Germany's Secret Interwar Air Force

After WW1, Germany was not allowed military aircraft. Well, that's the official story. Here is the truth - the secret German Air Force that went to war...in 1919!
Special thanks to Frederick at www.filmhauer.net for access to footage. Also visit / @m1945
Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. He has written extensively on Japanese war crimes, POW camps, Nazi war criminals, the Holocaust, famous escapes, Hitler and other Nazi leaders. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.o...
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[@neinnein9306]

...and they start building one-winged bomber models while imaging having jet engines. "Reimar and Walter Horten, come back and sit down to do your maths homework!"

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They had Death's Heads on their kites, not a good sign.

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[@maidstone1982]

that intro music makes me want to start a war with my refrigerator.

[@MFC343]

that's cold man, that's cold!

[@roamereasy9737]

Be cool! Be cold! At first have an icy cold beer then form fighting strategy against your refrigerator.

[@bumblebeebob]

Being l have a strong German heritage the music makes me want to raid the 'fridge, knock back a few cold ones, and then go on a road march.... er.. trip.

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By german standards this joke got someone killed and alot of laughs.

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Its about time we had some fluent German on this post.

[@grontelp77]

That Prueßens Gloria montage of planes lining up for taking off was epic

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DAMN YOU FELTON ! Playing Prubens Gloria this late at night.. makes a man want to go invade Belgium .. this is totally irresponsible of you man ..

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"Hmm, those are some unusually fast and capable civilian airliners they've been cooking up. Should we be worried?" "Steve, you're fired"

[@davestevens6283]

" After all, they've learned their lesson"

[@Bonanzaking]

Don’t you mean shut up Carl?

[@meijiturtle3814]

They were initially described as fast mail planes.

[@noecarrier5035]

@@meijiturtle3814 Ah, yes. Fast mail service. "To whom it may concern"

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@@davestevens6283 You're so right! Both of them, the Brits and the Frenchies checked, that they can't aford it, to fight with the Germans. The price was their empires...

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[@something7239]

2:00 when enemy soldiers are not killing each other, their favorite activity is swapping hats.

[@paulwoodman5131]

An ancient tradition.

[@mistermunga5861]

In some way footballers do the same by swapping shirts after they kicked the hell out of eachother

[@whysosyria1]

and just like that, they gave each other lice

[@ccbwook]

My maternal third cousin Adolf Jacobson, of Bertram, MN, was in the firing line when the armistice was signed; he said to me in 1965 that in fifteen minutes the American & German soldiers were all talking & exchanging names & addresses. He also said about the incoming artillery that it was bad -- but, that the first explosions after a lull were the worst.

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Team fortress

[@soothestation6664]

Before discovering Mark Felton: "I know so much about WWII." After discovering Mark Felton: "I know nothing about WWII." Thanks for sharing all these interesting videos on WWII. Keep up the good work!

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

I'm German and have a French cousin. I usually play "Preußens Gloria" when I arrive at his house in France. I think this is appropriate, since our common grandfather was a Prussian (from Königsberg). Last time, my cousin came out with his hunting rifle ... hilarious ! :-)

[@martienvanderplas5369]

There was also another secret German Air Force called the "Schwarze Reichswehr", there airfield was located in Lipetsk, Soviet Union (Russia). They had several Fokker D.XIII aircraft this all was against the treaty of Versailles. Nowadays the airfield is used by the Russian Air Force

[@davidkatacic7358]

My history teacher : all of German airforce was immediately disbanded. Me:

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They aren't totally wrong...

[@siggisten278]

Intresting fact about some of the swedish soldiers fighting for estonia, some where swedish estonians that had lived on one of the estonian islands for many hundreds of years some even dating back to a crusade by a swedish king which was suppose to take more of estonian land but failed and some swedish soldiers stayed on the estonian island. Some the last swedish people either fleed the soviet union when they retook estonia or fought against or forced to fight with them. There is a story about the last swedish estonian who now lives alone on that island because his father and brother I think was forced to fight for the soviet union and he was going to wait for them but they never returned. My memory about the last swedish man in estonia may be a little bit wrong so take the last part with a grain of salt.

