I went there in 2007. Amazing site, I felt like those nineteenth century European explorers who 'discovered' pyramids in Yucatan after walking through the forest. At that time the only sign was one off the side of the road but we managed to work it out through old maps and talking to locals. Congratulations for getting as many views in a few hours as my video has got in 13 years!
Or Annunaki Nazi Starship reptillian half pig huminoid complex Mark: No I said a mysterious headquaters History chanel : On oak island, comming up forged in fire alien addiotin
You know its gonna be yet nother amazing video when you hear that iconic intro music. Nobody does documentaries better then Mark Felton. As much as I know about WWII and tanks, I have learnt so much more whislt watching all your videos. Legend mate. Big fan from Australia
I think you're one of the very few Brits I've ever known to actually pronounce foreign names properly and actually cares enough to try and do so! Excellent.
As a native German speaker I just want to thank you for your pronunciation of Heinrich as I am aware German can be quite tricky if you are not a native speaker
I got rid of my TV and now use the net to see stuff. Your show while short is still far better then any TV I have seen in the last 30 years. The number of ads on TV make it not worth watching. This show if under a TV directors command would have had so many silly things in it. You put on a very good show
@@MrDaiseymay it wasn't unreasonable. Such bunkers protected from British Air Raids and kept them from bombing city infrastructure. Not evacuating your highest eschelons of military command when it's HQ turns into a frontline is close to lunacy.
I live in Germany, in Bayern region, yesterday i was hitchiking with couple of friends and we came to some thing that looks like a big wall with holes in it. When i say big it means a 200-300 meters long and 3 meter high. We ask locals and they told us it was a underground compleks, and there is a house in witch nazi generals were hiding at the end of the war. And few minute later we found this house, there is a big stone on witch is writen in german that in this house this generals were here when american soliders cought them. I did not have my phone with me to take a picture,i want to do it today, but it takes 4 hours walking up the mountain,so i did not go, he he, Sory for my english
@@cybersquire it is in Allgau region, somewhere near towns Sonhoften, Immenstaad and Kempten. I do not remember Name of villige in witch this hous was, we were just hiking like with no specific plan.
It never ceases to amaze me how much construction from both world wars is still to be seen throughout Europe. Sometimes I drive from Cambridge to Norwich via the scenic route through Watton, and go past no less than four pill boxes during the journey.
Ok Mark Felton u finally won me over. After watching dozens and dozens of ur videos and me being a US Veteran on Memorial Day weekend, I’ve finally subbed to ur channel. Thanks for all ur great videos and respect to u for all the research u put into them.
Great video , in 2010 took a trip to from Warsaw to Wolf's Lair, and Himmler's bunker. Spent at least 2 hours at his bunker complex. Even today you can still find stuff in the woods around that area. Really beautiful lake by the bunker too.
Lot of stuff in Poland and France from the war, Germany most everything "German" has been restored or destroyed. Many Russian statues are in Berlin, nothing German from the war not even a cemetery. Now over in the Hertgen forest that's another thing
I always appreciate, how correct you pronounce German language. Even know the difficulty for non German Speakers!!! My favourite History Channel, taught me more as in my whole (German) School time. Thank you.
I have only now discovered these documentaries and was immediately enthusiastic, which is very well done and so on. By the way, your German pronunciation is quite good!
Hey man being a business major, I was never interested in history that much, but now I’m addicted to your videos, keep it up the content is solid! I might have to do a minor in history now lol
5:41 The guy to the right of Himmler (Black coat and glasses) is Subhash Chandra Bose. He was an Indian Freedom Fighter who unlike Gandhi was willing use violence to expel the British from India. Here, in this meeting he was discussing the plans of a possible German intervention. His story is fascinating and should be checked out. He even had a German wife during that time (Amidst Nuremberg laws).
I guess the Germans during the 3rd Reich accepted Chandra Bose as a fellow Aryan and those law don't apply. Just a thought, look up Aryan in India in Google.
@Hater Sensei Grand Master Chosen One Bollywood is a racist industry. An average Indian's look is different than what it is depicted in Bollywood. Most of the time they choose Perso-Arabic faces.
Nobody else talks about these things that had obvious insight into major players minds and motivations. The film footage and photos are just awesome. I also highly value the detailed explanations that are often part of the photographs. Thank you for providing access to all of this great history.
