Rescuing Mussolini 1943 - Skorzeny's Forgotten Second Mission

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  • The 1943 rescue of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from atop the Gran Sasso mountain is well known, but not so the secondary operation launched by one of Otto Skorzeny's SS officers to rescue Mussolini's wife and children from a castle.
    Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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  • @AndriusKamarauskas
    @AndriusKamarauskas 2 роки тому +1165

    the most unbelievable part of this story that Mussolini's wife could pack necessary things in 15 min

    • @dp-sr1fd
      @dp-sr1fd 2 роки тому +28

      Love it-Love it.

    • @everettsykes1774
      @everettsykes1774 2 роки тому +18

      Experienced travellers can donit in 7 min.

    • @Kontrolleuchte
      @Kontrolleuchte 2 роки тому +4

      😆

    • @RoscoeS-zo2cg
      @RoscoeS-zo2cg 2 роки тому +21

      Winner of the comment section

    • @aimatepid6282
      @aimatepid6282 2 роки тому +6

      Really …… really !
      That’s what you picked up from this informative gem !

  • @johnavery3941
    @johnavery3941 2 роки тому +869

    I am 53 and have studied History in my spare time all my life especially World War II and Nazi Germany but Mark always surprises me with something new.

    • @outrageousgamer315
      @outrageousgamer315 2 роки тому +18

      Definitely agree. He talks about lesser known dates, facts, timelines etc. I would like him to do a video about Operation Mincemeat.

    • @jw451
      @jw451 2 роки тому +4

      ditto

    • @brianbiggers9611
      @brianbiggers9611 2 роки тому +3

      He has mad research skillz.

    • @stevenhershman2660
      @stevenhershman2660 2 роки тому +7

      I agree. I have over estimated my knowledge of WWII and now learning the "lesser Known facts". My favorite You Tube site.

    • @jw451
      @jw451 2 роки тому +2

      Mind you we know our stuff too. I was expecting the lesser known Skorzeny raid where they used a Tiger tank to bust through Budapest and kidnap the prime minister's son . Rolled him up in a rug or somen. The good part was the tiger though. Gonna bust through somen a tigers a pretty good option. lol

  • @ArcticWolf00Alpha0
    @ArcticWolf00Alpha0 2 роки тому +784

    Mark Felton: the only man who can take a piece of well known history, and find more history in it.

    • @Lerxstification
      @Lerxstification 2 роки тому +54

      The riskiest part of the operation: Relying upon a FIAT to be the getaway car!

    • @IanP1963
      @IanP1963 2 роки тому +3

      @@Lerxstification Lol !!!!

    • @AdmiralBonetoPick
      @AdmiralBonetoPick 2 роки тому +9

      @@Lerxstification Back when FIAT stood for "Fix It Again Tomorrow".

    • @jackholroyd6197
      @jackholroyd6197 2 роки тому

      True that boy.

    • @artm1973
      @artm1973 2 роки тому +1

      @@AdmiralBonetoPick That hasn't really changed much lol

  • @michaelgibbins7221
    @michaelgibbins7221 2 роки тому +95

    As a boy living in a country town in Victoria, Australia in the 1970s/80s I knew one of the paratroopers from this mission, an Austrian soldier who moved to Australia with his German wife after the war.. He was a drinking buddy of my father’s who had served in the Australian Army in WW2 so the two of them swapped stories from both sides… the former paratrooper ran a local garage and one time my dad took me to the workshop and his Austrian friend opened a locker and pulled out his old German uniform complete with helmet and gas mask cylinder, boots, bayonet, the whole thing… very interesting for a young military enthusiast…

    • @blackbird5634
      @blackbird5634 Рік тому +6

      When I was a kid in the 70's a neighbor would show off the Walther PPK with Nazi markings his dad brought home from WW2.

    • @rachelar
      @rachelar Рік тому +1

      I hope he wasn't SS

  • @laszlo5201
    @laszlo5201 2 роки тому +737

    Mussolini: Am i free now?
    Uncle Dolfy: Well, yes but actually no.

    • @smorgonenberg5530
      @smorgonenberg5530 2 роки тому +22

      **Gets hanged**

    • @bukitcengkeh1
      @bukitcengkeh1 2 роки тому +6

      @@smorgonenberg5530 wasn't Mussolini executed by firing squad? Or are you talking about another person?

    • @smorgonenberg5530
      @smorgonenberg5530 2 роки тому +17

      @@bukitcengkeh1 He died before getting hanged by the leg i think lol

    • @krisfrederick5001
      @krisfrederick5001 2 роки тому +24

      It's complicated

    • @Torgo1001
      @Torgo1001 2 роки тому +35

      ​@@bukitcengkeh1 Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by firing squad and their corpses hung upside down over a gas station parking lot. The bodies were jeered and spat on by the crowd. Hitler received word of these events shortly before his own death in the Reich Chancellery bunker. Mussolini's humiliating demise was reportedly one of the main reasons why Hitler wanted his own corpse cremated after his suicide...so it couldn't be disgraced by occupying Soviet troops.

  • @mycroft1905
    @mycroft1905 2 роки тому +317

    A historical sidenote: The skilled pilot who flew the dangerously overloaded Fiesler 156 Storch off Gran Sasso was Hauptmann Heinrich Gerlach, personal pilot to General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student. His Granddaughter was a colleague and told me Gerlach emigrated to Canada after the war and never piloted an aircraft again.

