Catching Kaltenbrunner - The Hunt for Himmler's Evil Giant

[@JosephJones.357sig]

I have a Masters Degree in World History, with my specialty in WW2 the European Theater. I just found your channel a few days ago. I have been binge watching ever since. I just wanted to comment and let you know how much I enjoy your content, it's both informative and entertaining. I look forward to watching more of your videos, and thank you for keeping History alive.

[@OptimusPrinceps_Augustus]

Mine is Roman

[@shimondauber8984]

Hi Joseph, Regretfully, he is much too 'busy' to read your very kind comments.

[@DavidMcdonald-df8tb]

​@@shimondauber8984You call him Dr.Jones!❤

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

The rest of us WW2 fanatics have been watching for years!

[@openphoto]

Haha you have a while to go. ❤

[@angelvillamor4838]

Thank you once again Dr. Mark Felton for a fascinating view of History.

[@stefanschleps8758]

Thank you Professor Felton. You brought this story, as usual, to life. All the best. Greetings from Wien!

[@shimondauber8984]

If he is a professor - it's not in History.

[@davidmorgan9215]

​@@shimondauber8984 He's a fellow at the Royal Historical Society lol. So he quite literally is a professor of history

[@shimondauber8984]

@davidmorgan9215 then, he should use the title.

[@NorceCodine]

Most PhD-s never actually receive an academic appointment.

[@71ibanez]

Certainly one of the most fearsome looking,straight out of central casting!

[@rabbi120348]

You can almost see the bolts in his neck.

[@markwilliams546]

@@rabbi120348 Was Thinking the exact same thing, i've Heard of Frankenstein's Monster, now we've got Hitler's Monster!

[@elfelix8843]

Love your quality work Dr Felton, please never stop ☺️

[@kryptc744]

Kaltenbrunner's physical description reminds me a lot of Otto Skorzeny

[@Irritant1000]

It wouldnt suprise you that they were best buds to lol

[@fokkerd3red618]

He definitely didn't have the same intelligence as Otto.

[@DeepTexas]

yes… both gigantic assholes

[@stefanschleps8758]

They came from the same school. The ancestors of such men stopped the expansion of the Roman Empire. (Ironically these were freedom loving men.) Which people is it who learn from history? The political pendulum never ceases to swing left to right and back again. Bastion of liberty and democracy now, where will America be in five years time? Food for thought. 😮

[@stefanschleps8758]

​@@fokkerd3red618😅 Yeah, he had a wife and a girlfriend.

[@browngreen933]

Two stories about the American OSS officer who captured SS General Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner mentioned in the video, Robert Matteson, whom I knew in his retirement years. Matteson still had Kaltenbrunner's Kripo #2 identification disc (Himmler was #1) in the 1990s when I knew him, recovered from the woodstove that Mark mentioned in the Totesgebirge hut. Matteson also confiscated Kaltenbrunner's Gestapo #2 disc, but that was stolen from him after the war during a trip to India. Matteson had the Gestapo disk with him in a restaurant and got to talking to a Jewish gentleman, who wanted to see it. Matteson obliged him, then excused himself to use the restroom for a moment. When he came back the Jewish gentleman and Kaltenbrunner's #2 Gestapo badge were gone. The other story is when my father and I visited Matteson at his palatial summer home with 250 acres of frontage on a pristine lake in Northern Wisconsin. My father, a veteran of the U.S. 5th Armoured Division in WW2 that ended up facing the Russians on the Elbe River, wanted to meet him. We had a nice visit. Matteson was a gracious host. But after we left my dad remarked to me: "How the heck does a guy on a civil servant's salary end up with a house and property like that? I'll bet that he got some of that missing Nazi gold."

[@phaasch]

This leads me to wonder what on earth was Robert Matteson doing in India with Kaltenbruñer's Gestapo disk? More so, why on earth would you hand over that disc to a complete stranger, and then excuse oneself? There's much more to that story, I believe

[@johnhallett5846]

@@phaasch I think he gave it to him

[@ShamileII]

Jew and stealing lol....can't make that up!

[@browngreen933]

@@johnhallett5846 Matteson gave it to him to look at, not to keep.

[@mozdickson]

Disgusting anti-semitic trope. I've reported it. Are you a Nazi following any Nazi content? ​@@ShamileII

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The information you provide is necessary for history. I enjoy the content you provide

[@Mr._Infamous]

You just assume it's all true as well, don't you? Oh well, everybody plays the fool.

[@MadCow999]

@@Mr._Infamous Really, Mr. Infamous? Go ahead and show your proof.

