The Death of Himmler - Ep 2: The Reichsführer on the Run
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- In this second episode, we follow Himmler as he goes on the run, heading south through the British occupation zone until his capture and identification by British forces.
If you missed it, here's Episode 1: • The Death of Himmler -...
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Even as a graduate student in History, finding details on Himmlers last days has proven elusive. Thank you for this wonderful research, Dr. Felton.
You should look for one of his great niece's interview on being a nazi war criminal.
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Some official British files regarding the capture, detention, and "suicide" of Himmler will remain locked in a vault for another twenty three years!
I talked with countless vets in the 80s and 90s. One processed German going back home in 1945 and he admitted that Hitler himself could have passed right in front of him in his official uniform and he probably wouldn't have noticed after seeing so many ranking Germans going past. He once commented on this and said, "that solider should have been promoted and immediately sent home" in reward for finding Himmler
But Himmler handed himself in and identified himself. No-one spotted him, specifically...
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@@comanchio1976 we don't know that... I think this person meant that several were suspicious but no one in charge had the official word yet.
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Brilliant stuff. As a professor of European history, I must confess this is a brilliant work.
This is absolutely crazy. My family comes from Bremervörde and heard rumors that he was captured on the Oste Brücke. Not even my relatives that were alive at that time knew about Himmlers presence during that time .
@Astro Telomeres vote blue
As some of my fellow history buffs have already stated this is the one we've all been waiting for. Excellent stuff.
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British Europeans are set to be the minority in their own homeland by 2050 or sooner thanks to the excellent work of the Kalergi plan.
@@rabbicovidstein4421 our dna lives on, even through mixed race birth
@@rabbicovidstein4421 this has nothing to do with the video, plus it is pure dumb conspiracy. Imagine beleiving such bs.
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I’ve been looking forward to this. Dr. Felton has the best history content on UA-cam without a doubt.
Absolutely Amazing
Agreed
That jump scare sound effect at the end is the icing on the cake. 🤣
My go to guy
so he traveled all that time with out wearing his glasses? i didn't understand that part of this story
Can’t imagine if you were my history teacher in school. I would be a history teacher now I’m sure! Thanks for these. Really good and you draw me in every time. Can see why you have this many subs. Cheers!
Dr. Felton's German name pronunciation is literally amazing. Exceptional content as always
Dr. Felton wastes no time starting 2022 right. We fans and admirers look forward to another year of his frequent, well researched and written, always accurate and verifiable fascinating tales and anecdotes of military history. Huzzah!
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Fascinating information. I lived in Germany, taught in German "Gymnasien", studied Germanistik in Regensburg. However, I was more interested in language and literature than history. Thanks Dr. Felton for ongoing information about the members of Hitler's inner circle of command.
British Europeans are set to be the minority in Britain by 2050 or sooner thanks to the excellent work of the Kalergi plan.
Such a gripping narrative! Can’t wait for your detailed part three!
Do u know when he is going to upload part 3
Probably next month seeing how 1&2 were a month apart
Will there be a part 4 too???
@@CA999 yeah it's called the death of stalin.....lol
Part3 is already uploaded just one day after part2. It's uploaded at 04.01.2022 at 19:00 UTC.
I appreciate the longer form documentary presentation for this particular story and find it very compelling. Thank you for bringing these facts to light.
Dr. Felton, I am watching this superb series for the second time. Thank you.
This is absolutely fantastic, I've never seen Himmler's death looked into with such detail, and you're the man to do it! Well done, Mark!
The detail is that Himler was beaten to death in the house in Luneberg by the British Army, but that they wii not admit!
HIMMLER
@@vandaelewalter9543 I'm not even gonna entertain your lunacy.
@@vandaelewalter9543 Found the nazi.
@@historyarmyproductions I believe it to be true, look at his death mask, Himmler's face is swollen, no way he had that cyanid in his mouth the entire time. Just because one may think the Allies made mistakes or committed crimes with cover ups during these turbulent times doesn't make one a lunatic or Nazi supporter.