[@erikjohansson8769]

Very interesting, there must then also exist some estonians who are descendants from swedes.

[@alwayswonderingwhy4317]

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania were sold to Russian Peter the great for a good price. Same like Louisiana was sold by France to US. But they believe to this day Russia enslaved them.

[@achyuthansanal]

Michael Moretti Umm..so???

[@davidberriman5903]

@Michael Moretti Oops. The year was 1867. My guess is that was a typo.

[@ivorbiggun710]

@@alwayswonderingwhy4317 Sold by who though? Did the people of the Baltic states have any say in it?

[@christianm.9960]

Why did you used "Preußens Gloria"? WHY? Now i'm in war with my french neighbor... again...

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[@JohnMoses1897]

Become a peacemaker, play LA Marseillaise at full volume, at sun up and brighten his day

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Just play Ju 87 sirenes and there will come white flags out of his windows.

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How many minutes did it take to win?

[@stephenclaymcgehee2931]

My grandmother, born in Riga, Latvia in 1889, would tell us stories of that period of time. She said, more than once, that "the Nazis were angels compared to the soviets." (she meant the German troops - Nazis hadn't been "invented" yet). I have never known of anyone with a more intense hatred for communism than my grandmother who had first-hand experience with them. I'm proud to say that she passed that trait along to me.

[@lrakretor3426]

perhaps you are simply blinded by hatred.

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It's up to people like you and me to preach the gospel of conservatism and hatred of Communism. Prager University has an excellent video on "Why Communism Isn't Vilified Like Nazism" that EVERYBODY should watch.

[@jaikee9477]

I am German and there is tons of evidence for eastern Europeans welcoming our troops to their countries, seen as liberators from the communists. Hitler's major goal was the defeat of Soviet Russia before it would attack Europe. Then Britain declared war on us and we were forced to invade western Europe. The idea that Germany tried to conquer the world is nothing but stupid wartime propaganda.

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@@jaikee9477 Ukrainians loved the Nazis and with very good reason. None of this is revealed in conventional history.

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The music at the start is so satisfying

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cxllin21 the music at the end is much better

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I say the middle on this one.

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Mark always has the best audio.

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[@BlackStoneSlayer]

@Crank Yanker can u name the into music

[@jimmyyu2184]

There's something to be said of those 'old military marches', really gets a person going; regardless of country and composer and era. Excellently done video.

[@roscoewhite3793]

"really gets a person going" Composer: That's the idea! Mission accomplished!

[@hankb1604]

German martial music is fantastic. The only martial marches that out do the Germans were composed by John Philip Sousa in the US!

[@cormaryd]

@@hankb1604 Another one, also in the World at War is "Wenn die soldaten" you can find a version sang by the Bundeswher mit soldatenchor. quite nice.

[@JosePerez-vz1qq]

What is the title of the march played herein?

[@simonkevnorris]

I'm fascinated with the period between WW1 and WW2 as so much was going on in that period. Thanks for adding to my knowledge.

[@williestyle35]

Check out TimeGhost History. Their 'Between Two Wars' series is excellent. (:

[@guyfawkes5291]

As a ex Australian soldier, I love Military history, always have always will, thank you Mark Felton. You never fail at teaching new military history regardless of the country. More of this needs to be taught so we do not make the mistakes of the past and that the sacrifice of the those soldiers and civilians never forgotten.

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Nice profile pic!

[@whoareyou1034]

So one german airman became an Anti-Nazi. Another aviator did a 180 and decided to just do the hydrofoil. Madlads.

[@trauko1388]

Both were anti-nazi and refused to join the LW, Göring squad mates refused to invite him to veteran meetings in spite of him being the last Squadron commander... pilots seemed to mostly reject the nazis. Save for the scumbags of course...

