One of the things I like about Mark Felton is all the "little" and l use the word advisedly, operations that normally just get lost in the "big" narratives of WWII.
One of my grandfathers was part of 30 corps and was actually on sentry duty at one of the bridges when he and his mates saw the swimmers. I asked him why they didn’t shoot them, “because no one ordered us to” he said. He also said that when they captured a swimmer, he was absolutely convinced he would be shot, so when the Brits gave him tea with rum and blankets he was utterly shocked!
Mark you must have either an enormous collection of war time footage or access to some incredible archives. I am consistently amazed by the material you provide for us. Just the research you put into each production to provide the detail is remarkable. Thank you.
I couldn't help but chuckle at that ad, talking about historical warships while there are demon ghost ships and catapults in the background. Nice video on the frogmen though.
When your commanding officer says “the war will be won by Christmas”, say your prayers because those words will always spell doom for those on the frontlines
Every time i hear about Montgomery I cringe. Seems like most British leadership at the time (including Churchill) got their position because of connections. I wonder if that's still the case, certainly our political class is, but i really hope the armed forces doesn't still have the same problem (though if you watch any Sandhurst documentary I fear it does).
It only took them another 5 months after "the war will be won by Christmas" to actually win. They weren't that far off in their projections. They were overly optimistic but I can't blame them. They were rolling up the Germans at that point in the war.
Hoehner Tim Well the russian did like 70-80% of the work during the war... Its easy to come in last- even against inferior forces an claim victory....🇩🇪🚧🌪
My Uncle was a Lieutenant in The Royal Engineers, in September 1944 he was in Command of No.2 Troop of 615 Field Squadron. He went backwards and forwards across the river to rescue chaps during the battle for the bridges at Nijmegen. He commandeered a small tug from the quay at the power station and crossed the river during the battle to rescue British troops who had escaped through the German lines to bring information about the battle at Arnhem and Oosterbeek. At the same time, the Sappers, of The Guards Armoured Division, managed to remove the original charges placed on the bridges by the Germans to stop them being destroyed.
@@redtobertshateshandles After 75 years most is washed away. And what was not washed away, was dredged away by dutch dredging companies in river maintenance.
How unlikely that these frogmen, without rehearsal, laden with unfamiliar and cumbersome devices, fighting strong currents all the while under the very nose of the enemy, nonetheless successfully installed all the mines. If ever there was a long-shot...!
@@johnjacobs1625 you still have to fight the current. otherwise you just end up in the middle of the stream. the had to reach their specific pillars and the river also has many bends. it's not easy even for the best swimmers that's why so many people day every year swimming in rivers.
Dearest Mark I’m located in the red zone at Bergamo Italia. We can’t leave the house for 2.5 weeks. Kids are home from school for going on 5 weeks. Things are not clear and only a fool thinks all will be ok like it was before. This virus will go down in history and remembered for eternity . Mark bless you for your efforts they help me get through the day and further educate my WW2 history bank. Thank you dear Sir.
I consider myself a WW2 buff and nearly every time I watch one of these I learn something new which puts me in my place. I knew the rail bridge was severely damaged but had always assumed it was bombed. Well you would wouldn't you! Thanks.
@Joseph Clark Einstein level IQ? Haha let's see some evidence for that please. He failed in every military command he was put into and only excelled in murdering captive and unarmed people. Even Guderian knew he was incompetent.
Its getting old saying "I never heard this before" but there you go. Thank you again Dr. Felton for creating these videos to record these obscure but important events so that they wont be forgotten.
These tales of attack frogmen are fantastic Mark. I was one myself...I know the risks these guys faced...just from the water....let alone the sentrys,guns,dark,tide etc..incredible bravery. Well told.👍
I love the history that surrounds WWII but I genuinely had no knowledge of this raid. Thank you for all the hard work you out in sir. Appreciate the amazing content as always!
Great episode mark thank you I served in the 82nd, 321st brigade artillery, 2nd battalion 105 mm, served from 90 to 94 in Desert Storm in 91 + 92 and heard all about Market Garden from the old timers, and many plaques and story boards on base, anyways thnx again, AIRBORNE hoooooraahhh!!! 🇺🇸
Allied troops gave their lives to save ours. Mark Felton, your videos are the best short history documentaries I've ever seen and in every single vid there's something I didn't know before. Stunning. Best wishes from Germany.
