Hitler Visits His Past - Austrian Childhood Homes

On 12 March 1938, Anschluss or union between Germany and Austria occurred. Hitler decided to pay a visit to his childhood homes and school and drove into Austria at the head of a large convoy of SS bodyguards and members of his staff and inner circle. Beginning at Braun, where he was born, the tour ended in Vienna two days later. The places Hitler visited in 1938 are little changed in 2024.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA 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. 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.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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[@R08Tam]

My lovely step-dad was captured in Greece by the Germans and forced to work on the railways in Klagenfurt, Austria. He escaped seven times, finally making it back to the UK. He always said that the Austrians were even more enthusiastic about Hitler than the Germans.

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

Yes that holds a lot of water, I've known Austrians, very "PRO" the little monster

[@chrisstephens6673]

I worked with an Austrian who was forced to serve in the Wehrmact, he did not like being thought of a German. There is a scurrilous rumour that he and his platoon took action against their German officer when he ordered them to fight to the last man, they chose to surrender and the officer no longer had a say in the matter, or any other come to that😉

[@jim7544]

Absolutely...until May, 1945!

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 'The little monster' was above average height for his time.

[@jefferyepstein9210]

​@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg They knew what our today would eventually look like.

[@Zebred2001]

It's almost as if Austria annexed Germany! Also, I'm no Nazi apologist but I wish gravemarkers and signage could be left up and in place. These places are of paramount historical importance after all!

[@SnoopyDoofie]

There will always be people waiting to rob these graves.

[@MightyMezzo]

And unpleasant folks who want to turn them into shrines.

[@lynnmeyers10]

If it isn't fans, it is victims or victors, maybe losers. What holocaust victim or relative wants to see even AH's relatives idolized? You can't win with Adolf. If it was Stalin, in Russia, maybe?!

[@TheZogsvengali]

Isn’t a grave a shrine by another name?

[@Zebred2001]

@@TheZogsvengali Not necessarily! I once went to see the grave of Karl Marx, a man whose musings I have nothing but contempt for!

[@Kededian]

That Mercedes he used for the parades is beautiful.

[@aka99]

And can be seen in museums

[@Kam-King213]

Where ​@@aka99

[@aka99]

@@Kam-King213 Auto und Technik Museum Sinsheim, Germany.

[@patavinity1262]

That six-wheeled Mercedes is a beaut.

[@mtlicq]

Awesome, eh ?!!

[@AroundTheWorldWithEase]

Isn't that incredible? Think of how well the roads it travelled on had to be maintained.

[@mtlicq]

@@AroundTheWorldWithEase THAT didn't even need any roads

[@alvincash3230]

It's even prettier than my wife's Mercedes ML-500.

[@JonnoHR31]

Reminds me of the time Top Gear did a skit on it

[@babuzzard6470]

It’s wrong to conceal history, those that forget history are condemned to repeat it. Keep up the great work Mark. Thank you from Australia 🇦🇺

[@Tonysopranoyafinook]

In reality, you are overreacting. We dont have the actual bomb dropped on hiroshima, yet we still remember what it is and know what happened

[@hlf_coder6272]

@@TonysopranoyafinookWell of course we don’t have the bomb. It exploded. But we do have the plane that dropped it, memorials to the men that built it, and a plethora of other artifacts related to it. And of course we know it happened. It was only 80 years ago. These things become more important as time goes on. There are an infinite number of things we DON’T know about endless cultures specifically because there’s no written record or physical evidence.

[@ronnie_5150]

@@Tonysopranoyafinook 'Reality' you say? Take a wild guess why we don't have the bomb that exploded over Hiroshima. Hint; IT WAS A BOMB.

[@lifeisacoustics]

Felton, I am from Kenya and your channel brought what I studied into reality. Someday I will visit Normandy and these historical sites and invite you for a coffee

[@williamwilliam5066]

You could jump on a little boat and succeed where the Germans failed.

[@mtlicq]

😋🏆Kenyan coffee is the best !

