Killing Hitler. The story of Georg Elser

1938. World War II looms on horizon. In this time an unlikely hero emerges. He tries to save Europe by killing Hitler.

[@aniseedus]

Wow unbelievable. Just how close one man came to changing the path of known recent history

[@El_Presidente_5337]

One guy archived it in 1914

[@gamerzpro091]

If only there was a repeat...

[@jangregsfamacion9823]

who? was it the guy who killed a king in austria and started ww1?

[@raiderfox7229]

+Dick Fageroni The guy who offered the Soviets a Join Mission to the Moon was going to start WW3? Yeah, right.

[@user-iq8xl8rk8q]

Dick Fageroni if there is an alternate universe anything could happen

[@kbfresh1]

Thank you for this video. Georg Elser is my great uncle and my grandmother used to tell us this story when we were kids.

[@houstonwehaveaproblem4187]

Kenneth Elser did you watch 13 minutes?

[@Tank175]

Das ist unglaublich ! Eine Schande was mit ihm passiert ist ... Es gibt auch einen sehr neuen Film über ihn, den solltest du dir ansehen !

[@stairwaytokevin]

Any proof?

[@kbfresh1]

aside from my family tree?

[@kbfresh1]

my grandparents are Marion elser from Scotland and Harold Elser from Germany

[@roseinabottle]

“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”

[@tinycockjock1967]

Communist Banana Amen

[@roseinabottle]

venelin 63 Do you really think I’m a real life Communist?

[@AFGuidesHD]

[insert quote that literally everyone agrees with]

[@RedDevilJohnson]

Didn't realise that a thought provoking quote had to be controversial.

[@AdrianDeer]

Well then go and get to work Albert Brecht Fan.

[@FoxBoi69]

"was are you doing hier?" "ich bin unemployed" haha. denglisch ist eine funny language

[@Cjnw]

Kann you dies read ?

[@epicestpoopmunchergangepm7962]

ich habe eine flugzeug

[@mirsadajdari]

@@epicestpoopmunchergangepm7962 XD

[@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118]

@@epicestpoopmunchergangepm7962 really? Konnen sie ihre flugzeug geben?

[@zaikolebolsh5724]

Que te pasa, salame?

[@xornxenophon3652]

Fun fact: If Elser had succeeded in killing Hitler in 1938, it is quite likely that everybody would think of him as a villain and Hitler would be considered a great statesman, killed before he could fulfill his destiny. Maybe everybody would say: If just that evil man had not killed Hitler in 1938, thereby making room for Goebels, WWII could have been avoided...

[@maxstirnersego]

diamond_man1000 Goebels was Hitler’s propaganda minister, and the next Führer when Hitler commit suicide (only for roughly 6 hours before he killed him self). So likely he’d be next in line.

[@leonardlangner9949]

It was 1939 not 1938 ww2 had already started.

[@comradeconnolly4538]

Nah, that's implying that all the objectively evil shit that the nazis did happened after the start of WWII, which is not true. Fascists would've seen Hitler as a hero, just as fascists still see Hitler as a hero, but this time they would've been snuffed out before they could cause severe damage.

[@Apodeipnon]

What? It was mentioned in the video that Germany had already invaded Poland.

[@Jnbsksbsgcvn]

it probably would. Most of the Germans never questioned Hitler until the suffering of war took a toll on them. People believed that he was "a stable genius "and was "always right". Its all other people's fault and their, along with they leader, was misunderstood and mistreated by the "enemy of the people" and "swamp of elites." Oh dear, we are in trouble, aren't we...

[@speaklikeanative]

3:16 precedented scale joke is priceless LOL

[@Cjnw]

Lame though

[@MankMuffinMemes]

Angela Kindness o

[@camp938]

A visual pun?

[@polandballhistorian8537]

Here in Germany, he’s actually celebrated, to a certain extent. So that’s nice, I guess...

[@conveyor2]

Yes and you despise yourselves by equal measure....

[@polandballhistorian8537]

true

[@abbyvonzorro2782]

Polandball Historian isn’t he sorta celebrated for the better economy??

[@ReddoFreddo]

@@abbyvonzorro2782 No dummy, Elser is celebrated.

