Germany's WW2 Japanese Legion

[@geoffreysavitz1278]

>had a horrible week >in my down time watched Mark Felton >sad when I ran out of Mark Felton >is watching Mark Felton when I get notification that Mark Felton uploaded a new video. >Does this man ever rest? Thank you Dr. for all your hard work and dedication to something you clearly love. We all over the world appreciate that more than you could ever imagine.

[@stefanmolnapor910]

Hope your week gets better Geoffrey

[@geoffreysavitz1278]

@@stefanmolnapor910 Thank you sir! With Mark Felton and his fantastic fanbase like yourself, it has already improved. Thank you, and I hope you have a great week as well.

[@DFWFreestyle]

I do too appreciate dr felton

[@radamus210]

I feel ya` it's not just you.

[@numpty123]

reddit arrows? in u-tube?

[@mcgeebag1]

I was listening to the "real dictator" podcast today. I was pleasantly surprised to here Mark on as a guest.

[@curseditem8354]

link pls

[@phillipq5814]

It's spelt 'hear' not 'here' 😅😂

[@RubenDavila253]

Oh my god I came to comment the same man, was a pleasant surprise at work.

[@basilpunton5702]

@@phillipq5814 Looked like an auto correction to me.

[@AdmiralBonetoPick]

*hear

[@dokushinkizokubochi]

As Japanese, this story is amazing. We didn't know Japanese were served as wehrmacht officer. I had heard the rumor some japanese fought for germany, but I didn't believe because I had never seen evidence that Japanese were serving wehrmacht. Thank you for sharing incredible story.

[@yilongliu8902]

"amazing"💀💀💀☠️

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

@@yilongliu8902 Yes, it is amazing. Your country and ours had only an alliance under convenience. Nothing more superficial than the allied alliance. Your country (China) and mine (US) were enemies immediately after the war despite "winning".....we saved you from the Japanese and you repay us by repeatedly provoking us. Looking forward to the next conflict my friend. We will help Japan this time. :)

[@thenorthstarsamurai]

@@user-pn3im5sm7k Damn bro the guy was just being a sarcastic snob you didn't have to blame him for the death 50 million Chinese in the hands of Mao 💀

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

@@thenorthstarsamurai I don't understand how Mao's killings were relevant to my comment but it is quite ironic that the Chinese cry all day about "Japanese aggression" when the Chinese wounded up killing more Chinese than Japan ever did both in and out of the war.

[@thenorthstarsamurai]

@@user-pn3im5sm7k I just said that you told him all this as he was the reason why. Just a joke.

[@JohnSmith-vg4jd]

The Germans had also been training the Chinese against the Japanese in the 30s. Chiang Kai-sheks step son was a serving officer and was one of the lead tank commanders into Austria.

[@Trgn]

That's pre Ww2.

[@JohnSmith-vg4jd]

@@Trgn I know. Relevance is training both sides.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

@@Trgnsome germans stayed behind to fight the japanese still

[@historywithhilbert]

A fascinating listen once again - I had no idea that there was any truth to Japanese soldiers fighting alongside the Germans in Europe apart from those Koreans that got there after being captured by the Soviet Union in some of the battles of the late 30s.

[@jimmyavpi]

Obviously you weren't paying attention to the video then. The Japanese didn't fight alongside the German's, they only observed wounded soldiers and passed the information back to Japan.

[@neogeo1670]

how can you hear something that is not there lol

[@derin111]

Where does Mark keep getting these from? I can't wait for "Nazi SS-Aztec Legion - Germany's WW2 Mexican Brigades"

[@dragospahontu]

@@jimmyavpi Japan + Germany = love

[@bryanthardin8481]

Hey it's Hilbert!!!

[@Minboelf]

Imagine captured in a German hospital and you hear someone speaking Japanese

[@photomukund]

"It's the delirium caused by medicines" they would say 😁

[@madhie-kun8614]

"Tenno hekai banzai!" But in thick German tone

[@Otokichi786]

Or Korean!

