T-54 Tank Heist - Stealing Soviet Secrets

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The amazing story of how a mad British colonel managed to steal a top secret Soviet T-54 tank in the midst of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising.
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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[@jammer3618]

True story. For a time during the revolution the Austrian border was open and people fled to the west. A young boy, 12 years old was told he would take his 3 year old sister to the west and the parents would follow. His mother told him to be brave and strong and they, the parents, would follow the next day. The sister was drugged so she would be quiet. Sadly that night the Russians started to close the border. He had to avoid border patrols all night but finally made it, carrying his sister all the way, to Austria. Of course his parents never got out, and he never saw them again. Eventually he made it to America with his sister. He was my high school math teacher. A fine man and true American patriot.

[@michaelwild7560]

Those weren't Russians but Soviets of whom many were Ukrainians as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was the closest part of the USSR, also the Hungarian Armed Forces were pretty much on Soviet side - something which is almost never mentioned, but yes, most of the Hungarian Army fought against the rebels together with the Soviets and a lot of those "rebels' were Szalasi followers.

[@matehavlik4559]

MICHAEL WILD Szálasi followers?! Most of those that survived were employed by ÁVH, the Communists had excellent use for unscrupulous henchmen. I’ll try to correct some of your BS even though from your tone you’re a Commie apologist, but whatever, perhaps people with open mind will read. Except for a few units Hungarian army didn’t fight the revolutionaries, definitely not in Budapest, not after the tanks went over to them in front of the party building on the 30th. They were mostly confined to their barracks, because the troops were in uproar, and even the officers were divided. Some units did fight the Russians (that’s what we called them, that’s what most of them were, so save the etnographic lecture) “Juta-domb” Later, after the second invasion on Nov 4th, after the communists solidified their control they did use army units to fire on crowds. All officers had been made to sign an oath of loyalty to the communist regime, those who wouldn’t, or had exposed themselves during the revolution were removed. Demonstrations went on till early 1957, mostly in the countryside. There, the army did fire into the crowds, even had a fighter plane cannon them, hundreds were killed. That was the new Hungarian army, officers purged, troops intimidated. And that the revolutionaries were Nazis.. That was the Communist propaganda at the time, but nobody believed it, even then. F you.

[@michaelwild7560]

@ultra sisko I am a hardcore anti-communist. As well as an anti-fascist.

[@michaelwild7560]

@ultra sisko You have an odd sense of humour.

[@jokingmodel6666]

Whatttt??? My history teacher in high school had nearly the exact same story!!!

[@whitewolf44a]

As a hungarian I would like to say a thank you that letting me know our struggle wasnt for nothing. I've been to many of the streets you showed us in these videos and I even slept on hero square once at the exact location the camera is standing at 0:03 Also if you ever visit Budapest. Watch out for the holes in the walls. Many were created by bullets in 1956

[@simonkevnorris]

I've been to Budapest twice for the F1 race in 1989 and 1998. On the last visit I walked around the building vs and indeed there are many shell holes.

[@paulodingle2142]

Love to visit there in the next couple of years looks a beautiful city

[@leopold7148]

@Chad I do though

[@gezaradimeczky306]

It is sad though that they had the balls to send an officer on the murderous streets of Budapest during the uprising as long as they needed the intelligence materials, but as soon as the precious details of the soviet's tank designs were captured they didnt give a damn and let the revolution get suppressed by the soviets. I am not talking about Britain exclusively but the entire west who later profited from the captured infos for which technically Hungarian revolutionaries were the ones who paid with their blood.

[@sophiepaterson7444]

Whitewolf I’ve been to Budapest and seen the bullet holes. I still love Hungary and still feel honoured I had the chance to live and work there. The struggle wasn’t for nothing . It showed the world that the oppression was not unbreakable, but could be overcome by determined citizens fighting for freedom. Hungary has a lot to be proud of. 💕

[@tanks608]

Such a badass guy, "I am gonna go find and steal a state of the art tank with nothing but my pistol and wits". They sure dont make them like that anymore!

[@jugbywellington1134]

I like to think all the NATO special forces have a few. I bet they do!

[@RonJohn63]

He didn't steal it; his driver and other Hungarians did all the dangerous work.

[@AtheAetheling]

@@RonJohn63 Did we watch a different video? He clearly stole it. To say he didn't do anything dangerous is either trolling or bitterness. All respect to his driver and the other Hungarians of course, but you can't deny he had a heavy hand in this.

[@em1osmurf]

sorta makes Rambo look like a wuss, and this was over 60 years ago!