    • @gerard2383
      @gerard2383 2 роки тому +14

      Mark always pulls out the non mainstream information. Love this channel

    • @jaybee9269
      @jaybee9269 2 роки тому +1

      “The most dangerous man in Europe” had to stay in the limelight even if Il Duce had to sit on his lap…

    • @9traktor
      @9traktor 2 роки тому +12

      Nonsense ! The Fieseler 156 Storch wasn`t overloaded at any time.The powerful Argus AS 10 C engine was good enough for twice of the regular payload. Sometimes loading condition in Russia were the pilot plus three wounded soldiers. Reliable Storch brought them home...

    • @Klaaism
      @Klaaism 2 роки тому +6

      Huh interesting he chose never to pilot again. Piloting is a useful skillset, especially a military pilot. Perhaps a mix of PTSD and not wanting to relive being in Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe, granted that's pure speculation on my part.

    • @KB4QAA
      @KB4QAA 2 роки тому +6

      @@Klaaism Following WWII into the 1980's there were tens of thousands of former military pilots. There were relatively very few airline or commercial jobs. Being an ex-military pilot was NOT a particularly useful skill (not skillset). Ahem.

  • @yowie0889
    @yowie0889 2 роки тому +149

    Cable cars, castles, commandos - the only thing missing is Clint Eastwood dual-wielding MP40s!

    • @linusbroadbent2763
      @linusbroadbent2763 2 роки тому +13

      Where Eagles Dare. Classic.

    • @stevem2323
      @stevem2323 2 роки тому +2

      @@linusbroadbent2763 Love it.

    • @antonio-W6
      @antonio-W6 2 роки тому +5

      where eagles dare ;)

    • @billace90
      @billace90 2 роки тому +3

      Ja, der Schloß Adler….

    • @yowie0889
      @yowie0889 2 роки тому +4

      @@billace90 "Broadsword calling Danny Boy"

  • @joeburns4294
    @joeburns4294 2 роки тому +17

    Exactly 12 hours earlier, 12 September 1943, my fathers only brother, Pvt Martin J Burns, was killed on the Liberty ship William B Travis, when it was struck by a ‘torpedo or mine’ in the Mediterranean. He was an MP guarding German POW’s and asleep on the #2 hatch at around 1:10 am. The explosion blew him into the hold and he was the only casualty. The ship did not sink and limped into port for makeshift repairs. It would be a year before his body was discovered, as it took that long for the Travis to get in a suitable dry dock. His decapitated body was found well preserved in oils, fluids, etc and after months of investigation by an Army officer assigned the task, went from MIA to KIA. Woody Guthrie was working his passage as a merchant mariner that night and makes reference to the explosion in his book on pg 116, and simply writes that ‘in the morning it was discovered that an Army private is missing.’ I’ve often wondered, if it was a U-Boat, what was it’s ultimate fate.
    Pvt Martin J Burns is buried in the American cemetary near Carthage Tunisia. Nothing to do with your topic, but since I was a kid and my Dad showed me the War Dept telegram he kept, the date Sept 12 will always have special significance. My father, T/Sgt Joseph F Burns, was a Radio/Gunner on B-25’s in the CBI, 14th AAF.

  • @historywithhilbert146
    @historywithhilbert146 2 роки тому +752

    Been looking forward to more videos on Otto Skorzeny after hearing about him in a few others of yours. Very interesting stuff as always!

    • @cosuinofdeath
      @cosuinofdeath 2 роки тому +11

      My man

    • @ottoskorzeny8701
      @ottoskorzeny8701 2 роки тому +8

      @@cosuinofdeath mine too 😉

    • @roeng1368
      @roeng1368 2 роки тому +25

      Skorzeny lived, briefly in Ireland, Co.Kildare to be precise. I remember listening to an interview with a chap who worked for him as a gardener here. He came to work one morning and Skorzeny had fled, the house was empty of anything important, a journalist worked out who Skorzeny was, and he went to Spain (I think) pretty quick. There was a German officers full length leather coat in the house. I often wonder did the gardener chap take it.

    • @mrkitty1997
      @mrkitty1997 2 роки тому +9

      Why are you sucking up so hard? Try not to leave a hickey while you're at it

    • @hadesapocalypse
      @hadesapocalypse 2 роки тому +21

      @@mrkitty1997 chill mate they enjoy his content. Don’t get but hurt over the internet now

  • @OneMan-wl1wj
    @OneMan-wl1wj 2 роки тому +23

    5:15. Arguably one of the most legendary scars ever to be sported by a soldier and the inspiration for many a custom character creation options in video games.

  • @whackle7378
    @whackle7378 2 роки тому +283

    Actually really interesting to learn that Mussolini's wife ran a restaurant

    • @jabloko992
      @jabloko992 2 роки тому +69

      ye I did nazi that coming

    • @Pythois
      @Pythois 2 роки тому +29

      @@jabloko992 leave

    • @ercoleborgiano
      @ercoleborgiano 2 роки тому +54

      His son Romano looked like him a lot. Basically young Benito, but with hair 😁

    • @phildavy913
      @phildavy913 2 роки тому +25

      I'm guessing it was an Italian restaurant?