[@davefryer4530]

These bastards were probably learning new tricks from the Nazis to use in their Unit 731 projects

[@X50505]

@@davefryer4530 Who weren't bastards? Every side committed crimes against humanity.

[@misfit666_usmc6]

Good Tuesday everyone!

[@Danny-87]

Hello, have a nice day!

[@amaccama3267]

Morning spunky chunks.

[@Danny-87]

@@amaccama3267 mornin' 🙋‍♂️

[@SP-bt9mp]

Tis Wednesday here xD

[@grimace4257]

And a good Tuesday to you

[@ed-iy6ri]

I think Mr Felton has been dabbling in the occult. Within seconds of me thinking "I'm bored, surely a Mark Felton video is due soon", a notification appears...

[@joshuajohnson5036]

No..lol I 5G Jay would know...plus no such thing...just regular ppl who lie

[@larslien6598]

Lol. Same happened with me :)

[@notsam9528]

We already suspect he possesses the SS ritual rings lost in castle Wolfenstein. I'm sure mr. Felton's magic powers are quite extreme.

[@DavidCowie2022]

Maybe it's *ed* who has the occult power to summon Dr Felton.

[@matpk]

@@robbywilshire Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist China IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project!!!

[@andythomson8456]

This is something I had no idea about before now. Stories like this are why I subscribed. Cheers Mark.

[@CommanderLongJohn]

*I've had this copy and pasted for a while now so I figured I'd throw this in lol* Fun Fact: WW2 Germany quite literally had the most racially/ethnically diverse fighting force in modern history-as Hitler and the gang didn't think of themselves as some mythical 'superior Aryan race' that wanted to cleanse the earth of those who weren't-from Asia you had the likes of Koreans/Chinese/Mongolians/Japanese *to an extent-some of which did in fact find themselves in combat in Europe but only a very small few Japanese did* and even over ten thousand Sikh's from India (aka the Free Indian Legion), from the Middle East & Africa you had the "Free Arabian Legion" with most members being from Iraq & North Africa + Azerbaijani/Turkish Muslims/black Africans/Syrian's who fought the British in their country/Armenian's & more, from Eastern Europe you had the "Russian Liberation Army" made up of over 50,000 defectors from the Red Army (including Andrey Vlasov-a high ranking General) + Cossacks & Slovaks in general from the Soviet Union & places like Ukraine/Yugoslavia/Croatia/Bosnia/Hungary/Romania/Georgia/Belorussia along with Abkhazians/Circassians/Balkars/Karachais/Chechens/Ingushes, and the peoples of Daghestan which all formed into the "Caucasian-Mohammedan Legion", from Western & Southern Europe you had volunteers from country's like France/Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Denmark/Finland/Netherlands/Belgium/Italy/Spain/Montenegro/Serbia and MORE; in short you had Asians/Middle Eastern & African Muslims/Indian's/Slovaks & Western European's ALL fighting underneath the same banner... Even in the "Battle of Berlin" MOST of the SS/Wehrmacht combatants WEREN'T even German-in fact there were more French fighting in uniform than there were German soldiers 👀 Regardless what anyone's personal feelings are that's irrefutably a remarkable feat, and mind you virtually all of those 'foreign' fighting men in the Waffen-SS/Wehrmacht were VOLUNTEERS *SS strictly took volunteers only as well* all united under the said purpose of destroying the scourge of Communism (most of the world saw it that way at one point and time) and to end imperialism in their respective countries (like India or various parts of the Mid East and Africa).

[@Roller_Ghoster]

Where does Dr Felton find these amazing stories from WW2? Im hooked.

[@daveyboy_]

He's going to upload a vid of his library soon . Its huge

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

@@daveyboy_ such a shame that the old one in Alexandria was destroyed.

