Kill the Kaiser! The Daring Mission to Assassinate Germany's Emperor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2020
- In 1918, Germany launched its final huge offensive in the West. With things looking bleak for the Allies, a daring plan was hatched to kill the German Emperor Wilhelm II, a precision strike to bring about Germany's defeat.
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i actually live in the same town that the kaiser spent the rest of his life in a villa after the great war, it’s a museum now
You live in the Netherlands
If walls could talk... they'd speak German
frank hargreaves haha
As I understand matters, consideration was given to bring him to trial for 'waging aggressive war' but that George V wouldn't sanction his cousin being put on trial, even when it could be argued that he, the Kaiser's actions had lead to war that caused millions of deaths both military and civilian from the British Empire.
@@Steven-kf3os you are a genius, how did you figure that out?
Me: I really need to go to bed.
*New Mark Felton video pops up*
Me: sleep is for the weak
"Time enough for rest in the grave." - Conan
Your a long time dead
( Literary)💀💀💀
I don't know why, but I read: "Sleep is for the weak" in a German accent!!!
Ja, kamerad....ve must continue to listen to zis important informations!!!
Sleep is for th he allies
@@Gwennlian I didn'd quite got what you meant... But awful attitude that of yours. It seems you, not , Sheriff Buford is already long time dead. Review you present time. By the way, sleep is for the weak !
In fact Kaiser was the only person in Germany who was trying to stop the war in 1914 - his speech in Reichstag with famous words "gentleman you will regret this decision" was even recorded. His death would only lead to raise of Hindenburg and Ludendorf power who already from 1916 were in control of Germany. Kaiser was a sad and tragical character and after the war he was very comfortable person to be blamed of everything for the politicians who pushed to war five years later and desperately wanted to avoid consequences.
At the end of WW1 there was a strong "Hang the Kaiser" as a war criminal sentiment, particilatly in Britain, because he was the figurehead of Germany causing the deaths of millions of allied troops, airmen, and seamen as well as civilians. However he was allowed to sit out the more than twenty years in comfort and safety in exile in Holland.
@@167curlythat’s because he fleed as quick as possible after abdicating into neutral Netherlands, the allies tried making the Dutch hand them the kaiser for trial but they refused.
He was lucky he was able to flee and didn’t have to worry about his familys safety back in Germany, Nicholas II did not have that same luxury which led to his him and his family’s capture & death.
History Channel: who are you?
Mark Felton: I am you, but historical
😂
I'd really like to see control of the History Channel, or at least a timeslot on it, handed to this guy and "The History Guy," they both put out amazing, interesting, well-researched content. Would love to see what they could do with a big budget, staff of researchers and historians working under them, have expeditions and re-enactments, and so on.
@ Yeah, he seemed to only tell part of the story, didn't seem to go into as much detail as usual. In particular he never mentioned any later attempts to take out the Kaiser, did they make further attempts, did they decide for some reason not to try again, or did they just have an attitude of "ah well, we tried"?
Felton should do a video on the history of pawn shops.
I am you, anglo-centric view of history
I'm always amazed with the speed at which you're able to crank out such high quality/well researched videos on such a large variety of topics. Thank you for providing all this great content! If you ever have time I think many people would love to see you make a video answering subscriber questions about your videos, research, books, etc... I'd love to hear your insights!
Wow, thank you!
@@MarkFeltonProductions Surely you can't just be 1 man, you must have a crew behind you.
@@jakedee4117 it's called wiki
@@Rudeljaeger Dude, for what Wikipedia are you referring?
Mark is a famous war author from Great Britain.
He is definitely not tracking this knowledge from Wikipedia, he reads and of course writes books, he explore topics.
Many of those things he shows in his videos don't even exist in Wikipedia idiot.
When you search about them, the Google immediately shows one of the Mark's specific video.
He is definitely not need to add advertisements in his videos and when he do it, it's because he wants to make a little profit from his yes well searched video.
@@jakedee4117 He did not have a crew, he is a war author
now that's just the height of bad manners!
And on top, so very unpolite.
Never mess with another mans train carriage! It is extremely disrespectful.
It's also bad manners to invade Belgium.
@@Crosmando They asked for permission and got denied,the neutrality of Belgium was very questionable and the allies would have taken the same way without any doubt and probably with permission.
Attempting to assassinate the head of state of the person your at war with is definitely a no no
Germany will always have amazing march music
And uniforms even. for the beginning of the 20th century those were some fancy togs , that got even more stylish in the 30s
mac4boys , fThe French Resistance always looked the part.
