The most senior Nazi official to vanish after WW2
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Nearing the end of the Second World War, the situation in the entire European theatre was chaotic. People went missing, never to be found again, others purposefully disappeared. We’ve all probably heard of Nazis fleeing to Argentina to start a new life there or about Operation Paperclip, the secret program to recruit German scientists, engineers and technicians. Now, it is a bit more likely that you haven’t heard of the most senior Nazi that vanished in the wake of the Second World War: Heinrich Müller, also known as Gestapo-Müller. Presumed to have committed suicide or killed during the final days of the Second World War, a series of events and KGB defectors in the 1960s suddenly cast much doubt on his fate.
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0:00 Introduction
0:56 Gestapo Müller
4:54 Disappearance
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Born in München, Bavaria in 1900 Müller volunteered for the German army in 1917, during the last year of the First World War. He served as a pilot with distinction earning the Iron Cross decoration. Following Germany’s defeat in 1918, he joined the police force of München. The years of the Weimar Republic were incredibly tumultuous with violence from communists and right-wing extremists alike. The police were, in theory, supposed to maintain peace and order. But Bavarian police were notorious for collaborating with right-wing paramilitary organisations. Müller rapidly rose through the ranks as a competent and ambitious policeman. Because of police protocol, he could not join any ideological or political movement, and he wouldn’t until after Hitler came to power.
In 1929 Müller was promoted to secretary of the ‘Politische Polizei’, a department of the Bavarian Police that was solely responsible for combating communist organisations. Following Hitler’s power-grab in 1933 and him becoming Führer in august 1934, Müller joined the Schutzstaffel, more commonly known as the SS. This elite force was the principal agency of security and surveillance within Nazi-Germany. As you can imagine, a man such as Müller with adequate experience prosecuting communists was a valuable asset to the organisation. The SS leadership recognised him for his efficiency, diligence and dedication. After joining the SS, he transferred to Berlin. There he started working for the Geheime Staatspolizei, or Gestapo. The literal translation of this body was the secret state police. It had been created the year before under supervision of Hermann Göring. In the next several years, the Gestapo would grow out to be one of the most efficient and dangerous intelligence organisations the world has ever seen.
Müller quickly rose through the ranks of the Gestapo although he only joined the NSDAP, Hitler’s party in 1938, because not being a member prevented him from rising as quickly as he wanted to. Besides that, he also served as commander of the Sicherheitsdienst, which was the intelligence department of the SS.
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So the senior Nazi who had knowledge of and access to the forgery operation the SS ran AND who happened to be a skilled veteran pilot, disappeared at the end of the war. Furthermore, this guy made it his career to find people who definitely did not want to be found. Is it possible he learned what the best methods of hiding were during his time as head of the Gestapo?
When you put it that way, it makes sense lol
My pet theory is that the body in the grave (as suggested by another amateur historian) is actually Hermann Fegelein's. His body was never found, but the morgue attendant apprently said it was a Gruppenfuherer's uniform with no decoration and the man was shot in the back. That would match some of the stories surrounding Fegelein's death. Then Muller, or one of his men just slipped his ID into the dead man's pocket and off he went. It wolud be interesting if they could exhume the body and do DNA testing.
He became the cigarette smoking guy in the TV show The X-Files.
Deep Throat
Good Call
I love the intro music in all your videos. You and Marc definitely have the best WW2 information.
Very informative. And well presented. I learned a lot. Thank you for the time you took to research this.
You're quite well spoken and very informative.
The one that got away !.He went to Argentina and lived a ripe old age of 100 years and left behind a legacy of several millions to his family and friends!.
They got no idea where he went… a possibility but also just as likely he died in ‘45 (I’m sure he did get away a man like muller could easily have disappeared without a trace)
130years 7 months and 3 and a half days to be precise. And a partridge in a pair tree 🌳
Some rumours were that he had been a Soviet agent since 1940 and came in from the cold in 1945.
That was great! And I love your logo and how professionally it’s presented in the beginning 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
I'm so glad I found your page today.
This is what the History channel should be!
Andrio Roberts, naah , this guy is just as politically correct as the History Channel.
The History Channel needs to be renamed.
I saw Muller in Durban South Africa. He was running a small German restaurant and served me the best pork knuckle I've ever eaten with mouth watering potato dumplings. When i asked him about his war record he claimed he was Swiss but i knew.
Lol
There's a guy works down our chip shop swears he's Elvis.
