The Death of Himmler - Episode 5: Capturing Himmler's Love Nest

In this episode we examine Himmler's complex love life, and the US capture of his secret love nest outside Berchtesgaden and the fates of his wife, mistress and their children.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS 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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Cringe *

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[@themudthedirtandthesand9079]

13:05 --- "Himmlers house near Konigsee has been sub-divided into holiday units for the tourist trade in the area............." I wouldn't be comfortable sleeping there, knowing it had once been occupied by the (meek and weak looking) Devil himself.

[@kittylionmeowroar7572]

Himmler's Love Nest , Ya , Das Love Birds Ya

[@DaveSCameron]

His jenrey is jay

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[@Varragos]

Great Himmler mini series! As for Gudrun, she herself was a fascinating figure, and is deserving of her own episode.

[@frank1753]

She was a Nazi until she died!!!

[@historyarmyproductions]

Well, well, I wasn't expecting another edition to this little series! Glad to see it none the less, and it's as well done as ever!

[@bigbiswatchingyou2641]

👀

[@reagandow850]

Indeed. Ditto!!! 👍

[@Marin3r101]

Addition??

[@QueenBamBEE32724]

I know! I saw the title and, at first, thought it was one of the others, then realized there was a "5" in the title.

[@QueenBamBEE32724]

@@Marin3r101 yes, check his channel-there are 4 very interesting videos covering Himmler's end.

[@fordfairlane662dr]

This was by far the best indept look at Himmlers death..great job sharing history the way it should be told!

[@kittylionmeowroar7572]

Himmler's Love Nest , Ya , Das Love Birds Ya

[@geraint8989]

“Souvenir hunters”. You most kind master of euphemism, Dr Felton.

[@steverrrr4235]

Thumbs up who also thinks a 2 week guided tour by Mark, across Germany, would be a prize better than anything offered on 'This Morning'😁

[@TAllyn-qr3io]

I was newly stationed in Germany in 1992...all new soldiers and their families (if accompanied) were sent on a several day trip to Berchtesgaden. We stayed at the General Walker Hotel (which was previously the SS Garrison barracks) and by that time Hitler's house was reduced to nearly the foundation. Took every tour that was available and enjoyed the bunker tour. Also the safe that the 101st tried to blow open, displaying the massive hole that the bazooka left was impressive as well. I imagine that all of it is gone now.

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

Sent on Holiday? I was just given a tour of the local German town.

[@TAllyn-qr3io]

@@guyfawkesuThe1 this statement would fit for Korea! Not during the past decade or so where dependents were allowed but, when a hardship tour…in-process and you are on your own. Worst damn duty assignment I had in my entire career, both Nacy and Army…pure $hit! Every soldier and their newly arrived dependents were all sent to Berchtesgaden and we stayed in the General Walker Hotel. There were hundreds of us…bus loads. Once we finished Head Start (did you not do Head Start either?) we loaded in up and headed south. Might have been arranged by the USO but, I know that everyone stationed on the Mannheim area Kaserne’s went. I was in NATO…but, that didn’t have anything to do with who went.

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Cringe level sycophants *

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As a cringe level sycophant I loved this video. It's like being at a briefing by a brilliant CIA agent. Or, in this case, SOS, . Just an amazing historian and I agree 100 per cent with Steven above!

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If by vast you mean constrained to western military aspects of the second world war... then yeah I guess.

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You never cease to amaze with the in-depth nature of your documentaries on such a wide range of specific topics. So happy I stumbled across your videos. Truly, thank you for continuing to educate the generations so we never forget what can happen when a civilized people are seduced into going such a dark path. All the best to you, Mark!

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[@evilangel8194]

I think we should thank this man the amount of research he does to put theses together is unmatched by any other historian on the subject of WW2 From all sides allies and axis I look forward to all your video always learning something new the details and research you must do always telling us something we didn't know thank you sir

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I've been there. It is a part of history. Fascinating. Thank you for this, well done.

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Thrice. Well done sir

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Yeh he got the Nazi time travel machine shaped like a Bell to work in the end. Or he just reads the synopsis of books that have been prepped by his staff.

