his peers have slipped into history.
We see the same thing with Napoleon, who keeps writers and film-makers gainfully employed 200 (+) years later. We don't remember his mustache so much as his hat, which went THIS way whereas Nelson's went THAT way.
Yeah he is a constant fascination for hundreds of millions around the world. His image on a magazine or book, or just his swastika symbol on the cover, and it's a best Seller.
Stephen Kotkin would say the same for Stalin, lol. But your point is well taken, AH has certainly made this channel the "hit" that it is now. So many wehraboos end up on Mark Felton's videos. smh
@@williestyle35 Lol same thing for Stalin, people on average know more about Hitler than Stalin, even if it is just the basics.
H's fame only keeps growing. Stalin and Napoleon are nothing in comparison.
You are one amazing researcher, Dr. Felton! It’s amazing how you find such seemingly obscure sites and information!
It’s amazing to know that Hitler’s Mein Kampf was worked on at this location as history seems to have neglected that this location even even existed
A happy new year to you and your family and thank you so much!
"Häusl" would be a diminutive, so it would be better translated as "struggle hut" or "struggle cabin".
When my father and I visited the Obersalzberg in 1999 on our way home from Trentino province in Northern Italy an alter of sorts had been made at the ruins of the Berghof with candles and all. A strange sight.
One of your best and most interesting history lessons Dr. Felton . 2024 will be your best year ever. Thank you once again.
Notice the local German government got permission from the US Army. I found video of US Army dependents (families) looking over the remains of the Berghof's very still remaining garage. That second building in the back of the Platterhoff was still there and left alone to decay. Most G.I's and their families would not known about any of this. I was told in the US Military that all of the furniture of the General Walker Hotel was obtained from the local NAZI buildings, to which the locals looted when the US Army left.
Anyone else notice the slight bit of humor that Mark has been adding to his videos lately. I think it's absolutely brilliant
I truly enjoy it
you can destroy the building but you can't destroy the longitude and latitude coordinates
Мы не разрушали здание. Мы владеем зданием и всей недвижимостью, когда-то называвшейся Отечеством. координаты долготы и широты
You are SO cute.
Spent a week exploring the mountain in 2009. It is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited. I understand why AH loved it there.
Been there many times, and met the strangest visitors there. Excellent video - again! Well done Mark 👍
Buildings are not evil. As a german i can not understand why we destroy everything. History has to be shown to be understandable.
Death camps...
@@jamesengland7461 Proof, please.
@@michaelmckeel3992 Proof, please.
Become symbols
@michaelmckeel3992 You are asking for proof of the death camps?
Well you can visit them, documentaries were filmed at the camps in early 1945, the germans kept documents listing how they worked and germans have admitted working in them.
I doubt at my age I'll ever visit these sites which makes your videos so valuable and appreciated.
Thanks Mark. I did not know that half of Mein Kampf was written by Hitler outside of prison.
Looks like you gotta catch up on your Nazi history creaming.
Try and find OG version of translation to english
i sat on those stones couple years back, smoking a cigarette in the gloom of twilight while buses full of tourists came past from the eagles nest completely oblivious to the fact Nazism started here 30m above there heads. Its a pretty trippy place to sit and ponder history.
I love your dry humor, struggles making me laugh. I guess this just cracks me up since I enjoy your humor and understand it.Thank you my friend 🇨🇦
Excellent video, Mark. Thanks for keeping history alive.
Hitler never suffered from writer's block. Now we know why. Thanks for the history, Mark!
yeah, he didn't write, he dictated. He seemed to be more effective at that, but he got blocked in the end.
I misread the title as "Hitler's 'Snuggle House'" and now I am disappointed
Hitler snuggled up with a book...better ? 😁😆
🚾Adolfs can.😆😆😆😆😆😆
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"Mein Snuggle" does have a ring to it!
Love the humor in the beginning, especially the subtitles for Adolph and Eva. Please more of this!
You will struggle in vain to find a better source of history than this channel. Thanks for another golden nugget of information, Dr. Felton!
Im always floored by how much knowledge you put into videos that are only minutes long.
Yet another splendid Dr. Felton production. Your work is consistently excellent Dr. Felton and very much enjoyed and greatly appreciated by your many followers.
I do not know if I have ever commented. I love your channel and the war stories. Your voice is not dry and makes each episode fascinating. I especially love videos like this, when there are obscure corners of WW2. Thank you!
Thank you, Dr. Mark Felton! I never knew about the two volumes of Mein Kampf and thought that Hitler had written the entire book while he was in prison. As always, your videos are always interesting and very informative!
Thanks Dr Felton! Always informative, and surrounded with context.
The straight info that is not always pleasant, but is always factual!!
There's something very approachable and digestible about learning history through short, complete tellings like this.
...why I've been subscribed for years, learning new, salient things from history every day
These productions are amongst the very best on UA-cam.