[@RonJohn63]

@@AtheAetheling I'm dubious that he's the one who sat in the driver's seat and tooled around Budapest in a T-54. Much more likely that his driver did it.

[@clonetroop7295]

I love Mark Felton's stories.

[@aarayskirata3420]

beautiful stories he has

[@athansky7537]

his-story’s are the best

[@M_T_O]

Who doesn’t?

[@paulodingle2142]

Love the music to start with too

[@Erik_coolman]

Same!

[@Guhonter]

For some odd reason I find it satisfying to know the main hero of the story had such a long life til 2010. Keep doing that, please :)

[@Zebred2001]

Our Man in Budapest! Much appreciated! RIP Colonel Cowley a hero of the Cold War!

[@davgpol]

Vince Klortho not to mention the locals without who the event would have not occurred

[@RCAvhstape]

@APCOPILOT You have a problem with Jews, do you?

[@99somerville]

@APCOPILOT The CIA and Mossad only wished they could have had Col. Crowley working for them.

[@gordonpeden6234]

Mark I am amazed at your work ethic, Prolific, precise and insightful. Don't stop,

[@Hungaro23]

A Hungarian: I know everything about our revolution in 1956! Mark Felton : Hold my beer !:)

[@Charles_Anthony]

Hold my Palinka

[@Rustythemouse]

What! :D Never heard about it as a Hungarian Regards to Mr. Felton!

[@dave_h_8742]

Think the Hungarian driver needs some recognition too.

[@juststeve5542]

@@dave_h_8742 I think at the time the last thing he'd have wanted was some recognition!

[@carryhandleenjoyer7411]

I'm Polish, how's it going brother?

[@MIMthegreat]

Well, I heard about it and I'm romanian. Romanians had some resistance fighters too, in our Carpathian Mountains, in the '50. We also had a revoulution just like this, in 1989. All countries from the Warsaw Pact wanted to be free, but in the end, that was just a dream, for 40 years...Remember, peace without freedom isn't peace! Greetings from your neighbour country, Romania!

[@anderstopansson]

@@MIMthegreat My dad transported food for a romanian anticomu resistance group called ¨Susmann¨ in the mountains and got shot on a leg by the army.

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

Wow, this was super amazing! I never thought I'll learn something new about our 1956 uprising. Prof. Felton never ceases to amaze us. Here are some additions. The T-55 "captured" by the British Embassy was found at Móricz Zsigmond körtér (try to pronounce that!), a site of heavy street combat for many days. I'm pretty sure Lt. Col. Crowley met and talked to a certain, rather colourful person who was a central figure in the resistance group holding that area, a former WW2 SS Panzergrenadier going by the nickname "SS Robi". He was a criminal, and served many years in prison both before and after the uprising. But he was the only one in the area who knew how to drive a tank. I remember a recollection mentioning that he started up and drove away a busted Soviet tank from Móricz Zsigmond körtér. That might very well have been the T-55 in the story, and "SS Robi" was incorrectly assumed by Crowley to be the leader of the insurgents. One small correction. The massacre at the Parliament on October 25, 1956 was not the Soviets' doing. It was perpetrated by members of the "Partisan Alliance", an organization of retired WW2 Communist guerillas who opened fire at the crowd from the rooftops. Although there are no official records to prove this, a Hungarian amateur historian, Edit Kéri has conducted research into the subject, mainly looking into court documents, and established that several of the shooters were heard as witnesses in later show trials of captured insurgents, and they openly talked about their own crimes to the judges. Naturally it was seen as a heroic act to stop a fascist counter-revolution. Also, Imre Nagy, the new PM was not "Soviet-appointed" at all. Actually nobody knows how he became PM, he just came out and sat in the chair. He was a hardline Communist. Later he was hanged by his own comrades. Leftists attempted to build a cult of him after 1990, and depicted him as a "martyr". Even a statue was erected to him near the Parliament. It was recently removed, but it's still standing at another place.

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

Wasn't Hungary the first country to tear down the iron curtain when they let people from East Germany flee to West Germany via Austria ? Not a revenge but at least a nice middle finger towards Moscow and East Berlin.

[@FLJBeliever1776]

I believe yes they were. During that brief time, a lot of people also fled in 1956. I believe the feeling of independence was never fully stamped out either and by the time the Berlin Wall came down, they were already at it again.

[@Lawnmower737]

The Hungarians HATED the soviets just as much as the Poles. The Poles were carefully watched over to make sure they didn’t rebel, little did the Soviets know Hungary had it with them.

[@FLJBeliever1776]

@@Lawnmower737 - And people say Americans tend to wear out their welcomes. At least we don't respond with an invasion if we're asked to leave.

