Hitler At The White House...Almost
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2022
- In 1946, Hitler, or at least some of Hitler, was due to visit the White House for a strange exhibition at the request of President Harry S. Truman, linked to the famous 1944 July Plot and Hitler's girlfriend Eva Braun. Find out the full story here.
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When Dr. Felton mentions watches, I assume he's talking about wristwatches. Recently a wristwatch owned by Hitler was sold at auction for $1.1 million US dollars. Interestingly, Hitler rarely wore a wristwatch. Hitler was 25 years old when WWI began. He was really more a product of the 19th century than the 20th. Prior to WWI wristwatches were considered jeweler for women. WWI was the first war to employ combined arms tactics on a large scale. Such tactics required precision timing, so military men began strapping watches to their wrists out of practicality. Many of those WWI wristwatches (today know as 'trench watches') were cobbled together from smaller diameter pocket watches. Overnight wristwatches went from being a woman's bauble to something practical and very butch. After the Great War wristwatches very quickly displaced pocket watches as the preferred timepiece for men. Elderly men, resisted and continued to carry pocket watches. Interestingly Hitler also avoided wristwatches, which he considered to be effeminate. Hitler also had the advantage of having some flunkies always ready to tell him the time.
I wonder if it was the real thing? A phone purported to be Hitler’s from the bunker, was sold a few years ago. Though it was found out later to be a fake.
too bad they did not tell him he was hell bound ,,on the clock
What was the brand of that watch? Was is German or Swiss?
@@MI-mx3rh German made Huber brand.
Wrist rockets*
This is incredible! And it’s a shame how many historical items are lost, forgotten, stolen, destroyed, or ended up in the basement of some museum and never seen again. Hitler’s DNA would certainly answer many questions.
Clone Hitler! He could run for the next leader of the Republican party.
What questions would be answered by Hitler's DNA?
@@robinblackmoor8732 ^
@@robinblackmoor8732 Dr. Felton covered that in this video.
When I was reading your comment I thought at first it read as "..items are lost, forgotten, Stalin, or destroyed".. I was thinking, "Yes many items lost, yes forgotten, Stalin..yes had definitely did his part.." then I saw destroyed and thought you were being repetitive by saying Stalin and destroyed.. I found found it funny which mean no one else will.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, it's a dam shame so many historical items were "destroyed" and or disappeared.
No worries.
Many historical items are on display in several reputable museums.
@@davidb2206 Well they were toppled to stop them from turning into shrines by like Neo-Nazis and such.
@@davidb2206 Oh, you mean like the United States did and does to everything American Indians once held dear? Like the countless coverups of conspiracies to murder civil rights leaders? Or like we let the oil companies do with their knowledge of climate change, effectively dooming the world?
Communism certainly did a lot of lying, and it paid for those sins. But everyone, everywhere is going to pay for ours.
It belongs in a museum!!!
- Dr Mark Felton
The Indiana Jones is strong in me!
@@MarkFeltonProductions I have the Full Screen 📺 & Wide Screen 🖥 2003 DVD 📀 Box Sets‼️
It belongs in a private museum owned by a sociopathic tech billionaire.
@@MarkFeltonProductions We have top men working on it right now.
@@MarkFeltonProductions sir, can you look into the 2018 DNA test Russia did on Loret's son that has never been released? Over 4 years on now with no answers.
I agree with Mark! I have done several "house cleanouts" for friends and family years ago. The house was being sold and the dumpster was partially full when I got there. I started "dumpster diving" in as soon as family members told me he was a World War II vet who had fought in Germany. I returned to show them what I found in the dumpster. I told them all these items are historic and valuable! Many photos of German soldiers, Hitler youth pins, wound badge, Nazi pins, clothing,ect..they eventually said keep whatever you find. The only item they kept was an SS dagger.
Wow !!!
I think a museum would have been interested in acquiring those artifacts.
