As I understand matters, consideration was given to bring him to trial for 'waging aggressive war' but that George V wouldn't sanction his cousin being put on trial, even when it could be argued that he, the Kaiser's actions had lead to war that caused millions of deaths both military and civilian from the British Empire.
I'm always amazed with the speed at which you're able to crank out such high quality/well researched videos on such a large variety of topics. Thank you for providing all this great content! If you ever have time I think many people would love to see you make a video answering subscriber questions about your videos, research, books, etc... I'd love to hear your insights!
@@Rudeljaeger Dude, for what Wikipedia are you referring? Mark is a famous war author from Great Britain. He is definitely not tracking this knowledge from Wikipedia, he reads and of course writes books, he explore topics. Many of those things he shows in his videos don't even exist in Wikipedia idiot. When you search about them, the Google immediately shows one of the Mark's specific video. He is definitely not need to add advertisements in his videos and when he do it, it's because he wants to make a little profit from his yes well searched video.
In fact Kaiser was the only person in Germany who was trying to stop the war in 1914 - his speech in Reichstag with famous words "gentleman you will regret this decision" was even recorded. His death would only lead to raise of Hindenburg and Ludendorf power who already from 1916 were in control of Germany. Kaiser was a sad and tragical character and after the war he was very comfortable person to be blamed of everything for the politicians who pushed to war five years later and desperately wanted to avoid consequences.
At the end of WW1 there was a strong "Hang the Kaiser" as a war criminal sentiment, particilatly in Britain, because he was the figurehead of Germany causing the deaths of millions of allied troops, airmen, and seamen as well as civilians. However he was allowed to sit out the more than twenty years in comfort and safety in exile in Holland.
@@167curlythat’s because he fleed as quick as possible after abdicating into neutral Netherlands, the allies tried making the Dutch hand them the kaiser for trial but they refused. He was lucky he was able to flee and didn’t have to worry about his familys safety back in Germany, Nicholas II did not have that same luxury which led to his him and his family’s capture & death.
@@Cymduu I didn'd quite got what you meant... But awful attitude that of yours. It seems you, not , Sheriff Buford is already long time dead. Review you present time. By the way, sleep is for the weak !
I'd really like to see control of the History Channel, or at least a timeslot on it, handed to this guy and "The History Guy," they both put out amazing, interesting, well-researched content. Would love to see what they could do with a big budget, staff of researchers and historians working under them, have expeditions and re-enactments, and so on.
@ Yeah, he seemed to only tell part of the story, didn't seem to go into as much detail as usual. In particular he never mentioned any later attempts to take out the Kaiser, did they make further attempts, did they decide for some reason not to try again, or did they just have an attitude of "ah well, we tried"?
@@Crosmando They asked for permission and got denied,the neutrality of Belgium was very questionable and the allies would have taken the same way without any doubt and probably with permission.
Very interesting to hear these war stories surrounding Kaiser Wilhelm. I actually grew up close to Huis Doorn, where he used to live in exile. My mom worked there in my early childhood. I actually entered the mausoleum once. Her boss had the key. I remember the sarcophagus was there with a flag on it. Greetings from The Netherlands!
I've been a history and military buff for most of my life, but this is the first time I've ever heard about this! You learn something new everyday! Thanks Mark and keep up the good work!
Yep, Tsar Nicholas also a 1st cousin and lookalike of King George... so I guess Queen Elizabeth could lay a claim to being the rightful Tsarina of Russia and start another family squabble.
How on earth did they miss something as big as a chateau at 500 feet ? But Mark Felton does it again , how on earth do you dig up these stories ? Excellent !
You never cease to amaze Dr. Felton ive spent most of my life just researching, watching documentaries, and taking any and all history classes tht I could just because thts how much I love history and u always seem to have topics tht ive never heard of and I love it thank u for u effort to teach the masses Dr. Felton it truly means alot.
Your carefully researched and entertaining videos have taught me so much Mark. You're doing everyone on the internet a great service, thank you so much.
It's fascinating how Mark always comes up with a new video witch contains information you never heard of before. I didn't know that the british attempted to assassinate the Kaiser. Thanks Mark for creating such interessting and also entertaining content and sharing it on UA-cam.
