Wongus Blongus the years from 1909 to 1962 need to really be researched and covered about this time in history.There is SO much worldwide information during this time that is glossed over it is unimaginable.
@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 it sucks but there is just not enough time to teach kids all of recorded history in any real detail. and not many kids care.....
Yes it is, you just have to go to college, take history classes and specifically focus on WW2. There's simply too much knowledge for one year or even several on WW2 alone.
this explains that bit in band of brothers where theyre manning a checkpoint after the surrender with a US soldier and the feldgendarmerie guy that survived two world wars
Suprised you dont know nothing about this then, thought everyone knew this. Who you think were mostly generals and officers in west german armed forced after this?
With everything that happened from 1931(the invasion of Manchuria by Japan), until 1989/90-93(the fall of the Berlin wall and the reunification of Germany, and the Freedom of Poland) when the war finally finished, there’s so many things that you could read about(and each story has at least two sides to it), that you would be lucky to be able to read about more than a few percent of the stories, about what happened............. And anyone who pretends that they know it all(especially if they try to belittle your honesty), is obviously a childish and contemptible tit, and is only worth ignoring, because even Dr Mark Felton wouldn’t make such a stupid broadly hinted at pretentious claim............. Keep on keeping on, especially when you are learning new things, because that’s a good thing, with such a wide and varied subject like the Second World War.............
@@norrinradd3549 I agree. Wel said. Some comments are idiotic. But maybe they are idiots looking for the truth. They just need time. Like a seedling! lol
Though it may sound strange, this was not all that unusual. After the Japanese surrender, the British in Burma, without enough troops to maintain order, employed squads of armed Japanese troops under the command of a British NCO for security/police duties. The Japanese soldiers, whatever else they may have been, were highly disciplined, so when they received orders from their superiors to surrender and cooperate, they did exactly that. Truth really can be stranger than fiction.
That is true. My Granddad was in the Dutch colonial Army in Indonesia right after WW2 ended. This army had been hastily put together after Japan's defeat because it was feared that the Indonesians nationalists would seize power during since there was no effective government for a while. Almost immediately after the surrender, the Nationalists had started attacking the Dutch and loyal Indonesian civilian population. The ragtag army consisted of Dutch troops that had been shipped from the home country, Dutch colonial troops that had only just been liberated from Japanese POW camps, British army and navy units and surrendered Japanese units. Hundreds of Japanese troops were killed in action in 1945 and even 1946 protecting these civilians from the Indonesian nationalists. They were indeed highly disciplined and redeemed themselves by their service.
@@lucas82 Nothing to be proud of son ... Netherlands was a loser country and a rapid NAzi and Hitler worshiping country ... just goes to show the attitude of the Allies .... bringing *Repression* and *Slavery* back to the rest of the World after WW2 ...
@@Hero.Lone-Wolf The local nationalists were usually far worse to any member of the local population not part of their own group (all christians, molukkans, etc. in the new 'Indonesia' for instance were targets for the nationalists in terror campaign) or in some of the more extreme nationalist groups, they used slavery yes. The allies on the other hand did not, as they'd done away with that over a century previous for most of them, and were usually the ones to locally stop the practice when colonizing, as the locals usually kept it around for cultural reason long after the economic benefits had waned.
@@wouterkessel4852 Its their country not yours ... Dutch/French/Americans were had no problems in century of massacres and slavery to those very people that they ruled ... your are merely pointing fingers at others to justify your own behaviors ..
I really appreciate your work and your videos, Prof. Felton. I am german and I have served in the U.S. Army (as a 13B) for a short period of time and did 12 years in the German Bundeswehr. This particular video is just another example of your ability to cover historical topics and issues, which one never even hears of in the mainstream media, in a truly inspiring manner. Keep it up, Sir!
And thats a shame isn't it? Honestly think that if Mark's videos were required viewing, so many kids would be more interested in History. The videos are not too long, they have great footage as a visual, snf they are interesting to everyone
@@jeremy28135 Absolutely agree! Very sad that this has been buried from the sanitized historical record just because of political convenience. And yeah, Dr. Felton's videos are truly sublime, learn much from then and they're very interesting!
@@punishedvenomsnake716 No it hasn't. If you're talking about High School history, there's simply too much information for any class to cover in this level of detail.
Yet this was/is commonly known by military history buffs. Nothing was buried as some are suggesting. Text books did not cover it because they have limited space.
I would be a lot more impressed if he were not so busy censoring posts, and deleting posts that provide evidence that draws doubts against his own posts.
This video gives the impression that the German troops after unconditional surrender were treated not just fair but even friendly. Just some tenthousands were. But hunderdthousands died in western war prisoner camps. They even were not allowed to have barracks or additional food the local population brought to the Prisoner camps. They were not recognized POWs by Eisenhower and therefore not under protection of the international law. Survivors from Remagen or Bretzenheim told how the
@@rudolfkraffzick642 These camps were known as "Eisenhauer Camps". It is estimated that around 1.5 million German POW's died from starvation and exposure in these camps. This is in addition to the unknown number who were shipped to Russia as slave labor, and never seen again. This was with the agreement and complicity of the Allies, in accordance with the Yalta agreement.
The coalition in the Iraq War needed to remember this part of history after invading Iraq. The Iraqi surrender was complete but disordered, so soldiers simply left their weapons in unguarded piles at depots and bases, or deserted and went home with their guns. The coalition could've kept some disarmed or lightly armed Iraqi divisions intact to guard bases, prevent looting, clear mines, repair damage, and keep order in general. It could've even formed a starting point for the post-Saddam Iraqi military. Or just remembered Vietnam and not invaded in the first place.
I heard they did have some former Iraqi army working with the US. Most of the current Iraqi army today were the same guys during the invasion. And in terms of Vietnam, we didn't "invade" the north so I don't know what you're on about with that one.
Yes. A big failure on the part of Coalition planners. They immediately disbanded the Iraqi military, and stopped all their pay. So, most just went home, with some taking weapons etc. to sell on the Black Market for food for themselves and their families.
Outstanding history, Mark! My mother, a Dutch citizen, Recoiled at the sight of armed German troops and confronted my father (US Army Air Forces) over it. This video confirms her memories unlike any other history available. My humble thanks.
My friend's dad was an Army Scout across France and into Germany. He crossed the Ramagen Bridge and watched Patton cross from his OP. At begging of occupation he said that his HQ employed German messengers in their war time uniforms and driving Opel Cars.
