To learn about the terrible things the Nazis did in their bunker, click through to this video by CHANGES: ua-cam.com/video/YLJq661j4Bw/v-deo.htmlsi=xm5_xIL4o7uV7eeb
His autobiography Spy/Counterspy is such a good read. The last page especially has stuck with me. What a time to be alive and survive, what a life, what a story... Great content as always!
Popov was absolutely 'real-life' remarkable. His partner, Jebsen, the very same but with a tragic end. KEW has extensive files on this duo, their contacts and the folks who chased after them.
PS. The Abwehr involved with Popov and especially Jebsen, have their stories too. His 'kidnapping is pure 'Hollywood'. All make for interesting company if you trouble to look up their KEW Ghosts and thrive on 'deep dives'.
@@Mehmet-rz5eo British National Archives sw London. 30 'Free' files could be downloaded from their site every 30 days during the lockdown. Policy may still be in place.
@@Mehmet-rz5eo I'm based in Australia and not England but the British National Archives are held in Kew not far from London. There have been recent dumps of formerly classified docx over the past three years in particular which is providing rich pickings for people with the necessary smarts to trawl through digital and paper records . I'm sure that PT will explain it better and more accurately to you.
Fantastic! I'm just about to start watching this latest vid now but I already know it will be the usual excellent quality we're accustomed too with this channel. Thank you Philip!
Thanks so much for the introduction to this video in notes. So man channels delete this important explanation. It seemed to whet my appetite for his whole story.
Popov easily lived one of the most interesting lives of all time, I’ve seen one small interview clip of him but I can’t find the full interview anywhere
Remember that Flemming was DDNI for the war years and had all the information to hand from the most exciting bits of secret intelegence during WW2. Unlike many he led a well funded life, but like many many others he had to maintain and income after the war was over and all the wartime commissions ended. He certainly had access to all the secrets he needed to create a character (based on real people) and to have stories that could be plausibe -because they probably were.
im a big fan of the secret war during WW2. Your vid is very informative and I found your graphics/vids added to your info. It isn't just random things during the time, but helps you convey the info. THank you!
Excellent work, as always! However, I must point out that Popov being _the_ sole inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond character has been long disputed, and it is now pretty much acknowledged that that character was a hodge-podge of various personality traits, oddities & eccentricities of at least a dozen persons - incl. Ian Fleming himself, his brother Peter Fleming, and William Stephenson (Code name: INTREPID). Fleming himself had on multiple occasions accepted that there was no single/singular 'source'/'inspiration' for Bond. Popov _was_ also an inspiration, but perhaps less so as one might be led to believe...besides, like a good author, Fleming 'borrowed' from both real and fictional 'sources'/'inspirations'...and didn't need much help as his own career in mil. int. (& the people he met/knew through that) was inspiration enough...
Absolutely right, I should have made that point in the video. Inspiration was surely drawn from many characters Fleming worked with and those that came before him. Sidney Reilly, the so-called Ace of Spies was another muse.
@@PhilipThompson Oh, yes! Also, check out the life of Patrick Dalzel-Job -- a WW2 British naval intelligence man & commando...perhaps one of the closest 'competitors' for the title of 'true inspiration' of James Bond...🙂
Thank you Philip Thompson for your passion, your amazing content and ability to provide succinct story telling style. Learn more, know more, understand a little more the absolute mess humans (of this World) have made of it! How disturbing is the huberous, ego, power of Hoover - given his own (eventual) disturbing hypocrisy.
Still have a contemporary colour postcard of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel given to my father while serving on secondment to the U.S.Navy from the Royal Navy in 1943 when serving aboard the South Dakota as communication link. She and her sister ship Alabama (preserved) were cover against Tirpitz.🏴
Like many others he returned from the war after being discharged from Portsmouth Naval Hospital to find that his job was gone, the country broke, everything rationed for years thereafter, its cities in many parts in ruins, and many of his friends dead. He survived by going where he was ordered instead of volunteering and changing ships like his friends who were torpedoed and killed by U-Boat in the Eastern Mediterranean. Never volunteer in wartime was his advice. Luck is a huge factor. Three places in front of him after being decommissioned from his last ship was the cut-off for those selected as a crew for the doomed H.M.S. Hood. Out of 1418 men only 3 survived. He enjoyed his time on the South Dakota (SoDak) and he was given the postcard by a man from Pittsburg named Fink ( inside naval white hat) .
