Göring the Flamboyant

A historic overview of Hermann Göring's life during WW2.
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Jackboots on Whitehall 2010
Herr Meets Hare 1945
The Monuments Men 2014
The Bunker 1981
Inglourious Basterds 2009
The Winds of War 1983
Battle of Britain 1969
Waterloo 1970
Cromwell 1970
Rommel 2012
Downfall 2004
Nuremberg 2000
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[@Ididitlikethis2079]

Herman Groing looks more like a James Bond Villain, than most James Bond Villains.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Considering Ian Flemming's work for the Real MI6 he probably did model a ton of his Villains after Goring

[@brulsmurf]

goldfinger?

[@MadlyParrot5345]

@@brulsmurfyes

[@barristanselmy2758]

He doesn't look like a evil Villain. it's just that the victors won the war and told us that the Germans were "Evil Racists". It's funny how the Americans, who segregated African people, and called them N words. And did all sorts of horrific acts towards harmless gentle African people. Yet somehow, somehow the Germans are super evil and super racist right lol, while the Americans literally made life for Africans hell. Then the UK said ' The Evil Germans are trying to take over the world" super Ironic thing for the UK to say after having recently taken over and colonized a large portion of the earth. But nobody at that time clicked right. I mean it's so obvious that it becomes, not obvious at all. Sort of just flew right over the top of everyones head. EVIL germans have invaded Switzerland! EVIL Germans are taking over the world lol. It's just ridiculous.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

One anecdote about how flamboyant Göring was once told to me by my neighbour, who died a few years ago, aged 106. She was in Soviet captivity for a few years after WW2, since she had been working as a secretary in J. Göbbels' propaganda ministry. Göbbels was a workaholic and quite the opposite of Göring. He wore down one personal assistant per months who was asked to live in JG's appartment and had to bring his own foodstamps to pay for his provisions. My neighbour was locked up together with a woman who had a similar job in one of H. Göring's departments (HG held several offices, all of which he got handsomely paid for), and HG would treat them with extra money from his own pockets, theater tickets and even fur coats, when he liked their work.

[@brianbrady4496]

Wow. Awesome to hear that from someone that was there...

[@b3ygghsas]

Goering seemed like he would be a really nice guy if he wasnt, you know, a fucking nazi

[@ostrich67]

Goebbels was probably hooked on amphetamines (Pervitin) like a lot of the Nazis were.

[@OpalLeigh]

I think it’s so important to remember that these people were humans; nothing more, nothing less. They all had good and bad points. As far as I can tell from the literature, Hitler was a good boss. He was often very personable and likeable. It’s important we remember this to remember that humans did these monstrous things. If you look for Demons out in this world who could commit evil acts, you won’t find them. Only terrible people.

[@RAAM855]

Well Goering was born from a rich family. Meanwhile Goebbels was poor and nearly committed suicide out of depression when he was failing as a writer.

[@immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918]

As a drug addict in recovery from opiate painkillers, I can personally attest to Herman’s pomposity and grandiosity. He was a fellow “junkie “.Being in active addiction to opiates lends itself to a feeling of superiority , grandness and overall idiocy. Thank God I’m clean today. It’s a miserable way to live.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Congrats on your continued sobriety and thank you for sharing.

[@immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Thank you. 😊

[@davidjose9808]

Noble…yet humble confession. Hats off for your honesty

[@kosmas173]

That's verry intresting to know also congrats on being clean

[@csaint6780]

Congratulation on your sobriety! Take care.

[@spyfan62591]

Calling him flamboyant is a huge understatement

[@SuperCulverin]

He was closeted. Others were not. This resulted in the Night of the Long Knives. Röhm and his gay clique were purged by the other Nazis. The closeted ones.

[@long-hair-dont-care88.]

I see what you did there.😊

[@malikevans2615]

​@@long-hair-dont-care88.What's he'd do

[@johnearle1]

Snappy dresser, liked show tunes, in love with his boss….He was Smithers!

[@collinthegamer510]

@@malikevans2615fr

[@professormcclaine5738]

Apart from his contextual place in history Goring would fit into today's image obsessed, social media marketing world very well.

[@pyrobytee]

the perfect Aryan!

[@philipkelly7369]

Wouldn't the existence of men like Goring be an argument that today is no more image-obsessed than the past?

[@alphakevin687]

Imagine Hushpuppi, but a Nazi war criminal.

[@letoubib21]

_Actually, Germany's _*_REICHJÄGERMEISTER_*_ wasn't unpopular in Germany at all. My grandfather, for example, appreciated the fact, he was the only Nazi, that could read _*_AND_*_ write almost flawlessly_ *. . .*

[@smokeyplane3285]

imagine Goering in 2023 doing a medal polishing and cleaning tutorial similar to a makeup tutorial

[@kennethbowers2897]

Goring would've been the perfect social media star in todays world, flamboyant, showy, always seeking the opportunity to garner attention and never letting an ounce of his slip away.

[@GrandDawggy]

And most importantly, complete lack of morals or humanity.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

You basically described an abominable lovechild of Silvio Berlusconi and Donald Trump...

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Well, there is one certain figure in American politics, who shows the very same flamboyant behaviour (and probably shares quite a few of HG's believes), just usually in a less lavish wardrobe.

[@randycheow4268]

Sounds like Patrick Bateman

[@Clay3613]

Cancelled swiftly for being antisemitic.