Tim McCoy wife's account. My late father in law was at Remagen too Third tank across . He witnessed Hitler throwing everything rockets,bomb, jets at the bridge even V-2s...
@@smoul4556 - WWII German and Italian POWs were brought here in N W Ohio USA and allowed to work on our farms owned by Americans of German ancestry and have good food and Italian POWs went to dances here and met American girls of Italian/Sicilian ancestry and later married them...
Needed some support because was bored but this! THIS MAKES ME HAPPY AND EXCITED JUST BECAUSE I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL MAN! everytime you post i yell with joy!
Great historical research Mark! I did a modern history degree when I was young. The first thing one of the lecturers said was forget everything you learned in high school text books. He added that you will learn to research, and then research some more. Your research is of a high calibre and much appreciated. The level of detail you have presented shows that the objective reality was much more complicated that that taught to school children. Well done.
Huh, never thought I'd see my own village in this video! (Baambrugge, Netherlands.) 0:00 - 0:13 and 0:36 - 0:50 My dad used to own that white building at 0:36, the one on the right, it was (and still is under new ownership) a snackbar (chips shop) (Not in this time period though, in the near future). Fun fact, that building to the far right used to be a shop where u could buy rugs etc. Heared a story from my dad that there used to live nearly 8 people in that building and still have pictures of this myself. (From the 60's+)
I had a friend who had been in the luftwaffe. After he was captured (end of war) and was a pow, it became known that he spoke pretty good English. He was then hired to help the allies root out violent roving gangs of displaced persons. They gave him a machine gun which is pretty crazy! Actually there is a book about him called "Donkey Galloping out of Hell." He had an amazing life. RIP Jack.
Your recollection goes a long way to prove the futility of war let alone the danger of extreme ideologies may it be left or right ,thank you for sharing.
When I was growing up on US military bases in Japan, most Japanese male civilian employees were ex soldiers. In 1974 my supervisor at my summer job was a ex IJN pilot. He was happy Japan had lost since he had been slated for kamikaze duty.
@@theultimategamer8537 Not sure. Most kamikaze pilots were conscripted out of universities, only med students were exempt. Sakuma-san, my supervisor, was such a jovial guy I can't imagine he would volunteer.
And this here is absolutely completely new to me. I am in my 20s from Michigan. I am looking to possibly move to Germany, as I am partially German. I love understanding as much about its history and western Europe as possible from this time period. This has all interested me so much, but I’ve been that way since I was 10 to 12 or so. Thank you. This was another cool one.
If you know German, I would recommend 'Deutsche Opfer' by Franz Seidler. It covers a lot about German civilians and soldiers after the war. And as for English books, James Bacque has some good ones, like Other Losses and Crimes and Mercies.
On a related note, Michigan (and plenty of other states) had German POW camps during WW2. The prisoners were, in accordance with the Geneva Convention, given the same living standards as our own soldiers. They were used for farm labor, and were paid a small wage (in credits) that they could use for cigarettes/etc.
However, yes, I was also familiar with how they touched on this with the ending of Band of Brothers at the intersection directing traffic, doing these duties you speak of. I remember the German soldier saying, "This is the end of my second war."
You might want to visit Germany first before you decide to move there. Many of the things you’re accustomed to in America might not exist or be quite different than what you’re used to.
Kyle Donahue hey man. That I am aware of and I have been there. I was there for almost 2 weeks in multiple cities in 2017 in the summer. I’m also fluent in the virtually fluent language as well. I know what you are saying is always a good thing to consider, and that I understand. And I don’t mean just casually fluent, like people throwing around that word, but rather I mean I can understand and speak the language. I love the language and understand the culture decently, as I’ve studied it a lot and know there are always positives and negatives and some different bureaucracy, and social virtues etc.
The more of Mark's videos I watch the more I realize how little I know about WW2. For almost 20 years I read about WW2 and other conflicts almost exclusively. How could I of missed so much G2? Again it behooves me to thank you sir. Perhaps it's time I start reading again starting with Mark's books.
The lucky ones like my uncle were in post war Berlin with millions of young man less females that were starving. Two cigarettes and you got her for the night. Cigarettes and canned goods was like currency and the women throw themselves at the Americans.
@@willchill1956 Thats lucky? Taking advantage of wretched beaten people who are just trying to survive? I hope that I wouldnt have been tempted to behave like that.Some example we would be setting for the young people. We ruined Germany.Its nothing but the 51st state now Beautiful picturesque towns are defiled with Americana , like Maconalds and Pizza Hut.The German Cultutre has been destroyed. But we are getting payback now.
My uncle was captured at Al emayne North Africa and transferred to Canada. When the war finished he was kept on to work on farms in England Leicestershire where he met a English girl and later they married he stayed in Britain.
Also, WWII German and Italian POWs were brought here in N W Ohio USA and allowed to work on our farms owned by Americans of German ancestry and have good food and Italian POWs went to dances here and met American girls of Italian/Sicilian ancestry and later married them... stayed here...
I am German. From my perspective, the british and american Armys were good / fair winners. They helped us a lot to rebuild. Of course we had to pay repairs, war crimes happened on every side. But at the end, you can get worse enemies those days. They reached out their hands, after all those killing.
"They helped us a lot to rebuild." Yeah, the Marshall plan. Initially they intended to completely destroy the German economy so that "it could never wage war again" but then they realized Europe needed Germany industry in order to be rebuilt, so the Marshall plan was conceived (with terms).
Mark, THANK YOU so much. I have become a fan. I write this brief note: I am pensioned and cannot afford to be a patron for you. I am so sorry. I urge those that can, please support Mr. Felton's productions. Mr. Felton delivers a remarkable and sincere view of the great war. THANK YOU again, Mr Felton.
There's a scene in one of the last episodes of Band of Brothers in which one of the brothers has conversation with a member of the Feldgendarmerie while they direct traffic, assist a wounded soldier and respond to a traffic accident. The German is wearing that gorget and I remember wondering what the significance of the emblem was. Now I know
I was thinking to the very same scene in Band of Brothers... ;-) the german soldier (very relaxed...) explains his war stories to a G.I... now I know the story behind this scene. Woul be interesting to know if the screenplayers wrote the scene referring to the story explained by Mark Felton or just referring to war memeories... probably both
In 1945 my Dad was a Squadron Leader in the RAF out in the Far East. After the Japanese surrender the RAF used some Japanese pilots to fly transports, the joke being that they were possibly Kamikaze. Anyway, he survived every trip.
I've been fascinated by History since I can remember and love these videos. My duty station in the Army was in Furth, Germany just outside Nuremberg. Thank you for these videos!
