That's not irony. It's not even coincidence, really. It's just a parallel situation: that's roughly the amount of supplies an army under siege in a city will need.
It’s the most boring part of war setting up logistics, but by far the most important. You could have the greatest soldiers, weapons, technology, resources etc, but if your logistics are not set up. You will quickly lose the war.
Here in Brazil during the 70s there were a lot of german veterans in the south, one of them told a friend of mine a interesting story, they met weekly at a aviation club (both were pilots) and he very rarely spoke of the war, but one day while talking about gliders and non propelled aircraft he told him very briefly of how one of these gliders performed well during "a mission", when inquired further he said that "it was to take someone out of a prison/camp near the end [of the war]". For many times later my friend and other folks asked him for more war stories or anything else he might be happy to share, but he would avoid any war related topic and never said anything else about that mission in particular. Prompting my friend and a few others to joke about he's devotion to keep all his secret to his grave, he was married and had a luger which he practiced shooting with at the local shooting club, to the delight of all the gun nerds of the day, he passed away in the 80s-90s without ever revealing the outcome of that mission and who the rescued prisioner was. I feel that this story should not be forgotten, that's why I'm leaving it here in the comments section, awesome video as always Mark 👏
Gliders in this role were first used during the siege of Budapest. Initially they landed on a horse racetrack on the Pest side, the eastern bank of the Danube. It was large enough to receive even Ju-52s, although those rarely landed. The glider pilots were usually retrieved by Fieseler Storch and similar light utility planes. When the Soviets reached the racetrack, and eventually occupied the entire Pest side, the last landing strip was the Vérmező (Blood Field) in Buda, a military parade ground just below Castle Hill. DFS 230 was the most commonly used type, piloted by young Hitlerjugend members. Many of them crashed, some into nearby rooftops. One of them, delivering a shipment of flour, lodged itself into the attic of a four story apartment building, and its protruding tail was later featured on many iconic wartime photos. (See at 7:11, that's exactly the one.) The wrecks, with many other destroyed equipment, were later gathered in Blood Field, and buried under a few meters of dirt. Conveniently, the parade field was in a several meters deep depression. It was turned into a public park, which it still is to this day.
@@TheNemocharlie Regardless of the "side" they were on, I agree that these men were extremely brave. Really the entire German Armed Forces were full of brave men. Especially those that continued to fight, despite the fact they knew it was only a matter of time.
My father a US Marine was a combat engineer, flamethrower in the Pacific at 4 horrific battles. Flamethrowers had 50% casualty rate. Hand to hand combat often in the fight against the Japanese. How he survived I don’t know but he was never the same after the war.
@Harveycat I’m sure you do and should thank God your father made it through! My uncle, Lee Edwards was a WWII as well! He joined before the war and retired after thirty years. My Dad, his three brothers and one sister all served overseas. Was considered shameful to be rejected for service and I’ve read some people committed suicide because of it.
@@Mabbdaa You mean "brainless". To this day I am disapointed by the historic opportunity missed by my ancestors in February 1943. After the Fall of Stalingrad and the "Wollt ihr den totalen Krieg!?" ("Do you want total war!?")-speech by Hitler, the soldiers on the Eastern Front had enough of the Nazi-BS, rightfully asking "And what was the war until now?!? A walk in the park?!?". Note: the German Army took 40% losses to their Eastern Front units in 1941 alone! They were ready to revolt against the Nazis. Only the threat of the Soviets rushing right in behind them when they dismantled the Nazi power-centers in Germany and a lot of good words from their officers kept the men from doing it. Man if they just had done it. The Shoah would never have taken the monstrous dimensions it did from 1943 onwards... Germany suffered as many dead from January 1944 to May 1945 as they had from September 1939 to December 1943 - all avoided, along with the corresponding deaths on Allied side. The Allies could have concentrated their war efforts completely on Japan, crushing it within months, I believe. The atomic bomb would never have been build - no one would have tried it after the war, as the cost was just astronomical. We wouldn't stand permanently on the brink of thermonuclear extinction today... which will become seriously dangerous once climate change really hits home... If they just had done it.