[@Gallic_Gabagool]

@@trauko1388 Why is that? Is it because they tended to be upper class Prussian aristocrats?

[@khoi83]

@@Gallic_Gabagool officially the NSDAP was a workers' party.

[@scottleft3672]

@@trauko1388 The didn't invite him because they only saw him as a Jew, ironic as Richtofen would never have stood for it, they were friends.

[@ivorbiggun710]

@@Gallic_Gabagool Jacobs was a Rhinelander. After his involvement in the conflict against the Bolsheveiks he became an accomplished bob sleigher and speed boat racer and set up a small aviation manufacturing company. He did actually join the Luftwaffe reserve after Hitler came to power but refused to join the Nazi Party. He fell out with Goering when the latter tried to muscle in on his company and moved it to the Netherlands. When Germany invaded Holland he went in to hiding but survived WW2. After WW2 he moved to Bavaria and set up a construction crane company. He was a very enthusiastic source for WW1 aviation historians. He passed away in 1978, the last surviving holder of the Pour le Merite.

[@RJC10101]

Had no idea this ever happened! Mark Felton delivers again

[@sebastiangrob4813]

Like for Preussens Gloria, And of course the production quality

[@chomik86]

You mean prussian madness.

[@BlackStoneSlayer]

Can u name intro music

[@neinnein9306]

A patriotic Blue-Max-Holder and Anti-Nazi. Well, that's the Germany I love.

[@neinnein9306]

A man who already did his duty, torn between doing his duty again or stay true to his conviction. This man is worth more than being judged by an internet hero.

[@oldesertguy9616]

@@neinnein9306 Kind of ironic that the "internet hero" is the one hiding behind his keyboard, while criticizing a man who actually had principles. What "Waffen SS" fails to realize is it was the easy way out to just go along with the Nazis while they were on top. It had to have been very difficult for Sachsenburg to not go along with his countrymen. I applaud him staying true to himself.

[@PROWLER2103]

Prussian Glory is such a wonderful tune to hear

[@ExVeritateLibertas]

Well in today's Germany being patriotic automatically gets you a neo-Nazi charge.

[@jamesmetzler2031]

This was fascinating, Mark. I had no idea that a German airforce existed between WW1 and WW2, Let alone had superior aircraft and pilots, including aces who scored impressive kill counts! Thank you so much for posting!

[@scottmoldenhauer8908]

German pilots also trained preWW2 , in Russia. So twice there existed a German airforce between the wars.

[@trghostz5025]

Hell yeah, finally a video on this!

[@daichishimmura9886]

This is more fun way to learn rather than the boring teacher explaining without detail

[@koenigskiller02]

Yes thats true but our history teachers would never talk or even know about these topics

[@captainicarus9525]

It doesn't make sense to overload history lessons with tons of details for a mass of pupils. I really appreciate Marks work for sure! There are many topics to talk about in history and Mark can be a good role model in ways of research and presentation. Don't blame your teachers. Share Mr. Feltons content :)

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It the music there some thing to it

[@Ayeshteni]

Any history is taught better with the addition of Preussen Gloria!

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@@captainicarus9525 THIS

[@derin111]

What I enjoy about Mark’s videos is not just the unusual and oft little known subject matter but also the delivery of the content. It is clear and above all succinct. I have never heard an “um”or an “er” nor a wasted syllable. There is never the endless repetition that plagues some documentaries nor the tedious verbal rambling of certain KZbin historians, who seem to take upwards of 40 minutes to make two points whilst enjoying the sound of their own voices (We know who they are, don’t we?!). They would do well to note Mark’s example and realise that whilst often the subjects in the titles of their videos may be of interest to many, most people don’t have 40 minutes to waste listening to them wittering on ad nauseum. Thank you, Mark !

[@RaiderLeo69]

The German military music at 0621 makes me want to invade the nearest pub, cheers!

[@BC_26fhj]

What is it called?

