I was Hitlers Bodyguard and Telephone operator - Rochus Misch: A timewitness tells his story

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BRAVO!!!!! 👍🏾

[@blakeechoff5042]

Wow.wow.wow.....what a true in depth documentary...the best......and I've seen thousands of hours ...da biest

[@NewOrleansSeptember]

Why not do a video on the Nazi invasion of the U.S. starting in New Orleans in 1935 with the massacre of the Creoles of New Orleans and almost everyone else before spreading over the entire country? My father was there in 1935. This is still hidden. I went to a school in the U.S. that was mostly for German kids. Almost all my info is from Germans themselves. See my page. See the videos of eyewitness accounts. See on my page under discussion(only on laptop or desktop; won't show on phones) the Dropbox link, "1935 and beyond" for even more details.

[@samdowner1792]

Your channels need to be removed from youtube. there is no room for nazis in this world.

[@samdowner1792]

Are you a Nazi?

[@moow950]

Very very important that this interview was recorded! Thank you

[@80Ragincajun]

This is why NOT erasing history is important. We have to preserve the good and bad. Hopefully to learn from so we dont have it repeat itself. Great interview!!

[@ishcaby1231]

The only people who want to erase history are those who want to rewrite their own version of it for their own agenda. History must be preserved in its truest form.

[@80Ragincajun]

@@ishcaby1231 absolutely !! Perfectly said, you are 100% correct. Also these people rewriting their on version is to push their own agenda !!

[@emmgeevideo]

Who is erasing history? KZbin itself has tons of this stuff. Imagine all the museums and universities with books, artifacts, etc. I think this is a silly statement.

[@80Ragincajun]

@@emmgeevideo you say who is erasing history? I dont know if you watch what they have been doing here in America, But removing statues and memorials and trying to rewrite history to fit their narratives and agenda. These Leftist communist been doing this for years now. But I imagine most people wouldnt notice

[@ishcaby1231]

@@emmgeevideo if you are not aware of the revisionist teaching in alot of our universities, you should educate yourself a little better.

[@Michael-q9g5e]

You never hear Churchills staff reminiscing about their times with him. That's mainly because he was an obnoxious drunkard who was horrible towards secretarial staff and seems to have had only one admirer, his body guard Walther Thompson.. that being one of doormat rather than genuine affection like here. It seems to have been a lot more informal than one would have expected, especially with Germans having a penchent for paperwork and beaurocracy. Hitlers relationship with his staff seems a lot better than his adversaries with theirs. They all seemed genuinely upset by Hitlers passing.

[@capoislamort100]

Great comment, most folks who have been around Churchill didn’t have any nice words to say about him. The British public themselves couldn’t stomach him, and voted him out of office at the war’s end.

[@kiturselassie813]

That sums it all up , evil is learnt ,hitler was cordial with his staff that enabled him to penetrative their minds

[@christopherwood2290]

That is true of Hitler. Especially his secretaries.

[@j.m.1524]

I was stationed in Nuremberg 86-89'. On one of my many occasions of exploring the Berghof area, etc and before they removed the remaining debris of the garage at the Berghof, I had an encounter with MISCH which at time I did not know who he was. I knew he had to have served in WW2. He was with another elderly man talking about the site. I greeted him with the "typical" German hello and we "chatted" with my broken German for about 5 minutes and never gave it another thought. It was many years later that I recognized who I was chatting with. Like the old saying goes, if you only knew..

[@ChairmanPaulieD]

WOW 😮 that’s a very interesting experience you got to endure and meeting Rochus Misch who had the experience of playing and interacting with the Goebells and Speer children 👦👧🧒 I hope Misch didn’t have any involvement with the Goebells children deaths by giving Magda the cyanide capsules

[@JonesDawg]

Who then?

[@chavez-vb5tm]

@@ChairmanPaulieDhe didn’t but once he stated he regreted, that he didn’t do anything to prevent their death

[@mikeoz4803]

Dont get taken in by this kindly old man. He knew of the deportations & mass murders! Misch was known as a violent thug in his younger days during the 1930s. Many Jews & Socialists, Democrats & normal people in the streets felt his iron fist & steel capped boots in their faces.

[@slowery43]

we really don't care, this is not about you

[@charlescole3040]

This fellow was VERY fortunate to have survived several years in Soviet captivity. Few others did.

[@Thomgxx100]

He also survived his severe wounds in Poland prior to that, I guess he was just one of them lucky guys who gets by no matter what.

[@Thomgxx100]

@Last chance Cowboy Well, Commies didn't like Leibstandarte people. I don't blame them. 2 mio of their comrade pow's didn't make it home - Rochus did !

[@Thomgxx100]

@Last chance Cowboy Nah !

[@solvingpolitics3172]

@Last chance Cowboy As if the Nazis were any better!

[@thefinalroman]

He sent a letter to Beria the head of the secret police asking to be executed but he was denied...

