Heinrich Himmler: Aryan Superman? Reichsführer's Quest for Athletic Honour

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  • @TheRealPuppycat
    @TheRealPuppycat Рік тому +1031

    0:45 literally confirms my belief that Himmler looks like Hirohito by an actual historian😂

  • @terryroots5023
    @terryroots5023 Рік тому +508

    How on earth you come up with these subjects escapes me. You are a genius. Informative, entertaining, and funny.

    • @flyingpuma9729
      @flyingpuma9729 Рік тому

      What does it mean "escapes me"
      Is this a new retarded way of saying that you like the vid?

    • @garylee9738
      @garylee9738 Рік тому

      Butt sniffer. Whiff, whiff!

    • @penultimateh766
      @penultimateh766 Рік тому +10

      Indeed Himmler himself could never have won the Mark Felton Badge for Competence...

    • @cancel1913
      @cancel1913 Рік тому +7

      YT Audience: "How on earth you come up with these subjects?"
      Dr. Mark Felton: "Vee hav vayz"! 😆

    • @mtnvortex
      @mtnvortex Рік тому

      pfffft... 🤔

  • @hassanamir1235
    @hassanamir1235 Рік тому +1303

    Even the allies couldn't have destroyed Himmler like Dr. Felton did in the video, excellent content as usual!

    • @frankcoala5890
      @frankcoala5890 Рік тому

      Thanks to diversity, at least we don't have to worry about the British ever looking aryan (again).
      Breeding out of existence is more humane than bombing, and all the buildings may as well be spray painted instead of firebombed.

    • @imnotyourfriendbuddy1883
      @imnotyourfriendbuddy1883 Рік тому +33

      Only Himmler could kill Himmler, lol

    • @PcGamerify
      @PcGamerify Рік тому +60

      Himmler looks like hirohito

    • @AgentRafa
      @AgentRafa Рік тому +23

      Yes a proper hit piece from Dr. Felton🤣🤣

    • @MI-mx3rh
      @MI-mx3rh Рік тому +11

      Reinhard Heydrich was way hotter though

  • @AudieHolland
    @AudieHolland Рік тому +104

    Oh dear...
    Untill now, I never realized Herr Himmler to be a direct cousin of the late Emperor Hirohito.

  • @evan9498
    @evan9498 Рік тому +360

    I have the utmost respect for Mark Felton. It's clear he's passionate about his work and takes the time to study in depth and produce high quality and detailed books and videos, in comparison to some other History based UA-cam channels who clearly rush them. Thank You Mark Felton.

    • @randyborstol2491
      @randyborstol2491 Рік тому +9

      this is just silly pot shots at Himmler.

    • @beefabob
      @beefabob Рік тому +12

      @@randyborstol2491 Silly pot shots?? Prey tell all us 'uninformed' what this man did of note that you yourself would be proud of?

    • @beefabob
      @beefabob Рік тому +3

      @@HalfUtilitarianist Explain how something that is well researched and factual can be 'silly'. He has a British accent because he's bloody British. Lastly claming means 'to feel sweaty' so if you could explain that too, your post might make a bit more sense?

    • @b2tall239
      @b2tall239 Рік тому +1

      You win!

    • @beefabob
      @beefabob Рік тому

      @@b2tall239 Thank you, but it wasn't hard.

  • @THE_GUY_ONE
    @THE_GUY_ONE Рік тому +29

    0:48 Himmler's resemblance to Hirohito is something that never crossed my mind before.

  • @MyLateralThawts
    @MyLateralThawts Рік тому +230

    I remember my grandfather having the German Sports Badge (DSA) decoration in gold. It still exists in Germany today and can be earned by visiting foreigners to the country simply by going to any gym that has staff authorized to test anyone who wishes to achieve it.

    • @jeffadams4590
      @jeffadams4590 Рік тому +14

      Hi so are you saying it's a participation award now days? I wonder if it was the same back then.

    • @yystl
      @yystl Рік тому +58

      @@jeffadams4590 I think he’s saying foreigners who meet the standard could get the medal. Nothing about participation awards.

    • @docteurlowbat
      @docteurlowbat Рік тому +14

      @@yystl Yes, it's even possible to get it out of Germany. An appointed judge can do it. I knew people getting it in France.

    • @ericw3229
      @ericw3229 Рік тому

      I'd never want so called award associated with that evil. Was your gramps a nazi?

    • @coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13
      @coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13 Рік тому +2

      @@jeffadams4590 “to TEST” Did you read his comment?

