The Graves of Hitler's Gay Thug, Jewish Friend & Propaganda Queen | History Traveler Episode 272

There's no arguing that the ideology of the Third Reich was one of hatred and genocide. But even the leader of this movement that sent the world into the abyss and resulted in the deaths of millions couldn't live up to his own standards. In this episode, we'll be exploring the graves of some interesting personalities in Hitler's rise to power that expose the hypocrisy in his worldview as well as some graves of those whose lives were lost because of it.
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[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@tickles5289]

You could be half Jewish and still serve in the armed forces but were barred from serving in the SS.

[@logancrump1002]

I also wanted to add about Emil. Is he lived through the nazism, but also saw us Americans in our own civil rights disagreeing. I wonder what he thought??

[@BenSeigal]

@@tickles5289 There were Jews in the German Army that were full Jewish from both parents and also Jews in the Waffen SS. In 1940 Hitler summond a purge to root out all Jews that were serving.

[@robzombieshot]

Hey, Google Lens can translate .. works well. You're not bad on the Russian trxt unless you cheated. Lol.

[@robzombieshot]

Btw, besides fighting in the war.. many Italian were forced labor. May have died DUE to illnesses, hubger etc.. caused during the war. Many others from death camps died soon after as well. Starvation can affect kidneys and liver badly.

[@ChoppingtonOtter]

When you see the cemeteries, the sheer madness of humanity strikes you.

[@thecat8859]

Who makes money on WAR, the Financial services industry, LOAN'S to Nation's, LOAN'S, LOAN'S to Government, and Corporation's, and People for everything used, powerful weapon. Think about this

[@Dulcimertunes]

Exactly

[@firemanjeffgg2440]

You, sir, are a natural treasure. You showcased individuals who should have been taught in school but never were.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

🙏🏼

[@jackjude]

national

[@HappyPoppyFlowers-nr4jh]

Wonder why ?

[@1psychofan]

The fact that you interpreted that Russian/soviet grave seriously impressed me!

[@andrewmorgan1819]

Same here, the depth of research in these videos is commendable.

[@jstephenallington8431]

I remember that, as a child , I asked why the graves of our ""enemies" were kept up and treated the same way that the graves of our soldiers were, it just didn't make sense to me as a child. My father, (among others) explained to me that in death these men had paid the full measure for whatever they may or may not have done, and that their graves at least were to be treated with respect, even if their past was not deserving of it.

[@canturgan]

That didn't happen to people executed by the state. They are buried in the prison grounds (in England).

[@catherinemtc7795]

First comment above. Not sure if I agree with that.

[@molipaul]

@John414I love Germany…and all countries have committed atrocities…but you can’t be the most nakedly-aggressive country in modern history, gas six million people you just don’t like, leave the world in complete tatters-and then complain about whatever retribution comes your way when you are finally defeated. Even near the end of the war the German people could have still executed Hitler and avoided the horrendous occurrences you mentioned.

[@jimmybold5903]

Why would a young man and brave German soldier who gave his life for his fatherland deserve any less respect than an American soldier ?

[@knghtcmdr]

@@jimmybold5903 the Wehrmacht was as happy to commit war crimes as the SS was. The “clean Wehrmacht” myth has to go.

[@gerrinickolson2314]

I am so glad I found your channel. I grew up with a survivor living in our house as a guest in the early 80's. I remember very clearly the day I asked him about the number on his arm. Living with him I learned so much. How to be humble was the main thing I took away from it. And how to be kind. Because in a world of so much hate, kind is free and is so valueable. Thank you for these videos.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@Captkman]

You have me hooked on stopping at graves. A few weeks ago I went to the grave of Grizzly Adams. In that cemetery there were Graves of soldiers from the revolutionary war, the war of 1812, and soldiers of the Grand army of the Republic. Just this last Friday while in Salem Massachusetts I went to the cemetery that had some of the judges from the witch trials.

[@darlenegriffith6186]

I find visiting cemeteries, especially older ones that have the graves of people who played a significant role in history, to be fascinating. However, not many in my close circle of family and friends share this interest with me.

[@guymorris6596]

Grand army of the republic ? The Union Army ?

[@Captkman]

@@guymorris6596 Veterans of the civil war.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Same SA, Ernie Rhom one, oughta be dug up and burnt, queer old sex abusers. THAT'S what THEY were.

