Ukrainian SS Mutiny - France 1944

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In August 1944, a Ukrainian Waffen-SS battalion serving in France staged a dramatic mutiny against its German commanders and changed sides, joining the French Resistance.
Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. 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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[@joeblow4566]

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[@occidentadvocate.9759]

Yeah "World at War" according to the Money power Victor's who launched the war in 1933. I watched it in early 70s too. Relised decades later pure lies and Propaganda.

[@MrKedab]

What on earth are you talking about?

[@eeste1147]

We must be around the same age..also have memories of watching world at war with my dad...thanks for the reminder.

[@paulmasterson386]

It was made by a British company called Thames Television, and is one of the best documentaries ever made. They sent film crews all over the world to interview people at huge expense. Most documentaries simply hire film from a footage farm and provide a voiceover.

[@joeblow4566]

@@paulmasterson386 thank you mr. Masterson I really appreciate that info be safe be well your dump truck driving buddy from Marysville Washington USA

[@Amputationsbesteck]

A very nice clip, Sir. As usual. A German commander of a similar unit in Normandy, who was asked why there were so many deserters in his (foreign) regiment, gave the cynical response: "Ukrainians in France against America for Germany doesn't work."

[@zigmundslv]

This was really good!

[@aleksazunjic9672]

Well, Ukrainians as well as Bosnian Muslims in SS were only good for massacring defenseless civilian population. Even stronger partisan detachments would make them pause, and US Army was definitely too much for them.

[@nunbiz7328]

@@aleksazunjic9672 seethe

[@highpath4776]

Why didnt the Germans keep them on the Vs Soviet front once Hitler and Stalin had their break up ?

[@richardstephens5570]

@@highpath4776 The Nazis did not fully trust them. They thought they could control them better if they were far from home.

[@2anthro]

WWII was my father's/uncles' war. I watch your channel because you present material that exists no where else and to learn what kind of challenge the men of my family were dealing with. To me they were men who went to work, mowed the lawn but who "had been in the Army." I did not know what "being in the Army" really meant. Every one of your videos is a tribute to those men and is appreciated by their sons and daughters. Thank you.

[@josalynfarmer5336]

And I'm just a working class first line/responder on leave and I love love love Mr. Felton. I studied history specializing in Germany and I learn something new EVERY TIME I watch a video! Heck....I had a lazy day once and pulled him up on my laptop....laid in bed and watched and listened ALL day. Haha.

[@Roller_Ghoster]

Ukraine. The effects of WW2 are still felt to the modern day just when we think we are nice and cosy in 2022.

[@greycatturtle7132]

Ye :/

[@M_M-1]

What do you mean by “felt to the modern day”?

[@user-lc6ht4hj5c]

​@@M_M-1 SS-AZOV a Banderovský rasisti.

[@IStandWithRussiaZOV]

💯💯💯

[@IStandWithRussiaZOV]

​@@M_M-1he mean Ukrainian N@zis ☠️ thousands of innocent civilians in DonBass all because they speak Russian and celebrate their Russian culture

[@Tamburello_1994]

These folks have never had a break, it seems. Thank you Dr. Felton for the enlightening yet timely lesson.

[@DaveSCameron]

And selective history

[@Ed70Nova427]

Estonia is next. Estonians have never had a break as well. EDIT: Well this time they are part of NATO so maybe they have a chance, but I feel their country may become the "Newest Weapons Testing Zone" where everyone gets to try out their newest weapons turning that naturally beautiful country into a Mars landscape.

[@scottw5315]

No they haven't. The book, Bloodlands, describes the sad fate of Ukraine at the hands of Stalin where millions starved to death during the Soviets collectivization of farmland. Late, the Nazis ransacked the country, shot and deported jews and left it in ruins as they retreated back to Germany. Finally, the Soviets shot those who had cooperated with the Germans. It remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Putin should be denounced as a savage criminal for what he is now doing. Russia should never be allowed to partner with civilized nations again as long as that savage is in power.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Neither did the Poles and they are their neighbours. It seems anything East of Germany can hardly ever get a break.

[@edwardburroughs1489]

@@DaveSCameron All history is selective, what matters is that it is true.

[@TM-yn4iu]

In a period of so much misinformation, Dr. Felton provides history - based on factual research aside from bias. Another great example here, thank you.

[@jspee1965]

Bravo.👍

[@roman9598]

“The story of Ukraine is the long sequence of betrayals”

[@JustAsPlanned1]

Hundreds of years of siding with different parties in order to achieve independence and always failing.

[@marvinheemeyer5804]

​@@JustAsPlanned1Those who really need independence - getting it. Slowly building their political party and peaceful construction for their own. Look at the European Union.

[@JustAsPlanned1]

@@marvinheemeyer5804 I'm talking about 1600-1940. Times when all freedom was gained by blood and tears. American revolution, French revolution, Russian revolution, Polish, Hungarian uprisings, Italian unification wars, etc. The only reason Ukrainian radical nationalism was born in 1920s was the fact that Entente allowed Poland to take Western Ukraine under the conditions of creating a Ukrainian autonomy with Ukrainian authorities, schools and universities. Poland being a close to fascism police state quickly forgot about its promises. People were tired of being second class citizens and got radicalized.

[@LUDYNAKYIV]

@@marvinheemeyer5804look at Tatarstan slowly Russification

[@kacperwalkowiak2564]

@@JustAsPlanned1 It worked for Poland

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

Thank you so much Dr. Felton for providing us with this content. One of my clients was a Ukrainian teenager who was conscripted by the Nazis for labor. He told me that the Russians starved them and the Germans used them like work horses. He was able to escape to America just in time to fight in the Korean War. He was a little guy, maybe 5'5" in height, but had a giant heart. So proud to have known him. My heart bleeds for these poor people in the Ukraine.