Had the Wehrmacht somehow landed in England and headed for London my ancestors would have fought tooth and nail for their Capital. Tragically, their descendents surrendered London and other cities to foreigners without a fight.
@@PaIaeoCIive1684 What are you on about? Are you a racist or what is that rant about? If so: haven't you learned anything from the entire Nazi ordeal? The basic lesson is that race wars are just one futile tragedy and that we as human species need to learn to coexist peacefully in the modern world to not eradicate ourselves. Because the next race war-turned-world war will end humanity as a whole (thermonuclear anihilation as final consequence).
My dad was medical personnel in the Pacific, but he would have been such a fan of yours; he was always eager to learn about the European theatre. Thank you, on his behalf.
I noticed that the Germans were really into glides while I was in West Germany in the 1988 time frame. I had no idea they tried missions like this at the end of the war. Thanks Mark, it was a bit of history I had no clue on.
That's true. Very popular sport as it was/is much easier and also much cheaper to obtain a glider license than a motorized private pilot license, which is really expensive in Germany.
Mark, I believe that glider re-supply was also used for the sieges of Breslau and Budapest. I've seen pics of a LW glider on a Budapest rooftop, having crashed into it, nose-first, but, miraculously, both pilot and cargo were intact!
Love hearing the intro. You never fail to teach me something new. I appreciate all the time and effort you put into your research and videos. It’s greatly appreciated!
So many new things I've never heard of before. Thank you Mark! Definitely one of my best to watch. I actually get excited when I get the push notification for your videos.
Another interesting story about WWII I didn't know about before! Keep it on, Mr. Felton, it's a pleasure to learn about WWII history from you! 👏 Many thanks for entertaining us!
Another great piece of historical research. 3:22 Grossdeutschland 3ed pattern 5:35 late war Soviet reconnaissance pattern. What happened to Kruger the successful resupply pilot? I assume he survived and had a postwar career. At a rural restaurant I was reading a newspaper article about a crashed U.S. WW2 glider being found in Burma with the men still aboard. Across the room was an elderly couple. The man had a baseball type cap with a glider, a number and BURMA. I gave him the article. They also were just passing through but in the opposite direction. It seemed to make him happy. Coincidence? I have higher faith.
Perfect vid to post today. Sitting in my sunny Sunday garden with a coffee and Mark Felton in my headphones. Nice way to wind down the weekend. Cheers from Canada.
Thanks for posting this! I had asked a while back for a glider video, I hadn't had the chance to go through all your work at the time. But I found another video you did on glider operations. My grandfather was a pilot in WW2, he was stationed around Africa which is where he was shot down. He talked a lot about flying and planes, he never told me about the gliders, so I find them a little fascinating.
I used to help restore one of those DFS gliders, an example that had been used (and left) to tame the French resistance on the Vercors plateau. It’s assembly is so basic and simple, still a nice looking bird.
Heavy urban combat might favor the defenders for a time. But when you're fighting superior numbers, an army that isn't worried about casualties, it's just a matter of time
It’s hard to fathom what these men where going through on all sides of the war. Landing inside of Berlin during that time is literally insane.. The stress, nerves, nightmare that those pilots went through can’t be imagined
Once again very interesting!! Maybe you make a video about the last airborne mission of Fallschirmjäger in the 2nd World War? That must have been in February 1945, when a battalion jumped over Breslau.
As a US Para from the 82nd 11B3P who has trained with Bundeswehr Fallshirmjaegers just after the 2 Germany's became 1 in 1993, I would love to hear about this jump also.
@@tilohertel8523 I'm pretty sure, that those missions were not made bei Fallschirmjäger-Units. Those missions were Jagdverbände- and Brandenburger-Missions. And were small scale missions.
