Alabama’s Biggest Secret - Operation Paperclip 🇺🇸
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มี.ค. 2024
- In the north of Alabama is the city of Huntsville. It's here where German scientists built NASA in secrecy after World War II. Operation Paperclip is still somewhat not talked about today in Huntsville. And for those who know, there are mixed feelings about it. Today we meet up with the grandson of one of the original German scientists to get an inside look at Operation Paperclip and how it left its permanent mark on the city of Huntsville.
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MK Ultra also cane out of Germany into the US. They use these psyops on us everyday, pandemic being biggest example. Hundreds of millions lined up to bed for the shot 🐑
Please do a vd on Plum Island Bio-germ weapon lab (not sure the proper name) in Long Island across from Lyme Conn. They also brought Na> Zi scientist to Plum island Bio-Germ lab. One of the head Na> Zi scientist headed the "tick" bio-germ weapon program where these german scientist put bad bacteria/virus/parasites into ticks. They then released the bio germ weaponized ticks on US citizens and since this time the Lyme disease via ticks have spread to 49 states & around the world. These lyme ticks are horrific causing literally an epedemic of disease on citizens world wide. se e "Lyme documetaries'
There are books on Plum Island lyme disease etc.
PLEASE dig into this. Thank you. take care
Peter you are truly a beautiful soul❤
Thank you Peter. Love your exposè
I thought this was conspirancy.. SMH.. I feel stupid now
Hey Peter, I'm a U.S.History teacher in middle school and I frequently show my students clips of your videos. The Native American series was great, I showed the Deep South with Booker T. and now I'm definitely going to show clips of this one. I tell my students about Operation Paperclip when we cover the end of WWII, the Cold War and the Space Race. Your videos are really amazing! It's great that I never have to worry about censoring any of your videos due to language or anything. Keep up the great work. I suspect I'm not the only teacher who will be using your material. Thank you!
Great content for sure.
Delivered in an unbiased way that provides the viewer with a raw reality without pushing an agenda or opinion.
Your students are lucky to have a teacher like you, who's willing to teach a curriculum that's inclusive of content like this.
Thank you 🙏 for being a teacher.
I'm surprised because most teachers just teach the lies about history and not the real history..Respect to you sir.
Do you mind me asking if you've ever received backlash for showing such content in class? I find it hard to believe the schoolboard would be on your side with this sort of information. Either way, I'm all for it.
You probably don't work for a public school
when you cover World War 2, are you going to explain to the students that it was american industrialists that actually founded the Bolshevic revolution? Did you know who owned the oil fields in the caucuses that Hitler wanted so badly? The "Rothchilds" were the ones that owned those oil fields, and probably still do. history textbooks are not telling the whole story, the Rockefellers own / control a majority of the publishing houses that print the text books that are required to be used in american classrooms for decades. we have all been lied to at school about a lot of things...but most teachers do not realize that they are not sharing actual "truth" with their students
This is the kind of journalism we all long for. Peace be with you, deep appreciation.
Imagine, finally realizing, war and the wagers of warfare are all bullshit.
Hear hear!
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Operation paper clip
Operation high jump
Operation fish bowl
Operation mockingbird
The list gets crazy
Operation LUSTY
Monarch, GATE, Ultra
Don't forget operation cyclone
Operation fake space is ongoing
I'm sick of hearing military soldiers always saying, "we just do as we are told and trained to do". Trained to not think and just follow orders to kill. Makes me so angry that these people kill innocent people for the the war mongers politicians that sit in their castles and order everybody kill each other. Time to evolve and stop this psychopathic mentality.
I’m a 66 year old grandmother of 8, currently living in Tampa, FL. I’m from cape cod, MA and feel deeply that ALL of history is important to the next generations. I use your historically accurate videos to help educate my grandchildren the importance of the struggles and wars, mistakes and evolution that brought us wisdom and freedom (ongoing fight). Pls keep up your incredulous journey so that we can help new generations navigate a stronger and more mindful US.
Hello fellow 813 resident
@@politicallyretarded hello back to you!
Kudos to you for being dedicated to teaching another generation about such important history bc they are not teaching it in most schools.
America is currently being invaded by hostile countries and you’re living in lala land 😂
@@donaldlawson9799 are you insinuating that I, someone with whom you have no form of reference; name, identity or historical knowledge, resides in “lala land”?
This is one of the best TH-cam channels out today. Even in topics I'm not particularly interested in, I become interested in after watching Peter!
I agree with you 100%, My son is a real history person BUT this was so interesting.
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I stumbled on his channel two yrs ago and have been hooked since then
same here, been watching for a while now.
The script was in the Fifty at the mill.