Eerrrika
@Heinrich Himmler Seriously ?
Germany will always start the greatest wars ;)
I am stunned at the amount of film footage & information Mark assembles ! Even from back in 1918 !
It’s from a movie, there’s little to no battle footage from WW1
@@smurf_mammma2401 "They Shall Never Grow Old" is an excellent movie using restored archival footage from the Imperial War Museum
@@smurf_mammma2401 I thought so. Which film is it?
A most enjoyable diversion from WWII exploits. We know so little about that first conflict when one moves away from the major operations.Thanks Mark.
Amazing how so many men died fighting for opposing sides of the same family excellent as always mark 👍
A cousines problem lol
Yep, Tsar Nicholas also a 1st cousin and lookalike of King George... so I guess Queen Elizabeth could lay a claim to being the rightful Tsarina of Russia and start another family squabble.
@@theosphilusthistler712 a massive disastrous way of keeping it in the family
@JZ's Best Friend you know the ruling houses of britain have been german for like 300 years right?
@JZ's Best Friend more German, they had to change their name in WW1
Here is a fun drinking game: Take a shot whenever someone says this is better than the History Channel in the comment section.
Well of course this is better than the history channel with its shows that literally have nearly no correlation to history
This is way better than the History Channel...which should change their name to The Junk Pickers channel!
@@johnlawson2984 Alien Junk Pickers
No- please! My liver can’t take much more!
you would be very drunk
The Germans did capture the French Emperor Napoleon III during the Battle of Sedan in 1870. He wasn't executed but sent into exile.
It was a calculated move by Bismarck - knowing that with the Commune in Paris French dissension would shorten the war.
Capturing and killing is one thing, killing in action is a very different thing.
@@mirrorblue100if Wilhelm II would just have listened to Bismarck for one second in his life ...
"But the Kaiser who saw himself as a great military leader loved to interfere" hmm where have I seen this one before
Probably as portrayed horribly incorrectly by the history channel about Hitler.
Haha yeah same. Reminds me of another mustached fellow.
Better moustache though.
In Hitler’s defense, the German high command portrayed him as the sole reason that Germany lost the war in the East. Though not being the great military leader he viewed himself, he made some of the right decisions in regards to Operation Barbarossa, especially in 1942 when he ordered Army Group Center to hold for Army Group South to advance into the Caucuses. From 1944 and onwards though, the same thing could not be said again.
@@incorectulpolitic can you do a tldr? I'm not reading all of that.
Very interesting to hear these war stories surrounding Kaiser Wilhelm. I actually grew up close to Huis Doorn, where he used to live in exile. My mom worked there in my early childhood. I actually entered the mausoleum once. Her boss had the key. I remember the sarcophagus was there with a flag on it. Greetings from The Netherlands!
What flag?
That’s very interesting actually.
@@IrishCarney German Empire Flag
Fun fact.
When the kaiser learned of Hitlers amazing success in defeating both the French and British at the beginning of the war he sent Hitler a letter congratulating him and assuming that Hitler would reinstate him to his "rightful" throne in Germany. Hitler of course thought the man was crazy and dismissed the letter, never replying.
Yeah I know that and if i had been the fuhrer i would also have done that out of common sense because i think that a old Kaiser wouldn't be beneficial
@@DrHydra47 hitler denied it because he didnt want someone with higher power than him taking throne risking losing direct control of Germany
@@hodor9851 ja that too but putting an old man in power is bad idea to or sharing power
@@DrHydra47 yea no. Idk why age matters in this
@@hodor9851 because the Kaiser will die. He's old and therefore his reign won't last so long.
Me: ok, it's time to leave TH-cam
Mark Felton and his videos: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*
make that:
*3:20 AM*
I've been a history and military buff for most of my life, but this is the first time I've ever heard about this! You learn something new everyday! Thanks Mark and keep up the good work!
3:20 AM. Time to learn something new.
Atomic Peacenik Right here with you, East Coast-ish Internet Friend.
It’s half past eight here in Blighty
Early riser aha
Yep xD. Learning has no bed time.
it's 08:20, bro. Sleep well!
How on earth did they miss something as big as a chateau at 500 feet ? But Mark Felton does it again , how on earth do you dig up these stories ? Excellent !
Although the Kaiser had a withered left arm, by most accounts his right arm was amazingly powerful - he took pride in being able to crush the hand of whoever he shook hands with.
