The Red Baron - Buried Four Times!

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In this special Halloween edition discover the macabre story of the four burials of the Red Baron, WW1s greatest air ace, whose body became a kind of trophy to be moved around Europe and used for political reasons until finally finding peace.
Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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Music: 'March of Midnight' by Scott Buckley, RU-vid Creative Commons
Credits: Hu Nhu; Wernevc; Tomasz Prjechlewski; Beckloo; Manfred Brueckels; Sarah Stierch.

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@johnpatterson8697 3 года назад

ghost of the Red Baron: "What the hell? they moved my grave." ghost of Abe Lincoln: "First time?"

@Huganis 3 года назад

Ghost of Alexander: "Oh please."

@starkillerdude1914 3 года назад

Lenin: Wait you guys were getting buried

@j.mcq.8418 3 года назад

@Kabuki Kitsune Haha! Or: I can't hear you, I have corn cobs in my ears.

@mpetersen6 3 года назад

My first thought was Abe. To move Abe today it's going to take jackhammers

@bigblue6917 3 года назад

@Kabuki Kitsune Not sure why they were investigating Hoffa. Seems like a solid citizen.

@michaelray4033 3 года назад

When the flying mates of your victims give you full respect in death, that means you were one Hell of a pilot.

@caseyholland7860 3 года назад

I agree. was it propaganda? Yes, but it was also proper

@wolfgangpagel6989 3 года назад

They were soldiers in a war. Not victims.

@alastairward2774 3 года назад

Propaganda important too, look at the backlash from normal German troops when their government tried to use the death of the US President's son as a tool against the Allies.

@michaelmckinnon1591 3 года назад

Military sign of respect, not uncommon in wartime.

@mackyprimmy 3 года назад

@@wolfgangpagel6989 Soldiers are victims of war

@saltycanadian6190 2 года назад

110 years later and we still recognize him as one of the best pilots ever.

@jerryjeromehawkins1712 Год назад

True Salty. At the grocery store years ago my wife was reaching for a Red Baron pizza. She was shocked when I explained he was a real man who deserved more than having a pizza company use his name.

@Tom-jq8kf Год назад

Pretty outstanding,yea?

@johnnyringo3871 Год назад

And one of the worst frozen pizzas...

@jackjacky8105 11 месяцев назад

for me he's just a disgusting german killer

@Lag1914 6 месяцев назад

@@johnnyringo3871And that frozen pizza has sent more young men to an early death than the Red Baron ever could

@rodgrego7690 3 года назад

I never knew my grandfather as he died in 1939, but, as an Australian soldier, he was apparently one of the souvenir takers after the Red Baron’s plane came down. According to the family he returned to Australia after the war with the Red Baron’s fountain pen. And I’m told that after the war that the Red Baron’s widow put an ad in Melbourne newspapers asking for any souvenirs to be returned to the Richthofen family. I’m told that my grandfather sent back the pen and received a thank you letter from the baron’s widow. Unfortunately I have never seen this letter and so can’t verify the story.

@chickenlover657 3 года назад

So what you're saying is your grandaddy was a scavenger? Are you proud?

@rodgrego7690 3 года назад

@@chickenlover657 Well not really. On an even more macabre side he also brought home an intact “dog tag” from a young German soldier. If possible I’d like to find out what happened to that soldier and even return the tag if current relatives could be found.

@chickenlover657 3 года назад

@@rodgrego7690 Yeah, I'm just messing with you, I'd prolly take a souvenir as well. It's kind of human nature, as weird as it may be. Nice of you to think of returning the tags tho.

@zebulonglon5194 3 года назад

@@chickenlover657 "just messing with you" ... You really come across as an unintelligent douche bag. Have some respect for others families.

@tomstulc9143 3 года назад

It's called the spoils of war.

@OriginalKKB 3 года назад

The fact that the giant Richthofen monument behind the grave blocked the bullets of border guards firing at people trying to escape the east mede me smile. Even dead he kept fighting

@simon7790 3 года назад

He probably got shot at more times dead than alive.

@Daniel-kq4bx 3 года назад

Imo its absolutely hideous. A big blank stone. Well, Nazi Architecture, pompous ugly concrete

@morrisbuschmeier2047 3 года назад

But that bunker stopped R7.62mm bullets. As someone already stated - he fought after his own death.

@Jimbotheone 3 года назад

@@Daniel-kq4bx Art was never Hitler's strong suit

@Helperbot-2000 3 года назад

@@Jimbotheone i mean have you seen his paintings? They are nice

@oslonorway547 3 года назад

Meanwhile, _Biographics_ channel just released a bio about him, like 5 minutes ago. ..... Everyone struggling to keep up with _The Mark._ 😅

@MauiWowie51 3 года назад

Mark always leads the charge for the rest of the youtube "historians"

@spellchanger1169 3 года назад

Mark Felton and Simon Whistler are tied for my favorite narrator/host.

@phillycheesetake 3 года назад

@@spellchanger1169 Simon does have the annoying habit of adding in superfluous words/sentence breaks though. Instead of; "The baron was dead". He'd typically say; "The baron, he was dead". Mark's delivery is direct, concise, and refreshingly absent of apologetics about pronounciation. We all know someone isn't going to pronounce every word of every other language correctly, the important thing is that we know what the word means, and that some effort is made.

@swaggisbaratheon4365 3 года назад

For me, it's Mark and TiK

@wulfherecyning1282 3 года назад

@@phillycheesetake True. I sometimes get the feeling his scriptwriter is trying to make the best of his unused English Literature degree or something.

@ProjectFlashlight612 Год назад

You, Mark, have in this clip shown more respect to the Red Baron then most others ever have in 105 years.

@johnnyringo3871 Год назад

Yeah, before this everyone knew him from a crappy frozen pizza brand.

@johnnyringo3871 Год назад

Yeah, before this everyone knew him from a crappy frozen pizza brand.