[@Wolfen443]

There numerous but hard to find sources original mostly about WWI and WWII as well. The current lack in real history makes these videos and information stand out a lot more than they should have been in times when real history was more prominent in the media.

[@saltymonke3682]

National archives and lots of Military post-action reports

[@airplanemaster1]

He imagines them, and history rewrites itself to accommodate to them

[@robinblackmoor8732]

" Oh come on Mark, this is common knowledge, everyone knows this." said nobody ever.

[@kestrel5065]

Can't be that common knowledge as this channel has 200000+views?

[@lalchhandama3805]

@@kestrel5065 I mean theres like 7B+ people in the world

[@rainbow2639]

Everyone in your town ?

[@garybanglebangle7949]

Now this is a special history lesson.

[@EconomicsMate1]

Its 1am here in Sydney and a new Mark Felton video is exactly what I need to cure my anxiety

[@txterbug]

It’s 10am CST 🇺🇸

[@pvt.potato1943]

11:02 AM Manila, Philippines

[@lennarthumpf8031]

ww2 is calming to U? Goddamn Ur cold

[@WaterVolt1917]

11:03 EST 🇺🇸

[@stanlysteemer4872]

Relax have a cup of coffee.

[@justcallmerichard7596]

Allied Soldiers: “They’re turning Japanese. I think they’re turning Japanese. I really think so.”

[@mikereger1186]

Reminds me of that quote from US soldiers when they started taking “German” prisoners and finding a massive mix of nationalities - “Just who are we fighting, anyway?”.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Literally lol.

[@NostalgicGamerRickOShay]

The explanation is simple; when Germany surrendered, all German units and assets magically converted to Japanese. 😉😂

[@KageNoTora74]

Everyone around them is a total stranger Everyone avoids them like some psycho rangers Everyone

[@privateburke1st]

You're an absolute golden historian. You provide a compelling story that I felt compelled to double check and in the process read upon details that you couldn't possible cover in the medium allowed. Bravo.

[@aussievaliant4949]

Another ‘I had no bloody idea war story’ from Dr Felton. Thank you 🙏, you do not fail to intrigue!

[@blacksmith67]

Always learn something new and interesting from Dr Felton. Thank you…

[@alexandrearaujo2877]

Hmm, interesting, now the question is: did Japan have a German legion in their own army fromed from the embassy of Germany in Tokyo as well?

[@liammeech3702]

+1

[@envitech02]

If I recall correctly, there were Europeans serving in the IJA in China.

[@mikloridden8276]

@@envitech02 White Russians. They were killed off by them. Mark made a video of this.

[@darrelkh8774]

There were germans and Italians that served In the ijn during the war, this was because of the many submarine voyages undertaken by the kreigsmarine and occasionally the royal Italian navy, when Germany surrendered in 1945 and Italy split into two in 1943, there were still German submarines in Japanese controlled waters, their crews were given the choice of serving in the ijn or being detained. One notable example being the Italian sub comandante cappellini which served under the flags of both Italy and Germany and Japan. As to your original question of a Japanese army unit being formed from German embassy personal, there wasn’t one to my knowledge.

[@jasondaniel918]

As a little kid in the mid 1950's, I saw a TV interview with British Field Marshal Montgomery. At the time, I had no idea who Montgomery was. My impression of him was that he was stuffy and arrogant. Montgomery told the story of seeing a banzai attack. After the attack, which did not break through British lines, the Brits began clean up. Among the Japanese, the Brits found a white man, whom they assumed to be one of their own. But when they checked the insignia on his uniform, the dead man turned out to be a Waffen SS officer. The Brits photographed the German, but could find no further information on him. I bet that German had one hell of a tale to tell!

[@ost6547]

Would you ever cover the son of chiang kai shek that was in the German army?

[@cameraman655]

Yep, I seem to recall hearing stories about that, indeed it would make for a great video.