Good News: You successfully delivered your glider and it's cargo to Berlin and were able to fly out Bad News: You're piloting another glider into Berlin tomorrow...
Great Video Sir...amazing research and presentation on the subject...the fact we know the names of the people of the past whether friend or foe humanizes history.
I have a complaint about your videos- there just aren't enough of them! The stories and their explanations- I could listen to them for HOURS AND HOURS without getting bored!
Always top shelf, Dr, Felton! Thank you for the continuing education, and for “keeping it real” in your videos! I joke with my boyfriend that I have a “date” with Dr. Felton tonight when you post new videos! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and love of history to all of us history fanatics worldwide!
Rudolf Witzig was at Eben Emael and Crete, as well as just about every other major Fallshirmjager operation on every front for the rest of the war. He survived the war, and was released in 1947. He went back to school to study civil engineering. He worked some engineering jobs, but found them unsatisfying and underpaid. In 1956, he joined the newly reestablished German Army as an engineer, not a paratrooper. He eventually was promoted to the command of an Engineer Battalion. Hitler's Paratrooper - The Life and Times of Rudolf Witzig by Gilberto Villahermosa
by the way. There is a curious connection between the attack on Eben Emael and the final Battle of Berlin. The commanding officer for the attack on Eben Emael was a man, who became the youngest General in the Wehrmacht. General Wenck. And this General Wenck was at the end Hitlers last hope. The german propaganda of these days phantasized of the army of General Wenck to fight back the Red Army. In fact, there was a Wenck- army. It was build up in the last month of the war by using the last reserves of men- power. Soldiers out of the lazarettes, men from all sorts of office - work, young boys and so on. But the new formed army was very short of heavy weapons - tanks, heavy arterillerie and so on. So the army Wenck did only manage to reach the outskirts of Potsdam west of Berlin against the overwhelming Red Army. Wenck realized that he had no chance and would only kill the life of his men. So he wenn back west and surrendered with his army to the US- troops at the river Elbe.
Another masterpiece in the legacy of half of my ancestors and the Host of real authentic History of the war and hopefully it doesn't change anytime soon, Good morning, great job, and Happy Mother's Day and God bless you all and the New King
I find any of his videos about crazy stuff in the last couple months of the European theater, that you would never expect it to happen to be his most fascinating
We are all happy to glide with Felton through WW2's history
Haha he said it he said it
Booooooo get em outta here
Ba... dum... tish...
Let me glide into your DMs
But not to Berlin!
The one guy who somehow found a flight out of berlin and made it back to base is equivalent to winning the lottery.
Persistence as opposed to luck.
Absolutely incredible indeed.
@@tmclaug90 I'd rather be lucky than good any day
Or the last man standing in “Squid Game.”
I guess that letter he received guaranteeing him a flight out of Berlin actually was honored.
Ironically, 500 tons per day was also the estimate for the needs of the Stalingrad garrison in late 1942. The Luftwaffe couldn't do that either.
Even more ironically, the allies managed to deliver up to 2000 tons/day during the Berlin air lift in 1948.
Imagine that Goering and the Luftwaffe couldn't keep garrisons supplied.
Good thing they couldn’t huh? If they could we wouldn’t have the degenerate society we have now and rapidly slipping into communism.
I don't think that's irony.
That's not irony. It's not even coincidence, really. It's just a parallel situation: that's roughly the amount of supplies an army under siege in a city will need.
I note that Mark never neglects the logistics side of WW2.
"Logistics win wars"
Mark Felton never skips logistics day.
...amateurs talk about strategies and tactics, but professionals think about logistics and supplies...!
It’s the most boring part of war setting up logistics, but by far the most important. You could have the greatest soldiers, weapons, technology, resources etc, but if your logistics are not set up. You will quickly lose the war.
Yet another story of WWII that I didn’t know. Thank you, Dr. Felton!