[@JD-jl4yy]

@@conveyor2 found the nazi.

[@ShadowAkatora]

Damn that took some real dedication. Had his plan succeeded he would have been celebrated as a genius.

[@conorlooney3295]

ShadowAkatora maybe not. WW2 would never had advanced after the invasion of Poland, which meant several countries would never have been involved. The irony is that if he had succeeded, few people would have known the true extent of what he did.

[@nikolavideomaker]

If he did hitler would never be blamed as an evil man he would be considered a mussolini. A dictator but one of many. And maybe the course of the war would change but the nazi party would still continue ww2.

[@conorlooney3295]

modisp faith in humanity update: decrease in seventy percent

[@wanderer5058]

macine 123 (warning, I’m not defending Hitler I’m making a historical correction, he was a piece of shit) Actually, a lot of the time Hitler either went with his generals or override them with better decisions, later on in the war he was making bad decisions, sure, but early on, when it really mattered, he was making good choices, it was after the war that the generals started blaming hitler’s bad strategic decisions for the loss of the war

[@conorlooney3295]

Wanderer 505 agreed. One example of this is during Operation Barbarossa (invasion of the Soviet Union) Hitler wanted to take the rich oil fields in the south near Stalingrad, knowing this would cripple their army due to lack of oil. However, his generals wanted to keep pushing towards Moscow, hoping a surrender would come after they took the city. Hitler ignored them and tried to take the oil, but to be fair he did make an idiotic decision while trying to take the oil fields that didn't quite lose him the war but defintely helped the allies.

[@blub2121]

Elser deserves his own movie and reverence way much more than Stauffenberg. Stauffenberg and his fellows were military officers and they only tried the coup in 1944, when it was all very late anyway and millions already had died. They were opportunists, if the Wehrmacht had won the Russian campaign, they would have sided with Hitler. But Elser was serious about stopping Hitler from the getgo.

[@essexclass8168]

if Elser succeeded Hitler would be more powerful than he ever was alive, he would be martyred after claiming a victory for Germany and vindication for their humiliation after the first world war, he would've turned the dictator into an Icon... not to mention Hitler wouldn't be around to mess with the War plans.... If Elser attempted the assassination before Poland then maybe it would've worked

[@someboi4903]

There's a movie about him called 13 minutes.

[@tjeerddelimburger5221]

blub2121 Elser has his own film, dumbass. It's literally called "Elser", AND it's better than Valkyrie because it's a German production.

[@blub2121]

Ok mate but I've never heard about the movie until you mentioned it, which speaks a lot for itself... nearly every German student or people from other countries know about Stauffenberg but none about Elser. We have a road called Stauffenberg-Straße in my city, but Elserstraße? Nope. That was my point...

[@caitlinelser8426]

There is a movie “13 minutes”, I recommend. My whole family watched it, to learn more about our relative

[@4realGTFOH]

Brave man Elser...

[@syedsnake9801]

lol

[@MrVibriocholerae]

brave? more like a psychotic communist

[@endloesung_der_braunen_frage]

@Chef he was a jew?

[@hydrargyruschaldaecus2572]

@@endloesung_der_braunen_frage It's a joke

[@endloesung_der_braunen_frage]

@@hydrargyruschaldaecus2572 didn't hear like one?

[@sangay9361]

You are a good story teller. Even though this is history the way you presented the countdown to the explosion really got me nervous and I could feel the pressure. Keep up the great work

[@ssach7]

Ikr! I already knew that Hitler lived after 1939 but I still was hoping the ending changed somehow lmao

[@demox4435]

Wow thank you for this. Everyday on my way to work, I pass the statue of Georg Elser at the train station of Königsbronn. Its a life sized figure made from rusted metal, waiting at the Plattform for his train to Munich. He is holding a briefcase with sticks of dynamite sticking out. The memorial has only been put up a few years ago as people arround here are still kind of split in wether to regard him as a hero or a terrorist that needlessly killed people. For me, he's a hero. He came closer then anyone else to killing hilter and changing the course of history, and he wasn't a nazi like many of the more well known conspirators. I think what he did took a lot of bravery, and he had more foresight then most other people in our small community. I think it's important to stand up to tyranny and fascism, and I'm glad I'm reminded of this spirit on my commute. There's also a small museum, if anyone is every in the south of Germany and wants to know more.

