Opening The Grave Of Reinhard Heydrich - Was His SS Sword Stolen?

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  • In 2019, there was a disturbing story that emerged inside of Berlin about the attempted grave-robbing of Reinhard Heydrich, a man who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people during World War 2. Heydrich was known for the 'Butcher of Prague,' and he was a terrifying man, but following his assassination in 1942 he was buried inside of the Invalidenfriedhof. But then recently someone tried to exhume his remains, or even try to rob items from his coffin. This could have even included his SS Ceremonial Sword, which would today be worth millions of dollars.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 158

  • @jokodihaynes419
    @jokodihaynes419 День тому +46

    the Germans were pissed when Reinhard Heydrich, was killed the Lidice massacre was a reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich 340 people and 82 children were killed

    • @mattschm5486
      @mattschm5486 День тому +2

      So children are not people?

    • @PatNorris-uq4uv
      @PatNorris-uq4uv День тому +5

      ​@mattschm5486 that was not stated...it's ok to let readers know how many children if any.

    • @Ontiming2023
      @Ontiming2023 22 години тому

      Look at all these civilians killed for no reason by being born at the wrong time how can these dumb soilders justify that in the afterl life you can tell the creator the political party made me do this these idiots had a choice go to war or don’t

    • @ge2623
      @ge2623 20 годин тому

      @@mattschm5486 Most that I know aren't.

    • @marccru
      @marccru 19 годин тому

      Yes, but Hitler was pissed about it. I still think himler wanted him dead

  • @monarchist1838
    @monarchist1838 День тому +29

    According to historian Mark Felton, Himmler might have swapped his sword for Heydrich's.

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  21 годину тому +9

      An interesting idea - I'd probably sway towards Muller exchanging swords, however Himmler and Heydrich certainly had a very 'close' friendship, despite what some say about Himmler's final visit to him...

  • @spectrum10
    @spectrum10 19 годин тому +9

    Heydrich died from sepsis because his wounds came in contact with the horsehair used to pad the seats of his vehicle after he was assassinated by partisans

    • @tonynew3047
      @tonynew3047 12 годин тому +2

      Yes, I saw a documentary that pieces of fabric from the car seat penetrated his body from the explosion ( grenade I think ). apparently the sten jammed .

  • @grantsmythe8625
    @grantsmythe8625 День тому +21

    This was well done and must have taken much time, study and research. Thank you. Your work is always very interesting and well done.

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  День тому +4

      Thanks for your support! It is greatly appreciated Grant.

  • @renee1961
    @renee1961 День тому +30

    Thank You All of your Research, Time, and Effort. It shows in every video.

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  День тому +11

      Thank you. I'm trying something new this week. Going to try and bring you some on location, on camera content that is very different.

    • @medic1627
      @medic1627 День тому +1

      ​@@TheUntoldPastsounds exciting.

  • @cursedreverie
    @cursedreverie День тому +23

    I have read a supposed copy of his autopsy somewhere. Even if the autopsy was fake, it really isnt a surprise that he died of sepsis and blood poisoning. Consider where the injuries were supposedly located. He wasn't given antibiotics nor sulfa medications. There would likely have been perforations to either the small or large intestines.
    Even in modern times, that is a serious injury. Running the bowel, you can't find all the wounds by eyesight alone.
    Horsehair was commonly used to stuff seats in chairs, cars, etc. Horsehair can be sharp and could have easily made punctures in a blast.
    He started running a fever and fell ill the day or night before he died, if I remember from Dr Gerwarth book.

    • @sanjosemike3137
      @sanjosemike3137 День тому +4

      Good discussion.
      Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)
      Retired surgeon

  • @jokodihaynes419
    @jokodihaynes419 День тому +43

    The Sten gun had a reputation for jamming it was cheaper than the thompson but being cheap could cost you your life

    • @Carolinel673
      @Carolinel673 День тому +6

      My grandfather always said that about a Thomson gun . I KNOW nothing about guns he was Irish ☘️ & fighting to help free Ireland 🇮🇪.

