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Finding Hitler's Forgotten Office
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2023
- In Munich, Hitler's personal office still exists. In this video, I try and gain access to the infamous office where the 1938 Munich Agreement was signed by Hitler, Neville Chamberlain and Eduard Daladier, the treaty that set Europe on the path to another world war.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, 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.o...
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I'm shocked...shocked...that you snuck into a private university building and none of the students said, "It's Mark Felton! We love your channel!"
Considering the historical views of millenials or lack there of.. i'am not suprised they didn't reconize Dr Felton.
Probably because he didn't play his intro music when he walked into the building :)
They don’t teach history at many universities they teach propaganda history.
They have not reacted because they are law students. Law students have the best knowledge about anything and thus don't need TH-cam.
@@salland12 Your ignorance to the knowledge of generations younger than your own really shows
I love how his former office is now situated across the street from an art school. Even after all this time, so close...and yet so far.
@badofi No surprise there. I'm sure they were just *enraptured* by his pretentious prima donna behavior. Regardless, I like to picture his pursuit of art in the way that Eddie Izzard once characterized it...
[Hitler at an easel] "I can't get the...trees...right--[throws brush] Oh, F#@K, I will kill EVERYONE in the WORLD!"
Interesting indeed. I wonder if any of Hitlers paintings remain.
Viele Gemälde haben die Zeit überlebt @@jamesgordon4754
@@jamesgordon4754Yes. And if I’m not mistaken one was sold for a million dollars a few years back. He actually was a pretty decent painter.
How different history could have been if they'd accepted young Adolf as an artist
Can we all take a minute to appreciate how amazing mark has been for the entirety of this channel.
I visited the room in 2007 during a guided, very exclusive tour for Munich history students (usually there are no tours, the university won't even answer requests). The director of the University of Music was so kind to show us around and tell us some interesting stories about the Führerbau's past. The room is today indeed used for regular teaching and music activities. There is no memorial display like a plaque but everybody knows about its past. The door to H.'s private bathroom can still be seen but it is sealed of. I guess behind it everything is ruined and left in decay: the Führerbau was ravaged and looted in the last days of the war, by civilians and by US soldiers.
The most famous item damaged from H.'s office was certainly H.'s globe, associated with the scene in "The Great Dictator" where Chaplin plays with it. US soldiers put a bullet hole exactly where Germany is situated, thus making it look blown out of the world. The globe can today be seen in the History Museum of Regensburg.
In the basement, which is quite complex with underground corridors to other buildings and full of graffitis from US soldiers from 1945, we were shown "H.'s bathtub" which allegedly had been taken there from his bathroom. The "original dirt edge" of H. could, as our guide joked, still be seen, as well as the fact that it was later used as a toilet (there were some dried out brownish leftovers...), obviously signs of contempt for its former owner.
There is of course also a high-grade bunker in the basement which is still intact and a sophisticated storage room for food. During the last months of the war, the Nazis had stored there many valuables, among them stolen works of art, partially from murdered Jewish owners. We were told that Munich civilians looted it (a door was shot open) and took away hundreds of paintings. Our guide jokingly asked as "to look under our grandma's bed" because it was obvious that many paintings were still in private possession in Munich households and were in danger to be thrown away after their late owners passing. Indeed, a few years later many hundreds of paintings were found in Munich and handed over to the state.
I mention all of this because it might be of some public interest but please don't bother the University of Music with requests for a tour. I am sure that the university will make its infamous building more open to the public in the future. For now the intention is to prevent it from becoming a memorial place for the Nazi regime.
Ahhh, I tought I solved a mistery! You write about a globe and I remembered Mark made a video about a missing globe. Search for "Hitler's Missing Globe" on his channel. Unfortunatelly that globe was in Berlin... :)
Thank you for sharing this. I find it incredibly fascinating, especially the "forbidden bathroom". So very interesting that you got to view these historical sites.
@@ShannonLH1108 As a historian I never got closer to the year 1945 than in the basement with all the graffiti, derelict objects and the traces of the looting. To top all of this, our guide gave our group a very special experience: we went into the Führerbau's bunker and he closed the door, turned of the lights and played an audio-recording of air sirens and a RAF bombing of Munich as recorded from within a bunker. You could very well hear the bomb explosions on the surface. That was a very strong impression of how it was like to sit there during a bombing raid... I guess no one from our group will ever forget this immersive historical experience! As I said, I am sure that such tours will be offered someday to the public.
