The scar on Skorzeny's face is called "Schmiss" in german. It's from his student time when it was common to duell each other in a "Mensur", a academic fencing bout without face protection. It was a sign of honour and bravery and the ladies liked it like todays woman like a tattoo on a man's body. Skorceny had done 14 Mensuren in his time as student. The allies gave him later the fitting name "Scarface".
Richtig. A bizarre custom by today’s social standards, but then I’ve always held tattoos in the same category. The Germans weren’t completely nuts; a nice Schmiss or two, loss of an ear, even a nose was one thing, but loss of an eye was not. When they dueled, they always wore goggles to protect their eyes. What this did for their aim was questionable, but there it is. Oh, and they invariably also wore a ridiculous pillbox cap, cocked over on a slant. Strange…
If you see a Portuguese person with the same scar, it usually means that they've screwed someone over in the past, they get marked to warn others that they can't be trusted, 🍻
rzlnib That's an incredibly generalised statement which smacks of the kind of ignorance you'd expect from someone who never leaves their comfort-bubble, and quite frankly, it fell flat on its face. Still, good effort, or whatever,... 🤷🏻♂️
Fascinating history . My mother used see Skorzeny in Dublin post war and actually spoke to him in one of the upmarket shops at the time ; very courteous as she remembers . He had an estate in Ireland though eventually , as mentioned settled in Spain .
My pop was there ! Brought home a “top secret” note he captured.. finally had it translated in the 80s it was a recipe for ham and bean soup!, ha,ha,ha
@@scottklocke891 pop was part of the occupation forces and tried collecting souvenirs .. I’m sure this recipe was given to him as a joke by other soldiers.. anyhow would have been a Herman goring recipe …should have seen the look on his face when it was translated at the Thanksgiving day meal …
“Sergeant, this bank's not gonna fall into the hands of the American army. It's gonna fall in our hands. You see, we're just a private enterprise operation.” But with a German accent
So, have you watched it yet? I usually click on Mark’s videos to watch them right away. Not sure why you went through the trouble of clicking on a video and going to the comment section; just to say you didn’t want to watch it right away.
Robbing Banks in the middle of second world war as a SS and using german guns, while wearing a military uniform in broad day light. Very bizarre indeed.
@@TheUnboxer073 honestly when would there ever be a better time to do something like tht than the middle of a war when ur in a elite army unit with all the weapons and military vehicles u could ask for
No scrupule, no ethics, taking all opportunities like Goering or the nazis who has been assassined in Prague ( don't remember the name now ) , a savage. He could be a fireman or medic for action and saving lives. He choose the dark side, his nature.
Dr. Felton, Thank you so much for your efforts to keep our history alive. I could binge watch your videos all day. Much respect to you sir ! Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pa
If Mark's lifestyle suddenly changes we'll have a pretty good idea which historian figured out where the loot was. Also, I thought "get out of Dodge" was an American-only expression?
The scar on Skorzeny's face is called "Schmiss" in german. It's from his student time when it was common to duell each other in a "Mensur", a academic fencing bout without face protection. It was a sign of honour and bravery and the ladies liked it like todays woman like a tattoo on a man's body. Skorceny had done 14 Mensuren in his time as student. The allies gave him later the fitting name "Scarface".
There should be a name for the metric of by how many views the view-number rises during the total time it takes to view the video. During the first 24 hours. Marks must be very very high indeed
Dr Felton, thank you not only for your wonderful research but also the quality of the presentation. I was born just one day before the outbreak of war, so have lived through these and many other troubled times. Obviously we did not have access to such recent history in my youth and of course we learned of certain things via the press but never thought I would be brought up to date by a "science fiction media" as was at that time. Keep up the good work.
@@Wings_of_foam What about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73. Google It. It was a period of conspiracy and I believe that Hitler did run away because lots of countries politicians were involved in WW-2 that is why he got support to escape. Even America knew that he was alive somewhere in Argentina. They never exposed him because of their own fear. They kept it in archive those data in a Confidential Documents. The photo which they published of his dead body looked like double/duplicate of him. In past many places he was using his double or duplicate person to miss guide his enemies attempt to kill him. PLUS they never showed any one’s body his girlfriend or anyone who was with him. They have Never shown any proof about his death.
The worst thing is he never links to any evidence. He is a great story teller, but never links to any of the sources. No matter what University you attended, you never learn even half of what he says. We are left to just assume he is telling the truth.
The military industrial complex is the only winner in any war. We taxpayers pay these contractors huge amounts of monies thru our dishonest or blackmailed politicians who are bought out by lobbyists.