[@gonavy1]

History from the people who lived it no matter how big or small the details. Doesn't get better than that.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Amen

[@ppgedez]

Totally fascinating..

[@gonavy1]

@Pete Tiesti ⚓🚢

[@Search4TruthReality]

If you like first-hand accounts of history, this may be of interest to you: It is a playlist of my interviews of a US NAVY officer, who was on the bridge of the USS MADDOX during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident: kzbin.info/aero/PLoUlg0sToHFTvcWCl2C57f0yadQoxtlbp

[@gonavy1]

@@Search4TruthReality Thank you.

[@invaderzim133]

Important that his story is preserved. Thanks to whoever conducted this interview and filmed this. I like how they all referred to AH as "The Boss".

[@spm36]

And by the rest of us a murdering animal

[@zackspaulding]

​@@spm36like the USA and others as they're murdered the native Americans, so don't lecture.

[@NeverDieKnight]

I've noticed that too! They never called him by the name or spoke very low of him, was always boss or the fuhrer. They were all treated normal by Hitler.

[@thomasfarrow7053]

*Just saying:* Trump is referred to as the boss by Walt Nauta

[@TenPointTyrone]

I call most men idk boss, 😮​@@thomasfarrow7053

[@rikijett310]

Fascinating!!! I'm glad the opportunity arose to interview this man.

[@pootis3836]

Super interesting interview. I wish they had shown us this in history class. Also think about what this man has whitnessed. He was born at a time where he might still remember the german monarchy. He grew up in the Weimar Republic, he saw how Germanys first democracy fell, he lived through the entirety of the nazi dictatorship and got to see a Germany split by ideology and finally reunification. What a rollercoster ride.

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

@Last chance Cowboy is weimer republic when Paul von hindernburg? Why was it so bad?

[@mikeoz4803]

Dont get taken in by this kindly old man. He knew of the deportations & mass murders! Misch was known as a violent thug in his younger days during the 1930s. Many Jews & Socialists, Democrats & normal people in the streets felt his iron fist & steel capped boots in their faces.

[@l337pwnage]

And now he gets to see the occupation of Germany and the new war with Russia, ginned up by the Brits and Americans, yet, again. Funny how it keeps repeating.

[@Wolfgang-Schnaufer]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr It was completely degenerate.

[@henocksherlock3340]

​@@Jason.cbr1000rrweimar was a run wild degenarism. Go take a look at Magnus Hirschfield's digusting experiment, then you'll understand

[@MunyarRhazymusic]

this man danced with EVA BRAUN while the fuhr was in spain he is part of history

[@TyrantOFynder]

These recordings and others like them are some of the most important in human history. They must be protected and preserved for future generations.

[@javiermori1710]

Great questions were asked in this interview..wow.great job..

[@chewba2008]

That dude witnessed "history" unfolding right before his eyes! Fascinating.

[@Mrtweet81]

Who doesn’t? Every minute that passes is history.

[@ppgedez]

Its incredible to think he was actually there. I’ve been watching another one similar to this with Hitlers secretary Traudl Junge equally as fascinating.

[@jewishgenes]

You mean. ...Fascistating..lol

[@jasonharryphotog]

They all talk so matter of fact and with a touch of humour and also German efficiency too

[@jasonharryphotog]

@Pete Tiesti Both my grandads did that and travelled the world, a complete waste of time

[@outdoorqrandma]

Thank-you Herr Misch for sharing your information.

[@jaylewis601]

The English interpeter/narrator in this piece is fantastic. He clearly conveys the enthusiaism, admiration for Hitler, notalgia, and simple mindedness of the German man being interviewed through not just words but intonation. Truly impressive.

[@deborahleone4351]

I thoroughly enjoyed the historical value of this interview! This gentleman thoroughly enjoyed his job! And he’s supremely excellent at “the telling of it”. You almost feel like you were there! PS: I just saw another video about the Berghof which stated there was “no smoking anywhere at this Berghof....not even in the bathrooms! Orders from Adolph.....

[@judithcampbell1705]

WOW!!! This is the first interview I have seen by a man who has witnessed history! I didn't want it to end as there are many questions I'd like to ask him. Thank you Sir for speaking up with facts. Fascinating!!! Ty

[@Obetv01]

Incredible. With every word he utters you almost see the specific part in the movie downfall. What those eyes saw and those ears heard. I really do find it amazing what it must feel like to survive such a brutal war and even incarceration afterwards which was equally brutal.

[@Chrisamos412]

Yes , well said Oscar. What his eyes has seen, it’s amazing!

[@brentsarazin4346]

Nothing can compare to what the SS and the Concentration Camps dished out to all those poor, innocent victims.

[@DannyWilliamH]

The only part that doesn't match is the death of Goebbels and his wife. The rest is faithfully recreated (based on his and others' accounts).