In Hitler’s defense, the German high command portrayed him as the sole reason that Germany lost the war in the East. Though not being the great military leader he viewed himself, he made some of the right decisions in regards to Operation Barbarossa, especially in 1942 when he ordered Army Group Center to hold for Army Group South to advance into the Caucuses. From 1944 and onwards though, the same thing could not be said again.
Now this story and film, I have never heard of before, even vaguely, so a totally new one for me... I amazes me that Mark comes up with these not very well known, stories and films, and finding them, researching them and finding suitable film footage, must take up a fair amount of his time. Result = well researched and factual episodes, that mostly put all other documentaries to shame....:)
Mark, I’d love to see two videos from you. First, the Bismarck. Second, the not very well known sinking of the Konigsberg in WW1. That story is fascinating.
Although the Kaiser had a withered left arm, by most accounts his right arm was amazingly powerful - he took pride in being able to crush the hand of whoever he shook hands with.
@Open Paranormal Another historical oddity - Russian PM Piotr Stolypin (1906-1911), generally seen as Imperial Russia's 'last chance' was the reverse - withered right arm, powerful left.
It's our Boi. Mark Felton with another great vid. Really a eye opener his content. I've learnt so much about stuff I didn't know happened in these wars.
Yes...especially on the Zeppelin. ..how they produced large quantities of hydrogen and had a problem until this day to produce hydrogen for cars as eco fuel!...as a back comment.
Hi Mark, Another gem of information about the attempted assassination of Kaiser Wilhelm I never knew about along with film archive of him. I have seen your previous video about him being exiled in the Netherlands and yes he died there while it was under Nazi control a point not lost on me. These presentations continue to be high quality and well narrated. These are relevant even today because we all need to learn from history and not repeat the same mistakes as we always do. Thanks again for your knowledge and professional expertise.
Mark Felton Productions oh it’s not an opinion...since you are a historian, you are well aware that, a fact is a fact. Here’s hoping your efforts continue growing until you can take over and make the “History channel” a proper show that provides historical information. Again, many thanks for your brilliant efforts, I subscribe to all your channels.
Fun fact. When the kaiser learned of Hitlers amazing success in defeating both the French and British at the beginning of the war he sent Hitler a letter congratulating him and assuming that Hitler would reinstate him to his "rightful" throne in Germany. Hitler of course thought the man was crazy and dismissed the letter, never replying.
Mr. Mark Felton ... he has always some very interesting stories to tell everyone !!!! Thank you Mr. Mark. I greatly & sincerely appreciate your efforts !!!!
Actually during his birth the attending physician used a pair of forceps roughly. This caused a terrible injury known as a Brachial Plexus lesion. It wasn't just a "withered arm". Basically the nerves running down the arm are ripped out of the spinal cord. Even today this is a difficult injury to treat. Also it causes extreme levels of pain and discomfort. On a par with an amputation. Having seen the effects of this injury first hand I am not surprised that the Kaiser was often "difficult"!
Thank you for this very important piece of information. Fascinating. I've suffered twice - two + years each - from adhesive capsulitis at each shoulder, and I can understand how constant pain can make you irritable and can affect your confidence. For it to affect millions is another dimension though!
I just want to say thank you Mark! you literally spoil myself and the countless other viewers with your amazing content. Also I would love to see you cover more topics regarding The Great War(World War 1).
The fact that the this was kept a secret for so long shows how secretive the British military (maybe MI6) were throughout wars when it came to certain operations or whatever
The Great War!? Is this a rarity for a Mark Felton production or do I somehow only catch the WW2 videos? Either way glad to see a older but fresher war story for this channel (or me)
Arrived early for my history lesson, find myself paying more attention than I used to. Thanks to the teacher, Dr Mark Felton who uses marvellous footage and explains things so well!
Some years before the war, Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the US and attended a shooting demonstration by Annie Oakley. He wanted her to shoot a lit cigarette from his mouth, one of her signature trick shots. Annie didn't want to risk killing a foreign head of state, so had Wilhelm hold the cigarette at arm's length then shot it from his fingers. During the war, she claimed that if she could do it over she would have had him put the cigarette in his mouth and "intentionally miss."
And in fact, there was a first atempt to kill the Kiser. It was on December 25th, 1914. It was supposed to be carryied by french Morane Parasols. Pilots and observers armed with hand grenades and rifles attacking Kiser's train at some waypoint of it but... fog screwed the mission.