[@markberman6708]

Met many fine people when I was there, hello from America m

[@lifeisacoustics]

@@mtlicq always is

[@lifeisacoustics]

@@williamwilliam5066 I haven't the slightest innuendo to live in Germany if that is your concern. I know you hate Africans but I am fairly successful on my own. A medical doctor, researcher and a lover of history. My visit wouldn't be illegal but as a tourist just like many of your people commented here of their visit to Kenya. Perhaps your intentions were different? My apologies if being a darker skin or of African origin offended you. I merely am just curious of seeing the world's history and not just as a story on Dr. Feltons page. My apologies if this came off rude. Have nice day

[@libertycowboy2495]

Seems a bit overkill to remove or hide the grave markers of relatives. It's history ...hiding from it is the best way to recreate it.

[@seattlewa8500]

How would hiding the parents grave markers recreate what vile things Hitler did?

[@knutdergroe9757]

​@@seattlewa8500 When you hide from history. You do not learn from it. So, relive it.

[@Sshooter444]

this generation is all about censorship and overkill

[@susannetherese27]

Such actions are made to prohibit Nazi sympathizers to use these places for pilgrimage.

[@awesomepwn12]

For me, it's not so much that it's history as it is they died decades before Hitler would ever go on to do the things he did. the local government essentially desecrated an innocent grave at that point

[@ComGnorfbert]

I grew up in Leonding and lived on the other side of that cemetery in viewing distance of the house. It always felt surreal to have this kind of historical background in my quiet and peaceful hometown.

[@Willigula]

Another banger from Dr. Felton! Previously we’d only been informed of a smidgeon of details about the Painter’s Old Home Week. I’m sure if those cops had noticed Mark outside the station, they would have happily turned over the keys to the building to him to film whatever he liked. Surely everyone appreciates this channel worldwide! Thanks, Dr. Felton!

[@skyedog24]

That's the most German staff cars I've ever seen in one place. Gotta love those cars they were built to go anywhere.

[@laetiziacoronet243]

No they weren't, they never reached Moscow...

[@J-1410]

@@laetiziacoronet243Didn't the Russians take one as a war prize for their war museum?

[@snapdragon6601]

Those are some nice looking cars. I never noticed them before in the black and white films but the color photos that were shown in this video are spectacular. 👍

[@snapdragon6601]

​@@J-1410i wouldn't be surprised, they took everything that wasn't nailed down.

[@SomeGuy-hd4cn]

​@@J-1410 Taking a car somewhere and using it to go somewhere are not the same thing.

[@SgtAndrewM]

Another great topic by Mark

[@notlad1282]

I was trying to wipe your profile picture off of my screen.......

[@Sony_Toprano]

❤The Great One knew where the problem lay🎉

[@SgtAndrewM]

@@notlad1282 🤭

[@archstanton6102]

​@@Sony_Toprano Yes, with inbred internet trolls, such as yourself.

[@legendarygaming4842]

​@@notlad1282Me too I thought it was a piece of dirt or hair lol.

[@johncarter44]

Thanks for keeping history alive Mark!

[@Lerxstification]

What's the difference today between Austria and Germany? There are still lots of Nazis in Austria.

[@keithstark1]

I thought one of your lines was telling. The part of about a quarter of a million people in Linz happy to claim him at the time. I just got through watching ‘Judgement at Nuremberg’ and that line reminded me of everyone in that movie being quick to disassociate themselves with nazism as soon as they lost the war.

[@tarikwildman]

See my comment above. Entirely correct, Keith.

[@mtlicq]

Austrians do exactly that

[@mtlicq]

Revolutions were all in and from Austria & Austrians, the communist revolution there in 1918, then later the Putsch in München, then you know who...who was born and raised and was Austrian

[@fairshareofdrownedsouls]

The Austrian's only chance of being allowed to exist as a state post war was to claim the victim narrative, and describe the Anschluss as an invasion. It is not entirely untrue; Hitler was putting immense pressure on the Austrian leadership to capitulate peacefully or be taken anyway.

[@mitchmatthews6713]

Perfect timing for my lunch break. Cheers, Mark!

[@bobreams5178]

You never disappoint, Mr. Felton. I marvel at the historical nuggets you find, most of which would be far beyond the reach of most people. Thank you for keeping such history and events alive for us.

[@christopherdavid1561]

My grandmother was one of the students who met the Führer. She said he seemed like such a kind man at the time. He signed her curriculum binder - I still have it to this day.