[@three33three33]

Yep, the 21 year old Chiang Wei-Kuo

[@ruffkuntry2574]

I did not know that, but it makes sense. Germany strongly supported the Republic of China fighting the communist. The National revolutionary army wore the stahlhelm german helmet during WW2.

[@madhie-kun8614]

I somehow mis read that as "shrek"

[@simonstock4448]

my grandfather on the german side met him in Taiwan in the early 1950s so they spoke German together, although they’d never actually met in the 1930s or war years. He also met Chiang Kai Shek

[@thegunslinger1363]

Just when you think you've heard it all. And could you cover the Korean man who was forced to fight. In the Japanese, Soviet, and German army in WW2?

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Its been done by other KZbinrs.

[@photomukund]

@@MarkFeltonProductions but they don't have the Feltonesque touch, Sir 😉

[@brndonlu9635]

@@MarkFeltonProductions Maybe on Americans in the Japanese Army

[@proger1960]

@@MarkFeltonProductions But it would be a unique experience if it was covered by you

[@bigblue6917]

@@photomukund Interesting that we all think it has to be done by Mark Felton. Otherwise it lacks something

[@Arkus-Duntov]

I would love to see some more videos on the Winter and Continuation Wars. Surely Mark Felton can uncover some more interesting and obscure stories from those conflicts.

[@allenpinnix5241]

Once again, Dr. Felton, you have shown light into the forgotten and fascinating corners of History-- many, many thanks for all you do!

[@raulfierro9541]

I’m a simple man, I see Mark Felton post I watch and like

[@ikueguge7765]

Amen --~ø

[@mirage199]

When the Mark Felton music starts, you know you're going to learn a lot.

[@billbrockman779]

“Smiling Albert” Kesselring lives up to his nickname after capture.

[@Len1977gt]

lol

[@gregb6469]

He was likely quite relieved that it was the Americans who captured him, not the Russians.

[@Stoner075C]

@@gregb6469In Felton's voice "...and he never stopped smiling afterwards."

[@tombeuker7306]

@Customer Engineer If I remember correctly, he was sentenced to death because of his orders for terror bombings on British cities but his lawyers fought this sentence with success because allied powers also used terror bombing tactics on German cities.

[@Josh-tx8sj]

His book is a great read

[@Duneuniverse]

Didn’t know this happened, I’m glad this channel is still alive

[@littlehomesteadnearthebigcity]

Excellent as always Mr. Felton. Always learning something new!👍👍👍

[@RuskiVodkaaaa]

Jesus the amount of things unknown to 99.99% of people about WW2 is crazy, every single video you make I learn something new. Amazing content as always.

[@ronniecoleman2342]

All I can say is wow. I was unaware of this unit and I thought I knew of all axis type groups attached to the Wermacht. Another brilliant gem brought to us by mark.

[@Raiden_N7]

Hearing the Mark Felton channel theme music always makes me happy. Such great content in every video.

[@IRememberEverything]

Mark Felton, master of 20th century military apocrypha. His genius lies in the realization that human experience has no limit of interesting and unexpected events, ironies, and exploits. I feel like there's got to be room on a streaming service for a show like this.

[@Anton_Chigurh_2007]

What a wonderfully obscure subject. Every time I think that I already know everything interesting about WWII, Mark comes up with some weird but carefully researched find. Thank you.

[@DakotaofRaptors]

When you hear a banzai charge, but realize you're not in the Pacific :O

[@jimmyavpi]

You wouldn't hear a banzai charge because the Japanese didn't fight alongside the German's. If you could actually hear at all, what you would hear is that the Japanese were there observing wounded soldiers and had no form of combat in any way. Perhaps your vision is better than your hearing, let's hope so..

[@DakotaofRaptors]

@@jimmyavpi twas but a joke, my lad.

[@Paches92-]

@@jimmyavpi whoosh

[@jimmyavpi]

@@DakotaofRaptors Aren't jokes supposed to be funny though?

[@DakotaofRaptors]

@@jimmyavpi it's hit or miss.