I love the prussian marches played by brass bands. They still play them at my small town, here in germany, during events of the local voluntary fire departement. Often times we start bobbing when we stand at attention when a companion gets awarded with a ribbon or something.
there’s footage/pictures of people wearing the national socialist era uniforms with capes although it’s definitely less common than during the imperial era
"Kaiser Bill went up the hill to take a look at France. Kaiser Bill fell down the hill with bullets in his pants." This is a schoolyard song my grandmother used to sing in the 1920s.
"Say, shouldn't we practice this kind of mission first? Seems to me a low-level attack with flak and smoke would be a bit more difficult than we're used to." "What? Practice? That's crazy talk, I tell you!"
i actually live in the same town that the kaiser spent the rest of his life in a villa after the great war, it’s a museum now
You live in the Netherlands
If walls could talk... they'd speak German
frank hargreaves haha
As I understand matters, consideration was given to bring him to trial for 'waging aggressive war' but that George V wouldn't sanction his cousin being put on trial, even when it could be argued that he, the Kaiser's actions had lead to war that caused millions of deaths both military and civilian from the British Empire.
@@Steven-kf3os you are a genius, how did you figure that out?
I'm always amazed with the speed at which you're able to crank out such high quality/well researched videos on such a large variety of topics. Thank you for providing all this great content! If you ever have time I think many people would love to see you make a video answering subscriber questions about your videos, research, books, etc... I'd love to hear your insights!
Wow, thank you!
@@MarkFeltonProductions Surely you can't just be 1 man, you must have a crew behind you.
@@jakedee4117 it's called wiki
@@Rudeljaeger Dude, for what Wikipedia are you referring?
Mark is a famous war author from Great Britain.
He is definitely not tracking this knowledge from Wikipedia, he reads and of course writes books, he explore topics.
Many of those things he shows in his videos don't even exist in Wikipedia idiot.
When you search about them, the Google immediately shows one of the Mark's specific video.
He is definitely not need to add advertisements in his videos and when he do it, it's because he wants to make a little profit from his yes well searched video.
@@jakedee4117 He did not have a crew, he is a war author
In fact Kaiser was the only person in Germany who was trying to stop the war in 1914 - his speech in Reichstag with famous words "gentleman you will regret this decision" was even recorded. His death would only lead to raise of Hindenburg and Ludendorf power who already from 1916 were in control of Germany. Kaiser was a sad and tragical character and after the war he was very comfortable person to be blamed of everything for the politicians who pushed to war five years later and desperately wanted to avoid consequences.
At the end of WW1 there was a strong "Hang the Kaiser" as a war criminal sentiment, particilatly in Britain, because he was the figurehead of Germany causing the deaths of millions of allied troops, airmen, and seamen as well as civilians. However he was allowed to sit out the more than twenty years in comfort and safety in exile in Holland.
@@167curlythat’s because he fleed as quick as possible after abdicating into neutral Netherlands, the allies tried making the Dutch hand them the kaiser for trial but they refused.
He was lucky he was able to flee and didn’t have to worry about his familys safety back in Germany, Nicholas II did not have that same luxury which led to his him and his family’s capture & death.
A most enjoyable diversion from WWII exploits. We know so little about that first conflict when one moves away from the major operations.Thanks Mark.
Me: I really need to go to bed.
*New Mark Felton video pops up*
Me: sleep is for the weak
"Time enough for rest in the grave." - Conan
Your a long time dead
( Literary)💀💀💀
I don't know why, but I read: "Sleep is for the weak" in a German accent!!!
Ja, kamerad....ve must continue to listen to zis important informations!!!
Sleep is for th he allies
@@Cymduu I didn'd quite got what you meant... But awful attitude that of yours. It seems you, not , Sheriff Buford is already long time dead. Review you present time. By the way, sleep is for the weak !
I am stunned at the amount of film footage & information Mark assembles ! Even from back in 1918 !
It’s from a movie, there’s little to no battle footage from WW1
@@smurf_mammma2401 "They Shall Never Grow Old" is an excellent movie using restored archival footage from the Imperial War Museum
@@smurf_mammma2401 I thought so. Which film is it?
History Channel: who are you?
Mark Felton: I am you, but historical
😂
I'd really like to see control of the History Channel, or at least a timeslot on it, handed to this guy and "The History Guy," they both put out amazing, interesting, well-researched content. Would love to see what they could do with a big budget, staff of researchers and historians working under them, have expeditions and re-enactments, and so on.