Himmler was so close from running away but he poked his head up at the wrong time literally and figuratively
I imagine he might have been a bit twitchy
in the end he would have been caught, everyone was looking for him and his flight plan was amazingly improvised
@@andres6868 yeah he was the most wanted man outside of Hitler
Why he didn't escape to a neutral country when he could have I presume may be reveled in the next chapter.
He was too well known and too important to be taken in by a neutral country in Europe. He needed to flee to the Middle East or to South America. Even so, from Dr. Felton's presentation, it seemed he was very easily recognizable.
Absolutely fascinating Dr. Felton. This is why you're my favorite historian.
MARK FELTON!
Superbly well researched, clear and explicit - this must have taken ages to put this definitive series of important videos together.
Stories of these high-profile Nazi figures in their last days give us one important lesson: No matter how favorable the current situation is to you, one can never tell how it will evolve and deteriorate. Always be modest and be careful. Don't treat others with contempt nor hostility. You never know when such circumstances might arise and bring about your destruction.
Or as the old bit of wisdom goes:
"Always be civil to and treat with respect the people you meet on the way up, because you're going to meet them again if you're ever on the way back down!"
Or, in simpler terms. Don't be a dick, especially not a mass-murdering dick.
Or, to quote Dickens: 'Do as you would be done by.'
Yeah, it’s a pretty crazy and well-deserved reversal of fate for Himmler, to go from the second most powerful man in the Reich to a filthy fugitive fleeing justice.
@@chrisvowell2890 i think he stole that from a Mexican named Jesus who was quoting a Jew named Jesus.
I was actually born in Bremervörde and allegedly my great uncle was a wittness to Himmlers arrest, he lived to tell me that at that point he was barely recogniseable as to how he looked in the newsreels. He only later learned that the man being arrested was Himmler. He told me the story while we were walking over the exact bridge he was arrested on.
Brilliant Bit of family history
My mother and grandparents were also from Bremervoerde. I heard the same account.
Marvins Privatsachen. That's quite interesting. I would like to see that area, never been to Germany..family ancestry.
iF ur story IS true..that s rather fascinating INDEED
@@ausendundeinenacht1 just a tale i heard, no way of knowing it's true
Prof. Felton is a Master of World War II history. Amazing to me that not one videos are dull and of no interest. What a gift we have in Prof. Felton. He either clarifies information or masterly presents new content.
Thank You, Mr. Felton.
Dr. Felton, I just want to thank you for the unprecedented contribution you are making to history.
There is also something about the tone of Dr Felton's voice that makes history captivating and interesting !
The Brits are best at that. It's modest yet captivating.
@@anonymousx2951 Can' t Americans be modest
??😉😉( I'm from the UK myself )....
Dude! A _cliffhanger_ ? You sure know how to leave your audience wanting more, Dr. Felton. Can't wait for Part III!
I have learned more from Mark Felton than all of my years of schooling.
I know right. I never thought I could shoot down a German airplane. But because of Mark Felton, last year I proved myself wrong. Lol
Yes me too.
Went to school in Bremervörde and heared of this story from a schoolmate but always took it for a legend.I am stoked to hear that it's a true story.
Can’t wait for pt. 3 - gripping and informative, Dr. Felton’s stories have helped get me through these past 2 years. Thank you!
You didn't have to wait long old chap, Mark has already released pt. 3
Sorry that the past 2 years have been poor for you, I hope this is a better year for you
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Fascinating stuff. Unbelievable that he thought he could somehow be forgiven for all he did, and become a leader in post war Germany.
You would be surprised.
Heinz Reinefarth
Hermann goring was exactly the same. Himmler by the way could well of got away had it not been for the pows of German officers who unmistakingly recognised him. Just imagine he may never have been caught.
@Rob of course, after he was captured
It's unbelieveable in the sense he was in denial thinking ((they)) would actually take pitty on him . . But lmfao dude, do you have any idea how many former Waffen SS and Wehrmacht Officers and Generals-including thousands of SS men and Army soldiers in general-went on to serve not only in the West German Army, but the US Military and various other Western armed forces as well as programs like NASA and Intelligence Services like the CIA and MI6 and the KGB 🤔? That doesn't even include the hundreds if not thousands of German scientists, members of government, engineers, architects etc. The allies knew damn well a conflict with the Soviet Union (that country whose stated goal from its very existence was to dominate the globe and spread Marxism to ALL corners) was inevitable and unavoidable (ironic considering they helped start a second world war and destroyed Germany for them), hence one of the main reasons why Operation Paperclip (i.e. taking in German "Nazis" for the CIA/NASA/military etc like refugees) happened.