[@aleksazunjic9672]

He was most likely concentration camp guard (Trawniki) :D

[@williamjackson5942]

@@Semperfi2011 Putin is a fascist toad and you are no better it would seem!

[@janvisser4132]

@@Semperfi2011 The Ukraine is in bad shape because of the terror the soviets did there. And now it is finally recovering and going to a more democratic state Putin is screwing it up again. The Ukrainians aren't crazy, whey would never have done anything to endanger Russia. Putin just wants to relive what is his perception where the glorious years of the USSR. I normally don't wish harm to people, but I would absolutely be cheering if that bastard dropped dead tonight. I don't really get why you can't feel sympathy for innocent people that are forced into a war they don't want. The images of scared, wounded and killed innocent people are heartbreaking. Russia is way more violent then the Ukraine, and probably more corrupt too. At least there are way less liberties for the Russian people then there were for the Ukranian people.

[@honved1]

@@Semperfi2011 Russia today viewer I take it? Grow up.

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

@@aleksazunjic9672 John was a hero. You are a zero. :-D

[@Mr.Schmel]

putin: attacks Ukraine, causing a war Mark Felton: Ah yes, here's a video about the Ukranian SS

[@88worldtour80]

Azov 🧐

[@oasis1282]

Fun fact russian and ukranian SS fought together against the soviet union

[@DaveSCameron]

BUT NOT ABOUT THE NIGHTINGALE DIVISION SS, RAISED FROM 💯 UKRAINIANS 🇺🇦?

[@simonh6371]

@@stephencarroll9935 What do you mean ''um what''?? Reading comprehension not your strong point? Get a grown up to explain what it means. If you still don't believe then, check up on google.

[@vaterchenfrost7481]

@Leo the Anglo-Filipino no it's realy not

[@jspee1965]

A timely presentation Dr. Felton. Thank you sir!

[@lulurodmon]

I love how all of your videos are not politically motivated in anyway. You just simply are a student of history and give us such great facts about history.

[@jonmurphy4218]

Seen a documentary about cossacks that fought against Soviets in ww2. Towards the end of war, moved their entire village population to Austria. After the war the Soviets demanded the families to be returned to ussr. Entire Families committed murder/suicide while being forced back by British troops. History forgotten is often repeated.

[@dreamerthief2216]

It wasn't Austria, but Italy, toward the end of WWII they retreat in Austria to negotiate with the british for some sort of protection against Stalin, little did they now that their fate were already sealed.

[@Santeria78]

Linzer Cossacks?

[@LTPottenger]

Eisenhower is one of the worst war criminals in history and sent millions of children to be murdered.

[@MatijaCG]

Not only Cossack fought for Germany. Ostlegionen or Eastern legions were battalions and divisions consisting of people from Central Asia, Caucasus, Southern Russia and Middle East.

[@scockery]

@@LTPottenger You think that's bad, his treaty with the Greys was a crime against all humanity.

[@SceneArtisan]

After watching various documentaries such as The World At War and The Nazis: A Warning From History and World War Two In Colour (to name but a few) as well as numerous fact-based films about WWII, I thought I knew all there was to know about WWII, but Mark teaches me something new almost every time, impressive.

[@bevinboulder5039]

The World at War is an amazing series notable for all the participants that were still alive when it was made to provide commentary. It also has the narration by the marvelous Sr Laurence Olivier. However it suffers compared to documentaries from the past 10 years which have the benefit of all the new info from the release of previously classified records after 50/60 years.

[@nedludd7622]

Look up the Russian documentary series "Soviet Storm".

[@philipsturtivant9385]

Nobody knows, nor will ever know, everything there is to know about WW2. It's too big, too much of it officially secret, too much of it un-documented. Even the people directing it (whether they were Heads of State, or Chiefs of Staff, or whatever) were working 'through a glass darkly'. Mark Felton does a good job of shining a bright light into crevices of history that would otherwise be overlooked, but which illuminate details that can fundamentally shift the way aspects of the war are understood.

[@jameswalker5223]

It's important to dig..you DEF won't get the whole picture (or even most of it) from mainstream sources..take any and almost everything you learn about the war with multiple grains of salt..the victors write the history

[@Robvdh87]

If you are interested in some more in-depth stories about some less known second world war history I'd like to suggest the books that Doctor Felton wrote. I have read almost all of them and they provide a ton of really interesting in-depth information.

[@chrisserrano1236]

I'm never disappointed with any of your videos. I always look forward to new videos. Keep up the good work.

[@csaint6780]

I was at the Ukrainian 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS. monument today here in Canada. thanks for this video Mark.

[@user-bq8su6hj4x]

ТЕБЯ НУЖНО АРЕСТОВАТЬ, ЗА ФАШИЗМ СС

[@magnacircenses]

I have many Ukranian friends and I feel like I know their character and values. I can see how they would jump at the chance to break from the Russinas and communism - but as they do so nobly today. Canadian here and in spite of what I just said I am truly disgusted by that ss monument referred to above and with the recognition by our moronic members of parliament (led by Trudeau the ultimate moron) of the ss visitor to our House of Commons recently. It is like our government and voting public are zombies. After the ss slaughtered the Jews and our pow boys in Normandy we are somehow celebrating this scum. I don’t struggle at all with my Ukranian brothers, but if you signed up for the ss you knew damn well what you were getting into and that is laundry that never comes clean. You have nothing to be proud of sir and your neighbours are pathetic for letting you build and keep that monument. How that is not hate speech or the very epitome of racism I have no idea. It wont last be very sure of that.