[@mikeoz4803]

Dont get taken in by this kindly old man. He knew of the deportations & mass murders! Misch was known as a violent thug in his younger days during the 1930s. Many Jews & Communists felt his iron fist & steel capped boots in their faces.

[@apacifistmachinegunner669]

@@mikeoz4803 nobody is being fooled ..Its an interesting interview no one on earth can tell. Grow up or go protest something. Adults find it fascinating

[@ShogunAkeno]

man this is pretty crazy interview just how this guy saw the death of hitler and the fall of the nazi germany all at the same time just crazy to me

[@JacobC479]

It is. It's even more amazing they found this guy and interviewed him. I think somebody said he wrote a book but still. My great grandfather was a MP in Germany during WW2. He died before I got really interested in WW2, I really wish I could hear his stories now. Nothing beats those in person stories.

[@kevinriddell2105]

@@JacobC479 . There were 3 books. I have the book titled "Hitler's Last Witness". Published in 2014. A year after his death

[@jasonaltham7013]

I am glad he saw both.

[@vijayakoothan]

He dint see the death of Hitler . He saw the body double and hitler escape

[@Schush]

@@vijayakoothan lol

[@darrinsmith1588]

It’s a shame that most of these veterans from WWII are gone now but how remarkable to be able to listen to first hand accounts on the final days of the Third Reich from someone that was actually there. This interview is golden

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

>99%

[@capcompass9298]

I find it fascinating that we watch a man replaying Hitler's death in his mind. He sees it while we watch but can never see.

[@bl00dline360]

Yes it is it’s crazy this whole story happened

[@ssherrierable]

He didn't see him die because he escaped

[@capcompass9298]

@@ssherrierable No-one saw Hitler die. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochus_Misch

[@kevinriddell2105]

@@ssherrierable. Nobody saw Hitler die. But he was in the bunker during and after Hitler's death

[@rowdyyates4273]

@@capcompass9298 He saw hitlers double being carried out, no way would brake rank now!!!--very interesting and likable man.

[@oraclex2976]

We can't seem to get enough of this, can we?

[@cristobalroig]

spot on

[@shawndoran2879]

Star media has a great series from ww2. This factory in stalingrad would have half finished tanks firing from inside the building out of holes at the german lines. Its 4 hrs or so.

[@csaint6780]

no we can't

[@miguelpereira7934]

I wonder why...

[@zacharyellison4189]

@@shawndoran2879 do you happen to remember the exact name of it?

[@paulbradford8240]

What a fascinating account! I really enjoy talking to older people. Direct witnesses to historical events and a life that we will never experience.

[@legobatman8353]

I used to love listening to the stories my dad told about his time in the Army in WW2. Even though he lost brothers and friends he never showed any animosity towards the old enemy and fully supported my interest in military history.

[@ShamileII]

Wow....what an amazing interview! It's like you're right there living history. From all the movies we've seen, I could picture the events as he described them.....just amazing!

[@mcschneiveoutdoors3681]

I was captivated for 32 minutes. Awesome interview! Thanks for posting!

[@dietrichritter3006]

The full interview is 1hour 18 minutes long. But only in German.

[@MrCrowebobby]

The photographs are so incredibly sharp and clear. I was 8 years old when he was escaping from the bunker, but a world away.

[@waltonwarrior7428]

Most interesting interview and look back in history. Thanks for posting

[@marcelopepinho]

Holy Mother ..this is the best living book I have ever seen!!! It's pure history!!!!

[@tomflendodo7297]

HOLY MOTHER INDEED !!!!!

[@johnstevenson9956]

In James O'Donnell's book, "The Bunker", Misch related the story of the Goebels children walking past his telephone room on their way to be murdered. The older kids seemed to know, but the youngest, skipping along behind, sang "Misch, Misch, du bist ein Fisch!" (Misch, Misch, you are a fish). Just reading about it will always haunt me.

[@Myfaceuh]

That's the darkest part of the bunker story. Those kids could've had some sort of future outside of Germany.

[@xys7536]

Ha you kids will get yours

[@ihavenoname3014]

@@Myfaceuh At that point it was already WAY too late. They were in Berlin and the Russians were closing in. The fact they were children would have mattered very little to a vengeful Red Army. Especially for the girls.

[@k.l.spencer5635]

Thanks for sharing. It's these little details that make what happened seem more real - and more sad. The kids must have known Rochus pretty well to call him "du" (instead of the formal "Sie") or he could have just told them they could call him "du;" Rochus seemed like a very nice guy (also saw him on "The Last Witness"), especially since we're supposed to see all SS men as evil.

[@johnstevenson9956]

@@k.l.spencer5635 I highly recommend that book. It was all fascinating, but that was one really poignant moment.

[@barrykevin7658]

Exceptional historical interview. Thanks for posting it .

[@bradvincet1848]

Great video but way too short. There has to be more interviews of this man, he witnessed and experienced the greatest war history the world has ever seen. He's very lucky he didn't die in a gulag.