@ Yeah, he seemed to only tell part of the story, didn't seem to go into as much detail as usual. In particular he never mentioned any later attempts to take out the Kaiser, did they make further attempts, did they decide for some reason not to try again, or did they just have an attitude of "ah well, we tried"?
Felton should do a video on the history of pawn shops.
I am you, anglo-centric view of history
now that's just the height of bad manners!
And on top, so very unpolite.
Never mess with another mans train carriage! It is extremely disrespectful.
It's also bad manners to invade Belgium.
@@Crosmando They asked for permission and got denied,the neutrality of Belgium was very questionable and the allies would have taken the same way without any doubt and probably with permission.
Attempting to assassinate the head of state of the person your at war with is definitely a no no
Very interesting to hear these war stories surrounding Kaiser Wilhelm. I actually grew up close to Huis Doorn, where he used to live in exile. My mom worked there in my early childhood. I actually entered the mausoleum once. Her boss had the key. I remember the sarcophagus was there with a flag on it. Greetings from The Netherlands!
What flag?
That’s very interesting actually.
@@IrishCarney German Empire Flag
I've been a history and military buff for most of my life, but this is the first time I've ever heard about this! You learn something new everyday! Thanks Mark and keep up the good work!
Germany will always have amazing march music
And uniforms even. for the beginning of the 20th century those were some fancy togs , that got even more stylish in the 30s
mac4boys , fThe French Resistance always looked the part.
Eerrrika
@Heinrich Himmler Seriously ?
Germany will always start the greatest wars ;)
Here is a fun drinking game: Take a shot whenever someone says this is better than the History Channel in the comment section.
Well of course this is better than the history channel with its shows that literally have nearly no correlation to history
This is way better than the History Channel...which should change their name to The Junk Pickers channel!
@@johnlawson2984 Alien Junk Pickers
No- please! My liver can’t take much more!
you would be very drunk
Amazing how so many men died fighting for opposing sides of the same family excellent as always mark 👍
A cousines problem lol
Yep, Tsar Nicholas also a 1st cousin and lookalike of King George... so I guess Queen Elizabeth could lay a claim to being the rightful Tsarina of Russia and start another family squabble.
@@theosphilusthistler712 a massive disastrous way of keeping it in the family
@JZ's Best Friend you know the ruling houses of britain have been german for like 300 years right?
@JZ's Best Friend more German, they had to change their name in WW1
How on earth did they miss something as big as a chateau at 500 feet ? But Mark Felton does it again , how on earth do you dig up these stories ? Excellent !
You never cease to amaze Dr. Felton ive spent most of my life just researching, watching documentaries, and taking any and all history classes tht I could just because thts how much I love history and u always seem to have topics tht ive never heard of and I love it thank u for u effort to teach the masses Dr. Felton it truly means alot.
Thank you Mr. Felton have a great day.
Your carefully researched and entertaining videos have taught me so much Mark. You're doing everyone on the internet a great service, thank you so much.
It's fascinating how Mark always comes up with a new video witch contains information you never heard of before. I didn't know that the british attempted to assassinate the Kaiser. Thanks Mark for creating such interessting and also entertaining content and sharing it on UA-cam.
"But the Kaiser who saw himself as a great military leader loved to interfere" hmm where have I seen this one before
Probably as portrayed horribly incorrectly by the history channel about Hitler.
Haha yeah same. Reminds me of another mustached fellow.
Better moustache though.
In Hitler’s defense, the German high command portrayed him as the sole reason that Germany lost the war in the East. Though not being the great military leader he viewed himself, he made some of the right decisions in regards to Operation Barbarossa, especially in 1942 when he ordered Army Group Center to hold for Army Group South to advance into the Caucuses. From 1944 and onwards though, the same thing could not be said again.
@@incorectulpolitic can you do a tldr? I'm not reading all of that.
Thanks!
Now this story and film, I have never heard of before, even vaguely, so a totally new one for me...
I amazes me that Mark comes up with these not very well known, stories and films, and finding them, researching them and finding suitable film footage, must take up a fair amount of his time.
Result = well researched and factual episodes, that mostly put all other documentaries to shame....:)
To add to all the commendations in the comments. Yet again, amazed by Dr Felton's insights and newly enlightening episodes, please keep them coming.