@davidronson8712 3 года назад

The Australians showed a lot of respect, especially the pilots who carried the coffin , they removed their hat and looked like they were burying one of their own, even a priest was there to have the prayers of the dead. Full military funerals.

@chelseagruenwald Год назад

the fact they brought out a priest had me shocked

@tanamly Год назад

@@chelseagruenwald The people who fought in the Great War were all honorable and well brought up. Humanity was civilised back then. It would have been a shock if contrary was to occur. You have to consider the horrors of the Nazis and what ensued due to their ... crimes in Europe... for lack of a better word, all of that was unheard of after the crusades were abolished. I hope we return to civility as those depicted in this film, hopefully soon. From my heart.

@jeffreyhagelin3672 Год назад

@@tanamly Not all were civil, there was hate I'm sure on both sides....this was war after all, a killing time.. Frank Luke, the allied flyer best known as the " Balloon buster",. upon hearing of the Baron's death was heard to say, " I hope he sizzled all the way down"......By that late stage of the war, visions of knights flying around in airplanes with chivalry was gone on both sides.

@tanamly Год назад

@@jeffreyhagelin3672 Sadly true. Guess my romanticism refused to acknowledge that

@madhukarjonathanminj2772 Год назад

@@jeffreyhagelin3672 so true,the flying knight image disappeared in late war,but tbh I wouldn't consider Frank Luke as a yardstick for people of those time,since he was considered a bit too uncouth by his squadron members.

@manfredvonrichthofen1754 3 года назад

Im extremely grateful for the existence of this channel. Mark, you have done it again!

@deftone1 3 года назад

Sorry mate, no hard feelings.

@josephstalin364 3 года назад

A true hero and patriot. It’s tragic how his remains were neglected and abused. May his soul Rest In Peace

@jonathanhandsmusic 3 года назад

What a great channel Mark has created! I find all his videos to be very interesting and informative.

@Pein061 3 года назад

@@josephstalin364 you know he one hell of hero when even stalin saluted him :))

@goodshipkaraboudjan 3 года назад

Glad to see you're still managing to get out of the grave every now and then.

@SpaceMonkeyBoi 3 года назад

0:02 History channel: "your overconfidence is your weakness..." Mark: "your faith in aliens is yours..."

@HalMahhs 3 года назад

This was a amazing comment so true haha = )

@cowetareserve 3 года назад

If this were Reddit I'd give you gold, sadly I am but a poor on RU-vid.

@alexander1485 3 года назад

wrong, its "Ancient Astronaut Theorists..."

@GMan-yg1og 3 года назад

Shite format :-)

@nogisonoko5409 3 года назад

At least they confidence that aliens "might" exist somewhere in this vast universe.

@mufflersponge8969 3 года назад

The Australians gave him the full respect he deserved

@thechurch5000 3 года назад

Not to mention the souveneir hunters who tore his plane apart like animals while he was laying there dead.

@jecos1966 3 года назад

@@thechurch5000 That would of happen anywhere

@ivanrenic4243 3 года назад

@@thechurch5000 to be fair, he did the same to his "enemies". Although at least he was the one to actually shoot them down, these guys just wanted a souvenir from a dead man, to sell it or whatever, which is kind of weird.

@fostersstubbyasmr9557 3 года назад

Nah they did show respect the aussies were a class act for the wonderful pilot

@myday805 2 года назад

@@thechurch5000 Laying where dead? In the plane? When it say he was still in the plane when the souvenier hunters did their thing? Perhaps you should listen closely.

@angusolsen951 3 года назад

As an Aussie, our history tend to focus and memorialise primarily the Gallipoli campaign everything else being a satellite. I’m surprised this doesn’t come up more often, outstanding work once again Mark.

@mckessa17 Год назад

As a Canadian we were told that Roy Brown shot the Baron down. The Canadian pilots in WW1 did well and were among the top aces.

@srzdax 3 года назад

My grandfather, George Bell, was a member of 3rd Squadron, AFC, was there when the Red Baron was shot down. It is fair to say that he collected a souvenir which will be donated to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra along with a cache of his other memorabilia. I have original photographs of the wreckage and the grave along with a copy of the squadron history book called “The Battle Below”. Fascinating story.

@RYNOCIRATOR_V5 3 года назад

could you perhaps take some pictures of the photos, or scan them maybe, and upload them somewhere while providing a link to them here? i would love to see them and i'm sure Mark would too, thanks!

@srzdax 3 года назад

Hi Nick. Thanks for your interest. I will endeavour to find a way of posting them, but I am a bit tech ignorant so excuse me if it takes a bit of time. Allegedly, the pictures were reproduced several times and are on file at the Canberra war memorial. They are searchable on the memorial website. That won’t stop me trying to put them here.

@warrenmilford1329 3 года назад

@@srzdax Ha, Ha, I'm a bit that way tech wise mate. Just find the nearest ten year old who'll probably be able to have it on-line in five minutes. I'd love to see them too.

@MrBobthebird 3 года назад

@@warrenmilford1329 So very true Lol.

@RYNOCIRATOR_V5 3 года назад

@@MrBobthebird my second comment just got obliterated for absolutely no reason when i tried to edit it after noticing a typo

@SonatasysInc 3 года назад

Manfred was a great pilot, smart tactician, fine shot with nerves of steel-- rest in peace.

@BrettonFerguson 3 года назад

Swift as a greyhound, tough as leather, and hard as Krupp steel.

@jkoeberlein1 3 года назад

The fighter pilots have to rove in the area alotted to them in any way they like, and when they spot an enemy they attack and shoot him down, anything else is rubbish

@stuartwhelan233 3 года назад

He was a krout rat who shot down many good men only because of technology that he got so many kills.

@blueband8114 3 года назад

@@stuartwhelan233 ah, your the type who say our troops are damn honourable chaps, and the enemies are bad and evil. Utter nonsense. All sides were fighting for there countries.