Hi Mark..you do a great production. I really enjoy these historical videos and you make history interesting to younger viewers to be inspired to learn about history so they dont repeat the mistakes of the past
Documentary - plenty of those. Including some that tell about Musolini being rescued not by Skorzeny himself. Biopic movie - not gonna happen. Documentary can afford to highlight some of his life features and hide others under guise of telling history. Movie will fall under nazi propaganda rules.
@@mrpaddy3318 Movie about Otto would have to explain or justify false flag operations and other things that he have done. Film with main protagonist being evil would be something. Cause if biopic paints him as good guy, it would be misleading propaganda.
Realize that he was a full-on, devote Nazi and had intimate knowledge of the Final Solution and likely many other Nazi War Crimes. So, despite being a special forces officer with daring and drive, he's also a morally bankrupt, racist sociopath, just like nearly everyone of the SS...... So rather than "A Bridge Too Far," "Force 10 from Navarone," or "Saving Private Ryan," if even remotely realistic and truthful, it would be more akin to a "Schindler's List" type of movie. These guys aren't heroes, they're monsters...... (and while all soldiers in war face ethical dememnas, and individual soldiers and even units can commit war crimes, the WW2 Germans and Japanese had institutionalized 'war crimes,' taken to a SOP level; they are in a category unto themselves.) Finally, "weren't able to find sufficient evidence to prosecute" doesn't make him innocent, especially with the company he kept: if you're one of Hitler's favorites, you're bad news.....
Your depth of detail, and amazing obscure instances of history, coupled with excellent narrative / original footage is a pure joy and learning pleasure. Thanks.
In April, 1945, my Uncle under Gen. Hodges, advanced into Germany. His platoon was informed by a local German about a vault in the town bank containing a fortune in gold. He and his buddies blew away the safe door, but the vault was full of booze. All were overjoyed, anyway.
“What’s your game Mr. Bond? Game? You didn’t come here to play golf.”(Drops a chunk of gold bullion on the ground) “A smelt from the Weigenheler foundry at Essen. Part of the smelt went missing when the Nazis were on the run” - “interesting”. - “Strict Rules, Goldfinger.” RIP Legends...
Skorzeny: "I will go to spain and become a part of the high society and enjoy the nice weather. What will you do with your cut?" Spacil: "I will stay here, buy some supermarkets and work as a clerk." Skorzeny: "..." Spacil: "IN-VEST-MENT is the key!"
Man Mark Felton's voice and intro theme continues over and over to excite the absolute 'ish out of me and I personally play it loud as to hope that other people will watch and listen. Love you work Mark. Keep it up. ❤ From Australia
Believe me, there is nothing much to be found. Only small things like a P-47 fished out of Traunsee a few years ago. "Dotty Mae" is the name of the plane, if you are interested.
@@theflash9613 Not currently. It’s about as nice as being present during some black riots in the US. Okay, maybe not near the mentioned lakes. But there is not much to be found. Hundreds of Austrian and German divers can confirm that. They have been searching for these treasures for decades. Lake Toplitz is especially treacherous, because of the calm and cold water. Some divers have found something there though: death.
Back in high school I had a professor whose dad took part in Operation Bernhard. He was part of the team of scientists working on developing ways to duplicate the rag paper used for british bank notes
Great Historic Documentary , thanks Dr. Felton , I transcribe the story and see than have been much work and dedication . Is incredible thanks more a time .
Bravo, Dr. Felton! I knew all of these details but had never heard them combined into a running narrative that would turn the best of crime novelists green with envy. Who could ever say that an accountant's life is dull? You sir, are the history teacher par excellence!
Once again Dr. Felton delivers a gem of a story almost none of have ever heard of or would have ever thought of. Thank you again sir. You and your channels are a great way to escape this bleak time where all in. Have a nice day.
Oh see other Mark things on him. He risked his life and kicked ass in several commando actions. A true warrior compared to a lot of the Nazi scum he had to work with or for. Allied soldiers wearing civilian clothes or Axis uniforms in some missions reason they let him go for the battle of the bulge wearing of US uniforms. Any war crime the allies were also guilty of they convicted but no punishment or just let them go. Except for him liberating funds for himself he not one of the bad guys of the war as far as I can tell.
There are probably Skorzeny screenplays piled up in Hollywood and London. Plummer 40 years earlier would have been perfect. Otto's relationship with the Franco government would have been intriguing, protection and crime with ideology thrown in. Politics as the means for stuff. Funny how bourgeoise all these guys end up...jewels and gold and dowagers and gross parties...the Goring dream lives.
@@gracewoodard9134 well when the dream of your homeland is dead and the ashes are still being pissed on might as well take what wealth you can and die free in luxury thats what modern economic criminals do atleast.