    • @whackle7378
      @whackle7378 2 роки тому +10

      @@phildavy913 Chinese, actually

  • @alfredovilla8560
    @alfredovilla8560 2 роки тому +183

    Once again, Mark Felton has outdone himself by bringing us this little-known, but nonetheless highly interesting secondary rescue operation! My parents being from Abruzzo, I was well aware of the Gran Sasso operation, but knew nothing about the predicament of Mussolini's family. Thank you, Dr. Felton for enriching our lives with your professional podcasts!

    • @lucknotskilled1543
      @lucknotskilled1543 2 роки тому +1

      He’s just following the narrative, like ww2 historians before him. It is what they have been taught by the victors.

    • @alfredovilla8560
      @alfredovilla8560 2 роки тому +4

      @@lucknotskilled1543 - your comment is so loaded with sarcasm, it oozes. Are you referring to this specific piece or the entirety of Dr. Felton's work? In either instances, what are you thoughts exactly on the subject?

    • @ismokecrackbecauseheroinis401
      @ismokecrackbecauseheroinis401 2 роки тому +6

      I agree, me being Italian myself, I love how Felton makes detailed and interesting videos on these small but very interesting operations nonetheless, it's good to binge watch

    • @lucknotskilled1543
      @lucknotskilled1543 2 роки тому +1

      @@alfredovilla8560 I’m referring to the entirety, ww2 “official story”

    • @alfredovilla8560
      @alfredovilla8560 2 роки тому +2

      @@lucknotskilled1543 - that's what I thought, but can you be more specific about what makes you believe that WW2 history has been written by the winners?

  • @saltymonke3682
    @saltymonke3682 2 роки тому +34

    Mussolini: Yes I'm free
    Skorzeny: Hmm... More like under a new management

  • @blacksmith67
    @blacksmith67 2 роки тому +136

    Even when you think you know the story, Dr. Felton still brings new details to light. Always fascinating and informative.

    • @theancientsam
      @theancientsam 5 місяців тому

      America had far superior firepower than anyone in europe. When they showed up it was game over

  • @TarMarnold
    @TarMarnold 2 роки тому +58

    I hit the like button for these videos before I even watch them. So far it has never been a mistake.

    • @-.Steven
      @-.Steven 2 роки тому +2

      That's a good practice, you'll never go wrong by hitting that like button! I find myself doing the same.

    • @bubblegumfacebabe
      @bubblegumfacebabe 2 роки тому +3

      me too, i never watch before liking

    • @jamesclendon4811
      @jamesclendon4811 2 роки тому

      Hitting the like button before watching: that's how Trump got elected.

    • @xancypillosi9497
      @xancypillosi9497 2 роки тому +1

      Always

  • @JESUS.IS.GOD.777
    @JESUS.IS.GOD.777 2 роки тому +7

    This man deserves his own Netflix series.

  • @dutchchessbetterthancheese1239
    @dutchchessbetterthancheese1239 2 роки тому +12

    Skorzeny was a fascinating character.

    • @billace90
      @billace90 2 роки тому +1

      Don’t tell that to the Italian guards at Gran Sasso….

  • @leninjohn1981
    @leninjohn1981 2 роки тому +5

    2021 - Mark Felton uploads another WW2 video
    2061 - Mark Felton completes his magnum opus of recording everything about WW2

  • @robinblackmoor8732
    @robinblackmoor8732 2 роки тому +26

    " Most people don't know" That part was funny. How about 99.9999% of people don't know. Mark never fails in finding history that is interesting that very few know anything about.

  • @TheMilitantHorse
    @TheMilitantHorse 2 роки тому +6

    Skorzeny himself sounds less like an actual soldier but more like a movie character. His exploits are just beyond fascinating.

    • @NYG5
      @NYG5 9 місяців тому +1

      It qould make for great movies, as politically impossible it would be to make them

  • @ARIXANDRE
    @ARIXANDRE 2 роки тому +26

    It's amazing how all of this is on film,including Hitler meeting Mussolini after the escape.

    • @1981menso
      @1981menso 2 роки тому

      Could they understand each other?

    • @vincere_
      @vincere_ 2 роки тому +4

      It's no coincidence; the propaganda war was still going strong!

    • @EndOfSmallSanctuary97
      @EndOfSmallSanctuary97 2 роки тому +6

      @@1981menso Mussolini was fluent in four languages, including German.

    • @AdmiralBonetoPick
      @AdmiralBonetoPick 2 роки тому +5

      It was a rare operational success for the Axis at this time in the war, when everything had been going against them for over a year, so naturally the propaganda newsreels made the most of it.

  • @capeclearisland
    @capeclearisland 2 роки тому +30

    The sister of Sophia Loren, Anna-Maria, married Romano, Mussolini's son; they had a daughter, Alessandra, who is a well-known politician in Italy.

    • @Klaaism
      @Klaaism 2 роки тому +2

      How did it impact her political career? Granted I have zero knowledge of Italian politics.