We lived in Huntsville 1960’s, two of our neighbors were the German team. Respected Dr Von Brown. My dad was a POW in Europe in World War II. He
worked as a subcontractor for NASA in Huntsville. This was a special video for me and my children. Thank You, Peter
You mean Dr Von Braun
Oh that's sad,
Sorry for your troubles and I hope you've overcome this part of your past😪😪
It was a happy part of my happy life, if you are referring to Dad, he came back to the USA in 1943, He went to work for the contractors in 1956.
Dr Von Braun is Brown in English. 😃
Peter, come back to Alabama. It’s a Beautiful State. You just touched the top of the iceberg.
C.
Thank you Peter very interesting, about SWEET HOME ALABAMA. I didn't know anything about all this secrets, in Alabama?
I love how people in Alabama view von Braun as respected he was a renown Nazi high ranking officer and scientist who did testing on Jews like come on
Santenello deserves a Nobel Prize. He is a national treasure.
We never landed a man on the moon
My favorite part of this video was Theo's trunk stash of history. Absolutely amazing!
I love how excited he got showing it. Wonderful!
The Mom was absolutely SALT OF THE EARTH... Lovely human being, with a contagious smile!!!
And so Brilliant.
Yes, the Mom is outstanding given her age & memory.
Her German is still excellent. "Kann nicht klarer sein" she answered without any accent, meaning: "Can't be any clearer."
She did have a bit of accent saying "Landshut" a city in lower Bavaria.
(Land = Land & Hut = Hat) Of course, the city's name has nothing to do with a hat. 😂
A descendant of a Nazi.
I came here to make the same comment - the Mom was such a delightful lady! The son was a great guy too and it was obvious where he got it from.
Fellow deutsch sprecher hier? Geil@@caterinaconti6385
What an absolute gem of a human that woman is. I could sit and listen to her stories for hours!
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@@user-fp7hd9wk2i If you lack the maturity to appreciate videos like this, do everyone a favor and don't watch it.
@@user-fp7hd9wk2iaww, is your sensitive stomach upset?
Right! That was fascinating!
Completely agree, such a wonderful & gracious lady
I have lived here in Huntsville all my life! I’m 60.
My dad retired from NASA
My husband retired from MDA
I just recently retired . I had a hair salon for 38 years. Huntsville is an Amazing place.
Brilliant people.
In fact Bruce Weddendorf and Jo Weddendorf were my clients.
I just randomly ran into this .
So cool
My dad worked at the Redstone Arsenal on the rockets up to the Saturn V. My dad spoke German. He learned German to be able to talk with the scientists. I went to school with the German scientists’ children. Our education was exceptional.
My aunt helped the German families adjust to life in America. She knew Dr. Von Braun personally. She helped him open a checking and savings account at the local bank. The families were given citizenship, a job, a nice house, and money to buy what they needed. The wives and kids loved America. The men, at least some of them, missed their homeland in Germany. My aunt knew all of the astronauts.
When we moved to Cupertino, I continued my exceptional education with more of the Scientists’ children. When we later moved to Southern California, I attended regular school and found it to be years behind my prior education I experienced with the children of the German scientists.
I, myself, went through the beginning of astronaut training and ground school training to be a pilot. I discontinued it due to problems with motion.
The families were given jobs, homes, and money??!!?? Sounds like Biden's America
So you're basically a NAZI through fraternization
The government really fooled you guys into forgetting these people were NAZIs. They were so persecuted by the fear of having to do manual labor. This was a huge slap in the face to the American people. This is proof that the Nazis still run the world.
This was unexpected. Great job Peter!
Space is fake. We live in the firmament! Wake up people!!!!
Watching this right now from the University of Pittsburgh.
Please thank this gentleman and his family for sharing the history of North Alabama. It’s interesting. When we moved/retired to this area our family/friends thought we were nuts… why Alabama? They were not aware of the importance of this area to our history, security, defense, and high tech manufacturing. Truly a “quiet” corridor that’s vital and timelessly relevant. Love it here.
That’s the way we in Alabama like it. We let the rest of the country think we’re dumb idiots so we can keep the beauty of the state to ourselves.
@@matthovater150Shhhish it!
And for recreating history and saying his family "didn't know". Oh, except for the forced labor who had no food and no sleep and no family anymore. "prisoners". Come one
All of that helped make us the most destructive, suffering and death causing nation on earth. And all that warmongering, child traffiking, and many OTHER evil deeds has gotten WE THE PEOPLE NOTHING BUT ROBBED OF OUR HARD EARNED TAX DOLLAR and a reputation around the earth that WE never had any say in! I as an American am NOT proud of that fact. Nor am I proud of all the INNOCENT LIVES our filthy g vt has STOLEN from other nations around the earth., OR our own good men and women who THOUGHT they were HELPING THEIR NATION, to find out later they were LIED TO by a bunch of sick monsters who were serving only THEMSELVES..