[@pebbles9973]

Yeah, my dad helped some people from East Germany get over the Danube at the Czechoslovakian border to Hungary. Was easier for them to get to Austria safely from Hungary since they sorta lifted the Iron Courtain

[@fhjfg9255]

Stfu

[@CommissarTommy22]

Shopping List: Milk Eggs Washing Up Liquid T-54 New Mop head

[@doberski6855]

You forgot empty bottles, rags, and gasoline. You know for those uninvited tanks that wonder into the neighbourhood.

[@syahareensharani6869]

Oh don't forget about the vodka cause T-54 crew can't battle without vodka

[@gavinbuczko57]

Oh and if you see any assault rifles.... that would be nice 👌

[@vk2ig]

Tea. A British colonel can't possibly go looking for the secrets of the T-54 without a cup of tea beforehand!

[@m4rs12]

@@vk2ig you beat me to it. lol The british even has tea maker built in their tanks

[@napiersh1]

Your videos are unparalleled, just my humble opinion.

[@garymckee8857]

You are correct, they are unparalleled to any video on KZbin about military history.

[@kakungulu]

That was amazing. Thanks for telling this man's story. As a former IDF officer, I grew up on the story of the "Valley of Tears" and knew a lot about the human aspects of it. But I served in the Ordnance Corps, mostly interested in technical aspects. No one really tells you what made our Centurions create so many "bonfires" in the Golan Heights. How come our equipment, not just personnel, performed so much better? Now I know.

[@dave_h_8742]

Your welcome.

[@maxwheaton5865]

Thank you for your service to the state of Israel and to the west on a larger aspect. May we never forget you our brothers standing true in the Holy Land!

[@googlepissoff5776]

Max Wheaton: Bruh..........

[@RCAvhstape]

Col. Cowley sneaks around Budapest was an achievement considering he was like the most British-looking guy ever. Top man.

[@solarfire8816]

British Colonel in T-54: Where's the tea kettle? Russian Colonel in Centurion: Where's the vodka?

[@RogersRamblings]

There is one improvement the world's armies and their tank builders can learn from the British. All Britis AFVs have a device known as a Boiling Vessel. Not only does it heat water for tea it heats food.

[@martincox7354]

Colonel Crowley was indeed very brave. But, from Dr Felton’s account, so was his Hungarian driver. We can only hope that he survived and also led a long life

[@kikow7861]

A moment of silence for my Hungarian brothers and sisters who lost their lives during the revolution. While they were expecting help from the west they just created a jolly good opportunity.

[@jesusfreak1700]

The lieutenant of learning, the general of knowledge. Dr mark Felton makes the best history videos!

[@vk2ig]

The kernel of truth. (OK, I know it's spelled differently, LOL.)

[@SpecialGuestStar]

For us Hungarians October of 1956 was just another lost cause we are so used to in our history. But it's nice to know someone actually had success in his errand of a greater good. Respect for Col. Cowley's audacity.

[@johnzeszutko5661]

I was a little kid when all of this happened - if the United States promised any kind of help it never came to Hungry. A brave and proud people to take on the Soviet Union.

[@maxwheaton5865]

As a man of the west, I feel sorrow for the sin of not giving aid to Hungary when we could and should have. More should have been done, and no people's should be left to the gate of being prayed upon by the communist.

[@VagoniusThicket]

Hungarians were falsely encouraged by radio free Europe and US broadcasts promising help, who backed out when it was time to help . Thousands of Hungarians died because of that empty promise . Eisenhower was busy golfing at the time and only shrugged when told about the battle . Still had a hard on for any former axis members .

[@johnzeszutko5661]

@@VagoniusThicket Yes I heard the same thing. And I can bet my boots that it is true.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

@@VagoniusThicket Eisenhower was a piece of shit that didn't hesitate to betray his allies when he felt like it, e.g. Suez.

[@georgejudge6437]

Thank you for covering this story! It means the world to us! A hungarian!

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

Yeh.. anything to defelect from the fact that Hungary attacked USSR and participated in genocide of millions of civillians. Hungary invaded USSR...anything that happened after USSR kicked Hungary' arse is Hungary's fault.... Stop fighting for fascist dictators and one day people might sympathise with you.

[@Dragonman1OOO]

@@sisyphusvasilias3943 Shut up Meg!

[@AlexTaylor64]

Clearly Mark Felton doesn't sleep...I suspect he time travels to capture even more amazing footage and put together yet another awesome documentary piece for us.

[@scottcampbell2836]

He is our own personal military history channel. Mark, Dark Docs and The History Guy are my top 3 channels

[@AlexTaylor64]

@@scottcampbell2836 excellent channels, all!