Here in Brazil during the 70s there were a lot of german veterans in the south, one of them told a friend of mine a interesting story, they met weekly at a aviation club (both were pilots) and he very rarely spoke of the war, but one day while talking about gliders and non propelled aircraft he told him very briefly of how one of these gliders performed well during "a mission", when inquired further he said that "it was to take someone out of a prison/camp near the end [of the war]". For many times later my friend and other folks asked him for more war stories or anything else he might be happy to share, but he would avoid any war related topic and never said anything else about that mission in particular. Prompting my friend and a few others to joke about he's devotion to keep all his secret to his grave, he was married and had a luger which he practiced shooting with at the local shooting club, to the delight of all the gun nerds of the day, he passed away in the 80s-90s without ever revealing the outcome of that mission and who the rescued prisioner was.
I feel that this story should not be forgotten, that's why I'm leaving it here in the comments section, awesome video as always Mark 👏
Sounds like"Unternehmen Eiche" when German para troopers were actually successful freeing Mussolini with the help of a glider.
@@OktaviusBiedermann That was conclusion I came to myself.
Very cool
@@OktaviusBiedermann I do not believe a glider was used to save Mussolini however, correct?
@@berenhamilton3321 It was actually 12 gliders. Look It up. To take him of the mountain they used a very small propeller plane.
Gliders in this role were first used during the siege of Budapest. Initially they landed on a horse racetrack on the Pest side, the eastern bank of the Danube. It was large enough to receive even Ju-52s, although those rarely landed. The glider pilots were usually retrieved by Fieseler Storch and similar light utility planes.
When the Soviets reached the racetrack, and eventually occupied the entire Pest side, the last landing strip was the Vérmező (Blood Field) in Buda, a military parade ground just below Castle Hill. DFS 230 was the most commonly used type, piloted by young Hitlerjugend members. Many of them crashed, some into nearby rooftops. One of them, delivering a shipment of flour, lodged itself into the attic of a four story apartment building, and its protruding tail was later featured on many iconic wartime photos. (See at 7:11, that's exactly the one.)
The wrecks, with many other destroyed equipment, were later gathered in Blood Field, and buried under a few meters of dirt. Conveniently, the parade field was in a several meters deep depression. It was turned into a public park, which it still is to this day.
See 7:08 in this video.
That's one hell of a photograph...
Glider pilots, the forgotten heros of WW2. As a licensed glider pilot, I endorse these videos. Cheers!
War is a truly terrible thing. These were brave men, fighting for the wrong cause....
@@TheNemocharlie The Allies used gliders too. For example, D-day.
@@TheNemocharlie Regardless of the "side" they were on, I agree that these men were extremely brave. Really the entire German Armed Forces were full of brave men. Especially those that continued to fight, despite the fact they knew it was only a matter of time.
Jackie Coogan (Charlie Chaplin's The Kid) was one of them. He carried commandos to Burma.
Squawk 1222
Nice way to start the morning with a Mark Felton history lesson.
My father a US Marine was a combat engineer, flamethrower in the Pacific at 4 horrific battles. Flamethrowers had 50% casualty rate. Hand to hand combat often in the fight against the Japanese.
How he survived I don’t know but he was never the same after the war.
Is there any reference to this video in this comment, or was this just some info about your grandfather to everyone?🤔
@@Zomtec1978 my father not my grandfather. A general comment. Lots of men had suicidal jobs during WW2
Ordinary men did extraordinary things
Sorry, right, your father... That is definitely correct.
@Harveycat I’m sure you do and should thank God your father made it through! My uncle, Lee Edwards was a WWII as well! He joined before the war and retired after thirty years. My Dad, his three brothers and one sister all served overseas. Was considered shameful to be rejected for service and I’ve read some people committed suicide because of it.
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So much courage, so many efforts, so many sacrificies for an already lost battle.
The Germans were absolutely relentless for their country.
That means it was more to Hitler than we are in propagandistic way told today
@@Mabbdaa You mean "brainless".