Hello, the footage from 33:05 to 33:16, where did you find this if I may ask? It's rather high quality footage of a German radar set in operation, very rare to say the least. If there's more of it somewhere, I'd definitely like to have a look at it! (Yes I'm one of those people who keeps himself busy with identifying photographs of old electronics hehe) Regards, Thomas
His name was Duško, pronounced as Dushko. Actually, Duško is normally a nickname from Dušan (Dushan), a name that comes from the word Duša, which means, Soul.
Nearly all real-life spies were better than Bond because Bond isn't realistic at all, he would be a terrible spy - any version of him. Ian Fleming wasn't trying to write realistic spy novels, he was trying to write rollicking adventure stories for young men. If you want realistic spy stories, read John LeCarré instead. There are a few good movies made from them too, just don't expect swashbuckling, gun-slinging, magic-gadget-wielding Jame Bond, cuz he won't be there.
I think this is the first time I've ever commented on one of your videos, even though I have enjoyed them all. This one is no exception. Except it's bittersweet ending. Like watching a suspenseful movie, I was so hoping for the happy ending of friends reuniting and living out their lives recounting their exploits. My heart was truly saddened to learn of his friends demise. But I was truly proud of his decision not to retaliate against the Nazi commander. He proved in that moment that he was truly a good man (that, and it would've been a waste of a good bullet). Thank you for this tale well told.
God bless you. Vids like this especially from a REAL talent like Philip really help these days. My tricycle brought me so much joy when I was younger 😊
I back your pardon, but Enigma was broken by Polish Code Breakers w/ initial none value assistance of French and British as a waste information - Polish team broke the enigma. Later and also showed in your channel the Allan Touring precomputing rotary device is literally based on Polish Decoding Bomba Machine, however with the progress of the technology became smaller .... Some picture of the Movie Fragment (time: 33:40) more specifically (Time: 36:10). ua-cam.com/video/rGRu-D8j6ts/v-deo.html It is kind of False information what you put in your channel - Please correct it and be objective .....
@@RichReportcom 1. Florence Finch 2. Virginia Hall 3. Jane Vialle 4. Noor Inayat Khan 5. Josephine Baker 6. Nancy Wake 7. Marie-Madeleine Fourcade 8. Lucie Aubrac 9. Violette Szabo 10. Odette Hallowes I've covered a few of their stories on my channel.
Here is 10 more women who fought against fascism. 1. Sophie Scholl 2. Hannie Schaft 3. Simone Segouin 4. Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya 5. Rose Valland 6. Andrée Borrel 7. Eileen Nearne 8. Nancy “Jean” Manuel 9. Maria Skobtsova 10. Elisabeth “Lilo” Gloeden
I thought that this was an Advertisement Free Channel? Someone is NOT being Honest or You Tube being "C♡NTS" ! I AM SURE IT'S THE LATTER. 😡. Be good be safe, and ciao for now....Blue 😇✋🏴🇬🇧.
To learn about the terrible things the Nazis did in their bunker, click through to this video by CHANGES: ua-cam.com/video/YLJq661j4Bw/v-deo.htmlsi=xm5_xIL4o7uV7eeb
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The AI generated images are horrendous
I always Look forward to your videos, the quality never disappoints!
So glad to see you cover my favourite WW2 figure. Excellent video as always! I hope you are well.
His autobiography Spy/Counterspy is such a good read. The last page especially has stuck with me. What a time to be alive and survive, what a life, what a story... Great content as always!
Popov was absolutely 'real-life' remarkable. His partner, Jebsen, the very same but with a tragic end. KEW has extensive files on this duo, their contacts and the folks who chased after them.
PS. The Abwehr involved with Popov and especially Jebsen, have their stories too. His 'kidnapping is pure 'Hollywood'.
All make for interesting company if you trouble to look up their KEW Ghosts and thrive on 'deep dives'.
What is KEW?
@@Mehmet-rz5eo British National Archives sw London. 30 'Free' files could be downloaded from their site every 30 days during the lockdown. Policy may still be in place.
@@Mehmet-rz5eo I'm based in Australia and not England but the British National Archives are held in Kew not far from London. There have been recent dumps of formerly classified docx over the past three years in particular which is providing rich pickings for people with the necessary smarts to trawl through digital and paper records .
I'm sure that PT will explain it better and more accurately to you.
Fantastic! I'm just about to start watching this latest vid now but I already know it will be the usual excellent quality we're accustomed too with this channel. Thank you Philip!
I subscribed to your channel yesterday. Delighted to see a new video already. I really like your storytelling.