[@photoisca7386]

Some say that he has two hearts and that he lives in an old police box outside Earl's Court Station. We know him as "The Doctor".

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

@@photoisca7386 ...seen it parked there, saw him going inside as I was passing by in my Type 42 (it was the K-8 phonebooth you saw fading in and out of this dimensional plane)... 😉

[@sophiepaterson7444]

Thank you for posting a video about Hungary. I worked there in 2008 for an EU project to modernize policing practices. The country still has a special place in my heart.

[@Chase_Barny]

I clicked faster than you could say Mark Felton productions

[@andyman8630]

and i clicked faster than that!

[@DonPedro6901]

Okay! My story for this tank is this: when I was 5, my father took me to the barracks (tank repair platoon) to show me the tank that I always dreamed of. He sat me down in the turret and told the mechanic to start the engine. It was so terrible that I cried out loud. I never pushed on a tank again.

[@Hriuke]

Yeah they don't tend to emphasize baffles in their exhausts :)

[@DonPedro6901]

@@Hriuke imagine that sound in the tank-garage

[@Tireshredderjoe]

I would cry if I was 5 also.

[@Chilly_Billy]

I'm very much enjoying your presentations on Cold War subjects. So many stories that need to be told and I can think of no better source than Mark Felton.

[@ww2hungary827]

Fun Fact! During the 1956 revolution Hungarian freedom fighters would place overturned frying pans onto streets with alleyways leading to courtyards in order to mimic anti-tank mines. Soviet tankers would steer away from the "mines" and drive into the courtyards where Molotov cocktails would be thrown onto the tanks from the apartments above.

[@robertphillips6296]

A true Hero! RIP Colonel. 🇬🇧

[@milangovedarica6952]

It's always a pleasure to hear your new episode. Little correction: Soviet troops did not remain in Yugoslavia at the end of the WW2. They pushed on into Hungary in late 1944 and 1945. Tito fell out with Stalin in 1948 which prompted a) Yugoslavia secretly collaborating with US and NATO and b) a blockade of Yugoslav borders by Warsaw Pact until 1953. Imre Nagy took refuge at the Yugoslav embassy in Budapest at the end of the quelled Hungarian uprising, but was likely handed over to the Soviets by the Yugoslavs due to the mounting pressure.

[@nickamer1712]

It wasn;t all that "secret"... A U.S. carrier battle group from the 6th Fleet visited Yugoslavia shortly after Uncle Joe started bellowing threats. Tito himself got a tour of the carrier.

[@milangovedarica6952]

@@nickamer1712 The carrier visit didn't happen right away. Yugoslavia was a de facto NATO observer from 1951.

[@tylerfoss3346]

Posted just 2 minutes ago and there are 416 views and 25 comments. Well done, Mark Felton!

[@ThatC10Guy]

Yep

[@tarikwildman]

I could not have imagined less.

[@W-SS]

Love these! Would you be able to do a video on Soviet involvement in the Vietnam War?

[@uncleflagzz]

What involvement?

[@sidgar1]

They had pilots wearing NVA uniforms flying MIGs for them.

[@thomasdubbeldeman3864]

Wel simple history has already done a video about the soviet involvement in the Vietnam war

[@packhorsetriumph5319]

@@thomasdubbeldeman3864 simple history is streets behind Feltz

[@DouglasGross6022]

@@packhorsetriumph5319 But it's funny.

[@BA-gn3qb]

Soviet Commander: Have you seen our tank. Colonel Crowley: Nope. (As it sits behind him in the British embassy yard)

[@bosnyakz]

8:23 Mark Felton: Col. Cowley's mission was dangerous. His driver and Hungarian revolutionists: Are we a joke to you?

[@bosnyakz]

@Quadrant44 It is understandable, but hey, what do you think which is more dangerous: find a knocked out tank or actually knock it out in fight? Okay, this story is about Cowley, but I think his driver's contribution is worthy enough to mention his name.

[@Sovietghostdivision]

How does this guy not have like 10 million subscribers by now?

[@cameronnewton7053]

i know it's a damn shame but these days people don't know what's good for them....

[@Woody78489]

Because he’s not twerking and showing off his twat like every other KZbin channel

[@lourensprodotto337]

To busy watching these lovely videos.... no time to subscribe.

[@carbidegrd1]

No Kardashians or Trumps

[@45auto82]

A hearty “Tally Ho!” & “Here Here!” For Lt. Col. Cowley & his descendants today! He showed not only a determination of duty to his country but also extraordinary courage to go out ‘trolling for tanks’ during such uncertain times & total anarchy. I cannot imagine what would have happened to him had he been caught by the Russians. Amazing story and shows that today’s advances in armor and armor weaponology owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to LC Cowley et al.