[@leemichael2154]

John Williams excellent book "the birth of the SS" deals with this mutiny in detail, thanks Mark for the retelling of this fascinating subject, edit. Sorry guy's I got the authors name wrong it was GORDON Williamson not Peter and the title was "the SS Hitlers instrument of terror" ,apologies as I was commenting from memory which was mistaken by myself, so many people comment about this so I feel I should correct myself, thanks to all who felt they had to have their own opinion I respect you all for taking the time to weigh in! Stay safe friends

[@makebritaingreatagain8495]

SS is the Knights Templars . Check it out .

[@calvinfernandez1956]

@@makebritaingreatagain8495 What are you talking about?

[@makebritaingreatagain8495]

@@calvinfernandez1956 research the knights templars . Find in on another site I can’t say here . And look at the names and structure of the templars . Then look at himmlers crazy beliefs . There’s a certain name for them 🤔

[@MrBagpipes]

@@makebritaingreatagain8495 💩

[@wolfmauler]

He also adapted it into a superb musical!

[@MrAitraining]

Your uploads have been perfect timing for me lately. Bored at work and eating lunch. Nice

[@benthompson1341]

I’m in the same situation lol. Perfect video for lunch

[@DaveSCameron]

Try6a book or other materials online 📙

[@thomashanson7136]

This is magnificent content :) thanks for the honest and graphic descriptions

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

“Hey whats the symbol for that new Ukrainian division we raised Hans?” “It’s a double cross” “……..”

[@pittbullking87]

I know the Wehrmacht had a unit of Spanish volunteers called the Blue Division that fought near Leningrad on the Eastern Front. Franco helped raise the unit to pay Hitler back for his help in winning the Spanish Civil War (1936-39.) Some of the Spanish communists that fought against Franco made their way to the Soviet Union after their defeat. During the war some of them served in the Red Army.

[@daveJDB]

They're also one of the most condecorated divisions, even getting a medal of their own.

[@akaddemirdag]

His royal highness dr Felton already made a video about this! It’s in his channel. Worth watching.

[@nicktamer4969]

The first allied soldiers who entered Paris on august 1944 were spannish republicans under free french command.

[@anothernpc4943]

@@caniconcananas7687 Franco liberated spain

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

The men of the Blue Division were heroes, God bless their souls

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

Most interesting and obviously timely. Thank You Dr. Felton and all the best.

[@TheWestcoastrasta]

Love your in depth and various WW2 topics Mark Felton. You've got a subscriber good sir. Have a great day.

[@sigmoidgrez2495]

Hi Mark, I recently found an old dvd called death on the Eastern front,and there was an episode where the Russians had to turn around from their push to Berlin to route the last Germans in zcechoslovakia And there was a hill where a t34 made its way to the top and I'm pretty sure the tank is now a monument,please could you do a video on this battle please as I don't believe it gets enough recognition

[@SapperHavik]

Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos.

[@crayoneatinggo0n477]

Another home run of part of WW2 I was not aware about. You rock Mark!

[@arkimas1137]

He should do a video on UPA and Bandera. Many don't know about the Wolyn Massacre and Neo Nazi Groups (such as Azov) are still celebrating SS Galicia and Bandera.

[@AidenRKrone]

“In western Ukraine, villagers greeted the invading Nazi armies with the traditional Slavic gifts of bread and salt. The older peasants touched the black crosses on the German tanks in awe, naïvely believing them to be emissaries of Christ. Statues of Stalin were pulled down and beaten furiously with pickaxes, and when Soviet planes were shot down, the villagers laughed and clapped their hands, announcing that Stalin’s regime would soon fall. The Ukrainian famine had taken place just eight years earlier, followed by a vengeful and very bloody Terror. Millions of Ukrainian lives had been already lost to Stalin. Perhaps if a father watches his children starve to death in his arms, he might welcome the devil himself.” - Tim Tzouliadis, _The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin’s Russia,_ p. 193

[@-flanders-8975]

@Jean Armando is Zelensky Jew?

[@-flanders-8975]

@Jean Armando lol. Dude. He and his administration is Jewish. And Israel supports both sides of current Ukraine conflict.

[@AD-hu6ou]

@@-flanders-8975 take a look a Israel nothing pretty about it and the irony of them backing Ukraine and the 25 other nato nations doing so all a bunch of hypocrites who have committed war crimes. Ukraines hands are also bloody.

[@grahamlucas2712]

@@AD-hu6ou Jesus. Dejesus. What religion. what country, what army has NOT committed War crimes. Not one that has ever gone to war. You are just a Hitler apologist.

[@ciandoyle3315]

@@-flanders-8975 *Heinrich Himmler has just entered the chat*

[@jmbpaz]

Nice clean up job Felton

[@ericsimon8906]

An absolute lie, a whitewash ! Ukrainian SS are known to be the most vicoius f french Resistance torturers and the Ordnen gruppen did act not just in france but in Slovenia too ! Sadly most of the french Resistance member I've spoken to are not alive anymore, but THEY told me about the "notoriously vicious" Ukrainian SS.

[@Artur_M.]

I'm really glad to hear that a separate video about the so-called Ukrainian National Army is coming. As was stated in the video, it was created by the Germans near the end of the war, with the former SS Galizien Division as its core. It's really an interesting and surprising topic, especially considering the figure of UNA's commander - *Pavlo Shandruk* . Let's just say that he only began collaborating with the Germans in late 1944 (previously refusing nazi offers) and he started the war, fighting with distinction against the Germans in Polish uniform.