So I found a (Nazi) German Iron Cross in my ex’s aunt’s apartment after she had passed away. It was actually kinda shocking to everyone because no one was aware that she had any affiliation with anyone involved in either collecting OR WWII. It’s still a mystery where it came from (as far as I’m aware - I try not to talk to anyone over there), but while it was very grimy, I found it wrapped in a handkerchief in the corner of her top dresser drawer. This is not something she would have purchased online either, she was very old fashioned in that way… only used cash and checks, outside of apparently calling her stock brokers.
That’s incredible, it is the right thing to do giving the items back but…maybe they would have been better in your hands you enjoy history and know probably more than they do you would have given them to a museum or put them on the internet for the world to see and tell your story
SS daggers go for 3-10 thousand dollars depending on the age wear and what type it was
I would have loved to see what you found
My grandfather fought in ww2 he’d tell me some crazy stories he had a saving private Ryan moment he fought with his brothers in the army and he lost two of them and no one come to save him
His garage was full of old things he kept some cool and some not so cool things but all his ww2 items where in the garage and the roof caved in we couldn’t get into it to save anything
In the end the council had to come and basically scoop and dump everything in that garage I was so sad
Things my grandfather fought for even family things my dads childhood memories where in there
My one regret in life is that I couldn’t go in to try find my grandfathers things
I know it's somewhat taboo, but I do wish the suit was in a museum, as well as the other looted items.
The only value of Hitler's tattered uniform is that it shows some on his side knew he was a monster and tried to stop him.
It's not taboo
The uniform Franz von Ferdinand used when he was shot in 1914 is also in a museum. Hitlers uniform is not a taboo, it would be historical item in the case it still exists today.
Showing such items are a process of historical reappraisal, which is important. Doing it in the way of Austria (by trying to tear down his birth house just a few years ago) is wrong.
As years go by, more and more collectors are willing to donate their historical items to museums.
@@Feintgames The other value of his tattered uniform is that there are collectors out there that would pay more money at auction for it than Ive probably earnt in my life
Another certified hood classic
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The last part of the video about artifacts hidden in people’s attics causes me to wonder how many artifacts have gone into the trash or will go in the trash due to surviving family members tossing all the deceased WW2 Vet’s items not realizing (or caring) what they were discarding. Thanks for another interesting video Dr. Felton!
This. My own great great uncles ww1 medals probably went into the trash when my aunt and a cousin cleaned out my grandmothers house after she passed.
I think most of that happens because the vet did not leave a verbal or written account of his service. 2 or 3 or 4 generations later nobody knows what they represent. Also a lot of old folks houses are cleaned out by trash disposers who's only job is to get rid of the "junk".
@@LuvBorderCollies I agree.
@@lunsmann Oh my, that’s too bad. Sorry to hear that.
And sometimes beloved mementos of your Dad's war service are deliberately destroyed by an evil ex-wife. Yeah. That happened.
Mark adjusts his fedora... "IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!"
Many many many many objects and items should either be in museums or displayed publicly but that’s not gonna happen anytime soon.
@@curiousentertainment3008
Give it time and patience.
There will be donors.
@@vincentyeo88 I sincerely hope so
I can imagine how weird it would have felt to see old newsreels of Hitler ACTUALLY visiting the US.
@@princessofthecape2078 bro it says almost in the title
WHAT? the Mad Hattler was insecure...? wow (( sarc on !
I think he might have visited the Eastern Front a few times early on at least
I wish he had visited 🇺🇸 maybe we’d have understood his side of things.
@@princessofthecape2078 he admired and respected the USA. Of any country, it's the one he most likely would have visited. As for him being paranoid. It's not paranoia when people really are wanting, or trying to kill you.
Unbelievable episode! I’d never seen that picture of Hitlers jacket and pants before!