  • @dtaylor10chuckufarle
    @dtaylor10chuckufarle Рік тому +47

    Mark, has anyone seen Himmler and Hirohito at the same time?

  • @93notchback
    @93notchback Рік тому +64

    It's incredible the amount of detail on such a small subject you can come up with. Well done sir!

  • @ProLibertate2008
    @ProLibertate2008 Рік тому +11

    "...more of a desk man." Dr. Felton out here throwing the heat!

  • @garylawson5381
    @garylawson5381 Рік тому +93

    My long time accumulated knowledge of WW II always comes to a screeching halt every time I watch your videos Mark Felton Productions.
    Thanks again Dr Felton!!!

  • @TonyAndersonMusic
    @TonyAndersonMusic Рік тому +110

    Mark, I don’t know why but this was one of my favorite films you’ve ever done. Seeing his medals explained was captivating. But thinking of him competing physically to get his little silver medal really humanizes him. I know these men were possessed by evil, but it’s the small things that draw attention to their insecurity and humanity that make them interesting to me.

    • @fatbass5751
      @fatbass5751 Рік тому +8

      Spot on

    • @dianeduffcroop8158
      @dianeduffcroop8158 Рік тому +8

      I get what you're saying about these war criminals seeming human but in my opinion they left their Humanity behind many years ago. They made a pact with the Devil and they forfeited their conscience as well as their Humanity. Just my opinion.

  • @shellsbignumber2
    @shellsbignumber2 Рік тому +350

    Thats the one thing that has always astounded me, how little the high ranking Nazi's looked like a so called aryan super race.

    • @duelcaliberlive
      @duelcaliberlive Рік тому +29

      Me too. Absolutely. Glad there are others who have noticed this too

    • @selfdo
      @selfdo Рік тому +41

      Another of those that belied the "Aryan Superman" tropes was SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich, who looked more like a barroom brawler than the chiseled features idealized by Nazi propaganda. Moreover, he was rather SHORT, which belied the long-standing requirement that SS recruits be at least, I believe, 180 cm (about 5'11") in height.
      Then again, Stalin was also a "shorty", though I doubt even Georgy Zhukov would ever call him that, not even behind his back.

    • @maizie9454
      @maizie9454 Рік тому +51

      no-one ever said the nazis made sense.

    • @clavichord
      @clavichord Рік тому +34

      Neither did Churchill, and don't forget, Winston was an ardent believer in the the Anglo-Saxon race that ran the British Empire on which the sun never set. Astounding

    • @Ar1AnX1x
      @Ar1AnX1x Рік тому

      hypocrisy and contradictions are a huge part of Nazi ideology
      like how they thought of Jewish people as weak leeches while also pushing this conspiracy theory that they control the whole world
      or how Hitler said he loves the German People but constantly sent them to die and didn't surrender even when the war was lost because he didn't care about the Civilians
      that's why Nazi regimes don't last, because their delusions will end up in collapse.

  • @gertgilich3508
    @gertgilich3508 Рік тому +25

    Love your clear unoppionated factual recounts! Extremely refreshing!

    • @John-mj6uq
      @John-mj6uq Рік тому +5

      I think this is sarcastic, but can't tell. This video is obviously opinionated

    • @tridos2574
      @tridos2574 Рік тому

      ​@@John-mj6uq How so?

    • @John-mj6uq
      @John-mj6uq Рік тому +3

      @@tridos2574 the video contains drama that's based entirely on "mindreading"", assumptions about what Himmler was thinking or feeling. That said, it's an entertaining and informative video.

    • @tridos2574
      @tridos2574 Рік тому

      @@John-mj6uq You mean the shame and hypocrisy because of Himmler's looks?

    • @chillpengeru
      @chillpengeru Рік тому

      ​@@John-mj6uq you're right that it takes shots at Himmler but it's still refreshing compared to the nonstop reminders of "he was the devil!!!!!" and "remember dumb viewers, Nazis were bad guys!" that most other history channels have to force in.

  • @F40PH-2CAT
    @F40PH-2CAT Рік тому +226

    OMG that Hirohito comparison is the biggest burn since Hitler's funeral 😂

    • @user-saraswatidevi
      @user-saraswatidevi Рік тому +18

      😂 I always assumed he was some Japanese dude when I was younger

    • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
      @warpartyattheoutpost4987 Рік тому

      @@user-saraswatidevi... hai, ja!

    • @johnjuarez8005
      @johnjuarez8005 Рік тому

      😅

    • @siredith8846
      @siredith8846 Рік тому

      Weren’t Japs honourary aryans?