[@joelpacheco7360]

I read that Goring opposed the war. He didn't want to risk losing the easy life of wealth, status, and power he had by 1939.

[@plaguedynasty836]

My I get some sources. I'm interested to see.

[@josephhawkins5750]

Britain actually provoked the war

[@plaguedynasty836]

@@josephhawkins5750 Poland gave cause and Britain did the norm and said German bad.

[@Canadianvoice]

“It was very easy, it has nothing to do with Nazism, it has something to do with human nature. You can do it in a Nazi, socialist, communist regime, in a monarchy and even in a democracy. The only thing that needs to be done to enslave people is to scare them. If you manage to find a way to scare people, you can make them do what you want.”

[@leramfreeman2950]

​@josephhawkins5750 Don't know why you mentioned this but Germany still got their ass kicked!

[@trappenweisseguy27]

He was wounded in the hip in WW1, and to keep him flying his planes were fitted with a fold down flap on the port side of the cockpit to make it easier for him to get in and out. This injury is to a large extent the cause of his massive weight gain. He took over Richthoffen’s squadron (Jasta) after his death and was not popular with the remaining pilots. He inherited the commanders authority baton (known as a Geshwader stock) when taking command of the Jasta.

[@skurvypete101]

Was that the injury that led him to morphine addiction? I've read conflicting stories about whether that started from his injury in ww1 and the injury he had after the beer hall putsch.

[@kennymackay4134]

"Richtofen", "Geschwader".

[@docma7206]

@@kennymackay4134 Sorry, but the man was not an oven (ofen). His name was Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen!

[@dmer-zy3rb]

well the injury didnt directly made him gain weight obviously. he become addicted to morphine that was mostly the thing.

[@lewissims1321]

He wasn’t wounded in ww1 , he was wounded in the failed coup in 1923

[@u.s.1974]

Also known as Herr Meier in Germany. "If as much as a single enemy aircraft flies over German soil, my name is Meier!"

[@reynard61]

"Meyer! Meyer! Where is Meyer?! Where is his Luftwaffe?!"

[@letoubib21]

_M e _*_Y_*_ e r . . ._

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

"If only one enemy plane will fly over the Reichs's territory, I want to be named Meier" - would be closer to the original quote.

[@garfieldsmith332]

First name Oscar. Why not; he was a hot dog.

[@20chocsaday]

I wonder how soon he realised that once again he was on the losing side?

[@Reagan1984]

More of these historical documentaries on figures, please! I especially appreciate the backdrop with historical films. Perhaps you can use your "in the movies" format for certain historical figures to see how they're often portrayed?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Can do! It's fun to switch things up sometimes.

[@Reagan1984]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq I'd say it's a healthy direction for the channel. I think a video on Napoleon and his portrayals on film could be an intriguing one, especially for a very polarizing and nearly legendary figure.

[@nursestoyland]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsqhere’s a suggestion, the history of looting art in war

[@GrimFaceHunter]

I first thought that "in the movies" is the main thing of this channel.

[@mbryson2899]

I like the change from your usual subject, and you did it well, sir. Your summary was excellently done.

[@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823]

The blue baton he received when becoming Generalfeldmarschall. It was blue, was for all later Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschalls. The Heer had red. When Göring became Reichsmarschall, he received the unique white baton.

[@lucianene7741]

This has to be the only "double-marshall" in history.

[@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823]

@@lucianene7741 If you would like to say it like that.

[@MyBlueZed]

I remember reading about the making of Battle of Britain (1969) that Goring often wore pink leather boots but the writers decided that this might not be well received if included in the film so they eschewed this detail.

[@garfieldsmith332]

I remember that as well. Good decision as it may have seemed cartoonish in the film.

[@FoxWolfWorld]

Wouldn’t want to make Goering look bad

[@milosbrajkovic9855]

Field marshal Von Manstein:,, Goring's uniform were like of Cuban admiral,,

[@CaptainKeen]

@@FoxWolfWorld Just wouldn't be believable to most people.

[@TheSuspectOnFoot]

I gotta ask where exactly did you read about this detail? It sounded so funny I tried looking it up but failed to find anything myself

[@FlyWithMe_666]

Late war Göring reminds me of that kid from School of Rock who was more interested in designing crazy outfits for the band, instead of playing the actual music.

[@CatPope1935]

Fancy pants?

[@oberstul1941]

If I remember my history correctly, after he got injured in the leg in the Munich putsch, he became morbidly obese and addicted to pain relieving medicine (like morphine, right?). Kinda like Henry 8th, don't you think? Once fit and very athletic, after a leg injury becomes a fat slob. Cheers, great informative video!

[@nobody-hp7fg]

2 Jewish sisters helped heal him and he remembered them later during the holocaust. Goering helped them get out of Germany

[@kosmas173]

But in contrast to Henry the 8th he remained charismatic and flamboyand all the way.

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

@@nobody-hp7fg: Hitler himself allowed the jewish doctor who treated his dying mother to emigrate to the USA.

[@johnearle1]

How Liberace ever got to run an Air Force into the ground is beyond me.

[@krel3358]

Im not sure if Goring made any big mistakes but I think reasons why the Luftwaffe failed is because the allies had better supplies, they decoded the axis enigma machines which made sure Germany would lose critital supply shipments, The Germans did not have a capable long range bomber because they were not planning for another world war. I think most of the faults of the Luftwaffe were rather incidental and due to logistics and unforseen events rather than actual tactical incompetency. Ultimately they failed because they were spread too thin and did not have the resources the allies had. There's also the factor that one man isnt the entire organization.