[@MarxAlex]

In early 80's a transport ship mistakenly docked in Durban with 12 brand new t72's meant for Tanzania, which was convenient for the SA tank division involved in Angola. Not sure how the captain made that kind of navigational error!

[@KokkiePiet]

MarxAlex He had spoken to Mr Dollah, Million O Dollah

[@ZAR-2225]

In October 1979, South African port authorities boarded and seized a French freighter, the Astor, believed to be carrying a shipment of weaponry bound for Angola. The Astor had initially been charged by the Libyan government with the delivery of arms, primarily ten T-55LD tanks of Polish origin from Tripoli's surplus stocks, to Uganda.

[@oj.s8856]

8 of those tanks went to the Rhodesian Armoured Corps, becoming "E" Squadron, however they remained untested in combat. These were modified with the Eland Mk. 7 communications system, had anti-infrared paint and had the radios relocated to the commander's position. And the crewmen had AKMS as sidearms. Plus, a story was made up that the tanks were captured in Mozambique or the "Russian Front" as I recall. P.D: This is my first commentary in this platform P.P.D: Interesting story about the tank Dr. Felton. Keep up the good work!

[@jonmassey8124]

Season 1 is terrible.. watch it but it's nothing on the rest of Blackadders life history.

[@jonmassey8124]

Lol.. sorry.. this should have been posted in a Vid about BlackAdder and the rubbish 1st Series but the rest were fantastic to watch 😁

[@jimbo9305]

Communism is so good that whenever you try to leave you're gifted with 60,000 troops and 2500 tanks.

[@SolidTaylor]

Half true. They shouldn't probably cooperate with Nazi's. If so, there would be not a single soviet soldier on their land and they weren't a part of Wrsaw pact

[@SolidTaylor]

And it is especially charming if you write it while you living in the former colonial country like Britain or France.

[@SolidTaylor]

And yeah, what did USA to Vietnam when Vietnam wanted "to leave" and the most of its population were "pro-socialist" ?

[@comunistubula4424]

@@SolidTaylor "They shouldn't probably cooperate with Nazi's. If so, there would be not a single soviet soldier on their land and they weren't a part of Wrsaw pact " Becausethatt worked so well with Poland, right?

[@MelbaOzzie]

@@SolidTaylor The reason the Hungarians cooperated with the Germans in WWII was due to the fact that prior to WWII, Moscow had sent communist terrorists to Hungary. These terrorists caused murder and mayhem in Hungary in a effort to start a revolution, which would cause Russian intervention and ultimate incorporation into the Soviet Union. When the opportunity arose, Hungarians joined Germans to chase out the terrorists, and go to the root of the problem by invading Russia. Unfortunately, this plan failed due to the stupidity of the Allies, and Hungary was thrown to the wolves by the Allies.

[@manoelreinaldoreinaldo6120]

Tanks Mr. Mark , great master class .

[@rudiruttger]

Fake mines made from ceramic plates turned upside down! Pretty stirring stuff reading about the desperate and creative defense on the part of the people of Hungary. A renowned American author named James Michener (who was studying in Austria at the time of this uprising) interviewed a number of Hungarians as they crossed the border through Andau. He wrote a book about it all that I would recommend called, "The Bridge at Andau."

[@johnjacobs1625]

Col. Crowley sure saved a lot of allied lives! Thanks for the story, Mark! I love to read. JJ

[@ThatC10Guy]

Yeah! Mark’s back at it again!

[@gilanbarona9814]

Cowley was also the name given to a character in the 70s TV show, The Professionals. I wonder if they named him in honour of this intrepid, real life hero. In any event, much is owed to the real Colonel Cowley. Thank you, Mark Felton.

[@UnchartedSkillz]

My grandfather was apart of the Hungarian revolution, he had to leave to England quickly after in late 56. Great story Mr Felton!

[@dextercochran4916]

Thank you, Colonel Cowley, for your courage and resolve. The free world has not forgotten you or the risks you took on its behalf.

[@Quintonh23]

I did not expect this great video

[@diallod357]

And i did Not expect him to change the thumbnail

[@thechlebek901]

another interesting story shown us by mark felton, thank you !

[@matthewbrooker]

A brilliant example of perfidious Albion using guile to her advantage. May this example of getting the job done serve as a reminder of the importance of momentum and seizing the moment. I suspect this skills are not dead, just in the shadows, in the UK still.