@Albert Weber Wow, that must have been a surreal experience! What an opportunity to be that close to it. I studied abroad in Maastricht, Netherlands in 2006 and had some opportunities to visit historical sites. I have wanted to go back as a proper tourist with much more time and resources to explore.
It's odd they wouldn't just fix or repurpose the bathroom, use it as a closet if nothing else.
Here in America "Bent over a desk" can have a different meaning than signing a document, but in this case, it can safely be assumed that both meanings are equally accurate.
I thought the use of the phrase was rather clever double entendre!🙂
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he actually knows the meaning you refer to, and used that phrase on purpose.
Dr Felton was very aware how that line would be taken.
You rascal Dr Felton!
in this context either meaning of that phrase is fitting
It's nice to see something of history to survive in original condition. Erasing the past isn't always necessary.
I'm amazed the whole thing survived the allies bombings.
Germany now has historic building preservation laws to counter the left.
History yes.
Propaganda no.
Propaganda belongs inside a museum.
@@SmartDave60 we are shown modern propaganda everyday. What has changed?
It's never necessary.
Another quality video Mr. Felton. Thank you.
A good friend of mine had wedding photos taken on the grand staircase of the Furherbau in the mid 90's. They were eventually chased out by staff there. My friend being a WW2 history buff like myself, told his wife it was just a government building with great architecture but he is quite proud of his conniving and sneaky historical momento.
Thank you Mark for your wonderful work and your TH-cam presentations, I enjoy them immensely. As a student of the first and second world wars, I visited Germany in 2013 exploring Third Reich sites. I was fortunate enough to gain access to Hitler's Fuhrerbau office. As you mention, the building today is a music school. There was no problem entering as I followed behind others entering the building. I proceeded to the second floor and located Hitler's office, the door was locked. I noticed when students enter the building they went to a window near the entrance where an attendant handed out keys. I figured the keys were for music practice rooms. I approached the window and explained in my broken German my interest in history with a request to view the room. I attempted to explain the historical significance with regard to the Munch Agreement. It didn't seem I was having much success with the rather unfriendly face looking at me with deep skepticism. I assumed he didn't really understand me well. So I did what I never do in Germany, threw caution to the wind, I mentioned Hitler and again attempted to explain my interest and the history of the 1938 agreement. To my amazement, the gentleman said to me zehn Minuten as he handed me the key. I couldn't believe my good fortune. So I said, ja vielen dank and practically ran up the stairs and opened the large office door. The room appeared to be a practice room with chairs, music stands and two pianos. I took quite a number of photos and tried to take it all in with the 10 minutes I had. It was exciting to be in the same room where history was made and well documented. I was punctual in the return of the key. I do Then and Now photography as a hobby, the photos of my Fuhrerbau visit are a nice addition to my collection. I'm happy to share my photos with anyone having an interest.
Mark, I got to see this. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. When I was in the US Army, I was ordered to Garmish-Partenkirchen (darn the luck, right?) south of Munich, to attend a language class. In my off duty time I took another lecture class about movie making. That professor offered a trip up to Munich to tour Nazi locations. When our little group got to this building he couldn’t guarantee we would be allowed into Hitlers office and that he had to go talk to someone he knew. We got the o.k. I remember the Fireplace. I thought about things that must have happened there. And the only other things in the room were a harp and a piano. Apparently, not many people are aware that this exists.
I worked at the AFRC in Garmishe as well as Chiemsee. Lovely area. Dark history.
My Dad, US Army Private, 1st Class, was temporarily stationed in this area as part of the post surrender occupation force.
I was able to see the Führerbau when I was on a walking tour of Munich in 2008. Of course we were not able to go inside, but it is kind of amazing that the building has survived all these years. Thanks for showing us the inside!
My wife and I, grown children off on their own, were there last year but not inside. We love Munich and my mother was German, but from Berlin. I glad that the Americans and the Germans had the sense to not tear down these buildings. Thank you very much for your show.
Doctor Felton, I can just imagine what your instructor in the MI-6 subterfuge class said:
"Lad, if you want to get into a place where you shouldn't be, appear as if you belong there!"
Another very interesting video! Seeing the Fuehrerbau in color really brings it to life!
Did this to get into areas on the airport grounds where I shouldn't have been.
Looked confident and I didn't even get a second look.