Mohamad Khairulnizam Bin Osman Hello! One death, 7 infected and around 50 in quarantine. Taking the situation in Italy as an example, the government is taking no chances. Only banks, supermarkets and pharmacies are allowed to open. All borders are closed and also the airports, no flights of any passengers are allowed to come or go, only flights with cargo. Also all public transport shutdown and of course no schools or universities. So we are at home or working from home an hoping for the best 😄👍🏼. I hope you are your family are OK, stay safe my friend!
Credits to you for pronouncing 'Nijmegen' nearly the right way. My great grandparents lived through that part of the war and it wasn't fun at all for them.
Welp I just got off work and it's my day off so I'mma going to enjoy it by drinking some whiskey and by binge watching MFP videos it's gonna be such a relaxing day for me and I hope it is for you people to
Dear Dr. Felton, thanks so much for explaining the fights my grandparents (and those of all the other Germans, too) had to go through. I always thought I knew quite a bit about WWII - but your videos prove I've just been scratching the surface !
Last week the French "5 miles invasion" on German territory at the beginning of WWII and now the German frogman in operation Market Garden. And on top of that, at 3:11 a map of the area where I live...you not only keep on surprising and teaching me - no -you Mr.Felton, are spoiling me!😀 With the utmost respect, regards from the Lowlands! Already looking forward to the next class😉
Always learning something in these videos. Surprising to learn that the Italians were highly advanced in the art of scuba and frogman warfare, as the common perception is that their armed forces were basically utterly inept.
Great job again Mark. I have been a ww2 buff for 50 years read 1000s of books and viewed just as many Documentary's and videos and you still amaze me with facts and true stories I have never heard. Subed forever. Thank you.
Now why hasnt someone done a video on this before? All you ever hear about these bridges is "The Germans tried to bring them down but were unsuccessful." Well done Mark. You've beaten them all to the punch. Good job.
Even though I live in Cuijk, just under Nijmegen. I’ve never heard of this story! Every year we commemorate Market Garden, but this story has never been told. Thanks for this amazing video!
I never knew anything about this particular operation. It's nice to know that after 40 years of studying WW2... I can still come across something like this.
Excellent Episode , Extremely Brave German Navy Frog Men indeed. It was an amazing joint services mission with strong Luftwaffe support a late war success for the Germans . Would make a great movie !!!
We are not all trapped in our houses just yet, some of us still have to work. Well at least that is the case Downunder at the moment and that could change quickly.
Merely trying to encourage you to appreciate your freedom when you have it although I can't help being a little envious of course. Is that what gate keeping is?
My father was in the US Army in WW2 and was assigned to a AAA gun battalion. When the Rhine river bridge at Remagen Germany was captured, he was part of the group of GIs ordered to sit on the bluffs overlooking the river with Browning.50 caliber machine guns to shoot anything floating downstream toward the bridge. This was to protect it from German frogmen tasked with planting explosives. He had a number of stories about the time he spent around the bridge. Very similar to this story. Germany was desperate to protect itself from further Allied penetration. He mentioned that the remnants of the Luftwaffe also attacked the bridge.
They didn't swim against the current but used it to help them. But I presume the strong current may have caused some problems when they got to the pilons and attached the mines.
It is it pushed the US ranger off course from their intended landing zone when they crossed the river by paddle boats. Funny thing is the same thing happened to the film crew when they were filming the movie "A Bridge too Far" even thought the boats had hidden motors. They have to redo the crossing again since they moved too far away from the camera setup.
Can you truely imagine doing living threw these things. It's surreal to watch these video's sometimes when my empathy grows so powerfull I can almost see threw the men's eyes almost. Knowing so much information it's easy to see how the war developed and escalated... All respect giving to those who actualy lived or died in these unforgettable times.
My Dad was in Nijmegen, The 43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment. He told me that his pal and himself captured two German frogmen in a canal after firing a machine gun burst into the water, they just climbed out and surrendered without a fight
Apparently Montgomery said to a high ranking American that Market Garden was over 90% successful and the American replied jumping off a cliff is successful until the last few inches.
Went on the 100km Nijmegen Commemorative marches that were held every fall with US, UK, it was a lot of fun got to know a lot of people that were in the area in 1944.