[@OlOleander]

@@BC_26fhj seconded

[@tad27612]

Ironic, I guess, since the Weimar Republic would have a secret airforce developed in the Soviet Union later in the 1920s.

[@tng2057]

When I first read the title of this footage I was thinking about the German air corps in Soviet Russia in the 20s.

[@tad27612]

@@tng2057 I thought the same thing. If you've ever seen Babylon Berlin, when the character Stresemann is informed that the generals have set up a "secret' air force in the Soviet Union, it's funny since Stresemann is the one who negotiated it.

[@karstenburger9031]

@@mikeromadin8744 Hitler collaborated with Soviet Union, too. Had a good relationship with Stalin, until he decided to attack...

[@JoeMun]

Imagine having notifications turned on for this channel to come and dislike these videos... the audacity 😒

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Imagine caring about people disliking a video on youtube

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@@scum5 it effects the income and thus future output of a channel we like so don't be so obnoxious.

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@@scum5 You, Sir, are an Idiot. Please leave.

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@@stevenobrien557 I didn't know that about "thumbs down" votes. Where does one find out all of the mysterious rules of KZbin?

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I got my blood pumping when Prussian Glory startes to play!! Loved the video Mark! 😄😄

[@jesusfreak1700]

Love it, cheers Dr. Felton!

[@lawrencelewis2592]

I once saw a Fokker D7 take off. It was amazing that it got off the ground in less than 200 feet. The pilot took it up and let it hang on the propellor where it seemed to hover in mid-air. I'll never forget that.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

@@michaelpielorz9283 I wish! I saw the Fokker at an air show in New York- it was part of the Old Rhineback Aerodrome collection.

[@DiogenesOfCa]

The Blue Max has got to be the best looking medal of all time.

[@Eshanas]

It's also one of the best ww1 air war films of all time.

[@MoveAhead101]

It was a great game on the commodore c64, too.

[@hansmueller3029]

Indeed

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@@MoveAhead101 The blue Max...? I remember this as flyin' straight ahead and firin' at the opponents. What was soooo exciting about?

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There are some very nice replicas for sale on Ebay for very reasonable prices. If you want an original though.... $$$$$$$$$$$$$!

[@DeTooR]

My bedtime history lesson. Thank you!

[@thebengalimapist3923]

lol

[@rechtsradicaillou]

This was super interesting and I especially love this period in German history. Babylon Berlin focuses greatly on the secret German airforce in the Soviet Union in the late 20s.

[@mahogany15]

Yes, I saw that in Babylon Berlin and would love to see Mark do an episode on that, if he hasn't already.

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"Finally time to go to bed for today!" Mark Felton uploaded a new video.

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Mark Felton, you are my favorite historian. You know how to fill people’s hearts that love history. You are a legend.

[@stressedpanda7205]

8:42 "The Soviet air force seemingly incapable of matching the Iron Division's modern methods of waging war." (Observer manhandles small bomb over side of cockpit)

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

This was an image, of the early WWI. In that time period, the Germans had invented the concept of close ground support, or Schlachtflieger, which means battle planes. And this worked very well, includin' tank killing from planes. Well performed in march 1918...

[@shawnr771]

I wonder if his name was Norden?

[@DawnOfTheDead991]

I noted that too!

[@varovaro1967]

Summer? No, Mark Felton never stops!

[@robertphillips6296]

It’s a shame that all of those aircraft were destroyed, they were of historic value.

[@dennisvisser3910]

And some of the best planes at the time. And the blueprints for modern planes.

[@benhooper1956]

Ironically a lot of them were actually used by allied airforces, I know the Fokker D.VII was used quite a lot by the USAAF in its early days, and there are surviving Junkers D.Is

[@drubber007]

Not at the time though, more like scrap value.

[@ivorbiggun710]

I doubt the people who had lived through WW1 and lost so much thought so.

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Nobody does it like Mark! The standard of excellence!