Thank you Mark. Always good to hear your voice in these troubled times.
Always here for the next Mark Felton video. Keep up the great work mate, all of you content is splendid!
Much appreciated!
@@MarkFeltonProductions hey Mark, can you provide the name of the marching music that occasionally plays through the video?
Mark, I’d love to see two videos from you.
First, the Bismarck.
Second, the not very well known sinking of the Konigsberg in WW1. That story is fascinating.
Mark, you really are the best. Bringing little known items to the forefront and simplifying the complexities of others.
2:28 song: is "Yorkschen March"
Danke
*Yorcksher
Yorkshire lol
@@Abdisa-sj2fq Yorckscher Marsch
@@ichibanmanekineko No, it was in honor of the German general Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, it has nothing to to with that place in England. ;-)
Me: ok, it's time to leave UA-cam
Mark Felton and his videos: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*
make that:
*3:20 AM*
Although the Kaiser had a withered left arm, by most accounts his right arm was amazingly powerful - he took pride in being able to crush the hand of whoever he shook hands with.
@Open Paranormal Another historical oddity - Russian PM Piotr Stolypin (1906-1911), generally seen as Imperial Russia's 'last chance' was the reverse - withered right arm, powerful left.
The Germans did capture the French Emperor Napoleon III during the Battle of Sedan in 1870. He wasn't executed but sent into exile.
It was a calculated move by Bismarck - knowing that with the Commune in Paris French dissension would shorten the war.
Capturing and killing is one thing, killing in action is a very different thing.
@@mirrorblue100if Wilhelm II would just have listened to Bismarck for one second in his life ...
3:20 AM. Time to learn something new.
Atomic Peacenik Right here with you, East Coast-ish Internet Friend.
It’s half past eight here in Blighty
Early riser aha
Yep xD. Learning has no bed time.
it's 08:20, bro. Sleep well!
You keep doing Mark!!!!! (Thanks!!)
It's our Boi. Mark Felton with another great vid. Really a eye opener his content. I've learnt so much about stuff I didn't know happened in these wars.
Mark, I think I learned more in watching those two videos in the Kaiser than I did during all those years in German grammar school. Many thanks!
You are spoiling us! This was very interesting, thank you.
Thank you Mr Felton for sharing with us your ensclopedic amount of knowledge
Thank you for doing a WWI video. I'd love to see more!
Heck yeah! Especially because he finds footage that seems to never be seen before
Yes...especially on the Zeppelin. ..how they produced large quantities of hydrogen and had a problem until this day to produce hydrogen for cars as eco fuel!...as a back comment.
Hi Mark, Another gem of information about the attempted assassination of Kaiser Wilhelm I never knew about along with film archive of him. I have seen your previous video about him being exiled in the Netherlands and yes he died there while it was under Nazi control a point not lost on me. These presentations continue to be high quality and well narrated. These are relevant even today because we all need to learn from history and not repeat the same mistakes as we always do. Thanks again for your knowledge and professional expertise.
I thought of the helmet on Klink's desk.
is that von Klinkerhoffen from 'allo 'allo?
Hogan's Heroes. :-)
Where is Colonel Fink? "That's Kliiiink!"
@@dry5555 hahaha got it...now I remember!!
Yep
I put these on to fall asleep to but yours always keep me awake.
I should hope so!
One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans. - Otto von Bismarck
*Otto von Bismarck
@@Rhinelander Genau. So viel Zeit muss sein.
Will he got that well & truly wrong
@@Rhinelander fixing it now
And with opportunists like the UK and France exacerbating things further by sticking their noses in it.
Simply one of the best YT channels. Thank you so much Mark Felton.
Glad you think so!
Mark Felton Productions oh it’s not an opinion...since you are a historian, you are well aware that, a fact is a fact. Here’s hoping your efforts continue growing until you can take over and make the “History channel” a proper show that provides historical information. Again, many thanks for your brilliant efforts, I subscribe to all your channels.
Loving the content Mark
Always interesting, thank you.
Me: We must have exhausted all the war mayhem in Europe.
Mark Felton: Keiser Wilhelm.....
Kaiser...
*Kaiser**
Napoleon Bonaparte: Let me introduce myself......
Loving the fact that you are doing some more video's on the Great War Mark! It deserves more attention on youtube.
Fun fact.