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Yes don't worry we are all taking lots of moments to think about him and praise him, LOL I'm reading all these comments on every single video good grief

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Holding my newborn son at 2am listening to another Mark Felton video.

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Superb production on all levels.

[@lonewulf44]

Thanks Mark, great to see another addition to this series. Where is the home that now accommodates tourist on the Konigsee specifically?

[@rontauranac]

The house is located Schneewinklweg 20, 83471 Schönau am Königssee, Germany.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

I thought this series was completed. You never cease to amaze us Dr. Felton.

[@lesliewells1062]

Thanks for this interesting series about the last days and death and aftermath of Himmler.

[@DavidSilva-fq7nt]

Thank you Mark Felton. Lots of information I did not know.

[@toastedjeeper2489]

Your videos on the Oberzalsberg at large and it's history are my favorites. The area and all aspects of it are so interesting to me. There's just something about it. Fascinating.

[@executivesteps]

Wow, the image 5:57 of Himmler laughing at the wheel of his car was amazing. It’s one I’ve never seen before.

[@y_ffordd]

That would make a pretty unique poster for your wall.

[@Love.life.ashigzoya]

Remarkable talent for exploration ,history and presentation .

[@Martin2024hiithere]

Great videos as always thank u for ur hard work investigating what happened during this terrible time in human history its so interesting

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Königssee and The Eagles Nest ( Kehlsteinhaus ) regardless of their WWII connections are some of the most beautiful places you can visit in the world.

[@TheNemocharlie]

That is so true, however they are polluted by association....

[@TheNemocharlie]

It's like putting on Fred West's jumper..

[@1m2rich]

Went by there on a tourist bus but didn't stop. The area is beautiful.

[@vincentyeo88]

Several epic world war two movies were shot in those places.

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[@kallekas8551]

Outstanding! Thank you Mark…

[@gerhard6105]

Nice video. I have been in the shooting ranges under the SS-Kaserne at the Berghof. 2 floors deep and the 2nd floor down, is flooded.

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I have to say that all of your videos are amazing and very high quality, so keep up the good work!🙂

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👀

[@spinnetti]

Fascinating, particularly since you can see the eagles nest from my uncles kitchen window, Konigsee is a short walk away and my mom was born nearby and 13 at wars end. My dad (US Army MP at the time) told me that he went looking in the river where my grandfather threw his Luger at wars end, but never found it. I did too as a kid, but just got nettles at waters edge lol.

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M Fs diligence and ability to uncover new facts astounds me

[@benlloyd4667]

So much information on this guy. I think he has located one of the Wonder Weapons of Time Travel.

[@jackbrandenberger5921]

I know it's just a phrase but I can't envision the word love connected to anything Himmler

[@MrJLCharbonneau]

“Sometimes a private villa for your mistress, is just a private villa for your mistress.” -Sigmund Freud

[@BlutUndEhre88]

"... which one would've loved to share it with one's mother."

[@HardmodeEnabled]

@@BlutUndEhre88 "Sometimes switching to your secondary is faster than reloading." - Cpt Price.

[@jeffreyrule8143]

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

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Thank you Mark for these great videos

[@florecita5059]

That man was a demon, as was Hitler and his whole combo 😡 ....those were horrible times for everyone and especially for Europe😞 ,thank you Mark 💐

[@brianwalsh1401]

All the top nazi's were either narcissists or sociopaths which would explain why they could do the horrible things they did. Look at most dictators they fall into these categories. Narcissists and sociopaths are 10% of the population.

[@evarodriguezalequin5705]

Hitler was worst than Satan! Very bad and sick mind to kill so many people. He killed himself because he knew that the government would go after him.

[@katalinjuhasz641]

MA IS EZ VAN, CSAK MÁS A SZINEZÉSE....SEMMI NEM VÁLTOZIK

[@Snowwwwwwwwwwww]

I liked this series a lot Dr. Felton, brilliantly done! Thanks❤

[@mullen25]

the levels of bureaucracy within that government never ceases to be fascinating. as always your videos are wonderful.