@JZ's BFF hahahahaha I’d say that’s true enough
My dad .. Mst. Sgt. Frank Massoletti; 82nd Airborne drew the first guard duty on the Reichsbank at Frankfurt. He described currencies, bullion, etc., stacked very high, he said. But he had forgotten to draw ammunition, and sent his Sergeant to draw some. I said, " You were in the middle of a war, with no ammunition? ". But i guess that's the way the military does things behind the lines.
That honestly don't surprise me. The military is one big shit show. The only you win a war is because you're somehow able to make the enemy's military an even bigger shit show
At least he had a gun.
@@LuvBorderCollies He and his platoon were fully armed, he carried a Thompson .45 submachine gun, and his .45 auto pistol. I certainly thought that was a strange interlude. He was embarrassed, and they were defenseless until their ammunition arrived. He ended in Berlin, where the 82nd/ 101st Airborne performed an exhibition jump for the Russians. He said they were all full of themselves. It was not my place to remark to him that they had the right, having done 3/4s of the fighting.
@@evancoker194 what a vivid imagination you have.
@@JamesMullarneyIsAFraud Well, then you'll love this one. The uncle of a friend in Minnesota drew guard duty at the Berghof at Berchtesgaden, and had in his possession a fortune in Nazi silver tableware and plates, all bearing swastika insignia, Nazi stationary, and i myself held a stack of Ribbentrops' calling cards, with just his name. There, that's even grander.
“Hitler - well, at least some of Hitler”… I did not see that coming, literally spit out a bit of my drink ^^
Well, at that point in time, it could possibly be claimed to be ALL of Hitler.
All that was left of him, anyway.
@@Tjalve70
Well, a handful of bits and pieces might have been taken by the Russians.
🙃🤣
@@vincentyeo88 Assuming those pieces still existed at that time.
Which is why I said "could possibly".
Brilliant content once again Dr Felton, never a boring or uninteresting topic in these videos. Thank you
What do you mean "not boring," literally half of the video had nothing to do with the title
@@derrickstorm6976 So, why did you watch it until the end? The next Mark Felton video that is boring, will be the first Mark Felton video that is boring. I have studied this time in history, and he still to this day, finds stuff that I never knew about. How can that be boring? Sometimes he is quite surprising with the rare stories he finds.
@@derrickstorm6976 the video not having anything to do with the title does not make it boring.
Dr. Felton, you are my favorite. Thank you for your outstanding recording of history for the future! Generations will benefit from your efforts.
He was more badly injured by that bomb attempt than I thought. Very close. Not close enough
Excellent documentary as ever, Mark. There's an awful lot of background to this which makes it both fascinating and intriguing. Thanks for sharing your creativity and diligence in producing this well crafted and thought provoking story.
Hi mark, I have a video idea 💡
The soviet occupation of Bornholm in Denmark and what some historians call the beginning of the Cold War! It’s not very well known historically and would make an awesome video!
Being from Bornholm myself, I can only encourage this. My grandparents experienced it first hand.
@@MrAstrojensen wow I’d love to hear more!
Woah
Thanks for posting !!
Wow didn't know soviet reach Denmark
NO DOUBT in my mind that the Uniform is now part of a Private collection. There is no way it was burned.
It’s possible. Uniforms belonging to Goebbles and Himmler have also survived to this day.
An absolutely thrilling episode this one Dr.Felton, thank you.
An issue with the blood on Hitler's uniform is that it may not JUST be Hitler's blood because of all the other people who were killed or wounded by the bomb.
True.
But there are known relatives of Hitler. So if various blood stains were analyzed, and compared to DNA from known relatives, it should be possible to find blood stains that were only from Hitler.
@@WolfdogKitok there's no need to make a clone, there's already one existing ruling Russia
@@simonm1447 says whom country was ruled by hitlers during most of the 18th 19th and even 20th century
@@caesaraugustus5558 Which country? I'm not from Britain nor from the US
In the late '70s or early '80s I attended a gun show in St. Louis. Among the many supposedly authentic Nazi items displayed for sale was a framed pair of Eva Braun's underwear, complete with a letter of authenticity. I laughed then and I laugh now, wondering both why anyone would want them and how in the world the "letter of authenticity" was supposedly obtained. If I recall correctly, the listed price was $400, which was a LOT of money back then.