When the kaiser learned of Hitlers amazing success in defeating both the French and British at the beginning of the war he sent Hitler a letter congratulating him and assuming that Hitler would reinstate him to his "rightful" throne in Germany. Hitler of course thought the man was crazy and dismissed the letter, never replying.
Yeah I know that and if i had been the fuhrer i would also have done that out of common sense because i think that a old Kaiser wouldn't be beneficial
@@DrHydra47 hitler denied it because he didnt want someone with higher power than him taking throne risking losing direct control of Germany
@@hodor9851 ja that too but putting an old man in power is bad idea to or sharing power
@@DrHydra47 yea no. Idk why age matters in this
@@hodor9851 because the Kaiser will die. He's old and therefore his reign won't last so long.
Mr. Mark Felton ... he has always some very interesting stories to tell everyone !!!!
Thank you Mr. Mark. I greatly & sincerely appreciate your efforts !!!!
Perfect. I was running out of videos to watch at 230am. Hope you're well Mr Felton. Greetings from Minneapolis!
Can you smell the smoke?
Hoping things are going well for you knowing what is happening in your city now .
From one war zone to another. Be safe!
Another amazingly good piece of actual history brought to us by Mark Felton! Thank you!
Actually during his birth the attending physician used a pair of forceps roughly. This caused a terrible injury known as a Brachial Plexus lesion. It wasn't just a "withered arm".
Basically the nerves running down the arm are ripped out of the spinal cord. Even today this is a difficult injury to treat. Also it causes extreme levels of pain and discomfort. On a par with an amputation.
Having seen the effects of this injury first hand I am not surprised that the Kaiser was often "difficult"!
Thank you for this very important piece of information. Fascinating. I've suffered twice - two + years each - from adhesive capsulitis at each shoulder, and I can understand how constant pain can make you irritable and can affect your confidence. For it to affect millions is another dimension though!
Another ‘why have I never read about this!’ moment from Mark.
Amazing work, again.
I just want to say thank you Mark! you literally spoil myself and the countless other viewers with your amazing content.
Also I would love to see you cover more topics regarding The Great War(World War 1).
Mark Felton please let me go to bed, I need some sleep!! Respectfully though many, many thanks!! Your docos are awesome!!
Did King George V ever find out that they tried this, if so how did he react?
This story only broke in 2018, so I doubt he knew.
@@MarkFeltonProductions Okay, thanks for answering so quickly and keep up the great content :D
The fact that the this was kept a secret for so long shows how secretive the British military (maybe MI6) were throughout wars when it came to certain operations or whatever
@@TheOfficialSilhouette There are still many secrets about both wars
@Samuel Sweetmann And until 2006 Americans had to pay a telegraph tax to fund the Spanish American War of 1898.
Love to see videos like this, about such lesser known events that most of us had never heard of.
The Great War!? Is this a rarity for a Mark Felton production or do I somehow only catch the WW2 videos? Either way glad to see a older but fresher war story for this channel (or me)
Yet another superb production. Thanks Mark for continuing my military history education.
This is great Mark!! I'd love some more WW1 videos, especially on the German side of things and/or the Kaiser. Thanks!!
Arrived early for my history lesson, find myself paying more attention than I used to. Thanks to the teacher, Dr Mark Felton who uses marvellous footage and explains things so well!
You're very welcome!
You manage to amaze me everytime with your video's!
every time
Thank you Mark for these excellent videos, I have learned more from you than I have in history classes.
Sounds like an insurance job to me. "I need new windows" = "I think the Kaiser's in my chateau, have you thought about bombing it a bit?"
"But Sir, he is definitely in my chateau...can you just hit it with a bit of artillery, my roof was looking sketchy when I last saw it".
@@mwnciboo 'yes he's definitely there,he was remarking on my scotch via Facebook and twitter ,please send in the tanks,and don't mind the fences...
Another great Felton video. He never disappoints.
Would love to see more videos on the Kaiser!
Hear, hear! He's an interesting character, that's for sure!
You may do.
Another fab story. Ty Dr Mark.
Super content as ever! You should do a video about the first Allied victory of WW2: the defeat of Italian Abyssinia, as it's not covered elsewhere.
You deserve a medal Mr Felton. Brilliant stuff!!!!!!
"you have a tiny arm"
"yEaH?!?!? Well I have a giant army!"