[@chrisduitsman2918]

​@Captain K-man Union Civil War veterans. The Confederate Civil War vets had their own organization.

[@47fireguy16]

I found your comment about the soldier killed very close to the end of WW 1 interesting, in a personal way. I was young in the Vietnam war time period and had some friends that were killed in that war. One that stands out , is a friend that was a combat medic and he was killed almost two weeks to the day, before he was scheduled to come home. I remember his mother had already planned a big celebration for his return. She never fully recovered emotionally from that. Very hard time for all that knew him and the family.

[@fredrickmarsiello4395]

So very sad.

[@vondahartsock-oneil3343]

it was just before the signing of the armistice of ww1, not 2.

[@covidmaskedmorons]

Unfortunately too many mothers felt pain like it. War is a rort. Hope you are doing well mate

[@kegsie100]

A few years ago I met a gentleman whose father had been killed on the last British ship sunk in the last few days of the Second World War. Also my father would often talk of his best friend who trained as a submariner and who tragically died on his first mission out of Portsmouth UK when their boat sank in the Solent less than 5 miles into their first mission 😢

[@kennethwood2089]

May God have mercy on all the tragic deaths of his children.,@@kegsie100

[@markhewitt4307]

I know a lady born and raised in Germany. She was born in 1946 and her father was a German soldier in WW2. She said her family (including her father) hated Hitler but he was forced to fight.

[@seanodwyer4322]

mark- met a wrecked lady here in Auckland City 1010. who claims she was born in Dresden in 1945. She did not like me talkin off the Fred taylor book that gave livid details about the raids on 13th/ 14th Febuary 1945. Found the book in Lorne street public library.'''

[@jenniferlehman326]

Always Remembered, Never Forgotten, with Dignity, Integrity, Pride and Honor. From the daughter of a Canadian Military Veteran who served during the Cold War, and I am a Retired Paramedic. From Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 🇨🇦

[@afreightdogslife]

It's so sad to see all these young people dead before they even have had the chance to live their life.

[@Redhand1949]

This was interesting. I lived in Munich 1967-69, visited Dachau, but never any of these cemeteries (though I saw plenty in central and southern Italy). It's creepy to see the graves of scoundrels like Ernst Roehm right out there in the open. Such ghosts! Thanks for posting this.

[@EuroS50]

Ahhh but Marx can have a massive headstone with the font colored gold and a giant bust! Lenin can be in a massive mausoleum visited and adored by millions! Stalin can be in a state cemetery sounded by countless bolshevists and communist leaders! and Lavrenti Beria can have a giant granite gravestone with a bust and people still bring flowers by it! The double standard.... is astounding... Roehm was no saint, but to act like grave is creepy... really? To call all of the people in these graves scoundrels? Did they do anything like the people mentioned above? At some point we need to move on and look back at history without propaganda tinted glasses. Understand why such people existed and the conditions that drove them to exist. We shouldn't be preventing people from being like this - we should be working to prevent the conditions that necessitated the creation of such people!

[@imjustaturtle641]

I would love if you could do a piece on the White Rose. It was a groups of five university students (Willi Graf, Christoph Probst, Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl) and one professor (Kurt Huber.) Off the top of my head I know they have a monument in front of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a black granite memorial in the Hofgarten in Munich. Sophie Scholl's bust was added in 2003 to the Walhalla memorial which celebrates distinguished people in German History. Such an important piece of history.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

That was the most heartbreaking part of this trip for me. When I got to the university to film, there were a bunch of annoying protesters there chanting and standing right where I needed to film. So I had to abandon it.

[@markbialk]

Maybe if people learned about these nazi atrocities there wouldn’t be antisemitism today….

[@markinjames]

One of the coolest things of cemeteries, is that they make a number visual. 1000/2000 doesn't often say much, but seeing these gravestones shows you how big of a deal it is. Evenmore when you think about the stories behind these graves. Loved ones, man, sisters, engineers, medics. All with their own stories, but thrown back into a number...

[@leemichael2154]

I also love how across the world we all view how to construct differently cemeteries? But yeah the one here must have a ghostly feeling all those various terrible people buried together!

[@RobertLofrano]

How are you able to travel to all these places, the money the time? Just curious, glad you can

[@leemichael2154]

@@RobertLofrano well this thing called the Internet allows you to see from your device? ?