There are some very strange people out there! 😁
God help us -- Nazi-loving panty-sniffers!
huh so nazi souvenier sellers think they are likely to find customers at a gun show...
It's a holy relic sort of thing, anything owned or even touched by the person in question has value.
When I was a teenager, I wanted a lucky coin. I picked one from a huge bowl of mismatched coins at an oddity store and been carring it in my wallet for a decade. Now it's my "lucky coin", because I've had it on me for so long.
indeed - people who love guns, for example !
Rich people aren't always that smart with spending their money, especially these days.
Decades ago one had to do some actually productive work to be rich or at least be a capable thief.
Fascinating. That's exactly why I love watching your videos. You're the History teacher I wish I had. Thanku for the effort you put in so we can enjoy them.
Keep 'em coming Mark! You're the only man in the world who can do these!
Am I the only one who feels a bit like a child being read a good story when Dr Felton does a video like this?
No.
Yes. lol....
Same here mate.
Same here.
Felton digs through the past to bring us the most fascinating of war stories.
As a currency collector I'm also curious what happened to the the 10 British pounds and 1,000 U.S Dollars Eva and Hitler owned and what were they for.
I suggest you read 'Nazi Gold' by Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting.
these would of course been the old British pound note which was huge almost a4 I wish these people (and they are out there ) who have these items locked in a safe in a cellar would give them to a museum
@@derek-press It would depend on the denominations. The £5 notes were large banknotes with a complex watermark that was difficult to counterfeit (didn't stop the Nazis _trying_ though), but the £1 and 10/- notes were small and wallet friendly.
probably ended up as part of payments for the national debt.
@@derek-press Why don't you go on ebay and buy those old bank notes. Then you can donate then to a museum.
seeing the photo of the hindenburg over manhattan with the swastika really sums up what a different world this was
Well, JFK Airport still recieves flights from the PRC right?
@@lightdark00 Mr H had to be destroyed or so they tell us …
At that time Germany was just another nation its wierd to think about how for 6 years before the war Germany was just another nation somewhat co existing with Europe
In the 1930's the swastika wasn't quite the obnoxious symbol to the Western World that it would eventually become. For some people yes, but far from all.
I think you underestimate the sensitivities regarding Hitler's memorabilia. His house was demolished, the bunker was hidden under a car park and I myself came across (alledgedly) the car of Göring around 1995, a long time after the war. It was standing in the open, behind a Dutch car museum. I found that strange for such a beautiful car to be so neglected and when asked, a staff member of the museum told me that the museum did not know what to do with it. They did not want to display or sell it, as it was feared it would be a Nazi symbol. 50 years after the war....
Seeing these kind of videos are gems. Mark's continued efforts to give all of us a real insight. Thanks for uploading and keep them coming. 👏👊
Everyone tried to get him from the allies to his own trusted circle..great video Dr Mark Felton
Leftists will say we had Orange Hitler in the White House.
Yet he had a Jewish son-in-law.. SMH.
GQP 🤦
@@la_sn3ak3r19 Mark Felton deleted one of my comments. LMFAO. What a nerd thing to do.
@@la_sn3ak3r19 he's literally a zionest agent
@@la_sn3ak3r19 Mic Dropped 🎤
When you mentioned US forces rounding up SS officers for interrogation after the war, I could not help but think that our long-standing mayor (43 years and counting) here in Hodgkins, IL; Noel Cummings, may have been one of those US soldiers. His Honor has often said how, after enlisting in the army in 1945, he was sent to Germany precisely to hunt down former SS officers. Mayor Cummings turns 95 in October, but still has his faculties, and could make for an interesting interview.
That’s amazing , I’m in central, IL .
Yet another incredible video Mark.