I love WW2 military history and was brought up on war stories from my dad and uncles who served during that time so I love Marks channels. I was lucky to have met many Normandy veterans as I was invited to photograph and video their get togethers and marches before the movement was disbanded and was enthralled by their stories, not of heroism but of comradeship. I am pretty well read on the subject but must say I always learn something new and different from Mark. He should be on the history channel as he is so different to the other historians that by and large are very similar to each other telling the same stories with the same film and photos over and over again.
Growing up in the sixties and seventies, I watched every war movie and documentary on World War Two, but never did any of them go into the detail that you have done. Some of this history was never mentioned, and most likely was intentionally left out on purpose, being that it has to do with the Axis powers, and I live in the U.S. Keep up the good work!
I don't know in which camp my great-grandfather was but they released him in Schleswig-Holstein and my great-grandmother, my grandmother and thier siblings went to the city where he was released and well they stayed. My beloved grandmother died on the 19.03.2020 after nearly three years of illness. The funeral was on the 09.04.2020 it would have been her 83 birthday. Me and my grandmother... we were close. Thank you for your videos Mark.
Fun fact: Kessel = Cauldron (like Kessel von Stalingrad = Stalingrad Cauldron) Ring = ring Kesselring = Cauldron ring So Kesselring is just happy not to die in a Kesselring.
Fascinating: My father (who passed in 2019 at the age of 99) was a British Major in the post war reconstruction effort: the 'Control Commission'. He had some amazing stories of those days.
Mark, I really appreciate your videos. This was extremely interesting. A peculiar matter of trust. This speaks well of both the Germans and the western allies.
Brilliant insight as ever Mark - I remember reading that some German soldiers were also forced to clear minefields after the war. A Danish movie called Land of Mine, released in 2015, follows the story and is harrowing but brilliant. The allies claimed the Germans were “disarmed forces who had surrendered unconditionally” and were not POWs and therefore not afforded the protections afforded unto them as such under the Geneva Convention. That might make for a good episode too!
Yes, an interesting and sad story. There's a naval equivalent, the German Mine Sweeping Administration, another German uniformed service under British control, later a civilian agency.
Your documentaries are very interesting reminds me of what the history Channel used to be. I started watching your documentaries on the lockdown began and they really helped keep making them.
Mark Felton does it again giving us information on WW2 that is generally unknown. The story of WW2 is highly complex and since the end of hostilities documentaries have concentrated on, what we can now see, a very much narrowly focused narrative.
This clip help explains why the occupation of Germany succeeded and that of Iraq failed. The same explanation is found in Machiavelli's "The Prince" where he discusses why Alexander's conquest of Persia succeeded so quickly and seamlessly. After cutting off the head, you leave the remaining administrative and military infrastructure in tact. On the contrary, Machiavelli warned that destroying your enemy's entire system and starting from scratch (i.e. disbanding the Iraqi army) would lead to failure - which is exactly what the U.S. did in Iraq - and why it failed.
I agree but there's another major set of details why the occupation of Germany went well. Some aren't going to like what I say, so here it goes. Germany just fought WWII with millions upon millions dead. The military had been shattered with huge casualties and even more as POWs out West or worse, out East under the Soviets. Germany endured years of war with its cities being bombed and many civilians getting killed. Cities were in ruins. The country was in ruins. Germany was devastated after years of war with many killed, missing, and as prisoners. I think they were just sick and tired of the horrors of war and didn't want any more problems. They just wanted to go home, rebuild, and try to get on with their lives. Another big plus for the Western Allied occupation of Germany was I think, the Germans out there would rather be under their occupation than the Soviets. Remember during the close of the war, huge swathes of refugees were fleeing the Red Army out of fear of reprisals and trying to surrender to the Western Allies. The campaign to take over Iraq was nothing like that. The country was intact and the population never had to endure the horrors Germany endured leading into defeat. Putting a bunch of Iraqi soldiers out of work so suddenly I felt even back then of "Mission Accomplished," was really over optimistic and really stupid. Should have kept a good part of the military in employment, the government intact, keep the system working, but tweaked to what the US wanted. The occupation of Iraq was so bungled that it's embarrassing.
@@Warmaker01 Ah no. The issue is getting troops who know where their bread is buttered to cooperate, you don't need the Soviets for that, especially when Jihadists are an ever-present threat. And frankly, the Germans would have been just as cooperative if the Saarland Offensive in 1939 had been pushed and the Entente followed similar policies. Hitler in 1939 was popular enough not to want to risk your life to dethrone, but not popular enough to remember fondly. The invasion of Poland was NOT popular in Germany and Hitler was, despite all bribes seriously distrusted in the officer corps.
The occupation of Iraq failed because the state department personal (or at least the mediocre or completely unqualified personal, credentials being or voting Republican) read books on the occupation of Germany and Japan on their flight to Baghdad, and not on the history and culture of Iraq. Galbraith, The End of Iraq
I read about some of the various volunteer/conscript foreign SS units that held out in Berlin up to a month after the formal surrender. Most knew their fate if they surrendered and were shipped home to Russia, France, Netherlands, Denmark and Norway etc. So they just fought to the death on their terms. Why not right?
Dude why are people paying so much money in taxes to pay for crap schools that don’t even get close to the production level of my boy Mark? Keep it up. My brain is nine times bigger thanx to you
During the planning stages for the invasion of Iraq, a proposal was put forth to have the Iraq Army Divisions contacted by Email, told to stand down, but patrol and protect oil wells and pipelines, and the US Army would pay the Iraqi troops back pay. It wasn't adopted.
The short answer is that the Iraqis aren’t Germans or for that matter Japanese. Although the Baath ideology on many streaks correspondent with the Nazi ideas their whole outlook and backwardness make it totally different.
@@kjeldhesselmann That is a cop out - if that were the case, then it was even more important to keep them employed and out of trouble under US leadership.
My great uncle was 18 years old kid when he got drafted forcefully in the Latvian SS Volunteer Legion in 1943, when Hitler ordered to get more manpower after a huge loss in Stalingrad. After the war Allies recognized Latvian and Estonian legionnaires as forcibly conscripted. As a result, my uncle was one of the guards that guarded the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe Herman Goring during the Nuremberg trial. I was a kid when he told my dad these stories. Only now as a grown up I understand the significance of these events.
This reminds me of the "Band of Brothers" episode called Points. Tom Hardy was an American GI directing traffic at a crossroads with a German soldier. I recall that soldier wearing the Feldgendarmerie chain/chest plate. Great stuff, Mark!