[@darthparallax5207]

Numbers are very interesting but hard to comprehend past the relative. 10,000 shoeboxes are much smaller than 2,000 gravestones with graves and yet may for some people convey the idea of endlessness more. What's more impressive a usual graveyard or a wall of boxes in a back room? Well if you said all the boxes contained ashes of the dead then you're still talking about unalived people and the back room gets significantly creepier. I'm not sure. I simply don't actually know. War tends to take the most lives when people think they know the numbers and limits and understand the scope and scale. And it turns out they have guessed wrong. I caution against thinking you have seen anything real unless you wish to end up filling even more graves. If the goal is to get the fewest people killed we should lose ourselves in staring at our bowl of cereal and fall asleep over unimportant things instead of trust ourselves with anything important. If we don't mind becoming the next tyrant of Europe then counting it all out is a fun pasttime.

[@patrickh4540]

In my home town, Lommel in Belgium, there is a German war cemetary where there are 40.000 burried. Incredible view, however often I pass along the place.

[@kelleyjoseph3032]

We really need to be reminded of this history. Especially now. Its always time to remember.

[@michaelmento1939]

It’s about time someone had the guts to stand up to KZbins censorship.

[@Delmarvafishing]

People do all the time, they just demonitize and leave you out of the algorithm. I have had a bunch of my videos demonotized

[@rodplumb]

Rumble is are future

[@markprange2430]

@@Delmarvafishing net

[@dabidibup]

@@rodplumb Rumble has no Ww2 related content, it’s blocked by the algorithm. Which if they had to block it, I’m sure it’s because they don’t want to be THAT website - which means they are

[@JonathanMoosey]

@@dabidibup now you’re just spreading propaganda about Rumble because there is no algorithm blocking World War II videos or any videos for that matter.

[@ShadySheev]

29:13 "Eisenbahnoberinspektorswitwe", what a great example of our German compound words. It translates to railroad chief inspector widow. Being defined by your husband's job, even in death.

[@fatbottombiker3038]

I lived in Mannheim from October of 1991 until April 1994 and I honestly regret not exploring all of the places that are infamous. I love your channel.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Love that country.

[@robertmoore2049]

I love going to cemeteries and the older they are, the better. It always makes me realize how short life really is and how precious it is and to never take it for granted - never…

[@cindyrussell7017]

You are so right. Not all soldiers believe in the policies of their leaders. Just look at our military campaigns. I always think about the folks who loved the person who died. Thank you for the very informational video.

[@nonofinn7136]

It was quite an experience for me to stumble on the German cemetery in Normandy. I was very sad to see the ages of the deceased. It was sobering and sent me on to read more from the axis point of view. War is hell and I never ever thought anyone deserved derision until it was proven that their actions merited it. Your videos are very respectful and I never miss them. Thank you.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

🙏🏼

[@Dlt814]

Agree with every word. A very close friend, almost like an adopted grandmother to me, lost her father to the Russian army near the end of the war. He was forced to fight, though he did not support Hitler. She said of it, “war is hell” just as you did. Her family dearly hoped the Americans would get to their village first but they instead witnessed the brutality of the Russian army. It’s important to have that perspective when seeing things like this. Some who died may have been evil itself, others simply were caught up in powers too large to escape. If you’re ever on the east coast I found a gem of a museum in Lexington. It shows the Revolution from the British side. I am a die-hard, flag-waving American, but it broadened my understanding of the entire conflict and helped me feel sympathy for those young men who simply bought a commission to earn a living and found themselves dying in a land thousands of miles from home. At Normandy I too it broke my heart to see an entire generation of young men just gone-so many were only 18!

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

@@Dlt814 Thank you for sharing your thoughts , I appreciate it . War is bitter sadness .

[@ldg1030]

I too was amazed learning about the Italian cemetery in Munich. Turns out there are 1,459 Italian war graves of the Second World War and 1,789 war graves of the First World War. In my line of work, it’s noteworthy that Thurinigan Josef Rodenstock founder of ophthalmic lenses and spectacle frames is buried there.

[@marieriendeau8261]

I might be mistaken but some of those Italian War Graves with the dates being so late wouldn't that place them as prisoners of War to the Germans?

