The Heart of Hitler's Third Reich & What U.S. Soldiers Took From It | American Artifact Episode 61

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@michaelbruce6190]

I grew up in Ansbach, a little bit north of Munich and I spent many wonderful days in Munich. My Opa would take me everywhere and taught me about all the landmarks, places, and buildings that became so infamous during the time of AH. One thing my Opa told me that has always stuck with me, and he was in the Wehrmacht in WWII, was that Germans should never forget or let anyone ever forget the evil that infested Munich and Europe in those times or it is certain to happen again.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Beautiful city. I would liked to have spent an afternoon talking with your opa.

[@scottklocke891]

Your Opa was a wise man!

[@usmcrn4418]

Ansbach is beautiful!

[@michaelbruce6190]

@@usmcrn4418 it really is and hasn't changed much since I was a kid there. Iived at Gartenstrasse 3, right next to Hindenburg kaserne.

[@DSToNe19and83]

Pardon me for being a “ugly American” Does “opa” mean grandfather? 🍻

[@arcomn]

The History Underground is one of the best informative channels on KZbin. These documentaries take a lot of time and money to create! So interesting!! Thank you from a very appreciative fan!!!

[@sandycee89]

I read a comment that you increase the length of these works. For me, these formats are excellent. Thanks much.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@MamaDee_83]

One thing that came to my mind was the scene in Band of Brothers of soldiers were taking handfuls of silverware, the larger pieces of silver and a multitude of other assorted items. Thanks Eric for sharing and highlighting those pieces. Excellent video JD!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it.

[@DustinWiseM1]

Great to see the artifacts coming back to original location and to highlight the heroes involved. Glad to see the structures were spared and repurposed for education. Another great video JD. Thank You for these videos

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! Glad to see that you get it.

[@Milena-ek6gm]

As someone from Munich, thank you for these videos! It's so important to continue talking about our cities history, even the really ugly sides! Never forget

[@EdwardJackson-dw3yv]

My Dad was stationed in Italy, at Aviano, Italy! It was always amazing to come up and visit Munich, through Austria

[@timothyogden9761]

Well said Milena! Many more people need to have your point of view. It truly is important to have reminders of both good and evil.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Loved my time in your city.

[@ellenmarch3095]

What are some links to the positive sides? I know Munich has a rich history outside of 1933-1945. I, too, love that Germany has reconciled itself to be open about the dark bits after healing; it gives me hope for Russia, and even my own US. But I also think it is important to retain balance. #hiren on a global scale. ❤️

[@82566]

@Timothy Ogden agree iam in the US and as painful history can be, tearing down monuments trying to erase the existence of what occurred or individuals statues who may not agree w ur point of view is disappointing because if we don't learn from that past we're deemed to repeat it .

[@fredv7487]

One of my favorite parts of going to these museums was they seemed to show the actual facts rather then fluffing in up. Thanks y'all for such a great video. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@phyllishershkowitz3806]

Loved Eric brining those artifacts back. Great series, can't wait for more!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you like them!

[@thomasanthony9374]

Great stuff as always JD. One gripe however. Your videos need to be longer! LOL. Even if your videos were an hour long, I'd still watch them in their entirety that's how great of a job you do. Keep it up!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Ha! Thanks. I keep them shorter intentionally so that they can be used in schools.

[@82566]

Agree this series is amazing

[@jahmezsayz]

You're a class act man. Thanks for all the great content you provide us. Cheers!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

🙏🏼

[@wendyHew]

Thats such a good idea returning historical items to places for a visit, maybe I should take some of my grandfathers war items for another tour of europe nearly 80 years later

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@simonsmith1974]

I love your channel JD, and how respectful you are to modern Germans and also the victims of the Holocaust.

[@gears101]

I love the fact that Germany doesn't sweep under the rug their horrible past and turn into a teaching moment rather than other places that hide, tear down and ignore them

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Agreed.

[@scottklocke891]

Like the former Soviet Union?