@georgebuller1914 3 года назад

@@stuartwhelan233 LOL - You can't even spell 'Kraut' properly! What a tw*t!!!

@averagenbafan 3 года назад

Manfred looks like such a wholesome person when he is with his dog.

@SnoopReddogg 3 года назад

Just because he was good at his job, why wouldn't he be 'wholesome'? Millions of wholesome men kill each other during war.

@averagenbafan 3 года назад

@@SnoopReddogg I can tell he was wholesome and he just looks more wholesome.

@Genevasplaytime 2 года назад

Hey peter

@Queen-of-Swords 2 года назад

I don't know about wholesome. He was something of a loner, short, not popular with women - unlike his taller brother Lothar. And he was more of a marksman than a pilot. "Wholesome" is the rose tinted spectacles of history I guess!

@FFEMTB08 3 года назад

Very classy for the “enemy” to treat the dead that way. WW1 was the last war to be so polite to each other, yet so violent.

@johnryder1713 3 года назад

Red Baron: The Ace of Aces of World War 1 Mark Felton: The Ace of Aces of Online Historians

@johnryder1713 3 года назад

@Von ricth A well thats why we all are so glad Marks here

@The105ODST 3 года назад

There was a change in the theme song today for the Halloween special. That is great to listen to.

@jeffjvd Год назад

As an Aussie myself I don't recall hearing that it was Australian troops that shot him down. I'm encouraged to see the level of honour and respect afforded the young hero. Even in war it is proper to recognise it's grevious nature. Well done Mark I love your videos

@ref8893 Год назад

Completely agree, the conduct of the australian soldiers is remarkable for their chivalry. Civilized to the core.

@TheUltimateTroll9 3 года назад

One can imagine what if he had been the Air Chief instead of Goering

@Exodon2020 3 года назад

That modern day German squadron named in his honour would carry a different name and Richthofen would have been the top Nazi standing trial in Nuremberg. Not much else I guess.

@dx1450 3 года назад

Goering seemed to be more interested in stealing rare art than actually running an air force.

@ZaHandle 3 года назад

Average K:D ratio will be 10:1

@Zveebo 3 года назад

I doubt very much would have been different at all, other than we would think of Richthofen as a war criminal rather than a respected pilot.

@manfredrichthofen2494 2 года назад

At one point.. The Red Baron wanted Göering to be shot..for compromising the German Airforce's Honor when Göering was reported to have machinegunned a downed English flier who was standing beside his plane's wreckage. The Red Baron was said to be fuming mad and had ordered a Court Martial proceeding against Göering..and promised him that he will personnaly go and ask the Kaiser,as a favor, to have him shot. But as a stroke of luck..for Göering , The Red Baron was killed before the Court Martial could convene.

@jamesbarker213 3 года назад

I was stationed in Wiesbaden in the 1980s and went past Sud Friedfof numerous times but never knew von Richthofen was buried there until years later.

@berzerker1100 3 года назад

I know this is a different subject, but in 1977 I was at fort Sill, Oklahoma. I never knew GERONIMO was Buried there, untill I went back there in 2009 Been to Deutchland as well, just saying 😊

@tedhenkle 3 года назад

I was stationed at a kaserne north of Frankfurt from '92-'94, and visited Wiesbaden numerous times. Having just learned The Red Baron is buried there thanks to this video, I would have checked out his gravesite.

@hanorabrennan8846 3 года назад

American education is a disaster. At least, you guys realise the inadequacy of the system. How sad. However, if the Skull and Bones (incorrect spelling!) perverts could rob Geronimo's skull and get away with it, there needs to be reparation and that will happen! These Illiterati need to be exterminated. Their reign of brutality over a weaker foe shall bite them in the arse!!! BIG TIME!!

@jeffreymcfadden9403 3 года назад

@@hanorabrennan8846 American education is working as intended. To create generations of near incompetent people. Just smart enough to function, and to vote a particular way.

@jamesbarker213 3 года назад

Not sure the American education system had anything to do with my not knowing Richthofen was buried in Wiesbaden when I was stationed there. I grew up near Ft Sill and have been to Geronimo’s gravesite.

@longdonglarry 3 года назад

The Aussies did the best job honoring his death and showed their respect, just like the Baron did himself for his so called enemies.

@kringname5996 3 года назад

Noice

@Conn30Mtenor 3 года назад

So called?

@richardmoeller5351 3 года назад

By using him as a propaganda piece instead of returning him to his family upon his death? Goddamn jackals.

@warrenmilford1329 3 года назад

@@richardmoeller5351 How dare you call the Aussies 'goddamn jackals', ya fuckhead. It was their choice to give the Baron a respectful, dignified burial, to honour a worthy opponent. I've read accounts of attendees at the burial, about how moving it was and what an honour it was to be part of. In case you didn't know this, most troops who fell on the western front got no funeral. They were buried where they fell. Some didn't even receive a burial, because there was nothing left to bury. It wasn't the Australian's choice to use him as propaganda, that would have originated with British high command. The Aussies had no say, in what was or wasn't used for propaganda purposes, in fact I reckon they had no idea that the filming of the funeral, would be used that way at all. Your comment about 'returning him to his family upon his death', takes the fuckin' cake. Who was ever returned to their family after they fell?

@donr444 3 года назад

@@Conn30Mtenor When you have whites fighting against whites, then all labeling of who's the enemy is totally arbitrary.

@100forks 3 года назад

A number of years ago there was a video on the very extensive and scientific study of the Barons death. It may still be on RU-vid. They were able to prove that it was an Australian machine gun that shot him down and exactly which gun did it. The Baron broke one of his own rules; never fly low to the ground. Richtofen knew that the government was about to ground him in order to save his life so he flew this last mission to hopefully increase his score. Probably the main reason why he kept after the prey in front of him instead of breaking off and maintaining altitude.

