Operation Bodysnatch 1945 － The Weirdest Monuments Men Mission
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- A special pre-Halloween treat is this strange but true story from the dying days of World War II in Europe. It involves the Monuments Men, four very important coffins, a salt mine and a secret operation with the grisly name of 'Bodysnatch'. I'm not going to say more, except watch and enjoy!
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Friedrich had demanded in his last will to be buried at Sanssouci. Better(250 years) late than never..
And I thought I knew everything WW2. New details and stories just seem to keep coming out. Good video!
What happened to the Crowns, Sword and other ideas found with them?
The remains within were probably little more than remnants of bones. So it was more an exercise in moving large cumbersome objects i.e. the overly large coffins, which of themselves are unimportant.
Good Lord! No rest for the dead?
Shame on the brits and French.
Bruno Pedro no the British did nothing wrong in ww2
I can truly say I learn somthing new watching your videos. Great channel.
Then I've achieved my purpose as an historian. Thanks for watching
Ofcourse france didn't want these bodies in their controlled zone. Still salty about franco-prussian war lol
True
LMBO
I will never forget the day i found out Hindenburg restet literally a few hundred meters from my home.
I went to marburg as a university student so i didnt know Hindenburg was there. One day i watched a documentary on him at home whem they casually mentioned he rests in Marburg. I, in total suprise, rushed to the church and there it was. One of tje most famous german statesment laying in my neighbourhood like it was nothing
I can understand why Germany would want to avoid even the slightest indication that they were honoring their Nazi past. I also understand that Hindenburg, as the leader of the Weimar Republic, was head-of-state when Hitler gained enough votes for his party, along with the support of lesser parties, to become leader of the Reichstag, which resulted in Hindenburg reluctantly allowing Hitler (whom he despised) to become Chancellor, which led to Hitler becoming the dictator who led the world into war. I also understand that by that time Hindenburg was a very old and frail man, who no longer had the strength or stamina to fight a protracted political battle against Hitler, regardless of his personal feelings. Long before the rise of Hitler, Hindenburg was a skilled soldier, diplomat and statesman. He should be remembered and honored for that. It is sad he isn't.
"The French said, 'Non!'"
Oh, Mark, it's these moments that make your videos somehow better than perfect.
The Soviets would've destroyed the corpses after parading them around Red Square .
This seems a trifle incomplete. What happened to the balance of the artifacts and standards which were discovered with the bodies?
6:21 "the French said (in french accent) "Noh.""
I find it quite amazing, that the Americans gave this matter so much thought and treated the recovered remains with so much respect. They could have easily disposed of all of the remains and claim the insignia for themselves, but they chose not to. That’s just so great.
At leased Americans have more respect for the dead. They didn’t have to go through all that trouble. The Russians would have just burned the bodies. The French and British probably would have put them in unmarked graves.
St. Elizabeth's Church in Marburg is a fine example of medieval and almost pure Gothic construction. Even without the tombs of the Hindenburg's,, it's one of the few examples of a monumental 13th century church in Germany that survived the war intact. The church and nearby Marburger Schloss castle shouldn't be missed of you're a fan of medieval structures.
It is nice to know that these deaths were not ridiculed and robbed of all of their valuables!
Just about everything else was.
When the soldiers entered that improvised tomb, their first reaction must have been priceless.
"OMG, I think we found dead Hitler!"
Before the "Wait a minute..." sets in.
That was a very informative video, appreciated by this viewer.. Terrific post Mark Felton..
Thank you very much
i dont understand why the english and french refused the burrial in their occupation zones of those persons which had nothing to do with the third Reich?
Simple they were both on their periods and we're overrun with communist sympathizers!
I'm glad to see that their remains were treated respectfully and actual thought went into where to bury them. They were important personalities and it would have been a shame if their corpses weren't treated respectfully. It's good to know the Monuments Men were conscientious and considerate about their work. They did a really important job.
You've unearthed yet another fascinating war story.
Imagine being such a griever, you deny the burial of a dead guy after you won a war against his country... for the second time!
U gotta give it to the americans they treated them with respect and made sure to find a proper burial site fit for royalty within Germany and not just put it in a museum somewhere in USA
Millions from the castle stole would like to know more
Hollywood made a movie about these Monuments Men and fictionalized it. They took an incredibly interesting story and made up a bunch of fiction that was much less interesting then what actually happened. If you are going to butcher history using dramatic license I can still enjoy it (Braveheart) but to take an exciting, interesting story and make it boring I will never understand. I was stoked when I first heard they were making a monuments men movie and then I saw it with such regret.