[@82566]

💯 agree

[@simonsmith1974]

I also love how repentant they are for it yet don't allow it to tarnish what came before Nazism (i.e the Weimar Republic)

[@choossuck7653]

Its a propaganda program run by Bolsheviks

[@jasonlander9572]

Awesome job JD and Eric. This may be your most fascinating series yet. Keep it coming! (As fast as the appeals allow)

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@pauldouglas3084]

Really enjoyed the video mate it was really interesting about on that day can't wait for the next video mate 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.

[@nbgrooms]

Thanks!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you!

[@drewlear1585]

Can the two of you get any better! Loving this series!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! So glad that you're enjoying it.

[@seriously3357]

Thank you for this video. All of your videos are class! Your passion for understanding and experiencing history shows so clearly. "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Churchill nailed that one. Would love to know what influences-people/events earlier in life helped pave the way for your current path?

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wow, thank you! My dad and grandpa were both very influential to me.

[@kimocoloma4123]

Are you sure about that? One might duplicate the plan and correct the mistakes made by Hitler and the Nazi's.

[@cyndiebill6631]

I’m glad the one building was saved and now is being use to teach beautiful music and art and the other was replaced to show that was done past will never happen again. Thank you for these videos. History is hard to look at and knowing what went on makes it real.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@roberth5767]

Great video! Very informative. I was in Munich last September and the visited you guys at Gettysburg last November. A wonderful museum you have there in Gettysburg, Erik. I'm reading your Spiers book now.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Great to hear! Thanks.

[@Jenjane55]

Sir, your videos are incredibly captivating and draw us into what happened back then. Thank you for this channel

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! Hope that it's doing some good for some people.

[@johnjacobs1625]

Always Masterfully Presented and very interesting! Great Series!! Thanks for taking us along! Stay safe, And thx to Eric also. Cheers JJ

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👊🏻

[@troykauffman3963]

Yet another outstanding video JD, well done sir. Thank you

[@SoCal780]

Great video, thanks JD and Erik! 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Our pleasure!

[@1psychofan]

I love that they didn’t destroy it. While nazism should never be celebrated EVER…we must learn and never go back! Great episode

[@swgeek4310]

Right on

[@BudgetBowHunter]

I couldnt agree more! You said it perfectly!

[@1psychofan]

@@BudgetBowHunter thanks.

[@Bullrider33Outdoors]

Here Here

[@brianmcgauley2664]

Exactly. Many of the buildings and other locations that the Nazis used were built prior to the rise of the NSDAP and then stolen by them for their sinister use. That doesn’t mean we must tear them down. After all, they used many parts of Paris, including the best hotels, but that doesn’t make them “Nazi” hotels, does it?

[@lizzapaolia959]

Those older buildings are so beautiful. That museum was a sore thumb,as far as building looks. Thanks again for your great videos 👌🙏

[@davidking6172]

I'm happy that it is standing still and being put to better use. Brilliant episode enjoyed it very much. Cheers guys

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@jessecoatney9366]

Great stuff JD. Learning where and how the roots of that terrible ideology took hold are not often talked about. You're doing very important work my friend keep it up 👍...and watch that noggin

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Much appreciated!

[@HistoryDose]

Any issues with monetization/age restriction on these last few videos? I know Third Reich history tends to get flagged quickly.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Yep. This one had to be appealed too.

[@mamab4211]

I appreciate the education JD, Thank you for taking us along 😉🫶🏼

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@mamab4211]

@@TheHistoryUnderground either the scammer deleted their scam reply or you did in either case, ✌🏼 scammer 🤣😂🤣😂

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

@@mamab4211 - That was me. Annoying.

[@sliderboy95]

I’m so glad I came across this channel some time ago I love your content it never ceases to amaze me. I’ve binged so many of your videos and I can’t wait for more!

[@davidsradioroom9678]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@simonsmith1974]

Sophie Scholl, her brother and others of the White Rose we salute you and your courage. We will learn from your example and fight that such regimes will be resisted where they exist.

[@julieulrich5669]

Gosh, I love your videos! Not nearly enough of them. Thank you! Thank you!

[@larryburwell8550]

Great historical video I loved it. Being a musician I'm glad the building is being used for something constructive and great. Thanks for posting

[@patriciac9052]

Just an amazing video! Thank you for all the work and effort you put on doing these videos. They expand my knowledge and reinforce what I have learned about WWII. Blessings from Mexico.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks! I really do appreciate that.