[@MoldyChese]

damn the Music at 6:30 or Somewhere around that is Amazing (Prussian Gloria)

[@jonh9561]

Yet another great chunk of important history that I was unaware of, thankyou Mark

[@aregularperson7573]

Yeah this channel has taught me more about history then history class has ever taught me

[@ColinH1973]

Like all of us! 😁

[@hrvojegrgic5111]

That is probably because history in public schools is 100% politically controlled.

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Thank you Dr Mark! You are incredible! The world needs at least 100 more historians as efficient, hardworking, and well informed as you are! 👍👍👍

[@bill5457]

Excellent production quality as always, Dr. Felton. How I envy you your gift for historiography. And how interesting that Germany unintentionally provided the secrets of her advanced aircraft technology to her enemies after that war, just as she would do after World War II.

[@AtemerusRhayli]

6:10 YOU BETTER ALL RISE THAT VOLUME, If we are going deaf we are going deaf with style!

[@kiwiguy4889]

I love the WWI content!

[@AyebeeMk2]

You learn something new every Mark Felton production. Great stuff.

[@irongeneral7861]

What a timely entrance of "Preussens Gloria" ... and well done with the rest of the video as well! :)

[@martinhogg5337]

Something else I never knew. How you come up with these nuggets of history never fails to surprise me.

[@arnokilianski7889]

This is very interesting for me, as I am descended from Baltic Germans: My mom's family came from central Poland, while my dad's came from Lithuania. (I'm in Canada, and would never even remotely consider "going back").

[@gaufrid1956]

Mark is amazing! My late first wife was of Latvian descent, and her father was born in 1920 in Latvia, not long after these events. Through her and the Latvian community in my hometown in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, I learned of Latvia's independence after the end of the First World War, and how the Soviets invaded in 1940, and then the Germans liberated Latvia. Her father was in the Latvian regiment of the German Army then. However, I had never heard the history Mark described here. Very obviously there was a long association between Latvia and Germany, much longer than I ever knew. Paldies Mark! "Paldies"= "Thank you" in Latvian.

[@historyarmyproductions]

Its good to have something to watch, Thanks Mark. My parents are getting divorced so its gonna be a pretty hard and rocky time.

[@oldesertguy9616]

Good luck. This year really sucks, but it's always good to find something to take your mind off of things. Things may get worse, but they can also eventually get better. Just dedicate yourself to something to keep from dwelling on it.

[@historyarmyproductions]

@@oldesertguy9616 Thank you.

[@Biggocat]

Splendidly and most gratifying again Gut gemacht Mark!

[@Aislanzito]

congratulations on bringing this historic fact to us

[@nikonmark37814]

I watch all of your episodes and this is among your best, keep up the good work.

[@tomjustis7237]

As everyone knows, the "Great War" ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 ... or did it? Germany's capitulation may have 'officially' ended the war, (note I said officially) and the major battles along the western front also obviously ended, but many of the smaller participants continued fighting each other in one way or another for quite awhile, and both the winners and the losers were in some cases involved. The British navy (after the Armistice) helped push the Soviets out of Estonia. Germans fought in Latvia (after the Armistice) to push the Soviets back. The United States put troops in Russia (after the Armistice) to defend the Murmansk ports against Soviet takeover. Poland had an entire fighter squadron made up of experienced American pilots who had (after the Armistice) supposedly 'resigned' their commissions to fly for Poland against the Soviets. Many other smaller participants of the 'Great War', with no connection to the Soviets, also continued fighting each other for their own reasons without the support of the 'great powers'. The Armistice may have been signed, and the war may have 'officially' ended, but the fighting and killing which started in 1914 continued for several more years. So exactly when did the 'Great War' end? I'm not sure that even Dr. Felton, with his obvious wisdom and skills in research, could answer that question. While I do not place myself on Dr. Feltons level, from what I have learned from my studies as an admittedly rank amature, the fighting that began in 1914 did not completely end until sometime in 1921. So did the "Great War' end when the major combatants signed an Armistice, or did it end when the last of the participants, no matter how small, finally laid down their arms? Honest opinions would be more than welcome.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

Go watch the Great War...