[@ChristoffRevan]

​@@Mr._InfamousWhat an absolute L take

[@kbanghart]

​@@Mr._InfamousHarris won California 🎉

[@Mr._Infamous]

@@kbanghart probably

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[@MrGraveyTrainOnBiscuitWheels]

🤣🤣🤣 That would be epic. He's gotta also make it seem your evil sometimes in ways like he does with the Nazis and plays his crazy plot twist cliffhanger evil music lol

[@frankgesuele6298]

@@MrGraveyTrainOnBiscuitWheels That he lived under a false ID after using the Rat line.

[@ricosuave4465]

@@MrGraveyTrainOnBiscuitWheels Wouldn't be difficult.

[@joeswampdawghenry]

Lol

[@OtaBengaBokongo]

you're just 12, when you become an adult you'll change your mind

[@iainweller452]

The capture of Axis power leaders is always a fascinating subject, thanks again Dr Felton

[@tabletaccount9282]

Nifty transition at 1:31, Dr. Felton. And thank you for yet another fascinating bio.

[@thEannoyingE]

I’ve been waiting a while for this one. Thank you for finally covering this bastard.

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LMAO at the "bot" generated replies...get real...

[@antongerber7370]

Fascinating as always, thank you Mark, so important to keep history alive. Just well done again mate.

[@moosa9850]

Somebody has been doing loads of research. Your videos are amazing

[@EdMcF1]

They are all hiding in his basement.

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[@mitchmatthews6713]

My favorite dinner entertainment, a Felton video! Cheers, Mark!

[@vanroeling2930]

Love your footage of Austria which is beyond beautiful! I spent a week there last year in Salzburg and Vienna. It’s incredible that such beauty could harbor such evil!

[@JohnSmith-xw5qe]

Nature has an ugly side?

[@kingjoe3rd]

It's kind of weird that the Interpol website proudly displays his name as well as Heyrich's on their website to this very day.

[@MrAitraining]

I'm good with that. We have to stop burying history

[@stevetournay6103]

​@@MrAitrainingBearing in mind that commemoration and celebration are two different things, yes...

[@MrAitraining]

@@stevetournay6103 yes but I went to the interpol site and there is no celebrating. It lists all the presidents up to 2021 with no commentary so the original comment of "proudly" is overstated. They are just on a list. Like I said "history"

[@WilliamEspinosa-f8d]

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[@bretfisher7286]

This was, as always, impeccably done, Dr. Felton. I thoroughly enjoyed the piece, and thank you.

[@ArnieCooper-r3g]

Proving once again how complex the end of the war was in the ETO. The Rump Reich and the Alpine redoubt are among the many fascinating details I've learned here. Thank you, Professor Felton!

[@bobg5362]

American GI: "Hände hoch, Kaltenbrunner!" Kaltenbrunner: "You got the wrong guy - you're looking for that OTHER 6'4" SS officer with dueling scars on his face."

[@quakethedoombringer]

That other scarred face dude: "Peace out, sucka"

[@Berlin-Kladow]

I’m always shocked at how highly educated people can implement barbaric practices. But these people are worldwide , not one nationality is guilty

[@Karrpilot]

It's called being an opportunist. The smarter one is, the more opportunities await.

[@bbkGT3]

Civilization is very wide but also extremely thin.

[@Everythingallthetime666]

Like Obama, highly educated yet had his Nobel peace prize withdrawn because of the estimated 800,000 dead from his bombing campaigns overseas... makes you wonder.

[@controlleddemolition9112]

If you set aside the virulent anti-semitism and "master race" nonsense, Nazi leaders operated in the same way as every other functionary in every other government. They followed orders. Once you agree to become a tool of The State, questions of right or wrong barely even register.

[@allewis4008]

Ask a Palestinian.

[@wyldebill4178]

My grandfather served in the 80th Infantry Division. I imagine him seeing all that beautiful scenery.

[@soldierprincess8422]

Thank you Professor Felton, learning history from you is always a pleasure :)

[@Embarking-on-a-new-adventure]

Fun fact: the oldest son, Hansjörg (president of the local chess club) was a friend of Bobby Fisher. Bobby Fisher visited him in 1999.

[@thegadphly3275]

Mentioning My father's Div, 80th, and regiment in the hunt was surprising. What little we know of their adventure . Thanks

[@tpl608]

I am not sure they should call it an adventure and am not sure they would call a war they were in an adventure either.

[@sailordude2094]

Kaltenbrunner worked on the flying bell project too. Operation Paperclip probably scooped him up. (oh, I guess not, lol) Thanks for the video Mark!

[@patavinity1262]

No such thing.

[@olavl8827]

You mentioned most of the facts about him but I feel like it still doesn't accurately explain what a monstrous criminal this man was. He was responsible for so much suffering and death.

[@Cherb123456]

I live in Bad Ischl, interesting & enlightening to hear such stories! Thank you!

[@roseanne74]

Thank you, once again, Dr Felton. Your casts are an excellent way for high school modern history students to learn WWII history!