This place has been frozen in time culturally just now getting decent events and semi viable recognition. MAINLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF TRUMP DESIGNATED HUNTSVILLE AS SPACE FORCE CENTER. PLUS: HUNTSVILLE DIDNT EVEN HOST TRUMPS VISIT . NO HE WENT TO CAMPAIGN IN OF ALL PLACES- MADISON AL. SO NO. HUNTSVILLE IS A MASSIVE SEMI COOKED SCRAMBLED EGG.
as a german, I regard this one of your best episodes. Such a deep insight.
Huntsville resident here 🚀. Im still amazed when I hear people didn't know about Operation Paperclip just from a point of view of space flight history. Great video, sir!
2:20 -Not all of the Nazis went to the ABMA and MSFC. Some were experts in fields other than those pertaining to rocketry.
Might I suggest to anyone interested, the US Space & Rocket Centers TH-cam page some AMAZING oral history interviews from Apollo engineers, and its awesome to hear from them.
we had no idea.
My home town. I grew up in Huntsville during the 1960s and 70s. My father was an aerospace engineer and worked on projects from Redstone to Apollo; leaving for work with a slide rule in his briefcase. I remember playing with friends in the neighborhood when you could hear the rumble of rocket engines being tested. We never even thought about it. It was simply part of where we lived. We rode our bikes to see the astronauts drive by after an apollo mission at least once. Most people in Huntsville were aware of the German scientists brought from Nazi Germany. Certainly Von Braun at least. You captured the "feel" of my hometown very well. Thank you Peter.
Definitely not a secret these days. The civic center is named after the guy.
Huntsville Alabama is based on a lie. We never went to the moon. Nazi spies allowed into our country for profit.
180k people in 2010 to 215k in 2020. Almost the same drastic changed in the 50s to 60s. Crazy development. City looks welcoming. Destin from Smarter Everyday (popular youtuber), I believe his father works for a defense contract there. Engineer on the James Webb Telescope program.
I lived in Los Angeles valley and heard the engines being tested, too. I worked for Rocketdyne and I would send engineers to Huntsville, which I didn’t know where that was and why. The engines were transported there.
Hi Scott, my stepdad was also an aerospace engineer at NASA in the 60's and 70's. I went to High School with Theo. He hasn't changed a bit. Huntsville was a good place to live and grow up. I miss the old days.
PETER! Because you’re willing to get off your butt,and go out in these communities,and ask the tough questions. We all have a chance to learn so many different things about America. Thank you for your diligent efforts. I worship educators like you.👍🇺🇸😎
Wished I had the funds to travel across the country. Taking my time to truly experience every state.. right now its 1 state at a time. Last yr was Orange Beach Al yr before was Buffalo NY & Niagara falls.. sooo different almost feels like it isnt the same planet
Yes
We're learning how corrupt this country really is
Give credence to...but do not worship idols...for then how will you know when the Son of Man hath come...
@@nialloneill5097 NONSENSE !!🤪
@@nialloneill5097please don't take it literally
In the United States, payment in scrip became illegal in 1938 as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Scrip became the unofficial currency of local communities everywhere, but through changes in federal and state laws, along with changing economic realities, the use of company scrip was legally eradicated by late 1950s
I am from Huntsville. It gets better every year. Thank you for another interesting video. You barely scratched the surface of the history in the area that most do not know. Thanks again..
I'm the maintenance supervisor at the embassy suites in hville and I once had a dude in the elevator ask me "is it the Von Brown center or the 'Von Bron' center?"
I said "Von Braun, it's named after the nazi scientist that we acquired during Operation Paperclip. He is largely credited for getting us to the moon."
The guy just did a surprised Pikachu face 😮
How do some middle-aged people still not know about Operation Paperclip?!
@@swedishfish2357 How do you know "they" went to the moon? 🤔
@@swedishfish2357I remember when it was called the Von Braun Civic Center. Grew up in Madison county and moved away 20+ years ago and don't get back often. South parkway from Governors past Airport Rd blows my mind! Nothing seems the same.. Used to drag race on Martin road, wonder if that still goes on.
It barely creeps better inches per year. Cmon i watch waay daily
@piedpiper8355 doubt it. The folks nowadays sellin crack or meth or fentanyl according to recent years events....
This gentleman showing and telling us all this German scientists history is amazing and very informative. Hope you make another video with him again Peter👍
Agreed! He was awesome! And his mom!!! ❤❤ this was incredibly interesting and I LOVED that he mentioned Roswell! For someone who is pretty well-read on the topic…. THANK U FOR INCLUDING THAT PART!!!
Just say Nazis.
But ask him to keep from turning his head to look at you every 2 seconds! Wonderful!
I don't know if I am the only one, but I want another video with this guy delving deeper into his experience with the Freemasons. I am honestly surprised that part of the video didn't raise any eyebrows with people, but I guess the vast majority are being red pilled on Operation Paperclip for the first time so the Freemason part probably flew over their heads?