    • @scottmccloud9029
      @scottmccloud9029 День тому

      ​@@Carolinel673 Aren't you over run with muslimes now?

    • @Jorgen87
      @Jorgen87 22 години тому +3

      @@Carolinel673 If you do listen too the old IRA songs, you could hear something about the thompson gun.. Back in the 20's, the U.S had alot of thompsons, that were not being sold anywhere.. but the IRA did buy some of them against the british. Strange how a gun can be used on both sides of the law country too country :)

    • @Carolinel673
      @Carolinel673 21 годину тому

      @@Jorgen87 I replied twice to u it was removed . We know who by & we knew who 🇮🇪 stands with . My mum
      Was Irish ☘️ & my dad Scottish . Are u a f the Irish

    • @Jorgen87
      @Jorgen87 21 годину тому

      @@Carolinel673 Nope im not irish, british or a american ;) more.. from the nordics

  • @axoscurry
    @axoscurry День тому +11

    maybe they were looking for the eagle and deaths-head from his ss-cap..... the cap would have rotted...but the cap eagle and cap skull would have survived..... a lot of metal detecters hunt for graves of dead ss-soldiers in russia looking for medals and ss collar patches.....bronze medals would still be in the graves.

    • @thomasjavier2226
      @thomasjavier2226 23 години тому +4

      Money, not ideology was at play here.

    • @axoscurry
      @axoscurry 21 годину тому

      @@thomasjavier2226 true... grave robbers are only in it for the cash.

  • @davidrixon3549
    @davidrixon3549 19 годин тому +5

    Imagine the curse to those who stole it from a grave😮

  • @deniseshephard3347
    @deniseshephard3347 8 годин тому +3

    The uniform would of just rotted due to not just the decay but other factors like the bursting of the body

  • @michaelwicks7680
    @michaelwicks7680 День тому +11

    What I understand is himmler actually swapped his personal sword with heidrich at the burial 😮

    • @celticman1909
      @celticman1909 6 годин тому

      Himmler's sword would also be prized by the sort that would do this.

  • @alexbowman7582
    @alexbowman7582 20 годин тому +15

    Britain assassinated Heydrich sending in Czechs to kill him and knowing the reprisals would turn the Czechoslovakians against the Germans.

    • @nevillehill5210
      @nevillehill5210 15 годин тому

      Were the Czechs friends of Nazis prior to this ? I understand some Czechs were German speaking & probably related to the Germans

    • @alexbowman7582
      @alexbowman7582 13 годин тому

      @@nevillehill5210 they had Europe’s largest factory and had just donated the Germans a hospital train.

    • @AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq
      @AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq 10 годин тому

      The Stug was mostly made in Czechoslovakia, it was the best weapon against Soviet tanks.

  • @rupakgbikas4477
    @rupakgbikas4477 15 годин тому +3

    So there was no sword in the wooden coffin. Good reason. WW2 was going on. Someone else around him collected the sword.

  • @audiearmorer2686
    @audiearmorer2686 15 годин тому +3

    My son has one SS Police ceremonial sword in great shape taken as a war booty and in general worth about 2-5 K .

  • @vilo_h5541
    @vilo_h5541 День тому +33

    Did they put a stake in his heart to make sure he stays there?

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  21 годину тому +12

      I heard someone planted garlic nearby... (just kidding)

    • @nevillehill5210
      @nevillehill5210 15 годин тому +6

      God , one would hope so, he was evil incarnate

    • @johndoe2-ns6tf
      @johndoe2-ns6tf 18 хвилин тому

      @@nevillehill5210 evil??? what did he do? the last time i checked he did nothing "evil".

  • @renee1961
    @renee1961 День тому +13

    Good day , Untold Past! I hope all is well. Thank You, as ALWAYS. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

  • @davidlynch9049
    @davidlynch9049 День тому +16

    His uniform would have gone years ago due to decay.