@@roguespearsf Exactly. People thinking that all Nazi officers were villains just proves how much of a sheep a regular person is. Sure some Nazis like Goebbels were legit evil. But definitely not all. And it's not like all the allied characters were super good people either.
My Dad was stationed in West Germany in the early 60's. He told me that one time when they were out on maneuvers, they came across a cave, inside they found a cache of Nazi weapons & ammunition....stored away for a later time I guess.
@@pauliegualtieri4314 I was in JROTC and our Senior Instructor was a Tank Platoon commander in the 70’s-80’s. Anyways, he says his platoon came across some old ww2 bunkers and inside one a welded hatch were two chests full of Nazi and Swiss gold coins. He says some federal suit and ties (probably CIA) got there within a few days and made him sign some paperwork saying that incident never happened and took the gold with them in secure transports. I have never known this man lie about anything and he seemed pretty serious about it.
@@RandomEmperor One of the German bank officials mentioned was named something like Dr. Wilhelm Funk, kinda ironic for a German I think, and interesting.
No he said 500 km moved after that which would be the distance between Berlin and Bavaria/Austria where the Alpenfestung was and the terrain is whit mountains and hills far more easy to defend than the Berlin flat lands, think they also wanted to do there there last stand but this did´t happen.
That was seriously one of your most entertaining videos. Especially in that final minute and the realization that there was more out there. It was pretty surreal. Now, instead of thinking about stupid pirate myths on a beach in a chest with a skull and crossbones on it, this here, instead, is the real skull and crossbones treasure. We can think of it as alpine treasure, or within a crystal clear blue lake with snow-capped mountains around.
I love this channel, I feel like German war history gets so overlooked due to everyone’s perception of the Nazis. They may have been cruel, but their history is so fascinating.
Русские не упускают немецкую военную историю, особенно в части ссожения заживо стариков,женщин и детей .. 26 000 000 погибших...Не беспокойтесь. Ни кто забыт! Ни что не забыто!!!
Grand Theft Otto
Perfect!
thug life
Oh man.... that's funny right there.
Clever giiiirrrlll
yes
"Sure, I'll stay up a bit longer"
Are you still up? Lol
I am
Happens with Mr Feltons videos all the time
@@ChessieRailfanModeler0610 its like a spell has been put on up when he start the video.... the voodoo magic.
Just saw this comment this is good
The scar on Skorzeny's face is called "Schmiss" in german. It's from his student time when it was common to duell each other in a "Mensur", a academic fencing bout without face protection. It was a sign of honour and bravery and the ladies liked it like todays woman like a tattoo on a man's body. Skorceny had done 14 Mensuren in his time as student. The allies gave him later the fitting name "Scarface".
Richtig. A bizarre custom by today’s social standards, but then I’ve always held tattoos in the same category.
The Germans weren’t completely nuts; a nice Schmiss or two, loss of an ear, even a nose was one thing, but loss of an eye was not. When they dueled, they always wore goggles to protect their eyes. What this did for their aim was questionable, but there it is. Oh, and they invariably also wore a ridiculous pillbox cap, cocked over on a slant. Strange…
If you see a Portuguese person with the same scar, it usually means that they've screwed someone over in the past, they get marked to warn others that they can't be trusted, 🍻
Ladies don‘t like tattoos anymore. Speaking from experiance.
rzlnib That's an incredibly generalised statement which smacks of the kind of ignorance you'd expect from someone who never leaves their comfort-bubble, and quite frankly, it fell flat on its face.
Still, good effort, or whatever,... 🤷🏻♂️
It still happens on occasion, I happen to have one on my right cheek between my eye and ear and yes it does fascinate women.
Sounds like Kelly's Heroes except with a German twist.
I thought the same thing! Lol 😝 Thanks Tim.
Exactly what I thought!
Jerry's Heroes
This is what Kelly's heros "stole". This exact gold basically.
More like this is kelly's hero's American twist to a truly German story! 😆
I like it when you say “but that’s another story” knowing another video is on the way
That's because Mr Felton is not only a master of history but a phenomenal story teller and keeps us viewers on our toes
And “but thats another story for another day”
Fascinating history . My mother used see Skorzeny in Dublin post war and actually spoke to him in one of the upmarket shops at the time ; very courteous as she remembers . He had an estate in Ireland though eventually , as mentioned settled in Spain .
Amazing story!
He beat the Yanks and the Russians? Is that why he turned tail and ran off to Ireland? @Breas-pt7vi
he was a rogue and although he was SS I haven't heard of any instances of war crimes associated with him ?
Did he pay in the upmarkets with gold ?
@@dickyt1318 So that is why he escaped from germany, huh? Even being member of SS was a crime and some countries wanted him for trial.
I'm convinced Mark is a time traveler. He can't know all of the stuff he knows without actually being there.