I mean, this guy came very close to choosing a path unto which he would have climbed to the highest ranks/degrees of the Mason's, becoming a part of the highest elites of people who run the world in the shadows. I had never realized that Huntsville was the home city of Operation Paperclip; but between that, NASA, and all the defense contractors in the area, it is no wonder that the Freemason's would have such a huge presence there.
Read Annie Jacobsons book on paperclip. Von Bron and most of the “German scientists “ were straight up high level Nazis. The US government didn’t give a crap.
I could listen to that man talk about history for hours Peter please make a return trip in the near future. ❤
Bible says not to partake in rituals
The HISTORY that he knows and the documents he has are fascinating. He could have left off the part about the DeMolay International(Masonic) rites. I'm not into Freemasonry either.@@TOCC50
He looks like Harry Truman.
Peter… I feel like I’m not feeding my brain if I’m not watching your channel and videos. Everything else on the internet feels like junk food. I love what you are doing. It’s entertaining and informative. Keep up the great work!
Peter, this is one of your best presentations. Many Americans do not know about Operation Paperclip. You picked a great co-host.
So enlightening!
Not going to lie, 17:37 is such a emotional moment for me. To see the joy and eagerness on Peters face to talk to this guys mother is awesome.
When most people don't give a crap anymore to learn about history, here is Peter getting genuinely excited to have a conversation with the daughter of a man who was an engineer on the V2 and later NASA programs that helped shape this country into what it is now.
Most people would be like "oh, he is going to talk to this random guys mom. Cool, I guess."
But Peter recognizes the stories that woman must hold within.
Yeah it was a real treat. I'm trying to get these stories from the elders before they're gone.
@@PeterSantenello I'm german and I never could talk to my grandparents about the war, because they died when i was about 10 or 12 years old. At that age I didnt know much about it and they probably wouldn't tell me all the details.. I wish I could have asked them some questions about their childhood in Berlin (born around 1936), so they were the same age as I was at that time.
Would you help me get funds for the parents for my invention for dogs and hoomans to interact and play. I'll write in contract with you that you will get % of royalties for the product. Please peter 🙏🏻@@PeterSantenello
@@PeterSantenelloThis is so important! You are doing a very important thing.
@@PeterSantenello Beautiful!
Thank you doesn't seem to be enough!
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This is excellent. Thank you. My grandmother, Ethel McAnally, was a business owner downtown and was on a welcoming committee to help the Germans transition to life in Huntsville and make them feel at home as much as possible.
Thank her for being kind to NAZIS who weren’t kind to millions of Jews in Nazi Germany and Europe. I really can’t at this whitewashing of one of the worst parts of history where 6 million Jews were brutally murdered. None of the scientists would have been spared their lives if the US had had a moral compass and prosecuted them like they should have. Reading the comments, I’m sorry to say that the majority of Americans aren’t well educated.
I can't get over that last name
All for the money , like Ford , who produced the tanks for the nazies during ww2 , they left the name out but the engines were Ford build , few other companies also earned money selling products to germany during ww2.
😂@@Fisklina
Your grandmother was a traitor.
Theo, You’re quite the intelligent and well spoken gentleman. Thank you for your service, and thank you for your part in this documentary.
This was your ABSOLUTE BEST and.I have watched them all. I grew up 90 miles from here. Amazing journalism!!!!!!
As a german, this episode has me hooked right away. I'm super interessted in history of any kind. Thanks for your content, Peter. Always havin' a blast watching your videos...
If you're ever up to make videos abroad again, come to germany. I'd really like to show you some inside of an america community in Berlin, as well as the northern part of our beautiful country. 😉
Watching from Germany. Very interesting Video, Peter. Thank you very much.
Viele Grüße aus Norddeutschland nach Huntsville, Alabama.
Moon landing was a hoax
No man ever walked on the moon
I grew up about 30 minutes outside of Birmingham, Alabama. I moved to Toronto, Canada, when I was 19. The hardest part was learning that the culture is so different in the bugger cities. Getting into conversations with strangers is considered strange, or even suspicious. The first time I called a cashier ma'am, she yelled at me because she thought I was calling her old. People dont open up here like they do in the south. In Alabama, a lot of people can't afford therapy, so we talk to each other. I had to learn the hard way that opening up in the same way isn't acceptable to a lot of people here. The cities can be cold and cruel. This video makes me miss home. I wish I could move back. Thank you for making these videos and showing the world that people in the south are not what we are often portrayed to be, and thank you for easing my homesickness a little. ❤
Great video! Thank you for sharing. Huntsville Alabama is a hidden gem of history and some of the greatest minds live and work here 🤗🚀🛸🛰️🧬
I bet no one will believe this but I feel like Peter has followed every where I have lived. Born in Delta Mississippi, lived on pine ridge Indian reservation for 10 years and now live in Huntsville 😂
Some of it is not true but makes you really wonder what is and has been lost handing down the stories. Great video tho
He gets around. That keeps it relevant. Every story has interest for many people.