I saw hitler shopping at the local shop the other day
I follow a treasure hunter from Mexico that has a channel here on UA-cam using a metal detector. He had heard a legend about a Nazi soldier that had showed up after ww2 and had moved into a shack outside of town in the middle of nowhere and only come to town a couple of times a year for supplies. He went out to the site and actually found Nazi coins which confirmed that the tale was true. He's probably one of these war criminals.
Been watching you for almost a year now and you have not once put out a video that I haven't enjoyed, even helped me in my history exam of Soviet Russia. Thank you for your amazing content.
Glad to hear! And happy I could be of help for your exam.
The world was different in those days - it was much easier to lose one’s self. I very much doubt he’d post his profile on Facebook
Great video - very informative.
Very informative thanks
Very interesting. Keep up the great content.
Thank you for a very interesting story regarding the second World War. Keep up the good work.
Great vid mate
A fantastically intriguing mystery! Thank you!
Great vid man
Muller portrayed in "Consipracy" by Brendan Coyle. Excellent actor.
Perhaps he used his police skills to create a number of false 'legends' and contradictory trails in order to quietly disappear.
That is a very good theory. Like they said in the movie "Robocop", atleast I think that was the movie I heard that line. "I'll buy that for a dollar" 😂
Ah, but don't you think he would have arranged for someone to report his actual death just to thumb a nose at the allies.
Yes the OSS employed many of the SS, before they changed the name to the CIA.
The fact that numerous people were killed by the Gestapo, I would have assumed he had all of their background information and could assume many people's identities. Those who likely had few relatives or friends and who had an established paper trail could merely have fake papers made to fit him. The invading forces would have to use the German's identification documents when they took over.
I somewhat suspect the rumors were fake rumors created by the Soviets in order to cause chaos and see if the wrongful information reappears somewhere indicating they had a leak or spy somewhere. If they tell one of their operatives that this guy was working for them and Western intelligence starts trying to find out if it was true, then they know they have a problem with that operative.
Really enjoy videos especially your audio. Wish I could speak as clearly and directly as yourself
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent video; I love this type of content! Well done ;)
Thanks!
I am really enjoying these short videos, thanks Oscar.
Glad to hear it!
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@@HoH are you Dutch?
He was last seen in a Berlin beer hall. Apparently, he was well mullered.
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Once again another great video, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Subscribed. Like the video sir. and I like your laid back tone.
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Very interesting post as always, I appreciated your research, photos and editing, you have an excellent channel! 👌
So many Nazis escaped justice after the war and unfortunately, it appears unlikely we will ever truly know what happened to this high ranking official. But it is interesting to speculate!
Very interesting, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very, very good. Thank you.
Thank you
Great video.
Thanks!
The movie “Wannsee conference” is way better than the movie “Conspiracy”, I think.
That movie scared the shit out of me. The banality of evil.
It was an excellent film, but the actor who played Muller looked nothing like him.
Bufoferrata in the “Wannsee conference”, you mean?
I have never seen the former. But Conspiracy is a great movie. Also very nostalgic for me.
Probably in a 4* hotel with free meals and 40£ a week spending money.
even though i am left and i guess you are a righty they dont deserve those hotels mate even if im a socialist im still a patriot
Playboi Michael always common ground somewhere along the line mate.
Yeah in Bromsgrove
Great Research.... as a kid, my brother and discovered a box hidden in an attic of a house my grandma was cleaning. Inside this box was a complete “Brown Uniform, with Nazi Arm Bands , Black Jack Boots , Banner Nazi Flag , pistol with holster, money, books , Passports and many many items. Before us kids could check his IDENTITY, my Grandmother interrupt our silence. My Grandmother was friends with this German Officer’s . Ironically he shot his wife and days later he suffered a stroke then died. I still lament with my brother over who this man was. All my Grandmother would tell us is that he was very tall and very mean. 🤔
It sounds a lot like a guy I rented from in WI who was also tall with strange eyes and a man who owned many properties there. He looked.very much like the Aryan superman with a slight German brogue! Craggy faced with sharp chiselled features and gray blue eyes with a strange cast to them. He looked a great deal like the guy assassinated on the streets of a major city in Eastern Europe by two partisans. Supposedly he died from his wounds. Maybe not, I'm thinking!
Reinhard Heydrich is the guy who was very tall and supposedly killed by partisans in an open Mercedes via assassination! Head of Totenkopf SS in charge of work and death kampen under Heinrich Himmler!
Reinhard Heydrich was the tall, blonde cold murderer of millions and not just Jews!