@hedonzx822 Год назад

It was on discovery channel that experts in different fields and also medical doctors indeed proved that He was mortally wounded by Australian ground fire

@jeffdougan491 3 года назад

A hero of mine since childhood. A true hunter, in the forests of Silesia and in the skies of France. Thank you, Mark, for another well researched video.

@Mister_Kourkoutas 3 года назад

And he’s flying! HIGHER, THE KING OF THE SKY HE’S FLYING TO FAST AND HE’S FLYING TOO HIGH! HIGHER, AN EYE FOR AN EYE, THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIIIIEEEE!!

@cactuslietuva 3 года назад

And then the wing hussars arrived

@skyden24195 3 года назад

"It's a bird. It's a plane. NO, it's The Red Baron!!!"

@andrew6745 3 года назад

@@cactuslietuva goddamnit you are everywhere lol

@user-rh3pe7um8d 3 года назад

@@cactuslietuva The fact you are lithuanian makes this so much better

@cactuslietuva 3 года назад

@@user-rh3pe7um8d It does :)

@stevemasterson7776 3 года назад

This makes me want to go out and fly my Fokker triplane kite...

@yuurichito1439 3 года назад

@scockery 3 года назад

I had one but this beagle kept attacking it.

@stephenbaber1547 3 года назад

Be wary of any Australian infantry.

@claudiobrent918 3 года назад

@@stephenbaber1547 yes🤣

@yuurichito1439 3 года назад

@@claudiobrent918 not really that funny dude

@VC27 3 года назад

Mr. Felton, I don't have words to express my gratitude to you for this episode.

@britishamerican4321 3 года назад

It should be said that, to Brown's credit, he did not push any claim of having downed Richthofen; he reported only that he had fired on an all-red triplane that was in pursuit of Lt. May, and that the result was "inconclusive." The RAF pushed the claim on his behalf and without further input from him. Brown was an effective squadron leader who was known and appreciated for his policy of allowing novice pilots a "breaking in" period during which they were only to observe fights from above. May had been instructed by Brown to do so on that day, but impulsively joined the fight anyway. Brown survived the war and lived until 1944, when, shortly after being photographed shaking hands with Canadian WWII Spitfire ace George "Buzz" (also: "Screwball") Beurling, he suffered a fatal heart attack. Beurling was famous for his exploits during the siege of Malta and for his extraordinary marksmanship.

@angelamary9493 2 года назад

It's been proven it wasn't Roy Brown who shot him once in his Chest ..it was an Australian on the ground ..

@britishamerican4321 2 года назад

@@angelamary9493 Yes, that's correct. Almost certainly it was Cedric Popkin. What is 100% certain is that it was not Brown.

@comsubpac 3 года назад

His Tombstone from Berlin was gifted to the Jagdgeschwader 71 'Richthofen' by his family and now stands in Wittmund right next to an old plane of Erich Hartmann.

@zaum2002 3 года назад

Mark should do a vid on Hartmann.

@carlgreisheimer5278 3 года назад

352 kills and few people "in the WEST" KNOW who he is.

@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 3 года назад

@@carlgreisheimer5278 Indeed the absolutely Greatest of them all!!! And some German pilots passed 300 planes and several 250 and 200 planes shot down! But the Germans had no pilots to take over, so the very best kept on fighting and flying, till being shot down! But waiting for your enemy to arrive and know they have to go back at some time, is an advantage, as also during "The Battle of Britain"!

@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 3 года назад

Is it possible to see Hartmann plane from the outside?

@comsubpac 3 года назад

@@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 you may get a glimpse at it through the treeline from the street. It is just a Sabre painted in his color scheme though.

@charliemanson4808 3 года назад

Thankyou Mr Felton for making my afternoon. A true hero of The First World War and the beginnings of the modern combat airforce squadrons. Shame he was on the other side! Peace Charlie 🇬🇧

@threnn9509 3 года назад

I agree with the first part of your comment but the "Shame he was on the other side!" sounds a bit like an insult to me.

@le4421 3 года назад

Threnn how so? Why do you take that as an insult?

@threnn9509 3 года назад

@@le4421 Sorry I forgot to add that english is not my mother tongue. I'm not quite shure what different kinds of meanings the word shame can have in this context. The one I know sounds like an insult. I think in general the usage of the word shame is different in english and my mother tongue.

@charliemanson4808 3 года назад

@@threnn9509 @Claud Von insult? Do you mean about the side he was on? No insult, he was a great pilot, a tremendous tactician and I wish he had been on our side, thats all. A compliment if anything. I'm ex RAF and have studied the RFC, RAF including the Flying Circus and the baron in depth. He was a phenomenal early pioneer of military tactics in the air. Peace Charlie 🇬🇧

@YvonneWilson312 3 года назад

@@charliemanson4808 Well said, Charlie.

@malikjamshed1207 3 года назад

The only pilot which kept on transfer to different posts after death.Very informative video,work well done.

@patjohn775 3 года назад

Felton - I just want to let you know my dad calls me regularly to talk about your videos. You got him off watching main stream media news where everyone hyperbolic and sensationalizing everything. It’s made a really positive impact on his life to watch your content.

@jenniferkelly6931 3 года назад

May he rest in peace forever....Manfred von Richthofen, a true magnificent pilot, a gentleman and a hero.

@josephstevens9888 3 года назад

I don't know much about Manfred von Richthofen. I guess I have to study up on him.

@Ndlanding 3 года назад

He obviously didn't shoot up YOUR family!

@hughjohnson2674 3 года назад

No, he was a cold and calculating killer, a large proportion of his kills were poorly performing 2 seaters that the RFC insisted on using and these were invariably attacked from behind and below, a well known “blind” spot. Perhaps a hero but never a gentleman.

