The Man Who Tricked Hitler - Fake Knight's Cross Hero
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- In February 1945 a 16-year-old Hitler Youth named Gunter Nowak became a national hero after destroying single-handed almost a dozen Soviet tanks. Hitler awarded him the Knight's Cross - the only problem was, Nowak didn't exist. Hitler was duped, but by whom?
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From one history teacher to a much better one, thank you for all you do Dr. Felton!
Don't sell yourself short. Love your channel too!
Your animation creeps me out but the topics look good ima check it out and possibly subscribe
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@@jackmiller1561 Sell himself short...... A Teacher does nothing but Copy & Paste.
No Teacher will ever be worth the Pay cheque.
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General, to Hitler: "The enemy has made a breakthrough".
Hitler: "After Nowak's attack, everything will be alright."
Mein Fuhrer... Nowak...
Nowak couldn't mass sufficient forces for an assault. Nowak's assault didn't happen.
Welp
From George Orwell's "1984":
"Suddenly there sprang into his mind, ready made as it were, the image of a certain Comrade Ogilvy, who had recently died in battle, in heroic circumstances. There were occasions when Big Brother devoted his Order for the Day to commemorating some humble, rank-and-file Party member whose life and death he held up as an example worthy to be followed. To-day he should commemorate Comrade Ogilvy. It was true that there was no such person as Comrade Ogilvy, but a few lines of print and a couple of faked photographs would soon bring him into existence..."
"Comrade Ogilvy, who had never existed in the present, now existed in the past, and when once the act of forgery was forgotten, he would exist just as authentically, and upon the same evidence, as Charlemagne or Julius Caesar."
Now we're left to wonder how many other heroes might never have existed.
1984 is so good, I'm at chapter 4 so far and it is great
This must be talking about comrade lei feng the photogenic factoryworker/solider/teacher/electrician
Jesus, probably
Doubleplusgood!
@@kkwun4969 Lei Feng came into prominence over a decade after "1984" was written. Orwell may have been inspired by Alexei (or Andrei) Stakhanov, the archetypal "Hero of Soviet Labour", or possibly Frank Laskier.
My grandfather was a Stabsgefreiter. He was in combat in France and Russia. He avoided medals and promotions. He did his job but his main goal was to survive the war….I tried to guess what awards he might have earned.
From what I remember from what was told in my own family, in this regime (as in others, I take it), it is better to fly under the radar. Just don't draw attention to yourself, neither in the negative nor positive. Unfortunately, the last person in my family who served in this war was a great grandfather of mine, who died when I was still a little boy, back in 1986, but from my grandparents' tales, yeah, better not stick your head up.
the answer is none, he tried to avoid them, so he didnt earn any. Maybe a participation trophy but thats it
No one refuses awards, he didn't earn any awards is what he meant to tell you. Awards aren't easy to get and 90 percent of soldiers never got any, not a bad thing
@@ausfuhrung True… but he was a do your duty type of a guy…
@@eshelly4205 You get medals for when you do more than do your duty.
When your unit is being destroyed, and your fellow soldiers are dying right and left, getting the hell out of Dodge is sometimes the right thing to do.... If you manage to pick up a medal on the way, so be it.....
Novak, now in his 90's, was apparently seen paling around with the Ghost of Kyiv.
Along with Vietnamese Ace “Colonel Tomb”….
He became best friend of Comrade Lei Fei as well
L. O. L. !!
@Caleb P you mean the red baron?
What’s wrong with the ghost of Kyiv? It’s obviously a legend (a fictional character) but Imagine if your city was at risk of invasion and brutal oppression,what’s wrong with something to keep morale up?
I'm still pleased anytime I watch Dr. Felton's military history presentations. Thanks for keeping history accurate and alive for the younger generations that had no true accurate knowledge of history.
My 94 yr old mother just gave me a box my uncle had given my dad after the war. Has a 1939 summer solstice pin, some German coins, and Knights cross 2nd class medal. I would bring home WWII books home in Gr 2&3 and Dad and I would read them together. Almost 50 yrs later still enjoying learning about this brutal time in history
There was a joke I heard years ago.
"There were 7,000 Knights crosses awarded, 12,000 of which ended up on eBay".