[@jettjones9889]

Must be worth a fortune

[@charlesmartella]

❤

[@tonyhovater7467]

He was

[@Tomtomjameson]

You still have an Adolf Hitler signed curriculum?! that must feel surreal just looking at it

[@hansm8289]

N azzi

[@Arboristtreeworkvideos]

Thanks Mark for another great video, as an English/Welsh man living just north of Linz this really brings home the area history. Thanks again!

[@MrXdmp]

Thanks Dr. Felton!

[@e1239]

It's an absolute disgrace what has been done to the graves of his parents and sister.

[@Azurethewolf168]

I feel it’s dumb removing it considering they just birthed him, they had no idea he would be this way

[@aka99]

Especially not his mother

[@TheChronicFiend]

Yea thats messed up...Not their fault he turned out crazy...Plus they were dead before the war even started

[@zedameo]

What happened?

[@tilmannnnn]

I just read a newspaper article about it from 2013. It stated that there were (Neo-)Nazis regularly visiting the grave and putting on candles while wearing classic Neonazi cloths. Out of repect for the families that needed the graveyard to mourn for their relatives at the graveyard, they wanted to get rid of it for quite some time. This wasn't possible as an anonymous person (due to data protection laws) still paid for the grave that would normally already be removed to make room for a new grave. As the anonymous person finally agreed to remove it, they did it. I don't think his parents and sister would have liked that their grave was turned into a shrine for Nazis, so I guess it's better this way.

[@lonnieclemens8028]

Thank you for sharing this video Mark. It is important to remember history.

[@FUL0H8]

I’ve always wondered about this topic. Thank you for this 👌

[@richmorg8196]

Yes far point about Hitler be a more successful painter and going to the college in Austria that rejected him, he would of still been called up to fight in the first World War as a Austrian and because Austria was part of the Austrian Hungary Empire that fout in the War with the Germans against the French and Great Britain so he still may well of come to power as the leader of the Nazis and chancellor of Germany in the 1930's and all that followed....

[@NickWard-bz4jo]

Thank You Mr Felton Another Great Topic / Slice of History

[@fuyu5979]

Amazing archival still pics n films still exists in well preserved condition of the various events of that time period. Kudos for very informative n well researched documentary. As always looking forward to more of ur uploads. Peace

[@prodiptabose3425]

Yeah!!! Another epic video by Dr. Felton 🎉🎉🎉

[@russwoodward8251]

Fascinating, of course! Thank you again Dr. Felton. I was up late reading your book, "Operation Swallow". :)

[@muhammadrashid6699]

It's so refreshing to have a video of Dr Felton if it's n night time or day time Thanks Doc !

[@manuvashistha2325]

Whenever you post any video I know it's going to be so much interesting part of History which I have never heard before. Thanks for doing this beautiful work Mark

[@guylelanglois6642]

Thursdays are the best. Mark Felton and 618 fishing downloads. Life don't get no better

[@yolandacroes5491]

Another excelleny video by dr. Felton. Thank you.

[@thomasparoubeck5656]

Outstanding work, very well done.

[@jjindra21]

Love the use of old news reels in your video's. Hope to see more.

[@jimschofield8734]

Could we get some videos on Churchill's wacky military exploits? Hitler is fun and all but I feel like there's a lot of content on Hitler already... And Churchill's shenanigans were pretty remarkable. The early-life Churchill's military exploits are not topics I've ever really seen well covered anywhere.

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Well, considering the Churchill museum at Chartwell refused access to film and photograph artefacts such as his uniforms and weapons, the answer is 'no'.

[@Peter_Pepper_the_Pickled_Piper]

Churchill was an old drunk who treacherously did the bidding of his semitic bankrollers. A traitor to his people.

[@Nick_B_Bad]

@@MarkFeltonProductionsThat’s a bummer! Why they gotta be so snooty!?

[@jimschofield8734]

Drat, what a terrible shame... Did they give you the Buckingham Palace toilet lecture treatment? British museums/historic places really seem to be letting history down!@@MarkFeltonProductions

[@rutabagasteu]

​@@MarkFeltonProductionsmy guess is they want exclusive right to show his artifacts.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was a great topic...thanks for sharing

[@krisfrederick5001]

"Storm Troopers and Austrian Nazi's were everywhere, stimulating a peace loving people cheering and accepting their self-styled leader" That didn't age well. Amazing as always Dr. Felton

[@Azurethewolf168]

I wonder when that was made, it sounds like they wanted to sort of hide his real intentions behind this

[@stevetournay6103]

​@@Azurethewolf168Quite possibly. Many Americans were thoroughly besotted with Hitler before the war, including some real luminaries (Charles Lindbergh, for example)...