Thank You Mr. Felton. I never realized what a history buff I could become until educated through the high quality content on your channel.
Felton would absolutely destroy my graduate level history classes lol we watch them for help 😂😂
I watch as many of your shorts as possible and I’m never disappointed. I think the best part for me is how knowledgeable you get on little things like the farmhouse I never knew about. I Agreed that strange things happened that seemed on the surface to be weird as to why not have camp doctor do body search. Like Himmler said himself, he was a walking book on many unanswered questions. Thanks Mark , another home run!!👍
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Well said.
*'Replacement'* in Britain today... less than 50% of London's population is white (the people who built EVERYTHING). 20 years from now it will around 25%. Makes historical work like this so irrelevant. Non white couldn't care less about white history. K thru 12 and even college western history is a taboo subject.
These himmler videos have been my favorite so far! Can’t wait till the next one!
Could you please direct me to episode 1? Im a Felton subscriber and watch everything, but I cant find episode 1. Date launched?
@@hisdadjames4876 the first episode was released a month ago
Check timeline hunt for naxi war criminals very interesting as well guys
These vignettes are absolutely riveting and fascinating, IMO. The content and presentation by Mr Felton is awe-inspiring. I feel like I’m there watching the events unfold!
This is fascinating as always Professor Felton and I can't wait for the next part. This has been a mystery to me about his death.
It's incredible that Himmler And Göering both got the opportunity to take their Own Lives while being under the "Control" of their enemies.
Göering befriended various guards from what I understand, one probably slipped him a capsule. I would assume it would be an American/British sympathizer since it's unlikely a German could have done it, but who knows. Himmler probably had a similar story.
@@DrewPicklesTheDark apparently from the guard he had befriended himself said he bought him his personnal cigar box not knowing that a cyanide pill was hidden in said box in a fake cigar if i remember
Oh damn it, you have left us all on a cliff edge wondering what happens next, exciting stuff !
spoiler alert: he died
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We all die, s70rk.
So that's hardly news.
Himmler escapes. I'm him, haha!
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Wow, and you are almost 122 years old too ! 👍🤣
The amount of detailed information you provide in your documentaries is astounding, but not surprising. You always have amazing content. Thank you.
Congratulations on publishing this new & comprehensive body of work on Himmler!
I was close personal friends with SS Sturmbannführer Heinz Macher for decades. He always attended the yearly OdR and "Der Führer" veterans events. I had the opportunity to talk to Machet sometimes hours on end about his experiences on the Ostfront. He was open and candid. He was a 20 year old Knights Cross winner and eventually won the Close Combat clasp in Gold as a Sturmpionier in Regiment "Der Führer". Macher was given the mission of destroying the SS Castle of Wewelsburg as well as recovering and hiding the huge cache of SS Officers Ehrenringe. He was not however open about being captured with the "Reichsheini" Himmler (as he was called by the fighting troops). He was apprehensive that once the Allies found out who he was traveling with that they would have all been summarily executed. Macher gave me his original 1942 Hoffman 8x10 B&W studioaufnahme Ritterkreuz portrait. One of my prized possessions in my extensive Waffen SS collection.
Cool story
"close personal friends"
How old are you, or what circles do you frequent?
@@garetroth5683 He was a US Army lieutenant stationed in Berlin during the Cold War. That's what he said in previous comments. He used to have dinner with Soviet high command personnel in East Berlin, as the soldiers before the start of the confrontations were able to cross the border.
Happy New Year 2022 Mark! Look forward to many many more top quality videos from you this year!
Mark Felton. Another word of praise and appreciation on your work. A ytuber and you are a big time documentary producer.! Your vids are a great source for youth to get informed of our recent history. Those of us born in the fifties have lived through the wake of these events. We heard the many first hand experiences of our fathers and uncles. Your work fills in many pieces in this whole huge event of ww2.