    • @federicoof2408
      @federicoof2408 2 роки тому +7

      @@Klaaism she s a politician today, not a very famous one but yes, generally speaking she shares some of the ideas of her grandfather

    • @federicoof2408
      @federicoof2408 2 роки тому +5

      @@Klaaism btw, obviously her surname helped a lot in gaining popularity but also created a sort og handicap for her, since every country would be ashamed to put in an high position a family memeber of a previous dictator

    • @giodandosu
      @giodandosu 2 роки тому

      @@federicoof2408 i am italian and don't care for her she got some suport, but is really small, i think is because in italiy a trial like nurimberg was never made so, and was't a big hunt on facisti like for the nazi who escaped...

    • @federicoof2408
      @federicoof2408 2 роки тому

      @@giodandosu si si lo so sono italiano anche io

  • @paulmurphy42
    @paulmurphy42 2 роки тому +74

    As someone has already said on this channel, "I'm not going out tonight, Mark Felton's just uploaded"! What a wonderful present when I came in from work tonight! Well done Mark and KEEP 'EM COMING!

  • @alessiobubbles5345
    @alessiobubbles5345 2 роки тому +10

    Skorzeny looks and life would make it perfect for a movie

  • @oliverrugg3732
    @oliverrugg3732 2 роки тому +61

    I honestly wish there were more teachers like Mr. Felton in universities today. I honestly do not know how he can consistently find such amazing detail about such specific and poorly known events, whist with all due respect, many of my lectures don't even seem to know which planet Hitler was born on.

    • @doogleticker5183
      @doogleticker5183 2 роки тому +5

      As a teacher, his talents would be wasted. Not to mention the enormous time it requires to prepare lessons beyond the mundane...nobody can be all things to all people (sorry Kim, Mao, Stalin, Hitler, etc.)

    • @buf2294
      @buf2294 2 роки тому +15

      Today’s universities are full of green haired degenerates who wouldn’t appreciate the work of Mark Felton. They would rather have one of their own teaching them.

    • @brett4264
      @brett4264 2 роки тому +7

      That's how they are rewriting history today.

    • @Willy_Tepes
      @Willy_Tepes 2 роки тому +8

      If you turn all the people into fools by giving them a bad education, you can tell them anything and they'll believe it, because they don't know better. History is important and that is why it is being twisted and ignored in our schools. Teachers are under payed because they don't want smart people teaching our children stuff.

    • @nodinitiative
      @nodinitiative 2 роки тому +3

      I'am a teacher for about 10 years now, his talents would be wasted. I'am also knowledgable in Human History and know a lot of "inside facts", but I'am not allowed to disclose too much of those facts.
      Sadly, I'am not as talented as Mark, so I don't want to embarress myself on youtube.
      Mark and other historians are doing a great service.

  • @mmurphy2528
    @mmurphy2528 2 роки тому +100

    That guy lived like a lord near us in Ireland in the 50s his fancy white LHD Mercedes & himself really stuck out in Kildare back then..👍

    • @shinji1991
      @shinji1991 2 роки тому +2

      Well, reminds me of that song "I'm a man you don't meet everyday", since it's also county Kildare!

    • @timcahill4676
      @timcahill4676 2 роки тому +2

      Strange how he would pick Ireland to live after he’s retired

    • @Cheeki_breeki6
      @Cheeki_breeki6 2 роки тому +36

      @@timcahill4676 Ireland had no quarrel with Germany, in fact many Irishmen approved of the Germans going to war with England.

    • @bolognasoup4135
      @bolognasoup4135 2 роки тому +6

      One Kildare resident recalled Skorzeny as someone who "wasn't particularly friendly and [who] didn't really mix with local people".

    • @mmurphy2528
      @mmurphy2528 2 роки тому +21

      One harsh story was about mr otto was that locals were poaching rabbits on his land, & he tried to chase them off, they walked up near him listening to his tirade, one boyo said to him I was hunting rabbits here when you were burning bodys... mr otto was not amuzed...!

  • @wayneantoniazzi2706
    @wayneantoniazzi2706 2 роки тому +17

    Very well done! I always wondered how the rest of the commando force got away from the Gran Sasso after Skorzeny left with Mussolini. A road march back to German lines. Makes perfect sense.

  • @calthepeacelovingclover5935
    @calthepeacelovingclover5935 2 роки тому +174

    AH: "Otto Beni just got nabbed again can you renabb him for us?"
    Otto: "Again? *Sigh* Hold mien Schnapps!"

    • @alyal-majuid4950
      @alyal-majuid4950 2 роки тому +9

      Mein..! Mien nicht!

    • @thilgu
      @thilgu 2 роки тому +6

      This type of millenial humor is so not funny.

    • @Klaaism
      @Klaaism 2 роки тому

      Whats the German equivalent of the US "Geronimo"?

    • @calthepeacelovingclover5935
      @calthepeacelovingclover5935 2 роки тому

      @@Klaaism That's a little bit controversial innit?

  • @kennethrouse7942
    @kennethrouse7942 2 роки тому +47

    Hi, Dr. Felton. I seem to remember reading that the Fiesler Storch very nearly came to grief because Skorzeny, wanting to ensure none of the glory went astray, insisted on stuffing his huge frame into the plane despite pilot Gerlach's misgivings. Airborne at the last second kind of thing. 🤔

    • @vincere_
      @vincere_ 2 роки тому +15

      The genesis of the Skorzeny mythos, a rescue mission that very well could have gone astray and killed them for the sake of one man's vanity.