@Open Paranormal Another historical oddity - Russian PM Piotr Stolypin (1906-1911), generally seen as Imperial Russia's 'last chance' was the reverse - withered right arm, powerful left.
Did King George V ever find out that they tried this, if so how did he react?
This story only broke in 2018, so I doubt he knew.
@@MarkFeltonProductions Okay, thanks for answering so quickly and keep up the great content :D
The fact that the this was kept a secret for so long shows how secretive the British military (maybe MI6) were throughout wars when it came to certain operations or whatever
@@silhouette6158 There are still many secrets about both wars
@Samuel Sweetmann And until 2006 Americans had to pay a telegraph tax to fund the Spanish American War of 1898.
Me: We must have exhausted all the war mayhem in Europe.
Mark Felton: Keiser Wilhelm.....
Kaiser...
*Kaiser**
Napoleon Bonaparte: Let me introduce myself......
Your carefully researched and entertaining videos have taught me so much Mark. You're doing everyone on the internet a great service, thank you so much.
One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans. - Otto von Bismarck
*Otto von Bismarck
@@Rhinelander Genau. So viel Zeit muss sein.
Will he got that well & truly wrong
@@Rhinelander fixing it now
And with opportunists like the UK and France exacerbating things further by sticking their noses in it.
Thank you Mark. Always good to hear your voice in these troubled times.
It's fascinating how Mark always comes up with a new video witch contains information you never heard of before. I didn't know that the british attempted to assassinate the Kaiser. Thanks Mark for creating such interessting and also entertaining content and sharing it on TH-cam.
Mark, you really are the best. Bringing little known items to the forefront and simplifying the complexities of others.
Hi Mark, Another gem of information about the attempted assassination of Kaiser Wilhelm I never knew about along with film archive of him. I have seen your previous video about him being exiled in the Netherlands and yes he died there while it was under Nazi control a point not lost on me. These presentations continue to be high quality and well narrated. These are relevant even today because we all need to learn from history and not repeat the same mistakes as we always do. Thanks again for your knowledge and professional expertise.
You never cease to amaze Dr. Felton ive spent most of my life just researching, watching documentaries, and taking any and all history classes tht I could just because thts how much I love history and u always seem to have topics tht ive never heard of and I love it thank u for u effort to teach the masses Dr. Felton it truly means alot.
It's our Boi. Mark Felton with another great vid. Really a eye opener his content. I've learnt so much about stuff I didn't know happened in these wars.
Another amazingly good piece of actual history brought to us by Mark Felton! Thank you!
Loving the fact that you are doing some more video's on the Great War Mark! It deserves more attention on youtube.
To add to all the commendations in the comments. Yet again, amazed by Dr Felton's insights and newly enlightening episodes, please keep them coming.
Now this story and film, I have never heard of before, even vaguely, so a totally new one for me...
I amazes me that Mark comes up with these not very well known, stories and films, and finding them, researching them and finding suitable film footage, must take up a fair amount of his time.
Result = well researched and factual episodes, that mostly put all other documentaries to shame....:)
Mark, I think I learned more in watching those two videos in the Kaiser than I did during all those years in German grammar school. Many thanks!
Love these videos. Kaiser is often overlooked in the history books and this plot was really interesting.
Always here for the next Mark Felton video. Keep up the great work mate, all of you content is splendid!
Much appreciated!
@@MarkFeltonProductions hey Mark, can you provide the name of the marching music that occasionally plays through the video?
I thought of the helmet on Klink's desk.
is that von Klinkerhoffen from 'allo 'allo?
Hogan's Heroes. :-)
Where is Colonel Fink? "That's Kliiiink!"
@@dry5555 hahaha got it...now I remember!!
Yep
Thank you Mr. Felton have a great day.
Another amazing video, Dr Mark! Top stuff. Many thanks.
You are spoiling us! This was very interesting, thank you.
Sounds like an insurance job to me. "I need new windows" = "I think the Kaiser's in my chateau, have you thought about bombing it a bit?"
"But Sir, he is definitely in my chateau...can you just hit it with a bit of artillery, my roof was looking sketchy when I last saw it".
@@mwnciboo 'yes he's definitely there,he was remarking on my scotch via Facebook and twitter ,please send in the tanks,and don't mind the fences...
I put these on to fall asleep to but yours always keep me awake.
I should hope so!
Thank you Mark for these excellent videos, I have learned more from you than I have in history classes.
Loving the content Mark
Actually during his birth the attending physician used a pair of forceps roughly. This caused a terrible injury known as a Brachial Plexus lesion. It wasn't just a "withered arm".