0:10 I go past that place every day on my way to work, it's the intersection of Fredry Street and Independence Alley in Poznań, Poland (occupied by Prussia in 1794-1918 and by Nazi Germany in 1939-1945 as Posen). Other shots, where soldiers are seen marching, include Adam Mickiewicz Square between the Collegium Maius and the Imperial Castle.
Marks Felton always uploads during my late nights on my time zone, but I still find the time to watch and listen to end off my night with some knowwwwwledge
Mark, your tireless, amazing, unbiased documenting of these historical sites is just tremendous. I want to thank you so much for all of your work. It has truly been a pleasure perusing your RU-vid channel, and your website. Keep up the great work.
I live there - Kętrzyn [Rastenburg] in Poland, 30 km from that place. - but wait... there's more! Gierłoż - Wolfschanze and Mamerki - Mauerwald. My friend's grandma used to live in Pozezdrze. There was a lot of legends about underground tunnels and Germans or "Hitlerowcy" - [Hitler's men] still guarding them, treasures and weapons. Adults always told us to never go to them places - when I was young my cat went there and never came out! Back in the 80's/90's in EVERY Polish village you could have met some old man bragging about the last days of war and some German trucks trying to escape through the frozen lake ;-) That car is still there, boys :-D Sometimes it wasn't a truck but SS-Mann on a horse. Memories ;-)))))
You are absolutely brilliant! If I were a history teacher, your curriculum would be mandatory in the classroom. Love your work and dedication to these videos, especially these rare gems! Thank you mr. Felton for your work!
Sometimes it turns out interesting places are closer to home then you might think! A few years ago I found out the Wolf's Lair was within acceptable driving distance from home, thanks to this video I also learned about Hochwald so when I finally go to visiting the Wolf's Lair last summer Hochwald was the first stop on the way there. Even though not much is left of the complex a visit to the Himmler bunker is worth a visit for sure.
Himmler betrayed Der Fuhrer and the German people " by trying to negotiate a separate peace agreement without Der Fuhrer approval. He was stripped of all his powers and was sought out to be arrested for treason . Eventually he avoided frontline duty by hiding in disguise and committed suicide. 💊⚰
@@John-wf2dp Himmler: “Oh Hans I have a surprise for you. You look so bored walking around these woods, in the hot weather, with just female cooks and waitresses for company. I know you really want to do your duty instead” Guards “No no. It’s ok we don’t mind” Himmler “So I got you a posting to Stalingrad where all the action is. I hope you enjoy” Guard 😭
Amazing!! I've never even heard of this bunker, everytime I think I have a good grasp of WW2 I watch another Mark Felton video and become humbled and enlighten, your knowledge is unsurpassed.
Being an Indian, I'm excited to know this story. Our great leader Subash Chandra Bose visited Himmler at Hochwald, it's a piece of history we don't have much information on.
Did you know Chandra married a German woman and has a daughter with her. I guess the Germans during the 3rd Reich just considered Chandra Bose a fellow "Aryan" and racial purity law( Nuremberg laws) did not apply to fellow Aryans from India. It's ironic that the Germans back then considered Russian and Poles inferior but Indian who fit the Aryan cast equals, shocking.
@@beanondaddy3397 I would not say their racial theory was very orderly. For starters prior to the National Socialists, racial theory stated that all Europeans were Aryan -- they all descended from Indo-Europeans a long time back. Slavs included. Although the Germans in WWII wanted a land empire spanning Eastern Europe, some people doubt this. Either way in my opinion, the anti-Slav sentiment was not important whether or not they were related to Germans, or were Aryan. It was the simple fact that Lebensraum or expansionism was more important than racial theory in that instance. Also I agree with @Austria D's answer, simply put their foreign policy and geopolitical concerns were only in Europe. Anything else was probably to be decided at a later date if circumstances allowed.
This was neat to wake up to. I didn't know this existed. I've heard of the Wolfs Lair before. I spent a good part of yesterday listening to Ratlines as well. The pictures and filming help to add light to this. Thanks again.
@@SpeccyMan: I actually used to be homeless so, in this context, I do believe "was" is correct. I debated on using "were", but that can be seen as wishful thinking and I do not want to be homeless again...