[@glengamble526]

Earliest I’ve ever been for a Mark Felton Production!

[@JaundiceEscuella]

Honestly as a Japanese personel i am watching this for homework and its absolutely informative and interesting at the same time. I usually find homework for history boring but watching mark felton say this stuff is just different because he actually has good and informative information about ww2, thank you mark felton for this amazing and interesting documentary😁 Edit:i got full marks on my homework after submitting it online😁

[@pandanator6681]

やった！

[@hoangho6781]

My brain : wants to sleep Mark felton : uploads a vid Me : no sleep for me

[@stanlysteemer4872]

Relax have a cup of coffee

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

wait, what hour is it in your country?

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

@@stanlysteemer4872 where i live,it's already lunch time.

[@Danny-87]

It's 17:45 in Germany

[@페페-y8m]

@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 12:45 AM in South Korea.

[@Fearless_on_my_Breath]

I was finding something interesting to watch But what is more interesting than this. Thanks Dr. Felton for informing us that there were Japanese who were actually at the front alongside the Germans.

[@jimmyavpi]

How many times do I have to write this in people's comments? Mr Felton isn't speaking in Arabic, its easy to understand English. He says, the Japanese only observed wounded soldiers and passed the information back to Japan. He doesn't say Japanese soldiers shot and killed Soviet soldier's. So no, the Japanese didn't fight alongside the German's, they observed.

[@Fearless_on_my_Breath]

@@jimmyavpi I have edited it OK?

[@jimmyavpi]

@@Fearless_on_my_Breath was just saying. That's how mistakes are made in history. All it takes is for one person to have read your comment and believed it, took it as fact and in 50yrs time, told his great grand children. Then your great grand children would believe and tell there children that Japan fought in the USSR. That could cause diplomatic problems in the year 2103 and Russia and Japan could go to war all because of you.

[@Fearless_on_my_Breath]

@@jimmyavpi OK I get it you are a foresighted person Thanks for pointing my mistake. Actually I had posted it before watching the whole video and was gonna change it but ignored it and then I forgot till you reminded me. And I also lost my heart given by Dr. Felton himself cuz I edited the comment.

[@jimmyavpi]

@@Fearless_on_my_Breath Sorry you lost your heart. Dr. Felton, though is being rather sneaky. When we read the bookmark, we automatically think the Japanese actually fought alongside the German's, which as we now know, didn't. This is to grab our attention. Then we are let down only to find out the Japanese were only observers. Naughty naughty Mr Felton..

[@StalinTheMan0fSteel]

Mark, during the battle of Stalingrad, the Germans sent a forensic pathologist to Stalingrad to find out why German soldiers were literally dropping dead on the spot, turns out the diet they were receiving was causing Starvation! Something about the phosphate level in their bodies had changed. Can you look into that as a possible video.

[@657449]

I read that autopsies showed almost no internal body fat. They were then issued a ration of a lard like substance to eat with their bread.

[@StalinTheMan0fSteel]

@@657449 Yeah, it was the "new and improved" diet that killed them. High fat meat paste or something.

[@Julianna.Domina]

@@StalinTheMan0fSteel how would that cause deaths of starvation? That's one of the most calorie dense foods I can imagine

[@scriptsmith4081]

@@StalinTheMan0fSteel It could have been a high protein, low fat (jerky-type) diet- it would be an interesting project for Mark to research, as British commandos also died eating special rations of this type, meant to be light-weight, because it lacked essential fats.

[@StalinTheMan0fSteel]

@@Julianna.Domina It was something to do with the mineral balance in the body. I can't give you a definite answer.

[@robertosullivan6403]

Dr Felton thank you for another excellent video.

[@WiiR3d0000]

Mark you’re literally the best channel on KZbin!