Got through locked doors by just tailgating someone else in or standing nearby and waiting for someone to come out as if I was about to enter that door anyway on my own without them having to come out and then even thanked them for opening up the door.
@@im1who84u You know, about a year ago I watched a TH-cam video by a British historian exploring an abandoned Napoleonic Era fort in Britain. It was marked as Crown Property and off-limits to the public but as he put it:
"I wore a bright yellow safety vest and a hard-hat and just went about my business. Since I looked like I belonged there no-one bothered me!"
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 Came here to post exactly this. Put on a high vis jacket and carry a clipboard and no-one stops you.
Another great one is to carry a tray of 4 coffees from a local coffee shop, and ask someone to open the door for you! :D
@@im1who84u When the Space Shuttles landed at Edwards AFB there was a transport aircraft that piggy backed the shuttle to Florida. When I was on base for an interview I was able to work my way through various barriers to see it up close. Now it is in an air park in Palmdale for anyone to walk right up to.
@@ColinMcNulty Great idea with the coffee!
While we're on the subject a few days ago some guys in the Philadelphia area stole $40,000 worth of construction equipment. They wore high-vis jackets and hard hats and no-one paid attention to them! The just drove away with the gear!
In the 1990’s, when I was a Major in the US Army, I walked into the Fuhrer Bau quite unnoticed. It was a school of music and I could hear music coming from the various classrooms. At that time, I didn’t know the exact room where the Munich agreement was signed, otherwise I would have went there. But I remember those grand glass frames in the ceiling and the beautiful marble staircases. So good for historians that at least one of Hitler’s buildings withstood the war. I remember also climbing on top
of the two memorial pedestals for the Putsch martyrs. Have plenty of photos from that time. PS, where the Brown Haus stood was just an empty grass lot; understand now that a new building stands there.
The new building is a holocaust museum. Very fitting.
yes; some hideous modern box
Or even Gone there 🤣
@@kingjoe3rd An not likely visited by anyone not pressured to attend.
Cool experience Skiller.
It is impossible to exaggerate how good an historian Mark Felton is, because it is impossible to exaggerate how good an historian Mark Felton is. Keep 'em coming Mark!
I enthusiastically agree.
He does very god videos about history yes, why the repetition though? why the repetition though?
@@y_ffordd Because he's incredibly good and incredibly good.
This report has a different twist that is worth thinking about for sequels. The personal, and slightly clandestine approach is exciting and fun. I would like to see more in this genre. Keep up the good work!
Dr. Felton, thank you for your ongoing exemplary efforts to seek out and share so much objective history for all of us!!
Thank you again Professor Felton for providing an education that unfortunately is not widely taught
Not Professor, but Mister Spy Felton for this one :)
crazy to think I have been walking past this building for the last 7 years without knowing about its history!
thank you Mark Felton!
This happens to millions of peopel - ignorant and not interested in history and unaware of what they miss.
Just like to say Mark we really appreciate the content you put out, makes me miss the golden era of the history channel.
Or the Mystery Channel as I now call it. Thank you Dr. Felton for your work!
👋 Aliens👋
I loved that channel
History Channel: preposterous.
Love that era and those folks
Great video, I can't imagine having a student-teacher conference in the very room where a huge event in history took place. Also, the Netflix movie Munich - Edge of War displayed that office and building pretty well in my opinion.
"we'll probably get turfed out soon" killed me. Love it brother! A proper investigation of history, I bet you got quite a rush! As always, top stuff and thank you 🙏👊
Plenty of German WWI and WWII historical structures remain in plain sight. Good work, Mark.
There is proof of HItler's outrageous megalomania: a series of tall structures are still in the forests outside Berlin where they built several columns. The purpose was to test their ability to support Hitler's monuments of insanity. He was planning a capitol building loosely influenced by the one in Washington DC but it was to be built on an impossible scale. The scale models found in his office seem to point to a white structure that had a MASSIVE dome. The dome was so massive that architects told HItler there was a problem with the interior. If it was full of people, their breath would collect at the top and rain back down on them! It was never built but an example of it can be seen in the alternate reality show "The man in the high castle." All the buildings that show are heaviliy based on drawings and models by his chief architect Albert Speer. Much of what I explained can be found in Speer's biography "Inside the Third Reich."
I was picturing Dr Felton sneaking into the office wearing a wig pretending to be a lost music student. These r the best stories….a true historian.