Thank you & a Happy New Year...
Dr Felton is one of the best modern day historians by far. Your work and research is appreciated
Dr. Felton, Happy New Year to you and your family. I look forward to seeing this year's crop of videos.
Thank you Dr. Felton for teaching us about the WWII history.
I absolutely love this channel! ❤️👍
I actually stopped watching it for a while, shortly after i binge watched every video (twice) about 2 years ago. 😆
I haven't watched for a while, and even just now, the opening music is almost nostalgic to me.
Best channel on UA-cam (by far, imo) of the ENTIRE WII 'genre'. (including most school systems).
'Excellent' is the only word i can think of... Thank you, Mark (and yours) for all the hard work you put into this channel for us.
Thank you Dr Felton for your videos!! always a pleasure watching them.
Thank you Dr Felton, that you still bring us ww2 stories, even after all these years and so mich coverage already done!
Love Mark Feltons uploads. Always informative, I have watched so much WW2 content on YT, and I always learn something new with Marks videos
It turns out that if you suppress or destroy evidence of the controversial, this will only encourage those who have become suspicious of the conventional narrative - those wondering, “What is there to be found in these ruins of monuments so dangerous to the establishment that they had to be destroyed?”
Sunlight is always the best disinfectant.
Exactly.
We're experiencing the same phenomenon here in America where the Democrats have decided that every Confederate statue or monument remaining in this country must be destroyed, as though blotting out the evidence is gonna prevent future generations from finding out what the men in gray were all about and not instead add to their mystique.
I love the extreme overhang of the roofs. Looks frank Lloyd wright style. Thanks for your effort in putting these vids on UA-cam.
Mark, splendid. On numerous levels. Onward!
Thank you for providing us with these amazing documentaries Dr. Felton🙏🙏🙏
Thank You for another fine production down history lane Dr. Felton! 🫡
Wish I knew about this while I was stationed in West Germany. Would have been a sight to see and take pictures to show my Dad who fought in Europe 1943 to 1946.
Doctor Felton, you do a fantastic job as always. The best to you in the New Year!
In 1938 the old 5th Battalion DLI changed its role to Searchlights and then in 1940 to Anti-Aircraft. This 113th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment went to Normandy in June 1944 and joined the advance into Germany in early 1945. In April the Regiment took part in the relief of Belsen concentration camp and remained there until the last hut was burnt in late May 1945. - Doing some research on my grandfather and found this.
I have to admit that Mark surprised me twice. I had no idea that Mein Kampf two books and not one. And the history of the small cottage Hitler staid in.
Supposedly the 2nd book is even less comprehensible than the first. I've not read either, but I've also never heard a good review of his work.
Sad, but not unsurprising, that'd you'd find a swastika there Dr. Felton. Excellent video as always!
Thank you, Dr. Felton. Again you have created an excellent and informative video. Well done!
Back with another unique mustache man classic. 💯
Fascinating story, Dr. Felton! Excellent work! I do so much enjoy your videos!
I have heard other historians say that Hitler did NOT dictate Mein Kampf to Hess, that Hess had terrible typing skills. I would love to have historians get together and clear this up .
this is a high probability, we have files and official letters written by Hess, in which he wrote on a typewriter or by hand, the words and expressions are similar to Mein Kampf. A man who graduated from high school and has an education. Hitler had a fiery talk, but he couldn't write. He's lazy and messy, the whole psychological thing is clear. Officially, according to Nazi-era, Hitler wrote it. He took royalties for the publication, but Hitler himself didn't know how to handle the matter either - Hess was the secretary and he provided him with money and privileges. He dealt with what he needed until 1940. He wrote, presented the document and Hitler simply signed. Same thing with Martin Borman from 1940-45. Therefore, there are suspicions that mein kampf was not Hitler's author. He only suggested ideas, but he couldn't write. If you know German, read Hitler letters to his sisters and mother, you will understand.
I love the dialogue between Eva and Addie, I didn't know you wrote for Mel Brooks 😂 absolutely phenomenally hilarious
What dialogue between Eva and Adi? Did I miss something?
“Oh, Adolph! You are naughty!”
You never fail to deliver, doc. Happy 2024! Let’s get it!
Fascinating. My daughter and I visited Obersalzburg in the summer but knew nothing of this. I love how you continue to educate. 👍
As always another fantastic video. Your research is unreal. Thank you and look forward to your next video.
It's important that history like this shouldn't be forgotten. Thanks for the video. All the best 🇬🇧.
Great video Mark. never ever heard this story before so thank you for sharing it
Another outstanding Dr. Felton production!
Always a delight Dr Felton.
Thanks again Mark, I'm almost always astounded by your findings !
I swear, Dr. Felton has several videos made and just releases them every so often just to satiate us. And,, he does a masterful job!