... and only now I realise that I’ve got the joke arse-forwards, the ‘French Policeman’ bit is s’posed to be where the ‘Police Frogman’ is! 🤦♂️ ... still, it kinda works either way
I remember seeing some years ago on Antiques Roadshow, a divers watch, taken from a body and eventually ending up with a British soldiers nephew. Amazing relic and a great story.
What astounds me is how does Mark do it? How does he consistently finds these thoroughly absorbing, and amazing gems of information, of oft-forgotten history? 👍
It was during the air battle on September 27, 1944, that Canada's second highest scoring fighter ace, Henry Wallace 'Wally' McLeod was killed in action. He was a veteran of the Malta campaign, and had 21 victories to his credit.
I really enjoy your videos, Mark. Not too short, or too long and filled with good original film footage and images. Thanks for your time and effort and for sharing on UA-cam.
Mad thing being, my grandads brother was in the Irish Guards parachuted into Arnhem, he never spoke about it, totally shut down, point blank refused to talk about it,sadly these stories of those who were there are lost, I have my fathers and Grandfathers point of veiew but never Uncle Wilfreds. Strange thing is though his future wife he met in the Hospital in Arnhem. A really lovely man.
Thank u mark for the excellent content. Whenever I watch an educational ww2 video, i look for the mark Felton ones first and foremost. Your narration talents are a step above bro. Keep the good videos coming please!!
Same with me. I'd never heard of German frogmen during WW2, let alone hearing that the Italians had such combat-effective frogmen. Mark Felton is so good at digging these things up for us. His videos are second to none.
@Farley Moab No doubt. But as someone who uses RDX & HMX for a living, even a controlled environment can be high risk with such things. Only point I was making.
Thank you Mark, for adding to my knowledge. I went to there with my parents, when I was a pup, therefore didn't really understand the significance. Luckily my understanding has grown and you are adding to that. Again, thank you.
My uncle Ron was THERE, as was in the parachute regiment, an was shot by a german while descending in his parachute near Arnhem. He died of cancer in the 1980s. R.I.P
Mr. Felton, your videos are the best. The subject matter is always well presented and I always learn a little more about the war that I've studied since childhood. Really terrific stuff. Thanks so much for your dedication to giving us such quality material.
It's very good movie, though they portrayed too much innaccuracies and took too many liberties that the veterans who are still alive at the time complained about it. One is actor Dirk Bogarde who portrayed Gen. Browning, who ironically was a junior staff member of Gen. Browning and knows him personally during the war, he was very dissappointed in the script that portrays Gen. Browning as an uncaring, snobbish officer ignorant of the dangers, when in truth he is very well liked and very approachable and was very concerned very early on about intelligence report. He's also prone to lead his men up front on the battlefield (which the film didn't), which some scholars suggest is one of the reason there was sort command breakdown when he went along with the troops in the capture of Nijmegen, when he should be at back at HQ. The British Major with the umbrella in the movie is based on Major Allison Digby Tatham-Warter, who would calmly walk around commanding his men with his umbrella open while gunfire and bombs are exploding around. He didn't die unlike the one in the film, he would escape from Germans, killing two German soldiers with his bare hands, would then join the Dutch resistance, would peddle around on a bike pretending to be a mute Dutch farmer, going around to gather info and make contact with other British soldiers in hiding in order to plan their escape. He even helped some Germans when their car got stuck on mud, which I find hilarious. You could actually make a movie out of his life. A true legend.
Outgunned, outnumbered, and under constant pressure from all sides, the German soldier remained resolute! His performance and achievements on the battlefield were extraordinary, history and the enemy can attest to this. It is therefore no surprise that it would take many countries to defeat him including 3 superpowers.
I wasint allowed to watch cartoons so I would watch these on Discovery then History then Military channel, Thank You, learned everything possible about the Germans
My Father was a Royal Engineer and was working on the bridge when they saw the frogmen. There were Guards Armoured near close to them and they threw grenades at them.
Always a treat Dr mark Felton productions. And always finding out about little or unknown stories. History is always waiting to be found thank you mark
Crossed the Nijmegen bridges many times, the Arnhem bridge as well.... I keep seeing a very young Anthony Hopkins playing the Brit Major Frost during the movie "A Bridge too far"
Those guys had bigguns. Dark, cold, rapid current, enemy sentrys, and a sea mine on a string. What could possibly go wrong? As an ex-navy diver i salute you guys.