@@ArtsyGirlsyhe’s saying some of the stories of the people Peter’s interviewed are kind of exaggerated or tall tales. That’s what I’ve seen commented on a few of his videos.
@@ArtsyGirlsy for one he stated all the germans went to huntsville thats not true, also the germans were never controlled everything in our government like he stated. Its not a bash or a hard comment, this guy is telling stories of his and alot of stories he heard so calm down
@@ArtsyGirlsy ummm i said exaggerated or tall tales. Which usually implies untruth. 😒. So you and I basically are saying the same thing.
Loved your video. I am a native of Huntsville. My father worked for NASA in logistics. He knew many of the scientists and never had anything bad to say about his work. He knew many of the astronauts. I sat at the kitchen table with him when he spoke on the phone with John Glenn. He loved his job. He retired with 30 years of service. Funny, in my opinion having watched the growth, the space program is the reason for the growth in Huntsville. I remember when it was a tiny little mill town. I appreciate what NASA did for Huntsville. Thank you for the interview. Awesome!
You also know about the chemical weapons buried on Redstone arsenal that are causing cancer for the locals then right?
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Buncha morrrrr oons never going anywhere
Its a town full of satanic freemasons yup. They all go to space when they astral project. They want mars, they go to devon island instead... you'll never leave this dome, its a closed system. No matter how many bombs they shoot at the firmamant, the results will always be nothing.
I love watching this!!! I was born in Tennessee, moved to Germany for 3 years (my dad was a helicopter pilot and was stationed there) and we came back and I’ve lived in Huntsville ever since! My middle school is (was) Dow the road from the Space and Rocket center! R.L. Stone middle school, which is now turned into a brewery restaurant called “Straight to Ale” so much history in Huntsville!! Stone used to be the old high school called Butler. It was rough for a white kid back then!! But I wouldn’t change it for anything!! Thank you for this video!
Thank you as always Peter for asking all the great questions, and procuring the most important information on things! You bring it full circle!😊
What a blessing to be able to hear this Beautiful Lady's story of her life, THANK YOU.
Despite being 90, she does not look bad. She's got all her ducks in a row and knows how to tell a spellbinding story.
I absolutely loved the interview with precious mother Giselle ❤️
You'd have loved the interviews of my great grandmother who passed away at the age of 98 in 2005. When she was 15 years old she worked in a hospital and to hear her tell it, her main job was administering enemas to the patients there. We've got her on VHS re-telling the stories.
How can you love this story when you are a black American? These German captives of war, who wanted to see America perish, were brought to this country and treated better than every single black soldier who fought for America! My great grandfather lost his leg fighting for America during WW2 and still when he returned to Alabama he was treated less than a dog!
Just a joy to watch your videos and meet these wonderful people through your superb journalism and care for detail. This was one of my favorites!
Peter, thank you so much for being such an incredible role model.
You're a true inspiration to people like us who are trying to share stories on this platform!
Cool to see my current hometown on here, and learn something new about it also. Thanks for showing the world Alabama is a bit more complex than most think.
Most states have the same areas, but not many know about it.
One of my friends did 20 years and out, then stayed on as a civie consultant another 10 or 15.
To this day, he wont answer anything about it and just smiles.
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Military intelligence is incredible! BTW he worked in a state you woyld probably never guess.
Vote f right
Space is fake. We live in the firmament! Wake up people!!!!
Plum island
Just Huntsville not the rest of it.
While in college, I had a summer job under Dr Schaefer in 1962. We were examining film emulsion slides that returned from the Mercury Series to determine cosmic ray effects. He was one of the German Scientists who came with Von Braun. I was 20 years old at the time and it was a wonderful experience to be in the company of such a brilliant man. He was generous, respectful and a perfect gentleman.
From this article "CLASSICS IN SPACE MEDICINE"
"Hermann J. Schaefer, Ph.D., was was a biophysicist who was brought to the U.S. from Germany under Operation Paperclip in 1948. He worked at the U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine in Pensacola, FL. His research areas included bio- physics, bioradiology, and bioastronautics and he quickly became a leading authority on radiation effects in space."
This was amazing! Kept me glued the whole time. thanks for doing this!
Wonderful episode! Thank you to your guest stars - very charming and highly informative. Large thank you again to you Peter.
I worked with german techs in the 1980"s to the 1990"s. At a printing plant in Orlando Florida. They were from the Windmoller and Holscher Co out of Munster Germany. I learned a lot from them. Very organized, very smart people. Most had a great sense of humor. The company had a very old past from back before WW2. I have a great respect for their way of working, and problem solving. I am retired now, but miss them. Workaholics, every one of them.
Haha yes. We say "Wir arbeiten nicht um zu leben, wir leben um zu arbeiten" will mean We don't work to live, we live to work.. :D
I moved from the valley in Los Angeles, and Alabama was the last place I wanted to live. My husband got a promotion from Boeing, so I visited and was amazed at the beauty and the people. Never regretted it. People don’t realize that the Rocket City is Huntsville, AL. second to Palo Alto in research and aerospace in the nation. They are the smartest people you’ll find. Thanks for highlighting my new home.