Superb as always. Thank you, Dr Felton.
When did this channel scream over 1.5m subscribers or even 1m ?
Last time I remember looking it was barely at 300k.
Well deserved Mark. Excellent content. 👍
1.8 MM now.
Its a good day when mark uploads
Thanks for doing all this work. Great stuff.
The small attention to details is exceptionally brilliant
Incredible details. Felton's research and reporting is simply amazing.
the former Allies have all the information, I d like some info on my granddad whom they murdered in Buchenwald.
Yes, great work and presentation.
The importance of Dr. Felton's research into these hidden corners of history is critical to our overall understanding of it. I am troubled by the lack of 'elevation' of this content to a global audience, relying instead on UA-cam as a mechanism to inform the general public.
Excellent job as always Dr. Felton. Thank You
Fantastically done! Informative without being boring
It honestly made me chuckle to look down at my phone to the map and see "McDonalds", got me off guard a bit.
They obviously had been preparing for it for some time, but the sheer logistics involved in bringing a shattered Germany under stable allied governance must have been mind boggling. And then they had to search for war criminals, prevent starvation and disease, deal with fanatical resistance, etc. This whole endeavour must surely warrant having its own story told.
Great comment 👌
Excellent comment. I have often thought whatever man was ultimately put in charge of taking over post-war Germany had a MAJOR job that had many, many areas to cover. I'd love to see the Manning Chart that shows the top all the way down to the bottom and each person's responsibility. I notice many fine details in old war movies, and just like in this one . . . there was that neat little guard shack with the American soldier. It looked like it had just been built. Where were all the American carpenters who made these things and many other items. Who made all those new signs posted everywhere for many different things? How did they print and distribute the new German currency? There was a lot of work being done that gets little acknowledgment while we just mostly study pre-battle information and the post-war trials. Each town, no matter how big or small had a Senor NCO set up to serve as a temporary Mayor. That's a lot of men and someone had to CHOOSE them. Often, an E-8 had this duty. And then, they had to screen all the government workers to see who could be trusted to help get things running smoothly again.
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Fantastic comment 👏
They didn’t prevent starvation, quite the opposite, in the first year of allied occupation dictatorship more than a million German civilians died from hunger and diseases, especially during Winter 45/46. And they only had to bring the country under control because they had, against all international law, arrested the legitimate German government of Reichpresident Dönitz, the last truly sovereign German government.
@@schneetiger9249 what international law did that violate? Donitz surrendered to the allies not sure what other course of action there could be. I’m not gonna sit here and say the allies are perfect angels but managing an immediate postwar Germany had to be a complete nightmare. Pretty much all infrastructure was bombed through the floor and countless millions were displaced. I’m honestly surprised there weren’t even more deaths all things considered because it could’ve been WAY worse.
This is great work. It takes a huge amount of highly varied reading to collect all the details in the chronology. Impressive stuff.
Your videos are the best I've ever watched very clear and very detailed. History will be preserved with your great work!!
Mark, your work on this channel is just brilliant. Well done.
This is an EPIC series, and another wonderful history documentary by Mark. I knew the basic story of Himmler's death, but not in this level of detail - fascinating !
This channel is such an amazing resource. Priceless.
Dr. Felton: thank you for your research and presentations. Very well done. Especially liked the end of Himmler episodes. 👍
Looking forward to the third episode, Dr. Felton! Thanks again for creating such an immersive, unique experience. Well done!
OUTSTANDING CONTENT yet again Mark! Have been hoping for this for some time now. You never fail to surprise me with the quality and depth of your research and videos, keep them coming please! As always, I have been spreading your channel to anyone interested in WW2!
Highly informative - Thank you for the research, and for posting !
wow. this has a plot like a historical fiction novel but it's completely real. thank you for such a fascinating story
The intro music of your videos is just legendary
Definitely looking forward to the next one. I live near Lüneburg and for a couple of years I used to attend meetings that were held in that very room in Ülzener Straße 31a. So far this series of videos has been superb. I have just had a look at a map and see that in Kolkhagen there is a road named Zum Galgenberg which means "to the gallows hill".... probably irrelevant. I have never been there but now I might just go and have a look around.