[@tsar389]

History Hustle also made a very good video about the Ukrainian National Army but I'm sure you know that

[@Artur_M.]

@@tsar389 True, and many videos about other collaborating formations (including the Russian and Dutch ones). Although, his video was broader in scope, jointly covering the whole topic of Ukrainian collaboration. I remember making a comment under it about the story of the Ukrainians who ended up in Rimini and yet, still learning new things myself from other comments (about Shandruk). So it's exciting to hear that Mark Felton is preparing something about that specific story.

[@aleksazunjic9672]

Shandruk was Galicia - part of modern Ukraine that was in Poland until September of 1939. Therefore, he could be considered Polish - as Galicians themselves are amorphous group held together only by they hate of Russia :D

[@waynecameron4579]

Make a great movie

[@woodrowpreacely7521]

Hitler may have won in 1941in Russia if he had courted the Ukrainians instead of hating on them too. Damn they hate Russians more than anybody else!

[@hootsmon4723]

Always a pleasure to find a upload from you sir .hence the reason I tell people to look up your channel.

[@andresarenas7565]

I have read a lot about WWII, still, you manage to surprise everytime with amazing content

[@marshalleubanks2454]

The Mutiny at Texel is also well worth a video - amazing, and pretty obscure.

[@user-mv2pr6fl8x]

Yes, an interesting topic to cover.

[@RaiderLeo69]

Another amazing story by Dr. Mark Felton productions! Thank you!!

[@hiimtoilet.iflushthings.2182]

Dr. Felton never seems to run out of new interesting content. Hope you all are well and safe.

[@2ndsspz]

thanks Mark for this post!

[@viliamklein]

My family in eastern Slovakia hid partisans in their village home. My grandfather remembers being a child during that time and helping get rid of the tailings from digging out the bunker for the partisans by dumping them in the nearby stream. The family reasoned that any occupying soldiers who saw a boy playing with dirt, they wouldn't think twice about it. I wonder who those partisans were and if they might have been some of the defected Ukranians. That same house will now be used to host some friends from Kiev. If they manage to make it out of the city... Slovak partisans also had an armored train. Which is kinda hilarious.

[@caniconcananas7687]

Why an armoured train is hilarious?

[@williamwhitehouse8214]

@@caniconcananas7687 @caniconc ananas Well because the Partisans were constantly in hiding. Having a armoured train is the opposite of hiding.

[@viliamklein]

@@caniconcananas7687 What William said. I think they managed to put it together in a tunnel, rolled it out once, then rolled it back and there it stayed. But it does kind of make you seem like a more regular force if you have the means to put together armored trains!

[@giroromek8423]

that train story is worthy of a video.

[@aasphaltmueller5178]

@@giroromek8423 there is a not-so bad CSSR film about it, from the 70s. Austria-Hungary built good armoured trains, most of them in Budapest, so one could have found its way into a Slovak Depot, may be having been deployed in 1919 to guard the border area against Poland.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

A super-duper presentation, and it coincidentally related to current events. Didn't Ukrainians mistake the nazis as their deliverance from Russia?

[@M167A1]

Yes. They thought they were saved only to find out the Germans were almost as bad as the Communists. And then the Communists came back.

[@jeanvaljean341]

After the Holodomor, how could you not 😳

[@genghiskhan5701]

Most White Russians who hated Stalin did too

[@wbafc1231]

@@M167A1 Almost???

[@maisonraider4593]

@@M167A1 well however joining the SS was not the best idea

[@denbraun2732]

They are twice as traitors! Who can trust them?

[@marks1638]

One of my neighbors, when I was a kid, was a survivor of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. He never really talked about it, but occasionally would get a bit morose and have a few too many drinks. One day while I was mowing his grass, he asked me to sit down so he can tell me a story. I liked his stories about Ukraine and his family. This story wasn't so nice. It was about getting chased down by the Soviet Special Forces (before there was Spetsnaz there were special units to hunt down traitors or perform sabotage missions.). He talked about himself, and several members of his group being hunted for weeks by this unit in the late 40's (after WWII) until only him and a couple of men survived. They snuck out with some help from Ukrainian locals and fled to the US on a freighter in Finland (Finns hated the Russians). He eventually got asylum in the US and settled in my city as a Steel Worker. He died a few years later and was buried in a local Cemetery reserved for people of Ukrainian descent. He would be sad to know that Russia and the Ukraine are fighting again. He hoped that Russia would just stop constantly trying to burn Ukraine to the ground to take its resources and destroy its population. His family was decimated by the Holodomor (the mass starvation of 1932) and the remainder killed during the Soviet reoccupation of Ukraine after the Nazis were defeated. Most of his family were farmers and had nothing to do with the Nazis (or least he claimed so). But to the NKVD if you sold food to the Nazis or a member of your family was against the Soviet Union, you were a traitor (even if you didn't have a choice and could get shot by the Germans.). They were executed in 1945 without a trial on their farm and a bunch of Russians moved in and took over the farm. He said that's what happened to a lot of Ukrainians, the Russians would deport you or send you to a gulag. They would take over your land or business and replace you with loyal Russians, then claim you were a stateless person (as you were in gulag) and had no rights to your land or business. Many of the Russians (who claim to currently be Ukrainians) are those people who took over Ukrainian land at the end of WWII. Now the Russians are using their supposed abuse by the Ukrainian Government to invade the country.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Thanks for sharing this story. Greets from the Netherlands 🌷, T

[@EroticOnion23]

Mmm weird how Ukrainians become the leaders of the USSR (Khrushchev & Brezhnev)

[@marks1638]

@@EroticOnion23 There are always people who take advantage of the system to gain power. It sure didn't help the Ukrainians too much, especially in the early days of the Soviet Union.