Do you know of Murpheys Ranch?
No, I’ve never heard of it. But, probably it sounds like it’s a hiking destination.
Second to Palo Alto? Take it back right now
Eglin AFB has a lot of engineers as well. They’re the largest test base in the world and there are so many engineers
Also, welcome to the “south” from California, I’m sure it’s quite the lifestyle change (for the better lol)
"I've had my happiest times here and my saddest times here but I wouldnt have it any other way." What an amazing woman.
Hi Peter, this video is amazing! I'm hoping for a part 2 as I feel so much more could be added. I have been following for a couple of years now and finally became a member today, Free Thinker, because your work lately has been incredible and this video in particular pushed me to support you. Thanks for providing great entertainment that is very educational at the same time.
Watching her describe her experiences reminded me of my late mother in law Eleonore, who was from Karlsruhe and came here after the war, she told stories like I could never imagine about life during ww2, I enjoyed this Peter, thank you❤️
Karlsruhe is a nice City, love to hear the stories
My Great Grandpa came from Karlsruhe to America early 1900's before WW1.
Stories about how she and her family killed German Patriots who were Jewish? How they went across Europe and gathered all Jews to kill them?
My husband spent 6 of his formative years in Karlsruhe. His Dad was in the army and stationed there twice.
The town provided a carefree, safe childhood, and he'd frequently ride his bike to the PX, among other places. He talks about those years frequently.
Years later, in 2004, my husband had to go to Bad Windsheim for work, and I came for 11 days. During that time, we drove back to the base and saw where he lived and the places he'd go on his bike. It had changed a lot but was all still standing. It was a cool experience for him, and I enjoyed getting a look into his past.
I had a totally different upbringing and have lived my whole life in New Market, 30 min outside of Huntsville.
I look forward to your videos each week. This one hit a nerve. I can relate on many levels. I immigrated from Germany in 58 to the US with my mother. Gisela reminds me of my own mother. The stories of living before, during and after ww11 from my mother have contributed to my own personal views on war and politics. Thank you for including this lady.
And what did your mother and family did during the holocaust? How many Jewish babies and toddlres did they kill?
Absolutely captivating to see Huntsville's transformation and its connection to Operation Paperclip unfold like this. As someone who loves to explore and share the hidden gems and stories of the places I visit on my own channel, it's both enlightening and humbling to hear tales like Theo's. You meeting Gisela and hearing her stories really hit home for me - it's those personal, human stories that truly bring history to life. 👏🏻
This was the best interview so far! Great work by everyone!!
Peter I have learned so much about the people in our world just by watching your videos. Thank you so much for all your hard work and amazing stories.
That guy still thinks Bin Laden was the aggressor 😅
I am one of of the OG subs here, followed you before you even had 3 thousand subs. Love how much you’ve grown since then and how you still remain so relatable. Great work! 🎉
Thanks for following the journey! Serious OG status!
@@PeterSantenelloare you going to Japan after you done with the USA because I want to move there and I to learn about the price the people half ones too the religion and the safety too
fascinating history. love your work pete.
Absolutely love going on adventures with you Peter. Your authentic quality of journalism, unbiased perspective of teaching people and exploring our honest history, is so appreciated. ❤
WOW!!! I am familiar with Operation Paperclip, but the information revealed by this family's lived experience is utterly fascinating and mind-blowing - and that was one heck of bombshell ending!!! Great job, Peter, your work is incredible; you reach millions of people who are being enlightened and educated by your blessedly fantastic gift of finding the absolute best people with their riveting stories!!!
I was in the hotel yesterday watching this after visiting the space center. I tried to explain paper clip to the family and they looked at me with the “yea whatever” eyes. So surreal I was there then you dropped this video. So freaking cool! Enjoyed every second of it. Thank you! Maybe, if you haven’t already, would love a video like this in oak ridge, Y-12, the whole story from someone like this. That would be amazing! My step grandfather worked at the plant and never got to hear any stories
Isn't it crazy what people can't grasp what our gov does
Excellent topic in this presentation.
Really interesting to hear from people with attachments to the past that few of us know about.
Good questions asked throughout and very diplomatic responses given.
Very believable and informative.
Thank you Peter
Thank you Peter, and thanks to everyone in this particular video...iv'e been travelling round the south with you all this week and its been a revalation. You have a gift for making people at ease and telling their story.....thank you so much for sharing this with us
Wonderful video. My late father was an engineer at NASA. He started there in the late 1950s, and retired from there 45 years later. We have an old picture of him shaking hands with Werner Von Braun at a workplace ceremony. 🤔 I may have gone to grade school with Theo, in this video. Sounds like we had attended the same schools. As for the valid question of why our gvmt. brought German Nazis to NASA. My dad would always tell me, "If America didn't hire them, Russia would have." 👍 Thank you Pete for sharing our town, our history, and our growth, with your viewers. Sweet Home Alabama. 🌺🌻💕💕
My late stepfather was too, HZ. The good old days in Huntsville. This video took me back.