[@mar0364]

My dad took us to Arlington almost every year. He would point out how young many of those men were. It shapes your view on the use of military power. It definitely has its place but should never be taken lightly.

[@pjdemario1328]

Thank you JD for all of your hard work putting these videos together! I learn more from you from one video, than I ever did in History Class!

[@sshaw4429]

And still would. As a history teacher, our hands are unbelievably tied.

[@darlenegriffith6186]

@@sshaw4429 As a former history teacher, I can attest to what you are saying.

[@opera93]

Thanks, a lot for me also…luckily, I had some exposures to HISTORIANS, AUTHORS, MILITARY PEOPLES, letters, etc…Admittedly, sometimes required Historical datas, are DRY, etc , and Can be boring, etc. I DID find some writers, Tours/ Visiting,*historical Fictions ( quality) , People help make “Our Story “interesting !

[@peaceofmind2424]

I do learn alot from JD especially about WWII. I had a good history teacher. Her name was Kitty (Hair) Lyle. 😁

[@cq9882]

Second that.😊

[@fredv7487]

Great job JD. Love finding out the history behind these people. Shame we can't get the history of them all. Thanks for all you do. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@karinecarde1254]

Happy Sunday, Friend! Thank you for all that you do 😊

[@terryeustice5399]

Interesting graves. And stories of these people in Hitlers inner circle. Great historical content. And his purification of people are even more baffling. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

I found the whole thing interesting.

[@FlyingAceAV8B]

I remember WW2 history being my most favorite subject in high school and we had a great teacher for that class. You are adding another layer of very interesting history and that is just awesome man. The biggest mistake we can make today is to think it can never happen again. The average purple haired clown on the street believes exactly this. Its a scary world and my fear is that this WILL all happen again at the hands of the people that pretend to care a lot about your feelings.

[@thecat8859]

Honesty, The most knowledgeable about the system do not give a FiG about PEOPLE, only power and money.

[@thecat8859]

Honesty, The most knowledgeable about the system do not give a FiG about PEOPLE, only power and money.

[@tomflendodo7297]

​@@thecat8859 MEOW !!!!!!!!

[@seventh_adam4410]

WW1 was more interesting.

[@cash5512]

Why would you bring up hair color? What a weird thing to say.

[@mweinbender]

Great vid. So many are ignorant to the fact that we learn from our past, hopefully preventing it from reoccurring. Keep up the good work! Gotta be one of the best WW2 history tubers out there.

[@gbuitrago8]

Love your channel and your work!! Big fan of WWII history!! But you put this to a different level of detail!! Greetings from 🇨🇦 Canada!! And thanks for doing this!!

[@darlenegriffith6186]

This era of history intrigues me. It is a testament of man's inhumanity to man. The depths of depravity to which human beings can plunge when they are captivated by a depraved ideology is disturbing.

[@Disco_opp420]

This was so interesting, sad but beautiful graveyards, thank you, beautiful job and well narrated x

[@janetcarey6954]

Such amazing history and information! I'm always learning something new and sharing your videos with others. Thank you JD!

[@daffyd5867]

Thanks for taking us there....fantastic

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

Very interesting . Thank you for taking us here.

[@grievousangel7742]

I remember reading that one of the members of The White Rose who went to the Eastern Front lost his hand to frostbite whilst serving. He didn't die until something like 2000 which just plays with my mind.

[@frenchfan3368]

Excellent video as usual J. D. This episode reminds me a lot of your video you did a while back at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Cemeteries are much like old books that tell us stories often discarded or forgotten.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Love visiting these old places.

[@walterbosch9198]

I have been watching kids videos for some time excellent man excellent videos. Well done jd

[@terrilawson2559]

I will have to go visit there sometime. I live in south central Indiana. No large cemeteries here

[@oOneenOo]

You make a great point when discussing sympathy for enemy combatants. They were human beings with the hope of a future, all varying. They happened to be on that side and obligated willingly or not, to partake in service. JD, don't stop doing what you do. This history and these perspectives are invaluable to us all, now more than ever. Your presentation is both poignant and beautiful and truly resonates. Personally, it brings me great joy at a time when it's hard not to be discouraged and nihilistic given the state of things (just look at the ire over a He gets us commercial. I'm not particularly a man of faith, but dang, is the message that abhorrent to these people? What does that say about their values and what they want for us) I wonder if this is how they felt 80 years ago. I don't know, but your content doesn't just inform, it helps uplift. At least for me.