    • @frippp66
      @frippp66 Рік тому +3

      Perhaps he was Hirohito's secret twin brother? It would be an absolutely sensational revelation....!

  • @annanewby7430
    @annanewby7430 Рік тому +7

    I am here for the cold evisceration that the Doc consistently delivers!

  • @FireFox-xx1nu
    @FireFox-xx1nu Рік тому +11

    The Hirohito, Himmler side by side is brilliant 😂

  • @DerpyMackerel
    @DerpyMackerel Рік тому +33

    I’m loving the insults directed at Himmler peppered throughout the video

  • @Baked_Potato1996
    @Baked_Potato1996 Рік тому +11

    There's no way I can personal message you on UA-cam but I just wanted to say thank you for making these short historical documentaries, they truly make my day.

  • @aol11
    @aol11 Рік тому +4

    Always a good show, excellent delivery. If you close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting next to a 1940 radio back then it would be a Sunday show everyone would be gathered to listen to

  • @awquinlaful
    @awquinlaful Рік тому +25

    Would love to see a video about Himmler being in command of troops in combat. I've never heard that story.

    • @jasoninthehood9726
      @jasoninthehood9726 Рік тому +3

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @bmcshane80
      @bmcshane80 6 місяців тому

      He wasnt great, plenty of books written about the brief time that Himmler took over operational command of the Waffen SS
      In short, he was a disaster as a Front Line Commander. Virtually every action he was in Command of was a complete failure due to his directives
      He was a Desk Man and shouldve stayed that

  • @simonpook9693
    @simonpook9693 Рік тому +3

    Superb as always. Fascinating and novel angles on otherwise seemingly familiar subjects, deeply researched and engagingly presented. Some of the best history on the internet.

  • @davidahlstrom7533
    @davidahlstrom7533 Рік тому +54

    The Mark Felton videos are excellent; they provide important context to Nazi Germany and (primarily) the Second World War. It's further important to not create caricatures of the Nazi leaders. They had their reasons and forces that moved them along down that terrible path. Mark Felton helps us understand these guys better, at least why they did what they did (understand, not justify).

    • @stephenhosking7384
      @stephenhosking7384 Рік тому +1

      I have some grudging respect for all those, such as Himmler and Goering, who joined the NSDAP early, when it would have taken some genuine conviction and courage, rather than later, say, post 1930, when it was just a good career move. Himmler doesn't come out well from this clip, apart from his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. By including this in the clip Mark Felton does, as you say, help us to understand him better. The other themes in this video also help us to understand Himmler better.

  • @fuyu5979
    @fuyu5979 Рік тому +4

    Another AWESOME upload ! With all the least know but VERY interesting n informative info especially Himmler's decorations or lack of military action medals ! Excellent archival films n still pics. Kudos for vid.

  • @r2gelfand
    @r2gelfand Рік тому +44

    In giving Himmler the silver badge, his subordinates probably saved themselves a trip to visit the Volga!

    • @kommando5562
      @kommando5562 Рік тому +2

      Someone else researched it in another comment but apparently It was exactly the same as the SA and it was by age with his age range being silver

    • @Puritan1985
      @Puritan1985 Рік тому +1

      ​@@kommando5562I saw that comment but can't find it again in the deluge of "Gr8 video Mr Felton" comments. I'd love to have an original source to verify that with.

  • @Intranetusa
    @Intranetusa Рік тому +57

    Great video. I find it hilarious that Himmler looks like Emperor Hirohito's doppelganger despite all of Himmler's prattling about racial superiority.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 Рік тому +1

      I find it hilarious that at one point, requirements to join the 1st SS Division were so harsh that applicants were rejected if they were missing a tooth! And remember, modern dentistry did not come about until the very late 1940s while this likely took place during the early 1930s.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 Рік тому +4

      PS: forgot to mention, when a large group of dentists first saw "Saving Private Ryan" they all laughed upon seeing the opening scene. They remarked that everyone had all their teeth and said this was absolutely impossible even for 1944.

    • @matthewmcmacken6716
      @matthewmcmacken6716 Рік тому

      Yes and to think both thought they were 'the superior' race.

    • @ecofilm100
      @ecofilm100 Рік тому +3

      Himmler not looking Aryan doesn't mean anything about the fact that germans stand out among others.