The value of German WW2 items is increasing by the day.
There are high quality replicas made in Italy.
Dr. Felton, Your video clips corresponding with your narration is one of a kind experience to the story
This channel brings me back to the old history channel in the early 2000's
History Channel has been poop since 2004 💩
Another fantastic video!! I thoroughly enjoy the content Mark Felton provides and this is still my favorite channel on TH-cam!
Another outstanding video. Many twists and turns. Much appreciated Mark.
Thanks for the heart Mark.
I find it odd that a megalomaniac like Hitler would want all his earthly posessions destroyed, instead of having them be revered as relics by his future followers. Part of him would live on through them.
Although he also had OCD, so the idea of strangers touching his stuff likely repulsed him.
You’ve done an amazing job professor!!
Well done and thank you!
Wow... your channel just gets better and better every week. Many thanks for your dedication and willingness to share.
Some of the stuff mark talks about I haven't even heard of even though I studied ww2 history for 4 years and 2 years of the Vietnam war.
(mark is a Truly real historian!)
Awesome video thank you mark felton!
WOW! Excellent reporting as always.
The highly anticipated sequel to "Hitler in Paris"
One of the most interesting videos on this channel so far! Thank-you for sharing this. Would be great to learn more about the missing letters and the private collections.
For WWII history geeks, Mark's regular contributions are informational gold.
Thanks for the history Mark.
My dad had a lot of pictures of hitlers house but unfortunately lost them in a fire along with all his souvenirs including a pearl handled Luger I’m still sick about that one
Pearl handles are for New Orleans pimps. Should've made it ivory.
As ever, another amazingly researched and succiently presented quality episode.
An episode of Wonder Woman from the 1970s brought back Hitler from DNA of his uniform that he was wearing in the Wolf's Liar.
Ah yes Linda, the one and only WonderWoman! 😊💕
Fantastic video Mark.
I can't get enough of your channel
The way Mark breaks it down for us from start to finish is perfect 👌
Fascinating, as always. Keep up the great work.
Another excellent video! Much thanks, Mark!
Great video like always!
The last time I was this early, Hitler was still a painter.
And Japan wasn’t delusional on being superior to the Chinese.
Your videos are incredible thank you!
@03:46 I have to chuckle to myself. “The uniform he was wearing when he was blown up the year before”
What impressive legwork you put into these amazing pieces of history that you provide. Thank you again, Dr. Felton. Very rich.
Fantastic video Mark, this is very interesting
Amazing video as always.
Great video! Thanks for all that you do.
That's why it's illegal to take secret documents
The suit was probably purchased by Klaus Schwab.
Wow! Amazing video and what happened in the waning days of the war. Well done, sir.
Thanks for uploading
6k views in 16 min .. incredible !
Love your videos so so much!
At 42 seconds, next to Staufenberg, that's Gordon Jackson from 'The Great Escape'! He did well to get that far.
The idea of displaying Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun's photographs, jewelry and other memorabilia at the White House, the official residence of the U.S. President, as some sort of macabre victory celebration, was and is beneath the dignity of the U.S. presidency, the U.S. government, and the American people. It was a bad idea from its inception. All of these items, as Dr. Felton suggested, should be publicly accessible in museums and archives, but Americans should never engage in the same sort of display of grotesque war trophies for which Hitler and the Nazis were so well known.
Likely such was never intended for the general public, but men are men, and we should remember Harry Truman himself was a tough old artillery captain/war veteran, who they said could out cuss the best of them. The Whitehouse was full of uniforms in those days, collectively all of whom had a very great interest in seeing Adolf Hitler dead as a mackerel.
@@evancoker194 Dead mackerel, like house guests, stink after three days. So said Ben Franklin. Hitler, more so than most, I'm sure.
imagine the chaos going on in those last weeks and months. when i hear a story like this i just cant wrap my head around it
One of the best channel to gain knowledge ❤️❤️❤️
Agreed! 👆🏻
Wow just incredible, Professor.