How do you think he funds this channel? Forty gold bars is better than youtube monetization
@@tillowlglass1441 I was going to say he takes people on time traveling tours for a ridiculous price. That works too though.
thats what happens when you do research
@@juki6377 or time travel...
Markus Feldmann, Head of "ewige Jugend" (eternal youth) research programme. Not accounted for. Coincidence?
"SS Bank Heist" is a strange name for a ship.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Took me a moment though.
Honestly that would be a great ship name very unique😂 makes me think of those yachts you can buy in Grand Theft Auto
underrated comment haha
My pop was there ! Brought home a “top secret” note he captured.. finally had it translated in the 80s it was a recipe for ham and bean soup!, ha,ha,ha
Well, did you make the soup?
@@uptoolate2793 Their pop would be disappointed with them if they didn't make the soup
Maybe it was Goering’s recipe.
If it was Görings recipe for ham and bean soup it should be great tasting and understandable why it was geheime(secret)!
@@scottklocke891 pop was part of the occupation forces and tried collecting souvenirs .. I’m sure this recipe was given to him as a joke by other soldiers.. anyhow would have been a Herman goring recipe …should have seen the look on his face when it was translated at the Thanksgiving day meal …
“Sergeant, this bank's not gonna fall into the hands of the American army. It's gonna fall in our hands. You see, we're just a private enterprise operation.” But with a German accent
Now to get an equal share... just crank that turrent around and blow a hole in that door. Woof woof
Kilroy was here.
@@HollywoodMarine0351 up yours baby
don't hit me them negative waves so early in the morning.
SO not, 'Kelly's Heroes', but it should be 'Kurt's Heroes' ............ maybe a movie remake is on the cards??
I couldn’t resist not watching this IMMEDIATELY
So you could resist? Double negative there.
So, have you watched it yet? I usually click on Mark’s videos to watch them right away. Not sure why you went through the trouble of clicking on a video and going to the comment section; just to say you didn’t want to watch it right away.
So you couldn't watch?
I couldn't resist not watching and not immediately looking into the comments to see who couldn't resist not watching
Same, my wife just said ‘really? Nazis in the morning?’
People like mark Felton make the world a much more enjoyable place.
'SS Bank Heist'
This sounds so bizarre at so many levels
Robbing Banks in the middle of second world war as a SS and using german guns, while wearing a military uniform in broad day light. Very bizarre indeed.
@@TheUnboxer073 honestly when would there ever be a better time to do something like tht than the middle of a war when ur in a elite army unit with all the weapons and military vehicles u could ask for
A perfect crime, and nobody would notice it.
should have been the SD, knocking on the Vault door at 4 in the morning "Aufmachen!"
Sounds like a story idea for a dark comedy buddy film, but one that will be considered in bad taste by the west.
otto skorzenys life is literally something from a frederick forsyth novel
Frederick forsyth wishes he could write characters like skorzeny
rumour has it that skorzeny was even " persuaded " to work for the Israeli's
David Green he did
"Never be afraid to have an exciting life." Otto skorzeny
No scrupule, no ethics, taking all opportunities like Goering or the nazis who has been assassined in Prague ( don't remember the name now ) , a savage. He could be a fireman or medic for action and saving lives. He choose the dark side, his nature.
Dr. Felton, Thank you so much for your efforts to keep our history alive. I could binge watch your videos all day. Much respect to you sir ! Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pa
If Mark's lifestyle suddenly changes we'll have a pretty good idea which historian figured out where the loot was. Also, I thought "get out of Dodge" was an American-only expression?
It is properly said "get the hell out of Dodge". Meaning Dodge City, Kansas, USA.
@@garypulliam3740 This is probably a saying in your country. I know only Dodge Ram, a nice vehicle for me for I am an Arias.
@@evamarialimmer5262 DO IT AGAIN BOMBER HARRIS
@@garypulliam3740 And that is how Mark said it.
@@Porsche996driver I didnt say it wasn't. I was replying to the post.
Time to go to Austria with a metal detector.
There's still so much to find from bronze age to WWII...
Indeed, time for a new hobby. :)
Anything found in this regard would be fatally tained though.
Really, I have to buy a metal detector and fly to Austria.
@@thestork2210 Imagine how many children will exhale in relief...
I cannot keep up with Dr. Felton. The amount of info Mark puts out is staggering.
13:38 "You remember Skorzeny's cut?" Shows close-up of massive scar on his left cheek. Nice.
The scar on Skorzeny's face is called "Schmiss" in german. It's from his student time when it was common to duell each other in a "Mensur", a academic fencing bout without face protection. It was a sign of honour and bravery and the ladies liked it like todays woman like a tattoo on a man's body. Skorceny had done 14 Mensuren in his time as student. The allies gave him later the fitting name "Scarface".