@orlandonavarro5674 3 года назад

@@Ndlanding - Be reasonable, man...It was WARTIME...! Do I have to tell you that in war you kill or else get killed...???

@orlandonavarro5674 3 года назад

@@hughjohnson2674 - It's plain to see you know nothing of air combat tactics...!

@minuteman4199 3 года назад

Wilfred "Wop" May, one of the pilots who was involved in Richthofens final fight went on to open Canada's first commercial airport and became a very famous bush pilot. His life would be worth an episode, all on its own.

@Mike-im5bo 3 года назад

Wasn't Wop May also involved in the search for Canada's Mad Trapper Albert Johnson?

@minuteman4199 3 года назад

@@Mike-im5bo Yes, he was.

@oilersridersbluejays 3 года назад

I’m Canadian, and you would be surprised how few people actually know who Wop May was. Canada has a lot of interesting history for a fairly young country. Our history is often overshadowed by our loud neighbour to the south. Not to insult our American brothers. Most Canadians know who George Washington was or Abe Lincoln, but very few even know everyone who is on our currency. It’s pretty simple, it’s either Queen Elizabeth II or a prime minister.

@nicholasmills6489 3 года назад

The Red Baron still known 100 years later. Most I would imagine are familiar with the red triplane. Thanks.

@rosairedubrule60 2 года назад

pizza not bad either

@robschannel4512 3 года назад

The Aussie Infantry did the honorable thing with there burial and salute.

@hannahdyson7129 Год назад

@Normie Some of them gave it back . Guilt probably set in latter . Looting was the norm back then

@propagandalf577 3 года назад

"Sollte Ich diesen Krieg überleben, hätte ich mehr Glück als Verstand. Ich mag es zu fliegen, nicht zu töten." -Manfred von Richthofen

@lexprontera8325 3 года назад

"Should I survive this war, I will have had more luck than wisdom. I like to fly, not to kill." -Manfred von Richthofen

@ccramer3809 3 года назад

Lex Prontera thanks for the translation!

@noremorsewoodworking2258 3 года назад

A surprising statement, considering he had silver cups made as trophies of each of his aerial victories

@Daniel-qz3pk 3 года назад

Propagandalf HAHAHAHA

@lexprontera8325 3 года назад

I've heard of other such statements from him (diary, witnesses...) in a documentary once. By the end he was actually losing the will to live, he was described as melancholic (depresion? PTSD?). The clear impression is: he had a passion for the hunt, the flying, the "chivalrous" duel in the air, but very much not the killing and bloodshed in it.

@roycroftki5358 3 года назад

Jesus, could none of them not do the right thing and just give his remains back to family after the war.

@pathutchison9866 3 года назад

The right thing? These are governments you’re talking about.

@seanosborn3272 3 года назад

That’s why a headless pilot flys a phantom Fokker dr.1 to this day over France on cold, dreary nights.... and a small beagle hunts him

@kellio48 3 года назад

@@seanosborn3272 That's nuts!

@RandomDudeOne 3 года назад

@@kellio48 Peanuts actually

@dreamdancer8212 3 года назад

@@seanosborn3272 And that beagle is flying a dog house.

@nunyabusiness4510 Год назад

Absolutely awesome! Thankyou again Dr Felton.

@davidvaughn7752 3 года назад

I really like how you scripted and integrated the music in the beginning respectfully carrying through the theme enhancing this remarkable story about the world's most legendary military pilot. So very educational. Thank you!!!

@jimmywrangles 3 года назад

Pieces of his plane are in the Australian war memorial, I've seen them and even touched a piece, the mini wing that sits between the wheels on the focker triplane. (I had to break some rules to do that so don't tell anyone). Thanks for the upload, very much appreciated.

@JDSFLA 3 года назад

You are being investigated already!

@kellio48 3 года назад

What's the point of having rare items cordoned off? Isn't it to protect them from idiot selfish vandals so future generations can view them as well? If everyone did what you did, eventually they'd be nothing left. Shame, shame, shame.

@Froot99 3 года назад

U mean ond of the landing gear struts?

@warrenmilford1329 3 года назад

@@Froot99 No check the vid, there's a 'wing' between the landing gear struts.

@jimmywrangles 3 года назад

@@kellio48 Strangely I feel no shame. Didn't feel shame when I stood on the deck of the USS Missouri either or when I stood on the wing of a spitfire at an airshow(got in trouble for that one). You only get one chance to do some things sometimes.

@Minboelf 3 года назад

The New intro song fits perfectly

@Okiefarmer 3 года назад

I like both but the former has a more fitting theme over all for these types of videos

@hoosierpatriot2280 3 года назад

Blasphemy!

@BrendenParker 3 года назад

He had a cold stare, didn't he? His flying boots are also in the Australian War Memorial

@alganhar1 3 года назад

At least he has a known grave, many hundreds of thousands of men who fought in the trenches have no such 'luck'. Buried in temproary graveyards on the battlefields to be churned into the mud and forgotten by barrages, or lost in No Mans Land, their bodies thrown up, buried, and then reburied time after time by shell fire till nought remained but a few splintered bones and sodden rags..... Their names carved upon marble walls, their bodies an eternal part of the hellish landscape in which they fought and died..... So yeah, least Richtoven has a known grave..... I find those who were lost to the Battlefield far more worthy of Halloween than Richtoven.... if you go to those old Battlefields you can almost feel them watching you....

@flemhawker9134 3 года назад

Aye lad, your dead right.

@henrymorgan3982 Год назад

True. Four times alone is better than one time with a whole community.

@redram5150 3 года назад

Star of the silent film “Weekend at Baron’s”

@loveofmangos6112 3 года назад

The Red Baron is one of my heroes in life. We love your videos here in Australia.

@1pcfred 3 года назад

An Aussie shot the Red Baron down too. Was some miscreant ground gunner that got him. A lucky shot really.

