The Last Reichsführer - "The Hangman of Breslau" Karl Hanke

[@Chris_M74]

Whenever I think as a German, that I know so much about my own history, a video of Mr. Felton comes along and proves me wrong. Thank you, Sir, for your great work!

[@orasatk]

Do you support Nazi? Or are you one of them??

[@JackF99]

@@MrDaiseymay What is the point of your comment? The Germans more than any other Axis nation in World War Il, have been well schooled in the misdeeds of their forefathers.

[@Chris_M74]

@@MrDaiseymay No, that's new for me. Thank's for sharing your knowledge. Will leave my bunker now getting some fresh air.

[@peaceLove1988]

@@MrDaiseymay Get a life! 😂

[@RonanTOC]

@@MrDaiseymay shut up Phil

[@waltie1able]

My grand father was born in Breslau and was in Berlin during the last days in the Volkssturm. He and his family did survive the war and that is why I am here at the age of 72.

[@tomsdottir]

If not for seconds and inches... How tenuous our foothold on existence is!

[@micanopykracker902]

I bet he had some stories to tell.. glad they made it out

[@vexmythoclass5000]

when was he born

[@SquirrelRIP]

The content from this channel is top quality. Thank you Mark.

[@oliveryt7168]

@The Twice Impeached One Term Scumbag Xpresident Obama... Merkel...

[@jourwalis-8875]

@The Twice Impeached One Term Scumbag Xpresident ....and Hitler

[@possumposting8962]

Especially when it's not copy pasted from somewhere else

[@SteveM-ly7oy]

Hello Dr Felton, I'm a Brit who lives in Wrocław, formerly Breslau. If you'd like to visit I'd be happy to show you around. There is lots of German Breslau left to see, despite the destruction. The city is quite fascinating.

[@brendanmcnally9145]

I've gone through Wroclaw, many times on the train. I've always wanted to spend time there. Maybe next time! Is there any memory of Hanke or the siege, I wouldn't imagine there would be. Cheers

[@aleksanderfiold7554]

@@brendanmcnally9145 Not quite cos city's population was changed. Germans left city, Poles are now there. There are still some signs of siege (bullet marks on some buildings, traces of explosions on the streets), but for Poles siege was German history and it is something like "it was, but we don't really care".

[@tybaltyrant1]

I travelled there as a backbacker 10 years ago. Can highly recommend visiting this beautiful historic city.

[@JesusMagicPanties]

To add something about today's , Polish Wrocław is in many respects, actually the cultural and intellectual capital of Poland as a legacy of the achievements of Lviv , whose academic and artistic elites mainly settled in postwar Breslau.In many respects, it is ahead of Wars(z)aw(a) and Kraków being more European than them.

[@sotvanbreslau2768]

I’m born and bred there :)

[@angelo323]

You always produce such high quality historical content. Bless you

[@DaveSCameron]

Awful ADVERTS though!!

[@adapaitsmyname]

Too bad ninety percent of these stories aren't true.

[@matthewbratton3825]

@@kushwithwizdom Not the place or content to post on. Take it elsewhere.

[@TRIChuckles]

Not just that, I always felt like I knew something about this era. But he always makes me realize how little I know!!

[@adapaitsmyname]