    • @geodes6722
      @geodes6722 2 роки тому +1

      This is a good account of this mission in the British magazine “After the Battle”. I know that was in print in the very early 1980’s so you may need to hunt up a reprint or old copy.

  • @AnthonyBerkshire
    @AnthonyBerkshire 2 роки тому +181

    We would have Skorzeny movies if the German had won.

    • @billace90
      @billace90 2 роки тому +31

      Yes. But he would never be advertising Gillette shaving razors on the Reich Global Network….

    • @AnthonyBerkshire
      @AnthonyBerkshire 2 роки тому +12

      @@billace90 I live close to the Gillette headquarter. Nice looking third reich building

    • @Klaaism
      @Klaaism 2 роки тому +8

      Now thats an interesting challenge. Making an interesting movie about a Nazi German military operation... where theres no Rommel. How to frame the protagonists as remotely likeable?

    • @ranyl7744
      @ranyl7744 2 роки тому +14

      @@Klaaism same as you frame any other of the nations likeable. Nazis werent worse people than anybody else on the world at that time. Every country enslaved, had labor camps and genocided big time

    • @johanleibert5901
      @johanleibert5901 2 роки тому +9

      @@Klaaism Japan killed more than 20 million Chinese citizens,but no one talk about it.
      At that time France and Britain almost colonized the whole world, but not talk about it
      After the war USA invaded more than 20 countries and bombing nearly 60 countries but no one talk about it, today Americans killing millions around the world for Drop of oil and they call it serving a country a war heroes,

  • @cancel1913
    @cancel1913 2 роки тому +15

    Mark, your editing and production of this video is again stupendous! Of course your research of the subject matter remains of the highest caliber. Well done!

  • @zamiadams4343
    @zamiadams4343 2 роки тому +3

    The only channel on UA-cam that I am overjoyed at when there is a new video, Bravo Mark, the information in every video is brilliant.

  • @hoosierpatriot2280
    @hoosierpatriot2280 2 роки тому +7

    I've never heard this story. Thank you once again Dr Felton for educating me!

  • @andrewwyatt1860
    @andrewwyatt1860 2 роки тому +3

    Once again I watch a Mark Felton video and learn something new! I knew of the Gran Sasso raid but not of the mission to rescue Mussolini’s wife and children. Keep up the great work Mr. Felton!

  • @williammiller8317
    @williammiller8317 2 роки тому

    Mark Felton is the gift that keeps on giving! 👍

  • @danielgreen3715
    @danielgreen3715 2 роки тому +1

    I always look forward to listening to mr Feltons intriguing snippets and glimpses of the past ..What an absolute Mine of information!

  • @martinolsen8271
    @martinolsen8271 2 роки тому +3

    Another great video and as always very informative. Always excited when you put up a new video, the level of details in each story is magnificent, great work Mark. Greetings from CPH.

  • @greeneaglz2573
    @greeneaglz2573 2 роки тому +16

    So impressed with your handling of difficult names

  • @nodarkthings
    @nodarkthings Рік тому +2

    Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

  • @stevesullivan9752
    @stevesullivan9752 2 роки тому +2

    Dr Felton... you never fail to amaze me Sir.
    Thank you!

  • @murraytichborne9903
    @murraytichborne9903 2 роки тому +4

    always a good one. thanks mark felton. youre a great author, and even
    better historian.

  • @bugsywolfe
    @bugsywolfe 2 роки тому +3

    Matk truly loves history and it shows in his presentations. Both entertaining and informative. Well done Mark your in a league all your own.

  • @JwizzleVC28
    @JwizzleVC28 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve tried to find your most recent video so you may see this comment Mark Felton. I truly appreciate your work and your videos. History repeats itself, you are foreshadowing the future with these historical flashbacks. Thank you because most history books do not speak on these topics

  • @howardbowen-RC-Pilot
    @howardbowen-RC-Pilot 2 роки тому +1

    Aah another dose from Mr Felton. Makes my day. Great stuff as per usual. Thanks Mark.

  • @jrost.ai1
    @jrost.ai1 2 роки тому +35

    It's finally here I wanted to see that one so bad. his life sounds like a movie

    • @edwelndiobel1567
      @edwelndiobel1567 2 роки тому +9

      they dont make movies about anything interesting anymore its just super hero movies

    • @alvaro701
      @alvaro701 2 роки тому +1

      @@edwelndiobel1567 You probably don't watch a lot of cinema for say something like that.

    • @edwelndiobel1567
      @edwelndiobel1567 2 роки тому +3

      @@alvaro701 Look dude I dont live in whatever feminine limp wrist cultured you are referring too, or if you are referring to current movies its all fluff, puffery smut and trash.

    • @braxtonphifer7986
      @braxtonphifer7986 2 роки тому +1

      @@edwelndiobel1567 lol

    • @alvaro701
      @alvaro701 2 роки тому

      @@edwelndiobel1567 Easy mate, you got your shitty opinion and I got mine

  • @tmclaug90
    @tmclaug90 2 роки тому +15

    Any soldier who volunteered to be a glider guy, had to have been exceedingly brave.