I have this movie, but I couldn´t watch it.
I didn’t mind the film
Is any of this in the book?
Smh France is that one person who would lose a fight but once it’s over, they wanna act like he deserve everything 🤦🏽♂️who allowed France to have a part of Germany
The weirdest mission undertaken by the Monuments Men... that we know of.
The French wouldn't even allow Crown Prince Wilhelm to leave their zone in order to inter his relatives! I wonder what the French word for petty is.
100 mil in jewels. I wonder where that wealth is today, love to hear that story.
Amazing... Mark your videos are a constant source of information.When I think I am quite knowledgable about WW2 you surprise me thank you ..
Wow so interesting. Thanks again Mark 😀 Youre my favorite youtuber
So kind. Thanks for watching.
Real human history is so much more fascinating and thrilling then fiction - at least to me.
I just subscribed to your channel, Dr. Felton.
I love watching history videos - especially learning some of the more obscure stories and events of a time gone by - and you and The History Guy are the two best.
One thing I like about your videos is the use of background music. It's there in the background, not overpowering your narrative, unlike many other videos I've seen over the years. Well done, sir! Keep up the great work! I can't imagine the amount of time and effort you put into these, but I do appreciate it!
wait how much tonnes of munition o.O 400.000... jezus if one had exploded... could really mess up somebody's day
Where are those flags, swords, crowns, etc, etc???? And the stolen $100 million in jewels? Man, some groups of thieves have been living high on the hog for the past 60 years or so, riding on yachts, driving Porsches and drinking and twerking to their hearts content. All thanks to the Monument Men.
And the fate of the crowns, swords and flags? Squirrelled away in a private collection.
Expropriated is the American word for plundered.
Yeah the USA robbed everything they could, fucking thieves.
Savchenkov1 Most of the Prussian regalia are on public display in the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. The Crown of William II, in his role as King of Prussia, is kept at Hohenzollern Castle near Hechingen in Baden-Württemberg.
To the victors go the spoils. Does anyone know of their current whereabouts?
Savchenkov1 - if you had done some research and found that the crown and other regalia is at the Charlottenburg Palace and in public ownership.
fun fact: Hitler highly respected Hindenburg as he was a WW1 general (and veteran) but the feeling was not mutual and Hindenburg hated Hitler
Wonderful video, I really get into your narration and information! Thanks for the nice work.
Your kind comments are much appreciated!
Burg hohenzollern (8:00) is just 20km away from where i live. its a great place to visit
Nicely done! Now remember the beautiful and fashionable uniforms of the Prussian armies during the era of Frederick the great, or during WWI when Wilhem was the last German emperor. And the nwatch the horrible formal ceremonial uniforms of the Bundeswehr. Even on the ceremonial uniforms they have trousers where they put the ends of the legs into the boot... Even the east German Volksarmee had the decency to keep fancy ceremonial uniforms...
In my opinion an occupation force should have zero opinion on such matters and allow these body's to be buried ANYWHERE in Germany at anytime...and should assist in any way possible
wireless one
You get the meaning of the word “occupation” in this sense right? They were victors. They could do whatever they wanted. As it ever has been, as it ever shall be ;)
wireless one to the victors go the spoils
wireless one
hmm, you're a bit naive aren't you? As is the case it's likely that the Americans managed to save the bodies. Had they ended up in the Soviet sector I'd wager that'd not be the case!
When I visited Potsdam in 2010 I stood by Freddy's grave - a very simple affair as he had always wanted.
The pure pettiness of the British and French 🤬
Shameful of the French and the British, to not let these men lay in their family plots.
Seems those French can’t get over the Franco-Prussian war.
Who cares they haven't even started getting over loss of Algeria Indochina and their balls!
The French said "non"
Your same music is perfect, suspenseful, terse, urgent. But it also makes me want to join hand in hand with a raven-haired damsel in a red dress and do the tango.
Love the video & historical info you get out there- Thanks for another great one!!
Thanks for taking the time to watch
i didnt think the monuments movie was that good. now i think even less of it because they left this fact out
It is a relief to hear that Frederick the Great was properly re-interred at Potsdam.
Thanks for your great work! Truly interesting part of history. I wonder what happened to the regimental colours that had been stored in the salt mine. Any informations on that available?