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Always Fantastic Presitation 😊

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Your narration, sequence, detail and voice is soo perfect..This is really what you were created for

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Its crazy how Mark has made me so enthusiastic about such a heavy subject. I enjoy watching these videos so much. You are doing a awesome job dr. Felton! And all for free, its truly nuts!

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Excellent videos you produce!

[@francisco5578]

i finish one episode and another one pops up, amazing quality and detail

[@TheNemocharlie]

Himmler's Love Nest? Oxymoron of all time.....?! I can't watch this. It's repulsive. But thank you, Prof/Dr Felton for making it. Recorded history is so essential....

[@SChamberlain1978]

It would be fantastic to do a guided tour of some of these places with Dr. Felton.

[@y_ffordd]

You could sit on his knee and he could tell you a story, that would be nice.

[@greghirst5275]

Great doccie Mark!

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Excelente el aporte de datos ineditos e interesantes. Saludos de Uruguay.

[@CaptainKA320]

It makes me wonder that most of the gold recovered by the Americans ended up back in America melted down and re-stamped. All history shows is pictures and film showing all of the large hauls of gold found in the salt mines. I'd be interested to know what happened to it. Carry on with the great videos.

[@christopherfritz3840]

Interestingly there's a book, "The Strange Death of Heinrich Himmler", that discusses the topic. The GOLD, that is. Before that though as the title implies is the conspiracy theory of exactly what happened after HH was captured. Read it and WEEP! Explosive allegations are laid bare..💥💥☠

[@kbanghart]

Donald Trump probably has a lot of the gold

[@Flibbybibby]

@@kbanghart In his butt.

[@kingofsnakes1000]

Never did I once think that Dr. Felton would produce a video on Heinrich Himmler's "love shack". lol

[@PlymouthVT]

Fantastic work thank you.

[@FredrikEriksson1]

Thanks for the video. Schneewinkellehen belonged to my grandmother's father's family, Friedrich Gottlieb Bever and his wife Marie Louise Ivers. Their daughter takes over the house (from what I understand) and she then marries Rudolf Berliner. They are the last owners of the house before Himmler takes over.

[@trkayani4949]

Impressive story

[@oliviero.m750]

Very interesting and so well done! Is there any of Himmler descendants still living? (grandchildren maybe?)

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I have been subscribed since you had 100 k subs love history and how much detail you put into these vehicles people don’t understand how much research goes into each video and I am happy you have found what you love to do in life keep it up you should do some recently and on going wars not Ukrainian and Russia so much leopard covering details won’t come for a while after it’s over is it doesn’t get bigger I m ow I did a couple videos on it already u should do the us Afghanistan eat

[@wendyqallab6906]

Love all your videos .

[@kevinjogoo8730]

I find Himmler refusing to embezzle very, very interesting. It shows that he knew right from wrong and not just the madman some sum it up as.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

He certainly would, but he was the laughingstock of the nazi party so nobody would actually let him.

[@matsmith5800]

But he was a madman,just look at him visiting concentration camps!Plus he was a Occultist

[@lucasgroves137]

Evidently, like nearly everyone, he had his own opinion of what was right and what was wrong.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

@@lucasgroves137 Well most of our "right and wrong" morals don't inolve slave labour, concentration camps and the genocide of entire peoples...

[@lucasgroves137]

@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge That misses the point, which is that knowledge of right from wrong can only be relative. It's meaningless for me to say you have no knowledge of right from wrong just because your idea of right is different to mine.

[@charleskawuma7506]

Kindly make one of how the recovered loot from the nazis was used or what happened to it

[@julestielens6988]

Wonderful!

[@us-Bahn]

Consolidating power is more highly prized by the truly ambitious than amassing a fortune.

[@patmody]

Thank you Mark! Best history channel on KZbin.

[@at1970]

Himmler and love nest. Two terms you wouldn’t think would ever go together.

[@simonkevnorris]

I think people in power usually exploit that power.