    • @heinrichnitschke5485
      @heinrichnitschke5485 2 роки тому +3

      That clanking you hear when they walk isn't their equipment it's their brass balls slapping together.😂😂😂

    • @asm1
      @asm1 2 роки тому +5

      Tell me about it. My paternal grandfather was in the second drop at Arnhem. Messy 😶
      Found out in the last six months from my dad that his mum told him, long after the war, she found out that after that, Grandad was deployed in Austria 🇦🇹
      Apparently, only he and Two other guys got out their glider alive. Never said a word about it. In amongst old photos there's an aerial pic of the sort they'd use, it has 'holes' in it. I'm not sure they're natural occurrences (bullets?!) 🤯

    • @therealuncleowen2588
      @therealuncleowen2588 2 роки тому +1

      Yep, the weight of the gliders of that era meant they were difficult to control and crashed often.

    • @tmclaug90
      @tmclaug90 2 роки тому

      @Christopher Mac I have jumped out of a plane. It's not so bad. Also, you reach the ground relatively quickly and are a small target. Those gliders had to be death traps. Large targets. Imagine if you hit a tree while landing...

  • @javiervonsydow9686
    @javiervonsydow9686 10 місяців тому +2

    Impressive report and footage selection and editing, as always. Thank you very much!

  • @Mizzdr111
    @Mizzdr111 2 роки тому

    Thank you again, Dr. Felton for your wonderful insights...

  • @michaelporzio7384
    @michaelporzio7384 2 роки тому +23

    I'm amazed the Fiat car didn't break down on the way to the airport. Another great untold story from Dr. Felton. Thanks!

    • @joelellis7035
      @joelellis7035 2 роки тому +2

      One thing the Nazis had was simply a lot of luck. Not enough, but definitely a lot.

    • @herbertsusmann986
      @herbertsusmann986 2 роки тому +6

      It probably did but it was all downhill so they coasted. I am sure Dr. Felton will cover this little know tidbit of history in a future video.

    • @augustuslunasol10thapostle
      @augustuslunasol10thapostle 2 роки тому

      @@joelellis7035 yeah they had alot of luck helped by the incompetence of the French command

    • @michaelporzio7384
      @michaelporzio7384 2 роки тому

      @@herbertsusmann986 LOL!

    • @dougearnest7590
      @dougearnest7590 2 роки тому +4

      - FIAT -- Fix it again, Tony.

  • @lolkevandewitte1713
    @lolkevandewitte1713 2 роки тому +16

    Dear mr. Felton, maybe it is time to make a documentary on Richard Sorge? That is an incredible story, which was of big strategic influence on ww2!

  • @shawngilliland243
    @shawngilliland243 2 роки тому +1

    Knew of the Gran Sasso operation (and enjoyed your video about it), but never had heard of this one. Thank you, Dr. Mark Felton!

  • @barrykevin7658
    @barrykevin7658 2 роки тому

    Great video. A good historical film about this is long overdue.
    Thanks again Mark.

  • @John-dp7um
    @John-dp7um 2 роки тому +4

    The raid on makin atoll would be a great event to cover, very interesting operation imo

  • @collincovid6950
    @collincovid6950 2 роки тому +32

    It is a little known fact that Mussolini, that his last request was to sing two of his favourite songs, one being Upside Down there turning me, and the one who sang with a stringed instrument,, When I am hanging from a lamppost at the corner of the street, and for loose change to fall out of his pocket. It is amazing what you can learn from the B.B.C.

    • @wolfmauler
      @wolfmauler 2 роки тому +7

      Yes, I can tell you've grown up on a diet of BCC content; you sound like a sicko 😂

    • @collincovid6950
      @collincovid6950 2 роки тому +2

      @@wolfmauler Its a joke, allied with the Bent Broadcasting Corporation being a joke. It is called dry humour, and I do not have a brain washing tv

    • @wolfmauler
      @wolfmauler 2 роки тому +11

      @@collincovid6950 I think your grammar is the only discernible joke mate 😂

    • @mikew1374
      @mikew1374 2 роки тому

      Yeah, Big Black Caulk will teach you many things and stuffs

    • @collincovid6950
      @collincovid6950 2 роки тому

      @@wolfmauler Thank you, Not bad for one who is brain damage, which has given me a dry sense of humour.

  • @markracer3281
    @markracer3281 2 роки тому +1

    Mark leaves no page un-turned... Well done!!!

  • @michaelcapeless3268
    @michaelcapeless3268 2 роки тому +1

    Always such an interesting presentation. Thank you, Mark.

  • @Raiden_N7
    @Raiden_N7 2 роки тому +4

    Love this exposition. So much more interesting than the general tale of Mussolini being strung up from a lamppost.

  • @pakchu2
    @pakchu2 2 роки тому +22

    Excellent content! Would love to see something on the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran and Operation Long Jump from your angle

  • @roryvonbrutt7302
    @roryvonbrutt7302 2 роки тому

    Real history as always ! ! ! You spoil us Mr. Felton..... Thank you

  • @kayakdan48
    @kayakdan48 2 роки тому

    These are such amazing stories...thanks!!

  • @jasdeepsingh7874
    @jasdeepsingh7874 2 роки тому +9

    Skorenzy is a guy who deserves a lot more videos on him only.

  • @archiguru
    @archiguru 2 роки тому +4

    Another great video, thanks Mark!

  • @scottroberts7875
    @scottroberts7875 2 роки тому

    Wonderful insight , thank you Dr Felton.

  • @RhodeIslandWildlife
    @RhodeIslandWildlife 2 роки тому

    Thank you Dr Felton.