Lol...could say the same about ceremonial SS daggers
@@sakabula1285 Oh, those were produced after the war too, just without the nazi insignia and only minimal design changes. So, relatively easy to turn into the desired object without the company being liable.
A lot of experts in here, it seems.
@@scrwbl8 thats what a comment section is for..lol
@@sakabula1285 Is looking more like a troll box
Mark Felton is like the Holy Grail to me. New fantastic stories just keep coming from him...year after year.
You have low standards.
So you like fantasy?
WW2 has so many stories to tell we may never even know it all.
hi there mark. can you do a episode on a natural foliage camouflage use, footage like in 1:57 is rare to see now days and when people think of German camouflage they normally think of the manufactured clothing version. the germans had practice of stuffing smaller branches into their helmet bands, wiring and even field made nets. it was a common practice to use foliage on their tanks and conceal their position when parked up by using surrounding vegetation including barn hay. theres many period photos of this and it would make for a great educational video. thanks! thumbs up the idea
After the defeat of the ABDA Command in the Dutch East Indies, the crew of a Dutch minelayer covered the ship with branches until was able to impersonate a small island. Steaming at night and hiding near shore during the day, she managed to escape to Australia. This is definitely a story that needs more telling.
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@@Justin.Martyr there is a place and time to throw "fire and brimstone" at people...This is not the place. As a believer in Yeshia the Messiah, I understand....But this is not how you get folks to listen.
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Man... This channel... The way Dr. Mark Felton tells the histories... Just fabulous
Plus story's that we never heard of
@@BloodbornEnthusiast True that bro, always something new
@@stomper2888 ?
@@stomper2888 idk him, so i didnt get it
I've been learning about ww2 my whole life and you continue to surprise me with new information. Thank you so much
Yea I thought this was all there was to learn but my mind has been blown after watching some "banned" documentaries and books. Unbelievable...well not actually that hard to believe in 2022.
This is such a cool story, thank you mark for sharing!
It also never stops giving me chills that they gave 12-16 year olds guns and panzerfausts, a friend of mine served in afghanistan and found himself fighting himselve 1 armed child, and it changed his life completely by taking this childs life, immagine hundreds of children that are fighting you. Thats the most brutal weapon someone can use, will damage your enemy forever even if it doesnt hit anything.
Gunter nowak's record in history will atleast make people never forget how horrible it actually was.
soviets didn't care, teenagers, men, women or very old people, for them it was all the same
Considering i saw a 10 year old Ukrainian boy with an assault riffle being interviewed just last week, i find it hard to feel chills for the kids of the past. The chilling part to me is that even to this day, kids like that Ukrainian boy are being celebrated by most western people as brave patriotic heroes, you know, if they are fighting for the right side of course.
@@1112viggo ah yes the sad 19 year old russian kids playing soldier and 10 year old ukrainian heroic patriot game the media plays.
As clear in also mark's katyn video media has is own way of reporting on war. has been for 80 years so far.
They report whatever fits this ''right side'' and worry about facts decades later.
@@1112viggo Could you link the interview, please ?
During civil wars in some African countries it is also very common to use young children to do the killing too. Humans eh?
All these years I’ve been wondering about how stolen valor was treated in Nazi Germany
Maybe John Kerry Could tell us!
Most of the world referred to Germany that way during that time period. Call it what you will. War time sentiment or propaganda!
They solved the problem with a Luger pistol....
@@edwinsalau150 it was called third reich... drittes reich und nicht germany, du barbar hahah
The father of a friend of mine was in the Hitler Youth. He destroyed a Sherman tank and was then shot and captured. He later immigrated to the United States where I met him. He wasn't fanatical or boastful. He said he was doing his duty to his country.
That’s what all losers say.
He later became the Pope, no?
@@daveterrier2228 no. SMH
@@warrengoss7547 oh sorry, that was another former HJ 🤪
@@daveterrier2228 I bet old Popy was a crack shot, no remorse, he still looks evil. Cushy Job if you can get it.
This channel is growing faster than the current price of living !
Wow! Rocket growth! Congratulations, Dr. Felton, for your magnificent success story!
This is why I LOVE Dr. Felton's videos. They're interesting, well-researched and presented without the unnecessary pomp and drama of so many other TH-camrs.