[@DoomerLibertine]

he was the Michael Jackson of Nazism

[@Azurethewolf168]

@@stevetournay6103 it’s the same sort of thing they did with the riots in 2020, calling looting and pillaging of stores as peaceful

[@josephbingham1255]

He was on Time Magazine's cover as Man of the Year in 1938 for saving his country. At least up until that time.@@stevetournay6103

[@DTczsk1999]

Thanks for great closed captions. ❤️

[@brnhnd07]

Top tier as always! Thank you for amazing videos!

[@mithunkartha]

They should have just let the guy into architecture school.

[@Otokichi786]

He was advised that he had a knack for the subject, but High Art was his aim. The world was spared a succession of "suitable for the Hofbrau/train station/Burgomeister's front room/public building" paintings, but got something completely different.

[@josephbingham1255]

Among his artist drawings and paintings are structures. Likely where the propaganda about him being a "house painter" originated.

[@christopherwelch136]

Yep

[@johnye4433]

He should have stopped wanting for more glories right after the parade

[@truracer20]

@@josephbingham1255 it wasn't propaganda it was an insult. He Saw himself as a master painter, the insult is that he wasn't even good at painting a picture of a house.

[@paulmoore120]

Great detail as always. Thanks.

[@sailordude2094]

Mark Felton channel is must watch! Thanks Dr Felton! @8:04 Hitler looking at model cities in 1945, that was in several Hitler bunker films!

[@59patrickw]

you look at all the people in the crowds and wonder what happened to them in the next 7 years

[@Tempestzzzz]

Yes. But not much imagination of what happened to the marching soldiers.

[@azathoth8838]

i wonder what happened to the girl hitler held at 5:35

[@Azurethewolf168]

@@azathoth8838she probably is dead by now

[@Hollows1997]

I always have the same thought when I see videos from before the war(s). An interesting and quite well researched instance is that of Ned Parfett, the boy stood with the newspaper headline of the sinking of the Titanic.

[@StevenKeery]

59 Patrickw: Especially that one woman in the crowd, featured frequently in close-ups, eyes shining with fervour. A similar report tracked an Afghan woman that had featured on the front of Time magazine. Her photo was a really iconic image and the follow up story was interesting.

[@AtleMyhre]

Another great production from You. The airport he left from in Munich is where the Olympia park is today.

[@brianna3340]

marks uploads ong makes me smile ear to ear ngl

[@user-tm8jt2py3d]

Seeing "Ong" and "NGL" in comments about someone getting really hyped about a WW2 history video is surreal

[@aroncells3120]

I find this era and subject matters absolutely fascinating and could watch and read out it all day on my time off. Thank you Mark for making it so available

[@-.Steven]

Thanks for sharing!

[@budnrobots2968]

I like when you add little clips into the documentaries

[@blandfordforum2030]

Austria drove on the left like the UK, Japan etc., until the anschluss.

[@bukovic1971]

not exactly, western parts drove on the right side, easten parts with vienna on the left.

[@brick6347]

​@@bukovic1971I live in Galicia. Left hand here originally. Makes for some aggravating crossroads even today.

[@binaway]

It was the same across the Hapsburg Empire. Czechoslovakia was preparing to change when Hitler invaded and forced an immediate change. Hungary was the last part of the old Empire to change sides in 1942. Sweden, 1967, being the last continental nation to change. Italy was a mix. Some provinces used the right while others used the left. Mussolini in 1923 decreed all provinces must change to the right although some vehicles brands continued building only RHD vehicles well into the 1950's.

[@davidprosser7278]

Oh, I didn't know that.

[@davidprosser7278]

Sounds like a recipe for chaos.@@bukovic1971

[@Pembo-vn7qq]

Dr. Felton never fails to impress! Great work sir!

[@josephbingham1255]

Thank you for respectfully preserving this piece of history.

[@Black1968Sabbath]

The Austrian Painter and WW2 will forever be the most interesting time in history.

[@Peter_Pepper_the_Pickled_Piper]

The great one.