Another wonderful gem from PT and a story that I already knew quite well. Detailed research as always ❤
Thanks so much for the introduction to this video in notes. So man channels delete this important explanation. It seemed to whet my appetite for his whole story.
Fascinating documentary...many thanks Philip.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Popov easily lived one of the most interesting lives of all time, I’ve seen one small interview clip of him but I can’t find the full interview anywhere
Remember that Flemming was DDNI for the war years and had all the information to hand from the most exciting bits of secret intelegence during WW2. Unlike many he led a well funded life, but like many many others he had to maintain and income after the war was over and all the wartime commissions ended. He certainly had access to all the secrets he needed to create a character (based on real people) and to have stories that could be plausibe -because they probably were.
You have done it again, thank you, great story and well told
very good Documentary very well researched thanks Philip 🙂👍
Awesome master piece, keep it up please Mr. Thompson ❤
Yet another excellently produced documentary by PT ! ! !
im a big fan of the secret war during WW2. Your vid is very informative and I found your graphics/vids added to your info. It isn't just random things during the time, but helps you convey the info. THank you!
Bedankt
Thank you so much!
Hi from Australia. Brilliant doco, fair and captivating. Thanks!
Another top vid from you PT
Porfirio Rubirosa was the same thing, you should look into him and do documentary of him. Thanks for this awesome video!!
mesmerising story telling; another fine piece PT
Very true. I subbed a while ago but this level of quality deserves much more.
Fascinating story. Thanks so much for this video. I have. Studied wwii all my life and I’d never heard of him
Excellent work, as always!
However, I must point out that Popov being _the_ sole inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond character has been long disputed, and it is now pretty much acknowledged that that character was a hodge-podge of various personality traits, oddities & eccentricities of at least a dozen persons - incl. Ian Fleming himself, his brother Peter Fleming, and William Stephenson (Code name: INTREPID).
Fleming himself had on multiple occasions accepted that there was no single/singular 'source'/'inspiration' for Bond.
Popov _was_ also an inspiration, but perhaps less so as one might be led to believe...besides, like a good author, Fleming 'borrowed' from both real and fictional 'sources'/'inspirations'...and didn't need much help as his own career in mil. int. (& the people he met/knew through that) was inspiration enough...
Absolutely right, I should have made that point in the video. Inspiration was surely drawn from many characters Fleming worked with and those that came before him. Sidney Reilly, the so-called Ace of Spies was another muse.
@@PhilipThompson Oh, yes!
Also, check out the life of Patrick Dalzel-Job -- a WW2 British naval intelligence man & commando...perhaps one of the closest 'competitors' for the title of 'true inspiration' of James Bond...🙂
@@shantanusapru thanks, will do. I hadn't heard of him!
Another Masterpiece
Thank you Philip Thompson for your passion, your amazing content and ability to provide succinct story telling style. Learn more, know more, understand a little more the absolute mess humans (of this World) have made of it! How disturbing is the huberous, ego, power of Hoover - given his own (eventual) disturbing hypocrisy.
Still have a contemporary colour postcard of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel given to my father while serving on secondment to the U.S.Navy from the Royal Navy in 1943 when serving aboard the South Dakota as communication link. She and her sister ship Alabama (preserved) were cover against Tirpitz.🏴
What a life your father had!
Like many others he returned from the war after being discharged from Portsmouth Naval Hospital to find that his job was gone, the country broke, everything rationed for years thereafter, its cities in many parts in ruins, and many of his friends dead.
He survived by going where he was ordered instead of volunteering and changing ships like his friends who were torpedoed and killed by U-Boat in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Never volunteer in wartime was his advice.
Luck is a huge factor.
Three places in front of him after being decommissioned from his last ship was the cut-off for those selected as a crew for the doomed H.M.S. Hood.
Out of 1418 men only 3 survived.
He enjoyed his time on the South Dakota (SoDak) and he was given the postcard by a man from Pittsburg named Fink ( inside naval white hat) .
brilliantly done, and easy to listen to - your narration is perfect!
Another outstanding video 👍
Hello,
the footage from 33:05 to 33:16, where did you find this if I may ask?
It's rather high quality footage of a German radar set in operation, very rare to say the least.
If there's more of it somewhere, I'd definitely like to have a look at it!
(Yes I'm one of those people who keeps himself busy with identifying photographs of old electronics hehe)
Regards,
Thomas
That clip is from a Timeline documentary on Popov - ua-cam.com/video/cI98xpTmX7I/v-deo.html&pp=ygUhd2FzIHRoaXMgd29ybGQgd2FyIDIgc2VjcmV0IGFnZW50
His name was Duško, pronounced as Dushko.