@loveofmangos6112 3 года назад

@@1pcfred Yes sir. A very lucky shot. I always thought it was Australian AA that got him not a single bullet.

@1pcfred 3 года назад

@@loveofmangos6112 there's a lot of speculation why Richthofen was even flying how he was that day. He was breaking all of his own rules. He'd probably about had it at that point. He was disabled from a previous injury. So you can say he wasn't himself anymore.

@gregkoliaga5198 3 года назад

i think you would enjoy reading about eddie rickenbacker also a world war 1 ace, or chuck yeager. some people lead extraordinary lives.

@1pcfred 3 года назад

@@gregkoliaga5198 I know about them. They weren't the Red Baron. I think they'd each be the first to admit it too.

@Theywaswrong 3 года назад

Thanks Mr. Felton...this is one of my favorite lectures.

@jamesr5443 Год назад

You are the history teacher I wish I had had!

@amc3 3 года назад

Phenomenal pilot, trained to kill and destroy with utter precision, yet admired by all on both sides. Never in the history of military aviation has such a pilot been so respected. Watched a programme on Channel 4 maybe 20 years ago, they interviewed his great great nephew. Aged about 25, short blond hair, he was his double.

@appalachianwoman561 2 года назад

Wish someone had a copy of that, as it’s one I’ve not seen and I thought I’d seen them all.

@jarodarmstrong7836 3 года назад

Also memorialized with a brand of frozen pizza in America. My wife doesn't care for it but I like it.

@jarodarmstrong7836 3 года назад

@R Owen 1) It's more than 99.999...% of people get. 2) It's how I learned about him as a little boy and part of the reason I have an interest in World War 1.

@horsepj 3 года назад

@@jarodarmstrong7836 Indeed. Early on in the brand, you could even send away 5 UPC symbols and with return shipping, get a die cast Fokker D.III. I did so, but the toy has been lost to history.

@jarodarmstrong7836 3 года назад

@@horsepj I would have really wanted one of them, but I suspect it would have been lost to time as well.

@geodeaholicm4889 3 года назад

Jarod, if you like pizza & want a real treat, Lou Malnati's will ship 2 chicago deep dish pizzas packed in dry ice & a styrofoam cooler to your address by UPS for $60. they make really excellent pizza.

@scockery 3 года назад

I have fond memories of that brand because my grandma would bake some now and then and it was usually preferable to her cooking.

@skyden24195 3 года назад

"Here is the World War One flying ace, bowing his head to the burial place of his greatest adversary and most noble combatant, The Red Baron."

@debrakleid5752 3 года назад

Another great episode. Thank you! You give info quick and to the point without dragging it out for an hour like other videos people put up. Glad I found your channel!

@myyou2b 3 года назад

My favorite warrior, and my favorite historian. Thank you, Dr. Felton, for covering this story with the reverence that it deserves.

@haaasful 3 года назад

Baddest Germany ever had produce. This guy had the big kahuna. Demonstrated true bravery countless times.

@chrisstephens6673 3 года назад

As the chaps who buried him thought a hero is still a hero even if the enemy.

@timinwsac 3 года назад

He made a good pizza too.

@ernesthill2681 3 года назад

Yes, he was a brave and very capable pilot, but most of his victims were ambushed, and never saw him coming

@noway57 3 года назад

@@ernesthill2681 who told you that?

@billygunn7180 3 года назад

@@noway57 yeah, they never seen a scarlet red object flying in the sky

@johnnychuk 3 года назад

Absolutely loved this one, Mark. The music was the cherry on top!

@howardhardardt815 3 года назад

As a kid my father told me stories about the Red Barron and other great pilots. He was a Marine, but I think part of him always wanted to fly. But what a fascinating story! I had assumed when the Red Barron died that was the end of him. Some airmen never make it home, but the Barron was buried four times!

@BZAKether 3 года назад

Reminds me of the creepy pasta "One for the Baron" An odd occurrence has been rumored to happen in a certain pub at night in southwest Germany. If you sit in the stool farthest from the door while one beside it is empty, order a round for yourself and offer to "buy one for the Baron". The bartender will, without question or expression, pour two beers from tap. He'll place one beside you, and the moment the other one hits the table the room will go dark and silent, save the sound of footsteps as a man in uniform sits beside you. It is believed that it is indeed Captain Manfred von Richthofen, although no one is sure because they can barely see their own glass, much less the person's face. No one who's told this story has had the nerve to touch him or risk insult, and the figure does not say a word. But apparently if you were to ask him, "So sir, what's the condition at the front?" he would tell you startling details about the region's future and sometimes how they connect to the world as a whole. Those who lived long enough after the fact claim that these events took place the exact amount of years from the date they asked as from the date Baron von Richthofen died in battle. Yet this cannot be confirmed, because every time the figure has been asked the question after 1966 he's only replied with a cold laugh.

@docharley4535 3 года назад

I live in southwest Germany and never heard of such a nonsense...

@BZAKether 3 года назад

@@docharley4535 Indeed, it is a complete and utter nonsense, it was made by 4chan or Something Awful 15 years ago out of thin air, but it became one of the most famous "creepy pastas".

@prince-solomon 3 года назад

Nice Treehouse of Horror story bro

@henridelagardere264 3 года назад

Einen Herrn der Lüfte kriegt man nicht so schnell unter die Erde.

@fenderperry 3 года назад

You can't get a master of the air underground so quickly.

@henridelagardere264 3 года назад

One does not simply lay the Red Baron in earth.

@Japanese_moped_guy 3 года назад

Hast du etwas Zeit für mich? Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich Von 99 Luftballons Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich? Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich Von 99 Luftballons Und, dass sowas von sowas kommt 99 Luftballons Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont Hielt man für Ufos aus dem All Darum schickte ein General 'Ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher Alarm zu geben, wenn's so wär Dabei war'n dort am Horizont

@rdhudon7469 3 года назад

As on famous German Sergeant once said "Ich weiß nichts, ich sehe nichts"

@humanbeing1675 3 года назад

Wohl gesprochen..👍

@withapulse2000 3 года назад

Once again Mark you amaze me with your thoroughly watchable and insightful mini documentaries that so often cover little known subjects....you are a u tube treasure to history buffs

@motorTranz 3 года назад

This was one of your best documentaries Dr. Felton. Thank you!