[@swunt10]

there was no capitulation. it was an armistice.

[@David-yo5ws]

It ended when the 'Super Powers' agreed with the Armistice Agreement. Those inter-fightings were not part of the Armistice, so technically were not 'breaking' the agreement. If you have a 'Group' that gives themselves some 'Group Patriotic Name', it is not representative of a country, so politically. if a Super Power backs the 'Group' it is not seen as a DIRECT attack Country against Country. That's why we have all the 'Dirty little battles' going on today. To be raw about it, I am disgusted with all of the 'Super Powers' involved and those complicit in their support! But, how do you test your 'secret weapons' and prove those weapons and keep your military trained and FUNDED, if you do not have some 'worthy cause' to support? The trouble is, this Political Travesty at the expense of bankrupt and politically fractionated regions has gone on for so long, those 'Groups' of people have reached the point today where they have had enough. They are abandoning their homelands or self starving their beliefs and adopting whatever helps them the best. And NOW, the 'Groups' are dissolved or so small, that the Super Powers are almost fighting, in reality, Head to Head. And now, to throw the 'Cat amongst the Pigeons', Covid19 has given a 'Blank Cheque' to VERY NEARLY bankrupt Super Powers, so they can continue! However, as far as I am concerned, that only means that the Financial Collapse of some Super Powers in the future, is going to come at a much harder, severe, crippling and devastating impact than the Great Depression ever did. I'm talking unprecedented Depression. History shows that ALL past civilisations have fallen at some time. Plague, Volcanic Eruptons, weather aberrations that cause drought for too long, or rain, or the 'too fast growth rate' out strips the resources and or a rebellion internally within an empire and of course, occasionally, war. The past 'Armistice' It's coming to a head now. Countries are so close to fighting countries, there appears to be a 'backing off' going on if you look for it. PERHAPS the one, slimiest, 'saving grace' is the growing realisation that mining of resources on asteroids is financially feasible and 'first in, first served!' The moon and Mars (and other planets) are internationally neutral zones, but not asteroids. It could re-focus a Super Powers money and political might to go into space. Jobs, jobs and more jobs and "unlimited 'technology needed' elements" to create advance technological growth and therefore GREATER POWER. Maybe????

[@sincerelyyours7538]

WW2 is often thought of a just a continuation of WW1. So to answer your question, WW1 didn't actually end until 1945. Sure, some soldiers kept fighting on their own for months and even years afterward. The US Military and its allies spent the rest of the 1940s and the whole of the 1950s, as well as much of its new NATO budget trying to answer the big question "If Germany wanted to start WW3, could they, and how would they do it?" This while fighting the Korean War, then a bit later the Vietnamese War, then the Russians in a Cold War, and all that while putting a man on the moon at the same time. Those were some interesting decades!

[@williestyle35]

WWI ended with the foundation of the Soviet Union in December *1922* ( at the end of the Russian civil war, when most foreign troops left Russia and Eastern Europe. ).

[@EdemJansen]

Another work of art by Mark, thank you!

[@ilhamionur]

I would love to see a video about Turkish Brigade in Korean War. One of the most unexpected crossover episodes in History. You are a man of culture, Pls make it happen.

[@marknonnenmacher1918]

What an incredible story! A neat movie it would make!!

[@docharley4535]

I'm always amazed how Mark delivers such stories with facts, but also with a kind of ease! Unimagible if a German historian would play "Preussens Gloria" as background music just because he likes it...

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Prussia's Glory is still played by the Bundeswehr today, so I think we are on safe ground!

[@ghengiscant538]

All metal monoplane fighter in 1919 , fantastisch . I know Junkers pioneered all metal aircraft but i learnt something today . Thank you Mark .

[@iaminyourwalls2211]

When Preußens Gloria kicked in I had a moment-- Edit: IT KICKED IN TWICE I- !!!