I remember a clip in the last episode of the TV Series Band of Brothers about a conversation between a retiring German MP and a US soldier who shortly died of an accident just after being relieved. Thanks Dr. Felton!
I wish to say thank you Mr. Felton for this episode in the name of my Grandpa's who were in pow working labour in that time. One of them in France another is in the USSR. They were in the Hungarian Royal Army.
This is why this is one of my favorite channels . It tells history very few know, at least me. Unlike others who just repeat stories and hoping to get views
My dad talked about working with these German MPs in 1945 and 46. He had been a combat MP throughout the war. I wondered if he was somehow misremembering things. Now I know he was not.
@EpsteinsPlasticSurgeon -- Germany attacked the Soviet Union without warning. Germany declared war on the U.S. before the U.S. did so on Germany. Britain and France declared war on Germany only after Germany invaded Poland. Let's hear no more of this 'Germany was innocent' Bovine Scatology.
@Robert Stallard They also were sponsored to return to Canada and the US after having been interred in POW camps in both countries, sometimes by their former camp commandants. I met one old gentleman who had been a U-boat officer captured in the English Channel in 1940 who returned to Germany after the war, collected his wife and returned to live in Canada and eventually the U.S. I hope you're not surprised.
Sorry, he’s German (was German). In January 1945 he was in East Prussia, and they were retreating chaotically. The Feldgenarmerie would execute soldiers they thought were too far from where they felt they were supposed to be. He was lucky himself: he was deemed to be in the right spot, but he was forced to watch them hang others who were just lost.
Not even a quarter of this Second World war history is covered in textbooks. Keep up the great work Mark!
Wongus Blongus the years from 1909 to 1962 need to really be researched and covered about this time in history.There is SO much worldwide information during this time that is glossed over it is unimaginable.
@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 it sucks but there is just not enough time to teach kids all of recorded history in any real detail. and not many kids care.....
As they say, history is written by the victor...
Yes it is, you just have to go to college, take history classes and specifically focus on WW2. There's simply too much knowledge for one year or even several on WW2 alone.
@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 I know, I wish I was able to cram everything I know about history into one book
this explains that bit in band of brothers where theyre manning a checkpoint after the surrender with a US soldier and the feldgendarmerie guy that survived two world wars
@Hans Ivan i know that HBO got the series on there
Hans Ivan you can also watch on amazon prime
I did remember seeing a german feldgendamerie at the last episode of Band of Brothers
Mr. Chuco Marines would disagree who did most of the fighting in the Pacific.
Mr. Chuco never said I didn’t believe it. What I said said was Marines would disagree.
I have spent the last 50 years reading about WWII yet you are always coming up with stories that I have never heard about before. Thank you!
Suprised you dont know nothing about this then, thought everyone knew this. Who you think were mostly generals and officers in west german armed forced after this?
@@AndyP998 lol
@@AndyP998
It was the same in the Soviet occupation zone ..
With everything that happened from 1931(the invasion of Manchuria by Japan), until 1989/90-93(the fall of the Berlin wall and the reunification of Germany, and the Freedom of Poland) when the war finally finished, there’s so many things that you could read about(and each story has at least two sides to it), that you would be lucky to be able to read about more than a few percent of the stories, about what happened.............
And anyone who pretends that they know it all(especially if they try to belittle your honesty), is obviously a childish and contemptible tit, and is only worth ignoring, because even Dr Mark Felton wouldn’t make such a stupid broadly hinted at pretentious claim.............
Keep on keeping on, especially when you are learning new things, because that’s a good thing, with such a wide and varied subject like the Second World War.............
@@norrinradd3549 I agree. Wel said. Some comments are idiotic. But maybe they are idiots looking for the truth. They just need time. Like a seedling! lol
Though it may sound strange, this was not all that unusual. After the Japanese surrender, the British in Burma, without enough troops to maintain order, employed squads of armed Japanese troops under the command of a British NCO for security/police duties. The Japanese soldiers, whatever else they may have been, were highly disciplined, so when they received orders from their superiors to surrender and cooperate, they did exactly that. Truth really can be stranger than fiction.
Yeah, seen it on one of Marks videos a little while ago. Pretty good.
That is true. My Granddad was in the Dutch colonial Army in Indonesia right after WW2 ended. This army had been hastily put together after Japan's defeat because it was feared that the Indonesians nationalists would seize power during since there was no effective government for a while. Almost immediately after the surrender, the Nationalists had started attacking the Dutch and loyal Indonesian civilian population. The ragtag army consisted of Dutch troops that had been shipped from the home country, Dutch colonial troops that had only just been liberated from Japanese POW camps, British army and navy units and surrendered Japanese units. Hundreds of Japanese troops were killed in action in 1945 and even 1946 protecting these civilians from the Indonesian nationalists. They were indeed highly disciplined and redeemed themselves by their service.
@@lucas82 Nothing to be proud of son ... Netherlands was a loser country and a rapid NAzi and Hitler worshiping country ... just goes to show the attitude of the Allies .... bringing *Repression* and *Slavery* back to the rest of the World after WW2 ...
@@Hero.Lone-Wolf The local nationalists were usually far worse to any member of the local population not part of their own group (all christians, molukkans, etc. in the new 'Indonesia' for instance were targets for the nationalists in terror campaign) or in some of the more extreme nationalist groups, they used slavery yes. The allies on the other hand did not, as they'd done away with that over a century previous for most of them, and were usually the ones to locally stop the practice when colonizing, as the locals usually kept it around for cultural reason long after the economic benefits had waned.
@@wouterkessel4852 Its their country not yours ... Dutch/French/Americans were had no problems in century of massacres and slavery to those very people that they ruled ... your are merely pointing fingers at others to justify your own behaviors ..
I really appreciate your work and your videos, Prof. Felton. I am german and I have served in the U.S. Army (as a 13B) for a short period of time and did 12 years in the German Bundeswehr. This particular video is just another example of your ability to cover historical topics and issues, which one never even hears of in the mainstream media, in a truly inspiring manner. Keep it up, Sir!
You won't see this in most textbooks for sure. Cheers, Dr. Felton! Always look to learn more wit this channel
And thats a shame isn't it? Honestly think that if Mark's videos were required viewing, so many kids would be more interested in History. The videos are not too long, they have great footage as a visual, snf they are interesting to everyone
@@jeremy28135
Absolutely agree! Very sad that this has been buried from the sanitized historical record just because of political convenience.