The American Civil War was planned in London "The division of the United States into federations of equal force was decided long before the Civil War by the high financial powers of Europe, these bankers were afraid that the United States if they remained as one block and as one nation, would attain economic and financial independence which would upset their financial domination over the world." - Otto Von Bismarck when he was Chancellor of Germany. The division of the United States into federations of equal force was decided by the Rothschilds four years before the "American Civil War". In 1857, they met in London with their friends to decide America's fate. The Rothschilds decided to "divide and conquer" by fermenting a conflict between the Union states (Northern states) and the states of the Confederacy (Southern States). The North was to become a British Colony annexed to Canada and controlled by Lionel Rothschild while the South was to be given to Napoleon III of France and controlled by James Rothschild. The Rothschilds financed both sides of the American Civil War. If the northern states won, they would maintain their independence (Confederate States of America). If the South won, each state would be like an independent country. To ferment the conflict, slavery was used as an issue. Racial tension from state to state was spread by Rothschild's agents. Slavery in the United States was firmly established by the time the United States sought independence from Great Britain in 1776. Prior to the American Civil War, a slave state was a U.S. state in which slavery was legal, whereas a free state was one in which slavery was either prohibited from its entry into the Union or eliminated over time. One month after the inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War got underway after South Carolina left the Union. Within weeks another six states joined the conspiracy against the Union. They all broke away to form the Confederate States of America, with Jefferson Davis as President. With the financial help of the Rothschilds, the British moved troops into Canada, positioning them along America's Northern border. Napoleon III of France was told to seize Mexico. Besides financing the operation. They also promised Napoleon III that Mexico would be returned to France (including also the states of Louisiana and Texas). As a result, large numbers of French Troops poured into Mexico. Napoleon III also stationed troops along the Southern border of the United States. Lincoln immediately ordered a blockade on Southern ports, to cut off supplies that were pouring in from Europe. Lincoln also appealed to Russia, for assistance. Czar Alexander II had discovered that the Rothschilds had offered the states of Louisiana and Texas to Napoleon III. He understood that if either England or France actively intervened in the American Civil War, and help the South, North America probably would become again under the con- trol of the Rothschilds. Such an expansion of the Rothschilds Empire would mean not only a treat to Russia, but also to other independent countries. Therefore the Czar, in support of President Lincoln, sent part of his Pacific Fleet to San Francisco and New York and ordered them to be ready to fight and to take their orders only from Abraham Lincoln. The Czar let the British know that if they attempted to join the Confederacy with military forces, they would also have to go to war with Russia. Abraham Lincoln was the second President who dared to challenge the Rothschilds. Like President Andrew Jackson, he did put a damper on all Rothschild activities. In 1862 and 1863, he refused to pay the exorbitant rates of interest demanded by them. The interest rate set by the banks was twenty-eight percent. Lincoin wanted the United States to print its own money. He wanted to issue constitutionally-authorized, interest free United States notes. The founding fathers made sure that provisions were made by the Constitution for an honest and debt free money system. In part Arti- cle 1, Section 8, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution states: "Congress shall have power to coin money and regulate the value thereof." For Lincoln Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 5 was sufficient authority to disregard the powerfully entrenched bankers. So he gave order to print a total of $450,000,000 of honest money, constitutionally printed at no interest to the Federal Government. These debt free United States notes were called Greenbacks. They were printed in green ink in order to distinguish them from other bills in circulation. It did not take long before Lincoln started to issue the Greenbacks. These were backed with the full faith of the government. Lincoln bypassed the Rothschilds, avoiding any interest payments to them. Lincoln was able to pay off all US debts, without a debt to the Roth- schilds. In 1863, the Rothschilds struck back. Despite protest by Lincoln, the Rothschilds, through their agent Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase, succeed to force a bill (the National Banking Act) through Congress allowing a private corporation again the authority to issue the US money. The end of the civil war was April 9, 1865 when General Robert Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia in the village of Appo- mattox Court House.97 Five days later Lincoln was shot down in cold-blood by John Wilkes Booth, a Rothschilds agent and contract killer, on April 14, 1865. Booth was later spirited away to England where he lived out his life comfortably on a pension provided by the Rothschilds bankers.

[@tomjackson8256]

Thanks so much Mark. I just can't get to sleep at night without watching your films. What a great service to mankind.

[@Lerxstification]

Yes, now if only Mark would allot some time to cure COVID, hunger and end the Ukraine war.

[@cooooooooooooooool3]

@@Lerxstification If only more people cared about history, maybe we wouldn't have Ukraine war and concentration camps in China. History may not repeat itself, but it sure gets dangerously close...

[@CHarris1066]

I can see where you are coming from fellow man of culture. When you watch a Mark Felton video, you get that genuine good feeling.

[@jezykonauta7480]

Greetings from (former) Breslau! Yes, ppl still remember the guy here and everybody knows where the infameous airport he ordered to build was - it shows a lot by the way in the architecture of this part of our city.

[@tempaccount452]

Crybaby poleshit

[@stukafaust]

The so-called Wroclaw Manhattan. I love that estate

[@mruk77]

@@stukafaust The "Manhattan" is just one building constructed on the site. Hanke's airfield extended over some 1.3 km (between the present-day Szczytnicki and Grunwaldzki bridges), and as mentioned, the signs of extensive demolition are visible to this day.