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One of the things I like about Mark Felton is all the "little" and l use the word advisedly, operations that normally just get lost in the "big" narratives of WWII.
One of my grandfathers was part of 30 corps and was actually on sentry duty at one of the bridges when he and his mates saw the swimmers. I asked him why they didn’t shoot them, “because no one ordered us to” he said.
He also said that when they captured a swimmer, he was absolutely convinced he would be shot, so when the Brits gave him tea with rum and blankets he was utterly shocked!
I wonder if the Russians would have been as kind?
@@brianjschumer Don't be ridiculous. Russian didn't drink tea back then!
Algolei I
LOL. Do you know what Russians use a Samovar for?
Jack Pavlik
LOL. For brewing tea, but I reckon you knew that.
@@lawrencewright2816 Sure! It's for boiling water!
...Presumably to make ramen, like the rest of us.
Mark you must have either an enormous collection of war time footage or access to some incredible archives. I am consistently amazed by the material you provide for us. Just the research you put into each production to provide the detail is remarkable.
Thank you.
No matter which side they are fighting for, you have to admire this kind of personal courage and determination.
I couldn't help but chuckle at that ad, talking about historical warships while there are demon ghost ships and catapults in the background. Nice video on the frogmen though.
I imagine a significant amount of Marks viewers already play the game. I do.
it was, not so much nowadays.
@andy Carr grinding for that Richelieu! beating my Lyon up bad.
Quit the game a long time ago
@@Kolar522 After what they did to Carriers I lost all interest. I really enjoyed that part of the game and was almost my entire reason to play it.
When your commanding officer says “the war will be won by Christmas”, say your prayers because those words will always spell doom for those on the frontlines
Every time i hear about Montgomery I cringe. Seems like most British leadership at the time (including Churchill) got their position because of connections. I wonder if that's still the case, certainly our political class is, but i really hope the armed forces doesn't still have the same problem (though if you watch any Sandhurst documentary I fear it does).
It only took them another 5 months after "the war will be won by Christmas" to actually win. They weren't that far off in their projections. They were overly optimistic but I can't blame them. They were rolling up the Germans at that point in the war.
happened in korea too
and ww1
Hoehner Tim Well the russian did like 70-80% of the work during the war...
Its easy to come in last- even against inferior forces an claim victory....🇩🇪🚧🌪
I live in Nijmegen and heard of this story but never saw a clip of it . so thx for this
@Praxis Alba where do you come from ?
My Uncle was a Lieutenant in The Royal Engineers, in September 1944 he was in Command of No.2 Troop of 615 Field Squadron. He went backwards and forwards across the river to rescue chaps during the battle for the bridges at Nijmegen. He commandeered a small tug from the quay at the power station and crossed the river during the battle to rescue British troops who had escaped through the German lines to bring information about the battle at Arnhem and Oosterbeek. At the same time, the Sappers, of The Guards Armoured Division, managed to remove the original charges placed on the bridges by the Germans to stop them being destroyed.
I would do a little diving for souvenirs in the river.
@@redtobertshateshandles no current is to strong sadly
@@redtobertshateshandles After 75 years most is washed away. And what was not washed away, was dredged away by dutch dredging companies in river maintenance.
How unlikely that these frogmen, without rehearsal, laden with unfamiliar and cumbersome devices, fighting strong currents all the while under the very nose of the enemy, nonetheless successfully installed all the mines. If ever there was a long-shot...!
Pretty sure they went with the current.
I've seen the Rhine current highly doubtful you'd swim very far against it.
@@johnjacobs1625 you still have to fight the current. otherwise you just end up in the middle of the stream. the had to reach their specific pillars and the river also has many bends. it's not easy even for the best swimmers that's why so many people day every year swimming in rivers.
@@LuvBorderCollies Love golden retrievers
@@LuvBorderCollies Bingo!
As a dutchmen this is something I didn't know about. Thank you!
Dearest Mark
I’m located in the red zone at Bergamo Italia. We can’t leave the house for 2.5 weeks. Kids are home from school for going on 5 weeks.