Thanks again for your research. Very interesting.
Outstanding video Mr Felton ! Thank you so very much
Very interesting stuff Dr. Felton. Thank you my friend.
This channel is so awesome
I dont agree with your pfp
@@erkkihelminen7580 no one cares
@@erkkihelminen7580 I'm based cry about it furry lover
@@erkkihelminen7580 so ur outing yourself as a p&do sympathizer interesting.
Hi Mark,
I really appreciate the amount of time you take to gather the knowledge to produce these films. I never miss an episode! This might not be on your list of things to investigate, but I wonder about all the story’s that are emerging of Hitler escaping to Argentina and not shooting himself? I read a very good book called the Grey Wolf and it has left an impression.
All the best
Dave from Essex 🥃
I need to thoroughly check my attic
*Excellent* installment, Mr. Felton. Thank you!
"Hitler's car - under new ownership", you crack me up, Doc. Nicely done! The famed British dry sense of humor (pardon me, humour) at it's finest.
Great research Mark! A very interesting video as always!
Most interesting history videos online. Greetings from Finland.
Your videos always leave me with more questions than answers!
Every time I hear about Hitler and his last moments, it makes me think about how tragic everything was. What he and other men his age went through is both amazing and sad. Hitler was of age when he fought in WWI, was involved with the political unrest of the aftermath of WWI, and then created the second world war. His whole adult life was consumed with violence and death. I'm not giving any excuses to Hitler, but he was alive (along with many others) at a time of the most horrible events in history, and makes me think about how his life would have been like if was born a decade or more sooner or later. Sad that these people had to grow up in the hell that was happening in Europe, but now we look back at what these people did, and learn to never experience it again.
And now it’s happening again! The human race never actually learns from history continuing to make the same mistakes. Who would have thought we would have war in Europe in 2022!
👀👊👍
Oh, yes. Such a terrible tragedy. If Hitler was born a decade or so earlier he might not have ended up #1 on the top ten list of the most evil rulers in history. Same goes for #10 on the list, Joseph Mengele. And there’s just no way that you would not be of sound mind and sympathetic to Hitler, would you?
Oh! And I just noticed. A guy who goes by the name of HIMMLER liked your comment . Definitely not a Nazi sympathizer like yourself .
Really makes you think how bad the world could be at the time for a person like Hitler to be created and then gain mass support.
One of your best videos. Thank you.
Always engrossing until the final word, quite remarkable 👍
Great video as always.
Another great inside story. Thank you Dr Felton
Chalk this up as a piece of history you will not find anywhere else but here. Thanks Dr. Felton for yet another look into an obscure part of World War 2 history.
Bro you a really good TH-camr and make really good documentaries I used to not like documentaries but ever since o found you I love them.
I've just realized how decent it is of You to reveal the gist of the video right at its beginning.
Mark extremely detailed piece of work very good investigative work should release the name of the majors or officers involved in your investigation regardless for historical purposes but either way very well done love the work you do don’t stop for nothing thank you
Mark you are a really good historian I always learn something new every time you put out a new video
Very good and interesting video, obviously much investigation into the subject. 10 out of 10 👍
Well done. Thank you.
Excellent research! Thank you!
That’s one heck of a fact I didn’t know.
Stauffenberg HAD TWO explosive charges- he RAN OUT OF TIME to light the other. The Tom Cruise movie 'Valkyrie' even shows the scene where he was rushed out of having enough time to pinch-start with a channel lock the second fuse.
In fact, if the second unprimed charge had been left together with the primed charge, the resulting explosion would have been of much greater force which would have killed Hitler! Fate can be very odd at times.
@@bonalba20 this would have been an option, or putting in something like nails or steel balls which would have ripped them apart
Why would those items visiting the White House cause negative publicity? I don't get it.
Man i thought this was a meme thumbnail and then I saw it was a mark felton vid. Another great one too.