Basically the nerves running down the arm are ripped out of the spinal cord. Even today this is a difficult injury to treat. Also it causes extreme levels of pain and discomfort. On a par with an amputation.
Having seen the effects of this injury first hand I am not surprised that the Kaiser was often "difficult"!
Thank you for this very important piece of information. Fascinating. I've suffered twice - two + years each - from adhesive capsulitis at each shoulder, and I can understand how constant pain can make you irritable and can affect your confidence. For it to affect millions is another dimension though!
Thank you for a great start to this end of week day ! Fine upload as always.
It’s great to see the educational and entertaining videos you produce. Thanks for being a prime example of what TH-cam SHOULD be!
Damn, the title got me hype up! I just exit from other TH-cam channel to this one!
Ditto always do when mark Felton posts
"you have a tiny arm"
"yEaH?!?!? Well I have a giant army!"
Considering how insecure this guy was, it makes you wonder what else he had that was short.
You can see at 4.47 how those around him would keep one hand in a pocket or behind them so as to disguise the fact the Kaiser had a withered arm.
These are always so fantastic. Well researched and narrated!
It is your stories about these little details that I find so helpful for understanding military history. I am currently making a special study of WWI, and thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you.
Mark, I’d love to see two videos from you.
First, the Bismarck.
Second, the not very well known sinking of the Konigsberg in WW1. That story is fascinating.
Oh no the skeleton's coming out
*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!*
I live!
The withered hand of the evil hun
I’m turning in my grave
I don’t have any milk, in my fücking fridge
the grand dad aka the kaiser willy
speen
Another ‘why have I never read about this!’ moment from Mark.
Amazing work, again.
Yet another superb production. Thanks Mark for continuing my military history education.
The Emperor, utilizing his new “Storm Troopers” and so-called “Death Star,” began a push in 1918...
UNLIMITED POWER!!!!
Anti Antifa Google “sarcasm” please.
2:28 song: is "Yorkschen March"
Danke
*Yorcksher
Yorkshire lol
@@Abdisa-sj2fq Yorckscher Marsch
@@ichibanmanekineko No, it was in honor of the German general Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, it has nothing to to with that place in England. ;-)
Another great Felton video. He never disappoints.
You turn out great content. Keep up the good work!
Super content as ever! You should do a video about the first Allied victory of WW2: the defeat of Italian Abyssinia, as it's not covered elsewhere.
I just want to say thank you Mark! you literally spoil myself and the countless other viewers with your amazing content.
Also I would love to see you cover more topics regarding The Great War(World War 1).
Thank you Mr Felton for sharing with us your ensclopedic amount of knowledge
Mr. Mark Felton ... he has always some very interesting stories to tell everyone !!!!
Thank you Mr. Mark. I greatly & sincerely appreciate your efforts !!!!
This is great Mark!! I'd love some more WW1 videos, especially on the German side of things and/or the Kaiser. Thanks!!
Perfect. I was running out of videos to watch at 230am. Hope you're well Mr Felton. Greetings from Minneapolis!
Can you smell the smoke?
Hoping things are going well for you knowing what is happening in your city now .
From one war zone to another. Be safe!
Love to see videos like this, about such lesser known events that most of us had never heard of.
I didn’t want to go to bed so instead started browsing the old vids for something interesting, and here comes Dr Felton with a new video 😁😁
Don’t worry , I’m still alive.
mien kaiser how you doing
Tens of thousands of trees fearing the axe begin to shiver in fear
For a man approaching 162 yrs old; you look fantastic !! What's your secret for looking so youthful?? Dannon Yogurt and a shot of brandy??
frank hargreaves you know jfk is a very open minded person
Oh Willi, we really didn't miss you. You promised us wonderful times and kept your word, because in 1923 every German billionaire was.
That old WW1 footage is amazing
The constant sounds of guys screaming makes it more horrifying, though I'm pretty sure it was added later.
Mark, you always provide me with history I was unaware of. Good show.
I'm looking forward to watching this one tonight, thank you Mark
Dear god, only a minute old and still 74 views?!
The Great War!? Is this a rarity for a Mark Felton production or do I somehow only catch the WW2 videos? Either way glad to see a older but fresher war story for this channel (or me)
Great video as always, digging up old video clips for our enjoyment
You deserve a medal Mr Felton. Brilliant stuff!!!!!!
I kinda get that German uniforms in ww2 is badass, but those uniform with capes looks like the epitome of badassness
More like douchebaggery. Fitting attire for the kaiser, who was a monumental douchebag.