[@ronaldminch9420]

Oh my goodness - So *MUCH* information for something so specific ! We had the iconic intro music , civil struggle and unrest , secretive information gathering , several local historical figures involved , all resulting in deaths . And ALL in under 10 minutes !!

[@mazzel7073]

Hey Mark, Could you make a video about The inundations of the Yser in 1914? It was a very important action in halting the German advance in Belgium. I think most people probably never even heard about it and the 2 men, Karel Cogge and Hendrik Geeraert, who played a key roll in the Inundations. Thanks in advance! Attempt #2

[@letoubib21]

Yeah, that would be really fine: I always asked myself why the Germans weren't able to conquer that last town of Belgium's coast. Nieuport, the front and only a few miles behind that already rear échelon! Anywhere else at the western front that would have still been part of the front with some heavy long range guns *. . .*

[@BobO-gr8jg]

Is this where the History Channel went?

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

... would say so...

[@Rayrard]

His videos would go over well as half hour shows too, with commercial breaks they could play 1-2 of his videos in a half hour. Mark Felton would get paid, history channel would be actually good, and the Ancient Aliens/Pawn Stars spam would finally end

[@Hriuke]

"Aliens"

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

@Jeffro 2000 ancient aliens is for folks who miss the smell lead in gasoline.

[@charlieharper4975]

The History Channel went to PC Land.

[@morrisbuschmeier2047]

Hungarian Uprising of 1956. In Poland, also in soviet block back those days, ordinary people were standing in lines to donate blood for the Hungarians or were collecting humanitarian aid. And the Polish, communist, authorities did nothing to stop it. Some historians found it a quiet objection to Moscow policy.

[@BrasherFox]

I was a Centurion driver gunner on the MK13 with the L7 105mm gun, 1969 ish. It was very accurate and fast to load with stabiliser action when on the move. I was much more at home on this tank than the Chieftain I was on, 1971 ish as a B1 Gunner. The Centurion was a petrol/gas engine and the back decks used to get nice and toasty after a good run, and that's where all the crew would sleep in the winter months with the gun elevated and a canvas slung over for cover. This, of course, was a none action period for British Tanks.

[@davidtoth8975]

My grandfather was a member of the ÁVH during this time, though not of the secret police, but of the border guard. He had to flee from Budapest on foot, walked more than 100kms with nothing but a pistol. Had he remained, he would've been lynched like the rest by the revolutionaries. Many good people were killed unjustly on either side.

[@barnitasarkar996]

It's expected of you sir to give us the exceptional historical instances especially the Hungarian uprising of 1956 and the British officer to take informations of T-54 tanks of the Soviets from the help of Hungarian rebels. Thank you sir🙏🙏🙏 for sharing the bravery of leuitenent Cowley

[@PBence-tm2hs]

Thank you Mister Felton. From 2:21 to 3:00 the pictures are from a hungarian town Győr - this is my hometown, i live here since my born. They were a big protests / revolts also in this city - some years ago a talked with a retired mechanical engineer who was a 14 year old boy when the revolts started in Győr. ÁVH did start shootings near the local prison, some 18 year old young protesters died in the shootings. Then the mass overthrew the police, theyre took theyre weapons, and entered the prison, hang some of the ÁVH members. After this, the prison were looted, lots of papers / documents were on the street. He told me, that he just found a random picture on the street - it was a photograph about a torture of some woman - she was bound and her breast was pierce trough with some nail. He told me, that after 50 year, he still remember of that picture, and he had nightmare a lot of time because of that. / sorry for my poor english :(

[@barrettcarr1413]

No need to apologise, I only wish I could speak another language

[@allentlee1]

Wow, what a contribution this man made!

[@rat_king-]

Imre Nagy: Everything is fine, nothing to see here

[@balintnemes6774]

He was the frontman, and elected leader of the revolution. This is very demeaning of his role.

[@rat_king-]

@@balintnemes6774 The poor bugger had too much to do, and in the chaos we discovered the T54's secrets.

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Hey Ray King! Good to see you here

[@rat_king-]

@@JesusFriedChrist Hey zeus Fried Christ same to you

[@Charles_Anthony]

@@balintnemes6774 : Few people understand that without the Hungarian Revolution, our people's sacrifice, the Berlin Wall wouldn't have fallen. We showed the world that the Soviets could be stood up to.

[@juttuikaverit]

This is one of my favorite history channels on KZbin! Thank you Mark and greetings from Finland, maybe do a clip on Finnish war history sometime?

[@curtsmall8596]

Mark, you continue to up the ante in quality historical perspectives. Thank you for this thumbnail on the Hungary Revolt of 1956 and the ramifications of the courageous actions of a British Army officer who persevered...