[@stukafaust]

@@mruk77 The Manhattan (Sedesowce) is six buildings.

[@mruk77]

​@@stukafaustSure, it was better to say "one building complex". It consists of several partly interconnected units, and is usually considered a single piece of architecture.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

"Fortress Breslau" reminds me of something I read in a book called "Lucky Forward" written by Patton's assistant intelligence chief. Pattons men had captured a German major general who offered to tell them where the soft points were on the Siegfried Line that could be easily broken through. When asked why he was essentially turning traitor to his own side he told them this: "Everyone in Germany with any sense knows the war is lost, both the Wehrmacht and the civilians, and the sooner it's over the better for all concerned. But the Nazis are going to keep everyone fighting to the bitter end because they know what's waiting for them when it's over, either suicide or a hangman's rope."

[@daviddoran3673]

Comparable to today's Elensky regime....

[@TheWoollyFrog]

@@daviddoran3673 🤡

[@AltaMirage]

Something sililar could be said of Russia today.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@DannySmith-pv6xw It's a good one, isn't it?

[@phillymathguy8142]

@@daviddoran3673 If you want people to think you have something intelligent to say, it should be stated correctly. Since you can't even correctly spell the name of the man you are belittling, I, for one, assume you have nothing intelligent to say.

[@donl1846]

Once again Professor Felton comes up with a piece of history I never heard of, thank you !

[@y_ffordd]

He's not a professor, he got his PHD at the University of Essex.

[@donl1846]

@@y_ffordd I know that he has his Doctorial but to me he is also The Professor !!

[@Hellborn92]

I recall hearing this story about the “Henker von Breslau” from my grandmother when she was still alive. She told me about how she was trapped in Breslau and the peoples disgust of the runway being constructed for his escape. I wish I could talk about this with her again. Thank you for this video Mark!

[@jurgenteuer4786]

Deutsche aus dieser Gegend kennen die Geschichte leider schon lange. Ob zeitzeugen oder nachgeborene. Wie schnell tausend Jahre Geschichte verschwunden sind ist so traurig.

[@stefanwosinsky1935]

I feel like the history lessons i got in school simply made me aware that there is history, the real information is gathered from channels like this and i’m still learning at 28

[@Roller_Ghoster]

I know someone that lives in Wroclaw (Polish name for modern day Breslau) so I'll be sending on this video to him. The Soviet Army frontline when it was under siege runs through his back garden and the surrender to Soviet Forces was signed in a house up the street from him.

[@agentmueller]

@@kushwithwizdom Trump was the best thing that ever happened to America. We’re stuffed and screwed now. Inflation, gas prices more than doubled, war on the horizon, a president with obvious progressing dementia. We’re screwed and it’s because of current admins decisions.

[@DaveSCameron]

The last bastion of defence in the Ost.

[@vladsoko4995]

@@kushwithwizdom It definitely has the potential to go this way but it can also go the way it's going with Russia. Yes, Russia because if you truly look at where Russia was just before Putin came to power it was an economic and social disaster and the west had a lot to do with that. Look at Russia today, it's once again a global power and getting stronger and it's all due to Putin's leadership. Now look at the American "Democracy" and how it has been rotting for decades with it's corruption, hijacked by big money and special interest groups and nations. It's literally being led by who knows who, the dollar is losing its reserve status because of stupid and arrogant geo political moves and inflation is in the double digits. Definitely doesn't look good from someone who is behind democracy and the way it's been destroyed in most Western Nations. Personally I would put my support behind a strong leader at this point who could actually cleanup the swamp!

[@bloke755]

@@kushwithwizdom I think you'll find one of those were democratically elected . Says a lot for the " great country " and its people who elected them . 😉

[@quintrankid8045]

@@bloke755 Which one? The US doesn't have democratic elections, we have electors and they vote for the president.

[@brianrunyon266]

Thanks for covering obscure events of World War 2, military and political figures, and more.

[@whydahell3816]

I've sang to that intro so many times....as follows.."It's time for Dr.Felton, it's time for another awesome video! It's time to learn, so shut up and listen!" My wife loves it!

