Find the Führer: The Secret Soviet Investigation (Episode 1)

The fate of Hitler is one of the most infamous subjects in history - but the investigation of the nation that was best placed to find out, the USSR, is often ignored or dismissed in the West. This series examines what the Soviets found, both at the bunker and Reich Chancellery, and also the medical examination of the purported bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun. Kept secret until 1968, the Soviet files reveal many strange anomalies that challenge the established story of the ultimate fates of Hitler and his wife.
In this episode, the storming of the Reich Chancellery and the search for Hitler's corpse.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the 'Comments' section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the 'Comments' section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel.
Sources:
'The Hitler Book', Edited by Henrik Eberle & Matthias Url, (John Murray: 2005)
'The Death of Hitler' by Jean-Christophe Brisard & Lana Parshina, (Hodder & Stoughton: 2018)
'Doppelgängers' by Hugh Thomas, (Fourth Estate: 1995)
'The Berlin Bunker' by James O'Donnell, (J.M. Dent: 1979)
Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Bundesarchiv; Imperial War Museum; Maksym Kozlenko; Grot; Dnn-Dennis; Lacy Scott & Knight; KulturEin.

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It's more like Christmas when the eminent doctor uploads!

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Videos like yours are getting harder to find but I’m glad some one is trying so hard to preserve real history.

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If you despise communism like I do watch Lloyd DeJongh. Another awesome teacher.

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[@CrashLoveless]

What I appreciate is Dr. Felton‘s care and skill in picking the pictures he uses for these videos. You see so much bullshit today that is talking about some historic event of World War II, or historic vehicle, or place, and not once in the entire length of the video, does the fool who is making it, actually get the background pictures right. Dr. Felton‘s care and concern, to present us with real history is a rarity and a delight

[@Pantherking916]

@@CrashLoveless Well said!

[@emmgeevideo]

Super kudos to Mark Felton but there are many competent history channels on KZbin and the academic world produces a huge amount of solid research. There are many excellent museums worldwide. But yes, Mark's videos are distinctive because they look into new corners of history and even when he covers familiar topics he brings fresh new data and perspectives.

[@luvmechanix]

The toothbrush mustache was a popular thing among ww1 soldiers. It was the only facial hair that didn't prevent the seal of a gas mask and was a symbol that the person wearing it was a trench war veteran. In case anyone was what it meant i thought I would share.

[@AltIng9154]

Yes ... due to his Rotzbremse.... Hitler looked somehow British...😊

[@requiscatinpace7392]

They seem to be less fashionable these days.

[@wyattcannon9865]

@@requiscatinpace7392 haha

[@user-cn6gk1ip8j]

@@requiscatinpace7392I wonder why lol

[@valerietaylor9615]

The earliest pictures I’ve seen of Hitler with his iconic toothbrush mustache date from about 1919 or 1920, around the time he joined the Nazi party. His World War I era photos all show him with a much fuller mustache.

[@f4ust85]

The last days in Berlin are trully haunting and fascinating on so many levels. How strange that the vast majority of historians concentrate on the events on the battlefield but completely write off this chapter in a few paragraphs. Thanks for your continuous work!

[@flashgordon6670]

Hitler escaped to Argentina, watch the documentary film Greywolf.

[@nancykaplan7163]

hollywood did not like the USSSR. frankly neither did england. america was torn about the USSR. respect for the people but stalin was amass murderer on level with the Nazi. so the fall of berlin wasn't going to get press. Germany itself (minus hitler) might have surrenderd earlier if they were not afraid the russians.

[@milferdjones2573]

I imagine little German side documentation unlike earlier battles no German record systems still operating no one bothering to make any reports as they captured or dead. Leaves only the SOVIET side. And was a forgone conclusion no drama to it. What gets covered is the interesting battles for the most part.