@tonihokkan9808 3 года назад

Rest In Peace Manfred Von Richtofen. Perhaps his tombstone catched the bullets and not the fleeing civilians from East Berlin. He just helped the homeland even in his grave.

@cylon1983 3 года назад

Once again, Mark Felton Productions teaches me yet another unknown of history that leaves me astounded and informed. I love history and all the oddities that come with it. Thank YOU sir for another very interesting and great upload.

@kasimurabiu459 2 года назад

This is indeed very rear and valuable piece of history

@bsong7461 3 года назад

Choice of music was very fitting and I hope this style of music would be used more in the future. Keep up the great work, Dr. Felton.

@JavierCR25 3 года назад

Thanks Professor! What a story! You take all of these old pictures and films and create these gems which gives us a new perspective on history.

@tomn.9879 3 года назад

Very cool. I’ve never seen a film of him. I read a biography of him when I was a kid, The Red Knight of Germany. It was an original edition that my dad read when he was young. I’ve seen it displayed at the Smithsonian. I wish I still had it. Great video and story. The Red Baron’s house was filled with souvenirs from planes and pilots he’d shot down.

@hawaiianguy9828 3 года назад

"Mark Felton's videos are so boring." Said no-one ever. Happy Halloween Mark, keep up the impeccable work mate!

@artkoenig9434 3 года назад

Told with verve and eloquence, sir! Thanks again!

@pamelatraves6524 3 года назад

Amazing for The Red Baron's Death and four Burials. Thank You very much.💖🌺🌼🌷🙏

@vvr881 3 года назад

So the Red Baron was never defeated by an adversary in the air?

@1pcfred 3 года назад

Allied propaganda gave the kill to Roy Brown but there's no way Brown could have made the shot. It came from an Aussie ground gunner.

@KevinDavis338 3 года назад

Snoopy killed him

@vvr881 3 года назад

@@1pcfred Trust an Ausie to get the job done that no one could accomplish 🤣🤣

@ad5034 3 года назад

For most of the pilots you only defeated in the air once anyway.

@MosoKaiser 3 года назад

@@ad5034 Especially in WW1.

@Appalling68 3 года назад

This video was nothing less than freakin AWESOME! Thank you again, Mark.

@pakhmu 3 года назад

Red plane: **flies around** WWI pilot: *my time has come*

@nmr6988 3 года назад

Thank you for revealing more about the Red Baron and his life and times -- and his afterlife.

@internetoldie 3 года назад

I wonder how history would have been shaped had he lived. Weird thing to think on.

@hoohaa5088 3 года назад

Who knows, might have become a German WWII Ace or part German High Air Command after WWI or (depending on his views of Nazi Germany) could try to leave the country to either the USA or Britain (or anywhere else really) to either retire from military service indefinitely or when war broke out help either country's air forces in the early stages of WWII. He might've if he decided to, become an American or British Ace during WWII, though that's for the alternate universe theories to think about.

@edwardd9702 3 года назад

Probably a raddled morphine addict trying to numb the pain of his brain injury.

@Unregistered.Hypercam.2. 3 года назад

Im pretty sure he would of ended in the lufwaffe as a high ranking member

@xwormwood 3 года назад

The Richthofens of this world always die, taking a bullet for their comrades, colleagues, village, town, city, country. It is the Görings who always make sure to survive. Everywhere in this world.

@spartanumismatics8165 3 года назад

@@hoohaa5088 I doubt an ww2 ace. He would of been around 50. If anything he probably would of been a big nazi.

@Floofrer 3 года назад

WW1 Allied Pilot: *WHY DO I HEAR A BOSS MUSIC?!*

@rustyshackleford7265 3 года назад

Yep. That's exactly what they would think in 1918. They actually did flight training on xbox.. little known fact. So your comment makes perfect sense 👌

@ZeppelinAdventures25 3 года назад

The boss music is Red Baron by Sabaton

@Phil-125 3 года назад

Probably not too far off. Imagine being a WWI allied pilot and seeing that red fokker come flying in. Wonder how many planes he took down simply because the opponent panicked.

@rustyshackleford7265 3 года назад

@@Phil-125 As I said, that is exactly how it happened. Boss music and everything

@DomPatek 2 года назад

Mark, please stay independent and never cave in to any bigshot offers. For your and our sake.

@Jeremy_the_unfallible_n-a 2 года назад

is that why two of his books are being made into movies in hollywood as we speak

@Jeremy_the_unfallible_n-a 2 года назад

its simple as reading the description in his videos lol

@deanjones3168 3 года назад

I’m so proud to be Australian.great presentation mark🙏

@cameronjohnston7389 3 года назад

Me: Expects the same iMovie intro theme from Darth Mark Felton Darth Mark: "You don't know the power of the 'Mark' Side!" You legend.

@josephwood499 3 года назад

I can only say what an excellent story. Didn't knew that he was buried 4 times. Every time I see your videos learn more and more. Keep up the good job. Give us more stories like this!

@chaesare 3 года назад

Great documentary! By putting so much effort into research and therefore so often changing the old narratives, you're doing an incredible and important job for all of us and for the understanding/remembering of our collaborative history. Thank you very much. Last not least: fantastic choice of music - as always. It seems like something not being worth to mention at all, but it's the details that make people hang in. Kudos!

@michaelhallas6450 3 года назад

I have seen alot of your stories,this is one of the best

@MartinCHorowitz 3 года назад

When do we get the Baron's epic battles against Snoopy?