[@zsmarine0831]

Oh it’s great to hear such a man, got such an unceremonious ending.

[@duicic8541]

A fitting end for the pusillanimous little squirts that a lot of top Nazi officials were at their core.

[@raymondtonns2521]

pay back is a bitch

[@selfdo]

Happened also to the man he succeeded (Himmler), and Mark's covered that extensively in his videos.

[@None-zc5vg]

@@selfdo It's odd how the 'dead' Himmler was spirited away to be buried obscurely in a nearby forest. The Russians were kept out of the picture in spite of their obvious interest in the man responsible for so many millions of their dead. Maybe the former RfSS was kept alive under deep cover somewhere so he could be milked of anything that could be useful in the forthcoming Cold War.

[@selfdo]

@@None-zc5vg "That's a very interesting theory, FUTURE BOY." Seriously, although a "suicide" and subsequent hasty, anonymous burial (to prevent his grave from becoming a Nazi shrine) could have been arranged, what's to say the SAS doesn't interrogate him, then do him in ANYWAY? There'd have to be something that would necessitate keeping the Reichsfuhrer-SS alive, although I can't fathom what it'd be.

[@InglésconRobert2025]

If Felton ever does a series of videos on the expulsion of the Germans from the east, that will be a very welcomed series.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Ahhh...another Dr. Felton video, how sweet it is...at the end, the selected few a got a promotion. I wonder if there was a bump in pay...thanks for sharing your substantial gifts! Great segment.

[@Mashkoormohsin]

We learn history twice a week from Mark

[@stephenclarke1972]

this has made my day. thanks Dr Mark Felton!

[@dand4139]

Every video of Mark’s has this wonderful continuity in pacing, and editing and Voiceover, they all feel seamlessly flowing and fascinating

[@larrybomber83]

I never knew someone succeeded Himmler. Thank you for the History Lesson.

[@robertchubb1518]

Felton just never ceases to bring great, honest, sincere historical content that in this world we live in..cannot be denied by any other “cultures”...the historical facts are there..and Felton just picks them...BRAVO

[@ultramet]

Like Pavlov’s dogs 🐕, I get that notification bell, hear that tremendous intro music, and my hunger for history increases. At least I know I am going to learn something of inestimable value regarding WWII Germany history.

[@y_ffordd]

And yet he doesnt cover the most important lesson of WW2, why and how.

[@Slikk750Blokk]

You cease to amaze Dr. Felton

[@mredmond8393]

History Channel: We need a guy that really knows his stuff for our new ww2 series. Dr Felton: Did someone say my name?

[@animepussy8356]

@The Twice Impeached One Term Scumbag Xpresident Begone, bot.

[@lukasb4497]

Yeah the country and world are in far better shape now that Biden is in 🙄

[@scottabc72]

@@lukasb4497 Its kind of pathetic that it is actually in better shape

[@mediocreman6323]

Don't kid yourself, the History Channel's connection to actual history is in its name only. They would never hire actual historians, even less good ones, because they simply have no use for them.

[@mitchmatthews6713]

Another Saturday morning more educated. Thank you, Mark!

[@SirHector1999]

Love your work! Thank you for everything!

[@markellis796]

Wish I had a History teacher at school like Mr Felton, it was all Tudors, the battle of Hastings etc, nothing within the last 100 years and nothing about WW2! but Mr Felton has a real gift in presenting and capturing the viewer without boring them. Great stuff.

[@y_ffordd]

In fairness you're right, it was all industrial revolution and the Tudors and Henry VII not the interesting VII who brought about the Tudor dynasty. Yes I was taught about WW2 by my Dad and war films. Felton only scrapes the surface but its better than nowt.

[@176SelfridgeCompositeSquadron]

Amazing, Mr. Felton just inquiring this story is. Keep up the great work!

[@havennewbowtow8835]

Great episode sir. Still difficult to take in that this was only 77 years ago.

[@Dionaea_floridensis]

Nice way to get energized before my shift! Thanks as always, Dr. Felton

[@davidcronan4072]

When I was in Wrocław about five years ago, we were shown a very wide road intersection in the middle of the city. This was the emergency airfield used by Hanke to escape from the advancing Russians.