[@f4ust85]

@@milferdjones2573This doesnt even concern battles or the military per se. As for Soviets, hundreds of witnesses survived that were present in the "Zitadelle" and either ended up in the western sector (thats what they all struggled for afterall) or were released from Soviet camps in the 50s, many of them wrote memoirs. In fact, the usual problem is on the contrary - the only memoirs commercially available were those by German officers living comfortably in the west, who put all tactical blame on Hitler, Goehring and other scapegoats who were already dead, and boasted of the unbeatable Wehrmacht, absurd kill ratios and so on, while the Soviet side of the story was often not present and not trusted.

[@flashgordon6670]

​@@f4ust85 ....and Berlin was captured by the Soviets and the evil madman Hitler killed himself and his guards burned his body outside his bunker and they all lived happily ever after, the End. Nighty night sleep well.

[@jdhutche35]

How could the history Channel not realize that people love this.... I don't understand how they have fallen so far. Really all of tv has. Thank you Mark Felton I can't get enough of your channel. Both of them are amazing

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Oh, come on! Everybody knows nothing can match a freak discussing about Martians.

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Say no to censorship.

[@hurleymacmaster8262]

Why don't they do these instead of aliens?

[@Frommerman]

Because people who care about history as an attempt to honestly examine the past don't watch TV anymore. The only people watching network TV in significant numbers are boomers, who would be violently repulsed by the idea of a story told from the Soviet perspective.

[@IanJohnGonzales]

History Channel ended being a show for Bidders.😅

[@spartan114m]

My dad was born during WW2. He loves history and when I turned him on to your channel he would get so excited about your latest episode. He would always comment saying "This guy is the real deal" He would go on saying how important it is to learn from this time in history to not repeat it. RIP Dad.

[@luvmechanix]

Sorry for your loss. My pop is the same approx. Age and also loves this stuff.

[@danialeatherman8934]

My dad was born in 1939. He is gone now but not before passing on his love of WWII history on to my brother and me. He left me a Nazi flag and Luger he bought off a US War veteran. I am keeping it for my grandkids.

[@greatjob7113]

He's with Hitler now.

[@pablocruise9514]

Just like my dad. He was a WW2 vet in China. He told us a lot of facts about the war that were not know to the wider public.

[@kanabis134]

Sorry about your loss

[@moralfuxery]

There is not a human alive that was more born than to teach the world history. I mean his intellect, voice and persona, are all built for this, and you can just tell this comes to him second nature. This is one of THE BEST channels on this entire platform. Has long has your into substance, and not people jumping into jello. Mark your awesome.

[@joegordon5117]

Thank you, Mark. This particular part of history has fascinated me since I was a boy doing Sixth Year history, my history master introduced me to Trevor-Roper's Last Days of Hitler account. As you commented, so many facts are still unknown or disputed around the demise of the top Nazis, which is no doubt why so many of us are still fascinated by it today

[@amham48]

Only Dr. Felton can provide this level of detail in a 22 min. episode.

[@flashgordon6670]

Hitler escaped to Argentina, watch the documentary film Greywolf.

[@user-ru9gf7ky2y]

Not a doctor. Does not practice medicine.

[@eliotreader8220]

I understand that The title can be used for people who are historians

[@identidem]

​@@eliotreader8220anyone completing a PhD is a doctor, the degree literally means doctor of philosophy (docere means a scholar or to reach). With medicine it came to be used a courtesy but it's the other way round now.

[@Filmaker25]

That body at the chancelory must have been ol uncle adolf , it had the same coat he was wearing when he was last seen on film. Before hiding in his bunker.

[@Pantherking916]

Another treat from the historical master that is Dr. Mark Felton. Thank you for your continuing dedication and hard work in bringing history to life and preserving facts over fiction.

[@samssepiol]

Do centralized borders go Woo-woo since the denuclearization of the Eastern bloc states since the Federation of Rus alliances??

[@samssepiol]

We'll readily add his remains to the crematorium.

[@flashgordon6670]

Hitler escaped to Argentina, watch the documentary film Greywolf.

[@hustlegrind2642]

Are we going to Argentina in the next video to investigate Hitler escape?