[@lbencz]

Beautiful collection of images, thank you!

[@shimulhossain238]

I'm a big fan of this channel. Love and best wishes from Bangladesh.

[@jasonrodgers9063]

Yet another AMAZING story! Thanks so very much!!!

[@logiwogi8938]

It’s amazing what you can accomplish when nobody knows you’re there

[@rolandkosatszv]

Sending my regards from the city of Győr! (2:22- 2:51) I've never seen footage of my city during the 56 revolution, I did not expect to see it on this channel :). Thank you for the great work, amazing videos.

[@warlord195711]

After taking photos of the interior of the T54, the colonel cruised across Europe in an Aston Martin with the film hidden in a secret compartment...well, maybe not.

[@evanhutchison8453]

Mark Felton. I am loving how Hungary fought back against the Russians. Knowing that it was probably suicide, they stood up and fought against Papa Stalin. Love your stories Mark, would love to have a conversation about several historic events one day. If only!

[@shedda9788]

In 1956 Stalin was dead already for 2 years. But you dont know history, just want to cry about "heroical" hungarians.

[@royalemiko9020]

@@shedda9788 Well, Stalin's huge ugly statue was still destroyed during the revolution so we can say the moustache man got what was coming for him.

[@icecoffee1361]

Simply brilliant

[@leonardsackett9568]

All of your films are such great history lessons. They really flesh out our world of wars history. Thank you very much for all the work you do on this.

[@anakinskywalker4086]

Last time I was this early, Russia stole the plans for the atomic bomb.

[@berserker4940]

Interestingly enough, the US government executed two jews for sending Atomic secrets to the USSR

[@audimetallica]

I did nazi that coming... ✋🏻🇩🇪

[@theilluminatedone9214]

I'm not sure they stole it. Wasn't it given to them by a third party?

[@MarkVrem]

@@theilluminatedone9214 yah same nation that gave them the tank engines, Jet fighter engines, atomic bomb, the list just goes on and on LOL.

[@SgtAndrewM]

and you had all limbs

[@Trek001]

This video can be summed up in just four lines... British Intelligence: we don't know anything about this tank Cowley's driver: There is one in good nick down the road Cowley: Bloody hell, lets grab the bugger and took a looksie Soviets: Oi, cheeky bugger - get out and stay out

[@wr6392]

Happy to see you're getting some sponsors, Dr. Felton. It's about time you got noticed and rewarded for your excellent work.

[@turkcudoktrin366]

Very famous Turkish Turanist wrote poem about Hungarian uprising 1956 called "Hero Magyar Brothers" it starts like this; "Again spilled on black soil Their glorious Turanid blood hero Magyars again wrote in history most honorable saga of bravery..."

[@Ypog_UA]

Correction: T-54 gun was named Д-10Т (D-10T) and not DT-10 as you said. Great video as always though.

[@brianreddeman951]

Even though I know some of the history; I love how he tells the history .

[@mikeh7860]

The huge number of subscribers to this channel reassures me that an interest in history amongst the general public is alive and well

[@matthewcannon2560]

Truly the best WWII documentaries on KZbin. I don't know how you got a hold of the footage that are in your videos, but it's completely new (to my eyes at least). Best!

[@RArungah]

When there's an uprising in a eastern European country so you and the boys are like " d'you mind if we nick this" Modern battle tank problems require Modern battle tank solutions.

[@hgm8337]

Reiss Arungah Central European, check the map bro.

[@RArungah]

@@hgm8337 really I always considered Anything right of Austria Eastern Europe Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Poland, etc.

[@ushiki2212]

Hungary is central in my opinion. Anything past to the east of Poland and Hungary I consider Eastern Europe. If not then Central Europe would only be comprised of Germany, Denmark, Austria, and Slovakia. That's too small of a category even for Europe.

[@RArungah]

@@ushiki2212 I can see ur point actually probably makes sense

[@cristianmicu]

born and raised in communist romania , thank you for this . so many people , especially in the west are unware of what happened in 1954. i have strong feelings towards russia or russians since then .respect for hungarians for getting rid of their soviet supported dictator while we werent capable to get rid of ours

[@cristianmicu]

@lew bronstein i could very well been a fascist if i would know what communism meant in general. in 1954 nobody knew what communism is capable of, but the nazis somehow knew, or they had a crystal ball. to complete your question,ive never been an iron guard member

[@vk2ig]

I don't know about 1954, but plenty of people in the West knew about 1956 - it was in all the news.

[@thatchanguy]

You hear that opening sound, there's good learning to be found.