To this day I am disapointed by the historic opportunity missed by my ancestors in February 1943. After the Fall of Stalingrad and the "Wollt ihr den totalen Krieg!?" ("Do you want total war!?")-speech by Hitler, the soldiers on the Eastern Front had enough of the Nazi-BS, rightfully asking "And what was the war until now?!? A walk in the park?!?". Note: the German Army took 40% losses to their Eastern Front units in 1941 alone! They were ready to revolt against the Nazis.
Only the threat of the Soviets rushing right in behind them when they dismantled the Nazi power-centers in Germany and a lot of good words from their officers kept the men from doing it.
Man if they just had done it.
The Shoah would never have taken the monstrous dimensions it did from 1943 onwards... Germany suffered as many dead from January 1944 to May 1945 as they had from September 1939 to December 1943 - all avoided, along with the corresponding deaths on Allied side. The Allies could have concentrated their war efforts completely on Japan, crushing it within months, I believe. The atomic bomb would never have been build - no one would have tried it after the war, as the cost was just astronomical.
We wouldn't stand permanently on the brink of thermonuclear extinction today... which will become seriously dangerous once climate change really hits home...
If they just had done it.
Had the Wehrmacht somehow landed in England and headed for London my ancestors would have fought tooth and nail for their Capital. Tragically, their descendents surrendered London and other cities to foreigners without a fight.
@@PaIaeoCIive1684 What are you on about? Are you a racist or what is that rant about?
If so: haven't you learned anything from the entire Nazi ordeal? The basic lesson is that race wars are just one futile tragedy and that we as human species need to learn to coexist peacefully in the modern world to not eradicate ourselves. Because the next race war-turned-world war will end humanity as a whole (thermonuclear anihilation as final consequence).
My dad was medical personnel in the Pacific, but he would have been such a fan of yours; he was always eager to learn about the European theatre.
Thank you, on his behalf.
Always happy to glide in and learn some more with one of Dr Felton’s updrafts ❤
I noticed that the Germans were really into glides while I was in West Germany in the 1988 time frame. I had no idea they tried missions like this at the end of the war. Thanks Mark, it was a bit of history I had no clue on.
That's true. Very popular sport as it was/is much easier and also much cheaper to obtain a glider license than a motorized private pilot license, which is really expensive in Germany.
Mark, I believe that glider re-supply was also used for the sieges of Breslau and Budapest. I've seen pics of a LW glider on a Budapest rooftop, having crashed into it, nose-first, but, miraculously, both pilot and cargo were intact!
That picture is at 7:08 into this video
Those glider pilots must have been some of the bravest of brave during all of WW2
You never run out of interesting topics, Mark!
Once again a fabulous video. Outstanding airmanship to get those resupplies in dead stick.
I enjoy the rare moments where I just happen to be binge-watching Mark's back catalogue and a new video is dropped into the mix!
Last hour history kept alive by Dr Felton.
That’s fanatic bravery if I ever heard of it.
Love hearing the intro. You never fail to teach me something new. I appreciate all the time and effort you put into your research and videos. It’s greatly appreciated!
So many new things I've never heard of before. Thank you Mark! Definitely one of my best to watch. I actually get excited when I get the push notification for your videos.
As a passionate aficionado of W.W.II history, I am always pleased to see your uploads!
Mark's educational content is perfect to sit back, relax and grab some snacks
Another interesting story about WWII I didn't know about before! Keep it on, Mr. Felton, it's a pleasure to learn about WWII history from you! 👏
Many thanks for entertaining us!
Thank you, Mark. As always, another excellent piece of little known military history. 👍🏼
This channel NEVER a waste of time! Thank You Mark!
Yet another amazing history lesson from a great orator. I love and enjoy your work! Keep it up.
Another great piece of historical research. 3:22 Grossdeutschland 3ed pattern 5:35 late war Soviet reconnaissance pattern. What happened to Kruger the successful resupply pilot? I assume he survived and had a postwar career.