@@nomenestomen3452 thank you so much for enriching my info on Skorzeny , what a character😅
And probably a lot of the missing amounts was taken by allied soldiers ...
gold oxide is black tan in color
Yep.
If you're standing in a pile of gold at the frontline, it's just too easy to put some of it into your backpack.
Bloody oath I hope they did lol
@@brandongardner3073 Same here.
The winner get too enjoy the spoils of war. Or in other words winner winner chicken dinner
Mark Felton is a legend. Thanks for bringing out such amazing stories.
Everytime I hear his epic music intro...i get the urge to look through the binoculars that I don't have at an enemy front that does not exist...
Buy a set and look at the wife through them when you here the intro music
@@pjbrawn2646 😂🤣
@@pjbrawn2646 Well, time to look for a wife then.
Yeah...I get that ..."feel like Patton" feeling myself..... Love the Patton soundtrack.....
That’s hilarious
175k views in 11 hours after posting. Not surprising for content this good, just surprising it’s on TH-cam and not pay to view TV. Thanks Mark
There should be a name for the metric of by how many views the view-number rises during the total time it takes to view the video. During the first 24 hours. Marks must be very very high indeed
Dr Felton, thank you not only for your wonderful research but also the quality of the presentation. I was born just one day before the outbreak of war, so have lived through these and many other troubled times. Obviously we did not have access to such recent history in my youth and of course we learned of certain things via the press but never thought I would be brought up to date by a "science fiction media" as was at that time. Keep up the good work.
"Babe wake up Mark Felton Uploaded"
🤣
I'm up what did I miss? 🏃♂️🤣🤣🤣
She’s definitely a keeper.
marry her
This is me and my partner 😅 every time
I'm always impressed by the quality of the presentations you do. The amount of research that you must have been done has to be staggering.
It is his full-time job and I'm sure he got a team behind him.
Even finding the photos of all of the people
@@Wings_of_foam What about the story of - Hitler, they claim, escaped punishment and lived out his life in tranquility in Patagonia until his death in 1962 at the age of 73. Google It.
It was a period of conspiracy and I believe that Hitler did run away because lots of countries politicians were involved in WW-2 that is why he got support to escape. Even America knew that he was alive somewhere in Argentina. They never exposed him because of their own fear. They kept it in archive those data in a Confidential Documents. The photo which they published of his dead body looked like double/duplicate of him. In past many places he was using his double or duplicate person to miss guide his enemies attempt to kill him. PLUS they never showed any one’s body his girlfriend or anyone who was with him. They have Never shown any proof about his death.
The worst thing is he never links to any evidence. He is a great story teller, but never links to any of the sources. No matter what University you attended, you never learn even half of what he says. We are left to just assume he is telling the truth.
@@SINfromPL you never heard of books?
Hearing Mark say "Getting the Hell out of Dodge".... is pure gold! (Pun intended)
"And that's another story". The words I love to hear from Mark Felton.
"SS Bank Heist" sounds like the name of a pirate ship
th-cam.com/video/WRR-GdErmN0/w-d-xo.html
Now the illusion is perfect.....^^
Arrr!
You have a perfect documentary voice. Thank you for what you give us fans.
This is one of the most underrated channels on youtube
Smedley Butler: "War is a racket". Still true today.
Thank you for another great historical video - especially the film footage and humour.❤️🌟
Yeah,war does make a big racket. Never have known of a quiet war! YNUK-YNUK-YNUK
@@carywest9256 Lol!
The military industrial complex is the only winner in any war. We taxpayers pay these contractors huge amounts of monies thru our dishonest or blackmailed politicians who are bought out by lobbyists.
More so.
Hi Mark..you do a great production. I really enjoy these historical videos and you make history interesting to younger viewers to be inspired to learn about history so they dont repeat the mistakes of the past
now I want to watch Kellys Heros
You’re up early Mark!! What a great way to start the day, thanks!
honestly the best
Yeah
Sleep is not needed for a time traveler like Mr Felton
The difference between sanity and insanity during lockdown thank God for him!
Your late for me ha
"The remaining gold bullion was taken by Stalin," The man of Steal 😅😂
Well done so true
Well done.
The SS: “So anyways I started Looting.”
Ja
Ja wir können
Ja
😂😂😂😂
They were looting allround the Europe so🤷
Wish they'd make a biopic movie about Otto Skorzeny
Documentary - plenty of those. Including some that tell about Musolini being rescued not by Skorzeny himself. Biopic movie - not gonna happen. Documentary can afford to highlight some of his life features and hide others under guise of telling history. Movie will fall under nazi propaganda rules.