[@josesalazar8434]

MARK S......Apparently everyone who writes in this comment section is Russophobic. It is striking that there is talk of a Russia-Ukraine confrontation, and not a Russia-NATO confrontation, where Ukraine is only a pretext. There is also no mention that the West carried out a coup in Ukraine in 2013. With carelessness of this nature, narratives are built. That are then administered to children.

[@zivaradlovacki2666]

@@josesalazar8434 you are right! This is nato provoking Rusia through Ukraina. Ukraina is just another scape goat. Nato encouraging Ukrainians to take natos wepons and 'fight for their country' where they are actualy fighting for nato!

[@alucardofficial7074]

Thanks for all your work Dr. Felton, your videos are exceptionally educational and entertaining.

[@rebralhunter6069]

My grandmother had Ukrainian SS soldiers in her village. Się said they were far more brutal than typical Germans.

[@oddballsok]

yeah..and juuuust at right moment backstabbing and changing sides , makes them "heroes".... \well, not in my book...and how did they behave in Algeria and Vietnam, hey ? notably, also a LOT of dutch ex SS were enlisted in the indonesian independence / dutch policing actions 45-49...and it was ONLY them that dared to "kick ass"..so to speak..

[@phraya_techapit9910]

How brutal the Ukranian SS than the average Germans? Give me details.

[@alsneed7941]

Same as croats

[@xPlatiinHD]

Same can be red in the book of wladyslaw szpilman

[@MVProfits]

@@phraya_techapit9910 There is a Polish channel, most often with English subtitles, with lots of people that were in the mix of things during WW2. A lot of the atrocities against Poles are committed by Ukrainians, and these were not even working for Germany for the most part. Ancestral hatreds. Of course, Ukrainians suffered brutalities at the hands of the Soviets, Poles and Germans as well, but their rep for brutality remains a common thread. Even those working for Germany had this reputation.

[@louisverhagen]

Mark. Again a very good and interesting piece of work. A similar uprising was done by Georgian troops on the island of Texel in the Netherlands beginning of April 1945. At that moment there were children visiting from Amsterdam on the island of Texel to recuperate from the Hunger Winter.

[@wallclock4648]

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[@majordelays4909]

@@wallclock4648 you spelled cock wrong?

[@mikeblair2594]

@@wallclock4648 Hey! Why don't you tell us how you really feel? I mean I'm curious why you would have three nazi flags and then you put a pig against the Ukrainian flag three times and then you get even stranger with a pig with a star of David banner, another pig with a white flag and a rainbow( I'm not even sure what that means) and one more pig with the American flag.

[@jonathanbaron-crangle5093]

Often when I watch a Mark Felton Production, I learn little bits of history of WW2 that I'd never even suspected of happening-& I've read PLENTY on WW2.. Love the attention to detail given, thank you, Mark.

[@coreyleander7911]

Why do you think he posted Russian propaganda just a few days after their invasion?

[@rogersmith7396]

The "Double Cross" might have been a mistake.

[@sneezyserena]

The pun doesn't work in German; there is no such word as "Doppelkreuz" to mean a cheat or swindle.

[@External2737]

LoL, it might not be a concept in German...

[@lila2028]

What a timely video! Thank you so much for these insights into histories that would otherwise go all but forgotten.

[@coreyleander7911]

“timely” lol

[@lila2028]

OK, OK. Relevant to the times in which we live!@@coreyleander7911

[@KAMiKAZE-T.V.]

"Its divisional symbol, ironically, was the double cross." I dont know why i laughed so much from that🤣😂

[@Larina__]

Благодарю вас за вашу честную работу. С уважением из России.❤

[@Common_Sense24.08]

Вы хоть слово поняли в этом видео, "из россии"?)))

[@jakef.7126]

Mark Felton is pro-Ukrainian, fascist katsap.

[@justoliver77]

Great video as usual Sir Mark Felton!

[@alexamerling79]

Great stuff like always Mark!

[@TonySlug]

Esteemed Dr. Felton : Sir, another uprising in the final days of WW2 occurred on the Dutch island of Texel, where Soviets (mostly Georgian) who had previously been sympathetic (to say the least) to the German war effort suddenly revolted against their masters. Said revolt resulted in an armed conflict lasting for several weeks until even AFTER the German unconditional surrender. Which may be a unique feature and perhaps a point of interest to you worthy of further indepth investigation (if you haven't done so already).

[@0nn3]

He did done so already

[@BiharyGabor]

@@0nn3 Where? Could you provide a link please?

[@georgesnarbonne2892]

Yes, what is the link?

[@AlexanderJScheu]

Toni Slug, Gentleman, I'm very obligated, this Themata, - Rus.(Soviet)-General 'Wlassov + his unit - first against fighting WH-Wehrmacht - later with - Germans. End of war 1945, must go- back to Soviet-Union, direct sent under Gallows.. English-Politik- did *Order..... Thank's for Attention, written by - a German.

[@robertmuller3145]

My grandpa told me about that. I'm still very proud of my German ancestry. Russia has to be taught a severe lesson for their murder in Ukraine

[@chonkershahn307]

With such a mix of ethnicities, there was bound to be friction, most Eastern Europeans were used to being subordinate to German's, for centuries, for instance every single Mayor of Riga was Baltic German, & 1 Russian.

[@TheBrowncoat2112]

It can’t be a coincidence this video dropped the same week major events in Eastern Europe are occurring.