[@GriefTourist]

Someone found his SS seal in a lake a few years ago, wonder what condition it was in and what happened to it.

[@mikesmith-po8nd]

Maybe he threw it away when he went into hiding? That's pretty common.

[@openphoto]

I'd check that lake for gold

[@milehighclassics]

Sold for houses to be built on

[@geemeff]

This is another awesome video from MF. Thank you. Definitely the best ww2 documentaries on KZbin.

[@marvwatkins7029]

I was just listening to the text of his interrogation. What a coincidence!

[@GriefTourist]

Got a link ?

[@Adiscretefirm]

I really need to get off yt and make a call...oooohhhh new Dr Felton, it'll wait

[@pierremainstone-mitchell8290]

As usual Mark, well done indeed!

[@salvadorromero9712]

The Central European tradition of fencing with sharp swords in university might be an interesting topic for a video of its own!

[@RB-qq1ky]

@salvadorromero9712 There is at least one video on here already which explains the practice and how it was done. Search for the term ‘Academic Fencing’ or ‘Mensur’

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Another great lesson. Thank you Dr Felton.

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Dr Mark Felton i love your videos and how you narrate the history of the WWII. Fascinating, keep offering such amazing documentary thank you very much.

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Thank you, sir, for all your hard work. History always intrigued me and was always my favorite subject in school, however, I learned little in comparison to what I learn from your comprehensive and entertaining videos. Absolutely the best source of real history anywhere. Again, many thanks.

[@garyw8481]

Another enlightening story from the great Dr Felton! Thank you Sir!

[@LowescC]

well, Kaltenbrunner apprehended....( and one hell of a unique guide to the best, ( and most beautiful ), hideouts in Austria... )

[@AgentSmith-w8s]

Thank you mark,incredible research as usual.

[@TWayneD1020]

Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it, so Thank You so much Dr. Felton !!

[@markmuldoon805]

It's these fascinating snippets of history that make watching your videos such a pleasure. Well done. You do have a knack of building the suspense of the hunt, no matter that the monster was hanged in the end.

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Thank you Professor Felton

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[@ivan.jeremic]

Never expected that you will mention my town Gmunden lol.

[@sam28600]

Very interesting videos. A lot of work done on this. Thank you from a norwegian who lost his grandfather in the war.

[@KellyOGrady-jm9hr]

Another great bio. TY, Dr. F.

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Great doccie! Thanks Mark.

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Sir, each of your presentations surpasses the last. Thank you.

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Vary well narrated Dr. Mark Felton! Another vary interesting part of history.

[@paulmurphy42]

An intergalactically high level of quality - well done and KEEP 'EM COMING MARK! By the way, please answer me this question: What is the piece of equipment over Heydrich's shoulder at 1:51? It has a sort of board with lights that light up? What is it?

[@Raven6794]

I have always found it interesting that so many of Hitlers worst acolytes were Austrian by birth. I know people of Austrian ancestry who are always quick to claim that the whole thing was forced upon them and they really wanted nothing to do with it. The evidence seems to suggest that a great many Austrians were very enthusiastic when the going was good. I wonder if any studies have been done looking at just how wide spread Austrians support for the Nazis really was.

[@jeffkeith637]

have you heard of how scenes for "The Sound of Music" movie came to be filmed on location in Salzburg?

[@lunsmann]

The Governator - Arnold has been quite vocal in regard to his nazi father and his fathers nazi friends. Suggesting it was quite prevalent until the poo hit the fan.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

I guess that's what happens when a large percentage of a country's population perceive themselves to be doing it tough (as they were post-Depression) and get suckered into voting in a professional con-artist who is promising all and sundry that he has the cure for it all. In fact, for those lucky enough to survive the war, their lives did go from starvation to riding in Mercedes in a very short time. No thanks to the con-artist though.

[@susannjarvis5587]

Fascinating video as always. Thank you for your continued investigation and reporting of history.

[@stephengoodwin6403]

Wonderful video,Dr. Felton.Yes,some of those Austrian boys get pretty tall.Most histories don;t mention Kaltenbrunner much,even though he must have overseen Operation Reinhard.great research,as always

[@Darbocepus907]

Keep uploading,your history is very precise and down to every detail,you talk about stuff no one else does,have a goodnight .

[@brianivey73]

Thank you Dr Felton for another outstanding video

[@sv5813]

Forced union of Austria? Pictures I’ve seen with Hitler’s triumphant entrance in Austria had throngs of people throwing roses in front of his Mercedes!

[@Raven6794]

Many Austrians were enthusiastic. Whether that was the majority or not is hard to say but it can be considered forced simply on the grounds that it was don’t without any democratic vote.

[@perspectivedetective2703]

The Blumenkrieg.