Shaking hands with an SS Nazi.
Born and raised in Huntsville Alabama! So surreal to see you covering this area.
Great documentary! Well done. Thank you.
Fascinating episode. Your Host and his Mother have generously shared their personal history and journey to America. I’m familiar with Operation Paperclip, but this personal account, and tour of area, priceless family artifacts just incredible. I Thank them both and Pete for presenting material.
Hello, I'm from Germany and I know a few things about what happened in the past. In these days you were not told about this in the mainstream media ... you have to find such information by your own and a lot of this would blow your mind. Thank you for putting this to the crowed!
Operation Paperclip is pretty common knowledge in the US. It's not hidden really at all. I mean, it's pretty hard to hide Von Brauns' German accent when he is on TV all the time. Maybe not the full scale of the operation, but the basics. I discussed in my history classes in school.
@@Joker-no1uhI never heard of operation paper clippings till COVID hit . The I research things out . And found out about this the true way .
I am sixty six . So how many people do know or just take what Walter Cronkite seid . I watched the moon landing on TV . But now I am skeptical that it truly happen . I think it was a movie set now .go research that . propaganda was and still is big in USA and Germany.
Nothing seems as it was or is .
This is one of those guys that knows things he does not even remember until the right question is asked. I could spend days talking to him and drooling over the articles and documents in that suitcase! Thanks a ton for sharing this, what a truly amazing history lesson!
Yes!!! 🎊
Great video ! There's so much historical stuff and beauty in them ...
The last 2 minutes are pure gold.
Peter what a fantastic interview, cant believe you were the first person to talk to this fascinating man and get so much history from him and his family. Brilliant mate keep it up.
The home you guys discuss at 47:30 was built by Arthur Rudolph, one of the original German scientists. A good friend of mine who grew up just down the street purchased that house from Dr. Rudolph in the late 60's or very early 70's and said that Dr. Rudolph's original hand drawn blueprints were still rolled up and stored in between the floor joists in the basement. Dr. Rudolph was eventually railroaded in a BS "show trial" later in life and was actually deported for alleged Nazi war crimes. Being that I grew up on the mountain and was fortunate enough to meet a number of the original German scientists, I can say without a doubt that they were good people who were forced into an extremely bad situation by the German government. They weren't given any choice in the matter. You actually drove past my house at one point in the video. Sure wish I'd have known you were going to be in town.
our Government is NOT innocent of war crimes and robbing we the people of wealth and lives for bs wars for private bankers and globalist push for new world order. our history is a lie
They were scientist, but, weirdly enough they did not know what Nazis were, they lived in a bumble at the time. Got only 20 years to understand what they were before the war.
Fairytales, is what they told you
Absolutely nonsense! The scientists were high level nazis and if you believe what the Germans told you after they were brought to Huntsville after the war, congratulations, you’ve fallen to an excuse by people who knew exactly what was happening during that time.
I'm guessing Rudolph St downtown HSV is named after him.
Tremendous work Peter. Appreciate you!
Awesome video. Thanks Peter!!
So grateful that you came to my home state to show the world a different perspective of Alabama ❤
That your state harbored Nazis? No one is ShocKKKed.
It has been great to put out the real sides of Alabama!
Wow! Peter, this is hitting home. My mom tells us so many stories and memories. Mom is 94. My grandmother and grandfather were brought from Germany. My grandfather was a machinist part of the development for the guns on battleships. I can't wait to share this with my family.
Fantastic episode. Thank you for doing these videos
Another wonderful piece of work by you…thank you
Moved to Huntsville in 1965 at age 10. Dad worked at the Army Missile Command as a logistics analyst. I came back to Huntsville after college in Tuscaloosa and worked on Cruise Missiles, Laser Guided Bombs, and the Space Shuttle, at United Space Boosters, Parker Hannifin, General Hydraulics, etc. Loved this video!!
I'm a 38 year old woman from Germany - born, raised and still living here 😉 - and I've been following your channel for a while now. I love your videos, and I certainly learned something new today. Thank you!
You live in Huntsville too?
@@corydunaway No, I live in Germany. ☺️
@@MrsStef_85 ahh, I'd love to visit. I love German history
@@corydunaway Difficult time with comprehension? 🤡
@@lizzieb6311 go away, nobody like you
Great history information. Thanks for sharing it!
Priceless. Very captivating and informative. Thanks.