Reminds me of Willi Herold, a corporal who put on the uniform of a Luftwaffe captain and convinced people to execute dozens of POWs. The movie "Der Hauptman" covers this pretty well.
The Captain 2017 film
@@PSMCR69 damn good movie
@@mattwise8597 Willie Herold was The Talented Mr. Ripley in those Days
Pretty good movie. Id recommend it. If I remember correctly though, it's in German. As long as you don't mind subtitles
I thought there was a similar situation that occurred but then again I’m sure there are many more events like this that went unreported.
Wow another untold story of the war! Just when you thought you had heard everything that occurred down to the minute Dr Felton comes in and gives a fantastic video - thanks again!
Its 80 years on. Dr Felton, uncovers yet another gem , to ' Haunt ' the Germans. Its never ending. Its getting to at least one-a-week now ....The Germans certainly left their mark on civilisation.!
We will not live long enough to hear all the stories of WW2 worth hearing.
"drugged up feeble old man hidding in a bunker, distributing panzerfists, is no basis for a system of government"
Underrated reference lol
Most of that sentence is our current president of the united states.
@@gdubsterz1238 Really? I'd call Adderall Donnie out on that more than sleepy Joe.
I very much dislike Joe, but he's provided a startlingly steady hand on the tiller thus far.
I expected him to fail in 6 months, but America is doing better than almost every peer nation.
@@gdubsterz1238 it reminded me of Putin more actually. In Russian they call him бункерный дед (roughly: old man in a bunker). Because, he spends most of the time in a bunker since the pandemic started.
Fantastic tale spun by a man desperate to save his own neck! Amusing.He would have been hung from the nearest lamp post by the chain dogs.Very nice video Doc.Great research as usual.This is the second presentation today.Admirable energy by a master military historian.
Interesting that Zachs was an SA officer. You don't hear much about the SA after 1939, yet it remained active till the end. There was also an SA Navy ("SA-Marine"), which was an adjunct to the Kriegsmarine but had its own uniforms, insignia, officer hierarchy, etc.
How can he (Dr. Felton) be so informative & pleasently engaging at the same time?
An excellent lesson about how easily people will belive what they most want to believe, which is not necessarily the truth . . . Kind of reminds me of a recent ad I saw for an eclectic company: "You can help the environment without changing your lifestyle!"
Well as AH said, the bigger the lie, the more people will believe it. Seems like they had fallen for their own modus operandi.
He was referring to well known Jewish practices when he coined the phrase.
While Hitler indeed practiced that, I think it was Joseph Goebbles who had the quote.
The biggest lie, trump won
@@joeylawn36111 It is in Mein Kampf. As was noted above, he was referring to the Jewish press. This saying is often misused to say that Hitler was talking about himself and the Nazi propaganda methods. He thought that what he believed and said was true and everyone else was lying.
@@greyone40 I stand corrected. 👍
The stories keep coming and I never get tired of listening to them. Absolutely fantastic. ✌️😎
I never watch your videos because triggers and bullying but I cherish your will to give out what interests me to the point of obsession. You make my day with each upload. Thank you.
Another obscure little golden nugget of history.....keep em' coming, Dr. Felton!
Coincidentally, this ‘incident’ that he alleged occurred very near the original opening of the war in Europe itself i.e. very near Gleiwitz (Gliwitz) in Silesia in modern day Poland.
What do you mean?
@@DGARedRaven Gleiwitz false flag attack provocation, where Germans dressed up like Polish soldiers attacked their own radio station. One of many incidents that was the cassus belli for Germany.
That the Hitlerjunge was called Nowak is symptomatic for Silesia, which always has been some in between country between Germany and Poland.
even the Austrian empire back in 1810-14
7:00 I can't begin to state how awful it is to send children to war. Axmann never faced a single sanction.
Artur Axmann was sentenced to three and half years in 1949 for his role as a "major offender" of the NS regime, and in 1958 he was fined 35,000DM for his role in indoctrinating youth. Nowhere near what he deserved, but not exactly scot-free, either.
Children make excellent soldiers. They're energetic, brave and usually not too bright. Well, wise perhaps? In any event children have been successfully used in combat since the dawn of time.
And they called him, "The Ghost of Hindenburg"
Dr Mark Felton my history Guru!