When you think Dr. Felton brings absolutely everything to the table and spoils us far better than we deserve you find out he’s hilarious, too. Mark, you’re the man. Thanks for everything over the years and I think I speak for all of us when I wish you many more. 👍🏿
Incredible! Walked past this building a dozen times and had no idea; imagined they were much older.
I watched a four part series of Mark's about the capture of Heinrich Luitpold Himmler.
The building and room he died in is still in exitance and I think it is now an office of some sorts.
I bet people walk by that building all day and have no idea what happened in that building.
The people using that room for whatever it's purpose is now probably don't know what happened in that room.
Himmler's skull was cut open and his brain was pulled out.... right in that room!
Thank you Mr. Felton for showing the history in these places that may seem regular to the untrained eye.
this is your best one yet! I love it when you put a personal touch. Much love from Lusaka, Zambia
Love the idea of going and standing in places where famous events happened....outside is much easier as I have done this at Gettysburg, PA for US Civil War moments and in Prague for WWII moments and many others....actually finding H's old office takes my breath away....so much fun Dr. Felton.....DO MORE OF THESE, PLEASE! (I really loved the one where you kept driving through an Intersection today near where you live and thinking "something happened here and it looks kinda of familiar"......and it was where an event happened...makes the hair on my neck stand up!)
I can honestly say that I’ve been anticipating a new episode from you with bated breath.
You obviously had a lovely holiday. 😊
What I found so interesting - and shocking - about this fascinating building was your remark, "being a university, it is not open to the public." In the US, most colleges and universities are open to the public (at least in part) except late at night. True, you cannot just walk in off the street and interrupt class, but you don't have to sneak in either. For 40 years, I lived less than a kilometer from St. Xavier University in Chicago and could walk the grounds and enter the buildings to use the restrooms at will.
You misunderstand. This is the case in the UK, and continental Europe as well. Yes we can enter the university campus, and walk around the grounds, but not usually walk into many of the buildings and rooms where lectures/tutorials are given. I visited my son often when he was at university and some buildings were accessible, including toilets, and others were not. Could not find any rooms designated as 'restrooms' though.
@@Simonsvidsthe original poster was confused the outside parts have an university and college are mostly open to the public but not the inside of the building. But it's super super easy to get inside to some building on campus in USA.
In Denmark it's quite easy to get into every part of university buildings, but most rooms are normally locked when not in use and if you look even the slightest like you don't belong or don't know where you're going, some teacher or student is likely to flag you down and ask what you're looking for.
Perhaps with the shootings that go on at American universities, leaving them open to anyone off the street is a bad idea.
I live a half mile from ST. X. on 106th street.
FASCINATING. And kudos to Mark and Mrs. Felton for finding a way into that room. Such a massively important historic moment...the room is still standing and yet few people know what a landmark moment in history occurred there
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I took a walking tour of Munich and the Third Reich when I was in the US Army, studying language in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. We went into the music school and managed to get into the office, because students were in there practicing on their instruments. We told them why we were there and what the room originally was and their jaws dropped in shock! Well done, Dr. Felton!
Than you, Dr. Felton, for going through so much trouble to see and show us yet another bit of history.
History gives me goose bumps. I have 3 WWII German aces lithographs (Galland, Rall and Hartmann), each signed and numbered by the man and the artist. To think the hand that signed my artwork also shook the hand of one of the most infamous humans to ever live is the stuff of woozy dreams. When I've mentioned this story to some they look at me like I am a nut, Neo-Nazi. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Only another historian or true history lover gets it. I hope to one day stand in the footsteps of English Monarchs, too. It's so heady and exciting to feel a true connection to the shakers and movers of humanity. Thank you, Dr Felton, and thanks to your wife for her part in the subterfuge.
I am the exact same way with Wwii history and have gotten similar reactions to to my wide eyed reactions to seeing and learning things. Something hard to describe where it almost transports you back in time. Can feel the history.
I used to do WWII reenactments as a German SS panzergrenadier. Caught a lot of flak but people are ignorant of the world.
Yes sad to see the neo word beeing used pretty much right away when you are excited about the history in your possesion. Bought something off a guy that turned out to be a neo and they where checking his contacts, bought some coins and medals off him, took me a judge and 2 years of my life to prove im not a neo...
The best thing in my collection, a flag my grandfather took from our local HQ after he guided canadian liberators trough the area as a known resistance fighter, they ''lost'' it among with other things they took out of my collection... all i got was a sorry when a judge saw my family heritage and realised i did not buy everything off one guy that ''funded terrorism''... still get mad about it. been 15 years now but still get nicknamed neo by some people.. The world needs a lesson in history safekeeping if you ask me. my grandfather always said if you destroy history you do not like, history repeats.