And yeah, Dr. Felton's videos are truly sublime, learn much from then and they're very interesting!
@@punishedvenomsnake716 No it hasn't. If you're talking about High School history, there's simply too much information for any class to cover in this level of detail.
Why would you need to cover this much detail though?
Yet this was/is commonly known by military history buffs. Nothing was buried as some are suggesting. Text books did not cover it because they have limited space.
Dr Felton has returned from his time machine for some more very knowledgeable history! Well done !
Mark Felton strikes again!
I would be a lot more impressed if he were not so busy censoring posts, and deleting posts that provide evidence that draws doubts against his own posts.
This video gives the impression that the German troops after unconditional surrender were treated not just fair but even friendly. Just some tenthousands were.
But hunderdthousands died in western war prisoner camps. They even were not allowed to have barracks or additional food the local population brought to the
Prisoner camps. They were not recognized POWs by Eisenhower and therefore not under protection of the international law.
Survivors from Remagen or Bretzenheim told how the
@@rudolfkraffzick642 These camps were known as "Eisenhauer Camps".
It is estimated that around 1.5 million German POW's died from starvation and exposure in these camps.
This is in addition to the unknown number who were shipped to Russia as slave labor, and never seen again.
This was with the agreement and complicity of the Allies, in accordance with the Yalta agreement.
The coalition in the Iraq War needed to remember this part of history after invading Iraq. The Iraqi surrender was complete but disordered, so soldiers simply left their weapons in unguarded piles at depots and bases, or deserted and went home with their guns. The coalition could've kept some disarmed or lightly armed Iraqi divisions intact to guard bases, prevent looting, clear mines, repair damage, and keep order in general. It could've even formed a starting point for the post-Saddam Iraqi military.
Or just remembered Vietnam and not invaded in the first place.
US foreign policy suffered massively due to anti-Commie purges in the State Department, usually of Asian born experts who understood Vietnam well...
Spot on. Allegedly, such advice was proffered during the planning stage, but ignored by those making the decisions.
I heard they did have some former Iraqi army working with the US. Most of the current Iraqi army today were the same guys during the invasion. And in terms of Vietnam, we didn't "invade" the north so I don't know what you're on about with that one.
Yes. A big failure on the part of Coalition planners. They immediately disbanded the Iraqi military, and stopped all their pay. So, most just went home, with some taking weapons etc. to sell on the Black Market for food for themselves and their families.
You can blame L. Paul Bremer for that one. Disbanding the Iraqi army was probably the largest mistake the provisional coalition authority made.
Outstanding history, Mark! My mother, a Dutch citizen, Recoiled at the sight of armed German troops and confronted my father (US Army Air Forces) over it. This video confirms her memories unlike any other history available. My humble thanks.
My friend's dad was an Army Scout across France and into Germany. He crossed the Ramagen Bridge and watched Patton cross from his OP. At begging of occupation he said that his HQ employed German messengers in their war time uniforms and driving Opel Cars.
Tim McCoy wife's account.
My late father in law was at Remagen too Third tank across . He witnessed Hitler throwing everything rockets,bomb, jets at the bridge even V-2s...
Patton want German still ready to fight communist.
Patton won't a cold war
@@smoul4556 - WWII German and Italian POWs were brought here in N W Ohio USA and allowed to work on our farms owned by Americans of German ancestry and have good food and Italian POWs went to dances here and met American girls of Italian/Sicilian ancestry and later married them...
@@smoul4556 Yes, I think you are right. That's what I heard from the British side.
Consequently, store arms rather than destroy.
Needed some support because was bored but this! THIS MAKES ME HAPPY AND EXCITED JUST BECAUSE I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL MAN! everytime you post i yell with joy!
Great historical research Mark! I did a modern history degree when I was young. The first thing one of the lecturers said was forget everything you learned in high school text books. He added that you will learn to research, and then research some more. Your research is of a high calibre and much appreciated. The level of detail you have presented shows that the objective reality was much more complicated that that taught to school children. Well done.
Huh, never thought I'd see my own village in this video! (Baambrugge, Netherlands.) 0:00 - 0:13 and 0:36 - 0:50 My dad used to own that white building at 0:36, the one on the right, it was (and still is under new ownership) a snackbar (chips shop) (Not in this time period though, in the near future). Fun fact, that building to the far right used to be a shop where u could buy rugs etc. Heared a story from my dad that there used to live nearly 8 people in that building and still have pictures of this myself. (From the 60's+)
very interesting!!!
Very cool.
I had a friend who had been in the luftwaffe. After he was captured (end of war) and was a pow, it became known that he spoke pretty good English. He was then hired to help the allies root out violent roving gangs of displaced persons. They gave him a machine gun which is pretty crazy! Actually there is a book about him called "Donkey Galloping out of Hell." He had an amazing life. RIP Jack.
That's very interesting
Your recollection goes a long way to prove the futility of war let alone the danger of extreme ideologies may it be left or right ,thank you for sharing.
That'll be next on Dr Felton wartime history lesson.😜
Белые жалеют друг друга
wait what??? you're into the battle too??with your friend????but your face looks 20 years old???
When I was growing up on US military bases in Japan, most Japanese male civilian employees were ex soldiers. In 1974 my supervisor at my summer job was a ex IJN pilot. He was happy Japan had lost since he had been slated for kamikaze duty.
Damn do you know if he was culturally pressured into it or was to forced to
I grew up on Itizuki A.B., Japan.
@@theultimategamer8537 I want to know that too
@@garypulliam3740 Pretty small base. My nephew used to teach motorcycle safety there; before he became a blackhawk mechanic and then pilot.
@@theultimategamer8537 Not sure. Most kamikaze pilots were conscripted out of universities, only med students were exempt. Sakuma-san, my supervisor, was such a jovial guy I can't imagine he would volunteer.
And this here is absolutely completely new to me. I am in my 20s from Michigan. I am looking to possibly move to Germany, as I am partially German. I love understanding as much about its history and western Europe as possible from this time period. This has all interested me so much, but I’ve been that way since I was 10 to 12 or so. Thank you. This was another cool one.
If you know German, I would recommend 'Deutsche Opfer' by Franz Seidler. It covers a lot about German civilians and soldiers after the war. And as for English books, James Bacque has some good ones, like Other Losses and Crimes and Mercies.
On a related note, Michigan (and plenty of other states) had German POW camps during WW2. The prisoners were, in accordance with the Geneva Convention, given the same living standards as our own soldiers. They were used for farm labor, and were paid a small wage (in credits) that they could use for cigarettes/etc.