    • @geigertec5921
      @geigertec5921 День тому +4

      Yep, and the sword was just iron, so if it was in there it's certainly turned to rust by now and wouldn't be recognizable as a sword anymore.

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  21 годину тому +7

      His medals however...

    • @dginc.4582
      @dginc.4582 2 години тому

      @@geigertec5921 so how do u think that swords hundreds of years old that are displayed in museums came, archeology wouldn exist according to u it would be futale. p.s. u can remove rust and restore steel, his sword was steel not iron, lol, and even if it was all the same.

    • @dginc.4582
      @dginc.4582 2 години тому

      than how are the mummies still in their wrappings found, lol. U jst said something without even thinking about it, lol.

  • @Mr20gormenghast
    @Mr20gormenghast 7 годин тому +1

    If there is/was a sword in Heydrich's grave it was almost certainly Heinrich Himmler's. It would have been customary for Himmler to make this gesture

  • @barrybark3995
    @barrybark3995 День тому +7

    a fellow youtuber told me [on erlier vid about Heydrich ] that he went to school with his grandson in the US and this man is now in the special forces in the US . The family name is not heydrich but very similar and hes a dead ringer for heydrich

  • @michaelpiwcewicz1412
    @michaelpiwcewicz1412 День тому +3

    THE SWORD IS IN THE BOX WITH HIM

  • @joanndallas4683
    @joanndallas4683 День тому +7

    Well-presented and very interesting. I am looking forward to your next!

  • @richardshiggins704
    @richardshiggins704 День тому +6

    So as I understand it Heydrich is still buried at the same site be it identified or not ?

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  День тому +5

      He is still buried there and after the incident a few years ago, I think it's fair to say that his burial location isn't much of a secret.

    • @nevillehill5210
      @nevillehill5210 15 годин тому

      @@TheUntoldPast- I’m surprised it’s not regularly defaced

  • @celticman1909
    @celticman1909 6 годин тому +1

    Would his personal security detail have had the stalwart nerve to guard him from being poisiond by Himmler during that visit? Himmler could have seen this occasion as a unique opportunity to eliminate a powerful rival in the hierarchy of the Party.

  • @ge2623
    @ge2623 20 годин тому +1

    Maybe his armband with the big red splotch on it was stolen too?

  • @michealmackintosh4502
    @michealmackintosh4502 4 години тому +2

    All of this is nonsense.Heyrichs sword was the Honourdagen and as such was presented to his widow Lisa along with the rest of his awards on the funeral pillow.They were never buried with the swords or daggers.Complete nonsense this stuff.

    • @johndoe2-ns6tf
      @johndoe2-ns6tf 16 хвилин тому

      never let the truth to get in the way of a few clicks.

  • @JenniferStreetArt
    @JenniferStreetArt 4 години тому

    Excellent Video !
    Thank You for all you do…❤

  • @nukesean
    @nukesean 6 годин тому

    A long AND lengthy eulogy? His tomb was never finished AND completed? You don’t say… 🤔

  • @Ballterra
    @Ballterra 21 годину тому +3

    Yep the sword would be worth a mint even more if Himmler did swap his with Heydrich, even Muller’s would be worth some decent amount too. Thing is the Germans had the best “souvenirs’ daggers, medals swords etc compared to the allies who where kind of boring in that regard. I’m no sympathiser but I had a modest collection of Nazi stuff at one time and I was always getting pestered to part with some of it so I’m guessing it’s still highly sort after today Heydrichs sword if ever sold on the black market would set someone up quite nicely so worth the risk of stealing it. Anyway you be the judge.