@@JesseWright68 you sounded like what Hitler would say.
@@captaindecade4705 See. Even Hitler thought he was a douchebag.
there’s footage/pictures of people wearing the national socialist era uniforms with capes although it’s definitely less common than during the imperial era
Thank you for doing a WWI video. I'd love to see more!
Heck yeah! Especially because he finds footage that seems to never be seen before
Yes...especially on the Zeppelin. ..how they produced large quantities of hydrogen and had a problem until this day to produce hydrogen for cars as eco fuel!...as a back comment.
Thanks so much! Informative video as always. I think the soundtrack was a little too overwhelming and could have been toned down a bit but thanks again for another great video!
Excellent video well put together I never stop learning from your videos
When I hear the intro music I know I'm in for an information treat!!!☺☺☺
Some years before the war, Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the US and attended a shooting demonstration by Annie Oakley. He wanted her to shoot a lit cigarette from his mouth, one of her signature trick shots. Annie didn't want to risk killing a foreign head of state, so had Wilhelm hold the cigarette at arm's length then shot it from his fingers. During the war, she claimed that if she could do it over she would have had him put the cigarette in his mouth and "intentionally miss."
Excellent review of true historic past. Love all and subscribed. Regards to you my friend.
Thank you Mark for your great videos!
Would love to see more videos on the Kaiser!
Hear, hear! He's an interesting character, that's for sure!
You may do.
You manage to amaze me everytime with your video's!
every time
Simply one of the best YT channels. Thank you so much Mark Felton.
Glad you think so!
Mark Felton Productions oh it’s not an opinion...since you are a historian, you are well aware that, a fact is a fact. Here’s hoping your efforts continue growing until you can take over and make the “History channel” a proper show that provides historical information. Again, many thanks for your brilliant efforts, I subscribe to all your channels.
You keep doing Mark!!!!! (Thanks!!)
And in fact, there was a first atempt to kill the Kiser. It was on December 25th, 1914. It was supposed to be carryied by french Morane Parasols. Pilots and observers armed with hand grenades and rifles attacking Kiser's train at some waypoint of it but... fog screwed the mission.
Quality content as always.
Earliest I’ve ever been, thanks for the outstanding work Mark!
Thanks for posting this. I had never heard of this before. Interesting to speculate as to what the outcome had the mission succeed.
"Say, shouldn't we practice this kind of mission first? Seems to me a low-level attack with flak and smoke would be a bit more difficult than we're used to." "What? Practice? That's crazy talk, I tell you!"
Japanese who practiced and practiced for Pearl Harbor raise an eyebrow, buff nails, try not to look smug
"Kaiser Bill went up the hill to take a look at France. Kaiser Bill fell down the hill with bullets in his pants." This is a schoolyard song my grandmother used to sing in the 1920s.
You find the craziest stuff. Love it!
Sensationally good stuff as always. Puts every supposed 'history' channel on tv to shame
“A wrong headed little boy”
Queen Victoria talking about her grandson Willhelm ll.
He was actually her favorite grandson.
She did her best to love him up and straighten him out. The boy had been severely traumatised at birth and during his formative years by well meaning doctors and overly strict people put in charge of him who forced and coerced him into doing things and behaving in a certain way. At the same time he was taught relentlessly that he was something very special that he was divinely chosen to lead the German people to greatness.
I am fully aware of this strict Germanic attitude. Going overboard with everything. Lucky for me l was born in Canada 🇨🇦 and raised in the English school.👍🤠
Partly her own fault for insisting that her daughter (his mother) Vicky be married in London, browbeating her about remaining loyal to England, and otherwise playing into the hands of the Anglophobic and illiberal faction in Berlin that then glommed onto Wilhelm and exploited his youthful desire to rebel and establish his own identity, inevitably then as an authoritarian and Anglophobe himself.
TAUCH PANZER - swimming tank let’s get a vid!!! BEST CHANNEL ON TH-cam
More like diving tank, or not?
@@fabianreusch4870 tauchpanzer translate into driving (diving* god damn autocorrect) tank
A swimming tank would be a Schwimmpanzer
GhostArmy1 tf no Tauchpanzer= Divetank
well he's useless on cooking tips !
Regardless it was a interesting concept the Germans cooked up
love you videos teach me some of the most minor yet could have changed history events that is never ever shown in and history channel . I wish you to one day became an successful history youtuber.
Excellent video Dr. Felton.