@@donlarocque5157 Just tell them "Look, somebody has to be the bad guys!"
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 I talked to a guy that did Okinawa reenactments and the Japanese were Japanese. It didn't matter what I said. I was having fun and they weren't.
The use of natural light through the roof, was a great idea. The quality of workmanship is without any question, superb and made to inspire, impress and to be immortal or at least to last Hitler's thousand year Reich. Once again, how lucky can you get, to find, see, touch and film 🎥 such rare pieces of history?
I visited that room in 1988, on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty. With me was a retired German lawyer who had been in the Hitler Youth. We arrived separately on that day because we had both read an article about it in the International Herald Tribune. He of course spoke German and asked the attendant if he could show us around. Which he did.
One of the absolute best historical related channels on TH-cam hands down!!! Excellent content and excellent narration in every video. Thank you for all of your hard work Mark and it's greatly appreciated. Much continued success sir!!!
I feel the same way. Well said.
Honestly shocked that any building associated with Hitler is still standing. Amazing video, I wish it was longer. I could have watched for hours and would love to see the bunkers.
You know you've found an awesome woman when you say, "I want to sneak into the University in Munich to find Hitler's old office." and the response is, "I'm in." That is really cool. I'm subscribing to this channel.
That is true love.
Thank you, Dr. Felton. I'm not sure how many buildings from the Nazi era still exist, but your walk though this historical building was enlightening, to say the least. Since the building now serves a musical purpose, this former operatic tenor wonders how the acoustics are, today, especially with all the marble. From the pictures, I can almost sense these acoustics!
The monstrously enormous speakers platform at Zeppelinfeld still stands today. It was so massive that the modern Germans felt it would cost too much to demolish it completely so it was left to rot but it has held up amazingly well over the last 6 decades.
Mark, more adventures, more adventures, more adventures please ... last time I was in Europe I went all over the place ... I wasn't supposed to go. When told I was in "the wrong place" I'd always say in a loud American voice: "Hey buddy, how do I get out of here?" I'd especially like you to investigate formerly secret places in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Lots of mysteries to still be uncovered! - Thanks, Tom (History Major).
Oh that's good!
Agreed. I'd love to see the Room 101 in the BBC's headquarters in London during WWII that became the model for the room of the same name in _1984._ Orwell apparently attended many a dull and miserable meeting there. Also, how about going to various pits of evil like the Stasi headquarters in Berlin or the infamous KGB prison in Moscow?
"Loud american voice" God save us all from that.
@@williamwilliam5066 It's the polite way of saying «playing dumb».
@@williamwilliam5066 Otherwise known as "American voice".
Even when you've just returned from holiday you found the time upload. That's truly a history channel worth following.
Excellent work, Mark and your good lady. It's pleasing to see that these historically important buildings have not been levelled, but have been repurposed for a better calling.
WOW what an amazing video. We cannot thank you enough for sharing this information along with the video.
My husband and I want to thank you and your wife.
There's little chance we would ever see these historical buildings let alone get inside them
Fantastic video, God bless 🙏
Great video as always! This channel is one of the crown jewels of history channels on or off the internet!👍👍👍
Great use of these buildings!
I know there are many who would throw a fit online if they knew the history of the buildings, but it's they still exist, deleting remnants of history does not change it
Sooo many buildings around the world have been the scene for one crime or another, some greater than others, but it is not the building's fault that it was used for abhorrent acts. And unlike many other nazi structures, these in particular were built "legitimately" without the use of slave labour and thus are really just beautiful buildings that happened to have been inhabited by evil people
A very sympatetic narration that leads, however, to the reflection on the overwhelming potency of history. Thanks to the producer (and, of course, to his wife).
Fantastic post Mark. I was actually in the building when I was auditioning to study music in Germany. Munich was one of my stops and I remember just walking in. No problem this was around 1977. I had no idea where the big office was but I just wanted to see the architecture on the inside. It was intact as you know and very impressive
Amazing. I can only imagine the sense of history and the footsteps you followed as you explored these buildings. Thanks for sharing!
I rarely watch a video twice, but this is a masterpiece by Dr. Felton - he certainly his the...Mark. Bravo, squared.