[@asmith515151]

If only he’d been a more gifted painter

[@Russian382]

don't ban tiktok, tic tac toe, it's a winner!

[@theobaldlolworth4717]

I have yet to find the correct English term for the German word Kunstmaler, an expression that is situated somewhere slightly above house painter and below artist.

[@Nick_B_Bad]

@@Peter_Pepper_the_Pickled_Piper 🤚🏻

[@stevemiecznikowski9670]

I’ve noticed quite a few people commenting that Nazi-adjacent graves shouldn’t be unmarked. After WW2, the Allies regarded Nazi burial sites as potential shrines for Axis sympathizers, and also targets for looting and desecration. To prevent these events, the graves are either unmarked or removed altogether. Recently, 2019 saw Reinhard Heidrich’s unmarked grave dug up, so these things do happen.

[@Azurethewolf168]

I feel like this is one of those things where trying to do as much as you can to remove it ends up keeping it in your mind more

[@jurgenjung4302]

KZbin:"DIE VERBORGENE GESCHICHTE" TEIL1//// Engl. u. Amerika,haben den Nazis geholfen,zu fliehen:Argentinien u. CHILE.

[@lewisticknor]

Great video as always, but something just occurred to me, besides Hitler being born in "Braunau", brownshirts, you just can't make stuff like this up. But what occurred to me was, imagine! Imagine having a KZbin channel like Mark Felton's, that is gleefully consumed by so many people that are veterans, history buffs, history experts, people who have lived in the various places he covers, people who were directly affected by the events Mark covers, and although I have no idea, I would guess the vast majority enjoy and go from surprisingly informed to having revelations about the subject matter. Everyone that was involved or has intimate knowledge, has something to add I am sure, but the level of respect we have (sorry to speak for others) is absolute. Not to mention the thoughtfulness and professionalism. Just....dayum. Finally, I have my own channel that has nothing to do with this subject, but I just realized I am informed by Mark Felton. Not by his style, not by his productions standards, but I realized just now he influences me by his thoughtfulness, his focus on accuracy, all while providing an element of very, very low key nuance. So, thanks brother.

[@AroundTheWorldWithEase]

That last newsreel ... Dr. Felton, you are indeed the king of finding footage. The tone of the narrator of that last one is so positive compared to all others I have seen of Hitler in Austria. Bravo again and thanks for your service to history.

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

Wow, I didn't know Hitler's convoy was that large. Thanks for the video.

[@panqueque445]

9:11 Wow, I'd never seen footage of one of those parades with audio before

[@moemoney4604]

The best videos always of history showing us new and old photos and clips! Absolutely love these!! Thanks so much Mark for these 👍👍

[@jurgenjung4302]

KZbin:"DIE VERBORGENE GESCHICHTE" TEIL1 👍

[@flightlessbirdjr9163]

Great vid as always. I really enjoy having this on while I play hoi4.

[@antondichtl6557]

Thank you for your work! A small correction here(2:57): He did not land at todays airport(red circle), that was opened in 1992. He must have arrived either at Oberwiesenfeld(today Olympiastadion), Schleissheim(today a very interesting aviation museum), or at Riem, airport until 1992.

[@josephdhippolito5456]

I never knew they built the Olympic Stadium at the site of a former airport.

[@royboy9361]

Another great example by Dr. Felton.

[@andrewpinner3181]

Thanks Mark, almost always things l didn't know & ALWAYS fascinating !

[@gustavoadolfopalmavasquez3643]

Muchas gracias por compartír, sigo su canal con especial atención!!!

[@thEannoyingE]

It’s interesting to note, one of these staff cars was used in the tv show Hogan’s Heroes.

[@valerietaylor9615]

Really?

[@elyjane8316]

It's good to see the grave markers disguised. It stops people making pilgrimages there or others from desecrating the graves. May these 'innocents' continue to rest in peace.

[@shawnr771]

Thank you for the lesson.

[@msjoanofthearc]

Once again a fascinating account, thank you Mark.

[@696969640]

mark will go down as the greatest narrator in history

[@scottyb68]

It's silly; turning buildings into police stations and removing grave markers won't deter fans. And it keeps historians from being able to visit these spots to experience the history.

[@Azurethewolf168]

I really hate the attitude of western governments towards anything related to the party, they should be left as they were so we know the history behind it. Concealing and hiding it will only cause the same things to happen again. It would be like if France removed all the things related to napoleon, it’s part of their history no matter how you try to hide it.