    • @Napolean45
      @Napolean45 Рік тому

      @@ecofilm100 Nazis were just stupid hypocrites. Their beliefs had no substantiated standing what so ever. They were just fools who were extremely racists. There is nothing extra ordinary about Germans. They are as human as any other person whose abilities are dependent on individual GN. Great people are found in all races...to assume Germans are super men above everyone is total Rubbish.

  • @daystatesniper01
    @daystatesniper01 Рік тому +3

    Superb as per usual Dr Felton ,looking forward to the follow up on his medals

  • @staceypiper3319
    @staceypiper3319 Рік тому +2

    That side by side with Hirohito was most interesting

  • @fordfairlane662dr
    @fordfairlane662dr Рік тому +3

    More history revealing it's self through mark Felton..great content❤

  • @roberthuster1503
    @roberthuster1503 Рік тому +1

    Some of the best videos on UA-cam. Thanks for all you do.

  • @benrig89
    @benrig89 Рік тому +178

    This has been bothering me since I was a kid, Himmler always looked like he got shoved into a locker everyday and his lunch money stolen. This was a huge catharsis, thank you.

    • @thug588
      @thug588 Рік тому

      He was probably an autist, he wasnt built to fight on the frontlines or work in a mine, his duty was to help lead germany because hes smart, how is this strange to you

    • @Cool2BCeltic
      @Cool2BCeltic Рік тому

      In a school environment, I don't see Hitler as the wimpy kid, I see him more as a weak, inadequate schoolteacher who makes up for his inadequacy by frequently hitting kids.

    • @kacodemonio
      @kacodemonio Рік тому +1

      He reminds me of Kipland Ronald "Kip" Dynamite.

    • @MasonboyMasiel
      @MasonboyMasiel Рік тому +2

      Shoved into a locker every day….I love it.

    • @Cool2BCeltic
      @Cool2BCeltic Рік тому +3

      @@MasonboyMasiel Yes, and every day Himmler had people shoved into a confined space from which they did not emerge alive.

  • @-.Steven
    @-.Steven Рік тому

    Looking forward to that future video! Thanks Dr. Felton!

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 Рік тому +8

    Thank you Mark. You keep digging it up and we will keep carrying it forward.
    All the best.

  • @matthewexline6589
    @matthewexline6589 Рік тому +50

    Keep in mind that the Japanese also believed that they were a genetically superior master race and that their Emperor was the purest embodiment of that superiority (secretly, as a German) and suddenly you realize that it all actually makes a lot of sense.

    • @arnabdas7019
      @arnabdas7019 Рік тому

      Every race & nation, when at the top of their game, thinks that they are superior than the rest. Its the same story everywhere. Including Africa where one tribe kills other because of a sense of superiority. After all humans are just animals.

    • @dongertan3320
      @dongertan3320 Рік тому

      Exactly.

    • @sto1238
      @sto1238 Рік тому +1

      Funny enough the Japanese royal family is part Korean 😂😂😂

  • @edwardloomis887
    @edwardloomis887 Рік тому +34

    Since it was a pre-NSDAP era award and recognizes something positive, the Germans took the swastika off the design and resumed awarding it. As a member of the the U.S. Berlin Brigade in the mid-1980s, I tested for and earned the bronze, which is probably buried in a box I haven't opened in a while. Unlike some foreign awards (Schutzenschnur, jump wings), that was one we couldn't wear on our uniforms, but enjoyed the challenge of the test.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 Рік тому +4

      The Iron Cross predated the Nazi regime so it is still allowed as a military award. In fact, I've heard of several German soldiers receiving it for achievements in the First Gulf War.

    • @meanfan6963
      @meanfan6963 Рік тому +5

      @@largol33t1 No, the Iron Cross does not exist as a current military award. There was a petition a few years back about reintroducing it as a gallantry award, because the Bundeswehr had none to recognize bravery in places like Afghanistan. It was indeed argued that the Iron Cross was a traditional award that predated the nazi period, but ultimately the government wasn’t ready to go that far. Instead, as a compromise, they created a new award, the Ehrenkreuz fur Tapferkeit. This award is very similar to the Iron Cross in the way it is awarded, but the design is different (the medal is gold and based on a different historic Prussian award). AFAIK, it has been awarded around 20 times (half of which posthumously), and I believe 2 were awarded to US special forces members.

    • @dougerrohmer
      @dougerrohmer Рік тому

      Can you remember if there was a time requirement to the running parts?

    • @edwardloomis887
      @edwardloomis887 Рік тому +1

      @dougerrohmer , I seem to remember having to meet a time standard. We ran it on the track at Andrews Barracks.