[@johnearle1]

@@krel3358 He was the big man. Nobody could work with him. Ernst Udet and Hans Jeschonnek killed themselves in despair. Milch and Galland fought with him throughout the war. He was a buffoon from a different era. Had the Luftwaffe been better managed, it would have been a far more powerful weapon.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

​@@johnearle1far more powerful but ultimately irrelevant, it was the decision to attack the USSR that doomed the Germans.

[@johnearle1]

@@SergyMilitaryRankings The Germans were doomed before they even attacked Poland. A tactical Air Force attempting to fight a strategic war was guaranteed to fail. A lack of innovation was apparent early on. They ended the war with much of the equipment they started with. The jets were an expensive diversion which achieved nothing. Göring was on a downward spiral after his failure in 1940. Stalingrad sealed his fate. His shoddy treatment of the RLV pilots was particularly crass.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

@@johnearle1 absolutely not in my opinion, Germany easily took out Poland and most of Europe, if he had kept his word at the Ribbentrop pact and just put full focus on Britain, he would have crushed Britain, you're being far too harsh, the air force of Germany had many victories as did they make many key mistakes for example in battle of Britain, it wasn't just Goering in charge, some of the best pilots of the war where German just like some of the best planes like the messerschmitt me 262. But I have no idea where you're getting the idea they were doomed regardless, the only ones that had enough production capabilities, natural resources readily available supplies was the US and the USSR, Britain stood no chance if Germany attacked them with what they attacked the USSR with, but Hitler's obsession with Nazi ideology took present (ie commiting resources to camps and wanting to wipe out USSR asap) I'd have invaded Europe, then unleashed operation Barbarossa on to Britain and crush them, I'd then build up my forces and secure the natural resources from Africa, Japan would be busy keeping the US, and thousands of miles keep them safe and sound from the battle, then once I'd built up enough force, I'd have attacked the USSR. Also don't understand how you say the jets achieved nothing, they were literally the first combat operational fighter jets, not too mention the rocket fueled fighters like the comet, again just seems like you're not giving credit where it's due

[@GRvyBB]

Your relaxed cadence is really easy to listen to and helps me retain and remember information better. Thank you!

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks for that kind feedback some people find my voice boring so it's good to hear lol

[@HandyMan657]

Thanks for keeping his history family-friendly. Catch ya next time Johnny.

[@padawanmage71]

I’d read the soldier in charge of Goring’s continued living wasn’t punished for his suicide, but that he never rose from rank from that day on.

[@02Tony]

Nicely done, this is a very good video and it would be good to see other videos of other leaders like Eisenhower, Montgomery, Haig, Pershing.

[@billmmckelvie5188]

The list of Goering's broken promises is a subject worth studying in its own right. It says it all when he stated on the radio if an Allied aircraft gets through, 'you may call me Mayer!' I wonder how many Allied interrogators would reminded him of this at war's end! Excellently portrayed by Hein Reiss in the classic 1969 film the Battle of Britain. Adolf Galland who was a technical advisor to the film company paid him the greatest compliment, saying he was impressed with his performance and his voice actually sounded like him! Today he will probably best remembered from a quote from the film when he asked a fighter ace what do you want? to which the reply was *A squadron of Spitfires* Ironically a captured British Spitfire Mk 5 EN 380 that landed on the island of Guernsey, after running out of fuel, after shooting up a targets of opportunity in France. Was almost intact & was flown back to Germany renumbered CJ ZY, after evaluation a Daimler Benz engine was fitted becoming a 'Messerspit'. Surprisingly the Frankenstein aeroplane outperformed both the BF109 and Spitfires of the day and reached an altitude record of 41,000 feet. The aircraft was destroyed when the USAF bombed the Daimler Benz factory!

[@RazorsharpLT]

He never said the "i want a squad of spitfires"

[@HeroInTheSun]

Broken promises … our government hasn’t changed

[@billmmckelvie5188]

@@HeroInTheSun Whilst I agree with your comment, we're talking about Goering as the subject of our conversation!

[@cm275]

If Goring had been a Bond villain in the 1960s people would say he was too over the top. Also, it’s hilarious that the US Army ganked both of his stupid batons and put them in museums Stateside.

[@marclandreville6367]

French field marshals also carried marshal's batons, until 1918, and they were also ornate. Were the French stupid?

[@quentintin1]

@@marclandreville6367 all the (modern, can't speak for pre-republican ones) french field marshal batons together were by comparison more restrained than either of goering's the french batons were a solid wood rod, covered in dark blue velvet and 30 gold stars, terminated at each end with a simple round, gold plated cap with a star at the end, one engraved with the holder's name and the other sporting the motto "Terror Belli, Decus Pacis" (terror of war, honor of peace) they are ornate, but simple Goering's batons... his field marshal baton is a metallic tube covered in light blue velvet, with an alternating pattern of 20 gold eagles, 10 silver/enamel balkenkreuz and 10 silver/enamel iron crosses, each end sported a large cap, plated in gold and inlaid with diamonds, one bearing a silver and enamel balkenkreuz and the other a luftwaffe eagle inlaid in diamonds, the caps bore further engravings and diamonds along their perimeter and a silver band on one bore the name, rank and date of the holder, the other sported a citation his reich marshal baton was much the same, but this time the shaft (made/covered, unsure) in ivory, and the inscriptions on platinum bands sure the french batons are ornate and one could say unnecessary (their purpose being mostly symbolic, and they still carry them to this day, if France was to name a new field marshal as the last, Alphonse Juin, died in 1962) but compared to Goering's they are downright reasonable

[@USAirsoft]

I knew I was tired when I thought I was watching a Mark Felton video until the very end. Keep these vids coming J

[@keefmeister77]

Hermann: "Does this outfit make me look fat?"