No museum on the planet can give us an insight in the History of WW2 like Mark Felton does and did so far! All places visited, an documentend, even with all persons involved, is unprecedented! As a History buff myself, I enjoy every minute of it. I also send these video's to friends abroad. They are amazed. Continue with the good work, Mr Felton. To me you have already got the highest medaille for "History Gallentry".
I love how your wife is fully dedicated to your secretive investigation to help teach history. No matter the risks. Now that’s a committed spouse! Thank’s for the video Professor Felton. God Bless
I have been fascinated by this building ever since learning about it. If I were in Munich I too would have tried to get into the building to "explore." Thanks a million Dr. Felton for showing me something that has intrigued me ever since your video on the ehrentempels. EASCINATING HISTORY.
An absolutely fabulous job Professor Felton!! So well worth the wait and of great interest!
Quite interesting to know that one part albeit the early part of Hitler’s regime still exists, and relatively untouched, hopefully permanently preserved for historical value, and not political.
When I was stationed in Erlangen, West Germany in the late 1980s, I took several trips to Nürnberg to visit soldiers Field where Hitler spoke in the 1930’s.
For germans these places are very difficult. Recently, after living in the area for 30 years, I dared to visit the Erwin Rommel's grave. I felt like all eyes were on me and any minute someone would yell at me to go away. Around the same time, I was searching for a place where my great-granddad was working during the war in the production of lorries. He left a written account about his experience during the war and also the interactions with the forced labourers that were used in the factory. They were coming from a nearby concentration camp. After not being able to locate the factory, we started asking some locals - which all just reacted hostile. Today I know where the factory was, and a local company that still exists today, which at the time was involved heavily with the forced labourers. There is no commemoration anywhere in the area of anything about this. Appartently, the location of the concentration camp there ought to be a stone and a plaque but that's it. I think even though some germans are open an interested in appreciating the past, most just want this whole time to disappear. Authorities say they don't want to preserve the places so they don't become places of pilgrimmage for Nazi symathisers but I am not sure that really is the motivation. It more appears to me that if they can, they just want to have "nothing to with it", and as such limiting access or just demolishing buildings is a convenient way to not have to face it and talk about it.
Germans are really brainwashed into hating themself
So germans still have the same attitude they did during the war. One of, we know nothing, we saw nothing, we couldn't smell the bodies.
@@Gecko.... cause its a fairy tale mostly
A similar reaction is taking place to Southern Civil War memorials in the US.
Facinating to see! The ol' high vis vest and carrying a stepladder trick also often works. Even with locked doors if you time it with someone entering and ask them to hold the door for you!
Living History can't be beaten, fascinating. Thanks Mark.
When is Mark going to offer a one week tour of Germany with him as a tour guide ?😊
Really interesting. The University should arrange occasional tours, many history-minded people would be interested. Great job again, Dr. Felton!
Hi Dr Mark, there seem to be a few interviews of Arthur Axmann - would you consider talking about what his role was and what he morphed into across the post war years of his life?
Fascinating! Such profound history occurring in that building and specially within one room of that building. All the while pieces falling into place leading to WW2. Remarkable!
If you look like you know what you're doing, you are much less likely to be challenged. Well played Dr Felton! 😊
“Rocky and Bullwinkle” was a favorite tv show of my childhood. The narrator’s voice and cadence are uncannily reminiscent of that of the narrator of that show.
This video effectively demonstrates that Dr. Felton is an excellent writer as well as a man with a good sense of humor.
And that he is a skilled spymaster as well.
Hi mark felton! Thank you for posting the best history videos on TH-cam! 😊🎉
PS: I hope you had a good vacation!
Most fascinating and funniest episode ever. You’re the best, Mr. Felton!
These videos are so good, but one topic you have mentioned many times is Hitler’s nervous breakdown in the final days of the war really interests me. I know there probably isn’t much detail on the breakdown itself, but a video on Hitler’s mental state would be really good! 👍
Once again another well produced documentary on the part of Mr. Felton, great to see that you risked life and limb in the name of history!
Another interesting video Mark! I was actually on the edge of my seat hoping you did take a photo of Hitler's office and shattered when you said you couldn't! Keep up the good work! Ps this might sound silly but ever considered making a video of what was happening behind the lines (allied or axis) in 44/45 like soldiers on leave, mechanics repairing tanks, jeeps etc or logistic teams sending supplies from seaports all the way to the front line?