  • @lydiaramento-tipon4772
    @lydiaramento-tipon4772 Рік тому +1

    As most of your postings it never fails to catch somebody’s interest because of the rarity of the information as well as its relevance to the overall historic persona of the Mr Himmler !!!

  • @adamhickey396
    @adamhickey396 Рік тому +27

    Himmler's medals reminded me so much of Rimmer's medals and accolades in Red Dwarf: Arnold J Rimmer BSC SSC (Bronze Swimming Certificate & Silver Swimming Certificate) - 3 years long service; 6 years long service; 9 years long service; 12 years long service

    • @korbell1089
      @korbell1089 Рік тому +1

      Or the awards in "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" like the Surfing Badge!😂

    • @AdjustableSquelch
      @AdjustableSquelch Рік тому +1

      exactly what I was thinking lol

    • @rosswhite-chinnery5725
      @rosswhite-chinnery5725 Рік тому +2

      I see I'm not the only one who immediately thought of that! As Mark was listing them off I was taken by a visceral sense of bafflement as to how someone so mediocre rose to the top of anything more consequential than a local bank branch.

  • @darrellwhittington4645
    @darrellwhittington4645 Рік тому +2

    Again SIR ! another amazing video ! You continue to amaze me with your tenacity to preserve history !

  • @simonacuthbert1
    @simonacuthbert1 Рік тому +7

    Another fascinating part of history you've uncovered and documented in your usual involving way, Mark. Thanks for producing and sharing this work.

  • @michaelbruns449
    @michaelbruns449 Рік тому +54

    Reinhard Heydrich was one of the few Nazi leaders who actually looked Aryan, probably was, but we cant accurately judge books by their covers and doing so, grave mistakes.

    • @Theanimeisforme
      @Theanimeisforme Рік тому +1

      ​@Jebus Hypocristos what killed Heydrich was personal beliefs

    • @randyborstol2491
      @randyborstol2491 Рік тому +16

      The German soldiers mostly did look Aryan and handsome - that is what the Russian women said in the Stalingrad doku.

    • @TheTrickster923
      @TheTrickster923 Рік тому +15

      And yet Heydrich was called "White Moses" and there were rumors that he was part Jewish.

    • @josephclark4999
      @josephclark4999 Рік тому +10

      @Jebus Hypocristos He got the stuffing knocked out of him and into him all at the same time.

    • @chadplow824
      @chadplow824 Рік тому +11

      @@TheTrickster923That’s just wartime propaganda nonsense. Literally the WW2 version of “no u”.

  • @dannybeun948
    @dannybeun948 Рік тому +3

    Perfect documentaire like always 👌

  • @thomasthomas2418
    @thomasthomas2418 Рік тому +1

    Dr. Felton,
    Again, another fascinating subject, meticulously researched and masterfully presented.

  • @LTPottenger
    @LTPottenger Рік тому +6

    This reminds me of Arnold Rimmer from Red Dwarf and all his service medals. That 15 y service medal is pretty nice!

  • @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control
    @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control Рік тому

    I'll never cease to be amazed at how many questions I didn't know I have that you're here to answer.

  • @deadlyoneable
    @deadlyoneable Рік тому +7

    All I’m saying is I’ve never seen Himmler and Hirohito in the same picture……have you?

  • @mitchmatthews6713
    @mitchmatthews6713 Рік тому

    A wonderful lunchtime video, Mark!

  • @blemonn
    @blemonn Рік тому +3

    Thank you Dr Felton!

  • @robertsansone1680
    @robertsansone1680 Рік тому +3

    I have a T-shirt that says "Tough Dude" on it so don't mess with me. I also get stomach cramps. This is usually when I have to stand up to the elderly neighbor woman when she parks in my parking space. Good video. Thank You

  • @stansbornak8116
    @stansbornak8116 Рік тому +44

    Himmler was quite a physical specimen himself!

    • @F40PH-2CAT
      @F40PH-2CAT Рік тому +29

      That image of him shirtless cannot be unseen. 😬

    • @Fractal_blip
      @Fractal_blip Рік тому +2

      ​@@F40PH-2CAT oh i'm unseeing it right now.

    • @patgalvez4563
      @patgalvez4563 Рік тому

      Hitler Goering Goebbels..all physically repellent...

  • @maizie9454
    @maizie9454 Рік тому

    ok. so we wait for the medal video! thanks for all this detail on a rainy afternoon

  • @Fre3domAction
    @Fre3domAction Рік тому +28

    The photo of Himmler running on that field was just hilarious! Thanks for the excellent content Mark😅😅😅👌👌👌

    • @thelearninghistorian
      @thelearninghistorian Рік тому +3

      Let's see you on a track.