Actually, Duško is normally a nickname from Dušan (Dushan), a name that comes from the word Duša, which means, Soul.
Nearly all real-life spies were better than Bond because Bond isn't realistic at all, he would be a terrible spy - any version of him.
Ian Fleming wasn't trying to write realistic spy novels, he was trying to write rollicking adventure stories for young men.
If you want realistic spy stories, read John LeCarré instead. There are a few good movies made from them too, just don't expect
swashbuckling, gun-slinging, magic-gadget-wielding Jame Bond, cuz he won't be there.
Yes, LeCarre is far better.
The other , Bond, is too often just silly.
Another great video!
I think this is the first time I've ever commented on one of your videos, even though I have enjoyed them all. This one is no exception. Except it's bittersweet ending. Like watching a suspenseful movie, I was so hoping for the happy ending of friends reuniting and living out their lives recounting their exploits. My heart was truly saddened to learn of his friends demise. But I was truly proud of his decision not to retaliate against the Nazi commander. He proved in that moment that he was truly a good man (that, and it would've been a waste of a good bullet). Thank you for this tale well told.
@@NuclearMango. I'm always pleased to hear from one of my silent observers! I also wish there had been a reunion of friends, but sadly not.
This was an absolute superb story 😏, riveting 👍👍
Cane the teacher!! Excellent!!
Brilliant documentary.Thank you.
I hope I can concentrate on this, it's been one of those days.
Agent Tricycle, lol!
God bless you. Vids like this especially from a REAL talent like Philip really help these days. My tricycle brought me so much joy when I was younger 😊
Great edit really enjoyed that video
Golden boy playing all his life.
Fascinating content , well presented
Why didn’t Churchill tell FDR about Popov and FBI’s problems? About Pearl Harbor.
Darn good stuff 👏 👌 Darn good job 👍
Thanks 👍
Watch the PBS series of shows Reilly Ace of Spies
Dear Philip
Next mr putin
7:25 hey that sounds a lot like Jubille
It was Sidney Reilly who he based Bond after. Maybe a little of both gentlemen Reilly had some big b---s. Extremely brave
Didnt you already do a video on him? Maybe I just have an rfkjr brain worm
Reilly was WW1
ho ho 7' is a fictional character based on a few rugged individuals as the author of the 007 pulps used to say
Was the Popov family jewish?
No
That name is Bulgarian, not Serbian.
Popov is a common surname in Vojvodina, Serbia.
I back your pardon, but Enigma was broken by Polish Code Breakers w/ initial none value assistance of French and British as a waste information - Polish team broke the enigma.
Later and also showed in your channel the Allan Touring precomputing rotary device is literally based on Polish Decoding Bomba Machine, however with the progress of the technology became smaller ....
Some picture of the Movie Fragment (time: 33:40) more specifically (Time: 36:10). ua-cam.com/video/rGRu-D8j6ts/v-deo.html
It is kind of False information what you put in your channel - Please correct it and be objective .....
If he had been homosexual; Hoover would have liked him very much!
Where were the "no shortage" of women who fought against fascism? Name 10
@@RichReportcom 1. Florence Finch
2. Virginia Hall
3. Jane Vialle
4. Noor Inayat Khan
5. Josephine Baker
6. Nancy Wake
7. Marie-Madeleine Fourcade
8. Lucie Aubrac
9. Violette Szabo
10. Odette Hallowes
I've covered a few of their stories on my channel.
Here is 10 more women who fought against fascism.
1. Sophie Scholl
2. Hannie Schaft
3. Simone Segouin
4. Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
5. Rose Valland
6. Andrée Borrel
7. Eileen Nearne
8. Nancy “Jean” Manuel
9. Maria Skobtsova
10. Elisabeth “Lilo” Gloeden
The Spy WHO. A person is not a thing,
Too many Ad interruptions
I thought that this was an Advertisement Free Channel?
Someone is NOT being Honest or You Tube being "C♡NTS" !
I AM SURE IT'S THE LATTER. 😡.
Be good be safe, and ciao for now....Blue 😇✋🏴🇬🇧.
@@edherman8169 I've never said my channel is advertisement free.
@PhilipThompson I stand CORRECTED.
Thank You for your prompt reply.
Be good be safe, and ciao for now....Blue 😇✋🏴🇬🇧.