[@00madkaw]

Waited until all the videos of the Investigation were posted before starting. Watching them all back to back! Mr. Felton never disappoints with his level of dedication to portraying the past as it happened and not what we are all taught by those with an agenda.

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Mark learning how to leave us on cliffhangers is great! Your presentation skills are reaching new levels of awesome.

[@kevinlutz5994]

Same Bat time. Same Bat channel. I'll stay tuned,,,,

[@albdamned577]

a real Scheherazade, that one! lol

[@billpelican2773]

Wait, is this like a spoiler? You mean they don't find him? Stop don't tell me

[@Jack_Warner]

Mark was the presenter the BBC never had. I could listen to him 24 hours. He has a superb broadcaster's voice. If I could speak as well as I can write, I'd be making these videos. But, alas, I sound like a cockney wanker.

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

@@Jack_Warner 😆

[@paultapner2769]

I imagine the conversation about the socks went like this: Klemenko: 'Would Hitler have worn darned socks?' Voss: 'Darned if I know.' I'll see myself out...

[@Josh-wq1pw]

Mr Felton, your channel is top tier greatness. Found your channel a little less than a year ago, and I've been hooked ever since!

[@northwards2218]

The quality, the presentation, the content… always amazing. Big fan of your work… thank you.

[@zsoltpalasthy]

I’ve just graduated from high school, my favourite subject used to be/is history and these videos give me the same feelings as those lessons with my favourite teacher. Thank you sooo much, Mark Felton!

[@ba-dam9991]

It’s guys like you who will be our next generation of truth and what our grandfather and fathers did in defending our country. Thanks from an older generation guy who felt like you when I was 18🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👏

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I hope you always enjoy studying history.

[@jerrytalley337]

Yes, true history, not revisionist history.@@doncarpenter1040

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He definitely revived my interest in history

[@Tass...]

I just know you are going to do well in life.

[@machinesofgod]

Episode 1 was fantastic, can't wait for #2. I had known of CMEPW, but had no idea they were that feared and so powerful that even Marshal Zhukov was denied access by them.

[@frostyfrost4094]

So much new information

[@MrSlavaoat]

СМЕРШ

[@machinesofgod]

@@MrSlavaoat Yeah, I know. I don't have the ability to type in cyrilic

[@warden330]

Zhukov had every reason to be afraid. Zhukov was a survivor of the pre-war purge of the Red Army high command. After the war Beria made repeated moves against him, and Stalin seems to have regarded him as a threat to his position because of his success.

[@diegoferreiro9478]

@@warden330 you are right, but in hindsight, if there was a man in the Soviet Union able to challenge Stalin power it was Zhukov.

[@SD-rs6qn]

Thanks for the longer video Mark, it’s been a while. You’re number 1!

[@andreww8941]

Absolutely brilliant!!!!! Excellent job putting this together Mark. Thank you for all of the hard work!!!!

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Great episode! Looking forward to the next installment! I read Lev Bezymensky's "The Death Of Adolf Hitler" over 50 years ago when I was a senior in high school, a well-written and engrossing read. It was dismissed by most American WW2 historians at the time but in my then 17 year old opinion everything Bezymensky said in the book made perfect sense. I remember his into to the book very well, he said he had to get permission from the Soviet archives to view the pertinent SMERSH documents, no surprise, but didn't meet any resistance. It just took time for the request to work its way through the bureaucracy. And I've always remembered what he said: "Working with the Soviet bureaucracy is like turning millstones, but let's turn those millstones together and see what we find!"

[@philipmulville8218]

Brilliant.

[@flashgordon6670]

Hitler escaped to Argentina, watch the documentary film Greywolf.