    • @j.a.weishaupt1748
      @j.a.weishaupt1748 Рік тому +2

      @@thelearninghistorian Are you trying to defend a terrible Nazi from getting insulted by insulting back?

    • @MatecaCorp
      @MatecaCorp Рік тому

      @@thelearninghistorian white knighting for Hitler’s right hand man isn’t the best look pal

  • @amecocoa3829
    @amecocoa3829 Рік тому +6

    Thank you for answering the 6 degrees question, Hirohito is the answer. If my history teachers were this interesting growing up, I would have paid closer attention.

  • @kosmonautofficial296
    @kosmonautofficial296 Рік тому

    Great video. Looking forward to the future videos on the medals!

  • @albertmont3411
    @albertmont3411 Рік тому +48

    I was expecting Himmler winning the medal like Sacha Baron Cohen in the movie "The Dictator" (2012) when he comical rigged the sprint race

  • @bishopgreenhill4359
    @bishopgreenhill4359 Рік тому

    Look forward to the next video on his medals,great upload as ever.

  • @UCannotDefeatMyShmeat
    @UCannotDefeatMyShmeat Рік тому +6

    I think it’s hilarious that Captain America is literally the Ubermensch that Germany talked about, and their ideal man is fighting them.

  • @leemichael2154
    @leemichael2154 Рік тому +7

    Goebbels was making a speech in Munich and was talking about the perfect aryan youth when an old man piped up saying "aah yes your the perfect example of blond aryan youth" apperntly the only time he was lost for words!

  • @actoraa
    @actoraa Рік тому +13

    If not for his crimes Himmler would be a rather comical character.

  • @JeremiahWasInFactABullfrog
    @JeremiahWasInFactABullfrog Рік тому +4

    HOW HAVE I NEVER NOTICED HOW MUCH HE LOOKS LIKE HIROHITO?!?! Thanks Mark Felton, I'm gonna get absolutely no sleep tonight

  • @derin111
    @derin111 Рік тому +9

    My German Grandfather (born in 1910) had one of these first badges. He was in the Wehrmacht from 1938 until wounded in Russia in 1943.
    Before joining the Army he was in the Reichsarbeitdienst (RAD - Reich’s Labour Service) which at the time may have been compulsory for period before being able to join the Wehrmacht, I think?
    I’m not sure if I understood the video correctly. Is it saying one could only get that first Sport’s badge by being in the SA? Because I was actually never aware that my Grandfather had ever been in the SA !

  • @markbanash921
    @markbanash921 Рік тому +2

    I had to stop the video when the comparison between Himmler and Hirohito was brought forth. I couldn't stop laughing for about 20 minutes.

  • @nottherealpaulsmith
    @nottherealpaulsmith Рік тому +3

    I always heard the joke at the beginning as HANDSOME as Goebbels, due to his sunken face, death stare, and resemblance to Skeletor from He-Man.

  • @schaefer1898
    @schaefer1898 Рік тому +2

    That joke in the beginning killed me 😂

  • @wweminehead5458
    @wweminehead5458 Рік тому +3

    Dr F you always know how to make my day.

  • @donaldmartin5654
    @donaldmartin5654 Рік тому +1

    Mark you keep out doing yourself! Great story and video. I learn something every story!

  • @gerardoramoncesarreynaldo9469
    @gerardoramoncesarreynaldo9469 Рік тому +4

    Trivia: in my opinion the British actor Donald Pleasence played the best movie Himmler. He showed the sinister side of the man in "The Eagle Has Landed."

  • @RedactedBrainwaves
    @RedactedBrainwaves Рік тому +1

    I'm glad you mentioned how much Himmler looked like Hirohito. That always striked me as so odd.

  • @danielgreen3715
    @danielgreen3715 Рік тому +3

    From Dr Feltons Critique one can only imagine the soft limp handshake that Himmler probably had!

  • @paulmurphy42
    @paulmurphy42 Рік тому

    Incredibly good (keep 'em coming Mark!)

  • @jimc.goodfellas
    @jimc.goodfellas Рік тому +51

    You're either an athlete, or you're not....Himmler most definitely was not

    • @selfdo
      @selfdo Рік тому

      To be fair, he "missed out" as far as front line service was concerned, and had he made it to the trenches, one can well imagine his fellow soldiers probably would have been put off by his appearance and demeanor. Those types often find their experience at the front to be SHORT. OTOH, and maybe compensating for his physical inferiority, Himmler was thorough and hard-working. If anything, especially late in the war when he was given field commands, TWICE, that, other than being a figurehead, he was utterly unsuited for, and really had too many other responsibilities to perform well as an AG Commandant even were he militarily competent.