[@infoscholar5221]

I'm exploring Dr. Felton's rather extensive back catalogue. A mine with many gems.

[@andreww3116]

Mr. Felton, I absolutely love your documentary videos. I live in the USA of German heritage and having an intense interest in history, I've learned immensely from your efforts. Thank you very much. It would be great if a major channel such as the History Channel, Discovery, BBC, PBS, or even a streaming service were to contract with you to create full-length documentaries. Such would be a just reward and provide wide recognition of your work.

[@recnepsgnitnarb6530]

Adding Preussen Gloria was certainly appropriate to this video. Again Dr. Melton provides his viewers with solid, researched, content. Take that "History" Channel.

[@arcticarazon6941]

You know things are getting serious when Prussian Glory starts playing in the background

[@lotharvonrichthofen4474]

Excellent and informative as always Mr. Felton

[@Baerchenization]

Of course Germany still has a secret space force on the dark side of the moon. Also, Antarctica.

[@rwps3677]

Psst! Don't tell that anyone...

[@dennisvisser3910]

Stil waiting for that sunbeam on moscow........

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

*Under the Antarctic.

[@canadianmmaguy7511]

@@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu subterranean caverns with volcanic vents for plant life. It causes a process similar to photosynthesis, but it's not technically photosynthesis. Sorry my memory is getting bad.

[@ColinH1973]

Yes, and Elvis sings to them from a London bus.

[@MrThekingofrock97]

The best war history channel on KZbin, hands down. Interesting topics every week.

[@billyleroy2465]

Hello Again I have Theodor Osterkamps portrait in oil by a pretty well known Dutch artist done when he was stationed in holland 1917.

[@296Echo]

The depth of your knowledge Sir is truly remarkable ..... please keep up your amazing work !!

[@cameronnewton7053]

that classic military music combined with the old biplanes taking off was glorious your a excellent director mark now if you'll excuse me i have to grab my musket and go to war FOR PRUSSIA (even though i'm australian LOL)

[@peterdirlis6461]

I agree, Prof. Felton does a great job. I’m still amazed how he finds all the great footage! Great job sir!!

[@bruensal7182]

Last time I was so early, Hindenburg was still president.

[@neinnein9306]

Last time I was so early, Hindenburg was still flying.

[@bruensal7182]

@@neinnein9306 hindenburg is HOT

[@Cjnw]

@@neinnein9306 Last time… Peter Griffin still had the #Hindenpeter

[@bruensal7182]

@My Moni is XD hindenburg do have a sexy moustachio doe

[@RichieGonzales_28]

Last time I was this early the Germany was still in Austria

[@robertmcqueen289]

Wonderful video. Love the music too. Nice to hear both Prussia Gloria & Military March No 1 in F Major by Beethoven(1809), or better known today as 'March des Yorck'shen Korps'. Great video. Keep up the good work.

[@theprofiler8531]

Extraordinary absolutely extraordinary history lesson. The films of the planes were magical. It was history right before your eyes. The martial music was a nice touch. I had no idea that the Baltic states had a Germanic population. You just can’t but help to learn new things from Mark’s videos. I learned about the Blue Max from the movie of the same name so it was nice to see an actual one and the men who wore them. Thanks once again Sir Mark.

[@r2gelfand]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video Sir Felton!

[@Gregorio416]

Driving home after working at a satellite clinic. Never clicked on a video so fast

[@hansmueller3029]

One of a handful of worthwhile channels on this site.

[@MyLateralThawts]

...developed the concept of the hydrofoil. Well, Dr Felton, now you have to follow up on that and do an episode on how Alexander Graham Bell PROVED the concept of the hydrofoil.

[@dashcroft1892]

Christian Unger ... Go Bras d’Or!

[@ColinH1973]

While he was on the phone!

[@LiveMusicOntario]

Bell was applying it successfully since at least 1905 and setting records at least by 1919. I spent a few hours at the museum in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. He's the inventor I admire the most because he was a collaborator not a competitor. The phone was a diversionary branch of his family's work developing technology for people with hearing and speech impairments.