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Ha Ha, good joke

[@randomized4266]

Its interesting that Hilter allowed him to be so flashy and have all sorts of special uniforms and ranks. His ego wasn't threatened

[@carlam7807]

Hitler was like let him enjoy it. It’s not going to last long. He worried about being flashy, I’m about to push us to war😂😂

[@paulwee1924dus]

Goering in the first world war as kite ace we also see in the 1971 film "Von Richthofen and brow" , played by Barry Primus. And in the German TV movie titled "Der Gute Goring" (2016) in this movie you can see the relationship between Albert & Hermann Goering. Nice video John...

[@tommyt8998]

Had a lot in common with Patton. Both Egomaniacs, and both liked dressing flamboyantly while expecting subordinates to adhere to the rules. I remember in the Patton movie where he fined a cook for not having leggings on in the kitchen, all the while he was carrying nonissue chrome or nickel colt single action cowboy guns, and putting Lt General stars on his jeep while he was still a major general.

[@akriegguardsman]

Yea but Patton had the skill to back it up unlike borman over here

[@Elenrai]

​@@akriegguardsman Did he now? Imma hit X to doubt on that one chief

[@akriegguardsman]

@@Elenrai look at what Patton did, he beat the Germans everywhere he went

[@SuperCulverin]

@akriegguardsman8425 Patton was a poser and a traitor. He was the coward who led the cavalry charge against America's veterans during the Bonus Army debacle. Patton killed American women and children on orders. Burned down their homes and put them to the sword. Literally. He was a complete scumbag.

[@stoggafllik]

@@akriegguardsman Goring was an ace. You’re a nobody. No one’s going to listen to you

[@ShowRyuKen]

This was a really enjoyable video. I applaud your use of movie footage to provide the visuals, and I loved your scans of Goering's various different flags - I ended up pausing the video to study them more closely. Great information and just the sort of content about the Nazi high command I enjoy. This was a random recommendation for me tonight and I'm so glad I watched. Subscribing.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks so much for the feedback. Very encouraging. And welcome to the channel!

[@Brown-streak_studios]

I wouldn’t have sentenced him to death, i would have sentenced him to life with out parole. So he could think long and hard for what he had done…

[@GaijinEncarmine]

Personally, I find Goering fascinating from another angle: his involvement in the Holocaust. He held a tremendous amount of direct responsibility, but barely seemed to show any more commitment to Nazi ideology than was personally useful to him at any given time. In a way, that makes his actions all the worse; he did them not out of hate or ideological fanaticism, but because it served his personal purposes. He did it for power, money, and influence.

[@jonhank2884]

Goering wasn't directly involved in the holocaust, he certainly knew about what was going on, he just didn't care. Himmler and Heydrich were directly responsible to the atrocities going on in those camps.

[@earlpipe9713]

Goering's motives are the default, it's the leaders who are truly loyal to, and motivated by, the ideology they espouse who are the outliers.

[@Kromsmitesyou]

Goring was actuslly liked by many Germans. He was the only high ranking Nazi that would poke fun of himself, he also visited german cities that were bombed by the allies. Goring was also known to have a very high IQ.

[@gna8an]

In addition… he was a monster… who cares if he was liked or not.

[@Kromsmitesyou]

@gna8an in addition, you're a dumbass.

[@joshuagrover795]

Remember, German citizens in one documentary called "Hermann Goering a life" mention that even through an act, Goering was more laid back and cracked jokes, which made him more popular than most other Nazi leaders. Who tended to be stern and uptight.

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

Hermann Göring in big movie & series: -Der Gute Göring (2016). -Valkyrie (2008). -The Bunker (1981). -Hitler (1962). -Von Richthofen and Brown (1971). WW1 Goering. -Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen (1995 - serie) WW1 Goering. -Hitler: The Rise of Evil is a Canadian television miniseries. (2003. -Battle of Britain (1969) British war film Goering played bye Riess. -The Ogre (1996) Goering and his Lion at Karinhall. -The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1989 / serie) Goering in Hotel Ritz in Paris. -Inglourious Basterds (2007) Goering in Paris. -Liberation is a film series released in 1970 and 1971, Russian warmovies. Освобождение. -The Empty Mirror (1996). Goering & Hitler in 1 room. -The Winds of War (1983) miniseries WW2. -War and Remembrance (1988) miniseries WW2. -Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) British war /comedy film. -Jackboots on Whitehall ( 2010) British adult animated/puppet satirical action comedy. -Nuremberg ( 2000) Canadian-American television docudrama. - The Fall of Berlin (Russian: Падение Берлина, romanized: Padeniye Berlina) is a 1950 Soviet war and propaganda film. -Allo Allo / ep. 'A fistfull of Francs" (1992) Von Strom as Hermann Goering. -The Great Dictator (1940 ) American anti-war political satire black comedy. Goering is Herring. -Die Kirschenkönigin (2004). DramaFamilyWar. Goering visits town. -Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (2006), is a BBC documentary film. -The Last Ten Days (German: Der letzte Akt) is a 1955 . -Downfall (German: Der Untergang) is a 2004. Goering in 1945 Berlin. -"The Death of Adolf Hitler" (1973 ) a British television play. Goering in 1945 Berlin. -Inside the Third Reich (1982) television film. -Indiana Jones And the last Crusade (1989) Goering in Berlin 1938. -Countdown to War ( 1989 ) TV-film goering. -Herr Meets (1945) anti-Nazi Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. -I'll Never Heil Again (1941) short subject . -The Magic Face (1951) American drama film. - Speer und Er (literally "Speer and He", released as Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect) (2005). -Plane Daffy (1944 )Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon. Cartoon Goering. -Munich - The Edge of War (2021) Hermann the Negotiator. -Der Gute Göring (2016) . Albert and Hermann Goering. -Nazi Murder Mysteries: (2018).