[@rifathossain6140]

are we just gonna ignore how hilarious this guy is

[@davidgrillo9928]

Al Rifat Hossain yes

[@funkiekeda]

The guy is so hilarious that it transcends into a cuteness. Rare case.

[@porter5224]

I know who I'm helping when my time machine's done.

[@dreamcore]

you won't need to after I crush baby Woodrow Wilson's self-esteem

[@dreamcore]

@johnmburt1960 Ah, shit.

[@JimmyDean59]

What if you just signed up for SS and killed Hitler with your sidearm and ran back to your time machine.

[@dreamcore]

@@JimmyDean59 Hitler wasn't some lone madman, though. Depending on when you did your thing, his replacement could have been more/less effective. But I stand by America (and Britain) staying out of World War I, and therefore II, for free. It'd be very hard to do much worse than 100 million dead from international communism in 20th century. All the better if the Federal Reserve could have been prevented, though that's the sort of thing that a segment of society would have tried to put over sooner or later.

[@JimmyDean59]

Robert Johnson Oh I know, that’s why you kill his guards and replace them with rebels.

[@George-real]

I feel bad for the guy at the mine the poor guy thought he was just getting extra help but in the end he wound up in a camp

[@BlitzOfTheReich]

you really deserve more views.

[@Eastory]

Thanks, glad you liked it! I hope the views come, as the knowledge about the existence of my channel spreads more.

[@BlitzOfTheReich]

For sure. I think I found you on the military history subreddit. I've been trying to find people to collab with. Do you have skype? If so message me.

[@meatusbeatus5548]

Times change so fast.

[@spynix0718]

And here we are.

[@mas532]

I praise the guy who killed hitler Edit: wait a minute

[@newpaperyes]

He had a very big impact on world history.

[@vichkar3680]

We should build a statue of him

[@prometheus7285]

What a hero he was

[@alaksandutheexorkizein7634]

Hehehe good one ^_^

[@SGT676]

Hol up

[@mrunseen3797]

Georg Elser was a hero.

[@CovfefeDotard]

venelin 63 better than a nazi fascist nationalist right wing loon

[@essexclass8168]

+Covfefe Dotard They're both terrible ideologies and came from a disillusioned German that caused (at least a quarter of) the world to burn

[@A_annoying_rodent]

a latvian National Socialist that moron led so many young man into death! he is the reason prussia is lost!

[@xxfrosty609xx3]

MrUnseen You are not a hero if you fail in your goal

[@dearleader6789]

MrUnseen not all heroes wear capes

[@The_Grenadier02]

That is an amazing story. There are so many great stories like this that are some times unfortunately lost to history. Thanks for keeping this one alive!

[@swirekster]

Upgrading you with mg 42 for 60 ammo.

[@The_Grenadier02]

swirekster "we have new wepons!"

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

He took 8 active Nazis with him. Still a hero in my book

[@teefleck3774]

Actually seven. One was a normal innocent waitress who left behind a husband and two children.

[@lamolambda8349]

@@teefleck3774 If you wanna make an omlette...

[@JD-jl4yy]

@Itzlen cs go *murder of mass murderers.

[@JD-jl4yy]

@Itzlen cs go No. Murder of mass murderers is VERY different from murdering innocent people.

[@JD-jl4yy]

@Itzlen cs go No. If you buy into an ideology that calls for war and genocide you are not innocent. No Nazi was innocent, but some GERMANS were, since not all Germans were Nazi's.

[@mafiousbj]

I wish people like him were more well known and talked about. Not everyone blindly followed Hitler as it's often portrayed, even before the war started. This man almost single handely achieved what hundreds of high ranking officers failed to do.