At a rural restaurant I was reading a newspaper article about a crashed U.S. WW2 glider being found in Burma with the men still aboard. Across the room was an elderly couple. The man had a baseball type cap with a glider, a number and BURMA. I gave him the article. They also were just passing through but in the opposite direction. It seemed to make him happy.
Coincidence? I have higher faith.
Wow... that is incredible!
I am always humbled by Dr. Felton's knowledge and expertise. Great video!
Unknown events in history's well know time is soooo interesting. "Best of the best" ...ty Mark Felton
Mark Felton glided his way into our hearts with this video!
Thank you, for you are the most informative historian on UA-cam bar none!!!
Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.
Best WWII History Channel, Thank you Mark
Always a pre-emptive like with Mark Felton!
Perfect vid to post today. Sitting in my sunny Sunday garden with a coffee and Mark Felton in my headphones. Nice way to wind down the weekend. Cheers from Canada.
Dr Felton you always serve history just the way I like it. Thank you so much for your time and effort 😊😊
It's amazing how you can start looking for funny giraffe videos for your daughter, and you always end up watching Mark Felton with her.
Thanks for posting this! I had asked a while back for a glider video, I hadn't had the chance to go through all your work at the time. But I found another video you did on glider operations. My grandfather was a pilot in WW2, he was stationed around Africa which is where he was shot down. He talked a lot about flying and planes, he never told me about the gliders, so I find them a little fascinating.
I used to help restore one of those DFS gliders, an example that had been used (and left) to tame the French resistance on the Vercors plateau.
It’s assembly is so basic and simple, still a nice looking bird.
The S.S. massacred many people including non-resistants in their raid on Vercors
Thanks Dr. Felton.
Excellent work again from the good Doctor Felton!
Outstanding Nugget of History!
No battle in modern history was fought with such ferocity against such impossible odds.
Oh this is amazing, never heard of this. Dr Felton finding tiny bits of History none of us have ever heard of it, as usual 🙂.
Who is Dr. Feldman?
Another excellent piece from the best historian professor anywhere!
'' small chance of success, certainty of death, what are we waiting for ? ''
And if you are successful you are expected to do it again.
Wise words from Heer Gimli.
What astonishing courage in the service of a vile state.
"We defeated the wrong enemy " General George S Patton
Hmm, so fascist are good...just say it
@@alansiebert7029read it again one more time
@@alansiebert7029 You responding to me?
Maybe they knew something you don't know
Excellent attention-to-detail and history.
Mark. Thanks for providing my Sunday Night entertainment!
Bravo, Mark! Cheers!
Heavy urban combat might favor the defenders for a time. But when you're fighting superior numbers, an army that isn't worried about casualties, it's just a matter of time
Dr Felton needs his own cable channel. Another great video
Another gem by Mark Felton :)
Interesting and informative. Historians did a very good job presenting actual facts from fiction. Rough combat operations on both sides.
It’s hard to fathom what these men where going through on all sides of the war. Landing inside of Berlin during that time is literally insane.. The stress, nerves, nightmare that those pilots went through can’t be imagined
hanna reitch did it
One-way flights into hell? Sounds like every relationship I’ve ever had!
Once again very interesting!! Maybe you make a video about the last airborne mission of Fallschirmjäger in the 2nd World War? That must have been in February 1945, when a battalion jumped over Breslau.
As a US Para from the 82nd 11B3P who has trained with Bundeswehr Fallshirmjaegers just after the 2 Germany's became 1 in 1993, I would love to hear about this jump also.
@@tilohertel8523 I'm pretty sure, that those missions were not made bei Fallschirmjäger-Units. Those missions were Jagdverbände- and Brandenburger-Missions. And were small scale missions.
God Bless these Brave Defenders! God Bless these Very Brave poilots! Heros trying thier very Best!
It’s incredible these films were made and preserved
Outstanding video and presentation.
I appreciate your time and efforts on this
Good News: You successfully delivered your glider and it's cargo to Berlin and were able to fly out
Bad News: You're piloting another glider into Berlin tomorrow...