Things are not clear and only a fool thinks all will be ok like it was before. This virus will go down in history and remembered for eternity .
Mark bless you for your efforts they help me get through the day and further educate my WW2 history bank.
Thank you dear Sir.
Good luck
Crazy times and I hear ya I’m in New York City so good luck
Best wishes to you
Christian Holt. Thank you same to you.
Fergus Moffat. Thanks and same to you and your family.
Plan for self isolation: rewatch all Mark Felton and History Guy episodes. Oh, and Drachinifel. And Forgotten Weapons...and...
Excellent choice.
thanks for the new content to watch! subscribed
don't forget The Mighty Jingles!
Don't forget The History Guy.
Unlike the others Drachinifel is a bit biased towards the british.
If you were in the German navy at this point, being a frogman on a near suicide mission probably looked pretty tame compared to say being in a uboat.
A T anything is better than being questioned by the Gestapo.
I consider myself a WW2 buff and nearly every time I watch one of these I learn something new which puts me in my place. I knew the rail bridge was severely damaged but had always assumed it was bombed. Well you would wouldn't you! Thanks.
I respect this channel !
Mark shows everything as a historian should.
"The mission was considered so important that it was put under the command of a myopic Bavarian chicken farmer". It's a miracle they were successful.
In the 'Eagle Has Landed' this mission was about Churchill and a certain Major Steiner.
hahaha, true.
@@PanzerBuyer hahaha, idiot
but, he went from that to the second most powerful man in europe, at the time.
@Joseph Clark Einstein level IQ? Haha let's see some evidence for that please. He failed in every military command he was put into and only excelled in murdering captive and unarmed people. Even Guderian knew he was incompetent.
Its getting old saying "I never heard this before" but there you go. Thank you again Dr. Felton for creating these videos to record these obscure but important events so that they wont be forgotten.
These tales of attack frogmen are fantastic Mark.
I was one myself...I know the risks these guys faced...just from the water....let alone the sentrys,guns,dark,tide etc..incredible bravery.
Well told.👍
I love the history that surrounds WWII but I genuinely had no knowledge of this raid. Thank you for all the hard work you out in sir. Appreciate the amazing content as always!
Great episode mark thank you I served in the 82nd, 321st brigade artillery, 2nd battalion 105 mm, served from 90 to 94 in Desert Storm in 91 + 92 and heard all about Market Garden from the old timers, and many plaques and story boards on base, anyways thnx again, AIRBORNE hoooooraahhh!!! 🇺🇸
Allied troops gave their lives to save ours. Mark Felton, your videos are the best short history documentaries I've ever seen and in every single vid there's something I didn't know before. Stunning. Best wishes from Germany.
Just what I needed in this boring lockdown morning at home! Thank you Mark! Greetings from Guatemala.
Why lockdown at your place?
Mohamad Khairulnizam Bin Osman Hello! One death, 7 infected and around 50 in quarantine. Taking the situation in Italy as an example, the government is taking no chances. Only banks, supermarkets and pharmacies are allowed to open. All borders are closed and also the airports, no flights of any passengers are allowed to come or go, only flights with cargo. Also all public transport shutdown and of course no schools or universities.
So we are at home or working from home an hoping for the best 😄👍🏼. I hope you are your family are OK, stay safe my friend!
Credits to you for pronouncing 'Nijmegen' nearly the right way. My great grandparents lived through that part of the war and it wasn't fun at all for them.
Welp I just got off work and it's my day off so I'mma going to enjoy it by drinking some whiskey and by binge watching MFP videos it's gonna be such a relaxing day for me and I hope it is for you people to
Dear Dr. Felton, thanks so much for explaining the fights my grandparents (and those of all the other Germans, too) had to go through.
I always thought I knew quite a bit about WWII - but your videos prove I've just been scratching the surface !
I live in Nijmegen so this is extra interesting for me! Great video as always , thank you!
Last week the French "5 miles invasion" on German territory at the beginning of WWII and now the German frogman in operation Market Garden. And on top of that, at 3:11 a map of the area where I live...you not only keep on surprising and teaching me - no -you Mr.Felton, are spoiling me!😀 With the utmost respect, regards from the Lowlands! Already looking forward to the next class😉
Always learning something in these videos. Surprising to learn that the Italians were highly advanced in the art of scuba and frogman warfare, as the common perception is that their armed forces were basically utterly inept.