[@bh4885]

Thank you. Every video you post is amazing.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you like them!

[@vonpfrentsch]

You´re doing very well, also with the quick snapshot into the NS-Dokumentationszentrum München.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@zolfodor4835]

Absolutely addicted to your videos,best channel on KZbin.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wow, thanks!

[@Jerry-fn5nx]

Don't blame you for keeping the vid short in the museum. I'd be the same way especially being a guest in another country. 👍Very intresting story and artifacts about those men that helped liberate Munich

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Yeah, I definitely didn't want to draw much attention. It was packed in there and super quiet.

[@jannydots3870]

Thank you for your service Sergeant Miller and John Schwinder. Thank you for fighting for the freedoms that we all enjoy at this time. This history is fascinating. The artifacts are extremely interesting. Amazing video.

[@cynthianiezgoda6611]

Stopped at the GMOH yesterday, I was absolutely astonished at the artifacts on display. It is a must see if your in the Gettysburg area.

[@nickbeard1718]

Fantastic video buddy as usual a great watch 👍

[@corbinbacon9043]

As always, thank you to both of you for sharing and contributing to others knowledge and learning.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Our pleasure!

[@frankmarullo228]

Your videos are awesome my friend... THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.....

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks for watching!

[@sarge6870]

You guys are the best! SO much respect for the items and laws!

[@benitagrattan193]

Excellent episode... again y'all taking items back to it's origin...it gives me chill bumps.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@460XR]

Another great episode Keep up the great work guys!

[@pbrn1729]

Very interesting information-thank you!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@voldbydk]

Great job making this history video ! Hopefully it will stay ♾️ on KZbin 🙏🏼

[@MrEaglesfan40]

The museum was interesting I would like to visit there as well one day Thanks for the great video JD as always

[@wags68]

JD, great job as usual.

[@arnegreve1019]

Thank you for this excellent Video, JD and Eric! 🙏🤝

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Our pleasure!

[@moss8448]

Like the idea of me not having to go but getting to see the stuff. Well done.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@bruceklassen8261]

Always love your tours

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@treeoflifehiking1807]

During covid, I tried to get into the museum several times, but I wasn't vaccinated, so they would not let me in. I thought it ironic that a museum about nazism and tyranny was acting much the same as what they were promoting to avoid. "Let me see your papers." I don't have a vax card. What? The lady jumped back as if I was going to infect her with a severe disease. I finally got in the museum later and it's amazing. What I learned: The nazi salute was about "community." We hear this word often today. And it's amazing how they used the media to manipulate the people.....just like today. I thought it interesting that the German people protested the war crime trials regarding the Jews. There is much more that I could write about that museum. I hope you bought their book, which has a copy of every panel in the museum. Take care and thanks for another great video.

[@vonpfrentsch]

What a stupid comparison "was acting much the same as what they were promoting to avoid", the past and the present. It is (or was at that time) a law. Do you understand what a law is? Has nothing to do with nazi time and the comparison is weird.

[@francesco245]

@@vonpfrentsch Are you serious? This is not a stupid comparison at all but a very valid one. You're no better than the Nazis if you can't see it. Take off the blinkers.

[@francesco245]

@@vonpfrentsch 🤡

[@francesco245]

@@vonpfrentsch You would have thrived in Nazi Germany or fascistic Italy. Or in 2021 New Zealand.

[@francesco245]

Absolutely correct. Discriminating against individuals according to what runs in their blood is right out of the Nazi playbook. Don't let those who tell you that it's not the same thing convince you. Because it obviously is.

[@karinecarde1254]

Thank you, great documentary as always 😊

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Much appreciated.

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

Well done sir on your closing statements!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you kindly

[@arielcabalin2746]

Great video, as always ! Thank you for sharing it !

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@leesherman100]

Outstanding video. Yes indeed, five stars. *****.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@Mist3rData]

Another great and informative video, thank you! And i think the two of you make a great team. You manage to show evil history in a respectfull way.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Appreciate that.