[@muskokamike127]

well, considering it's on KZbin historians know where they are and what they are....

[@Azurethewolf168]

I really don’t understand why you would remove historical buildings like this. It would be like France erasing things relating to napoleon, it’s still part of their history no matter how much they try and remove it.

[@josephbingham1255]

Some do not like being reminded when the power of their group was against the Germans - they lost! They managed the maneuvering to have the columns of the Zeppelin Field torn down before the Germans were able to establish a historic structure preservation law which now exists.@@Azurethewolf168

[@VLADPowder]

@@Azurethewolf168 A global authority wants those ideas associated with that particular time in history to be misremembered and retold. All the other ideologies are fine though, nothing to see here.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Outstanding Dr. Felton. I actually saw the parents grave in 2011, little did I know?

[@user-db2ut4fo9g]

Another great video ♥️♥️keep up the good work

[@snappycattimesten]

School children had no shoes. People really struggled.

[@watchmejumpstart24]

Pretty silly that his parent's grave stone would have to be removed. They didn't do anything wrong lol

[@lynnmeyers10]

No? You don't think Alois, Sr. Beating Adolf til he peed had any bearing on his later behavior?

[@clarencearnold2137]

Hmm not silly at all...

[@MyTv-]

No it’s perfectly logical and reasonable to remove a magnet for loonies.

[@Kededian]

@@lynnmeyers10 i doubt his father didnt know/expected his actions would make his son to what he became in later life. They should leave the dead in peace.

[@lynnmeyers10]

@Kededian a lot we dont kno w about Alois, Sr. Was he antisemitic , was he jealous. of "Addie," and we know he assaulted Klara even as his wife lay dying upstairs and Klara had been made to come to ALOIS as his housekeeper. There is a great deal we don't know and a lot we k now. It didnt help. The whole possible grandfather Jewish thing also played into his troubled mind. Who told him? They are left in peace with no headstones thanks to Adolf & his evil ways. Ask the 6 million JEWS & 50 million Dead Europeans about their being left in peace after mass Graves and crematoria!

[@Renagade5150]

Best opening music of all KZbinrs everywhere!

[@OliverRust-uh8tx]

Your videos fascinate me. Thanks!

[@shutup2751]

i wonder do those who live in that town now find it eerie going about their daily lives like normal people in the same places a man who changed the world once went about his life as just a normal person

[@keithrobinson5752]

Austria had in some ways a lucky war , in the end they were treated like any invaded country like France, unlike a hostile country like Germany.With little bomb damage to it's cities.Despite the take over being at ' least ' welcome on a large scale and the country gaining significant benefits.

[@aka99]

True and still falls under the radar of nazism during the third reich when people talk about it today.

[@Ciech_mate]

Please never stop making videos, you are very good at it, needless to say of course. By Azura, I am an adoring fan.

[@paulmartin4971]

Thanks Mark for more great stuff cheers 🥂

[@SitttingDuck]

Nice

[@timothypauljacobswordswort6868]

Watching him strutting and saluting I am reminded of Thomas Hardy's Quote from the end of the film "Der-Bunker" ( with Anthony Hopkins) "...For though many things are too strange to Believe, Nothing is too strange to have Happened..." God Bless.

[@richhoops2413]

One of the best audio intro's on YT

[@tedbeaver2394]

Very good Mark!

[@coitip2920]

Little messed up they took away his parents grave marker.

[@alienspace1]

In our official history Austria is labeled to this day "Hitler's first victim" 😂

[@AFGuidesHD]

cringe

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thanks again for another fine video Sir.......Shoe🇺🇸

[@danielb7660]

Your videos are so well put together. I would love to know what tech you use to put them together.

[@davidbrims5825]

But how can this be ? The media told me that he was very unpopular…🤔

[@stevetournay6103]

Eventually. In the 30s he was wildly popular, and not only in Germany...

[@truracer20]

His popularity was subjective. With the Jewish people he was wildly unpopular. The same can be said for the communists. Many Poles didn't care for him either. The Belgians weren't very ecstatic about him, nor were the French, Norwegians,or Dutch. For the Finnish he was a means to an end. Hungarians, and Czechs it was whatever, just another government. Some saw political stability, others agreed with his political ideology, some liked his racial ideology, others just never missed jumping on a bandwagon.