  • @flammenjc
    @flammenjc 2 роки тому +5

    I thought I knew pretty much all there was to know about WW2. Then I stumbled across Mark Feltons channels...
    Astonishing work and I love the intentional omission of modern day revisionism. Gives the content the classic documentary feel that all documentaries should [but sadly don't always] have.

    • @therealuncleowen2588
      @therealuncleowen2588 2 роки тому

      Ikr? I've learned so much from Dr Felton about a topic, WW2, that I've already read many many books about.

  • @nd493
    @nd493 2 роки тому +16

    The footage nicely compliments excellent narration.

  • @M167A1
    @M167A1 2 роки тому

    This is the wonderful thing about history, there's always another layer you haven't peeled back yet.

  • @brianbiggers9611
    @brianbiggers9611 2 роки тому

    Great work Mr. Felton. Appreciated.

  • @adammound1982
    @adammound1982 2 роки тому +6

    I'm a simple man I see a Dr Felton video, crack and beer and sit down and watch.

  • @haniel559
    @haniel559 2 роки тому +10

    Hey Mark.
    I would love to see you making a Discord, History Server for the Mark Felton Comunity.

  • @sullycanuck120
    @sullycanuck120 2 роки тому

    Mark Felton, you are great! Thank you.

  • @tompayton84
    @tompayton84 2 роки тому +2

    The research you must do for these videos is incredible. Just when I thought I couldn’t learn any more about WWII/nazi Germany you bring out something new 👍

  • @tinman7551
    @tinman7551 2 роки тому +5

    The utterly compelling nature of the opening music and Marks Pathe-esque commentary makes these the videos must watch part of my week 🥰❤️😍

  • @guvyygvuhh298
    @guvyygvuhh298 2 роки тому +18

    One of my german uncles was in the SS commando that saved Mussolini
    Felt like sharing that

    • @blackrabbit212
      @blackrabbit212 2 роки тому

      Can you share any stories with us?

    • @guvyygvuhh298
      @guvyygvuhh298 2 роки тому

      @@blackrabbit212 Sadly, no
      I'll have to ask next time I go to Germany

    • @petetube99
      @petetube99 2 роки тому

      No offence to you, but the SS were murderers, torturers and rapists. Filthy fascist scum, and there were very few 'good' ones, despite their daring rescue mission.. I would rather the 'rescued' the ordinary people they slaughtered

    • @willleon9165
      @willleon9165 2 роки тому

      @@petetube99 baaaaaa keep believing bullshit contradicting official narrative 🤣🤣

    • @alvaro701
      @alvaro701 2 роки тому +2

      @@willleon9165 Your comment has no sense.

  • @Jsh0w
    @Jsh0w 2 роки тому

    Love your work, Dr. Felton!

  • @motelluver945
    @motelluver945 2 роки тому

    Excellent, thank you sir. Always a pleasure to watch your newest.

  • @dobermannOz
    @dobermannOz 2 роки тому +4

    Great stuff as always Dr … I also heard that the SS on their uniform was actually 2 x Thunder Bolts . The allies named them that - The Symbol of these bolts is esoteric , relating to their ancient runes - The were all tattooed under their arms with these bolt symbols - So later in the war the allies would make a SS who maybe would try to redress in a civilian ir a simple German soldier’s uniform - Take Off their top & check for the tattoo .

    • @paulbeesley8283
      @paulbeesley8283 Рік тому +1

      Actually, the tattoos were of their blood group.
      The "lightening bolts," were old Germanic runes equivalent to the letter "S" . They were also said to represent "Seig," that is to say "Victory."

  • @jvcpaints
    @jvcpaints 2 роки тому +3

    This would make such a kick ass movie.

  • @thomasflanders4153
    @thomasflanders4153 2 роки тому

    Outstanding video loaded with such great information. Thanks for your hard work.

  • @stephennunez6862
    @stephennunez6862 2 роки тому

    Thank you for making my day better Mark

  • @glendanison3064
    @glendanison3064 2 роки тому +16

    The children's postwar lives were touched on. But I remember his granddaughter who posed for Playboy.

    • @nemo2203
      @nemo2203 2 роки тому +5

      And was running for a political office later on….

    • @demonprinces17
      @demonprinces17 2 роки тому +2

      @@nemo2203 think she won

    • @dancooper4733
      @dancooper4733 2 роки тому +15

      Alessandra Mussolini is a fun follow on twitter, probably too Based for most of Felton's normie fans.

    • @nightrunner3701
      @nightrunner3701 2 роки тому +1

      Ho Ho Ho

    • @tamilly7941
      @tamilly7941 2 роки тому +1

      You must watch her speaking, looks like him...

  • @not-a-theist8251
    @not-a-theist8251 2 роки тому +58

    Damn I never heard about this before. Fascinating how Skorzeny pushed himself into the spotlight

    • @roeng1368
      @roeng1368 2 роки тому +8

      He doesn't strike me as a man who you could mess with too much.

    • @michaeldunne338
      @michaeldunne338 2 роки тому +10

      @@roeng1368 A real thug, like Sepp Dietrich and others of that ilk. He joined an Austrian Nazi outfit like in 1931, even before the Nazis had gained power in Germany in 1933.