[@nobodyspeical5450]

It’s the only reason it’s being posted

[@jazhanay19]

Pretty sure he has worked on the video for several weeks with research and editing.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

I seems purely coincidental to me.

[@davemartino5997]

who knows .

[@connormacdonald4835]

Your timing is impeccable, Dr Felton

[@devacore477]

Nothing changes, just the names.

[@understatedwalrus]

That perfect beat after "double cross" -- sublime.

[@enverhoxha545]

love your videos! i love to watch ww2 story that is very underrated

[@deanjericevic8912]

Interesting, Mark as it gives further historical background & insight to what is now playing out with the Russian/Ukraine conflict.

[@victormendiola4927]

Yes correct this got me very excited. I’m hoping America declares war on Russia so I can join the army and And cause havoc and Mayham

[@deanjericevic8912]

@@victormendiola4927 I would not get too excited as this war could be a nuclear one involving US, Russia, China, Europenn countries & UK. World War 3 ; I think that I will pass on that one Victor!

[@aerobique]

instead of actually helping, the UNITED STATES especially and also others (e.g canada and GB) are using/ brainwashing/ weaponizing ukraine's (identity) situation towards extremism (+actual nazism) and sheer hate to use them against russia, going on for 50+ years. just as one of many red flag examples, January 2010, ukraine officially gave their highest honor "hero of ukraine" to stepan bandera. with now being wirshipped and having pictures of him in many ukr offices of the people the "international community" eagerly playing the war drums for, go figure..

[@ladahunt9266]

​@@victormendiola4927 have you read the poem "Medal for City Washington"? :)))))

[@creomanser1228]

Actually, the 30th SS Grenadier Division was the Belarusian SS division, which was formed under the leadership of the Belarusian Central Rada in Berlin and it consisted exclusively of Belarusians.

[@JustAsPlanned1]

Incorrect. All sources say it was a mixed Ukrainian-Russian-Belarusian unit.

[@Markustajahoyrylaiva]

my Felton, this nation is now struggling to stay alive and yet you found a time to bring their dark history into light, perfect timing, well done

[@Peterwrayadventures]

Well said

[@evaone4286]

Stop consuming so much mainstream propaganda. Just glance at alternative media and you'll see an entirely different story.

[@Markustajahoyrylaiva]

@@evaone4286 tell that to children who were bombed by russians today

[@evaone4286]

@@Markustajahoyrylaiva Watch where you get your information from. Could be an entire lie.

[@gk2811]

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

[@tanker00v25]

And how is anyone reapiting history?

[@BigMek456]

@@tanker00v25 Were not stopping a despot invading their neighboring countries

[@gk2811]

@@tanker00v25 The Russians - The Russians are 'repeating' history!

[@tanker00v25]

@@gk2811 fair enough

[@shh4894]

A meaningless platitude that just reinforces whatever bias a person already has. Pro-war Russians are probably using the same phrase to justify the invasion. "Oh wow we've been invaded a billion times. This time we won't wait for them to come for us - don't repeat the mistakes of the past!!1" Or how about we see if we can use it to vindicate not doing anything? "Think of WW1 and how it spun out of control because of countries sticking up for each other? And caused ww2! don't repeat the mistakes of the past!!1"

[@linkieloos]

Fantastic work as usual Mark. It's harrowing what the Ukrainians are going through.

[@juliusnepos6013]

Yeah

[@nnnnnn3647]

I don't think this is a good moment for this movie.

[@schroedingersdog7965]

It's harrowing what the Ukrainians are going through.

[@moonsvc]

So relatable!

[@danboro1831]

Perfect timing. No Nazis in Ukraine soon

[@Grubnar]

4:45 "It's insignia, ironically, was the double-cross." The Alpha Legion: "You had my curiosity, now you have my attention!"

[@celticfox]

These are my favorite notifications to get. Big fan of your uploads. Wish I had remembered to comment when I watched the first time. Doh!

[@thomassibal5384]

I'd like to see a piece on the German idea of "useless eaters" during the war and how that campaign started and was carried out.

[@jefferyepstein9210]

In America we have very many useless eaters draining our treasury.

[@reginabillotti]

Here's a video on the T4 program, for starters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5PTqYispbSLocU

[@stevebengel1346]

@@jefferyepstein9210 glad to see you didn't off yourself 😃

[@Fjodor.Tabularasa]

Hungerplan

[@zf9903]

@@jefferyepstein9210 Here, children, we see a troll on the internet. See how they sneakily advocate for eugenics under the alias of dead child trafficker and pedophile Jeffery Epstein? Simply brilliant, and sure to attract gullible individuals to argue. Let’s see who takes the bait.

[@glenngosline1710]

You videos are so informative I look forward to all of them thank you.

[@stevemystro85]

Always love this channel,thanks mark.

[@tannerjones9687]

Thank you for the content mark 👍

[@dionking3512]

Such exquisite timing

[@badbotchdown9845]

Or not it sharp point on the Ukrainians who were nazis as Putin have denounced yesterday (we know it's BS but)

[@Synystr7]

There is a memorial to the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS in Oakville, Ontario. It is weird to see a Waffen SS memorial in Canada, but... do you fight for the people who killed your family by causing the famine of 1932-1933, or the people who are killing other families. I hope I never have to make that choice.

[@snoopersmokio]

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans volunteered and fought with Germany to stop Communism.

[@scutumfidelis1436]

Easy, the latter.

[@wilberwhateley7569]

History is complicated - “heroes” and “villains” are created post facto.

[@aleksazunjic9672]

Galician division has nothing to do with Holodomor. Galicia was not part of the USSR until September of 1939 (it was in Poland). In fact, those who suffered most under communism are now in east Ukraine wanting to separate from it.