Everything shut down due to Coronavirus. Upload by Mark Felton! Keeps me sane during all this.
Great job again Mark. I have been a ww2 buff for 50 years read 1000s of books and viewed just as many Documentary's and videos and you still amaze me with facts and true stories I have never heard. Subed forever. Thank you.
Now why hasnt someone done a video on this before? All you ever hear about these bridges is "The Germans tried to bring them down but were unsuccessful." Well done Mark. You've beaten them all to the punch. Good job.
This and World War II are hands down the best Historical Channels for this time period on all of UA-cam 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻
Even though I live in Cuijk, just under Nijmegen. I’ve never heard of this story! Every year we commemorate Market Garden, but this story has never been told. Thanks for this amazing video!
I never knew anything about this particular operation. It's nice to know that after 40 years of studying WW2... I can still come across something like this.
Excellent Episode , Extremely Brave German Navy Frog Men indeed. It was an amazing joint services mission with strong Luftwaffe support a late war success for the Germans . Would make a great movie !!!
Being a Scuba diver myself i found this vid fascinating.
I must tip my hat to you, Mark. This is sterling documentary work. Not surprised, given your past efforts. Respect.
A Mark Felton video about the Netherlands! you just made my day!
Better even - about Nijmegen!! I can see the Waalbrug from my home :)
Frogmen of any country have always fascinated me. Great one doc
There's so many little stories that nobody has heard about because they aren't big battles, thanks for making this.
Complete Surprise to me. Allways thought that these attempts were a complete failure with no survivors at all. Thank you, Mark👍👍😊
We really need like 15 of these a day while we're all trapped in the house.
We are not all trapped in our houses just yet, some of us still have to work. Well at least that is the case Downunder at the moment and that could change quickly.
Sounds like complaining...had to comment I've been trapped in the house 20 years since my spinal cord injury! Feeling better now? Lol
@@stevenholton438 Are you trying to gatekeep being stuck in the house?
Merely trying to encourage you to appreciate your freedom when you have it although I can't help being a little envious of course. Is that what gate keeping is?
Time to binge every Mark Felton video!
My father was in the US Army in WW2 and was assigned to a AAA gun battalion. When the Rhine river bridge at Remagen Germany was captured, he was part of the group of GIs ordered to sit on the bluffs overlooking the river with Browning.50 caliber machine guns to shoot anything floating downstream toward the bridge. This was to protect it from German frogmen tasked with planting explosives. He had a number of stories about the time he spent around the bridge. Very similar to this story. Germany was desperate to protect itself from further Allied penetration. He mentioned that the remnants of the Luftwaffe also attacked the bridge.
Congrats on the sponsor Mark. You earned it buddy!
I live in Nijmegen. I knew a lot abou this operation but you just gave me the whole picture! Nice video!
Over the years I have read a few books on Market Garden but I never heard of this operation Thanks for this
The Waal has some strong currents, these men where strong swimmers indeed.
They didn't swim against the current but used it to help them. But I presume the strong current may have caused some problems when they got to the pilons and attached the mines.
It is it pushed the US ranger off course from their intended landing zone when they crossed the river by paddle boats.
Funny thing is the same thing happened to the film crew when they were filming the movie "A Bridge too Far" even thought the boats had hidden motors. They have to redo the crossing again since they moved too far away from the camera setup.
History WW2 at its finest.
I've known of this daring German operation and always thought why it was never televised or put on UA-cam. thx mark for never being biased. 👍🇬🇧✌
Can you truely imagine doing living threw these things.
It's surreal to watch these video's sometimes when my empathy grows so powerfull I can almost see threw the men's eyes almost. Knowing so much information it's easy to see how the war developed and escalated...
All respect giving to those who actualy lived or died in these unforgettable times.
I had no idea Italy pioneered frogmen worldwide. FASCINATING! Best channel on youtube.
I used to love watching History Channel...Mark Felton has rekindled my love of history. Cheers, mate! 🥃
Another lesser know operation brought to you by Mark Felton Productions.. Thank you Dr Felton. I so enjoy your wisdom of WWII...
The Chicken farmer was very brave with other men's lives.
1:49 Hugo Boss Summer-BeachWear Commercial.
He looking good, my oh my!