[@Cortesevasive]

Yeah because killing democratically elected leaders is so nice and progressive. He is literally German Breivik

[@mafiousbj]

@@Cortesevasive well yeah, but that democratically elected officer turned out to be one of the biggest a-holes in history, murdered millions with his orders and destroyed the fledging German republican state on his way to the top....hardly someone who should be left free to do as he wishes mate

[@Cortesevasive]

@@mafiousbj And nowadays we are fed BLM and LGBTQ propoganda, what do you propose ?

[@mafiousbj]

@@Cortesevasive middle ground maybe? Like don't be a narcisits xenofhobic maniac who will murder millions, but also let people hate or fear what is different, which is a natural response, without force feeding them the latest ideology or assume everyone is or should behave the same. Gradualism is key. If people actually respected or understood our differences rather than completely trying to erase them or tear us apart because of them the world would be richer.

[@stilickoh]

mission failed, we’ll get em next time.

[@therwfer]

Damn you told this in a great way! I know the story, but was still on the edge of my seat!

[@Soundmane]

Great Video man!

[@TheShowCrafters]

Salute this hero.

[@pladimir_vutin]

It's very amazing how much he's done to make sure that his nation won't suffer under hitler.

[@linkplays95]

I mean compared to stalin, hitler was minor.

[@linkplays95]

@SlimyKlerburt Well, should I say just as bad.

[@Bella_Rei]

normal person in modern america: *Cant find job for 6 months* Assassin in nazi germany: "Im unemployed and bored" "YOURE HIRED!"

[@andresgarza6565]

3:42 Chuck Norris Punch!

[@christophersilverberg3641]

Thank you for this story!

[@speaklikeanative]

0:50 you even spelled czechoslovakia right, well done!

[@kylejackson3742]

Rocco Siffredi I don’t know if you were sarcastic or not...

[@jerrell1169]

Sudipan Sarker` Not the English name Czechoslovakia the Czech/Slovak name for it (I don’t remember which but I’m pretty sure it’s the Czech name for Czechoslovakia)

[@newpaperyes]

@@jerrell1169 It's in both languages.

[@mz20111122]

Thank you...words are not enough to describe these story...may god keep you safe.

[@rembo96]

A true hero. Rest in peace, we won't forget your feat.

[@HelloWorld-xf2ks]

1:16 *_sudden audio quality change_* 1:26 *_well never mind then_* 2:19 *_Here we go again_*

[@shieldwolfminiatures8645]

I take it you have never put together a video. It's very hard work and I think he's done a great job.

[@CptEggman]

Those graphics, absolutely awesome!!!! Great vid!

[@ethantemple506]

0:53 I see what u did there...

[@jokuvaan5175]

@@pupudski8066 Also: Both appeale to nationalists and promote patriotism. Both told how other countries are unfairly treating their country. Hitler blamed western powers. Trump Canada, China, EU.... Both undermine the credibility of the press and say how they are being portrayed unfairly. Both fear monger of the opposing political party/parties and candidates. Both like to befriend with other nation's dictators. Hitler Mussolini. Trump Kim Jong Un and Duterte.

[@whatamidoingwithmylife4108]

@@pupudski8066 you do realize that all of what you wrote down is entirely pointless right? Like you're not gonna change his point of view and even if you do this is just the internet where you waste your time saying to people to change their opinon and trying to convince them when even if they're wrong it doesn't matter

[@greeceuranusputin]

It's public knowledge that donald dump had a book of Hitler's speeches and no surprise that he's channeling Hitler.

[@newpaperyes]

Luckily Eastory is Estonian, so it is not neccesary to boycatt him for jokes about American politics. right?

[@newpaperyes]

How are people on the internet getting triggered by one political joke from a person who is probably not even particularly interested in their politics and is just making a joke? And how are others "agreeing" with the joke? Eastory has not made his opinion about American politics known, so the joke can be either a comparison of Trump to Hitler or a pointing-out of the presumed idiocy of the claims, making it funny to both sides of the political spectrum {so it's a good joke.} That is my explanation, now please stop arguing about American politics.

[@caitlinelser8426]

Thanks for this video. This is easier to explain to my friends now, about my relative.

[@marcelbachmann1383]

That is exactly my definition of a hero. Rest in peace Georg Elser.