[@jorgecas5678]

No, he was very popular..until he started losing the war.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

They should not have removed the Gravemarkers they weren't responsible for his actions, he was.

[@sc1338]

Yea, I can’t stand how they try to erase history

[@kirkmorrison6131]

@@sc1338 True and those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it

[@bosseyedmungrel8511]

Hi Mark , maybe cover the preceding years in Austria before the "Anschluss" .. there is lots to look into

[@paulw314]

I really admire the way you make these videos. It would be interesting to chat to you. I've never met anyone who knows more about ww2 than I do. I researched ww2 so much that it inevitably lead to having to research both ww1 and the cold war to understand further.

[@romangeneral23]

I'm a simple man. I see a new Dr. Felton video in my feed. The whole house stops for a WW2 history lesson.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Same. I usually preemptively strike... Er, like as well.

[@mrcjc9298]

No fault can be levelled at his parents. They had passed away before he came to power. Why did they remove the headstone?

[@aka99]

Because it was a pilgrim site for neonazis?

[@cplcabs]

some people just want to eradicate history.

[@mtlicq]

Great video !

[@ROXCANADA2023]

Excellent as usual

[@chrisstephens6673]

Could anybody think Rishi Sunak, or any recent politician, would ever get such support from the delighted people? Just saying!

[@sacredkinetics.lns.8352]

👽 Been a child in 1970 In Colombia South America; older country people used Hitler's mustache (the mosquito )as a fashionable style.

[@bill9540]

I’m curious about the quality and longevity of the many of the films in your work. Are they archived or digitized and how do you gain access to such specific pieces? Perhaps I have missed a previous explanation over the years following your work. Cheers☺️

[@danielwilson9405]

Mark you are the best historian in the world amazing attention to detail

[@slantfish65sd]

Another great video there Mark. Excellent work. However, it is very apparent to me that we should never ever forget history because of seems like this here in my country, United States of America. We've recently been going through something some semblance of similarity. Some people may argue and say that I'm wrong, but when you see people who are so fervent and supporting a particular political leader it, it's a little scary. I feel as though anytime you are voting for someone. You should always keep a very jaundiced eye on these kind of people. Because well, it's never a good idea to trust somebody like that fully. And Adolf Hitler is a very good example of that. These people were cheering him and celebrating him and welcoming him home and in just a few short years, he would plunge the entire world into war a war, the likes of which thankfully hasn't been repeated I think a whole lot more people need to be watching this kind of material and being made to not forget about history

[@stevemiecznikowski9670]

I agree 100%.

[@Azurethewolf168]

The most recent state of the union address seems very heavily like one of Hitler’s speeches, where he just is shouting while not saying anything much of substance.

[@josephbingham1255]

Democracy Now states 31,000 of which 12,000 are children. America's current leader and administration are grievously complicit. Like Eisenhower the current leading Republican candidate might be the one to rein in the perniciousness of a state that believes its people's souls are higher than any other peoples - and behaves that way.

[@David99356]

The problem is that it’s not clear to everybody what the lessons of history teach us.

[@josephbingham1255]

I think so too. Different groups come to different conclusions about the same historical event. @@David99356

[@fedyno4reviews]

How crazy would it be to see a guy you grow up with return to your vilage as the head of a neighbouring country followed by a unit of the best armed security ever seen in the world.

[@josephbingham1255]

Successful people often go back to a place were they began. A connection to their roots. Perhaps even meeting with people who thought they would never amount to anything.

[@Cookefan59]

Fascinating, absolutely fascinating. The cars, the fame, the power, the adulation and then the incredible 180 to the point of hiding peoples graves. The study of History is such a rewarding mistress. Thanks for another audiovisual historical gem Dr. Felton.

[@jk1776yt]

Very interesting as always. Have you done a similar video on Hitler's "places" in Vienna? I will seek it out. Also, Mr. Felton, off topic, but I just want you to know that I found your video of visiting modern day Buckingham Palace to be very interesting and helpful. I would like to encourage you to do more videos on modern day historical places such as palaces, museums, battlefields etc. Your insightful and common man evaluations of these places, whether good or bad, would be very beneficial to tourists and history fanatics as ourselves. Thanks for your superb videos!