Sam Kadiddlehopper Esq. maybe the guy was a descendant of John Wilkes Booth, he lived out his life in Wisconsin under a false identity.
So what happened to the stuff?
Excellent video man. When's the next History of Prussia video coming out? I've been waiting for so lonnnnnnnnnng
Hey Kevin! I'm happy you enjoy the HoP so much.
The videos are ready and I might upload them next week (and start 2x weekly uploads) but it really depends on the performance of these shorter vids. If these continue to do so well I might release the HoP later on (and upload them unlisted in the playlist, or upload them for my patrons). The sad truth is they weren't getting close to the amount of views these vids are getting, and they took 10 times as long to create.
@@HoH K-Kevin... It's Michael lol, you can call me ah Siegfried if you want.
I get you, people don't really care about Prussia and I'd be surprised if people know what Prussia is. I think it's good that you're focusing on the content you're making money on.
I've really enjoyed the HoP series. I think you could probably advertise it with some 'Prussian fanantics', I dunno, advertise yourself on r/Kaiserposting or something.
Woops that's what I get for replying to you 1 min after waking up. Sorry Michael!
Haha maybe once the doc is finished I'll try to post it to some communities. I am not that familiar with internet cultures.
Once I upload the vids unlisted I'll let you know!
@@HoH Thank you so much!
On a different note, how much research do you need to put into each of the videos? They're very detailed. Do you have like a history degree?
HoP videos take well over 10 hours to research because I use multiple books (and actually read them all). It is why the series has lasted for over 6 months and I have actually been working on it since June 2019 (!).
These videos are a bit easier. I usually read 2-3 chapters of books on the relevant subject and then spend another few hours writing the script. Recording & editing takes around 8 hours per video. In short: it's far from cost-efficient but I really enjoy this as a hobby and potentially something bigger in the future.
Yes, I have a degree both in History and in Political Science.
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I enjoy your video's, you speak very clearly with a voice suited to narration.
I understand we'll never know for sure how many missing Nazi's suicided, escaped or defected. You explain well the possibility/probability of different options that may of occurred. Reading the comments below your video's, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of arm chair experts (mainly American) that rubbish you or your channel. Keep up the great work, I feel better educated after watching your vid's. 👍
Thanks for the nice comment, Steve. Much appreciated!
Thanks
Thanks for this. Had seen much speculation but no answers. Seems there is none.
Also thanks for the video on Borman. Had seen the ref. to Borman's suicide at the end of downfall but didn't see where that came from. BTW, do you have a paypal address? Not wealthy enough for patreon but willing to send the odd payment.
I love the way this guy speaks. And this video is very informative.
Glad you think so!
He deserves an Oscar.......
Whatever happened to him he's dead now.
As my Greek boss used to say : "he's very dead"!
As dead as a doornail, as Scrooge says.
But not children..
@@meljahic3624 they poisoned their children in the bunker.
@@timothylyons5686 Only one of them, according historian???
I recently saw a video of where the grave ofReinhard Heydrich was supposed to be located and it showed the same grave that was shown in this video of the grave in Berlin.
Are you him?
America: Grab all the engineers so they can make weapons.
USSR: Grab all the secret police to bolster own force... and the engineers to make weapons.
Reinhard Gehlen
@@pawelnowak9440 Absolutely right. The US also took in officials from all kinds of nazi agencies.
The US incorporated the Nazi system into their intelligence services, especially the propaganda apparatus.
So I was watching a video about the Gastapo and accidentally clicked on this. Can’t say I am disappointed
I think the last captures was Klaus Barbie
in Bolivia. He was working and doing business for the goverment
No,latest famous name founded was ss-captein Erich Priebke
I would have thought Martin Borman was the most senior Nazi to disappear after fleeing the bunker, although he probably died in Berlin nobody really knows what happened to him he could have escaped after all others did.
His body was discovered near in Berlin near a train station.
"Most senior" is problematic. Borman would have been more senior within the party, but Mueller would be a higher ranking official within the government.
Do one on the Raiders
This is a rad channel
Thank you!
I enjoy your channel and would like to know more about Otto Skorzeny. Is it possible that he lived in Florida under an assumed name?
Sickening.
What about Bormann?
Various flew to Brazil and Argentina
Lots of unsolved WWII mysteries that will never be solved!
For some reason this video reminded me of one of the few stories my Grandpa told me about the war. He found a German soldier wrapped in a a Nazi flag had committed suicide. No one was willing to and couldn't identify him, I often wonder if it could have been him.