[@mikeoz4803]

Dont get taken in by this kindly old man. He knew of the deportations & mass murders! Misch was known as a violent thug in his younger days during the 1930s. Many Jews & Communists felt his iron fist & steel capped boots in their faces.

[@randersson3672]

Agree, there must be some good interviews that "can not" be shown because they don't say the right things.... The winner of wars write the history :(

[@colonelsmith7757]

@@mikeoz4803 Who the fuck cares about communists, do you consider communist street thugs in 1920s Germany as any less violent? They staged a coup in Bavaria for christ's sake, go fuck yourself.

[@jasonprobst]

@@mikeoz4803 there is nothing wrong with communists feeling a steel boot. In fact, it is the sole thing they are owed.

[@MrJm323]

@@mikeoz4803 Nobody is suggesting that he is anything else except an ex-Nazi, ex-SS. The question is, does he have any reason to lie about anything at this stage? Nobody cares whether you (or I) like him. Lot's of murderers and thugs are "kindly old men" (when they are aged, obviously) and great conversationalists.

[@devindevon]

Amazing piece of history. The ability to access things like this are why I'm willing to forgive the internet for anything, even for giving the world Twitter.

[@paulleigh7792]

No picnic, either, for Russian P.O.W’s of the Germans. Equally, only a relatively few of them survived, also. Remember, it was the Germans who kicked in the Russian door and invaded their country. Fascinating historically. A very grim period.

[@peterarmstrong6730]

@@paulleigh7792 no offence but you need to read a bit more about the Russian POWs, many survived only to be killed by Stalin.

[@brycecroker-holland1998]

twitter isn't too bad, tiktok is the true enemy

[@davidmaslow399]

Interesting stuff! Thank You for posting!

[@deepwater2652]

One of the most detailed interviews of the last days of Adolf Hitler.

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

Hi what is your profile pic? I see it a lot in retro american stuff.. is it some brand or something? Looks funny and all but i dont know the story behind it or w.e it is. Is it a brand for something

[@romulusaugustus5894]

It’s Alfred E. Newman from MAD Magazine. It’s a comedy magazine for teenage boys. He was featured in cartoons and was the face of the magazine

[@carlthiem4212]

This was great to watch. Thank you!!

[@gamegeekx]

Thank you so much for getting his interview. He was a survivor during Hitler's last and final moments before his death. (As well as his closest followers) (This man hesitated and was so close to "opt out" but was saved by a miracle to change his mind, thus telling us this story in the video) He was literally right besides Hitler in person back then. This is a very rare and remarkable opportunity to discover REAL AND TRUE FACTS.

[@ritamedina-molina8550]

So much for that guy telling about hitlers escape to Argentina

[@franc9111]

@@ritamedina-molina8550 Yes that is a complete myth. The Soviets were secretive immediately after the war about exactly what they had discovered about Hitler's death which led to the many rumours about a possible escape. Mark Felton has presented a complete series on this subject on KZbin. There was a similar story about Bormann escaping to South America until finally his remains were found in Berlin.

[@johnnieireland2057]

I didnt want that interview to end, I have so many more questions

[@SDeww]

than get hes book!

[@johnnieireland2057]

I’m going to. After that I’m going to read your book.

[@joelk-lq4cg]

What’s your questions

[@damyr]

@@johnnieireland2057 You can ask the Fuhrer himself... just get the Ouija board and find instructions online. ;)

[@callumwilliams7439]

He was a fascinating man Rochus Misch to live through probably the biggest historical event of all time and to be that close to the most infamous man (Hiter in my opinion) to ever live is amazing and terrifying. He lived a very interesting life regardless of who he served he was an ex-soldier and former bodyguard it wasn't like he was part of the final solution or anything. His book was great and worth a read I couldn't imagine being next to someone poisoning all their kids no doubt that was probably the worst thing he experienced during the war.

[@Mynamesjeff2818_2]

Thank you. On the comments of another interview people are calling him a cunt and saying he’s burning in hell and that he needed to be charged with war crimes. He didn’t know the Holocaust was a thing much less did he partake in it. He knew about camps but those were for political prisoners and were different then the death camps.

[@williamwatson4625]

Misch remained a devotee of Hitler to the very end. He had nothing but praise for his old boss: "He was a wonderful boss", "He was a very normal man". Well, If Hitler was a very normal man as Misch described him to have been then, under that premise, every dictator who ordered the slaughter of millions of their fellow countrymen (like Stalin, Mao Zedong,.....) were also very normal men. I'm not gonna read any of his books. In fact, they should all be burned in a big bonfire like the Nazis did with the Hebrew Bible and with books written by Jewish authors like Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud,..............

[@nandinibagai7636]

Sure, it's not like ANY of them were Jew haters who voted and supported a maniac! They really can't be blamed! Absolutely!