[@briandorobiala5439]

I truly enjoyed this documentary. Being a Veteran and having visited many countries I must say history of any country fascinates me. In Okinawa years back while snorkeling I found unexploded ordnance and also a 4-5 feet high mound of US Marines shoe soles. The marines trying to climb over very sharp reef found having their soles on their they slipped so they took the soles off and just had the inside felt to make climbing safer. Also in Guam I came upon a small cemetery of Spanish soldiers. Many of these grave stones and the soldiers names were so faded away by time and perhaps the weather, That some I could not reas

[@yanzhao7298]

Another masterpiece! Well said and free of requests to be your Patreon! Bravo!

[@nelsonminingandabandonedplaces]

This video and entire series is amazing JD. Very educational and respectful.

[@nancycheskesvandra4177]

Thank you so very much for all your hard work at all these cemeteries. Your knowledge is much appreciated.

[@dereknewbury163]

War graves always make me feel especially sad and I was glad that you acknowledged the complex issue of responsibility and accountability; I am impressed by your instinct for the walk-on roles that so many have played in the epic production of world history

[@BlueberryGirl723]

Excellent series on history you have put together. I’ve learned a great deal that I didn’t know before. All very interesting. Thank you for sharing your wealth of historical knowledge. When we forget history we tend to repeat it. May those times of WW2 never be repeated.

[@swtexan6502]

JD, how in the world did you pull "Vladimir" out of that discombobulation of symbols? Great video, as always.

[@toddadale]

Always a wonderful job - Thanks for this visit.

[@clementkomene6596]

Great video JD thanks for sharing absolutely love the channel keep up the good work mate

[@air4334]

I really find your history knowledge behind the videos you film so enthralling !!! You speak well and also film in a fascinating direction. I always look forward to a new History Traveler Episode as I just started watching and now a subscriber as well. Keep up the great videos !!!!!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thank you very much!

[@darlenegriffith6186]

AH - I concur! The professionalism and artistry of The History Underground is compelling.

[@bethschenk2851]

Been watching quite a while and I agree with everything AH and Darlene Griffith wrote. 💯 Thanks so much, J.D., for all the time, travel and effort you put into these videos. Superb!!! The best!!!

[@barrydysert2974]

JD, the cemeteries of Munich are the most beautiful i have ever seen. Your videography of them is stunning! Thank You and God bless !:-)

[@chuckmcfarland2658]

This was a really good video JD - keep up the great work. Fascinating

[@jerryarensberg4269]

Great video's, watch them constantly, thank you so much for your hard work.

[@laureeklein9350]

You are amazing, I have literally been glued to your videos for the last 3 hours and cannot get enough!! Had you been my history teacher in high school I would probably be a rocket scientist by now!!!

[@ronbednarczyk2497]

JD, The next time you're visiting Gettysburg I recommend that you make a trip to Doylestown, PA and pay a visit to the Polish cemetery at The Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. There are many graves there of Poles who fought against the Germans, in particular those who flew as part of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. 303 Squadron was the highest scoring squadron during the BoB. A 2018 movie titled "Hurricane" is about 303 Squadron.

[@sheilariley1261]

Thank you for your channel and content. I've really gotten into the horrid happenings of WW2 and particularly Hitler. I lost an uncle in 1942 at barely 18 and another uncle was a POW. He made it home but was never the same. My grandparents didn't get my uncle's body until late 1947. He'd been buried in Germany and the paperwork to get him home was beyond my simole Grandparents capacity. They had to borrow the money to bring their son home. Took them YEARS to pay it off. Sad I never got to know him and I miss that.

[@danielhansen9443]

Thank you for uploading these videos and sharing your knowledge. I appreciate all your videos. Please keep them going.

[@porkstack]

Fascinating watch. Thank you so much for your hard work and making history interesting.

[@phyllishershkowitz3806]

I love these longer videos! This was excellent and interesting details. Hard to understand how Hitler was able to find a reason to protect those he held feelings for even though they were homosexual or of Jewish heritage and then later declare war against those very peoples!

[@goldenvulture6818]

Judaism isn't a race or ethnicity

[@JennyJeong425]

@@goldenvulture6818 What do you think Judaism is?