[@richardstephens5570]

@@snoopersmokio Many of them were anti-Semitic, so they didn't mind helping the Germans persecute Jews.

[@rosletseat5390]

Good job Mark! I thought I was the only one that knew about things like this!

[@blackhorse11thACR]

Great video as always. I was thinking how the Ustase sure worked for the Nazis but we are then talking about Croatia and not Ukraine. Very informative and interesting because so much of our past helps us understand the present. I was surprised to see my Dad in a program on the BBC from WWII footage and he remembered the day the footage was filmed. I never expected to see him. I also watched The World at War series and bought the DVD set. You do great work. I love watching your productions.

[@gunman47]

A very timely video… Dr Felton never fails to amaze us.

[@blank557]

It seems that allegiance to nationality and ideology is so blurred in Europe due to all the changes of national borders since WWI, that its really hard to tell who were the good guys and who were the bad guys, and who was stuck in the middle of the two just trying to stay alive playing both sides.

[@thomasburke2683]

Exit only, Changes to national borders didn't just start with ww1, but you are correct, they are beyond the comprehension of most of us. Looking at a girl in my family history, she had been a governess in a town in Poland in late 1800s, it took a long time to identify the town, as it became Ukraine after 1945, having been part of some other country in between, and each time the town name changed according to the linguistic change.

[@shakeelkacmarsky2573]

As always a brilliant piece of work. Very interesting questions about loyalty and allegiance raised here..

[@studiokiselbach]

Over 2000 of the SS Galacian regiment immigrated to Canada after the war and Canadian Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister is a decendant of one of them.

[@watching99134]

For real? Would make an interesting story in light of the recent controversy in Canada about the 98 year old Galizien veteran being honored.

[@me0_0irl]

@@watching99134no, she's not. She's granddaughter of Mykhailo Khomiak, he was a lawyer and a journalist.

[@FarkyDave]

Wow! Fascinating. Love the "Double Cross" reference.

[@warpaw53]

Mark, continuing the fascinating theme of European ethnic/political groups and factions choosing sides to fight on, may I suggest a video on exiled Spanish Republicans' service with the French Army from 1940 to service with the Free French 2nd Armored division in '44-45. Quite the journey considering they started in French internment camps and in 1944 led the 2nd into Paris. Great video and thanks for your sterling work illuminating the most obscure and interesting corners of WW2!

[@stevetilk4926]

Please consider a video on Spanish troops that Francisco Franco sent to assist Germany. They were known as the Blue Division or Condor Legion if I recall.

[@tutunaku]

the famous La Nueve

[@ivanlazarevic78]

I like how Mark Felton manage to his narative in this politicaly sensitive subjects left clean of emotional coments,as that is often the case in many videos of WW2 history.

[@brandonkew9122]

The first still photo is of the 12th SS Hitlerjugend Division in Normandy, not the 14th SS Division. That is Otto Funk closest to the camera.

[@Kaiserland111]

There might not be enough footage for him to only show the unit he's discussing.

[@fabbewulf2997]

Big fan, keep it going

[@EmpireFanatic]

Great video as always. PS: Anyone other than me who thinks Mark sounds like the guy in the intro video to Commandos 2: Men of courage?

[@pabloznotti6883]

The story of a Ukrainian who joins the SS to fight the Soviets and ends up in SE asia with the French foreign legion fighting the vietcong 15 years later is a movie i'd want to see

[@bragslvbm3870]

On the Devil’s tail is about a 15 year old Italian/German boy who’s family moved to Alsace Loraine before the war. He then joined the SS in 1944 and fought in the SS who escaped from the siege of Konisberg fled to Spain was caught by France escaped and fled to Italy before being caught again and joining the FFL to fight in Vietnam

[@marcanthonydatzkiwsky6474]

My father was born in 1918 in Newark, NJ, USA. After completing the 3rd grade in the Newark public school in 1927, my grandmother took her three American born boys back to be raised in Zbaraz County, Ternopil Province, Galicia or Halychyna, Ukraine, then Eastern Poland. My grandfather remained in Newark, NJ sending money to my grandmother and his three sons. My uncle, my father's oldest brother, was 21 in 1935, so not to serve in the Polish Army, he went back to the land of his birth, USA, Newark, NJ got work in the Ballatine Brewery, send money with my grandfather, to continue to support my grandmother

[@mcnally211]

Similar story to my Grandfather John, Irish though, but was from Newark, signed up, not drafted. He worked as an aircraft repair specialist, eventually training Poles, Russians ect ect. In Europe & eventually was stationed at Ft Dix in N.J.

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video Mark, amazing story 😀👌👍

[@Kickback-dm7zt]

Another cracking and highly informative and educational video.. Are you aware of any Irish ss volunteers.. Be it on an individual basis or unit basis?

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

There were two Irishmen who served in the SS that we know about.

[@j.w.greenbaum]

@@MarkFeltonProductions In Chris Bishop's book Hitler's Foreign Divisions, he lists one in the British Free Corps. Was the other in the Standarte Kurt Eggers (the other place English-speaking SS seemed to show up)?

[@stevephlyer]

This is incredibly interesting. Thanks for posting.

[@stoopingfalcon891]

I have to say Mark, that the amount of research you put into your stories impresses the hell out of me.