[@selfdo]

Ostensibly the airstrip was to be used to land Luftwaffe cargo aircraft that'd have brought in supplies to the "Festung". Trouble was, not only was the Luftwaffe terribly short of fuel and pilots for the few cargo lifters it had left, mostly the venerable Ju 52 "Tante Ju" tri-motor jobs, between the USAAF, the RAF, and the Soviet Frontal Aviation and/or V-VS, making the run, even at night, was tantamount to suicide. Also, even if aircraft were able to make it there and land, they were still subject to Soviet artillery fire, which was why the airstrip went largely unused, as what few resupply missions flown by the Luftwaffe were by air drops. At least until Gauleiter, by then Reichsfuhrer-SS, Hanke, saved his own skin...at least for a few more weeks.

[@sebastianw9749]

What was its name? I live in Wrocław and what you’re talking about sounds like the big intersection near Galeria Dominikanska but I’m not sure

[@berndf.k.1662]

The reason you gave why Hanke didn´t receive the Knights cross is only partly correct. In France an enemy shell bounced off his tank. In panic Hanke left his tank which was a nogo for a tank commander. Rommel not only disagreed because of this with the decoration but even wanted to fire him from the army. The appointment as Gauleiter Niederschlesien was the "solution".

[@saslovskykoslov]

Mark Felton in KZbin's most famous history content creator.

[@Otokichi786]

Drachinifel: Avast mate! Am I unknown to you?;)

[@saslovskykoslov]

@@Otokichi786 i don't understand what you're saying. What are saying?

[@Otokichi786]

@@saslovskykoslov Drop by Drachinifel's page and see "things nautical" about warships, models, and History.;)

[@saslovskykoslov]

@@Otokichi786 I don't know who that is. I know about armchair history and Mark Felton. But does Drachinifel speak English? Cause that's the only language I know.

[@Otokichi786]

@@saslovskykoslov kzbin.info He's an engineer and as British as Admiral John Jellicoe.;)

[@williamharris9525]

Good afternoon Professor Felton, such a wonderful thing to come to after I’m done working for the morning, a history lesson! You have indeed made my day!! Now, on to learning!

[@dirtboy896]

Ditto

[@JJMHigner]

This is what history documentaries used to be like only they were an hour or too long. This is what the History Channel and the Arts and entertainment channels used to be like. This is what PBS used to be like even. And that's why people tend to seek out the older documentaries more than ever now because they were much more informative because of how they deliver the information not just the information itself. I don't need to be entertained I want to be informed. The information is itself my reward.

[@jonelson1983]

Agreed. The trouble too these days is that programme makers especially in the UK like to include so-called 'progressive' viewpoints at every opportunity, which distorts history and doesn't present a balanced picture....far from it.

[@DaveSCameron]

Now this is a salient upload and offers ip something important to #ourhistory and thanks again Mark Felton.

[@LolaSheppy]

I’ve learnt so much history from mark Felton. I guess he can absorb books, and it’s amazing he makes these videos as I absorb from listening to clever people. That’s how I learn. So thank you

[@michaelturner3776]

Thank you for all your content. I'm American and if not from you I would have never been able to learn all this. To keep it short, thank you so much

[@timf2279]

Well done Sir. I always look forward to your excellent productions.

[@sotvanbreslau2768]

Really glad to finally see something on the siege of Festung Breslau. Thank you Mark!

[@stonedtowel]

Never gonna be enough Mark Felton in my life.

[@-.Steven]

Fascinating and informative, as always! Thank you Dr. Felton!

[@ShamileII]

Wow....what an amazing story! Thanks Mark for all you do to keep valuable history alive!.

[@112chapters3]

Thanks for some great Saturday stuff.

[@jamesb.9155]

Another mighty effort to bring to light this obscure war's end story ~ and with so much effort to include footage and photos too. Thank you Mark Felton!

[@G503-e8p]

Best history channel (proven over and over again) - period!

[@jamesrobinson8247]

Dr. Felton, if I remember correctly, Karl Henke was also very instrumental in building up the Career of Albert Speer when Adolf Hitler was campaigning against President Von Hindenburg.