[@GuidosDad]

Was there a few months ago. History is Fascinating! U guys do a Terrific job and I enjoy your videos Very much THANK U!

[@diannebass2744]

Fascinating video! I appreciate the fact that you include photographs and videos from WWII as you show the current state of the buildings.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@paulrobinson8263]

Very interesting thank you for your great content 👍

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Hartnuts]

FIRST. I love you thanks for the great content

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

In the game!

[@michaelchappell902]

Thank you so much for showing this. I for one am very interested in History.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@edthered1971]

Another great episode well done guys 👏👏

[@markyuhas7246]

The closed shutters in the beginning are neat

[@ericscottstevens]

US rolled into my mothers village near Bamberg early April 11th 1945. All dismounted from the vehicles and went into the houses. My grandmother startled a US serviceman filling his jacket with eggs in the kitchen. Startled he dropped most of the eggs as well as some silverware that spilled out onto the floor with a rather large cascading metallic crescendo onto the wooden floor. Embarrassed he decided to retreat from this situation, on his way out he dropped an orange into my 1 year old mothers baby carriage as a gesture of good will. An orange at this time period was worth its weight in gold because of the vitamin C. Oranges were almost unheard of in Germany during the war.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Oh wow. Thank you for sharing that.

[@woof09]

That was awesome. Thank you for putting this out.

[@timf2279]

Really interesting video. Amazing how much has changed since the end of the war.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Very much so.

[@TheAntHill184]

Thank you for your showing here

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

My pleasure

[@ncwoodworker]

Very interesting video JD. In the long shot photo of the Führer House there is a lager parade ground in front. Is that still there?

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Yep.

[@reneeochoa1015]

You do an awesome job. Thank you for the lessons.

[@joanwilliams1376]

Very good video.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you very much!

[@jimplummer4879]

Awesome as always Guys.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks again!

[@32dras]

After ending of combat actions and before becoming America Haus, that building was headquarters of US Army Monument men squad, recuperating Nazi stolen artwork before being returned to museum over Europe stolen from.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Oh dang! I actually didn't know that!

[@robertocattenati4334]

In World War 2 America saved Germany from germans, Italy from italians and Japan from japanese people, bringing the 3 nations back to reality....Only Americans could have done that.... Much love to America 🇺🇸 and its citizens , keep up the good work 👏

[@ronnylee8393]

Just gets better and better. Thank you

[@texaswunderkind]

1945: Must defeat fascism! 2020: Let's try fascism!

[@thEannoyingE]

It’s incredible so much of it was left intact, instead of being bombed to ruins like Nuremberg. I’ll be in Germany in a few months. Can’t wait to see all these buildings.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@brianmcgauley2664]

My Uncle Robert McCormick of Chicago brought home a tile from Hitler’s bathroom, which is still with one of his sons along with other war memorabilia. I’m not sure which bathroom it came from, but because the Americans got to this one before the Russians like the Berlin bunker, or before it was blown to bits like Berchtesgaden, it might have been from this location in Munich. I’ll see if my cousin can send a pic of it to me so I can post it.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Wow! That is awesome.

[@brianmcgauley2664]

@@TheHistoryUnderground There must be a million cool relics in attics and closets all over the US. A friend’s father in law sent back a number of Lugers and other cool stuff from Normandy and later, all meticulously documented as to where, when and how they were obtained. I’d love to get my hands on some of that.

[@andrea6421]

Sophie & her brothers fight for freedom is a sad story indeed. 😢 I loved how you included her in your story. We tend to think that all Germans back then were bad but that’s just not the case. Very informative, thank you 😊

[@jimplummer4879]

So true..

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

My intention was to have a whole episode about the White Rose. But the location that I went to had a huge group of protesting hippies. I was pretty disappointed. Completely ruined my plans.

[@andrea6421]

@@TheHistoryUnderground Omgosh! What were they protesting and I hate to say it but that’s the way Sophie probably would’ve wanted it… freedom of speech and all 😉

[@vonpfrentsch]

@@andrea6421 They were protesting for less cars on the streets and for reducing CO2 emissions. The group is called "Letzte Generation", last generation. I´m writing from Munich.

[@Josh.T.H.]