@ImNotMad ButUR no I dont recall him saying anything about the burial, that sucks because my Grandpa is long gone now.
These cases weren’t uncommon. Most likely a minor official fearing his fate in the hands of the soviets .
Operation: Paperclip.
Bariloche...
I thought you were going to talk about Martin Bormann
I created a separate video of him
Martin Bormann was the most senior Nazi to disappear after the war. He was named as Hitler’s successor in Hitler’s last will and testament. He was sentenced to death in absentia at Nuremberg. His escape was covered up with a carefully “discovered” skeleton that Martin Bormann’s own family refused to take custody of. When Adolf Eichmann was captured by Mossad, his oldest son traveled to Germany and attempted to surrender Martin Bormann’s whereabouts to those in charge of the Bormann Manhunt. They stonewalled Eichmann son and sent him back to South America. Look into the Laurence De Mello UA-cam Channel for more on the cover up. As for Gestapo Muller, he lived to be 92 years old.
Heinrich Muller and my dad are alike, both disappeared when things went bad. Mullet disappeared bc of the war ending and my dad disappearing when I was born
Things got bad for Muller. Your dad left well before things hit the fan, lol
I knew as an acquaintance a Peruvian named Muller...who claimed his father was a former high-ranking Nazi official who was on the run...the name might have been Heinrich but I don't remember.
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What happened the Martin Bormann? He disappeared in 1945 and was senior to Muller.
I am literally writing a video about that right now! Funny coincidence.
I'm so glad I found this channel. Also I agree with everyone who said your presentation was very professional. I love that microphone you have it looks like the ones used on radio station broadcast. How much did that cost?🤔 I will very much enjoy your channel from now on.
Welcome aboard!
I'm glad you like the microphone, it's a Blue Yeti and cost me 140 euros. It's great for podcasts/interviews as well.
Wasn't Martin Bormann the most senior to disappear?
Bormann was the guy pulling Hitler's strings...
He wasn't the most senior Nazi to vanish.
That was Hans Kammler.
He went into American custody and then vanished.
As detailed in a new book "The Hidden Nazi".
Hitler was never found!
It depends how you define seniority. Muller may not have had the rank of Kammler, but he was arguably way more powerful and influential in the Nazi state. Muller reported directly to Himmler, bypassing Kaltenbrunner, RSHA head and also had regular access to Hitler.
Yes he was!
Radical Nation . No he wasn’t.
@@peteincretepm you forgot the Russians had Hitler's teeth and they were very easy to identify.The Russians had Hitler's remains until the late sixties when the KGB finally decided to cremate al his remains.His ashes were thrown in the river.
What about Martin Borman? I understand he was never found and certainly out ranked Müller.
His remains were confirmed in 1973 and it was concluded he died of cyanide suicide trying to flee Berlin
House of History ...Thanks for the update to my (lack of) information.
Great video! Are you Dutch? #accent
I thought Martin Borman was the most senior.
I would have thought the same. this is interesting no matter
He was missing for a long time. More recently it has been confirmed that he died in Berlin during the last days of WWII.
@@sirstephen9825 actually it wasn't confirmed, the bones that turned out to be Boorman's were dumped at sea by the Germans after doing the analysis,and there was evidence of red clay on the bones that isn't found in Germany,there is strong possibility he ended up in Argentina, and died there. If it was on the level,whu did they dispose of the bones? My guess is because it would be embrassing that Boorman escaped, as many did, was never found,and also that groups like the Red Cross and the Catholic church helped him escape via the so called rat lines.
@@njlauren DNA testing confirmed the bones as being Boreman.
@@sirstephen9825 Yes,that isn't in dispute. The question is were the bones in Germany the whole time ie since 1945, or had Borman gotten to Argentina and died there decades later? The report mentions the bones were encased in a red clay that apparently is found nowhere in Germany but is common in certain parts of Argentina. One of the suspicious things is the Germans after analyzing the bones didn't save them or bury them,they dumped them at sea...why? On the show Hunting for Hitler they couldn't understand why unless they had something they wanted to cover up. Among other things,bone analysis could tell them how long the bones had been buried, if he had died in Berlin in 1945 they would show different decay then if had died decades later in Argentina.
I would think that Muller had gotten rid of his unifrom, and like many others, perhaps changed into some KZ/prisoner outfit ? Anyways, if Stalins secret police could make good use of Muller early-post-war they surely would ! but as soon as muller was of no value, I would think they felt no remorse to just knock him off, and in some unmarked grave ! so many unmarked graves allready
Just Vanished
In 1929 Heydrich formed the PID, Presse und Informations Dienst, the forerunner of the SD, he lead this department, when it became the Sicherheitsdienst, Muller was just an ordinary plod!