@@tokul76 true , better make a senseless movie about a tank called fury or red tails or privat ryan
@@mrpaddy3318 Movie about Otto would have to explain or justify false flag operations and other things that he have done. Film with main protagonist being evil would be something. Cause if biopic paints him as good guy, it would be misleading propaganda.
Realize that he was a full-on, devote Nazi and had intimate knowledge of the Final Solution and likely many other Nazi War Crimes. So, despite being a special forces officer with daring and drive, he's also a morally bankrupt, racist sociopath, just like nearly everyone of the SS...... So rather than "A Bridge Too Far," "Force 10 from Navarone," or "Saving Private Ryan," if even remotely realistic and truthful, it would be more akin to a "Schindler's List" type of movie. These guys aren't heroes, they're monsters...... (and while all soldiers in war face ethical dememnas, and individual soldiers and even units can commit war crimes, the WW2 Germans and Japanese had institutionalized 'war crimes,' taken to a SOP level; they are in a category unto themselves.) Finally, "weren't able to find sufficient evidence to prosecute" doesn't make him innocent, especially with the company he kept: if you're one of Hitler's favorites, you're bad news.....
This might have inspired Kelly's Heroes.
With his investigative skills, if Mark Felton cannot find these treasures no one else can
The quality of these documentaries are outstanding. Thank you.
Your depth of detail, and amazing obscure instances of history, coupled with excellent narrative / original footage is a pure joy and learning pleasure. Thanks.
By far the best WWII history videos. Learned a lot.
'I am an SS Officer'
Everyone: 'Mein Gott' *Looks around nervously*
'I am also an accountant'
Everyone: *SCREAMS AND PANICS*
lmao
Only thing that is missing "I am working in collections"
RUN RUN RUN!!!!
Here's a scarier one: "I'm from the Internal Revenue Service........"
Lmao dude jesus 😂😂😂🤦♂️
you can fuck with the army, you can fuck with god himself.
But you can never fuck with the tax man.
Mark Felton's stories are worth their weight in GOLD.
Thanks Mark keep up the good work.
Only Mark Felton could tell a riveting war story about an.... accountant.
In April, 1945, my Uncle under Gen. Hodges, advanced into Germany. His platoon was informed by a local German about a vault in the town bank containing a fortune in gold. He and his buddies blew away the safe door, but the vault was full of booze. All were overjoyed, anyway.
Maybe it was Jagermeister
Honestly that's better for the soldiers--gold they would have had to turn in, booze they probably got to drink!
Just finished my online classes for the day (im in the Philippines), A great way to end the day
Greetings to compatriot. Am in Bahrain.
“What’s your game Mr. Bond? Game? You didn’t come here to play golf.”(Drops a chunk of gold bullion on the ground) “A smelt from the Weigenheler foundry at Essen. Part of the smelt went missing when the Nazis were on the run” - “interesting”. - “Strict Rules, Goldfinger.” RIP Legends...
Remember the look on Goldfingers face when Bond dropped the bar?
Skorzeny: "I will go to spain and become a part of the high society and enjoy the nice weather. What will you do with your cut?"
Spacil: "I will stay here, buy some supermarkets and work as a clerk."
Skorzeny: "..."
Spacil: "IN-VEST-MENT is the key!"
His “getting the hell out of dodge” is why I prefer this channel over any other documentary program.
Yes, deft use of an Americanism.
Man Mark Felton's voice and intro theme continues over and over to excite the absolute 'ish out of me and I personally play it loud as to hope that other people will watch and listen. Love you work Mark. Keep it up. ❤ From Australia
Thanks, What a great start to a Monday morning, Waking up to a new video from Dr Mark Felton.
Bring on the week.
Wife asks ‘ where are we going on holiday?’
I reply : ´the Austrian lakes , I heard that it’s great for scuba diving ‘ 😎
Believe me, there is nothing much to be found. Only small things like a P-47 fished out of Traunsee a few years ago. "Dotty Mae" is the name of the plane, if you are interested.
@@theflash9613 True. There IS nothing much to be found. But there WAS...😊
Anyway, it could always be that a stranger on the Internet wants to mislead you...
So I would highly recommend a vacation in Austria 😁
Yes probably see you all there then 😂
@@theflash9613 Not currently. It’s about as nice as being present during some black riots in the US. Okay, maybe not near the mentioned lakes. But there is not much to be found. Hundreds of Austrian and German divers can confirm that. They have been searching for these treasures for decades.
Lake Toplitz is especially treacherous, because of the calm and cold water.
Some divers have found something there though: death.
Another little gem from your diligent and forensic research Mark. Cheers!
Warden:"How's Skorzeny handling prison? Taking it pretty hard?"