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

Hermann Goering was the sun king of the Third Reich. 10 years ago, Herman's silk underpants were auctioned including the dubious stains that were still in them. I like the Goering movie part in "Churchill the Hollywood Years" (2004).

[@rolfagten857]

Yes, that's very funny! Then Hermann cuts a canvas out of a picture frame and then says that precision bombing is utopian.😂🍎🍎

[@discostuchannel]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the biggest bomber in the Luftwaffe… Herman Goering!

[@warlordofbritannia]

*Meyer

[@bruzh6359]

​@@warlordofbritanniawho knows, knows

[@lebien4554]

Hitler once joked that Frau Goering had found her husband waving a baton over his dresser drawer and asked what he was doing. "I'm promoting my underpants to overpants!"

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Ha Ha, good joke

[@chadczternastek]

Your video on Göring was very informative. I got more out of this 12 minute video than I did a lot of others that were way longer. I really got fascinated by Göring for a bit just cause his story is just so interesting. Thank you for listing those movies. I want to watch a couple and now I can.

[@Inquisitor_Redacted]

I would quite enjoy a series of videos on the various personalities of WWII and even other wars.

[@johnmiller2822]

Five days before he died, he wrote a defensive letter to Churchill. Excerpt: "Today I regret my and the National Socialist Government's greatest mistake, the fateful error to believe in your discernment as a statesman. I regret to have trusted you with justifiability recognizing the world-political necessity of a peaceful and progressive (prosperous) Germany for the existence of a flourishing England. I regret that our means did not suffice to convince you at the last moment that the liquidation of Germany would also be the beginning of the liquidation of Britain's world power."

[@starventure]

He wasn’t wrong. The UK would become a has been with a decade after that letter.

[@ostrich67]

​@@starventure All empires fall. It's futile to build and maintain an empire, a lesson that Russia and China have yet to learn.

[@starventure]

@@ostrich67 The key to longevity, I believe, is decentralization. Empires are too dependent on one place, one person.

[@earlpipe9713]

@@ostrich67 a statement entirely irrelevant to the OP

[@quentintin1]

@@starventure the liquidation of Britian's empire and power in great part could be linked to the national socialist actions because outside of India, the british empire was mostly a drain of resource, one britain couldn't justify or hold after the very costly WWII (they only repaid their war debt in the XXIst century), it would have fallen apart anyway as people called for self determination and nationalism rose (case in point: India) but the war only accelerated that fact

[@M26E4SuperPershing]

Hitler has only got one ball Goering has two but very small Himler is rather simlar But poor old Goebbles has no balls at all

[@noobster4779]

Ironic considering Goebbels was a massive womanizer and him sleeping around caused a massive issue until Hitler had to literally intervene to stop him lol

[@HandyMan657]

That was good man. LOL..

[@etherospike3936]

Goebbels had six children or so !

[@episodebeats2817]

Goebbels got lots of ass & had balls of steel to stay at his post in Berlin til the end.

[@zachjones6944]

A complicated man. I doubt that he would be so evil if he didn't have chronic pain and his first wife didn't die.

[@stefanebert7171]

Hey Johnny, today we tend to underestimate 'den Dicken'! Great episode. Best from Hamburg, Germany

[@AlexStypik]

Good video. Just wanted to say thanks for putting the movie titles into the clip. Not all do this.

[@anthonyburke5656]

What everyone forgets is that most of the Nazi leadership were WW1 veterans with actual combat experience over protracted periods, these days they would be diagnosed as suffering from various stress and combat related psychosis. In respect of Goering, while he was a good/gifted pilot in WW1, he was no leader, the record of the Circus while he commanded was abysmal and “his” pilots lampooned him.

[@colinw6535]

While I enjoy all you videos this longer one as a history video is particularity good. I can imagine it takes longer with a lot of extra research behind the scenes to make, but well worth it. Hope you do more in a similar way.

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Years of morphine addiction from his ear drums being blown out during a decompression accident at high altitude, really affected his mind. Because Himmler had Waffen SS divisons fighting , he insisted on forming Herman Goering divisions. Military ground formations that drained Germany of needed resources and achieved very little on the battle field.