[@TheTrickster923]

when Speer first joined the Party, he volunteered with the Motor Corps, since he was one of the only people in his district with a car. As a Motor Corps volunteer he basically carpooled various important Party Officials to meetings and rallies. One of the men he carpooled was Hanke, who got to know Speer and discovered he was an architect looking for work. Hanke put in a good word with his boss Dr. Goebbels, who hired Speer to remodel a Party headquarters. Goebbels was quite impressed with the job, and the rest, of course, was history.

[@alexamerling79]

Your content on the Third Reich is unmatched Mark. Great stuff like always :D

[@1988bres]

As I Wrocław (Breslau) native I was raised in a home that was neighbouring Hanke's private residence, a monumental Villa, that survived the siege and stands to this very day.

[@mtvrchannel3051]

Doc, thanks for continuing to be the shining beacon of my notifications; you’re still helping me through

[@Calligraphybooster]

Let’s hope this historian will not be crushed under the burden of our gratefulness…and here’s another load: Thank you Mark, the value of your work also greatly lies in the example. This is true historiography.

[@dominiquecharriere1285]

After having read about WWII for the last 47 years (I started young) i thought all was said and seen about it. And then came Dr. Mark Felton...

[@murraystewartj]

I just have to hear a few beats of the theme music to know it's going to be a good story. The theads like this are, while small, a part of the tapestry of history we can leave to our descendents. You are one of the people I would absolutely trust to be a part of that weaving. Thanks, Mark.

[@bertenerny7867]

Mark, this one was really enthralling to say the least. Many thanks.

[@n8ivspat3n56]

I typed in “mark Felton” and the top result was “mark Felton memes” that was almost enough to bring a tear to my eye

[@Andrew08893]

Dr Felton I watched some of your work on TV I admire your hard work.

[@jaredevildog6343]

Another great video Dr. Felton! Thank you for continuing to enlighten me.

[@drobinbarker]

Dr. Felton, thank you for all you do to produce and provide exemplary historical reporting! Far too many others do not reach your level of apparent objective professionalism.

[@DanniChan_Worldwide]

Another fantastic lesson! Thank you, Professor Felton!

[@marioborkowski5894]

Just going through your channel Dr.Felton .Watching what I missed. Thank you for Your work.

[@politicalwoodstock1278]

We love your work Mark!!! Tysm!

[@zsuzsamold]

Dr Felton your documetaries are my absolute favorite of historical documents. Thank you Sir.❤

[@douglascollins3621]

Love your work Mark

[@tanks1945]

Thanks. Never knew that Magda 's old flame was the last Reichfurher of the SS. You're the Man Dr F.👍👍

[@dreamcast3607]

History Hustle does so many random facts on World War II like this channel I wish y'all would do a collaboration. I love both channels and watch every single video you all put out

[@bcmc789]

I have been following for what feel like forever and for you to have so much success and not sell out and loading your videos with ads is what keeps me coming back along with amazing material...❤❤❤

[@shieldwallofdragons]

Watching your videos has shown me how many monumental historical events can be crammed into just a two-week period.

[@rebelliousredneckvlogs]

This channel is bread and butter to my breakfast before a long day at work. Keep it up Dr. Felton!

[@shearwave7885]

Another great vid sir! Keep up the good work

[@Patrick_0n]

Thank you for this. Such high quality videos.

[@augenblickgeschichte6803]

Gut gemacht, Mr. Mark! Weiter mit den schönen Videos!!!

[@baranaydn8476]

Thank you Felton cheers

[@richardshiggins704]

Again a detailed exposé of a relatively obscure character in the Reich III organisation . Fascinating as usual . An ignominious end for an ignominious person .

[@christyhart8254]

If anyone considers themselves a student of history, and they don’t follow this channel, then they are just cheating themselves! This is, without a doubt, the best history channel on KZbin!

[@danielcockitt6591]

Once again. Simply a masterpiece.

[@dwightrush4247]

As always Dr. Felton you never disappoint awesome video, I am a huge history fan and every time I think I know about a subject you surprise me with new fact's 👍. Thank you for your research into history and keeping history alive 😎

[@johnnyspousta3136]

Greetings from Czechia, thanks for another great video. Quality of your content is peerless :)

[@289wolf]

Yet another historical fact based video that no one else could have produced. Thank you Dr. Felton !!!