    • @mw00295
      @mw00295 Рік тому

      Is that what you are telling yourself when avoiding any kind of physical exertion? Next you'll be telling me that athletes are born, not made. Classic leftist loser mentality. Go watch your football on your couch rofl.

    • @commandingjudgedredd1841
      @commandingjudgedredd1841 Рік тому

      And Himmler, like Hitler, wasn't exactly an ideal advert for the "Master Race".

    • @borisblahblah2034
      @borisblahblah2034 Рік тому +3

      Yes he was. He has a nice shiny badge to prove it too...

    • @chadplow824
      @chadplow824 Рік тому

      @@commandingjudgedredd1841They never claimed to be. They wanted to set the foundations for a future master race.

  • @waverider8549
    @waverider8549 11 місяців тому +1

    The Hirohito thing, once you see it, you can never unsee it.

  • @thinman8621
    @thinman8621 Рік тому +8

    Himmler looked like an everyday store keep, or, at best, a book store clerk.

  • @victorrcalazans
    @victorrcalazans Рік тому +2

    Mark Felton is mein Leader. The man do an amazing job here in youtube.

  • @TheWeatherbuff
    @TheWeatherbuff Рік тому +3

    Thanks Dr. Felton! I'm addicted to your channels. I've always pondered about the top Nazis not looking much like what they were preaching... and managing to get away with it. WWII history never fails to entertain and amaze me. And you bring it to life so well! My "favorite" (being facetious) is Göring... Fat Hermann. 😉

  • @bassett_green
    @bassett_green Рік тому +4

    I never noticed how much he looked like Hirohito lol

    • @rolfagten857
      @rolfagten857 Рік тому +2

      Almost a Japanese Himmie indeed. 😂😂😂

  • @antoineellison833
    @antoineellison833 Рік тому

    I’ve been waiting for this.

  • @drmarkintexas-400
    @drmarkintexas-400 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for sharing
    🎖️🏆🙏🤗🇺🇲

  • @TheNukite
    @TheNukite Рік тому +1

    Excellent work.

  • @BA-gn3qb
    @BA-gn3qb Рік тому +4

    I heard he got the Gold Medal for his version of the Chicken Dance.

  • @petervonstamer7859
    @petervonstamer7859 Рік тому +2

    As SS-Reichsführer Himmler was able to award himself quite a few awards if he wanted or could of ordered other officers who approved decorations to award him awards just as Göring did which makes me think Himmler actually did not care much for awards

  • @davey7452
    @davey7452 Рік тому +12

    There was a photo taken during the war of Himmler requiring assistance to climb up and inspect the new tiger tank when it was first adopted, needless to say the photo was not widely published..

  • @sebsmith5100
    @sebsmith5100 Рік тому +2

    Incredible video as always.

  • @WillieBrownsWeiner
    @WillieBrownsWeiner Рік тому +68

    I can't imagine any senior leaders today passing a physical fitness test of the service they're in charge of. So there's that.

    • @jmmck2361
      @jmmck2361 Рік тому +2

      Here, here! Amen to that.

    • @Frank7748124
      @Frank7748124 Рік тому +6

      I think all Marines, even top officers, have to pass a physical fitness test every year.

    • @WillieBrownsWeiner
      @WillieBrownsWeiner Рік тому

      @Frank7748124 all officers in every branch do guy. I'm talking about the civilian heads of the military which Himmler was.

    • @WillieBrownsWeiner
      @WillieBrownsWeiner Рік тому +12

      @Frank7748124 I served in the Army for 30 years. 20 of those as an Officer. I had to pass a physical fitness test every 6 months like clockwork. Run for your job. It's wonderful doing it at 50

    • @roberta.6399
      @roberta.6399 Рік тому +22

      Today's administration couldn't pass a mental health evaluation let alone physical..

  • @stratzenigma3169
    @stratzenigma3169 Рік тому

    Dr Felton.....You Are The Best!!!

  • @danielschein6845
    @danielschein6845 Рік тому +5

    This is absolutely hilarious. Forster at 0:58 was right. If Himmler were 6’2”, athletic, and won a medal in WWI I wonder if he would have grown up into a decent human being.