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  21 годину тому +1

      I do think the suggestion about it being Muller is an interesting look, especially with the seniority of Himmler over both of the men. Thanks for your comment mate, some very interesting points. The sword I'd guess would be worth hundreds of thousands, however if discovered I have no idea how they'd sell it based on where they got it from. (The grave)

    • @nigeltickner5685
      @nigeltickner5685 6 годин тому

      would Heydrich had also been buried with his ss honour ring, which would have his name engraved inside?

  • @AbeBSea
    @AbeBSea 2 години тому

    I'm not entirely sure what remains of Heydrich are just bones. I'd presume he'd get the state of the art treatment for '42. It also depends on the water table, how sandy the soil is, etc. Now I'm sure as a counter example that Jim Morrison is just bones. He wasn't embalmed and his gf got the cheapest possible coffin.

  • @kevingriggs4249
    @kevingriggs4249 19 годин тому +2

    So nothing was stolen? What then was the point of this video?

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  12 годин тому

      Point of the video was to highlight what happened with the grave disruption and consider why it happened.

  • @madmac4509
    @madmac4509 48 хвилин тому

    So, was he buried in a vault or just a casket in the ground?

  • @kdmmorrison
    @kdmmorrison 2 години тому

    Nice video. He looked a little Slavic with his high cheekbones.

  • @solvingpolitics3172
    @solvingpolitics3172 День тому +38

    The guy was the personification of Eve ill.

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  День тому +12

      He certainly was. Known as 'The Butcher of Prague' for a reason.

    • @grantsmythe8625
      @grantsmythe8625 День тому

      Evil is a disease, in a way. It will spread from person to person, from psyche to psyche among those who are not deeply rooted in something much stronger than another person or a political party or even a nation. A person must be grounded in something transcendent or he risks the danger of being infected by evil itself.

  • @garygreen226
    @garygreen226 10 годин тому

    The car seats were horse hair that got into the cuts ,that’s why he died of sepsis

  • @wolframschulz844
    @wolframschulz844 7 годин тому

    Fast unglaublich, Heydrich hatte wirklich ein Grab mit einem Grabstein?

  • @patrickryan5048
    @patrickryan5048 4 години тому

    I thought Heydrich was disinterred and thrown into the nearby canal by russian soldiers. So they probably nicked all trophies, if any. Anyways surely the sword etc would be removed as the coffin lid was put in place. So this is all hear say. Surprised at this take, something about nothing.

  • @henryhiggins8198
    @henryhiggins8198 10 годин тому +1

    nonsense to the bottem

  • @linokamote9149
    @linokamote9149 21 годину тому +4

    The evil has been dead for 80yrs.may he rest in peace..

  • @mark-ib7sz
    @mark-ib7sz День тому +33

    What a scumbag he was.

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  День тому +6

      Begs the question why would someone try to break into his grave.

    • @davidlynch9049
      @davidlynch9049 День тому

      ​@@TheUntoldPastThe amount of money on the American market for any Nazi booty would be ridiculously high. The other reason is some sort of right-wing German morons who want to steal parts of him to worship.

    • @listpost
      @listpost День тому +6

      @@TheUntoldPast Because there are still a lot of scumbags who admire scumbags ... oh, and they could sell anything they find, so and money too

    • @userGER2
      @userGER2 День тому +5

      @mark-lb7sz you shouldn't speak ill of the dead !!

    • @xXWesterlingXx
      @xXWesterlingXx 21 годину тому +1

      Wash your mouth

  • @christianmccann9400
    @christianmccann9400 3 години тому

    Hopping mad id say ..

  • @Cryptid71
    @Cryptid71 18 годин тому

    Ngl if I was rich I'd be buying all sorts of Nazi/Soviet/American WW2 memorabilia

  • @johnrath6325
    @johnrath6325 15 годин тому

    The war never ended?

  • @waggsish
    @waggsish 20 годин тому +16

    Reinhard could pass for beingJewish.

  • @miketerry6036
    @miketerry6036 22 години тому +11

    He is in HELL!!