[@truthtriumphant]

@@goldenvulture6818Many Jews will say it is a “race.” Other Jews will say it is an ethnoreligion and still others say it is just a religion.

[@ProfKaos-yf8oq]

I really like your video's. Clear voice and actually at the location you seem informed and you provide us with alot of extra and interesting information. I even enjoy the civil war video's and that with all respect ofcourse doesn't really grap my interest normally. Can't wait for your next video!

[@cynditermath9118]

What stories could be told by the voices beyond the headstones. Ordinary lives … extraordinary lives. Just living day to day. Thanks for this telling.

[@Ajay_the_invincible_1997]

Thanks JD for these videos. These are the type of history videos that can spark a person's interest in history even if he is not interested. ❤💯👍

[@rationalbushcraft]

Ft Custer National Cemetery in Battle Creek MI has several German soldiers buried there that were prisoners of war held in Ft Custer. We were always told that they liked it better here as a POW than they did in Germany and many didn't want to go home when the war ended.

[@Liz-cmc313]

Wow, I definitely learned a few things. This is the real history. Thanks for your incredible work.

[@jmy9595]

Apart from the “propaganda queen” mention in the title, you do a fair job of summarizing Riefenstahl’s works and attitude toward the Nazis. Triumph of the Will is a documentary and not a propaganda film-she filmed what was in front of her albeit with some preparation for what camera shots and techniques would serve her film well. She was fairly apolitical and was curious/ interested, not mesmerized. In her roughly 900-page memoir she recounts meeting Hitler, who somehow saw that in her copy of Mein Kampf she had made notes about what was good, bad or wrong and he just chuckled. Goebbels was also infatuated with her and was spurned, so that was both an inroad to access for her and an eventual barrier. It’s an amazing autobiography and you might really rethink Riefenstahl.

[@susiepittman601]

This is just a great and well done video. Thank you so much.

[@timothyogden9761]

Thanks Teach! We truely do have interesting history. May no more be erased.

[@christinemistretta7433]

I apperciate your hardwork n information jd keep up the goodwork

[@jondoe399]

Never a let down JD. Thank you.

[@MrEaglesfan40]

Great video JD as always and a wonderful telling of the history that set in motion one of the worst times in Human history very well done Sir

[@dlminor]

I was Mortuary Affairs in the US Army, we had to learn how to set up cemetery’s in our training. At this time, it was much harder to get mass casualties back to their country of origin. So often times mass graves (or a cemetery) of Service Members from another country will still be in the country where they passed away. We have came a long way in how we do things and now we are able to get our Angels back to their home as quickly as possible. The Italians I worked with in Iraq were amazing. At least it seemed like it. I can’t speak Italian and they couldn’t speak English. We were all working together trying to get one of their Soldiers that had been killed back to Italy. Looking back on it, it was like a really awkward game of charades but we got the job done. We all had the same mission and I am happy I was able to be a part of that and help his family and friends have him back. 🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@63vetteman]

Thanks for the posts, I often refer to them as R & R (Remembrance & Reminder) as they point out the deceitful, duplicitous & disingenuous nature of pathological power grabbing ideology still prevalent in our society! Pseudonyms such as lefties, Rino, MAGA etc have replaced the vernacular of the 30's & 40's but are just as polarizing today. The youth of today, faced with cancel culture, political indoctrination and education lack the historical view points and reflections you articulate! Thanks again!! Just a rant from the minds eye of a 80 year old American patriot!!

[@Ron13579]

This is far from a rant. This is a battlecry to stop corruption in high places which leads to despotism and consequent horrors. All it takes to undermine liberal Democracy is one determined narcissist to be protected by poor laws an lack of enforcement.

[@allistergirvan5182]

I’ve been binge watching your excellent back catalogue since I recently discovered your channel JD. Excellent work! This episode really caught me though at the grave of Fritz Steinhilber. William Rutherford, my great great uncle was mucking out a stable in Le Quesnoy (New Zealand’s final action of WW1) on 6 November 1918 when a German shell fell on it. His death utterly broke his family and has reverberated down four generations in the story. They heard about the 11/11 Armistice before they were informed of his loss of course 😢 Thank you for your work.

[@TheLoneDragoon]

I never got notified of this upload. I found out from your Instagram. Glad I didn't miss it though, thanks for all you do.