What sort of meetings?
WHAT SORT OF MEETINGS
@@defenda1 You forgot to put a "?" at the end of your question. I thought I had replied to this yesterday. Anyway, the meetings were all health-related and had nothing to do with the subject matter in hand. Indeed, most of the other participants were unaware of any connection with Himmler.
@@CL-vz6ch See my reply to defenda1 below.
Only Mr. Felton can do this kind of work. Thank you.
I love the thought of him searching for an underground escape, like a cornered rat.
😂👍 Yeah, that's so appropriate for him, isn't it ?He got the exit from this world that he deserved, the despicable weasel...
Mark makes such great videos that the rewatch value is astonishing! 👍🏻
Thorough and expertly told, as always. I'm much looking forward to the next episode of this intriguing tale. Thanks.
Extremely interesting. Excellent narration, like something out of a thriller.
Fascinating, illuminating and brilliantly edited. Thanks.
This is definitely a different version of events than I had read about.
I have been waiting this for so long! Thank you so much for your excellent content! Regards
Thank you so much for all the good research and all the good materials... thank you so much Mr. Felton.. always a joy to hear and follow your contents..
Great work as usual Dr. Mark!
As always, you educate us with fantastic information! Thank you, Mark.
Incredible videos,becoming 2 part stories more and more these days…real hard work has gone into making these 👍
Yet another great Mark Felton video!
Thanks Mark for providing my Tuesday afternoon entertainment!
Even for something that is well documented you find a way to dig even deeper! Thank you Dr Felton, look forward to part 2!
Well done! I appreciate the level of detail you've provided here. Thank you!
Mark Felton single handedly out shown and out classes History channel. It’s not even close. They need to give Mark the means to do these stories reenactment tv show. Well done Mark as always. The investigation and time spent on these videos is second to none and it’s time to get u as a household name and have u take that next step. On behalf of the Meyer family, and countless others we thank u!
My father told me he spent months after V.E. day. Rounding up Nazis albeit he didn't like to talk about his service. He was a artillery commander and responsible for much carnage.
This explains some of his history. Thanks.
Just like my husband won’t talk about Vietnam 17:14
Riveting stuff, I've never heard any of this before. Another quality episode Dr.Felton thank you.
A well presented episode. Fast moving and informative. I like the use of the maps to set the story in its geographical context. Thanks.
Mark Felton is a great Historian and his videos can't be matched. He is as good if not better than our American, Ken Burns. Mark, keep up the good work!
Brilliant stuff Mark Felton!!!
A PART 3?! AWW you're killing me mark! I was so excited
Been waiting with baited breath for the next installment, excellent research and excellent storytelling ability!
Thanks for this. I'm 99% sure my grandfather was a POW at Kolkhagen when Himmler was there. He may even have talked to him. He did talk to British intelligence after his chat.
I'm not a history student but I'm hooked on this. Waiting impatiently for Ep. 3
Very interesting. Amazing details you have uncovered. Looking forward to the next installment.
In the best tradition of all great writers, Mark Felton leaves us with a cliffhanger! These are superb documentaries.
So much information and fascinating film footage! These are excellent viewing.
Feltons history would be a great tv show. Many kudos for your work
This series of videos are the most indepth set of videos involving the last days of Herr himmler that I've seen to date. I was a voracious reader of ww2 history while in high school back in the 1960s. Dr. Felton you are connecting all the dots for me with this series...thank you 😎
Incredibly interesting as always, thank you Mark.
Thank you for this incredible research. It is very much appreciated.
This is an amazing video. Great history and great presentation.
Happy New Year.! Again, Dr. Felton with a perfect history video.
Great stuff. I can't wait for the next episode, hopefully not too long!
Love it, cant wait for episode 3.
Thank you Mark, for ALL your films! They are so well researched and informative. Captain Tom Selvester was my father’s relative (cousin I think) but unfortunately I never met him. Just thought you might be interested!