    • @Eric-kn4yn
      @Eric-kn4yn Рік тому

      No he was brave àlt kampfer munich beer hall Putsch that crowd were fire on taking casualties deaths himmler in the thick of it carrying the flag

  • @lunacandela2
    @lunacandela2 Рік тому +2

    Super interesting stuff

  • @OfficialJohnnySinsGaming
    @OfficialJohnnySinsGaming Рік тому +56

    Ah yes, the funny German chicken farmer turned absolute gamer.

    • @Lupinthe3rd.
      @Lupinthe3rd. Рік тому +3

      Your one to talk you have had more professions than anyone else. But my wife loves your yoga lessons. She allways seems happy after each session. I think you found niche.

    • @Rick2010100
      @Rick2010100 Рік тому +4

      He was no chicken farmer, he was on a elite school and had later studied agriculture. He was fluent in 4 languages as this was mandatory for his school degree. At some elite German schools* this is even today mandatory - German, Enlish, Latin + French, Spanish, Old Greek, or newly Mandarin.
      *without fee but they only take the bests.
      The standard German high school degree requests to be fluent in 3 languages (German, English + French, Spanish or Latin).

    • @batrachian149
      @batrachian149 Рік тому +2

      ​@@Rick2010100 Four languages, zero chins.

    • @Dawe360
      @Dawe360 Рік тому

      ​@@Rick2010100 He did work on one if I am not mistaken.

    • @jamescrossland2599
      @jamescrossland2599 Рік тому

      Probably would have been a great Minecraft player? 😖🥸

  • @K4nzlerGowron
    @K4nzlerGowron Рік тому

    Great information without the usual judgmental tone. A slight hint of entertainment with 99% pure facts. Astonishing content.

  • @pimhoff
    @pimhoff Рік тому +6

    Never understood how people thought Heydrich was handsome.

    • @suzannee6673
      @suzannee6673 Рік тому +2

      Agreed, but maybe it's by comparison. I mean, the rest of his cronies were guys like Himmler and Goebbels, so he probably seemed like a solid 9, if not a 10, in that group.

    • @MatecaCorp
      @MatecaCorp Рік тому

      @@suzannee6673 I agree. Up against those two almost anybody could look like a superman.

    • @leslie62
      @leslie62 Рік тому

      Probably because of their whole fascination with the "aryan superman" thing. To them, he probably suited that aesthetic the best, especially when you look at Goebbels, Himmler, Hitler, etc., in comparison.

  • @viperaputakeyteaparyou8237
    @viperaputakeyteaparyou8237 Рік тому +2

    5:09 Himmler rocking that dad bod 😂

    • @Cindy-ou4gd
      @Cindy-ou4gd Рік тому +1

      The original dad bod🫣🤣🤣

  • @djzrobzombie2813
    @djzrobzombie2813 Рік тому +6

    Sometimes I have that feeling that the British know more about German history than Germans themselves 😂😂😂😂

    • @aslan_kz_97
      @aslan_kz_97 Рік тому +2

      Also the British very often played the Germans (Nazis)! 😅

  • @nodarkthings
    @nodarkthings Рік тому

    Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

  • @1986verity
    @1986verity Рік тому +5

    As tall as goebels, as slender as Goering, gosh that got me 🤣🤣🤣

  • @LavrencicUrban
    @LavrencicUrban Рік тому

    VERY ENTERTAINING, VERY INFORMATIVE! THANK YOU!

  • @brittakriep2938
    @brittakriep2938 Рік тому +11

    You can still get the , Deutsches Sportabzeichen ' in current Germany, it looks still similar. There is still a golden, silver and bronce Version. You can get this badge at every age, but of course, in young age the conditions are much harder than for elderly persons.

  • @babuzzard6470
    @babuzzard6470 Рік тому

    Can’t wait to see the video on Himmlers medals. Thank you

  • @veevendetta3448
    @veevendetta3448 Рік тому +10

    In an alternate Universe....Heinrich Himmler was the first ever WWWF Champion and a professional wrestler. Dr Felton inducted Himmer into the HOF because they had to have included that music.
    Hitler's Pizza still exists there and Jews get a 25% Discount off of purchases.
    Great vid again Dr. Felton. Always detailed and engaging content. Thanks!

  • @MartinleanRM
    @MartinleanRM Рік тому

    Another great video!

  • @fernandoreynaaguilar1438
    @fernandoreynaaguilar1438 Рік тому +5

    ...And chaste as Roehm. You missed that part from the joke, Mark 😊

  • @tombarnes1871
    @tombarnes1871 Рік тому

    Always interesting videos!!!