[@noobster4779]

Not really. The airforce ground troops were eather literally just air force ground staff forced to serve as infantery for obvious reasons (The "Luftwaffe Field Division"s) or his very few actual combat units like the infamous Hermann Göring Panzer Division. They didnt really drain any ressources because it was effectively jsut a normal tank division staffed by primarily airforce personal that was fighting under army command in actual combat. Same thing as with the Paratroopers which were basically just regualr divisions in mid and late war. In short, it was just the same as renaming an army tank division and exchanging personal with airforce personal or reasigning them to the airforce. No drain on the military as a hole because in actual combat practice they were under army command and thereby didnt take up any ressources that were supposed to go to the army. The paratrooper divisions were actually a bigger drain on german ressources because even solely used as regualr infantery they were still getting their special airforce weaponary instead of standart german army stuff (The FNG42 gun, special uniform and special helmets for example). I mean for fucks sake the entire german army in Italy was under command of a german air force general to begin with: Kesselring

[@GrandDawggy]

I take a lot of morphine for health issues and it's not the kind of thing that will make you act differently or unpredictable or anything, it's not even particularly intoxicating. I do believe the man was just evil and the morphine didn't have much to do with it

[@ostrich67]

He was a morphine addict as early as 1923, after suffering serious wounds during the Beer Hall Putsch. He was also wounded in World War I and was probably suffering from chronic pain from one or both. I doubt that he ever was in a pressurized plane, which did not exist in Germany.

[@stoggafllik]

He had no morphine addiction by 1927. He sought clinical help for it during the inter war years from friends living in Sweden

[@lorenzogarcia7095]

It was more likely oxycodone not morphine...but any who lmao😏

[@SandrasSpicySpanishSalami]

The ice & bling, the pimpin clothes, the lions & tigers, the parties, the car collection and love of opiates and brandy, he would fit in with any modern rapper. Herman "Big Pimpin" Goering.

[@gudmundurThor96Nr2]

I have been reading a memoir by the son of the first president of Iceland. He was in the SS and was stationed in the Caucasus Mountains late in the war. He said in his memoir during the time he was a citizen living in Berlin after the 1933 election that the gas stations would run out of fuel when Goering took his clothing to the cleaners.

[@JF-xq6fr]

There is also video of his surrender where he relinquishes a US Made Smith & Wesson Revolver (I think an M&P) and I believe it is now located in a museum at West Point along with the baton.

[@ManDuderGuy]

I dont think s&w began their m&p series until this century.

[@acaperic9070]

wasn't it a colt?

[@JF-xq6fr]

@@acaperic9070 I just searched "Hermann Goering Smith & Wesson revolver", and it is indeed a S&W Military and Police .38 Spl revolver, located in the West Point Military Museum. Read on further to discover it is thought he purchased it in a Hamburg gun shop prior to the war.

[@ManDuderGuy]

@@JF-xq6fr Oh wow! I had no idea the "S&W M&P " series is from the old school.

[@JF-xq6fr]

@@ManDuderGuy Amazing isn't it - this series of revolvers came about in 1899; the 19th century.

[@hermanngoring6788]

Thank you for all the adoration. Much appreciated. 👍

[@caledonianamerican41]

Interesting how the highest German medal uses "Pour le Merit" Same I guess as the the British Coat of Arms has "Dieu et Droit" or something like that

[@quentintin1]

yes, the german medal from a time when speaking french was a sign of high class and education the british coat of arms is because the long family history tracing to a French Norman called "Guillaume" (William) who conquered a lot

[@rob5944]

I heard most of the guards weren't American but Germans, Hungarians etc....at least in the courtroom where hitherto the sight of US MPs was a somehow comforting sight.

[@johndm1968]

If you are doing a series on military leaders/characters it would be good to see one on General John Monash, the Australian General who orchestrated the battle planning which lead to breaking the stalemate in WW1.

[@FoxWolfWorld]

Fact: Goering’s special armored train had cars that weighed as much as 60 tons, or 75 tons when Goering was on board

[@ronaldmessina4229]

What a waste of money, for this fat trash

[@MM22966]

You know, I hope the Luftwaffe put something in its regs after this: "You must be able to still fit in a fighter cockpit if you are going to be in charge." Something like that.

[@MegaStara]

As always great job Johnny! P.s. little request: I hope to see same kind of video about Erwin Rommel, opposite to Göring's attitude.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I'd enjoy making such a video! Though a big project you'd have to give me some time on that one

[@OriginEnergySux]

A crippling drug addiction mixed with emense unquestionable power will do that to you

[@boombl443]

There was a scale called a Göring. What is the amount of medals a adult man could carry on their chest

[@redout8116]

I saw this at the Infantry museum at Ft. Benning

[@eatfastnoodle]

Goring became the No.2 because he played the key if not the most important role in Nazi being elected and immediately afterward, consolidation of power, you know, the most important behind scene organizer, Hitler had oratory skills that could rile up the crowd but politics ultimately couldn't function without someone being superior at organizing the actual politics, Goring's later image painted him as a fat buffoon with few people understanding why he got the No.2 role: it ain't because of his WWI laurels, nor did he have any particularly close relationship with Hitler, he got where he sat cuz he's one of the key figures, along with Hitler himself and maybe no other, in Nazi Party that could truly be considered indispensable for Nazi's rise to power

[@johnsmith100]

Very true. He also was one of the ministers in Hitler’s first cabinet. Though he did later develop that flamboyant personality.

[@realvictor2oo7]

You gotta say that Göring isn't boring.