[@perspectivedetective2703]

@@Raven6794 im pretty sure they had a referendum voting to rejoin

[@perspectivedetective2703]

@@Raven6794 1938 Austrian Anschluss referendum

[@tomhenry897]

Would you throw bottles

[@vinccentjames7539]

Great work on this video...exciting to watch

[@J0einOK]

Very good segment, Doc. Really enjoyed the photos, too.

[@faithlesshound5621]

Kaltenbrunner went to school with Adolf Eichmann. The same Gymnasium in Linz had hosted both Adolf Hitler and Ludwig Wittgenstein a couple of decades earlier: Wittgenstein was moved up a year ahead of his age-group, while Hitler had to repeat a year, so they may not have met.

[@stephenmoerlein8470]

Interesting that Heydrich and Kaltenbrunner were presidents of Interpol. Thanks for the interesting content!

[@loiclaronche5675]

Again, another excellent video by Dr Felton. Thank you.

[@CatnamedMittens]

How about a video on Klaus Barbie?

[@Icarianbrother]

Great video! Hopefully, the monsters responsible for the current genocide will one day be brought to justice.

[@xaviergarcia165]

Thank you Mark for this one.

[@F_Bardamu]

Videos on the SS are Felton's equivalent to cat videos on Tiktok. Never fails. lol

[@theculturedthug6609]

Even the Thugs had PhDs back in those days.

[@wr1120]

Back then it was easier to get a PhD, especially in law. But I read somewhere that quite a lot of Germans pursued an academic career because it was one of the few ways to get into the establishment if you weren't born into it already.

[@GriefTourist]

High achievers have always had lots of thugs extremists and psychopaths among them. They don't even have to use violence to get their way like the lower orders do, that's what makes them even scarier and omnipotent.

[@theculturedthug6609]

​@@wr1120 Did you know Katlebrunner basically groomed Adolf Eichmann from a young adult to do his dirty work then basically told him to pee off when he was on the run and needed somewhere to stay. Katlebrunner allegedly said "I don't associate with mass murderers it's not good for my image" 😂

[@Demy1970]

I still wonder why these guys didn’t have planes for Spain

[@tomhenry897]

No it wasn’t Had no dei

[@paulpowell4871]

imagine having these kind of trials and information at all wars? Amazing details

[@suepalin9202]

The higher ranks of the SS appeared to have a number of lawyers...Thanks, Mark, for another excellent video!

[@TankerBricks]

Mark. Thanks for providing my Wednesday night entertainment!

[@MagnusOrkzyd]

I remember watching the Nuremberg movie with Alec Baldwin. Goring, Kaltenbrunner, Speer, and some of the others all stuck out to me. Such a good movie.

[@BruceWayne-mk9km]

They were evil but no one who has some intelligence can overlook the charisma around them.

[@shannonsullivan1968]

Another excellent video Dr. Felton.

[@jackkintsel7605]

Brilliant, as always!

[@ericdanielski4802]

Nice video.

[@fisterklister]

After the war Austria was treated as a victim of the nazis which is grotesque, but the cold war had already begun.

[@Teddy-mj9wd]

Another Felton masterpiece..

[@n.v.1258]

Wow, Mark keeps producing excitement 😀

[@walterbillings7575]

Masterful investigation and following story.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video. Appreciated.

[@jimboslicereal]

It is always odd to note the overlap of duty bettween OSS X-2 and the amry CIC. The latter did counter-intel... the other, psyops. Great work as always, Dr. Felton.

[@thebig12conference73]

Although I do not have a degree in world history I was a colonel in the United States Marine Corps ground intelligence officer MLS 0203 I could speak German Russian in Italian fluently my Specialty is the European theater on the Eastern front. I like and subscribe and I was binge watching your excellent documentaries. I love how you present the facts without bias and you just present the fact and let us decide for ourselves. Keep up the excellent work I look forward to more exciting! Have you thought about the Pacific theater because there’s somuch to discuss there there?

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

Always informative, thank you

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Thank you Mark.

[@glenngosline1710]

Another great video by Dr. Felton.

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Fantastic video! Greetings from East Tennessee 🤠

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And from Washington state!

[@fordfairlane662dr]

Late watching this..but here now.. awesome video

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Thank you, always great! ❤❤❤

[@tombarnes1871]

Well done Dr. Mark!!

[@paulbrasile8654]

Great upload Mark one of the best👍

[@dammad8584]

Great history stories of ww2..as always you are the Best of the best....ty Mark Felton

[@wernervanderwalt8541]

A video on Dr Hans Kammler maybe?

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Already have

[@wernervanderwalt8541]

@@MarkFeltonProductions Ah! Cool!😁

[@fyremanjef]

Nicely done. Thanks

[@leonmeekel5486]

This would honestly make a great movie