Guard:"No, not at all. Always has a smile on his face, actually."
Ha, well crafted!
These gta updates are getting out of hand...
lmao
Mint....
On my toilet laughing my head orff.. ! British humour amazing,
Dr Felton... You have left me both speechless and and amazed with this incredible account.
Superlatives fail me completely!
Bravo, Sir, Bravo!
"You zeh American Army?" "No baby, we ain't."
We’re an enterprise.
We're Republicans - we are here to make a "deal" deal.
“Always with the negative waves, Moriarty”
I was thinking the same thing.
Back in high school I had a professor whose dad took part in Operation Bernhard.
He was part of the team of scientists working on developing ways to duplicate the rag paper used for british bank notes
They should add a class called "fun rumors an gossip" alongside math an reading that way everyone can pass at least one class 😜🔥🔱🔥
Great Historic Documentary , thanks Dr. Felton , I transcribe the story and see than have been much work and dedication . Is incredible thanks more a time .
Bravo, Dr. Felton! I knew all of these details but had never heard them combined into a running narrative that would turn the best of crime novelists green with envy. Who could ever say that an accountant's life is dull? You sir, are the history teacher par excellence!
FELTON: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
The intro to these videos gets me so pumped up. These are some of my favorite mini documentaries on TH-cam about Nazi Germany in World War II.
Once again Dr. Felton delivers a gem of a story almost none of have ever heard of or would have ever thought of.
Thank you again sir. You and your channels are a great way to escape this bleak time where all in. Have a nice day.
I've been binge watching Mark Felton Productions for the past 3 hours...it's worth the sacrificed sleep, but I'll be cranky in the morning.
This is amazing with the number of inventions that kept coming during WW2! A+ on your research Mark.
never realised Skorzeny ended up living the life of Riley in sunny Spain. He really did have a good war.
He is rumoured to have become an agent for the Mossad
@@SenorTucano it wouldnt surprise me given all the ex-Nazis hired by Western govts.
Love his for sure lover Great female German pilot in another of Mark’s things I believe.
Oh see other Mark things on him. He risked his life and kicked ass in several commando actions. A true warrior compared to a lot of the Nazi scum he had to work with or for.
Allied soldiers wearing civilian clothes or Axis uniforms in some missions reason they let him go for the battle of the bulge wearing of US uniforms. Any war crime the allies were also guilty of they convicted but no punishment or just let them go. Except for him liberating funds for himself he not one of the bad guys of the war as far as I can tell.
not only him
One of the best episodes so far! I live in Austria not far away from the stash location. I should give it a look. ;)
Haha.. I bin a fuscha..lebe in Canada..lol..hunter den feinden..lol hahaha
Amazing amount of details ... must have taking many hours in the archives - good work
I'm supposed to be busy but Dr. Felton has distracted me!
Otto Skorzeny definitely deserves his own video. He would make for an excellent Bond villain.
Already is made.
There are probably Skorzeny screenplays piled up in Hollywood and London. Plummer 40 years earlier would have been perfect. Otto's relationship with the Franco government would have been intriguing, protection and crime with ideology thrown in. Politics as the means for stuff. Funny how bourgeoise all these guys end up...jewels and gold and dowagers and gross parties...the Goring dream lives.
@@gracewoodard9134 well when the dream of your homeland is dead and the ashes are still being pissed on might as well take what wealth you can and die free in luxury thats what modern economic criminals do atleast.
He wasn't a villain, though
@@roguespearsf Exactly. People thinking that all Nazi officers were villains just proves how much of a sheep a regular person is. Sure some Nazis like Goebbels were legit evil. But definitely not all. And it's not like all the allied characters were super good people either.
I love this channel. What a cool story! Thanks for adding value to my life sir.
When a clock goes forward it goes 'tic-tac' - but when Rommel goes backwards, it's tactic. :)
Reading the title, the song burning bridges from kelly's heroes starts playing in my head.
Well thanks, now it's in my head too dammit! 😁
@@bentilbury2002 hahaha 😂
Sorry mate 🤷🏼♂️
Mine too.
Burning bridges...
@@ONECOUNT every time I see when someone comments, that song comes back in my head. The wife and kids are going nuts as I keep singing it now 🤣
Skorzeny's story after the war is as crazy as during. Absolute madman, but you have to respect how brilliant he was!
Just imagine how many gold bars and coins are still buried around Germany, just waiting to be found.
My Dad was stationed in West Germany in the early 60's. He told me that one time when they were out on maneuvers, they came across a cave, inside they found a cache of Nazi weapons & ammunition....stored away for a later time I guess.