My Dad was in Nijmegen, The 43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment. He told me that his pal and himself captured two German frogmen in a canal after firing a machine gun burst into the water, they just climbed out and surrendered without a fight
And what kind of fight could they have put on? Enlight me please...
Sergio Attonito it means they gave up, knew it was futile to fight back, they had nowhere to go so surrendered. Does that answer satisfy you?
I know Operation Market Garden. I did not know that the KreigsMarine had frogmen and I did not know this story. Thank you Mr. Mark.
Apparently Montgomery said to a high ranking American that Market Garden was over 90% successful and the American replied jumping off a cliff is successful until the last few inches.
Went on the 100km Nijmegen Commemorative marches that were held every fall with US, UK, it was a lot of fun got to know a lot of people that were in the area in 1944.
Same here. 8th ID. It was surreal marching through the streets while people threw flowers. It made me feel like it was 1944.
Dr Felton always seems to find the most obscure and interesting angles to all these fairly well known episodes.
Frogmen.
Reminds me of a joke by Milton Jones: “My Uncle was a Police Frogman... er, no... I meant, a ‘French Policeman’...
... and only now I realise that I’ve got the joke arse-forwards, the ‘French Policeman’ bit is s’posed to be where the ‘Police Frogman’ is! 🤦♂️ ... still, it kinda works either way
French police man Ajajaj
@@rexjaru lol
A lot of personal interest on my part, since I was born in Nijmegen just before the allied liberation.
I remember seeing some years ago on Antiques Roadshow, a divers watch, taken from a body and eventually ending up with a British soldiers nephew. Amazing relic and a great story.
What astounds me is how does Mark do it? How does he consistently finds these thoroughly absorbing, and amazing gems of information, of oft-forgotten history? 👍
As a Dutchman, I never learned about this, so thanks for the story! Here in the Netherlands all attention is for Arnhem an the "Bridge too far"...
It was during the air battle on September 27, 1944, that Canada's second highest scoring fighter ace, Henry Wallace 'Wally' McLeod was killed in action. He was a veteran of the Malta campaign, and had 21 victories to his credit.
Maybe Mark can find some info and do a video on him. I would definitely put a thumbs up to that.
I really enjoy your videos, Mark. Not too short, or too long and filled with good original film footage and images. Thanks for your time and effort and for sharing on UA-cam.
Wow. Didn’t know the Italians were frogman innovators the British looked to for method and practices.
Just watch the film "Silent Enemy" here on youtube.
Yup, without the X Mas, there would be no Seals.
Check Mark's other video. He posted their exploits in past show.
Logistical and technical competence is one thing. However it is the determination, tenacity and sheer bravery of those engineers that lingers.
I knew nothing of this. A fascinating story.
Thank you very much for creating/posting this video.
6:06 any info on the diving toolwatches worn by the Marine Einsatz Kommando (Spezialkräfte Marine)... Panerai with Rolex Oyster cases ?
Would be interesting!!!! I agree.
Mad thing being, my grandads brother was in the Irish Guards parachuted into Arnhem, he never spoke about it, totally shut down, point blank refused to talk about it,sadly these stories of those who were there are lost, I have my fathers and Grandfathers point of veiew but never Uncle Wilfreds. Strange thing is though his future wife he met in the Hospital in Arnhem. A really lovely man.
My Dad used to talk about being at the battle of Nijmegen. The name is part of my childhood.
Thank u mark for the excellent content. Whenever I watch an educational ww2 video, i look for the mark Felton ones first and foremost. Your narration talents are a step above bro. Keep the good videos coming please!!
Thanks mark. To be honest, i didn't know there was a german frogman in german front. Thanks.🇺🇸🇺🇸🤝🤝❤🤝👌🏼👏👏👏👏👏👏
I think Otto Skorzeny tried the same thing when the Americans crossed the Rhine, but his frogmen were shot in the water.
@@PanzerBuyer thanks for inform. Il shake your hand. 🤝
Same with me. I'd never heard of German frogmen during WW2, let alone hearing that the Italians had such combat-effective frogmen. Mark Felton is so good at digging these things up for us. His videos are second to none.
@@jamescdevosyes the german frogman are the ksm
I really need to do my school work but I can't stop watching these
Nice mark! I live in Schijndel near Eindhoven and have read a lot about this but never saw any video. Thanks! Your content is really good, keep it up!