However, yes, I was also familiar with how they touched on this with the ending of Band of Brothers at the intersection directing traffic, doing these duties you speak of. I remember the German soldier saying, "This is the end of my second war."
You might want to visit Germany first before you decide to move there. Many of the things you’re accustomed to in America might not exist or be quite different than what you’re used to.
Kyle Donahue hey man. That I am aware of and I have been there. I was there for almost 2 weeks in multiple cities in 2017 in the summer. I’m also fluent in the virtually fluent language as well. I know what you are saying is always a good thing to consider, and that I understand. And I don’t mean just casually fluent, like people throwing around that word, but rather I mean I can understand and speak the language. I love the language and understand the culture decently, as I’ve studied it a lot and know there are always positives and negatives and some different bureaucracy, and social virtues etc.
I never understood the German MP being in the famous "Points" scene in Band of Brothers. Now I know! Thanks Dr. Felton!
France, France was the best!
The more of Mark's videos I watch the more I realize how little I know about WW2.
For almost 20 years I read about WW2 and other conflicts almost exclusively. How could I of missed so much G2?
Again it behooves me to thank you sir. Perhaps it's time I start reading again starting with Mark's books.
Imagine how lucky you'd feel to have survived a six year world war.
The lucky ones like my uncle were in post war Berlin with millions of young man less females that were starving. Two cigarettes and you got her for the night. Cigarettes and canned goods was like currency and the women throw themselves at the Americans.
@@willchill1956 call it humain abuse today
@@willchill1956 Thats lucky? Taking advantage of wretched beaten people who are just trying to survive? I hope that I wouldnt have been tempted to behave like that.Some example we would be setting for the young people. We ruined Germany.Its nothing but the 51st state now Beautiful picturesque towns are defiled with Americana , like Maconalds and Pizza Hut.The German Cultutre has been destroyed. But we are getting payback now.
@@willchill1956 Disgusting.
Most of the ones at the end probably weren’t the ones who were at the beginning
It’s only Tuesday and you’ve made my week already thank you Sir
It's Wednesday morning here! NSW Oz.
My uncle was captured at Al emayne North Africa and transferred to Canada. When the war finished he was kept on to work on farms in England Leicestershire where he met a English girl and later they married he stayed in Britain.
Nice country around that part of the world. Simpler to leave your old life behind and start afresh.
Also, WWII German and Italian POWs were brought here in N W Ohio USA and allowed to work on our farms owned by Americans of German ancestry and have good food and Italian POWs went to dances here and met American girls of Italian/Sicilian ancestry and later married them... stayed here...
Thank you, Mark!!! I have studied WW2 history for decades and never knew this existed! My hat is off to you sir!!!
I am German. From my perspective, the british and american Armys were good / fair winners.
They helped us a lot to rebuild. Of course we had to pay repairs, war crimes happened on every side. But at the end, you can get worse enemies those days.
They reached out their hands, after all those killing.
"They helped us a lot to rebuild." Yeah, the Marshall plan. Initially they intended to completely destroy the German economy so that "it could never wage war again" but then they realized Europe needed Germany industry in order to be rebuilt, so the Marshall plan was conceived (with terms).
Mark, THANK YOU so much. I have become a fan. I write this brief note: I am pensioned and cannot afford to be a patron for you. I am so sorry. I urge those that can, please support Mr. Felton's productions. Mr. Felton delivers a remarkable and sincere view of the great war. THANK YOU again, Mr Felton.
Thank you for your kind words and for subscribing.
Let me introduce you to my "real" history teacher
Never stop learning! Mark is really good.
Behave, read 'other losses'. He didn't mention it, shows how good your teacher is.
Complete whitewash, don't mention Fred leuchter round here.
@@luke8329 wat
Your history teacher forgot to tell you about disarmed enemy forces.
So sad.
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I haven't even watched yet and I know that I will learn something new!
I know how you feel. I smash the like button before I even watch it.
@@robertdeen8741 me, too - for sure (and I'm a Patreon supporter as well)
Indeed, I'm always impressed with Mark's work. BTW..at 8:06, the German soldier second from the left....why, it's Nicholas Cage!
Mark Felton Is such a great motivation for me on my youtube journey,I am glad I was motivated by this man
There's a scene in one of the last episodes of Band of Brothers in which one of the brothers has conversation with a member of the Feldgendarmerie while they direct traffic, assist a wounded soldier and respond to a traffic accident. The German is wearing that gorget and I remember wondering what the significance of the emblem was. Now I know
The British had a similar ornament from 18th century.
Private Webster. Episode 10.
I was thinking to the very same scene in Band of Brothers... ;-) the german soldier (very relaxed...) explains his war stories to a G.I... now I know the story behind this scene. Woul be interesting to know if the screenplayers wrote the scene referring to the story explained by Mark Felton or just referring to war memeories... probably both
I also found that very interesting and thought about it when he explained it. Just superb work by Mark.
I loved his line, "Russia is not desirable...."
In 1945 my Dad was a Squadron Leader in the RAF out in the Far East. After the Japanese surrender the RAF used some Japanese pilots to fly transports, the joke being that they were possibly Kamikaze. Anyway, he survived every trip.
Can’t get enough of WWII stories! Thanks, Mark.
Dr. Felton, you cover so much fascinating but largely unrecognized ground. Thank you!
That old saying "you learn something new every day " is certainly true with mark felton :)
Mark Felton is an absolute treasure...... what a complete icon ! ! !
I've been fascinated by History since I can remember and love these videos. My duty station in the Army was in Furth, Germany just outside Nuremberg. Thank you for these videos!
I love WW2 military history and was brought up on war stories from my dad and uncles who served during that time so I love Marks channels. I was lucky to have met many Normandy veterans as I was invited to photograph and video their get togethers and marches before the movement was disbanded and was enthralled by their stories, not of heroism but of comradeship. I am pretty well read on the subject but must say I always learn something new and different from Mark. He should be on the history channel as he is so different to the other historians that by and large are very similar to each other telling the same stories with the same film and photos over and over again.
Growing up in the sixties and seventies, I watched every war movie and documentary on World War Two, but never did any of them go into the detail that you have done. Some of this history was never mentioned, and most likely was intentionally left out on purpose, being that it has to do with the Axis powers, and I live in the U.S. Keep up the good work!
Two thumbs up to your channel. Very interesting morsels of information that give a more complete picture of WW2-related stuff.
I don't know in which camp my great-grandfather was but they released him in Schleswig-Holstein and my great-grandmother, my grandmother and thier siblings went to the city where he was released and well they stayed.