Dr. Felton sir, I have a unusual story you might look into, if possible. In 2008, I was at my fathers wake service when I met and talked to his best friend, Mr.Ed Fry. He told me his uncle,(I don't know his name,sorry). was in the German army group north going to Leningrad. However, because he was in a reserve unit, he kept being sent south until in 1942, he was with Army Group South trying to capture Stalingrad. We all know that didn't happen and he was one of the fortunate few to get out of there. After Kursk, it was nothing but retreat from that point on. He ended up in Hungary and surrendered there. The point of this story is he was in the Infantry and he walked this extreme distance on ONE PAIR OF BOOTS! The soles of the boots were paper thin and he wasn't issued another pair. That was a LONG WALK!. I don't know if you can make a video of this, but I would definitely appreciate it. Thank you.
Very interesting! Thanks for another great video!
There was a Spanish double agent in the UK named Juan Pujol Garcia who received an Iron Cross and a Member of the Order of the British Empire
I thought it was Eddie Chapman, AKA Agent Zig-Zag, who received both the Iron Cross and the Victoria Cross as a triple agent.
@@e-curb Thanks, he was an interesting character to read up on. He was the only British citizen to receive and Iron Cross (2nd class). Pujol Garcia was a Spanish citizen. I can't find and reference to Chapman receiving any British award apart from a get out of jail free card when he returned to his life of crime after the war.
@@chrisvickers7928 I could be wrong, it's been a while since I read about Zig-zag. I read about Agent Garbo too. Great stories!
At the beginning of this piece, You’ve shown the map of Soviet advances into Poland and mentioned the “liberation” of Warsaw. I wonder if you cold make a piece on what really happened in that episode of WWII, how the Russian army behaved and why. That could be followed by another piece, explaining why the Polish army was excluded from the VE Day celebrations in Europe.
have you gone back through his catalogue ? There was a 3 part story not long ago
Yes the soviet liberation of Eastern Europe! Another great fabrication of ww2 although not to be out done by another outrageous claim.
@@Rusty_Gold85 I don’t remember seeing anything on how the polish army were treated after the way
Polish people did not feel liberated under USSR for sure.
@@GodKing804 One suspects that that was far from Uncle Joe's intent?
Nowak is a popular surname in Silesia, so that gives it a glint if credibility.
My mother met severel boys from the H.J in 1945 with symbols on ther uniforms rewarded for destroyed 20 and more T34 tanks. Som of those boys where realy cold blooded.
Cheers
Theres nothing fake about this channel just pure history the way we like it.
I completely forgot the title so when you said the story I totally believed it, I was like wow yeah give him a knights cross
Unreal story ! Kudos for upload. Anticipating ur next one.
Its insane how many moving parts there was to the 2nd war. This channel will still be here 2 decades later still releasing a new video every week on a topic we never heard of.
Hitler will probably rant about how you know about this too.
Mr Felton, please do a segment on Farley Mowat and his work with the Dutch resistance to acquire for Canada a V2 after being told by the Brits that Canada was not to get one.
I'm starting to suspect that Dr. Felton has a doctorate in quantum physics as well. He has a time machine in his basement and he is using it whenever he needs a material for new story.
Hindenburg is called Zabrze today.
My hometown has a Partner School there. I´ve been there for Students Exchange.
Beautiful City and the people are friendly too.
I can truly say if Mark hadn't made these videos I would never have know all these stories in my life . Truly Impeccable Info.
I just watch Mark Felton videos now to hear the intro music.
Just kidding. Always some interesting bit of WW2 to learn from his great research.
A list of authorised knights cross recipients by Major Walther-Peer Fellgiebel is worth reading it’s in German and a rare English edition if you can find one.
i found one
Would love to know the stories of some of those sorry looking Jugende who fought and were captured by the Soviets. I wonder what happened to them. Worth a video? ☺️
I doubt it went well for most of them. Soviet labor camps in Siberia were brutal.
@@Chilly_Billy 100k went into captivity at Stalingrad and only 5k came back.
@@MrRjh63 Most of them were almost dead anyway from starvation and various diseses from lack of food, not all of that was from the Soviets.