@josephstevens9888 3 года назад

I think it was Snoopy - and NOT Australian ground troops - who shot down the Red Baron!

@AshlandMan 3 года назад

@@josephstevens9888 YES! That is now canon in world history.

@WALTERBROADDUS 3 года назад

Ironically, No more Charlie Brown on free TV. Apple TV + has control over all the specials now.

@somerandomdudethatyoudontknow 3 года назад

On the peanuts movie

@josephstevens9888 3 года назад

@@WALTERBROADDUS That is a very unfortunate for many, many kids.

@palomino73 3 года назад

Mark, you are a true monster in nailing a good story at the right time - nobody does Halloween better than you ! Again, I wonder whether I've *really* known anything about the conflicts I spent so much time reading about... Thanks a lot !

@claveworks 3 года назад

Lothar Von Richthoven: With 40 victories: "Am I a joke to you? tell me that, History?"

@dx1450 3 года назад

Manfred called Lothar a "butcher."

@claveworks 3 года назад

@@dx1450 Wow - I did not know that! Was he being serious?

@dx1450 3 года назад

@@claveworks Yes, with regard to the way Lothar approached aerial combat.

@lindaterrell5535 2 года назад

And Werner Voss who kept catching up to the Baron. So Voss would be put on recruiting duty to let the Baron surge ahead.

@mikeamico6763 2 года назад

Watching the red triplane on video gave me a scence of how it must have felt coming the horizon. A grand sight it must have been.also for foe a fearful sight rest in peace baron

@superjonboy873 3 года назад

Awesome Video Mark, thanks for posting so many excellent historical videos. I'm really enjoying the war stories channel as well. I would love to see a video on Erich Hartmann, his WWII Accomplishments are staggering!

@blokeabouttown2490 3 года назад

At least the Aussies treated him with respect and gave him full honours, ........after they stripped his aircraft completely bare for souvenirs.

@myday805 2 года назад

Yeah because no one but the Aussies took war souvenirs. Especially when it came to living legends.

@alisonjones7747 2 года назад

And stole his boots, by the way.

@myday805 2 года назад

@@alisonjones7747 I suppose they're on display in Canada like most of the other stuff.

@voornaam3191 2 года назад

Yeah, Aussies are great demolishers. And they know it.

@myday805 2 года назад

@@voornaam3191 Yeah. If you ignore the building of one of the most advanced, wealthiest and safest nations on the planet.

@warrenlodge6754 2 года назад

Thank you Mark Felton. I really enjoy your stories.

@amirbiscevic8944 3 года назад

Dr. Mark has me completely addicted to his videos !!!

@phillycheesetake 3 года назад

The "RICHTOFEN" marker being struck, by bullets intended for Germans fleeing Soviet tyranny, is symbolism people wouldn't even dare to write. It's amazing.

@ZeppelinAdventures25 3 года назад

He was protecting his countrymen even in death. A true hero.

@stevebengel1346 3 года назад

Books, TV shows and feature films; don't forget about pop music with Snoopy and The Red Baron

@thomasbeck9075 3 года назад

Somewhere out there in time and space the red baron flies on. Legendary forever

@ruskiyandox4972 3 года назад

Felton has great content - interesting and well delivered. Thank you.

@ericraymond3734 3 года назад

Dr. Felton. that was both informative and hilarious. Your parody of a certain sort of over-egged horror narration, complete with cheesily ominous background music, did not go entirely unnoticed. And yeah, good on the Aussies for paying proper respect to a valiant foe.

@clancywoodard310 3 года назад

You always had some of the most interesting videos I didn't know the Red Baron was even moved four times until I saw this

@tinkeringinthailand8147 3 года назад

A cracking production, as usual. Thanks Mark.

@jerseymike4135 3 года назад

Felton does and excellent job of covering crucial facts that others miss and his storytelling ability is first rate! Well done!

@tobiwan001 3 года назад

The 71st tactical airwing in the German air force still bears his name. So far the only losses they had were due to the faulty F-104 Starfighters in the 1960s and 1970s.

@JDSFLA 3 года назад

The F-104 did not forgive pilot errors, of which there were many, and loss rates varied greatly from country to country.

@tobiwan001 3 года назад

@@JDSFLA There always was a heated debate about the reasons. But the US and International versions were slightly different and were applied in different roles. E.g. the US version used an ejection seat that shot down, while the German version shot up. This was necessary because Germany used in in extremely low-altidude flights that the plane could not cope with. Most of the losses were due to engine malfunctions and instrument malfunctions. The latter is the issue that is discussed extensively, because at least some of the losses could have been instrument readings misinterpreted by pilots under certain flight conditions or malfunctions of instruments under extreme flight conditions. Maybe both situations occurred. I think the issue is that the plane was not intended for the role Germany wanted to use it for. Whether it was an overall good aircraft is a discussion I really don't want to start here as it will not end....

@JDSFLA 3 года назад

@@tobiwan001 Just F.Y.I., the F-104 went through three different ejection seats. The first ejected down and was soon replaced with upward ejection - of which there were two types. My impression is that the most losses were from pilot errors. I know early on that the the linked 20mm cannon cartridges caused ingestion into the engine until linkless was developed. Of course there were other reasons, and since there was only one engine a problem was more likely to cause an accident. Yes, this airplane can really be a debate platform!

@RCAvhstape 3 года назад

Imagine what Richthofen could do with a jet like the F-104. Or an F-16.

@jimdavenport8020 3 года назад

The F-104 was designed and bought by the USAF as a Day Fighter for intercepting bombers at high altitude. It had highly limited radar capability and only IIR Missiles and a Gun. It was faster than Hell, but the tiny wings meant it didn't turn for .... well, you know. Time marched on and it was 'adapted' (prostituted!) into other roles such as Interdiction and Close Air Support and it was a disaster. But it was about the sexiest damned jet fighter ever built!