[@finnberglander7816]

Another interesting "Soviet" read is "Icebreaker," by Victor Suvorov

[@daveheath3728]

The thought of going into a long winded extensive effort to try to prove that Hitler escaped to Argentina is wearing . Suffice it to say that there is way too much evidence and documentable facts to debunk the fuherer bunker suicide and Russian investigation "evidence " , as well as the Trevor - Roper white wash , as well as a mountain of evidence , including FBI investigations and documents , Hitler sightings and contacts by servants and supporters , and South American Police officials too numerous to ignore . The book Grey Wolf by Dunstan & Williams , and Quest by Melchor & Brandenburg make for a forensically more compelling case than the bunker suicide fraud . I personally have changed my view to the escape scenario from the suicide view based on the compelling evidence . The world has believed the other view and it has been accepted as fact for the last 75 years so that many cannot entertain any other explanation . It is up to you to examine tha evidence and then make your decision as to which is true and which is false .

[@Clipgatherer]

SMERSH is a name you know from the James Bond novels. But such an organization really did exist.

[@MarkyMarkWalberg]

yeah, Goldfinger failed them a great deal

[@enterBJ40]

STASI is also mentioned in some Ian Fleming novels. Back when I was a teenager I thought it was fictional until the 90-91 when Berlin wall collapsed and western had access to STASI archives. Then I confirmed that they were real.

[@Clipgatherer]

@@enterBJ40 The people of East Germany certainly knew better. ☺

[@enterBJ40]

An investigation performed after Germany reunification, showed that 1/3 of East Germany worked as a whistle-blower for STASI. DEUTSCHE WELLE made a short report about STASI back then when Germans were free enough to raid the STASI central office and found archives and dossier from everyone. According to DEUTSCHE WELLE , days before reunification, some officials tried to destroy the dossiers with paper ripping machines but the task was so huge that the machines got broke.

[@neilenglish8582]

Yes, thank you..

[@elliotlane3225]

Looking forward to the rest of this series. The series in Bormann was really good and informative and well worth a reviewing alongside this series

[@bigbasspa]

Hey Mark, I love your uploads. Thank you for making them a joy to watch as opposed to some uploaders who jump in all the time and ruin their posts. Top man!!

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Never would have thought Professor Felton would leave us on a cliffhanger 😮 These are photos I've never seen before 👍

[@kina18]

Still never seen some of them as they are covered 😂 to protect against KZbin violations 😢

[@1977Yakko]

As for the theory of Hitler escaping, I sometimes wonder if some secrets are too big to keep. Also, given his health issues, not sure how long he'd have lasted on the run.

[@Imtahotep]

Look how long biden is 'lasting' > that's not much of an argument.

[@brianlamb7937]

Not even close to the same thing, that Quack Doctor was giving Hitler so many drug concoctions its a wonder he lived as long as he did. it's my understanding that the doctor like to use mercury in his so-called medicines.@@Imtahotep

[@rdhunkins]

@@ImtahotepWell, Biden has it easy. Takes lots of naps and vacations.

[@robert-trading-as-Bob69]

Good questions. Big secrets lead to big lies, or thousands of little ones. As for AHs health, he had gone cold turkey to get off the stuff Dr Morrell had been giving him, so it is difficult to gauge how ill he was.

[@Imtahotep]

@rdhunkins and he takes enormous bribes too.

[@SammyNeedsAnAlibi]

Nice cliffhanger- well done! The whole thing was awesome- can't wait for the next episode(s)!

[@kingkandy]

I go away for a couple of weeks and there's all this! Brilliant again Mark, thank you for these fascinating series and all your work

[@davidanspach1624]

A masterclass, as always. I deeply admire your work and hope to some day be half as good of a historian as you, Dr. Felton.

[@samssepiol]

It's not everyday the NKVD administers the body of another Party member.

[@flashgordon6670]

Hitler escaped to Argentina, watch the documentary film Greywolf.

[@MPGunther1]

Thank you, Dr. Felton. Looking forward to Episode 2

[@zyme4569]

Me searching for episode 2 only to realise episode 1 was only just released

[@MPGunther1]

@@zyme4569 😁

[@petewoodman4736]

@@zyme4569 Me too!

[@cameronstewart6193]

Really appreciate this channel and your book. Keep doing your thing, Owen! It reminds me we’re in the right path.

[@stonedtowel]

Mark Felton would be such a badass presenter at something like tank fest or anywhere he could narrate/present. Your content is so crisp man, love the presentation and how you ignore all the fluff a lot of historians must have.