    • @saltypatriot4181
      @saltypatriot4181 2 роки тому +19

      He was hired by the Israelis , Americans , Cubans , Egyptians , and a bunch of South American countries. Who else did I forget?

    • @SteelcityNath
      @SteelcityNath 2 роки тому +8

      @@michaeldunne338 to do a job like that you need to be a certain way , and been a snowflake is a big no no

    • @Holuunderbeere
      @Holuunderbeere 2 роки тому +4

      @@SteelcityNath truly but with that Background many want your head too

  • @rory6021
    @rory6021 2 роки тому

    I think this was one of my favorite stories you have done so far.

  • @Love.life.ashigzoya
    @Love.life.ashigzoya Рік тому

    Fantastic operation by Skorziny. Thank you.

  • @davidmurphy8364
    @davidmurphy8364 2 роки тому +4

    Yes!! Love to hear about Otto Skorzeny! Would LOVE to see a video about James Brady and Frank Stringer. The only two Irish men known to have fought in the Waffen SS. Its a very interesting story if you'd be interested in looking them up. I know it would make a fantastic video :)

  • @zalanszekely4443
    @zalanszekely4443 2 роки тому +8

    Skorzeny has a book called My Commando operations: The Memoirs of Hitler's Most Daring Commando

    • @sof5858
      @sof5858 2 роки тому +2

      He actually done mercenary work for the Mossad. Certainly possesses skills

    • @wynnschaible
      @wynnschaible 2 роки тому

      @@sof5858 for the Mossad? The way I heard it, he organized and trained Al-Fatah (predecessor to the PLO) and picked Yasser Arafat for its leader!

    • @tamilly7941
      @tamilly7941 2 роки тому

      @@wynnschaible He took part on the hunt of black september terrorist responsible of the Munich masacre

    • @stevek8829
      @stevek8829 2 роки тому

      @@tamilly7941 what, in his mid sixties, did he do?

    • @Ozymandias1
      @Ozymandias1 2 роки тому

      @@stevek8829 The Munich massacre was in 1972. Skorzeny died in 1975. Doubtful he was involved.

  • @The105ODST
    @The105ODST 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Mark for the upload. I am watching this while I work out and adding this to my workout playlist.

  • @TheSaltydog07
    @TheSaltydog07 Рік тому +1

    Always educational, always fascinating. Thank you, Mark..

  • @torpedoterrones6318
    @torpedoterrones6318 2 роки тому +6

    Mr Felton can you do a video about Spanish Blue Division... Cheers

    • @billace90
      @billace90 2 роки тому

      That would be a tragedy.
      Franco sent them to their deaths.

  • @henridelagardere264
    @henridelagardere264 2 роки тому +11

    When you know Otto Skorzeny's second mission pretty well and you find yourself on the edge of your seat nonetheless, chances are you're watching a Felton video.

  • @Uncle.Jon.Easy.English
    @Uncle.Jon.Easy.English 2 роки тому

    Great video, amazing how much unique material you uncover! Keep up the great work!!

  • @garymckee8857
    @garymckee8857 2 роки тому

    Quality video as usual.
    Thanks Mark.

  • @deltanovember1672
    @deltanovember1672 2 роки тому +17

    Skorzeny was a proper, professional soldier.

    • @ArmyJames
      @ArmyJames 2 роки тому

      He was a Nazi.

    • @ottoskorzeny8701
      @ottoskorzeny8701 2 роки тому +10

      @@ArmyJames and a damn good one at that .

    • @wayneantoniazzi2706
      @wayneantoniazzi2706 2 роки тому +3

      Well, he must have been. After capture by US forces he was investigated and tried for war crimes but aquitted. Can't convict if there's nothing there, apparantly he didn't do what any other commando force during the war wasn't prepared to do.

  • @robinledesma2683
    @robinledesma2683 2 роки тому +5

    Toad: Skorzeny, the princess is in another castle.

  • @stevefox8605
    @stevefox8605 2 роки тому

    Thank you Dr F 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @SupremeCleave
    @SupremeCleave 2 роки тому

    Your channel is always a must watch for me. Keep up the good work!

  • @gordtron
    @gordtron 2 роки тому +19

    i'm a simple man. i see the name Skorzeny: i click.

    • @ottoskorzeny8701
      @ottoskorzeny8701 2 роки тому +5

      Hello. I like you too 😉

    • @asm1
      @asm1 2 роки тому +3

      @@ottoskorzeny8701 how was 🇮🇪 Ireland? 🤣

    • @ottoskorzeny8701
      @ottoskorzeny8701 2 роки тому +4

      @@asm1 it was nice and green. Good people, good beer and fine women.

  • @smorgonenberg5530
    @smorgonenberg5530 2 роки тому +3

    Mark just uploaded, today is a good day

  • @Alexandra-vp1gm
    @Alexandra-vp1gm 2 роки тому +1

    Hello Mark and once again I am happy I subscribed to your channel. Great info. Have introduced your collection to my 20 yr old grandson. He honestly is hooked and had no idea about much of it. He said he heard nothing of it in school. Yet it is not so long ago mmm? He has really had his eyes opened. Thank you and keep up the good work You are truly appreciated.

  • @byravanviswanathan6460
    @byravanviswanathan6460 2 роки тому

    Excellent accounting, Mr. Fulton.