[@mountaindewgaming2351]

You must be german

[@randycheow4268]

Didn’t he requested a firing squad when he was sentenced to death but the court refused his requests?

[@Wustenfuchs109]

Probably, because that was considered an officer's execution. Allies did not grant that (citing that Hitler in the last days stripped him of all his ranks, titles and medals) primarily for avoiding to give the sentenced any sense of honor and pride. They were hanged by a wire on a meat hook with their pants down usually. And while hanging usually meant dropping so that a neck would snap, they didn't do that either - a sentenced person was left to suffocate rather than granting them a quick death. All of those reasons are why Goering requested a firing squad, and why Allies denied them. Basically, they would be killed in the same way that Nazis killed common folk who wronged them - short rope/wire hanging until strangulation. No honor or quick death for the Nazis basically. I guess some exceptions were made, there were a lot of death sentences after the war, but most got it that way, humiliated as much as possible in death, to degrade their cult of personality as much as possible.

[@pulidobl]

Yes, he did. So did Keitl and the other generals…

[@CA999]

It was deliberate to execute them as ordinary civilian criminals not with privilege as soldiers.

[@earlpipe9713]

@@Wustenfuchs109 You're pretty dumb if you think the Nazis excuted more common folk by extra lengthy and torturous methods than just by shooting them.

[@JH-lo9ut]

This was an excellent video and an interesting history lesson. I really enjoyed the specific angle of the flamboyant Göring. I am glad to see that you are branching out from your usual topics (and yeah, I understand that at the rate that you are creating content, you are running out of iconic guns) Anyway, looking forward to see videos on other high profile historical characters from movies. There should be plenty to choose from. Might I suggest that you credit the actor's names as well as the title of the movies.

[@dachshundyt9085]

he is the earliest case of a discord mod

[@kevinhealey6540]

9:25 Many of the high ranking Nazis thought they would be retained by the allies after the war ended, to help run the country. All of them became highly concerned when they found out what happened to Mussolini.

[@CA999]

I would recommend another movie about the Nuremberg trials called "Judgement at Nuremberg" which sort of recognises this phenomenon. It mainly looked at the Judicial Figures rather than the way criminals. It was a classic drama of dilemma. It also features actors Spencer Tracey in his most favourite role and a very young William Shatner...

[@michaelharrison8036]

I had read in Count Ciano's diary that Goring had come one day to visit with him. Ciano said that Goring was fiddling around with something in his pocket and then pulled out all these beautiful diamonds that he had apparently "aquired" while on a trip to Holland. Without a word he lined them up on a window ledge and started playing with them. My guess is he was going to use them, perhaps, in another one of his custom-made bejewelled weapons projects but Ciano never said what became of them.

[@prestongarvey7745]

I like to think when he walked he sounded like a pocket full of loose change

[@juditrotter5176]

I’m from the US. I visited England with one of my sons. Along our way to the biggest model store in the world we 12:09 noticed the RAF Museum. There were many Goring items. Some the heroic young man and then the WW2 ego maniac. There was a dress uniform for each era. The WW2 jacket was what my friend would call ginormous. There were winter infantry boots which were insulated with hay. You could track the decline of Germany’s wealth in The decline of Goring’s Uniforms.

[@Penekamp11]

Hermann could make a cool opium pipe stem from his field Marshall’s baton. I could only imagine what the bowls/dampers would look like.

[@reynard61]

"Baton? I thought it was a bong!" - some High School student in history class, probably...

[@calvins4940]

I have always enjoyed your videos, and the content has always stood up to verification. You have missed one point, Herman G. was the architect of the Gestapo. Be that as it may, keep up the exceptional work.

[@artlover1477]

Yes, Goring was technically second in command of The Third Reich; but most historians acknowledge that Boorman was the 2nd most powerful Nazi leader.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Martin Bormann*, AH's chief of staff and chairman of the NS party.

[@aps125]

Martin Bormann was the most influential figure among Hitler’s inner circle but he was NOT the second most powerful of the Reich. To be considered as powerful leader you need prestige as well as publicity. Bormann had none as he worked from behind scene. Goring was the second most powerful Nazi without question. He is the official successor to the Führer, his military rank of Reichsmarschall outranks anyone in Wehrmacht. He has real power bases among Nazi upper echelon: commander of the Luftwaffe , leader of the Four Year Plan (in charge of German economy). Additionally he simultaneously held many high offices even if they are mainly figurehead positions: speaker of the Reichstag (German national legislature), prime minister of Prussia, etc.

[@artlover1477]

@aps During the rise of the Nazi regime in the 30's possibly. But after The Battle of Britian in 1940 he became persona non grata.

[@P7777-u7r]

The strangest thing about Goring was that Hitler usually despised flamboyance. What kind of blackmail did goring have?

[@evilmkkillpeoplez6185]

he is a man of fashion and passion

[@ronaldmessina4229]

He WAS a man of fashion and passion, What a jerk

[@tdb7992]

He reminds me a lot of any member of a Middle Eastern royal family, especially in regards to the keeping of lion cubs. This really should tell you everything you need to know about the nouveau riche royals of the Gulf states.

[@terranboot9405]

My grandfather told me he was inspected by Goring once.

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

Was he in the Hermann Goering LW division?!