[@kennethmacgregor-Gregorach]

Always factual, never sensationalised. I deeply appreciate your work and researches. Though having seen the film "Iron Sky", I can confidently proclaim Hitler escaped to a moon base.

[@randibgood]

LoL! 😂

[@Krezo200]

Thanks for all the great Uploads Dr. Felton!

[@davidgrunga]

Love these type of videos! There is something about Soviet bureaucracy that always makes any topic twice as interesting.

[@MVProfits]

This is the art of a master at his craft. Well done! With anyone but Mr Felton it would seem like clickbait. Now we just can't wait for part 2. It was also a crazy glimpse into Stalin's oppressive world that Marshal Zhukov could be dismissed like that by SMESH.

[@Zoped98]

Mr Felton uploads right as I get home and relax And its a multi part series with long videos And its on a more interesting (to me) topic Today is a good day

[@douglasturner6153]

Eva Braun may have escaped? You're leaving us with a cliff hanger. Personally I don't believe she would have left her beloved "Grey Wolf"!

[@rare6499]

She went to the end with him no doubt about it.

[@noirbl00d98]

You're so naive.

[@Blueeyes2584A]

Wonderful upload, Mark, and what a cliffhanger indeed...

[@kennyreynolds3406]

I appreciate your videos very much Mark. WW2 is my favorite part of History to learn about and you bring light to the stories i havent ever heard of. While you can find endless videos on D-Day, Stalingrad and Peril Harbor (your Chanel) is the only one telling the history that i dont already know. Thank you for that Mark Felton.

[@e24mpwr]

A cliffhanger! :) Looking forward to the next episode!

[@bobbymccracken4601]

Thank you, Mark. You’re providing a true service to the public through your videos.

[@flashgordon6670]

Hitler escaped to Argentina, watch the documentary film Greywolf.

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Another clear , concise, well delivered, beautifully paced historical documentary. No frills , gimmicks or obtrusive background music but just the facts . Mark Felton Productions has set a very quality bar for the other video makers to attain.

[@pauillacwine263]

As always, great content Mark. Much appreciated.

[@bozzy6206]

Interesting that you're trying episodic type of content! I'll give the entire series a watch and will provide feedback. So far I'm excited to see how many more topics you can cover in a long form video format!

[@diegoferreiro9478]

Check for the whole Himmler and Bormann series which are both available, you won't be disappointed.

[@christopherclayton8354]

Love it and love the longer format videos. Appreciate what you do Mark!

[@craigd6261]

As always, an extremely well put together video that makes all of the facts you think you know so much clearer and adds details that you didn't know. Quality throughout and an example of how history should be presented.

[@brianu33]

I want to say thank you Mark. You videos are extremely well done. Sound and quality. Gets me through the day

[@uniquehorn1480]

Typical of the excellence we have come to expect from Dr Felton.

[@labby2]

As always, your research fascinates me. Thank you for continuing to educate us and champion the cause of history, Dr. Felton.

[@TXMEDRGR]

An excellent, entertaining, and well-done video as always. Thank you.

[@christopherfoote1284]

Wow! Great video Dr.!!! Thank you!

[@zombies101lover]

Ooooo this ones lookin like it’s gonna be a banger. Thanks Mark!

[@MrHaveaword]

I haven’t tuned in for a while Mark! But this one caught my eye, anyway - Glad to see you’re not running short on ideas, and still bringing light to these lesser known events! Bravo!

[@marvwatkins7029]

One of Mark Felton's most long and detailed 2 part post. Kudos. The Royal History Society should equally be honored.

[@dudebro3250]

I still prefer Europa the last battle to this.

[@Lutefisk_lover]

Another fantastic episode Dr. Felton! So much detail - and insight into Stalin and his security apparatus. Thank you!