I believe as well, that the strongest and most capable leaders fled to Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, and Patagonia! Hams Kammler is another mystery that no one can trace or prove their end or locations!
2:55 Müller: Far right.
Well, yes, he was indeed far right
Nazi's were and are far left
National Socialism is still socialism - a left wing ideology. It's farther right than Communism or Stalinist-Socialism, but farther left than Modern Liberalism.
If anybody could have pulled this off you have to figure with his background and experience he had a really good chance of doing it.
The headquarter of Interpol was in Wien and operated very well in their hands.With all these colleagues wordwide it will be a good chance to vanish to the public.
"Müller, far right"....gave me a chuckle.
More World Wars content! 👍🏻
Also just advise for the good of the channel outreach and to halt censorship that you try keep NSDAP symbolism out of thumbnails at least, I understand History shouldn’t be censored but it would likely spread your videos around a lot faster without it I assume
Next couple of weeks should be more interesting stories from WW2, such as the RAF pilot that made an entire island surrender and the last Japanese soldier holding out after the war.
Thanks for the tip, I try to "cover" the symbols but you're right, it should be more properly covered.
What about the kgb?
Tried looking for him in the US or Argentina?
A well done documentary, thank you for the post. I was looking at your channel, it doesn't say where you're from and such. I'm having problems placing your accent, Please tell me a little about yourself.
Yep I'm Dutch. It explains occasional mispronunciations😉 !
@@HoH Thank you. I'll add your accent to my mental dictionary.
He became an advisor to Truman. Operation Paperclip. Posed as a Swiss liason reserve general.
Imagine being trialed and convicted in a country for something you supposedly did in an entirely different country, let alone - continent.
i tune in to see a short video on a Nazi officer and the first thing i note the channels logo is basically a giant red HH lol
I lost interest in this when he showed, at 8:48, the supposed gravesite of Heydrich leaving us to think it was Mullers.
Reinhard Gehlen is the guy to be discussed?
Have you read the three book series by Gregory Douglas on Muller evidently verbatim transcript between him and the OSS fascinating series of books
The same Mikhail Goloniewski who claimed to be the Russian Tsarevich? Obviously a very reliable man.
Yes, very good point.
2:48 "Muller, far right" - no shit lol
at 50 seconds in let me say He went over to the Soviets.
the audio is better in this years vids. I listen to you in my car all the time and something used to get garbled when you made cuts. It seems to be smoother now. I am sorry I cannot offer more info as I know quite little about mixing and editing
Thanks Joe! I invested quite a bit in the mic, and a lot of time into learning how to better edit audio. I am glad it's noticeable!
House of History I enjoy it regardless I just noticed the increase which makes it easier for me because I don’t know how to dress things that well
This fellow should hook up with Mark Felton. They are both brilliant!
Thanks Winnifred, I wouldn't oppose it at all! 😉
What about Martin Bormann? He was even more senior.
Multiple people have mentioned him. I will create a video about his 'disappearance' but thanks to DNA testing it was confirmed he took his own life on the 2nd of May 1945.
1:07 "the ironcross decoration" its not a decoration! its a medal!..
A (military) decoration is a proper term in the English language. It is by no means an ornament.
A soldier is 'decorated'. From wiki: The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz (help·info), abbreviated EK) is a former military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871-1918) and Nazi Germany (1933-1945).
Decoration.
1. something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment:
The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
the act of decorating.
interior decoration.
2. a badge, medal, etc., conferred and worn as a mark of honor:
a decoration for bravery.
This isn't Bormann?
Bormann was confirmed to have taken his own life with cyanide whilst trying to flee Berlin. But perhaps I'll create a video surrounding his disappearance and reason his body wasn't identified for over 20 years.
@@HoH Ah... I hadn't kept up on that story. Yes, it looks certain that he died that way after failing to escape Berlin. The video is a good idea; proving Bormann was dead was quite the detective story.
8:10 That was "once" a jewish cemetery. It was demolished in 1943 and used in the last days of fighting in Berlin as a mass grave. www.jg-berlin.org/en/judaism/cemeteries/grosse-hamburger-strasse.html
I'm pretty such he hopped in die Glocke and teleported to Kecksburg PA in 1965, he was arrested by the US military where he and his time machine were confiscated.
Did he say that Hitler was a silly little house painter ?