[@spm36]

He WAS a part of the holocaust

[@matta9316]

This is a great interview, very honest and informative. This guy also seems totally chill and normal, crazy

[@mikeoz4803]

Dont get taken in by this kindly old man. He knew of the deportations & mass murders! Misch was known as a violent thug in his younger days during the 1930s. Many Jews & Socialists, Democrats & normal people in the streets felt his iron fist & steel capped boots in their faces.

[@PolsieDJ]

I read his book, amazing to see him tell this. What a strange feeling to 'see' the past and the circumstances.

[@Kate-g8q]

Name of book

[@PolsieDJ]

@@Kate-g8q the name of the book is: Der letzte Zeuge: "Ich war Hitlers Telefonist, Kurier und Leibwächter". It is translated in many languages.

[@guerrillapress77]

So they knew from August of 44 that Hitler had no intention of living through a defeat. Amazing.

[@pleasekill-me9817]

Many knew by then the war was lost. They made it seem like they were fine to the people but in reality they all knew it was lost. This is why Himmler tried to make peace with Great Britain. Hitler also had addressed top officials of his intentions to hide out in the fuhrher bunker until and would commit suicide rather than be captured by the allies. Its all very interesting

[@mikeoz4803]

Dont get taken in by this kindly old man. He knew of the deportations & mass murders! Misch was known as a violent thug in his younger days during the 1930s. Many Jews & Communists felt his iron fist & steel capped boots in their faces.

[@TheHighwayDreams]

@@mikeoz4803 haha what rubbish

[@mikeoz4803]

@@TheHighwayDreams Thats your 'intelligent' response? LOL Heil

[@andysimmons8]

@@mikeoz4803 Yes, that’s his intellectual answer, because what you said isn’t very intellectual either. Please provide sources of your claims…

[@prantisutar5363]

Fun fact: To this day people still can find hidden bombs and guns from world war 2 in several locations in east Germany. During construction of old buildings, finding such things is very common there. 🙂

[@ritagi837]

This was awesome,I felt like I was there,tremendous information Thank you for this

[@merlelove1795]

😁😘😉🙄

[@mikeoz4803]

Dont get taken in by this kindly old man. He knew of the deportations & mass murders! Misch was known as a violent thug in his younger days during the 1930s. Many Jews & Communists felt his iron fist & steel capped boots in their faces.

[@glennlopez6772]

Thanks for the video! The narrator speaking in German seems so dignified and a genuine German, like all genuine world citizens! To be caught up living ones life in these positions is something to be reflected upon. The quest for peace should analyse what really caused the devastation of Germany.

[@stetomlinson3146]

It was pretty much caused by them electing, then allowing, a complete metal case to have sole control over their lives. Most were happy enough with the whole situation until the bombs started dropping on THEIR towns and cities. If any of them had had a shred of humanity they would have killed their leaders long before the Allies closed in. The only ones from this generation to have ANY sense of decency were those who plotted against Hitler, not served him until the end.

[@themudthedirtandthesand9079]

Misch kind of reminded me of the Sgt Schulz character in the TV comedy Hogan's Heroes. He seems like a genuine good man, it seems like his fairly jovial and sensible personality got him through some of the most intense madness the World has ever seen, of which he could do little about...........

[@Kate-g8q]

😢

[@deadlyoneable]

Wow. I wonder if this man realized his being in a major historic event as it was happening. This is about as good as it gets for a first hand account.

[@joelk-lq4cg]

Reading the comments before I watch! Makes me excited to finally watch this

[@lordemed1]

This is amazing! More chilling than any movie recreation of Hitler's death.

[@von-Adler]

See the film 'DOWNFALL'

[@superbike33]

Chilling? Lol

[@lusl1094]

I question the part where he says that the sound travelled through the bunker so well because it was cement but when Krebs shot himself in the next room he did not hear it (assumedly because when he went to see him he first thought he was asleep and not dead). I guess this could be because they were hearing so many gunshots and explosions echoing through the bunker that they could not tell whether it happened next door or just outside the bunker. Very interesting and extremely fascinating; I wish I could see the entire interview. Thank you for posting this.

[@spudnickuk]

Thank you for sharing, This information sheds so much light that one can imagine being there.

[@KOMET2006]

Rochus Misch also wrote a book about his experiences in service to Hitler. I have it in my library.

[@celestian1000]

I have to respect the fact that he’s doing this interview

[@mikeoz4803]

Dont get taken in by this kindly old man. He knew of the deportations & mass murders! Misch was known as a violent thug in his younger days during the 1930s. Many Jews & Communists felt his iron fist & steel capped boots in their faces.

[@JetFire9]

@@mikeoz4803 Meh

[@InglésconRobert2025]

Never mind what Mike Oz says. He probably visited the Wizard of Oz and got some Panama red. He was right about one thing, Misch was no innocent old Sesselfurzer. He kept his mouth shut about Hitler’s escape from Berlin and went along with the suicide story concocted in the bunker to confuse the Allies. Hitler died in South America.