[@r2gelfand]

I thought for sure that the SS would have tried to recruit them to form a division! It could have been called the SS Banzai Adolf Hitler division (or platoon)

[@proger1960]

*Hitler becomes a weeb eletric boogaloo*

[@TheUnboxer073]

Or Kempetai Gestapo SS Cooperation Division.

[@bigblue6917]

Well as we know there were not enough of them. Also they would want them at home fighting the Americans. Plus that would mean their agreement with the Soviets was no longer in play. Having said that you have to wonder how their division would perform. Especially in Normandy.

[@HolgerLovesMusic]

SS Division "Aufgehende Sonne" (Rising Sun) or SS Division "Morgensonne" (Morning Sun)

[@babagandu]

Bang Bang division

[@robertsmart4628]

They say that you are never to old to learn. Found that out today .Thank you for this .

[@kaptainkaos1202]

Thanks for making my day Dr. Felton!

[@morganf963]

Just imagine what those uniforms would be worth now.

[@rlm2933]

Oh hell yeah

[@korbell1089]

Japanese to captured allied officers:"We're going to have you build a railroad!" Allies to captured Japanese officers:"So sorry about the tents, we got hotels for you to stay in now."

[@cusefan5510]

Marines in the pacific: “he won’t come out of the cave! Bury him.”

[@kirbyculp3449]

Historical footnote. The original american flamethrowers didn't work so good. So the US copied and improved upon captured japanese flamethrowers. Those saps in caves were suffocated/roasted with variants of their own equipment.

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

Marines killed most of the prisoners in the Pacific though

[@henryrodgers7386]

Apparently, the US received compliments from captured German and Italian officers about the quality of their POW camps. I think the State Department and the Army were trying to uphold standards... and/or show off.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

Marines: Japanese are almost impossible to capture. Troop A 116th cavalry: Really? We've captured lots of them. Marines: (surprised pikachu face).

[@pmcavenaful]

I love that Mark gets right to the topic with no fluff. So many KZbin Videos these days, all fluff, little content.

[@lao5610]

Please cover German POWs in America! Swords into Plowshares is a great book about all the camps in my home state of Minnesota. Definitely an interesting part of WW2 that’s all but forgotten.

[@Rfk1966]

Thanks for the great content! Looking forward to the new channel

[@vipergtsmre]

Mark, you and your (possible) editing team do a fantastic job on all of your vids. Cheers, from 🇺🇸.

[@joshuajohnson5036]

I was one of your first 150,000 followers and just wanna say thanks...these videos have helped me during HARD times.

[@Pluralboard]

Mark, I would love to see you do a special on German advisors or at least officers who served In the Pacific with the Japanese Armed Forces. Thanks for always posting amazing content. 🎉

[@benisaten]

Fantastic as always Dr. Felton! There are countless individual stories/battles/missions throughout the war. The level of detail you present is fascinating and the amount of knowledge and information is astounding as well as entertaining. My appreciation and thanks to you friend for your hard work and great videos. Respects from 🇨🇦.

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

I know its bed time but first... time to learn a new WW2 fact by Dr Felton and yet another wonderful video👏

[@henrikschultze1668]

MR Felton , you are my all-time favorite you-tube hero !!!

[@STRANGExDAYSx]

I knew Japan was in alliance with Germany but never knew that a Japanese/German legion existed. Interesting thx for the upload 👍✨

[@JMGamingVideos]

I swear every time you do a video I learn something new.

[@MarshyDOCS]

Dr. Felton is at it again!

[@TheDisco672]

Another reason why Mark Felton’s channel is Top Notch!

[@joelellis7035]

Once I heard about the Japanese Embassy in Berlin, my thoughts instantly went to what happened to that during the Soviet assault. Thanks for answering that.

[@PatrickBijvoet]

What I like about your channel is that you bring now and again stories which are not that known.

[@MrXdmp]

Thank you Dr. Felton!

[@antonSugar]

My daily dose of history. Thank you for all you do!