Considering how insecure this guy was, it makes you wonder what else he had that was short.
You can see at 4.47 how those around him would keep one hand in a pocket or behind them so as to disguise the fact the Kaiser had a withered arm.
Thank you. Glen
Oh no the skeleton's coming out
*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!*
I live!
The withered hand of the evil hun
I’m turning in my grave
I don’t have any milk, in my fücking fridge
the grand dad aka the kaiser willy
speen
Brilliant story, thank you Mark
The Emperor, utilizing his new “Storm Troopers” and so-called “Death Star,” began a push in 1918...
UNLIMITED POWER!!!!
Anti Antifa Google “sarcasm” please.
As always brilliant Mark!
Damn, the title got me hype up! I just exit from other UA-cam channel to this one!
Ditto always do when mark Felton posts
Sensationally good stuff as always. Puts every supposed 'history' channel on tv to shame
Quality content as always.
Excellent video well put together I never stop learning from your videos
That old WW1 footage is amazing
The constant sounds of guys screaming makes it more horrifying, though I'm pretty sure it was added later.
Excellent video Dr. Felton.
Some years before the war, Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the US and attended a shooting demonstration by Annie Oakley. He wanted her to shoot a lit cigarette from his mouth, one of her signature trick shots. Annie didn't want to risk killing a foreign head of state, so had Wilhelm hold the cigarette at arm's length then shot it from his fingers. During the war, she claimed that if she could do it over she would have had him put the cigarette in his mouth and "intentionally miss."
Love these videos. Kaiser is often overlooked in the history books and this plot was really interesting.
And in fact, there was a first atempt to kill the Kiser. It was on December 25th, 1914. It was supposed to be carryied by french Morane Parasols. Pilots and observers armed with hand grenades and rifles attacking Kiser's train at some waypoint of it but... fog screwed the mission.
Excellent review of true historic past. Love all and subscribed. Regards to you my friend.
I love the prussian marches played by brass bands. They still play them at my small town, here in germany, during events of the local voluntary fire departement. Often times we start bobbing when we stand at attention when a companion gets awarded with a ribbon or something.
You find the craziest stuff. Love it!
Don’t worry , I’m still alive.
mien kaiser how you doing
Tens of thousands of trees fearing the axe begin to shiver in fear
For a man approaching 162 yrs old; you look fantastic !! What's your secret for looking so youthful?? Dannon Yogurt and a shot of brandy??
frank hargreaves you know jfk is a very open minded person
Thank God my Kaiser. I'm so relieved
I always learn something new and simply will not miss these videos.
When I hear the intro music I know I'm in for an information treat!!!☺☺☺
Thank you!
Mark, more videos on World War I. World War II sometimes get repetitive.
Thank you for a great start to this end of week day ! Fine upload as always.
I kinda get that German uniforms in ww2 is badass, but those uniform with capes looks like the epitome of badassness
More like douchebaggery. Fitting attire for the kaiser, who was a monumental douchebag.
@@Jessewren1968 you sounded like what Hitler would say.
@@captaindecade4705 See. Even Hitler thought he was a douchebag.
there’s footage/pictures of people wearing the national socialist era uniforms with capes although it’s definitely less common than during the imperial era
You turn out great content. Keep up the good work!
"Kaiser Bill went up the hill to take a look at France. Kaiser Bill fell down the hill with bullets in his pants." This is a schoolyard song my grandmother used to sing in the 1920s.
Great video as always, digging up old video clips for our enjoyment
TAUCH PANZER - swimming tank let’s get a vid!!! BEST CHANNEL ON UA-cam
More like diving tank, or not?
@@fabianreusch4870 tauchpanzer translate into driving (diving* god damn autocorrect) tank
A swimming tank would be a Schwimmpanzer
GhostArmy1 tf no Tauchpanzer= Divetank
well he's useless on cooking tips !
Regardless it was a interesting concept the Germans cooked up
Thank you Mark, another ace vid!
"Say, shouldn't we practice this kind of mission first? Seems to me a low-level attack with flak and smoke would be a bit more difficult than we're used to." "What? Practice? That's crazy talk, I tell you!"
Japanese who practiced and practiced for Pearl Harbor raise an eyebrow, buff nails, try not to look smug
Very interesting story,one we don't get to hear very often ...thanks for the incentive to delve a little deeper into it now...