[@ganoyorganoyor]

he made his boss go in a concentration camp

[@Gramscifreedom]

@@ganoyorganoyor I think you’ll find the Nazis were at fault for that…

[@RandyWyvern]

If only he succeeded he could have prevented the most darkest time in human history...

[@jeffmoore9487]

People should read the Wiki on Georg Elser. Despite his modest and difficult upbringing he was skilled in music, carpentry, and invention. His faith was in the common person. The mechanism for his bomb so evolved that it was turned into a manual by the gestapo due to its capabilities. His story also outlines the intense desire of the Nazi's to ignore the simple truth Elser told them, despite constant torture, to get him to "confess" to a story Hitler had invented. It's a study in contrasting psychologies. One Nazi who had interrogated Elser wrote: "You know what Elser's problem was? This man of the people loved ordinary people; he laid out for me passionately and in simple sentences how, for the masses in all countries, war means hunger, misery, and the death of millions. Not a pacifist in the usual sense, his reasoning was quite simplistic: Hitler is war-and if he goes, there will be peace..."

[@nesa1126]

What a hero.

[@HCGxreaver]

I love your videos. I hope to see you make more :D

[@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK]

I love your art style and humour!

[@gonachietomo2839]

Good shit man Keep up the good work

[@ScoutTrooperProdctns]

What a brave hero, Damn shame... Thanks for sharing this amazing story

[@Pandacous]

Wow he was incredibly well researched on a trade he had no experience in.

[@AUFalcon64]

amazing how much innovation and hard work went into it, oceans 11 level planning

[@yourmavirgin7492]

I clicked on this video because the animation Lmfao it gives me life

[@yorktown99]

The story I heard was that heavy fog on the night of the speech prevented Hitler from travelling by airplane as originally planned, so he took a train. Because of the longer travel time back to Berlin, he left Munich a bit earlier than expected.

[@nevertheless3988]

You deserve more subsciber man!!!!

[@pv8685]

your graphics are awesome!

[@peacefrog5193]

great video!

[@HVLLOWS1999]

These drawings are... *BEAUTIFUL*

[@robertomessa9126]

great clip! congrats :D

[@rin99o]

Thank you for this!! simple art but i enjoyed it!! 👏

[@mixits7118]

I just found this channel out of nowhere, and I think you deserved more subs!!! Although I think the narration voice needs to be upgraded somehow, still I love the contents. Keep it up😘

[@shorelockhomes943]

Denny Fauzul same here.

[@DCDi34]

I believe the invisible lamp monument in east Berlin is dedicated to this man. It is ironically located close to the former fuhrer bunker.

[@sinekonata]

Brilliant story, brilliant story-telling.

[@Melneepies]

I'd heard of this story before but not in such detail, it's strange & unjust that Elser isn't more celebrated, he acted alone with with a determination & ability to overcome all the difficulties he faced & unlike the 1944 conspirators whom waited until the Reich was facing collapse, Elser attempted to prevent conflict.

[@pegefounder]

What a hero, to work so many nights in such a danger.

[@billgreen576]

I only recently discovered Georg Elser when I happened to catch a late night broadcast (when else) of the English subtitled German film 13 minutes. When you consider what this one man managed to achieve without any outside help at all, whilst living in a totalitarian police state, is both extraordinary and also alarming. His name and what he attempted and his reasons for doing it should be common knowledge but unfortunately aren’t. Thank you for making this video. This is another version worth a look too kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJnUoHV7jpyenac

[@alex180111]

20min earlier, and it becomes so difficult to imagine how the world would be today!

[@Kriegter]

How could this have only got him 2 subs

[@Kriegter]

@gary kitson rly?

[@drcvagos-iu]

you made a very interesting video and very educational youtube channel,

[@deadleast8977]

So much of patience,learning and in THIS day he just left early....Hard work is not always pays off...

[@robertlombardo8437]

I laughed my ass off in the middle of a Red Robin at the list of Georg's skills. Dead serious? *check* OH YES!

[@Paladin1873]

Amazing story. I've never read about it before.

[@Tomartyr]

3:39 I've noticed a small error in your graph. Hitler-killing blast and Chuck Norris punch are in each others places.