[@shahmirzahid9551]

well it was a life tie ago move on@@mikeoz4803

[@ppgedez]

Really fascinating first hand account. I’ve been watching another one with Hitlers secretary Traudl Junge which was also very good. Great uploads many thanks.

[@markfromct2]

Incredible interview. Thank you!

[@MYPOWERSTATION1]

Incredible interview. Fascinating.

[@iainmcintosh9068]

The sheer gravity of the events witnessed by Rochus are almost incomprehensible , comes across as a very good man following orders , really enjoyed listening to his insightful memoirs

[@FultonEagle1948]

A very good man?

[@rogercarroll2551]

Very important archive.

[@zhenmingz8]

"In a 2005 interview, Misch called Downfall "Americanized" while comparing what happened in the film to what happened in real life, stating that although it portrayed the important facts accurately, it exaggerated other details for dramatic effect, such as the film's characters screaming and shouting when in his recollection most people in the bunker spoke quietly. In the interview he also expressed some skepticism regarding Hitler's role in Nazi atrocities. He also opined that "Neo-Nazis" did not exist but were rather just patriotic people, and that the US invaded Iraq in 2003 to enrich Israel."

[@GlossaME]

Interesting, thank you for commenting.

[@thomaslavoie1]

I feel that this video is of such historical importance that youtube needs a new section called "KZbin historical" and would save these videos in a special historical section. I watched this video 5 times over the past 2 years!

[@quantumpotential7639]

Yes, KZbin is definitely interested in preserving the truth. Yeah, we can bank on that one all day and all night. Lol

[@alexpage7292]

Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing

[@MrShenyang1234]

I just finished watching The Last Witness, which is a documentary about Rochus Misch. I found it both fascinating and interesting. Mr. Misch was actually present during the time of the Third Reich. I believe him when he says that he didn't have any knowledge of what occurred in the Concentration Camps. He wasn't stationed at one, therefore, why would he have knowledge of what went on there. Mr. Misch was a German Soldier who followed orders, Period. He should be honored as such.

[@GlossaME]

He had no idea because most information we know now, is just lies.

[@shauntaylor6040]

It must have been eerie after Goebbels death, only Misch and Henchel were left.

[@JimScott905]

" Misch lived in Berlin in the same house he moved into when he was released by the Soviets.[4] The house is in the district of Rudow in south Berlin.[49] Misch regularly received visitors who wished to speak to or interview him.[20][62] Misch died in Berlin on 5 September 2013 aged 96.[63] " -- Wiki

[@Kate-g8q]

Misch...people, horrendous circumstances

[@omnipitous4648]

This was amazing. Thanks.

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

So crazy. All these kids had their lives end, and suffered so much because of the insane adults in their lives.

[@amenemhurt8817]

I don't know why they had to kill their kids? Many top nazi officers' kids survived and lived to tell stories.

[@louisecoffey9843]

@@amenemhurt8817 They killed them because they couldn’t face the horrible reality of their kids growing up in an non “1000 year Reich” world! They would rather murder their kids than have them growing up Americanized!

[@cba4389]

@@louisecoffey9843 They would have been captured by the Russians. How did the Russians treat the Czar's children?

[@mailman5043]

@@amenemhurt8817 Goebbels killed them because he doesn't want them to be found by the soviet soldier they would then be torture and kill, so it's better to get poisoned by your parent than letting some drunk strangers torture you and shoot you esspecially the girl the red soldiers were known for their ww2 raping of germans girl

[@johnmarksmith1120]

@@mailman5043 Do you expect us to believe that you don't know why the Russians were there? Google "Barbarossa" the wholesale rape, torture and murder of pre-teens was the wind the wehrmacht had previously sown.

[@bluecollar58]

How is it that he never mentions hearing any of the gunshots from inside the bunker , but everything outside of it ? At least three times , one he said was done very close to him , yet he was surprised when he found them dead.

[@markponn544]

Didn't hear gunshots? Why not? 🙄

[@jazzjackson9875]

He mentioned that the acoustics were so that you could never really determine the distinction between gunshots, artillery, grenades, etc. He probably heard them and carried on as normal in the moment

[@Mabbdaa]

this is incredibly fascinating

[@philsosshep4834]

A great interview but was there more to it ie. How Hitler treated him and other staff etc and also what was it like during the good times when the war was going well for the germans ? Unfortunately this seems to be always missed as people are infatuated with Berlin in April 45

[@arc46789]

Hitlet was very generous and friendly with his staff. There are other interviews where this is asked, and they say so themselves in their memoirs.