Hi there mark you could do a video about irish in the british army during ww1. Irish pow held in German captivity during ww1. The Interesting is the irish pow got little money from the Germans, saved it and were allowed to pay for construction of an Irish cross in the german town of dietkirchen in the year of 1917. it remembers thr irish pow who died in dietkirchen camp. The Germans renovated the cross in 2006. the Germans inhabitants of dietkirchen named a street for the first irish pow who died in the camp in 1914. the Germans tried to recruit volunteers for irish liberation army fighting the Brit’s but only about 50 of about 2000 volunteered. It is believed to be the only Celtic-irish highcross standing in continental europe
I really enjoy your work. Every one is interesting and often educational. I'm a military history buff, but learn much from you. Always entertaining too.
Thank you Mark!!! Iove your history and keeping alive!!!
Hi Mr Felton, Another really Great Video, Just a quick Point as a WWII Medal Specialist, The Tank Destruction Strip shown at 5.12 is a 1957 Replacement Issue , And the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross shown at 5.18 Is the well known Copy called the Dipping Eye type. Made after the war for Allied Armed Forces as trade items , (Another Give away is the Oversize Loop. ) All this aside the Information is top Notch ! and if you would like pictures of Original Third Reich Awards, Please let me know And I would be glade to Supply them.
You should have contacted him privately about these oversights. You likely embarrassed him and you come across as a know it all. The problem is I've never heard of you nor seen any videos or literature you've produced, so I don't believe you anyway. No one appreciates comments like yours and next time,make an attempt to be more discrete if you notice an error.
@@stefanbraun7427 likewise 😁
@@stefanbraun7427 That's what comments are for. Make a public mistake, get criticized for it publicly, that's how discourse works. The comment above is the very epitome of constructive criticism.
A remarkable piece of history is revealed by remarkable research. Thank you Mark!
I have driven many miles in Florida listening to mark felton... great channel
>a hero who didn't exist yet got awarded with medals by the order of the country ruler
Sounds like Lieutenant Kije had a grandson
Lol! Got to love the balls on the guy coming up with a complete load of bull that saved his neck.
Nowak is also one of the most common names in this area. So that makes it just easier to create confusion.
Hahaha! Great story! I shall remember it next time I'm in trouble. Just dish out a lie so big, everybody wants to be a part of it. Then vanish into thin air.
Another fascinating riveting video Mark. What a story to get so far up the Nazi regime.
As I've said before these videos and their superb content are a highlight of TH-cam. Much on the lines of Jon and now Dan Snow, you should be on the telly. I'd love to see this stuff on BBC 2, as these videos and your amazing research work in them deserve to be seen by veterans who probably don't watch or have access to the channel. Well done. Best wishes, Ben 🚌🚍👑🇬🇧🇺🇦🙏✊
05:12 'The 16-year old Panzerkanacke' lmaoo (for non Germans: Panzer>knacker< means tank buster, wheras >Kanacke
Seeing the child at @2:35 is quite saddening.
Great work Mark.
Reminds me of the Russian ruse about a thirteen year old who turned his parents in who were against the state.(can't remember the kids name) but statues were erected across the USSR and it was all a ruse!
Pavlik Morozov
It was Rusea after all!
This happened in Nazi Germany many times.
@@Dimapur The _Hitler-Jugend, Bund deutscher Arbeiterjugend_ (English translation: "Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth"), did their own fair share or ensuring that its membership kept a close eye on their parents and ordered that they report them for talking or acting in any manner that would label them as insurrectionist to the Nazi State or Party.
It was not a fake! This boy existed
Harr-harr, nice story! The funny thing is, that Hitler and his colleagues worked wit the same strategy: Lie and repeat, repeat, repeat. Here they were tricked by their own trick.
These Feltonian history nuggets just keep on coming - and never disappoint. It would be interesting if MF would do a video on how he does his researches and how he gets his material (if that can be done without giving away the secret of his successful writing career). I'm pretty sure Dr Felton must have an adequate command of the German language - which must help - but at times it also appears that he has ready access to military, press and government archives not just in Germany but in Britain and the US, too. How is it done?
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Ironic to get a boss comercial in the middle of the video
Mark ,where in the name of all that is Holy do you find these diamond nuggets ??? incredible !!!
I’ve learned about so many hidden stories that I wouldn’t otherwise learn in regular school. Thank you Dr. Felton for providing us with fascinating stories from World War 2
Mark makes learning interesting and fun !