French are salty as hell
They may have traveled more when they were dead than when they were alive...😊
You had me on edge worried that the Americans would destroy the remains. Thankfully they did not, although I imagine much of accompanying treasures were looted. How about videos on the fate of the Tannenberg Monument and another on the mystery of the vanished Blood Flag?
Herb Wag
Perhaps. The crown is in Charlottenburg near Berlin in Germany not USA
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_of_Frederick_I_of_Prussia
I like to imagine that the big & tough US soldiers, despite fighting Nazis across Europe, all acted like scared versions of Lou Costello when they first broke through and came across the crypt. Standing around and mumbling a wheezy gibberish for ten minutes before abruptly stopping and saying ‘alright, that’s enough of that’.
The French were afraid they'd have to surrender to the coffins.
Another very informative video 👍
You are too kind!
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First time I ever heard this information, Great Video !!
Nothing like Weddings and Funerals to bring out the worst in people, sad to say.
good job by the americans.
Considering they were dead, they sure got about.
Excellent historical work. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Very important person with immaculate coffin
*uses red crayon 🖍 to denote what it is*
WOW! after almost 30 years of studying this era, this is the first time i've ever come across this information.
And here I thought Lincoln's body had a wild ride.
Bernterode Mine - A google search source said only 40k tons of munitions (not 400k tons). Both sound like a lot.
Another search said Germans produced 7m tons of munitions in ww2. I guess total German usage in 1945 would be less than10k tons / day. 400k is unlikely?
Yeah, the Soviets would have made short work of those coffins.
Only a 10 foot tall Man could wield a sword that big.
I didn t know about Fredrich The Great, or the Hindenburgs caskets at all, ty for that u learn something new every day :)
The French have never forgotten Waterloo lol 😂
New subscriber, nice channel your videos are awesome !!!
Why do you suppose that the French and British didn't want the bodies interned in their zones?
Petty political Bull Shit !
Spite.
Bert Sedgwick. ....... Maybe they were afraid of angry crowds gathering at a future date?
Bert Sedgwick After WWII the victorious Allies engaged in a decades-long process of seeking to eradicate pro-militarist and nationalist sentiment from the German character. (This is expertly portrayed in the Adam Curtis documentary, On The Desperate Edge of Now.) So I suppose they didn’t want any part of contributing to potential shrines for patriotic feeling.
What a fascinating story! Your diction is so wonderfully clear and such a wealth of information.
I really enjoy your vids. I love history. Your vids are little gems. Excellent narration and production.
Thank you sir!
First btw I love ur vids
Thanks so much
Ur welcome
Yes, thanks for doing them and keep going.
Tigor!
Thieves stole nearly 100 million dollars worth of jewels from Kronburg Castle? That was some heist! Wow!
Well, they always did enjoy traveling.
As always you get an "A"....a former NC history teacher
So when the Germans did it it was bad but when we did it it was ok? I Honestly don't understand this. I think its bad regardless of side.
Fascinating stuff and very detailed. Your voice is perfect - sound very much like the commentators from the old days of 'news reals' etc.
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS of stored munitions!!
...Thieves stole nearly ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS of jewels from the castle!!!
Great video. I taught at the university in Marburg from 2010-2013. People told me Hindenburg was interred in the Elisabeth Kirche as he requested that in his will. Apparently untrue.
These guys traveled more in death than in life. Yes very weird.
I bet those monnument-men trousered a lot of stuff.
Yours is my most recent subscription; I so enjoy history, it is like lunch to me.
Welcome aboard!
Such grand importance placed on useless corpses. Human hulls with no value.
Stole it , looted it and took spear of destiny
Damn man I love your channel
I had a muzzle loader that was made in Potsdam in 1839. It has passed down trough my family and now my son has it,.
Such a sad story of wasted money, time and energy. Like throwing a birthday party for a dead rat.
Weird, but interesting. Thank you for this.
Thank you. I did not know this. Great to always learn more history!
Hindenburg officialy commanded The Army but actually he didn't
The way the Germans were able to construct these enormous tunnel systems all over Germany and all the mega structures from the Atlantic wall to these gigantic bunkers in the middle of nowhere is sad most of these weren’t preserved
Just discovered your videos, and they're fascinating! I love WWII anything! Keep up the good work.
Little did they know then that in years to come their DNA could be taken and..... Scary huh?
what a christian behavior denying the bury in a german land even if they occupied by french and britanian. at the end deeds have spoken! (what a miracle the coffins didn't end up in the states, I am really surprised)
This is some Castle wolfenstein stuff