[@240pixel]

Greets from Lithuania Dr. Felton. Love your work!

[@robertcieslak1861]

God, I wish I could have had Mark Felton as my history teacher in high school or college. I'm sure my final grade would have been a lot better than the D I actually got.

[@roscoewhite3793]

Going back into lockdown for six weeks from tomorrow - so I made sure I bought a Mark Felton book to help through that time. Knowing that there will be more videos to watch will be a comfort as well.

[@dumbass4665]

Imagine if the Red Baron survived ww1 and stayed in military service

[@g.o.paciong3015]

He'd surely be in görings place

[@ew3612]

That was an excellent delivery and the music was perfectly timed with both your narration and visuals.

[@WillHayes44]

"Seitdem wir eine Luftwaffe haben, haben wir jeden Krieg verloren." Jeder im Heer dienende Soldat.

[@fatlarry1184]

What did he say?

[@KilonBerlin]

@@fatlarry1184 "Since we have the Luftwaffe, we lost every war" - Every Man serving in the Army/Ground forces. something like that at least^^

[@haroldgodwinson832]

@andrew Herriges You say fascist; I'd say 'socialist'.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@andrew Herriges Ich kann im Kaiserreich keine einzige faschistische Regierung entdecken, mit einem frei gewählten Reichstag...

[@arthurpozner7701]

@@haroldgodwinson832 Socialists can be Fascists and vise versa. Politicians change their allegiance very often,especially when it helps them to win the popular support.

[@antoniograncino3506]

1:58 : "Bloody good fight you put up, old chap" " Yer pretty handy with a machine gun yerself, Franz, Can I try on your cap ?"

[@Nikolapoleon]

6:20 When you're trying to crush some rebels in Latvia and the German Empire rises from the dead to fight back.

[@mrhud50n15]

Love this Dr Felton keep up the good work you’ve taught me everything I know and helps my thirst for knowledge growing

[@Daniel-qz3pk]

The Germans defended Europe of communism twice. Once in 1919 (Freikorp heroes) and once in 1941, you can say whatever u want about the Nazi's and imperial Germany , but still, they did.

[@mixererunio1757]

Nazis are no different from commies. Same scum. And by accident germs happened to cause both nazism and communism.

[@ASR84922]

Right. But first they need to invade Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Low Countries, and France in order to protect them from the USSR right?

[@neinnein9306]

"Nazis are no different from commies. Same scum." But why did the Western Allies just declared war to 50% of that scum and gave Hurricanes and Airacobras to the other 50%?

[@abandonedchannel281]

nein nein Because the comparison requires a high school education to believe all anti-American governments are the exact same. In reality what makes Nazism evil is it’s race science, what’s make the Soviets evil was they’re purges and authoritarian tendencies. But too Americans it’s either suck up to them and they’re businesses or your a Islamic-Fascist-Marxist that hates freedom.

[@Bikerbug2020]

Simply amazing where Mark gets all of this footage.

[@guntotinpatriot8873]

I was cracking up when Mark said that the Germans were far ahead of the Soviets in terms of their planes and aviation technology, but then showed a German pilot chucking a bomb over the side of his plane. It's crazy how far technology has come.

[@corvusduluth]

Gotha and Stakken heavy bombers, but do not apply to this video.

[@ivorbiggun710]

That particular footage was shot early in WW1. By 1918 bombing techniques were much more advanced.

[@mikeromney4712]

The Junkers Erdkampfflugzeug (J1) had, as example, a armored "bathtube" with a bomb bay and a real adjustable bombsight....

[@heldermartins8785]

A day without Mark's vid is not a day to endure...

[@barkebaat]

6:20 - if you're just here for the rousing marches...

[@michaelmangano1732]

I’ve actually used information from Mark’s videos for some of my Sydney Aviator articles. Thanks Mark