[@ronaldwhalen8143]

That was fascinating Mark really. My dad was in the 8th army 80th tank group. He evenly got shot in the head my a German sniper after the Sherman tank that he was a gunner in got hit and he escaped through the bottom hatch . He managed to get out of the tank but the sniper got him. He was 100% disabled from there on in. But that was very fascinating about the Japanese and there dealing with the Germans . Never knew that . Great stuff as always . Thanks again Mark.

[@kuri369kuri]

I absolutely love your videos

[@nathanielaiko8756]

BABE WAKE UP, MARK FELTON JUST DROPPED CROSSOVER WEHRMACHT LEGION VID

[@dominionofquebec10452]

I seen you on Monarchist Music

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Very interesting and worthwhile video with excellent analysis.

[@Aninkovsky]

Please make a about Chiang Kai Shek son Chiang Wei-kuo who serve in German Army

[@bobkrohn8053]

There are pictures of him in German uniform. The Chinese had a good relationship with the Germans, buying among other things 300,000 M35 helmets.

[@juki6377]

i think it has been mentioned in some former videos, but i would like a few videos about taiwan and kmt

[@Aninkovsky]

@@juki6377 yes, and some other history yt channel also make video about him. But somehow there's a huge hole in his German military career. Sometimes, they jump to period when he join US military instead

[@juki6377]

@@Aninkovsky just like everything else, it depends on your sources. i suppose its hard because the kmt was also pretty brutal

[@beautruex7012]

Yet another FANTASTICALLY informative video! I am beginning to become fond of this limey!

[@alexmason668]

Yet another excellent rare historical story. Bravo Mr. Felton!

[@RichardGBrown-pv3dk]

Excellent. So well researched and presented. If I'd heard Germany's WW2 Japanese Legion mentioned previously, I would have thought it 'fantastic' at best.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I remember hearing that the Japanese Ambassador to Germany after being allowed to tour the Atlantic Wall went back to his embassy and reported on the German defenses in great detail. Not realizing that the diplomatic code had been broken by American cryptologists. And of course this helped plan the Allies D-Day landings. The Japanese played a bigger role in Germany's defeat than most people realize.

[@allangibson8494]

The Americans prior to 1941 did the same thing with the British defences in Egypt. It was only the capture of Rommel’s radio code breaking detachment (who had gotten a bit close to the front line) that silenced that intelligence source.

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@allangibson8494---I heard about that. That unit was so useful for Rommel. It's destruction really hurt him. And this was before El Alemain.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

Japan also worked with polish spies to undermine germany, and betrayed germany by signing a pact with the soviets.

[@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841]

Learning something new about WW2 , once more. Thank you, Mr Felton.

[@muthamid]

There were also Portuguese Army Observers also in Germany on the 2nd World War with a famous photograph showing a German Honour Guard on the repatriation of the corpse of an observer that had died.

[@cameraman655]

This channel never ceases to amaze and fascinate me. A huge fan, thanks so much, Mark.

[@wolfsoldner9029]

The patches of these foreign legions in german service are today most likely worth a lot.

[@RP-ks6ly]

They are being reproduced for reasonable cost, the originals are obviously highly prized and expensive.

[@krismakardikan9823]

I've never seen even one of the many sellers of repro Third Reich militaria for reenactors selling the Rising Sun arm badge...

[@williammiller8317]

Mark never fails to enlighten me on facts I would never even imagined.

[@nick-knack782]

Once again, salute to you Mark for probing these little known events, refining and delivering them so adeptly. But you still didn't explain why Basil Fawlty was on the Eastern Front at 03:20!

[@nomanvardag1]

Much appreciated, brother Mark.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

"Bad Gastein" This is what you get at a TACO BELL in Austria.

[@vk2ig]

Or you get it a couple of hours after visiting Taco Bell in Austria.

[@johann1348]

Bad means bath

[@KevinBullard]

Where this guy gets these stories blows my mind! I never miss a single one they're terrific

[@Intreductor]

Would be interesting to explore the life of Richard Sorge.