I found one
@@pauliegualtieri4314 I was in JROTC and our Senior Instructor was a Tank Platoon commander in the 70’s-80’s. Anyways, he says his platoon came across some old ww2 bunkers and inside one a welded hatch were two chests full of Nazi and Swiss gold coins. He says some federal suit and ties (probably CIA) got there within a few days and made him sign some paperwork saying that incident never happened and took the gold with them in secure transports. I have never known this man lie about anything and he seemed pretty serious about it.
@@yostupidmama1 With ALL that the Nazi's plundered, there probably is still more out there too!
@@pauliegualtieri4314 most of the crap they stole probably ended up in the Vatican
“Besides, Switzerland is only a hundred miles away and don’t want anyone gettin lost!”
I'll give you fifty bucks if you carry the .30 caliber
@@pauliegualtieri4314 this things heavier the Kelseys Burgers
Crap Game, your definition of Hero is A New York Sandwich.
@@walboyfredo6025 not some nut who takes on Tigers
@@michaelmorrismorris6113 a Sherman could give you a nice.........edge baby!
Mark is the new History channel, but much better
Each and every Mark Felton story is movie material.
That's called GOOD STORYTELLING
Mark, just saw you on American TV, “Top Tens of Warfare: Battles,” as I was watching this video. Very cool.
This story deserves a movie if it doesen't have one already.
This channel is a treasure trove of WW2 stories I know that.
This would make a good movie.
Unfortunately, it would probably star Tom Cruise.
Think there was one loosley based on this with Bill Murray.
(Monuments men)
"Getting the hell out of Dodge", voiced by Dr. Mark Felton...priceless.
Who else gets hyped when you hear the opening theme music?
Do you know its name?
Dr. Funk approves
@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music ?
@@RandomEmperor One of the German bank officials mentioned was named something like Dr. Wilhelm Funk, kinda ironic for a German I think, and interesting.
@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music Lol
i thought u said the song name.
U know the intro song?
Best channel on YT, reminds me of the good ole days when there was history on history channel
“Getting the hell out of Dodge” has never sounded more official.😂
When they said headed “south” i believe it was South America.
Couldn't be because they meeded the gold to be safe, while here it would be stolen within 40 seconds.
@@neku9837 yeah it was safe and unfound billions is what was kept safer have yet to be found.
Lots of Nazi gold and many currencies turned up in Argentina over the years...
@@JohnDoe-pv2iu precisely my initial point
No he said 500 km moved after that which would be the distance between Berlin and Bavaria/Austria where the Alpenfestung was and the terrain is whit mountains and hills far more easy to defend than the Berlin flat lands, think they also wanted to do there there last stand but this did´t happen.
That was seriously one of your most entertaining videos. Especially in that final minute and the realization that there was more out there. It was pretty surreal. Now, instead of thinking about stupid pirate myths on a beach in a chest with a skull and crossbones on it, this here, instead, is the real skull and crossbones treasure. We can think of it as alpine treasure, or within a crystal clear blue lake with snow-capped mountains around.
I have just discovered this channel and have so many videos to watch!!!! Epic and entertaining
And this is where Kelly's Heroes enters the story.
Woof woof
@@dot2562 ...that's my other dog!
Your hitting me with Negative vibes man
The way the Soldier at 3:00 looks at the camera as he's licking his thumb is such a chad look, He looks so smug. What a legend.
That starting music just get me prepared for greatness.
If Skorzeny was American they’d have made a movie about him for sure.
He had Polish roots, thats why he was so smart
@@pakito961 nope. Austrian with rather Czech roots if any slavic
@@walterweiss7124 Skorzęcin- Skorzeny you get it ?
@@walterweiss7124 Czechs are slavs tho
@@kacperkordus9923 he said Czech IF any slavic roots
I was gonna sleep but then i saw this
Gonna watch this and go snooze too bro. Have a good sleep 😌
same
What's sleep?
Same I have math in the morning I don’t understand it whatsoever so I’m giving up
@@finnanutyo1153 No idea. Heard you lay down and close your eyes and some how time goes by.
This story deserves a miniseries in TV for sure.
Well! I knew Skorzeny escaped and had some of the Reich's wealth with him--just didn't know the particulars! Thank you again, Dr Felton!
I love this channel, I feel like German war history gets so overlooked due to everyone’s perception of the Nazis. They may have been cruel, but their history is so fascinating.
Русские не упускают немецкую военную историю, особенно в части ссожения заживо стариков,женщин и детей .. 26 000 000 погибших...Не беспокойтесь. Ни кто забыт! Ни что не забыто!!!
@@Александр-ч9п7мwhere the soviets any better?
man i love that intro and outro music so damn much now. im addicted to hearing it
I've only been subscribed to Mark's channel for a few months and each time I get blown away by the topics covered!