[@troyhanks7279]

Oh the suspense!! Thank you for another great presentation and your dedication to preserving history

[@rajatsharma8697]

finally a 20 min video...thanks...please please need more of this duration

[@larsgagelmann5202]

Total spannend, dieser Beitrag, werter Mark! Freue mich schon auf die Fortsetzung. Kind regards from Bremen

[@johncox2865]

Excellent video, Dr. Felton. Thank you, sir.

[@curtisdaniel9294]

I would guess that the blocked photos are done so that KZbin doesn't make you take them down and/or demonetize them. Sad. In the interests of decent historical research, i wouldn't mind seeing the entire photos, BUT there are too many people who are easily offended and would raise hell should they be shown as taken. Alas AND Alack. In Any Case, Dr Felton, a Great short doc. Thanks! I am looking forward to the next part of this series!

[@simonh6371]

Pretty sure the photos are easy to find online. I've seen them in documentaries before.

[@curtisdaniel9294]

@@simonh6371 Thanks. I will do so!

[@cklg88]

Any history and updated information on the Fuehrer is greatly appreciated. I can't wait for Episode II.

[@johnmartin4650]

Excellent…..thank you Mr F….looking forward to episode two

[@henrikschultze1668]

looking forward for everything this channel bring's to my pc !!!, keep it coming !!!.

[@kodibrooks5441]

Idk what I would do without Dr felton's videos, Keep up the great work

[@user-ru9gf7ky2y]

Not a doctor. Does not practice medicine.

[@Mark-yy2py]

As usual, another splendid piece! Thanks, Dr. Felton!

[@audiophil4946]

A.azingly through as always Mark! I look forward to the next episode!

[@lesames3743]

Wonderful , great story. Looking forward to the next instalment

[@deadlyoneable]

What Goebbels did to his family is unforgivable.

[@Shrouded_reaper]

As opposed to his wife and children being raped and tortured by Soviet animals? Nah I think he gave them a decent exit.

[@jaynekranc8607]

Magda's mother tried for years to find out what happened to the bodies of her grandchildren.

[@archieames1968]

To be devil's advocate from his POV its either end their lives in relative 'comfort' in a way he could control. Or leave them as children of known Nazi VIPs to an uncertain fate with the Soviets. Maybe the Soviets would turn out to be nice people but its a huge question mark. If the US was falling and you're President with the Nazis at your door would you leave your children to them if you thought they might be raped and tortured? Its not an easy choice as it first appears.

[@yojoeski]

What Goebbels helped to do to millions of other families is also unforgivable.

[@KyojuroRengoku98]

​@@yojoeskiWhat Israel has done to millions of families is also unforgivable.

[@rumpstatefiasco]

A.H. died in Argentina in 1965, AND I cherish Dr. Mark Felton.

[@mikejames5743]

in colombia in 1978 actually

[@NH-ti5rf]

In Berlin 1945. Göbbels would have never killed himself and his wife and kids without AH having committed suicide first.

[@jerdonsbabbler3515]

Actually, he died in my foyer in ‘81. Very slippery and he banged his head.

[@asintonic]

Thank you Mark stellar as always! The Outcome of WW2 saddens me tremendously.

[@simonleib1992]

Fantastic work. So detailed. Thank you.

[@irish3335]

Dr Felton is better than the history channel, in both content and significance - thanks for sharing!

[@ba-dam9991]

Wow… this is definitely the best detailed historical last days of Germany’s defeat. I never heard of Smersh but did know Stalin was banging his fist wanting to know where Herr Hitler was… probably died never being satisfied. Wonderful work by Dr Mark Felton .Always look forward towards your next history lesson. Thank you , Sir !!!👏👍

[@capoislamort100]

The Führer had the last laugh in this one.

[@bobtaylor170]

SMERSH ( Smersh Spionam, I think ) figures heavily in the first few James Bond novels/films. It's the villainous organization in the best Bond film, From Russia With Love.