[@nigelpickup9947]

Amazing research on this channel by Mark Felton!

[@FRANZ2gz]

There's a way Mark feltons introductory theme makes me get energetic

[@pirate751]

As Always, Well Done Dr Felton..

[@brucelowe3391]

Every day or so I learn, thank you.

[@kawythowy867]

Wow. Great history. Love this channel.

[@chriswarren2599]

Dear Dr Felton, could you produce some videos of the Occupation of the Ionian Islands by the German and Italian forces? The story of Cephalonia is quite well documented but also the fates of Corfu, Zakinthos, Lefkada (Santa Maura) and Ithaca as there isn’t a lot out there. Your content is superb. Thank you.

[@piotr.leniec-lincow5209]

Warsaw was a "festung" declared city as well . Interesting that Poles refused to show up for mandatory fortification work . A week later the Warsaw uprising started . Advancing Read Army stoped on the right side of the Vistula river only to watch the main part of town burned and leveled to the ground . Uprising lasted for 3 months and it was lost . Civilians evacuated ........ There was a second atempt to make Festung Warschau in the ruins . The German comander disobeyed Hitlers order and pulled out troops from the sea of ruins . Russians entered and took empty , destroyed town practically without the fight or casualties . Even the communists use to say that Warsaw was taken . Not liberated .

[@explorer1968]

Loyal and brave through the Soviet Siege of Breslau; then as happens often in war, is every man for himself. Even tough loyalists betray their leader's trust in order to save their own skins...

[@white_heat.truth76]

Hunker went by the military book doing everything he could to escape capture and rejoin the active German resistance to defend his nation.

[@stephengreen3367]

@@white_heat.truth76 Are you serious? He got out to save his own skin because he knew if captured he'd be put on trial as a war criminal, which is what he was. The guy was no hero.

[@chadplow824]

@@stephengreen3367 War criminals are war heroes from the losing side. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@aleksanderkorecki7887]

@@chadplow824 Ermm...no. Hanke was disliked even by fellow Nazis for his fanatism and incompetence. He hindered the defense of Breslau by refusing to evacuate the civilians. By the time the commander finally put Hanke in his place and issued the order himself it was too late, the evacuation turned into a disaster. Trains were full and most people had to flee on foot and froze in January cold.

[@aleksanderkorecki7887]

Hanke was disliked even by fellow Nazis for his fanatism and incompetence. His zeal was his only "quality". For political reasons he refused to evacuate civilians from Wrocław and by the time the city commandant put him in his place, it was too late. The trains were full and people had to flee on foot. It ended in disaster, with thousands dying out of exhaustion or freezing to death in cold January weather. Hanke was a horrible person with no redeeming qualities.

[@johnschofield9496]

Wonderfully done, as always.

[@madmartigan8305]

Thank you so much for all the history lessons everyone is appreciated 😊👍👍

[@peterasp1968]

Mr Felton, your videos are a million times better than the tripe we see on " History Channel". Pl keep them coming

[@michaelmorris2243]

This is really great and most informative. Thank you very much my dear friend. 🙋‍♂️🐈👍🇺🇸✌🙂🤜🤛🌞🖖

[@bh4885]

Thank you Dr Mark.

[@welshpete12]

Your research and knowledge is breath taking !

[@davemorgan1]

Thanks for another great video sir. I am very grateful for your channel.

[@priitojamaa]

Thanks for sharing the curious story. My comment is about the surrender photo that is included. It is the execution of Paul Maitla on the 9th of May, he was the head of the Estonian Waffen SS Legion, he was shot by the Czech partisans. His dash to Germany to avoid captivity was cut short on the first day of peace.

[@lynnmcculloch-m4h]

Incredible video !!!!! Thank you Mr Felton

[@nomanvardag1]

Very interesting, dear brother Mark.

[@MrTuftynut]

Another great and interesting video Dr. Felton ! Hanke features in Antony Beevor's book 'The Road To Berlin' which I'd thoroughly recommend.

[@TheGV50]

Thanks for another Gem Dr Felton!

[@jensenwilliam5434]

Thank you Mark.