Thank you Mr. Felton. Last year, during my yachting trip, I've visited Hitler's mammoth bunkers. Now I have a proper excuse to explore the area some more. Also, some cheap and good beer near the bunkers... and good food in port towns like Sztynort, Okartowo and Mikołajki. A lot of history and a lot of fun during summer time.
It is refreshing to find an historical channel about Germany where the narrator's pronunciation is spot on! Having been stationed in Germany for 12 years, it is painful to hear German mispronounced and misspelled. Thank you!
My grandma lived just a few minutes away from there and she even met Hitler while she was searching for berries in the forest next to the street that led to the bunker.
I get excited every time I hear the intro music for Dr Felton’s videos-even my wife knows what channel I’m watching when the music begins. Without doubt, this is becoming my favorite RU-vid channel.
Ha, in late 80s I was staying at the Steinort Manor (in Sztynort) during sailing camp. Back then the complex was fully restored and operational, there were also a couple of WW2 vehicle wrecks there. Now, the manor is in very poor shape and disrepair. I have also visited OKH command in Mamerki (Mauerwald) during many sailing trips on the Masurian Lakes District - there is a small marina at lake Mamry located few minutes walk from the bunkers. Thank you for yet another amazing production Mark!
I don't know where you stayed, it was certainly not Steinort manor. I was there in '87, it was not "operational" and not "fully restored" it was an impressive manor slowly turning into a ruin.
@@thomaswolf2896 It was either 85 or 86 - the building was restored or at least working (I was about 12 or 13 back then) - my parents sent me to a sailing school/camp. I was supposed to go back there the following year, but apparently during the winter the heating failed, water froze in the pipes and burst causing flooding and damage. The building was falling into disrepair since then. It is very unfortunate, that in spite of many years, no organisation was able to restore it. It would be now a wonderful hotel with a huge natural park behind the building.
“The breeze less, fetid swamp of the Wolf’s Lair.” Fitting. Though I’m sure some of the inhabitants would have welcomed that stink after their first few days holed up in that tomb of a bunker in Berlin.
From all accounts, the Wolf's Lair was one of the most unpleasant places to live-freeing cold in Winter, hot and humid with mosquitoes in summer. Note that Hitler and his staff never dressed down-always in full uniform in that summer heat.
sry but the pronunciation of Hochwald is completely wrong. the ch should not sound like a 'k' like the Ch in character, it is pronounced the same way you would pronounce Loch Ness. With the 'k' the meaning is sitting woods (I was a bit confused after hearing it xD) but the correct meaning is high woods when it's pronounced correctly :D
Been there 3 times. It almost looks like some natural landscaping in many areas, i.e. huge boulders cliffs, etc... but these are ruins of bunkers. Cool place. I highly recommend it. (edit: the main Wolf's Lair)
There is also a bunker like that in the Netherlands, near Arnheim. It was used to coordinate air defense. I have been in it. It was not attacked during the fighting near Arnheim, confusing the Germans. Nowadays it houses some of the national archives of the Netherlands, so it is not open to the public. It has a very elaborate ventilation system built in to keep a good atmosphere for the papers in there.
My nightly routine is hoping there is a new film from Mark Felton, and if not, I listen to the war stories and do the same thing night and night again.
Mark, you must love us Aussies 😉 I feel privileged to be watching these videos at reasonable times unlike some of these other commenters hehe Keep up the amazing work! Your piece on Sydney’s nightlife was phenomenal
I have never seen nor heard a documentary that puts you into history itself such as Mark Felton, it is such a personal presentation that it's as though one was there visiting these sites personally.
Since Government schools no longer teach History. Our children are Doomed to Repeat IT.! THIS IS THE BEST HISTORY Site on the web. THANK YOU MARK I LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. YOU HAVE EARNED MY RESPECT.
Very mesmerising! And your voice has that undertone of addictiveness. For someone who’s scored a distinction in history class in high school I love every bit of your uploads!
Geez Mark how did you suddenly add another 400,000 subscribers in the past few months??? I just noticed it. That must be attracting a lot of good work opportunities... Exciting times ahead?
Colin a lot of people are off of work, with the covid -19 shut downs etc. And they are seeking quality programming to kill time. Thankfully, they’ve found it here. Mr. (or is it Dr..?) Felton is amazing!
Another genuinely interesting video - don’t know how Mark comes up with research ideas and the facts to back them up. This stuff should be on main stream TV