  • @RakkasanRakkasan
    @RakkasanRakkasan День тому +4

    If and that's a big if it would be like stealing the Mona Lisa you couldn't sell it because everyone would know it was stolen besides who would want it he was not a good person he was a monster.

    • @ge2623
      @ge2623 20 годин тому +1

      Of course you could sell it. Everything's for sale. Even the Mona Lisa.

    • @roberthoskinson1680
      @roberthoskinson1680 14 годин тому

      @@ge2623 I agree. Thousands of art collectors would want the Mona Lisa for their personal collection.

    • @RakkasanRakkasan
      @RakkasanRakkasan 7 годин тому

      Yes but trust me when I say this with that individual's sword the German police and the German intelligence agency would come for you. There is more to say but you need to research post war Germany and some of the people who ended up running things and remember their children and grandchildren. The more things change the more they stay the same.

  • @Joe_1sr9
    @Joe_1sr9 22 години тому +3

    Apparently Himmla had a handful of the new penicillin but didn’t give any to hop along Heydrich

  • @holzfasss
    @holzfasss Годину тому

    10 dolla for his säbel 🙋🏻‍♂️

  • @callumkenmuir2825
    @callumkenmuir2825 4 години тому +1

    Undoubtedly, Heydrich was one of the most evil human beings of all time.

  • @thomasmatthewharris1980
    @thomasmatthewharris1980 21 годину тому +5

    Pure evil 😈

  • @Zeldaplayer838
    @Zeldaplayer838 17 годин тому +1

    W video bro!!!

  • @JJ12502
    @JJ12502 День тому

    What you are crazyier better rank as today🤔

  • @jeffreym.keilen1095
    @jeffreym.keilen1095 23 години тому +3

    Is it me,but does he look like a Dalmation dog?

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  21 годину тому +2

      Definitely the comment I didn't expect to get today!

    • @silasatlas3835
      @silasatlas3835 6 годин тому

      😅😅😂😂😂😂👍

  • @bernie4268
    @bernie4268 14 годин тому +1

    What an entire army of psychos.

    • @johndoe2-ns6tf
      @johndoe2-ns6tf 14 хвилин тому

      are you talking about the allied army?

  • @tonynew3047
    @tonynew3047 12 годин тому

    Yes, I saw a documentary that pieces of fabric from the car seat penetrated his body from the explosion ( grenade I think ). apparently the sten jammed .

  • @samsum3738
    @samsum3738 18 годин тому

    Once himmler turned up for the last at his bedside , the game was up for heydrich . No way was he leaving that hospital alive .

    • @nevillehill5210
      @nevillehill5210 15 годин тому

      Yes , I think some other high ranking Nazis were afraid of him

  • @HughCulp
    @HughCulp 3 години тому

    The narrator's grammar is terrible.

  • @AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq
    @AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq 10 годин тому +1

    Heydrich was Jewish, he kept this fact a deep dark secret by having all the gravestones of his female ancestors blown up with dynamite by trusted buddies. Heydrich had a squeaky voice too, behind his back they referred to him as,"the goat".

  • @CULT539
    @CULT539 4 години тому

    Who’s going to sell it without being caught. This video is rubbish.

  • @mikecooper5604
    @mikecooper5604 День тому +2

    getting a bit bored of these war videos now mate

    • @TheUntoldPast
      @TheUntoldPast  21 годину тому +6

      Something new coming soon mate. Going out filming on Wednesday to bring you lots of different stuff. (Castles, Wrecked WWII planes, Nuclear Waste Dumps!) Drop me an email at the end of the week and i'll send you a sneak preview of what I've made and you can give me some tips! Cheers for the comment.

    • @ge2623
      @ge2623 20 годин тому +6

      So, why would you watch them?

    • @labeef1953
      @labeef1953 10 годин тому +1

      Don’t watch them then.

  • @carbonsnail014
    @carbonsnail014 9 годин тому

    Reinhard Heydrich was Jewish, in case you guys didn't know.