[@dongilleo9743]

The Nazi racial policies and general disregard for Slavs ironically doomed them to certain defeat. Ukrainians, having suffered greatly under Stalin and the Communist Party, initially greeted the invading Germans as liberators. If the Germans had prepared and organized a free Ukrainian government to immediately work towards collaboration with them, it might have been a great help towards winning the war in the East. Imagine teams of Ukrainian nationals sorting through the captured Soviet soldiers for Ukrainians, promising them freedom for joining the fight against the Soviet Union. Of course, Nazi racial attitudes made that impossible. Instead, the Nazis treated everyone they met like conquered people to be trampled on and abused. By the time that they did consider trying to recruit Ukrainians and others, they had treated the population badly, and it was increasingly obvious that Germany was going to lose the war.

[@FortniteBlaster2]

The Ukrainians were regarded as being mixed with slavs, not entire the same as the ones in Russia.

[@aleksazunjic9672]

Actually, Galicians were only shortly under Stalin (from September of 1939) . They hatred for Russia came from long-standing Austrian propaganda. Galicia was part of Austria-Hungary before WW1 (and then part of Poland). They were forcibly converted by Austrians to Greek Catholicism (opposed to Polish Roman Catholicism and Russian Orthodoxy) and made a sperate "nation".

[@j.w.b5048]

@@FortniteBlaster2 If I remember right, around 30% of the Ukrainians were seen as having Germanic traits, which is less than the Czechs, but more than Russians, Poles and others. But the Nazis made it clear that the majority of the Ukrainians were to be slaves or deported. The Ukrainian lands were of great interest for the "living space", so the inhabitans had to go.

[@Elitist20]

The eminent British historian Alan Bullock said this - Hitler could have had half of Russia (not just Ukraine) on his side after what they'd been through under Stalin, but instead he was just as brutal.

[@fartmckee446]

Thx for repeating what u read in a book

[@Dionaea_floridensis]

Instantly clicked! I'm sharing this with all my friends who're hunger for as much info on Ukraine as possible

[@anthonymarch532]

Mark's videos always deliver

[@wildcolonialman]

Exceptionally challenging subject, considering the extensive damage trail of Ukrainians riding with the SS and SD primarily in many theaters, including Warsaw, its a numbing history unfortunately.

[@daviddoran3673]

An extraordinarily contemporary video!!!! Considering the current Ukraine's SS admiring units and the numbers who are surrendering!!!!

[@ChristopherGray00]

@@daviddoran3673 this everybody is an example of a russian propaganda sock puppet account, notice no profile picture, no profile content, suspicious western name, there are a lot of them and make sure to report them.

[@wildcolonialman]

@@stamfordmeetup Yes, there is centuries of fabulous and harrowing history, of course. Centuries of hospitality to the Jewish Peoples, yet remarkably fertile ground for Anti Jewish Measures. Stalin and Lenin were despicable racists, believing it no problem to dispose of entire peoples. Many MSM Western entities LOVE that Nazi tag in there headlines-its a MSM tool to create division for little other that titillation and ratings. Its unfortunate that the SS and SD using Reich Policy arrived in the Ukraine and did exactly as MSM CNN does today-create division, the better to control. It is unfortunate that Ukrainians served as Concentration Camp Guards, and along with Latvians, and others, did much of the Pit Shooting, such as Babi Ya, Kiev, 33,000. But Western Nations, all have despicable histories, and Russia no different to the USA or NZ, UK. all have remarkable histories of Racist Actions. Interesting days.....

[@AD-hu6ou]

@@stamfordmeetup And why doesn’t the European Parliament also consider what the Dutch did and other many European nations in Africa as war crimes ? I’m not for Russia nor am I for Ukraine but let’s not forget to mention how all the nato nations and Ukraine are hypocrites and have blood on their hands. Don’t believe me look up in your perverted search engine what happened to polish women and children during WW2 because of the Ukrainian SS regiments what did they do to deserve their brutality ?

[@JustAsPlanned1]

@@daviddoran3673 Ukrainian here. I don't we have specific unit's that admire SS. I know a guy who wears a german WW2 shoulder patch because it looks cool, but that's about it. And what did you want to say about surrendering? Didn't get that part.

[@2Hard2Core]

There was also a similar uprising late in the war by the Georgian's on the small island of Texel in The Netherlands! They put up a real fierce fight against the Germans with a heroic last stand in the lighthouse on the north of Texel.

[@kongo-muller4546]

Night of the long bayonets covers that, really interesting book

[@maryanchabursky9148]

About Ukrainian ss units. Many joined such units with the expectation of ww1 where after the war there was a struggle to establish various nation states. The thinking of many was to join such units in order to have training, equipment, and a comand structure when the time came (just like the Ukrainian legion in the Austro hungarian army during ww1).

[@christopheambrementalistes6981]

not really as the politic racist perpespective can't apply to WWI at all. Ukrainian didn't kills thousand of jewish during WWI...

[@musmusthemessiah]

I shared your video EVERYWHERE IN the world!

[@ivolodar18]

Thank you so much for brightening up the the story of my countryman. I would probably never knew about it

[@ElDuderino999]

My sincere respect to Dr. Felton and his grounded, objective and unexited, yet passionate and fully accurate representation of historic facts.

[@kalle911]

Getting to stay on with the French was probably the best these men could've hoped for.

[@phill267]

Fun fact:First part of Europe liberated wasnt on D day,rather in small french town of Villefranche-de-Rouergue in southern France. Midnight of the 16 Setember 1943, a planned rebellion broke, which was the first resistance movement in France. Croatian units were first to liberate it even for a short time

[@MegaJohny56]

As always an objective fact filled and well delivered slice of history!!!

[@MarijnRoorda]

Yep, i actually thought for a brief moment you were combining a Wargaming product with a video about the Ukraine. So i checked the link for the game, and am happy to report its German! So i wonder, how long did you have this episode ready Mr Mark Felton?