[@terranboot9405]

@@TellySavalas-or5hf He was Lithuanian and was taken POW when the Germans invaded, they gave him the option to fight the Russians who annexed them already or got to prison, he took his chances with the Russians and ended up in Berlin till the battle of the Berlin before having to escape from a Russian POW camps to the west. Unsure of what division he was in id say a foreigner garrison, they weren't well trusted after they were on AA guns and were taken off for shooting around the allied planes.

[@Ralphie5023]

They DID have nice uniforms , can't argue with that ?

[@rolfagten857]

9:06 in the video: Mistake because that is an SS dagger, that must be a Luftwaffe sword! You did miss the film images from "Hitler the rise of Evil" from 2003. You then see Goering during and before the 1923 Putsch.

[@chuckspoke]

He was so blinged that during start of the Nuremberg trail they made him dress down and remove his ornaments.

[@coling3957]

"The Devils' Disciples" by Anthony Read tells the life stories of Goering , Goebells and Himmler. Goering is by far the most interesting and conflicted. he spent time in an asylum in Sweden.. where he lived briefly after ww1 and married the love of his life, Carin, a Swedish aristocrat. he had been a moderating influence on Hitler , actively trying to avoid another war,. but Hitler fell under the influence of hawks like Ribbentrop who hated Britain ( after a disastrous spell as ambassador there ) and war became inevitable. Goering would drive into Berlin in his blue sports car and when stopped at traffic lights ppl would cheer him and make jokes about him , much to his delight.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... Göbbels*

[@coling3957]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 who cares?

[@xandervk2371]

Goering's splendid uniform lives on with New Jersey State Police.

[@amberlopez7477]

[@blastproces]

Such cultured and stylish people turned brutal and vein

[@gratefulguy4130]

They cut him off because he had been thoroughly thrashing their ridiculous arguments. It's crazy when you finally discover the truth about the war. You can disagree with their ideas on just about everything & still find yourself having to defend them.

[@makingastardestroyer3066]

Yes.

[@fr4nmo475]

Ok "the truth"👍

[@nothanksnoname7567]

They still don’t want to hear the truth about those times, and are so scared of even the physical hand salute gesture, that they are trying to ban it in Australia, for example. With a 12 month prison sentence for displaying your hand like that in public.

[@makingastardestroyer3066]

@@nothanksnoname7567 in the whole of Europe this is the case. banned since the end of ww2. There is a joke here in Hungary that "THIS high was the grass" or "Is raining?" if you get the idea.

[@SandorSoptei]

Imagine if he had Instagram? he would be posting selfies all day

[@theeNappy]

Strictly speaking the less flamboyant standard and baton weren't from hus position as head of the Luftwaffe, but from being a Field Marshal of the Luftwaffe. Other Liftwaffe Field Marshals also had battons and standards, and while his still possessed the physical objects, Goring stopped using his Field Marshal gear once he was promoted to Reichsmarshall.

[@HypervoxelRBX]

He got some drip though

[@alexvisser5913]

Enjoyed it

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

We also see the tiger, Goering and Karnihall in the prestigious 1996 movie "The Ogre" starring John Malkovich as Goering's sidekick.

[@paulwee1924dus]

@@TellySavalas-or5hf The Ogre (Der Unhold) / movie Hermann Goering (Volker Spengler) was the best Goering performance i had ever seen in warmovie-history. That lion and the bowl of diamond in the movie was a good comedian touch. 💕

[@charlesegan-wc8ug]

Yo what was that clip in the beginning from.

[@BD12]

Is there a non-Nazi way to say I really want one of those batons? Maybe I can replace the little Swastikas with smiley faces or something because they're amazing, haha.

[@RAAM855]

Emperor Calus from Destiny 2 basically

[@betatester9147]

Thanks. This is informative and to the point; especially the uniforms and insignias

[@limun0203]

Göring reminds irresistibly like Josip Broz tito

[@hendrahenshin5471]

A true living monstrous figure!

[@TikeWates]

He wasn't the second maybe the third depending on hitlers mood. Himmler was firmly placed in hitlers 2 hole

[@Desertfox170]

Lovely man big heart he was not told what was going on in the camps such a lovely flamboyant character rip

[@Redacted724]

We allowed all the senior leadership to hang out at these fancier POW camps. Wear their uniforms, spend time together, eat lavish meals. What they didn’t know is that there were recorders everywhere. We collected a ton of intel off those old peacocks.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

There should be a central official museum that houses everything ww2 related. From weapons, uniforms, batons etc. It is the supreme conflict in human history

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

A single conqueror would be able to do that to have a single museum but it wouldn't be practical or desirable

[@tastemakerguidie]

it's looks how i read the boss booklet khaki lee binding close

[@cautionTosser]

keeps buffering... but his flamboyance is what made him awesome. he knew how to enjoy himself.

[@kittycatdreamz]

Nazis do not deserve to be called awesome.

[@brandon_945]

Maybe he knew there was a good chance it would all come crashing down and because of that he made the most out of the situation

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

If Goring had two batons, he could do this uber cool two hand fighting with a batong in each hand?

[@Arizona-ex5yt]

I usually refer to him by his other titles: Göring The Incompetent Göring the Morphine Junkie Göring the Filthy War Criminal

[@philipkelly7369]

I like to call him Herman Meyer if you get it you get it

[@legiovictrix5118]

The funniest name I ever heard of him was Hermann Voring

[@letoubib21]

*DE MORTVIS NIL NISI BENE*