[@Vladlen1870]

SMERSH (Смерть шпионам - Smert' shpionam, or 'Death to spies') is not a particularly well-known organisation, as it existed mostly during the war years. The Soviet security apparatus went through dozens of reorganisations, the most significant probably being its reorganisation in 1954, when Beria's enormous and unwieldy empire was divided into the KGB (Komitet gosudarstvennoi bezopasnosti - the State Security Committee) and the MVD (Ministerstvo vnutrennykh del - Ministry of Internal Affairs) - effectively separating intelligence/state security from regular policing. Note that Zhukov was not allowed into the bunker, because the NKVD was an entirely separate (and infinitely more powerful) structure compared to the military. The Soviet Armed Forces would briefly overcome its longstanding fear of the security apparatus, and get its revenge for the purge of the military in 1937-39, when Zhukov as Defence Minister personally arrested Beria in the Kremlin in 1953, after Stalin's death. Beria reportedly begged, on his knees and in his underwear, for mercy when he was shot through the head by General Pavel Batitsky.

[@timoharkonen9154]

Very detailed documentary and things what I have never heard👍👍 Waiting for part 2!

[@billenright2788]

AH had a bad case of Parkinson's amongst other things. He was in bad shape at the end. No way he was well enough to run thru alleys, get on a tiny plane and then go to S. America. I have no doubt the suicide story is accurate. All the bunker staff told pretty much the same story. Great video.

[@dennisb9638]

As always, factual, amazingly detailed, yet to the point. Can’t wait for part 2!

[@coffebean94]

Just by seeing length of video, the title, and it being created by Mark - you know you're in for a solid treat

[@Doctorgoatboy]

Oh my goodness me, I yearn for documentaries on all subjects that are this well constructed & logical! Thank you!

[@sith4923]

this is the first video in a very long time I've watched to the end. all the others seem like filler. can't wait for the next episode!

[@jaimiemadden590]

This documentary is a most welcome addition to your exhaustive research on World War 2 Thank you can’t wait for the next instalment

[@irisElee]

As usual, Professor Felton leaves the "History Channel" in the dust.

[@MrSabram07]

Another great video Mark

[@keithfarrell3370]

Cheers Mark. Brilliant stuff as per

[@htos1av]

This is such a good edification that I feel like I owe Mark money! :) Outstanding work.

[@my3boysonly]

Yet another awesome and very well documented video. Keep up the great work, Mark!

[@yoobollo420]

The goat back with another amazing video!!!

[@lokischildren8714]

It's a great day when Dr felton post a video The study of history isn't as simple as it seems

[@StevenKeery]

I can't hear or read the word Smersh, without thinking of Sean Connery and Rosa Kreb. Interesting that someone had the same surname in the bunker. I wonder if this was Fleming having fun with his characters.

[@timburr4453]

Another top quality Mark Felton content. Love it!

[@serpent645]

Always enjoy Mark's videos. Thanks for increasing my knowledge...again!

[@bogusmogus9551]

Fantastic as always. Thank you Mark.

[@beanerflowers09]

I love this series Got me waiting anxiously for the next series You are the best Dr Felton Cheers mate

[@jerinmathew4726]

The one we've been waiting for in the "Finding" Series

[@jimhoade9265]

Best channel on KZbin by miles. Thank you Dr Felton

[@user-tg9wh4vq2t]

Except dr. Felton completely missed the main point. There was no double suicide in Bunker Berlin. It was a theater, a fraud, the Bluff of all time. Two actors stepped in and played Hitler & Eva Braun. Even for a ´Wedding Ceremony´- all fake. Adolf Hitler died in 1971, say the South-Am inveatigators. Eva lived to 100 yrs, not bad. The Hitlers had 3 children together. We have their names. They´re still alive.

[@scottcass4243]

Another great video thanks!!

[@mch12311969]

Fascinating, as always Dr. Felton.

[@waynehullihen3066]

Oh yes. I’m on the edge of my chair. Dr. Felton you don’t disappoint.

[@dennisparkin1971]

Mark I totally enjoy your documentaries. I have watched so many and none of them compared to yours. Please continue to make it your videos

[@paulloughlin3732]

Looking forward to the second episode. Edit: after writing this and returning to the homepage, episode 2 is waiting for me!