[@cheapcraftygirlsweepstakes2338]

Visuals I do not need. I still have nightmares after watching the movie on Goebbels and his mistress. 🤢

[@asm1]

"If I looked like himmler, I wouldn't go on about race so much." - one of his generals at a meeting. Mad shagger that he was, I'm sure it wasn't all down to his chiselled Aryan appearance.

[@iorncross]

Very interesting.🌹❤..beautiful video🙋🏽‍♀️from Sri Lanka

[@bishopgreenhill4359]

Incredible research

[@theoturner1137]

Dr. Felton, I was wondering if you would be interested in doing a review of the novel Fatherland by Richard Harris. It strikes me as the most realistic 'what if the Nazis won?' altetnate history stories. Given your vast knowledge of the Third Reich I would be interested in hearing your opinion on Fatherland and its alternate 1964 world.

[@aerlial360]

I believe it was made into a film starring Rutger Hauer which I've seen. It's actually quite good.

[@kbanghart]

Excellent book

[@nzs316]

It would be interesting to see what had become of the descendants of these people.

[@RegulaRegz732]

they are in politics and most likely have new surnames

[@FC-hj9ub]

Many continued to have a nice life

[@amorosogombe9650]

Himmler living in Freud's old house is supreme irony on so many levels.

[@TheLifetraveler1]

I am totally fascinated by world war II, mainly based on the way he presents it. No I'm not saying I'm excited by it, I just said I'm fascinated.

[@tomtom21194]

That would be freaking weird to go on holiday to himmler's love nest

[@lucky61967]

Better then The history channel great job Mark

[@jasontheflyingfarrierhays1347]

Mark, the History Channel is gonna put a bounty on your head. You make them look as ridiculous as they are. Great content Mark!

[@daviddfl887]

These documentaries are simply outstanding! I'm in awe of the quality and Mr Felton's ability to consistently churn out this level of work SO regularly. This is hands down one of the best if not THE best documentary channels I've EVER seen. Please never stop.

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Mark, I genuinely curious as to how you screamed up to (a well deserved) 1.7m subscribers ? Been watching your output since you how about 20k. Were you able to publicise your channel on TV or radio ?

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newspaper ads

[@vincentyeo88]

He has many time travelers as subscribers.

[@GrumpyEngineerND]

Thank you for reigniting my interest in history, Mark!

[@gruntysskim4145]

It scares me deeply that the man responsible for one of if not the worst crime in human history had the capacity to care about his family in the same way I do, taking out loans to buy them nice houses and building bunkers to protect them. A few timelines over, Heinrich Himmler is a little known German Agricultural scientist, who is remembered fondly by his grandchildren.

[@katalinjuhasz641]

MA MI VAN MIT GONDOLSZ, RÉMES GYILKOSOKÉ A VILÁG, BOLDOGSÁGBAN ÉLNEK

[@chrispekel5709]

All humans have the capacity for great evil, if they do it with the belief they are making the world better

[@alanwitton5039]

Thank you for another fantastic video Mark Felton!

[@thinkingjack]

Mark you did yet another amazing job!

[@grippatherippa3909]

hey can you do one on Albert Speer he's my favorite to learn about in Hitler's circle

[@JackOstinato]

Diese Videos sind von sehr hoher Qualität. Sie sind ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Geschichte des Zweiten Weltkriegs.

[@plozar]

notice that the regular people were looking for food and something to drink.............

[@mardavijpoursaleh9810]

American soldiers took a lot of souvenirs!!

[@vincentyeo88]

They were collectors of historical souvenirs. 🤣🙃🤣

[@chrispekel5709]

It's actually very rude, no better than petty theft. I'd be embarrassed if I had family that did that. Obviously picking up stuff on the battlefield is ok, but raiding private residences (no matter who owned them) is wrong

[@simonacuthbert1]

I don't know how you do this much forensic research, Mark but I'm grateful that you do. This is another fascinating and absorbing documentary which is a joy to watch. Thanks as ever for all your fantastic work.

[@brianu33]

I wish mark was host of expedition unknown. That guys voice drives me crazy. You are way more interesting as well, wish my phone gps had your voice and intro music.

[@kittylionmeowroar7572]

Himmler's Love Nest , Ya , Das Love Birds Ya