Mark Felton and The Raiders of The Lost Office! Very well done and genuinely fascinating. Thank you.
As always, your video quality is incredible! I absolutely love these niche fascinating subjects you go into, thank you!
Outstanding! My wife and I were just there! You filled in a lot of missing details to what we'd heard while visiting.
I could almost hear the Mission Impossible music as you described your entry and search for Hitler's office. Thanks for sharing this adventure.
Lots of interesting buildings in Munich. Including the an art gallery which if you look carefully behind the columns you can see the hooked crosses interlaced in a mosaic on the ceiling.
You know, the hooked crosses mosaic may actually pre-date the Nazi era, it was a fairly common archtectural motif around the turn of the 20th Century used on ceilings, floors, and sometimes on building exteriors. There's old buildings here in the US done the same way.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 yes I have seen this embroidery elsewhere but this building was specifically built the the NS in the 30’s. I imagine that is why they didn’t remove it but I was like hmm ok interesting design choice.
@@Balthorium OK, then there's NO doubt about THAT hooked cross motif! This sounds like something that's slipped through the cracks or is too much trouble to remove.
Several years ago I read a news article about a building in New Jersey that was built in 1914 that had a running hooked cross motif on the exterior. The building lasted unmodified through the WW2 years and into the new century and then the motif was concreted over to pacify some sensitive souls with no connection the the 1940's at all. Go figure.
Hey bud, just wanted to say I hope you had a good holiday. Thank you for uploading so quickly after you got back home :)
What an incredibly insightful statement at exactly 2:38 when you said "WWII went on even after Chamberlin and the French Premier (insert name) WERE BENT OVER THE TABLE". Yes, that they were!
Smashing! Simply smashing! Well done, old chap! You have upheld the great British traditions of spy craft!
Right on, good old m-16.
Dr Felton your work is definitely on another level. Love your channel. Keep up the good work
Wow! That is incredible! I am glad these buildings survived. They are beautiful, despite what they were used for. Thank you for giving us a rare look Dr. Felton.😊👍
"Pose as... dashingly youthful professors." You could have just said, "disguised as ourselves."
Love the story.
This is a great one Mark! I love the personal stories attached! You and the mrs, undercover! 😁👍
Great job you did entering in the office and in particular the office of the Führer, I'm impressed, but also how relatively intact the whole building it is! Surprising indeed! In this context it is quite similar to Mussolini's office at Palazzo Venezia, Rome, namely located next to the terrace where he made many speeches. Of course it is nowadays devoid of original furniture but still retain a secret passage at the corner of the office! Seriously good job as always 👏 👌 👍
The Nazis and Italian fascists believed they were building for the ages so no expense was spared. Top quality materials and building techniques were employed.
@@MrSloika I know very well the Fascist mentality, as after all I'm Italian and it is not too dissimilar in Germany under Hitler's dictatorship. The beauty is that in Italy the palaces and condominiums are still extremely valued so well built they were. The disaster came in the late fifties when they were using low quality materials....
It's not in that great of a shape. It's actually in pretty bad shape There was a German documentary that went into more of the history of the building and the current use and condition. It needs to be completely restored. The basement is flooded and there's a lot of old and new damage on the roof including water damage and a leaky roof. As well as numerous other issues like old wiring or leaky windows and doors. The windows are in such a bad shape that in some of them the glass is falling out.
@D thanks for the info as I have no idea in what state is now...
I'll say one thing for the building, the designers could have had a great career designing office buildings that personnel would actually have enjoyed working in. It obviously had a lot of thought put into it and any company with an office like that would not only instantly impress would be clients but also have a more satisfied workforce. My husband worked in one - more modern version - with the same effect of openness, space, light, aided by lots of plants along the railings of the different levels and the staff in general were much happier than in many office blocks simply because it didn't really feel like a grey prison block, their version of the columns with the plants gave an impression of stepping out of an office and into an open outdoor space - something that this building also suggests albeit in a Romanesque or Grecian style - and you felt refreshed simply by going for a 5min wander along the 'balcony' of your floor. I hope the students appreciate their surroundings [and I don't mean the history part] because they are lucky to have such a beautifully designed building. Thank you very much for showing us this lovely design, it has truly stood the test of time and hopefully will continue to do so.
Imagine just casually having a music lesson in Adolf Hitler's office, and not even knowing it. The seeming lack of historic knowledge there is astonishing, you'd think they would have a few signs around to mark such important historical sites.