[@avacyn2000]

The animations are very sweet

[@RobinOnYew]

"the shadow a human cast is at most large when the sun sets" sadly this fella didnt make the cut

[@DressedForDrowning]

1:06 - great picture!! :-) 4:33 - funny :-D

[@jackmcelligott5267]

Subscribed.

[@15098D]

13 Minutes away from no WW2

[@dr.wilfriedhitzler1885]

The war had started

[@julez2106]

What an heroic and inspiring men, hopefully he rests in peace.

[@tartzmir7934]

That requires some big balls to pull that off

[@justsometimber1nthelake873]

Why u dont make more videos

[@xanthosparashis8819]

Someone should make a movie about this brave man

[@rupertsmith5815]

They did it is called 13 minutes

[@camacaron06]

If the Assassination plan was successful all the lives lost in the war wouldn’t have occurred. My Grandfather wouldn’t have to had fought in World War 2 either. He survived the war though, but sadly he died in 2004. He was a Canadian Soldier.

[@tontitajugadoradevalorant1631]

haha your first video continues to do with other wars such as WWI or the Pacific campaign of Americans vs Japanese type the Pacific Front, you reached your goal of more than 100,000 subscribers ps: I am Spanish speaking

[@xornxenophon3652]

The irony: If Elser had succeeded, it is quite likely that Hitler would be seen today as a martyr for the noble cause of Germany restored to its former glory! If everybody had make peace in 1939, after Hitler was killed by Elser´s bomb, Hitler would have become a historical figure similar to Bismarck!

[@fadhilmauladhani8155]

8:01 I play this video in full volume and I'm jumped out

[@economicapple2609]

I JUST CAME TO THAT PART

[@maddogmcfly5504]

sometimes, the comments are as interesting as the videos.... i wasnt aware of this story so thanks for posting it. i think whats interesting is that we are all looking at this with the benefit of hindsight and knowing what happened in ww2. had it not happened, this man might be judged differently. i believe there is some research going on in to predicting pre-crime, a-la the film the minority report, but using Artificial intelligence, rather than 3 mystics. i am not sure of the ethics of convicting people of stuff they havent yet done. i mean who hasnt had a bad thought ever, but it doesnt mean you act it out.... you can argue that you might save millions of lives, but you might equally be introducing a system to condemn innocent people ( which ironically is the thing you are trying to stop).

[@deathbyfireholocuast]

So If you have a time machine just put the clock forward one hour

[@azaryhaaurilen181]

I didnt know.. .now i do... thank you

[@4realGTFOH]

Watched the movie 13 minutes... im intrigued

[@gwho]

9:00 uhhh why would you carry parts let alone a postcard of the location???? postcard of all things?? why???

[@rebeckahadvig437]

This guy must've maxed his stealth tree out....

[@deadleg7864]

One of historys "I made a BIG oopsie"

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

He lacked an escape plan...tragic!

[@LoydAvenheart]

He got so close, that's painful.

[@notbryan255]

only if he timed the bomb for the beginning of the speech, or a little bit after the start

[@Gloriath1]

Elser was a goddamn hero. As are you. :-)

[@dearleader6789]

Gloriath1 not all heroes wear capes, some wear lederhosen

[@kimxx864]

Haha! I am a huge fan of your human drawings 😅

[@dearleader6789]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@lucubrator4283]

Actually Hitler ended his speech and left earlier because he couldn't take a plane to get back to Berlin due to bad weather conditions and instead took the train. He survived/avoided the assault because of bad weather.

[@richardroberson2564]

This is so frustrating to watch, knowing it would fail. If only....

[@_sky_3123]

Hell,, he was as dedicated to Killing him as if he knew exactly what would happen. (Was he a Time Traveler)

[@ewanhassall7350]

If he was a time traveler he would have brought a remote control bomb instead of a timed one.

[@joeschlitz5333]

“He had received clock parts instead of his salary in an old job” ????????? Aha why would anyone agree to that????

[@user-up9du8yt3q]

Epic.

[@t_dix3029]

What an absolute warrior

[@mohamadir5659]

Then u can imagine how much similar operations succeeded and how much history changed because of them without our recognition