Really awesome, guys.

[@mabbrey]

great vid chaps

[@JohnnyPerth]

I wonder how many treasures were lost to soldiers ransacking different locations. Pieces that should be in museums

[@michaelnorton1002]

Fascinating videos

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

I'm glad Germany is preserving some of this. I do wish the Gettysburg Museum had kept the Munich Hitler's silverware -- (Unless the German museums there have none to show). So many Americans do not get to go to Germany or.... to see such vivid artifacts and sites. They are valuable "Reality"--ifiers for Americans as well. The US Liberators took them as trophies, yes. So? As memorabilia from WWII they are valuable historically for USA, including the WWII American Vets' experience.

[@jamesholbrook7785]

I never realized how important Munich was to the Nazis. Awesome history lesson. Thank you.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Way more important than Berlin. Glad that you enjoyed it!

[@vonpfrentsch]

Both spoons are probably patterns made by the Bruckmann Factory, Heilbronn in Germany. Look at the back side, it should be marked with "800 crescent and crown and the factory mark, an stylized eagle".

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@Wreckdiver59]

I would love to go through that museum myself. Did you by any chance get to the Dokumentation Obersalzberg museum near the Eagles Nest? Not sure if it was closed for renovations yet while you were there, but it had some of the tunnel system in Berchtesgaden that they restored as part of the museum. It's set to reopen next year. It opened in 1999 and was an interesting contrast to the attitude of ignorance of all things having to do with the Nazis when I was first there in 1994.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Unfortunately, it was closed when I was there. Gives me a good excuse to go back.

[@Wreckdiver59]

@@TheHistoryUnderground They have an online virtual tour of the original exhibit that is pretty good. You can switch to English on the bottom right for the spoken recordings scattered around the museum.

[@Kobetyant]

One thing I've noticed on third Reich is there are full of architectural place. Everything was build with architecture. Even though Nazis are evil. You can amazed by the beauty of structural building or places in their 15 years in power. Awesome!!!

[@vonpfrentsch]

12 years, 1933-45.

[@newcastlerabbit]

Very interesting.Thankyou.

[@lightingbolt8148]

Another great video, interesting on the museum, I was under the impression Germany basically viewed Nazi as out of sight out of mind, but it’s good they acknowledge it and even talk about it.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

They have several of these located throughout Germany.

[@vonpfrentsch]

"I was under the impression"...What kind of BS is this? Inform yourself, do researches, read books. Each and every concentration camp has his own attached museum, Germany partly finances museums in Poland with regard to the atrocities e.g. in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Every 6th grader in Germany heard at least once about the 3rd Reich at school. Classes are visiting concentration camps. Inform yourself, don´t rely on "impressions".

[@lightingbolt8148]

@@vonpfrentsch because I’ve heard it before, but sure insult me

[@vonpfrentsch]

@@lightingbolt8148 Sorry for that, I apologize. But: Have you got the message? The perpetrator generation is dead. Young generation is avid to know, they get that teached in depth at school, they visit concentration camps, they visit the museums. And, if they are not completely mad for diverse reasons, they work for that not happening again ever.

[@billn8304]

Great video. I’ll have to do research to find the answers to the questions you didn’t answer…probably what you intended.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Absolutely!

[@jeffsquires6620]

In the beginning of WW2, a faction of the German Army wanted to destroy the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge. Hitler put out a order that no damage to it was allowed in any circumstance. In short, we have it today because of Hitler.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting.

[@gregkrueger331]

I’ve never agreed with blowing up buildings or other structures for the sake of “destroying evil.” Sure, remove iconography but I personally think that repurposing them for other things would be a bigger slap in Hitler’s and the nazi party’s face than simply turning it all to rubble.

[@EdwardJackson-dw3yv]

I know people think Munich is where all the evil started, but when I visited Munich, in the late sixties, It came off as an interesting, beautiful place!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

It’s very much that. I loved it there.

[@karenrynbrandt8559]

I've been to Munchen 7 times in the 1980's and enjoyed the City. Hopped on a train for a short ride to Salzburg. Beautiful.

[@tommroz5539]

👍 Great Nice Job Again!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks again!