My beloved grandmother died on the 19.03.2020 after nearly three years of illness. The funeral was on the 09.04.2020 it would have been her 83 birthday.
Me and my grandmother... we were close.
Thank you for your videos Mark.
'Smiling Albert' Kesselring, as his troops called him, still looks cheerful in captivity.
He was probably thrilled to have survived the war and not been captured by the Russians.
Most of those guys looked very happy to have been POW''s or otherwise under the control of the western allies.
Fun fact:
Kessel = Cauldron (like Kessel von Stalingrad = Stalingrad Cauldron)
Ring = ring
Kesselring = Cauldron ring
So Kesselring is just happy not to die in a Kesselring.
Kesselring was a tough nut to crack as well. Italy was supposed to be the quick way up into the belly of Germany.
I can’t get enough of this stuff. I can’t believe anyone would hit the 👎🏼 after learning something. This stuff is priceless.
You deserve to be TH-cams #1 history channel!
If you read this Dr Felton - please do a video about operation mincemeat!! 🙏
Fascinating: My father (who passed in 2019 at the age of 99) was a British Major in the post war reconstruction effort: the 'Control Commission'. He had some amazing stories of those days.
What all did he do? What were some of the stories?
Posted 12 seconds ago and 50 likes and 9 comments!
Ez
Joke's on you, it's probably early access for supporters.
And now two hours later it's 3,9K likes
British rearmed Japanese troops in Vietnam, too.
@@kabardino1337 or lot's of people who like the video in advance. :)
Fascinating. A proper film documentary should be made about this service the various Wermacht /Luftwaffe services provided.
Excellent Mark!
I once heard also that German units were kept armed after the surrender in case Big Ivan needed checking.
I can imagine you're right.
Your most captivating documentary so far - and that’s saying something!
Mark, I really appreciate your videos. This was extremely interesting. A peculiar matter of trust. This speaks well of both the Germans and the western allies.
Brilliant insight as ever Mark - I remember reading that some German soldiers were also forced to clear minefields after the war. A Danish movie called Land of Mine, released in 2015, follows the story and is harrowing but brilliant.
The allies claimed the Germans were “disarmed forces who had surrendered unconditionally” and were not POWs and therefore not afforded the protections afforded unto them as such under the Geneva Convention.
That might make for a good episode too!
Yes, an interesting and sad story. There's a naval equivalent, the German Mine Sweeping Administration, another German uniformed service under British control, later a civilian agency.
made my day mark! just what I needed after a hard day at work, sit down with a coffee and a new video 👌💯 keep up the great work
Your documentaries are very interesting reminds me of what the history Channel used to be.
I started watching your documentaries on the lockdown began and they really helped keep making them.
Always a good day when we get an episode. Very insightful
Interesting as ever. Thanks Mark.
Soldiers are just people when they lower their flags that oppose each others.
Mankinds history is very long and very brutal. War & crime didn´t start with WW2, it started thousands of years ago. War never changes.
Not that simple... WWII was basically Catholic countries vs Protestant countries in Europe... and against Shinto in Asia...
Last time I was this early the Maginot line was still considered a state of the art defence system.
Here the guns would halt the hun....provided the hun came this way!
Wot! It's not?!?
Mark Felton does it again giving us information on WW2 that is generally unknown. The story of WW2 is highly complex and since the end of hostilities documentaries have concentrated on, what we can now see, a very much narrowly focused narrative.
Thank you Mark! I’m an avid lifetime student of WWII history and this is the first time that I hear about this. Great work as usual!👍❤️👍
I went to grade school 1957-1966. and many of my classmates had German parents who were veterans, most of whom were captured and held in the US.
Same here in N W Ohio...
This clip help explains why the occupation of Germany succeeded and that of Iraq failed. The same explanation is found in Machiavelli's "The Prince" where he discusses why Alexander's conquest of Persia succeeded so quickly and seamlessly. After cutting off the head, you leave the remaining administrative and military infrastructure in tact. On the contrary, Machiavelli warned that destroying your enemy's entire system and starting from scratch (i.e. disbanding the Iraqi army) would lead to failure - which is exactly what the U.S. did in Iraq - and why it failed.
I agree but there's another major set of details why the occupation of Germany went well. Some aren't going to like what I say, so here it goes.
Germany just fought WWII with millions upon millions dead. The military had been shattered with huge casualties and even more as POWs out West or worse, out East under the Soviets.
Germany endured years of war with its cities being bombed and many civilians getting killed. Cities were in ruins. The country was in ruins.
Germany was devastated after years of war with many killed, missing, and as prisoners. I think they were just sick and tired of the horrors of war and didn't want any more problems. They just wanted to go home, rebuild, and try to get on with their lives.
Another big plus for the Western Allied occupation of Germany was I think, the Germans out there would rather be under their occupation than the Soviets. Remember during the close of the war, huge swathes of refugees were fleeing the Red Army out of fear of reprisals and trying to surrender to the Western Allies.
The campaign to take over Iraq was nothing like that. The country was intact and the population never had to endure the horrors Germany endured leading into defeat. Putting a bunch of Iraqi soldiers out of work so suddenly I felt even back then of "Mission Accomplished," was really over optimistic and really stupid. Should have kept a good part of the military in employment, the government intact, keep the system working, but tweaked to what the US wanted.
The occupation of Iraq was so bungled that it's embarrassing.
@@Warmaker01 Ah no. The issue is getting troops who know where their bread is buttered to cooperate, you don't need the Soviets for that, especially when Jihadists are an ever-present threat.
And frankly, the Germans would have been just as cooperative if the Saarland Offensive in 1939 had been pushed and the Entente followed similar policies. Hitler in 1939 was popular enough not to want to risk your life to dethrone, but not popular enough to remember fondly. The invasion of Poland was NOT popular in Germany and Hitler was, despite all bribes seriously distrusted in the officer corps.
the obvious failure of using liberal virtue politics ideologies on iraq (and libya), countries kept stable by an authoritarian government
Realize Allies - Axis much closer in religions than Allies - Muslim countries...
Allies - Shinto required an atomic bomb to settle...
The occupation of Iraq failed because the state department personal (or at least the mediocre or completely unqualified personal, credentials being or voting Republican) read books on the occupation of Germany and Japan on their flight to Baghdad, and not on the history and culture of Iraq. Galbraith, The End of Iraq
Thanks for this bit of history Dr. Felton, as always, this bit of news is new to me
I love all of your videos, Mark. Always something new and unknown. Thank you!