[@Steve-ue4cw]

You should read his book. Very interesting read and goes into a bit more detail. www.waterstones.com/book/hitlers-last-witness/rochus-misch/9781848327498

[@mailman5043]

He also said that hitler thought that what he's doing was right and wanted the allies to help him fight against communism, the other thing is the holocaust which he said hitler never talked about it like never ever talked about the holocaust

[@mailman5043]

@Last chance Cowboy wait.. Are you saying that the holocaust was made up? Idk man, I don't think it's made up but I do think that himmler is to blame

[@mailman5043]

@Last chance Cowboy yeah, it's pretty weird. I know it's SuS

[@davidcoleman2796]

I'm glad he made a bit of money in the last years of his life . His part in history is very important. Thank you .

[@KeiViolet]

Are you serious? He is a Nazi, what is not clear to you? Be ashamed of all the victims who died because of people like him.

[@fordfairlane662dr]

Awesome documentary 🏆

[@rickybhattacharya6]

It's unfortunate that the actor who played the role of Misch in Downfall 2004 movie died soon at the age of 40, and that before the death of the actual one. He was also the one from Führerbunker who exposed who Hitler really was.

[@jasonharryphotog]

Great interview, thanks GB

[@1977seabiscuit]

Amazing interview! Thanks for posting.

[@aikishugyo]

Fascinating to hear about the telephone connection and talks with the Russians.

[@historyjunky1299]

Imagine seeing your country completely flip upside down and cease to exist and a new form of government is created that despises you. Imagine the mindset of these people, suicide or defending what was left, doesn't seem so bad.

[@strelacstrelac2650]

Germans do not despise Nazi's..... They were all in on it 90% of them....

[@historyjunky1299]

@@strelacstrelac2650 I meant the new governments that were created(and run by the allies) in each allied occupied sector, if that helps clear things up

[@martenkrueger8647]

@@strelacstrelac2650 Not so fast..i am first generation American born..my family came from Both Berlin and Hamburg...there is a difference between being in on it...and wearing a mask too stay alive and not being put in a Camp!! Going so far as to be in the military.

[@matro2]

A wonderful man. Just finished reading his memoir.

[@TheFilipinaWifeLife]

The story about the Goebbels children is so heartbreaking....my God. :(

[@vortex162]

@SoLBH No, not political "fanaticism" much rather out of fear that their children be treated like ALL men, women and children of all ages were raped and tortured by the second wave of the Bolshevik Soviets, who were a mix of Mongols, Tartars, Kozaks etc many released from prisons, because the Soviets needed ALL the canon fodder they could get. They behaved like animals brainwashed by Ilja Ehrenberg; "kill all Germans, treat them however you want etc men, women, children blah blah blah. Everybody knew about this, Goebbels and wife wasn't going to expose their girls to that kind of treatment! Now I'm asking you, living in that knowledge, what would YOU have done??

[@Donutmasterman]

@@vortex162 Goebbels knew that the war was lost. For months, if not years. So he would have had more than enough time to get his family to safety in the west. There they would have been captured by US troops and the children would have been safe. Instead, he chose to murder them. And you say it wasn't fanaticism.

[@vortex162]

@@Donutmasterman He was to remain with the Führer everything else would have been treason, besides he loved the Führer (my honor is loyalty)!

[@lazysunside]

It’s probably a mercy killing. They were behind the Soviet’s line. We all know what they do to ordinary soldier, we all know what they do to high ranking people. How can the childrens of the inner circle survive against the Soviet? They are just childrens.

[@rare6499]

Thanks for sharing, amazing insight. Those final days of the war have always fascinated. The fall of empire. Berlin a war zone. It must have been utterly petrifying.

[@icyivy2424]

All of this is in the movie Downfall- Masterpiece movie with brilliant Bruno Ganz ❤

[@Jinka1950]

Bruno Ganz....a magnificent actor. Robbed of the Oscar in Downfall....he was so handsome.

[@stanthology]

His other "Berlin" movies were a gas! "Wings of Desire" "Faraway So Close". But I liked "Untergang".

[@stanthology]

@Beinn Alligan Thanks for the information. I own a DVD copy of that movie.

[@stanthology]

@Beinn Alligan I have a book, "The 900 Days. The Siege of Leningrad" I read all the books in our public library on Stalingrad. After a while I had to quit. I was in my room with tears rolling down my face. I felt wounded. I am so glad the different videos of these historical events from different points of view help people understand what happened.

[@rare6499]

Amazing film!

[@johnburrows1179]

I’ve watched this many times. It’s interesting and great to have first hand accounts of actual history. People that were actually there, not some writer’s interpretation. Imagine if we could hear Caesar, Franklin, Washington, Napoleon.

[@dustinshaffer5054]

Awesome video. Fascinating.

[@christopherjames9843]

Man, what Misch lived thru. He became a small part of history.

[@justinneill5003]

I understand he was a non-combatant who was not complicit in any war crimes and was assigned to purely domestic & administrative duties in Hitler’s circle… but nonetheless, given his history, it seems truly extraordinary to me that he could have ended up working as a bodyguard to the US President and to a member of the British Royal Family.