Great Video Sir...amazing research and presentation on the subject...the fact we know the names of the people of the past whether friend or foe humanizes history.
this is a nice video to watch on my birthday
Happy Birthday - I celebrated my 49th yesterday!
@@MarkFeltonProductions And how many years has the Herr Doctor been 49?😄.
As always...an excellent video from you Mark!👍👍
Mark Well done
Another great video.Thanks.
I kove the way Mark Felton uses militaria to exemplify the topic. For example he showed a real German glider badge when discussing glider pilots.
Awesome Video!! Thanks once again Dr Mark!! Cheers JJ
Thank you.
I have a complaint about your videos- there just aren't enough of them! The stories and their explanations- I could listen to them for HOURS AND HOURS without getting bored!
Always top shelf, Dr, Felton! Thank you for the continuing education, and for “keeping it real” in your videos! I joke with my boyfriend that I have a “date” with Dr. Felton tonight when you post new videos! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and love of history to all of us history fanatics worldwide!
Fascinating research Dr Felton. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Doctor Felton!
Finally got round to one of your books. I read Zero Night yesterday. Couldn't put it down. More will follow.
Absolutely love the intro music! Your productions are extraordinary
Go on Dr Feltzie you've gone and done it again 👏🏼 another brilliant video thanks bruv 👍🏼 👏🏼
Superb research and story telling
Thanks for this great vídeo. Congrats from Brazil.
The attack on Eben Emael was - by the way - one of the most succesful and daring raids of the Second World War.
Couple of those FJ Pioniere officers went on to land on Crete as well.
If I am not mistaken, the idea to use gliders, at least in part, was Hitlers.
Rudolf Witzig was at Eben Emael and Crete, as well as just about every other major Fallshirmjager operation on every front for the rest of the war. He survived the war, and was released in 1947. He went back to school to study civil engineering. He worked some engineering jobs, but found them unsatisfying and underpaid. In 1956, he joined the newly reestablished German Army as an engineer, not a paratrooper. He eventually was promoted to the command of an Engineer Battalion.
Hitler's Paratrooper - The Life and Times of Rudolf Witzig by Gilberto Villahermosa
by the way. There is a curious connection between the attack on Eben Emael and the final Battle of Berlin. The commanding officer for the attack on Eben Emael was a man, who became the youngest General in the Wehrmacht. General Wenck. And this General Wenck was at the end Hitlers last hope. The german propaganda of these days phantasized of the army of General Wenck to fight back the Red Army. In fact, there was a Wenck- army. It was build up in the last month of the war by using the last reserves of men- power. Soldiers out of the lazarettes, men from all sorts of office - work, young boys and so on. But the new formed army was very short of heavy weapons - tanks, heavy arterillerie and so on. So the army Wenck did only manage to reach the outskirts of Potsdam west of Berlin against the overwhelming Red Army. Wenck realized that he had no chance and would only kill the life of his men. So he wenn back west and surrendered with his army to the US- troops at the river Elbe.
I had no idea! Thank you for filling that knowledge gap for me!
The legend returns
One of your best and that's saying something!
Danke!
Thanks!
Another masterpiece in the legacy of half of my ancestors and the Host of real authentic History of the war and hopefully it doesn't change anytime soon, Good morning, great job, and Happy Mother's Day and God bless you all and the New King
Wow! This story would make a great film.
Great work Mark
I find any of his videos about crazy stuff in the last couple months of the European theater, that you would never expect it to happen to be his most fascinating
So many heroes in WWII, many unknown. I respect their memory.
Stunning insights!
You are awesome Mark, Excellent content
Thank you Mark!!!
After i watch all Mark's videos i'm gonna be able to write the minutes of ww2.
Another WWII tidbit of knowledge I didn't know until today 👍
A great very interesting video as always Mr.Felton. Have a good one.
Wow! Thank you!