[@listingsempty8200]

Excellent job Mark. Thank you

[@HUNVilly]

I didn't expect you to pronounce Rákosi's name correctly :) Congrats!

[@martinr1031]

I'm from Hungary! Thanks for making this video!

[@ThatC10Guy]

Cool!

[@headmahone]

Outstanding story! Cowley saved a lot of lives.

[@BruceNitroxpro]

Thank you for making this fabulous video!

[@TheSatiricalGamer]

Best channel on KZbin

[@RabbitusMaximus]

The best history channel on the 'tube - God help my feed if he ever gets his hands on a time machine.

[@cherryrunner7205]

This is amazing, I never knew about this story. Thank you for making this video, and thank him for helping reveal the T54 secrets.

[@MichaelJBrar]

Thank you, Dr. Felton! 🙏

[@Rodach34]

Perfect timing, just started cooking

[@enigma8131]

Air battle of Niš - an instance of US vs USSR air combat during WW2, please cover it, it's quite interesting :D

[@bryanbourrie8738]

Great content and as always a very interesting watch!! Thank you and keep them coming!

[@martinhogg5337]

Excellent as always. Best history channel there is!

[@harshbansal7982]

Taking revenge for the F86 , eh .

[@JT-gq8wv]

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[@harshbansal7982]

JT CROWNS search about Soviets and the F86 . Mark Felton has a video on It . It’s pretty popular.

[@JT-gq8wv]

@@harshbansal7982 Got it. Thanks.

[@TB-zf7we]

Lt Col Noel Cowley reminds me Terry Thomas if he had played this role.

[@fullmonty5722]

Ding dong hello

[@g13flat]

I say, what an absolute shower leving their tank there unattended. Oh well better have a lookies inside before Tiffin!

[@TB-zf7we]

@@g13flat I say Old Boy. Would you mind moving that beast around back so we can have a looksie at makes it run. Charming...LOL

[@stefanstenroos6344]

I would pay an exorbitant amount of money for a WW2 shooter/game with narration and cutscenes done by Dr. Felton. Quality content as always.

[@philipmathenia5732]

I get Excited every time I get a Notification of every video you post and you always come thru with a great video. Every time you think you know all world war 2 Dr Felton you always find some thing new. Great Job Dr.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

Hungary........ still a shining light in Europe. 🙏🏼

[@velimirmandic2645]

I do not know where didi You find a Fact that Red Army was stationary in Yugoslavia?!? Yugoslavia were liberatet by Partisans and Kommunist Party were the rooling party, but had no relations with a Kparty in Soviet Union.

[@VersusARCH]

Most of Serbia (the largest of the future republics of Yugoslavia that contained the capital, Belgrade, as well as being the part from which the royal family hailed from and had the greatest support including its own guerilla movement, the Chetniks) was liberated in 1944. by the Soviets with the, as of recently allied Bulgarian army as well as Yugoslav Partisans (which formed the Yugoslav People's Army) in tow. Chetniks rose up and liberated quite a few towns the Germans retreated from (with colliborationist Serbian police with which they had secret relationships switching sides, surrendering or retreating), hoping to establish themselves as players and to maintain the capitalist monarchy, but the Red Army (Churchill and Stalin having already agreed on the postwar spheres of influence) disarmed them. Yugoslav Communist Party was a part of the Komintern and the uprising in 1941. started only after the German attack on the Soviet Union (both to USSR's advantage - in that it tied up some German troops in Yugoslavia, and the Yugoslav - uprising would have been quickly crushed had it been started before the bulk of the German units that invaded Yugoslavia left to take part in the invasion of the USSR. But in a German-occupied Yugoslavia the USSR indeed could no longer control Tito by force, so he became a willing junior ally rather than a pawn. In 1944. after repeated failed German attempts to crush the nucleus of his partisan army and capture him he was evacuated to the British held island of Vis (guarded by allied navies and air forces) and there he probably received information that Yugoslavia is intended to be a buffer state with 50-50% influence of West and the USSR so, after some early hardline communist moves like helping the Greek communists in the Greek Civil War (Stalin agreed with Churchill in Moscow in 1943. to leave Greece to the West) and attempting to claim Trieste, moves which even the USSR did not welcome as the USA at the time had nuclear monopoly - turned its back on him and expelled him from the Comimform. Tito, needing financial backing for the reconstruction of his new underdeveloped and war ravaged country turned to the West for support. And claimed credit for all of it, whereas he was mostly just lucky his country found itself between the two power blocks that both wanted to avoid another war and agreed to have buffer countries in between.

[@reddirtroots5992]

Excellent, as always! Thank you Mark.

[@Thebibs]

Another fantastic clip. thank you!