[@Wolfgang-Schnaufer]

If he was that, then he WOULD be complicit in war crimes, even today.

[@franc9111]

He was a combattant before being sent to work at the bunker. He explains that very clearly at the beginning of the interview. He had been badly wounded and he was the last remaining member of his family, so it was according to rules and regulations that he was taken out of active combat duty. Of course that wouldn't have been applied later on, by the time the German army had lost so many troops.

[@iverstim]

He was a bodyguard for a US president and member of Royal Family??? What are you talking about ???

[@AubreyM-i6k]

@@iverstimread it again. It said he could have. It was no acknowledging that he was.

[@DEKOproducties]

Can someone please translate this interview in English and add the subtitles to this video? Thanks in advance!

[@janetgillette2955]

If you tap the upper right corner, look for the cog wheel, tap it, and then below in the captions, you will see choices for captions, if there are any.

[@DEKOproducties]

@@janetgillette2955 there were not when I posted this comment...

[@dc-wp8oc]

Empires come and empires go. Interesting interview and firsthand account of the bitter end.

[@Beun007]

I admire his honesty!

[@jmus6494]

The real story is in the bits he chooses not to talk about

[@Mynamesjeff2818_2]

Yes the stuff he doesn’t talk about. How he took a stack of papers to Hitler detailing the failing eastern front. Him not reading them for fear of execution and because he’s not interested in the papers. But I prefer the time he was on a phone line when a woman called saying her friends was being r*ped by Soviet soldiers.

[@unknownknown7427]

His glory days and now his humble days

[@cindys1819]

Imagine being a phone operator there and being able to, Heh heh, Listening into 😅 all the conversations. That's the guy I want to hear his "experiences"....😅

[@pieterrietveld5284]

This documentation is verry important from and in the eye off history its very amazing that witness told inside storys about life inside berlin en berghoff that witnessstand must be save for history it gives more and different view on what we know thank you for sharing this encredible interview.

[@KimCraig-xl9yt]

You could feel his revulsion about the children being poisoned. Mr Misch and the secretaries are wonderful first hand insights to the bunker and the last days. It must have been so oppressive in that bunker.

[@Floattersintheeye]

He was not his Bodyguard, He was a comunication officer. He worked at the Telefone Service even in the last das of the 3rd Reich inside the bunker.

[@SK-do3um]

For me these are lies, no one who was in that bunker when this happened would have been allowed to leave to tell a story. They even killed the dogs i mean come on

[@kkvsn7294]

@@SK-do3um The dog was killed to test the potency of the drug. Traudl Junge, Hitler's secretary got out alive too.

[@csaint6780]

This is amazing! he was front row and center of WW2 history! and lived to tell about it! great interview!

[@panaglaw]

Imagine how many times he had to go through this story over and over again with the Soviet interrogation

[@dennispfeifer7788]

I'm a senior citizen now...I look back, and can't believe the stuff I saw with my own eyes...when I tell the stories, I don't think people believe me, and I don't blame them, they are just too fantastic to believe...

[@ayoutubecommenter1827]

Were you a German soldier?

[@dennispfeifer7788]

@@ayoutubecommenter1827 No. I grew up in the 1960's in America...now, that country is gone, and Drag Queen Story Time in big Blue Cities is the norm...pot bellied men dress up in clown suites and makeup and pretend to be women and read to the children in the local library...it's just unbelievable to me. The Catholic Nuns would hammer them into the ground with their fists...they were brutal...now, this pedophilia stuff, those Drag Queens are most likely pedophiles...wanting to get near the children.

[@edwardtasi2905]

His last name is German

[@petermendoza1170]

One word: FASCINATING

[@buckhammer5897]

Amazing... truly amazing hearing it first hand

[@josephhopeless829]

Fascinating shit right here. You can tell he(obviously) doesn't want to say anything warm about Hitler or what a good time it was in his youth. I'm sure those were fascinating and life-shaping times he lived though...Great interview here and RIP to the guy too, dude was just living out his 20s in whatever assignment he got, I'm sure he couldn't say "no, i dont wanna be the leader of germany's bodyguard" even if he wanted to..

[@KeiViolet]

Actually yes, he could have. That's what makes the difference between a good man and a bad man.

[@michelefortner1190]

Wow this was an amazing interview

[@blu3_enjoy]

You can see him visualising it all, staring into spaces and "searching" his mind.. very cool visual thinker

[@manfredknight5014]

At 16:08, the screen asks "Did you know that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun wanted to commit suicide?" and Misch says (according to the narrator)"Yes, we knew it, honestly, since August 22." August? Did he mean to say April 22?

[@Trek001]

I seem to recall an account from another Bunker Survivor that Hitler talked about not letting himself be captured in August 1944... So he could be talking about that

[@fasthracing]

The only bit of what Rochus says that doesn't seem to agree with other people's recollections is when he says that he saw Hitler had shot himself while sitting in his chair. Minor detail I know.