[@thesaltycabbage]

I love how marks videos are pure historical facts... No slandering, side taking or underhand remarks. Just a balanced explanation of what actually happened.

[@nd493]

Now this is how true historian does it! Excellent.

[@morgan97475]

Once again, I've learned something new. I had never heard of Japanese military personnel serving in the German military during WW 2. Very interesting as always.

[@tomaytotomato]

I hope that in the year 3000 Mr Felton will live on as a Super AI historian, teaching us all of the various wars; WW1, WW2, Korea, Cola Wars, The Apple vs Microsoft war and the Mars rebellion...

[@Trek001]

I took part in the Cola Wars as a proud member of the Leibstandarte Pepsi Max

[@johnrogers9481]

Mark Felton...once again to say you never cease to amaze me. Again historic photos and video and an interesting story.!!

[@axlerodthegreatbauman6763]

US nisei fought with distinguished honors in ww2 and they were some of the hardest fighting troops in the army.

[@leeseymour5989]

had nothing to watch then see a new up load from Sir Felton , love war history and your channel the best there is

[@axl0506]

Dr Feltons videos are much better than the German TV's. Without ideology, full of information

[@cherryrunner7205]

Never knew about this, good job. I never knew about this, this is why I love Mark Feltons channel.

[@litoriaperoni7696]

Point of interest Mark. The picture you used of the Japanese embassy in Berlin shows the older, smaller embassy located opposite the Reichstag. It got destroyed during the war. As of 1938 the new and much bigger Japanese embassy was build, in the typical Nazi style architecture, in Tiergartenstrasse corner of Hiroshimastrasse. It was damaged but survived the war. Starting in 1987 the building was restored and renovated and some modern extensions added. It is today again home of the Japanese embassy to Germany.

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

That's very beautiful that the Japanese embassy to Berlin still survives to this day. Thanks for sharing. Cheers to a great alliance.

[@jas_1959]

"Thank You" Mark for the excellent work !!! 👍

[@tng2057]

The Japanese were clever. They knew the fight in the Eastern Front was cruel and brutal and they wanted to learn first hand. Also logistically it was easier to send these men to Russia than to Africa or Italy, and they know the political risk in posting in Russia but they also know that the Germans would look after them well to tempt Japan entering war with the USSR.

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice historical video from excellent historic channel Mark Felton production

[@TrueSonOfOdin]

Another fascinating WW2 vignette by Mark. It is extremely doubtful that the Soviets would have gone to war against Japan, even if there had been some Japanese troops fighting them on the Eastern Front. Stalin was patient and would have waited until 1945 to have the Red Army completely overrun the highly touted Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria anyway - one of the most incredibly decisive, sweeping, successful operations in all military history - as it thoroughly did. What happened to captured Japanese soldiers ... and civilians ... I'll leave unmentioned.

[@Dmcs1917]

Great video as always Dr.Felton.

[@jerrywood4508]

Isn't that badge a chrysanthemum? It looks a little like a rising sun, but it's a flower.

[@dancooper4733]

No

[@fawziekefli2273]

The picture is a bit grainy; but no, it's not a chrysathemum. It _is_ the Rising Sun, the symbol of Japan at war.

[@bigblue6917]

I thought the same. And the chrysanthemum is the imperial symbol as seen on the bow of the Yamato. Maybe the Germans mixed the two up.

[@basilpunton5702]

Wrong shape for the flag, right shape for a flower. I am confused to what the symbol is representing. Keep debating and maybe someone knows the truth of this symbol.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

This isn't the Rising Sun. The "Sun" is nowhere near the "Sea". The "Risen Sun" flag idea is a new one on me. I'm with the chrysanthemum/flower theory.

[@ganapatihegde1024]

Awesome vlog! As always the best!

[@Dmcs1917]

Never heard of this one before!

[@Jordan77831]

the amount of surprise coming from this channel never ends