30 mins air supply: check
Freezing cold water: check
Lbs of explosives strapped to chest: check
Confirmed and verified mad lads: check
They drifted modified torpedos!
@Farley Moab No doubt. But as someone who uses RDX & HMX for a living, even a controlled environment can be high risk with such things. Only point I was making.
Thank you, Mark. I so love your channel. Where do you get all these obscure but fascinating war stories from?
thats one that has been hidden in the depths thanks as always
Thank you Mark, for adding to my knowledge.
I went to there with my parents, when I was a pup, therefore didn't really understand the significance.
Luckily my understanding has grown and you are adding to that.
Again, thank you.
you keep finding these gems i never knew about . Fantastic
should be a good crowd this week--stay safe people and kind
My uncle Ron was THERE, as was in the parachute regiment, an was shot by a german while descending in his parachute near Arnhem. He died of cancer in the 1980s. R.I.P
You are probably the best history UA-camr to ever post a video on this site.
Mr. Felton, your videos are the best. The subject matter is always well presented and I always learn a little more about the war that I've studied since childhood. Really terrific stuff. Thanks so much for your dedication to giving us such quality material.
Best Channel on UA-cam. Thanks Mark!
A Bridge Too Far was still one of the best WWII movies I've ever seen, despite the fact it didn't end very well for the allies.
It's very good movie, though they portrayed too much innaccuracies and took too many liberties that the veterans who are still alive at the time complained about it. One is actor Dirk Bogarde who portrayed Gen. Browning, who ironically was a junior staff member of Gen. Browning and knows him personally during the war, he was very dissappointed in the script that portrays Gen. Browning as an uncaring, snobbish officer ignorant of the dangers, when in truth he is very well liked and very approachable and was very concerned very early on about intelligence report. He's also prone to lead his men up front on the battlefield (which the film didn't), which some scholars suggest is one of the reason there was sort command breakdown when he went along with the troops in the capture of Nijmegen, when he should be at back at HQ.
The British Major with the umbrella in the movie is based on Major Allison Digby Tatham-Warter, who would calmly walk around commanding his men with his umbrella open while gunfire and bombs are exploding around. He didn't die unlike the one in the film, he would escape from Germans, killing two German soldiers with his bare hands, would then join the Dutch resistance, would peddle around on a bike pretending to be a mute Dutch farmer, going around to gather info and make contact with other British soldiers in hiding in order to plan their escape. He even helped some Germans when their car got stuck on mud, which I find hilarious. You could actually make a movie out of his life. A true legend.
Outgunned, outnumbered, and under constant pressure from all sides, the German soldier remained resolute! His performance and achievements on the battlefield were extraordinary, history and the enemy can attest to this.
It is therefore no surprise that it would take many countries to defeat him including 3 superpowers.
im impressed by how well you pronounce Nijmegen, well done.
Absolutely awesome story, we need more detail of operation in ww2 like this channel
All these years watching documentaries and movies, I never knew about this German operation, fascinating!
Dear Sirs ,stop the game commercial. Your films are very good. Thanks.
i wonder who were more successful. the german or italian frogmen of WW2 hey MARK! my father would have loved you channel!!!!
I’ve walked across the road bridge at Nijmegen. We were there for the Four Day Marches. Operation Market-Garden was on my mind all during our walk.
Can't help but remember that main theme of A Bridge too Far. Catchy tune for a fine movie...
I wasint allowed to watch cartoons so I would watch these on Discovery then History then Military channel, Thank You, learned everything possible about the Germans
My Father was a Royal Engineer and was working on the bridge when they saw the frogmen.
There were Guards Armoured near close to them and they threw grenades at them.
Always a treat Dr mark Felton productions. And always finding out about little or unknown stories. History is always waiting to be found thank you mark
Crossed the Nijmegen bridges many times, the Arnhem bridge as well.... I keep seeing a very young Anthony Hopkins playing the Brit Major Frost during the movie "A Bridge too far"
"I'm sorry, we haven't the facilities to take you all prisoner."
Those guys had bigguns. Dark, cold, rapid current, enemy sentrys, and a sea mine on a string. What could possibly go wrong? As an ex-navy diver i salute you guys.