This can serve as a PSA to people who still have living grandparents that were children during WW2. Hearing Gisela’s story made me appreciate the time I spent with my grandmother who’s family immigrated over from Italy during that time. Its wonderful hearing anecdotal stories and memories from her childhood, you can see then joy in Gisela’s face when she talks about things. These are stories that would forever go untold if not asked about by younger, curious generations. If you have living grandparents today who were children in the 1940’s, ask them about their lives then, what they remember, what their parents did etc.
you dont want to lose that history forever
Your series on The South from the past couple of weeks has been amazing and this is by far the best episode.
Thx guys for doing this, filming it and sharing it with us.
Peter look up a town named "Log Town Mississippi " it's on the southwest coast bordering Louisiana. Once a town in the 60's NASA/GOV bought out everyone in the town to create a buffer zone for the Stennis Test Facility about 20 miles north of the town. I grew up about 3 miles west of Log Town on the Louisiana side in the Honey Island Swamp. I was born in the 70's the vibration & sound of the test in the 70's & 80's was insane windows would rattle & the ground would vibrate.. It's still the official test site today they mostly fire it up during storms because of the hydrogen used the test creates huge white rain clouds. You can find videos of the test & rain after. I'am about 15-20 miles from it. The Space Shuttle external tanks were built in New Orleans about 20 miles south, ive seen them moved many times growing up.
My father moved the family to Huntsville 1962 working for IBM subcontracting to NASA. It was a tiny sleepy cotton field town prior to the space race. Whenever the rockets were tested on Redstone Arsenal, we could feel/hear the house & windows rattle. The skunks in the surrounding woods would spray in response to the rockets...to the point you could smell them a mile away. And it wasnt unusual to hear German/European accents in stores & your school mates had German last names. I didnt realize how much influence the Germans had in shaping Huntsville until I moved away to other cities. Truly not many people know this interesting story of Huntsville and its role in the space race. Thank you for sharing.
learning about operation paperclip just blew my mind. Peter you just let millions of us find out about it. Thank you so much
This is but a slice, keep learning about it …
If you want a fascinating deep dive into paper clip you may want to check out You tube Antarctica Disclosure - ROBERT SEPEHR ,
The information about Operation Paperclip has been around a long time, but those who spoke of it have always just been disregarded as "conspiracy theorists". But I guess now that a popular TH-camr with millions of viewers has covered it it is no longer a "conspiracy theory" and its okay to talk about it now?
One of many operations conducted behind public eyes
Check out operation mockingbird.
And there's more sadly .
Thankyou Peter,, love your channel
this channel is absolutely fantastic. I'm binge watching. Thank you sir
Being from German decent and living near Fairhope Alabama I love this video and the one before. I got emotional watching the older mother speaking of her family and comming to America. Truly love your videos Peter keep up the good work. Alabama looks better in your videos than the Mississippi one did
Gisela, what a beautiful, wonderful lady, home and lil fur baby!! Thank you for you stories and time!
the camera angle with the lovely little dog focusing on her every word was a nice touch too
You’re a Nazi sympathizer? How despicable. You should leave this country right away.
It's called a dog, not a "fur baby", you weirdo.
Great episode! I found highly interesting and informative.
This one of your most fascinating videos thus far. So much history here.
The amount of technology, engineering, medicine, philosophy, and music that have come out of Germany is unbelievable. No wonder even to this day, German products are still highly desirable.
And no wonder why the US is no longer innovative today. Everything is all about profit and US dominance over other countries by force.
Space is fake. We live in the firmament! Wake up people!!!!
they just had to break a few eggs to make those omelets
From 1871 forward, the rest of Western Civilization (mainly the Brits & French) were determined to demolish the German competition. Their actions AFTER WWI created WWII. Rothchilds, Morgan, Rockerfellers, et al played both sides for their own gain.
Todays' world is the current end result.
Couldn’t agree more 👍
Wow! Best one yet! 71 years old, been through Huntsville many, many times and never, ever heard of the Paper Clip project. I’m from Oak Ridge area, born and raised and thought I’d heard everything about the secrecy of our government! Manhatten project is another very interesting story, Peter. Thanks!
Dr. Philip Corso in charge of it àppointed by President Truman.
In charge of what?@@Stardustpal25
I'm 74, born in oak ridge, and moved to huntsville in 1962. Graduated from Lee high school
Thank you Peter for this awesome interview!! Thank you for the sacrifice to the soldier in this video, so I did not have to go!
I watch all of your videos, but this one was particularily interesting. Thank you for finding these great people, that have so much to tell on topics that are often overlooked nowadays.
As a German fella I‘m glad to have the opportunity watching this, amazing informations totally legit these are the stories my great grandparents told me as a young child. Astonishing how much there is to learn 💪🏻
Yep. Cullman, AL is also a very German town
Peter, without question, this has got to be one of the most thought-provoking interviews you have ever done. Your subject, his mother, all speak in the higher intellectual plane of their station.
Outstanding! Thank you so much!
Peter,you hit the jackpot with this gentleman,so much information in such a short time .Thank you so much for these video