Hitler's toilet was "Mein Krappa" the Allies being the last to drop a bomb on that in 1945.
Dr. Felton receives enough applause for his dedication as a researcher, but I would applaud equally his dedication as a youtuber, to go out there in person, find these unmarked places and provide photo material for the videos as well.
Another excellent bit of education with your unique sense of humour Mark. Love kearning from you, many thanks
Your research is second to none,. Lots of love to you & your watchers/listeners ❤
@7:46 is the Platterhoff before it's renovation to become the larger facility it would eventually become. The Guest house did not have the space to the left to have such a wing. The hill drops off steeply to the left (west) and to the right was a hill (now a new museum). Visited the site as a US Army Private in 95 as part of a USO single soldier retreat. We were lodged at the General Walker (platerhoff). The guest house in 95 was basically just a shell from the 2 floor down. the 2nd floor was mostly intact. There was a half ass chain link fence around the building but it was mostly full of holes and pushed over. The Ground floor bathroom had green tiles and the 2nd floor bathroom had light blue tiles. I still have blue and green tiles in storage.
The "struggle house" was across the road from the hotel and up a small dirt parth in 95. You still could make out where Hitler was sitting by lining up the rocks. They seem to have been moved/ removed since 95. Not far aways from the "struggle house" is/ was part of the foundation to the large meeting hall. The roof collapsed not long after its completion due to snow.
The General Walker gift shop sold a really nice book on the history of the Obersalzberg. Lots of pictures and maps.
If the history researching gig ever dries up (not going to happen) I'm sure Mark could find ample work writing comedic monologues for late night TV. Is there no end to this man's talents?
So sad that everything was destroyed.
His name will live for ever though!
@@Occident.In infamy.
Watched your videos for years , and been a WW2 Buff most of my adult life , thanks for the years and knowledge that you share with the world !
Another excellent and hitherto unknown vignette of history. Thanks Mark.
I predict struggle rubble to be empty rubble after Mark’s magnificent Mein Kempf awakening to the masses. One of your best Mr. Felton
Thanks, Mark, for posting these. It gives me chills to think what the human race can do to each other. And the horrors this one person's mind orchestrated, and that ppl want to emulate him! And sadly, history does repeat itself! ✌️💚
Grateful for you Dr Felton. I’m
Obsessed with WW2 and your videos are amazing. Never stop. I use to watch the real history channel with my dad growing up. Not the trash is is today. Thank you again it’s your hard work and research is so deeply appreciated by us fascinated with history.
I always wonder if any soul is evil when they can appreciate the beauty of our world found in such places as Obersalzberg. Appreciate the information for the New Year.
Thank you so much Dr.Felton.
Best regards Tim
I’ve learned so much from Prof Felton over the years.
My favorite part of these vids is the shots of Mark next to the historical sites smiling, just happy to be there
My Lord God, the content that he keeps finding is incredible!
I had a good look around what’s left back in May! And the Teehaus .Great history Mark.
Very interesting story and video once again Dr. Felton. This is one of my 😅favorite UA-cam channels, I learn something new in BBC every video.
Quite an archaeological research you are doing. Thanks for sharing.
This brings up a question: is a "struggle bus" in German a "kampfwagen"?
Great work sir. This is absolutely amazing. Keep it up!!!
Dr Felton could make the dryest historical facts fascinating. Wish he had been my high school history teacher.
Yet another fantastic episode!! Thank you.
We really need Dr. Felton to host an 8-day tour of these important sights and give everyone a first-hand experience and a chance to meet and get to know one another.
Wonderful video once again, Mark. By the way, does anybody know why houses in the Alpine have rocks on their roofs? I’ve seen this many times
Large stones were used in windy, mountainous areas to hold down shingles or tiles. You can also see this on old, historical Japanese buildings.
Ok. Wasn’t sure if it was wind or related to dense snowfall somehow
Thanks for another great video Dr Felton
Another great one Mark! Thanks!
Nice to know more of the history behind places I visited and stayed during the 50s and 60s. Thanks.
I never knew about this location until now, another fascinating piece of wwii history. Thank you for this very interesting forgotten piece of history.
Wow! You always find something new. Very interesting to see where Hitler wrote Mein Kampf. Thank you again, Dr. Felton.
Love your videos, Dr. Felton
I think that I remember seeing this on The History Underground when he did his series in Berchtesgaden. Interesting video!
My late father's long career in the US Army included two periods when he was stationed in West Germany. He must have had a chance to see Obersalzberg at least once, because I recall him speaking about what a beautiful place it was in the winter.
I always look forward to your videos, we could avoid many of our problems today if we just read and understand history
Dr. Felton never disappoints with amazing history! Thanks so much for what you're doing sir! I hope your New Year was a great one with your family. I look forward to seeing what you bring in the coming year.