It'd be very interesting to hear about those who did not stand down, even after their nations surrender.
I read about some of the various volunteer/conscript foreign SS units that held out in Berlin up to a month after the formal surrender. Most knew their fate if they surrendered and were shipped home to Russia, France, Netherlands, Denmark and Norway etc. So they just fought to the death on their terms. Why not right?
Great episode.
In my best Arte Johnson voice, "Verrrrrrrry interesting".
Herr Felton never ceases to amaze me.
Your footages are amazing, you really dig in history and you show the unseen. Bravo Mate
Dude why are people paying so much money in taxes to pay for crap schools that don’t even get close to the production level of my boy Mark? Keep it up. My brain is nine times bigger thanx to you
I can’t help but wonder why the Americans don’t do the same after they conquered Iraq. Things would have been much better
Stupidity, hubris, ulterior motives... Take your pick -- one, two, or all of the above...
Was it Hegel who said, "The only thing History teaches us is that no one learns anything from History?"
During the planning stages for the invasion of Iraq, a proposal was put forth to have the Iraq Army Divisions contacted by Email, told to stand down, but patrol and protect oil wells and pipelines, and the US Army would pay the Iraqi troops back pay. It wasn't adopted.
The short answer is that the Iraqis aren’t Germans or for that matter Japanese. Although the Baath ideology on many streaks correspondent with the Nazi ideas their whole outlook and backwardness make it totally different.
@@kjeldhesselmann That is a cop out - if that were the case, then it was even more important to keep them employed and out of trouble under US leadership.
A really magnificient video explaining a not so well known part of the History. Thank you very much for posting, mr. Felton
History that you don’t normally read about in the history books. Keep up he great work👍🏻.
Bout to go sleep till i seen this pop up
My great uncle was 18 years old kid when he got drafted forcefully in the Latvian SS Volunteer Legion in 1943, when Hitler ordered to get more manpower after a huge loss in Stalingrad.
After the war Allies recognized Latvian and Estonian legionnaires as forcibly conscripted. As a result, my uncle was one of the guards that guarded the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe Herman Goring during the Nuremberg trial.
I was a kid when he told my dad these stories. Only now as a grown up I understand the significance of these events.
I'm in!
Thanks for your presentations.
This reminds me of the "Band of Brothers" episode called Points. Tom Hardy was an American GI directing traffic at a crossroads with a German soldier. I recall that soldier wearing the Feldgendarmerie chain/chest plate. Great stuff, Mark!
Yes, love the plate!!! WWII Germans have the best uniforms and regalia.
I would march into battle if this intro music was playing
A great interesting video Mr.Mark.Have a good one.
I remember a clip in the last episode of the TV Series Band of Brothers about a conversation between a retiring German MP and a US soldier who shortly died of an accident just after being relieved. Thanks Dr. Felton!
I wish to say thank you Mr. Felton for this episode in the name of my Grandpa's who were in pow working labour in that time.
One of them in France another is in the USSR.
They were in the Hungarian Royal Army.
I'm amazed at how you obtain all that golden footage. Great channel !!!
I never seem to thank you enough for all your hard work...research and editing. Excellent!
"Amazing" is the only word I can find.
This is why this is one of my favorite channels . It tells history very few know, at least me. Unlike others who just repeat stories and hoping to get views
Nice footage of General Albert Kesselring! 02:08
Fascinating! Interesting! Heretofore unknown! Another Mark Felton Masterpiece!
This video was disliked by the 66 people who didn't make the cut to join the Feldgendarmerie, sour grapes and all of that 🍇🍇😂😂
From Hugo Boss to the Salvation Army
Yes, and don’t forget Goodwill!
Lol 😆
More like from Hugo Boss to J C Penny.
It's sad that they didn't design future German military clothing
ole pacio Pangkie: the “al lies” would never have allowed that
My dad talked about working with these German MPs in 1945 and 46. He had been a combat MP throughout the war. I wondered if he was somehow misremembering things. Now I know he was not.
Thank you Sir Mark Felton..for such a detailed information .
Thanks again, Mark. More WWII history I never heard before.
Why hasn't Mark Felton got knighted yet?
Freedom Loving Loyalist neither the PM or HM the Queen has found him on YT-yet
Why though? Unless the Queen has a good reason to give him what is basically a useless honorific...
Shows how well they could work together, why did they fight in the first place?
Hitler's insane desire to rule Europe.
@@gregb6469 And revenge for the perceived wrongs of the Treaty of Versailles fed by Hitler's 'Stab in the Back' rhetoric...
@@gregb6469 no it was Churchill's insane desire to hold Germany down. Empire does not like competition.
@EpsteinsPlasticSurgeon -- Germany attacked the Soviet Union without warning. Germany declared war on the U.S. before the U.S. did so on Germany. Britain and France declared war on Germany only after Germany invaded Poland. Let's hear no more of this 'Germany was innocent' Bovine Scatology.
@EpsteinsPlasticSurgeon Judea declared war on Germany 1933
Thanks Mark for your work.
Absolutely fascinating & mind blowing Mark!😱 👏🏻
.0:43 middle German gives the finger to the camera
Wow. Whoever knew about all the intricate details mentioned here? This is a wonderfully researched history lesson.
@Robert Stallard They also were sponsored to return to Canada and the US after having been interred in POW camps in both countries, sometimes by their former camp commandants. I met one old gentleman who had been a U-boat officer captured in the English Channel in 1940 who returned to Germany after the war, collected his wife and returned to live in Canada and eventually the U.S. I hope you're not surprised.
As usual, another excellent essay on something which is ignored or glossed over. Thank you.
Now here was a part of history I was. NOT taught.
Thanks, Mark more brilliant editing, and narration.
I was a very surprised, to hear that story from Mark Felton Production.
Thank you Mr. Mark, as usually !!!! Keep a good work !!!!
My grandfather HATED the Feldgendarmerie.
Hates then today at 98 years old.
Your Father was in US service?
What is his reasoning
Well, lots of soldiers hate MPs, even our own, lol.
Sorry, he’s German (was German). In January 1945 he was in East Prussia, and they were retreating chaotically. The Feldgenarmerie would execute soldiers they thought were too far from where they felt they were supposed to be. He was lucky himself: he was deemed to be in the right spot, but he was forced to watch them hang others who were just lost.
Another great video bud!!!! Once again I learned something new about something that I had no idea about. Right on 👌👌👌
A very interesting video Mark! We always look forward to all your uploads!