Great story, thank you !!!!!
a perfect example of why you should always be a skeptic to any war story you hear.
Now this what you'd call "Stolen Valor"...
Valour I'm English.
When I read the title of this video I thought that you finally made a video about Joan Pujol Garcia, “Garbo”, the most important spy (double agent) in WWII.
Love Mark Felton's stories. I'm always learning more and more about the war from these videos :D
Just as I learn more about the Sun looking at youtube videos instead of reality.
This reminds me of the story of Lieutenant Kije. First a novella, then a film, nowadays better known for the film score, composed by Sergei Prokofiev. During the reign of Czar Paul I, a typo in a list of newly-commissioned army officers creates the nonexistent Lieutenant Kije. When somebody wakes up the Czar, he demands that the offender be flogged. Lieutenant Kije is identified and reported as flogged and sent to Siberia. Reprieved at the wish of the Princess, he is returned to St. Petersburg, where his faithful service is rewarded by one promotion after another. One day, the Czar wishes to see this skilled and faithful general, but alas, General Kije has suddenly died. The Czar orders a state funeral, but nobody tells him the coffin is empty.
EXACTLY!
The way Mark pronounces Panzerknacker makes it sound like Panzerkanake :P
As usual, informative and excellent. Thank you very much for your excellent channel. I have trusted your information for a long time now.
A quality film, ruined by the Piers Morgan ad in middle!
Fascinating Mark. I totally trust that you aren't doing a Joseph Gobbels on us "double, plus good" Kamerad
You might also look into the British Royal Marine helicopter pilot and his crew chief that developed nightsun for use in Northern Ireland. This technology has saved thousands of lives around the globe.
Most helicopters use and have it.
Thank You,
SH
Imagine the RPM's Hitler would have in his grave by now subscribed to Mark Felton Productions. 👀
If you read this, I think the accidentally bombing of Freiburg in Breisgau by the luftwaffe itself isn’t widely known. And Swiss German confrontations in air over Switzerland isn’t known much either. Swiss me 109 we’re even able to shot down german me 110 in 1940
There's a story for Dr. Felton!
Thank you Mr Felton, I love when I see a new upload from you 🙏
Dr. Felton, this is another outstanding war story. Keep up the great work!
fascinating as always❗️ Should we, could we, would we accept anything less....
absolutely not‼️®™️
This is sad, as while most Hitler youth were probably fanatical, perhaps a few could see the writing on the wall (or on the map) and just wanted to go home.
Many years ago, when my family was travelling through Germany by train towards our skiing holiday in Austria, an elderly German man sitting in our cabin turned out to be a Hitler Youth during the last year of World War II (most German boys were members, unless they were deemed unfit or even enemies of the state).
We asked him about his war experiences but said he didn't have many, except that his parents had sent him away to the countryside to stay with family. Untill the war was over probably.
One day he was looking out of the window on the upper floor of the house he was staying in. He saw an Allied fighterplane dive down and it appeared to head straight for his house. He, a boy in his young teens, was frozen and couldn't move or duck.
As the fighterplane was about to hit the house, its pilot pulled up, not having fired his cannon.
The elderly man often thought about that. Probably the pilot had seen there was just a boy in the house and he didn't want to kill him.
Another great history lesson! Thank you
When all else is going down the drain, myths are last refuge.
5:55 "The hitleryouth Volker from Wilkforth in Pommerania wanted to get his radio/walky talky(?) out of his hometown, wich has been captured by the Bolshevik. Therefore he grabbed a Karabiner and 100 rounds. Comming back he not only brought his radio, but three Bolshevik as prisoners."
Damn...
Hearing westerners pronounce "Krakow" properly is so rare that when I heard Mark say it I was genuinely surprised. Loved the video btw!
In the confusion and fog of war the illustrious but illusive Lieutenant Kijé will not be denied :-)
Great story Professor Felton, who would ever think !!
I had a great Uncle Nowak,.. can I claim it on his behalf, or is it now too late? 😔
2:34 Blond kid in bottom left siide of the screen: "What planet is this?"
Love this channel!
Awesome as always Mark! Keep up the good work!
My name is Günther Nowak , but everyone calls me Nowak.