Back in 2005 I walked right in and the security guy just sort of waved me on and in I went for a bit of exploring. I went upstairs but didn't go into Hitler's office, not really knowing at the time where it was. I remember walking the main floor hallway to the other front entrance and back, and looking into the coat check room. Pretty interesting place. Back then, the site of the Brown House was just a grassy field upon which I was able to walk around and ponder the history of the place. I believe part of the original curb/lower step to the building and part of the front fence was still there.
You’re the James Bond of history lol. 😂 love your content! Keep up the great work my friend.
Having read Clive James article Postcard from Munich where he also visited the room , I went on the 60th anniversary in 1998 - a Sunday when the building was open and empty . So up the stairs into the room and tried to imagine the meeting in the now empty space . The memory has lingered of the importance of that place in history . Robert Harris book Munich is very good on the visit by Chamberlain and his subsequent visit to Hitlers apartment . Now a Police office . Thank you Dr Felton.
Destroying buildings doesn't remove the tragic circumstances of their historical use. I'm glad some buildings did survive as they provide an opportunity for future generations to reflect on the past.
I am so glad you undertook a top secret mission and showed us what these buildings look like today as well as what they looked like in the Nazi era. I think it is great that you walked in, acted like you were supposed to be there and no one said a thing!
its been a while since I watched the movie, but the backdrop of both of these buildings really reminds me of the university scene in 'Sophie Scholl' The Final Days. If you're interested in WWII history and you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend it.
Yes I thought of too. The scene where she distributes the pamphlets.
The real thing is just a few blocks away, at Ludwig Maximillian University, Geschwister Scholl Platz. My God she was courageous.
Interesting seeing these again. I grew up in Germany and we went to see these buildings on a class trip with our history teacher. This was in 2001 or 2002, i can't remember exactly. At the time you could book guided tours to view the buildings, but maybe that's no longer an option, or maybe they only do it for pre-booked groups?
i remember the tour guide also mentioning that there were different coloured stones or patterns in the road, which in an aerial shot look like the roofs of houses. this was done by the nazis to disguise the buildings from bombers, as, from the sky, it would look like rows of residential buildings, rather than an open square with government buildings.
those patterns on the street were still there when we visited, but maybe it has since been changed. they were harder to detect from ground level
While studying the early years of Hitler's reign, I came across a report of a mutiny of veteran _SA_ men assigned to the NSDAP headquarters in Munich. The cause was Hitler's failure to implement social policies promised during his rise to power. Allegedly, Hitler personally spoke with the mutiny's leader and convinced him that the policies would be carried out. With that, the mutiny was dissolved. No mention was made of disciplinary action taken against this SA man, possibly because he wore the _Blood Order_ ribbon and was an "Old Fighter".
Mark have you ever done the story about the Canadian soliders . That were based at Kinmel camp in Bodelwyddan North Wales . As in March 4th & 5th 1919. As they mutiny because of there living conditions doing more men to a hut than there should be . As 5 were shot dead so many injured . There graves of the dead are at the Marble Church in Bodelwyddan just down the road from the camp as i was brought there in the 60's and lived at 4 Maes Stanley til Summer 71 when we all moved to Rhyl .As it is a very interesting story , also BBC Wales made a film of it in 1975 or 1976 as i can not remember what the film was called but they gave justice to the Canadians by the true story Mark. Hope you do it as it be a really interesting one .
Loved this, Mark. You ARE a dashingly youthful professor. 🙂
Winston Churchill - 'You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war.' - To Neville Chamberlain'
That room should be open & displayed to the public as testament to the truth of those words which still hold today.
Your sense of humor is phenomenal. “Mi6 training “ got me. Might i suggest pretending to be on your phone with the camera enabled and position your head to snap pics. It would look awkward but that’s how we did it in CIA training.
Welcome back, it has been a few days and you did not disappoint us. Thank you for your covert infiltration, very informative.
The building is beautiful and I'm glad it exists. The government that occupied it was evil, but I see no wrong in having admiration for this architecture.
Thanks Mark for going to the lengths you do to bring us, literally, into the past. I just pray we don't repeat those mistakes, especially since there are so many history deniers. Always wishing you and yours are well, and again thanks✌️💚
I have been to the Eagles Nest. The marble on the floor & staircase of the Fuhrerbau is the same marble surrounding the fireplace at the eagles nest. There’s a plaque on the fireplace that says “The Marble was most likely donated by Mussolini.”