[@ianmartens5286]

It’s so important to know history, lest we repeat it.

[@jayros67]

Fascinating, Munich is definitely on my bucket list. Thank you, love your channel

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@neibiasetto3478]

Brilliant! Thank you very much, JD.

[@barbaralouise_]

Great video, I learned a lot. Have you ever done a video on Karl Plagge? He was a Nazi Major who fought the Nazis from within. Saved a lot of Jews and was saved at the trials at Neurenberg by Jews who came to his defence. His story is a sad and interesting one. I would love to see your take on his life. Thank you.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Hmmm. I’ll have to look into that.

[@barbaralouise_]

Oh yea!

[@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098]

@@barbaralouise_he was a traitor

[@TaterChip91]

Man you should really consider doing a series about the Hatfields and Mccoys

[@Jerry-hp5sf]

That’s a great idea!

[@MrsToooSweet292]

Obsessed with your video's, so glad I ran across your page!

[@nancybaker8187]

I love your shows. The topics are interesting and your presentation is great!

[@sscinamon]

So very interesting. Everyone has a story. Whether it be good or bad. Thanks for the great work you do.

[@MamaDee_83]

This video is absolutely fascinating! Learning new things right along with you! Love it❣️

[@michaelgray-dm3cf]

What a great channel. You sir are a true History Scholar.

[@garyaugust1953]

Interesting and well presented. Good work

[@lindamessmer4257]

In 1977, went to Landshut with my German grandparents to visit his brother Kurt Ebert. Would be interested to know if you have been to Landshut, it’s right outside Munich. Thank you for your always great videos ❤

[@parker1ray]

What continues to amaze me is how many people supported Hitler openly and at wars end claimed to have no choice!

[@sebrinabennett5024]

Fantastic content. Great work 👍

[@bleachlotus]

Found this very interesting. Great research

[@katiekendrick8866]

I have learned so much from your videos thanks

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Glad to hear it!

[@rikijett310]

That sure is a beautiful cemetery for so many horrible people to rest in. It's taken care of very well.

[@johngordon880]

This was interesting, didn't know some of the information you relayed

[@janecarolhogue3140]

Thank you for the history lesson..Always fascinating 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bobpatty8645]

Another good video. Just as a comment about Russian markers in a German cemetery, a possible explanation might be that they were Ukrainians. Believe Ukrainians were used as guards in some of the concentration camps, and believe there was a Ukrainian SS Division, but I could be mistaken. Great work on your videos. They are very informative!

[@jfournerat1274]

That is actually a good explanation of that. There were indeed Ukrainians who were used as guards of camps. However they were not guards of concentration camps but were rather guards of the extermination camps of Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka and they were deeply complicit in the killings that happened in those camps as many of them helped operate the gas chambers or helped send people to the gas chambers. Some famous examples of Ukranian guards who served in the camps include Ivan Grosny aka Ivan The Terrible who served at Treblinka and John demajunk who served as a guard at Sobibor. In addition many of them assisted the Nazis in rounding up Jewish people and other minorities and assisted in liquidations of several ghettos.

[@TheYizuman]

Don't give up on the two you can't find, keep trying and keep asking around. Who's in charge of the graveyard? Surely there's someone keeping records would know where they are so you can finally cover the two you wanted to film about. Would be interested to learn more.

[@harlandeke]

Wow...the gray dreary weather was absolutely perfect for this particular video.

[@lizlittle1641]

I agree with you. All of these stories are interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[@ehayes5217]

Yes, there were German civilians & even some officers in the military, who feared Hitler would eventually destroy Germany & sought to either undermine the government &/or assassinate him; as u mentioned, one such group was The White Rose & there were others, too, many of whom would eventually be caught, sometimes tortured, then executed😢

[@rokana9641]

Let me quickly watch before KZbin finds fault with the video and ristricts it...

[@Brittn_wolf]

Same

[@terrywestbrook-lienert2296]

Well done video. I hope that you will do more in this vein.

[@Rebelmediainc]

You're the man dude! Just getting a chance to watch this one. Really enjoyed it!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

👍🏻

[@gunswiththedutchman]

The Waldfriedhof in München contains a large plot with 1,459 Italian war graves of the Second World War and 1,789 war graves of the First World War. It's important to note that the Italians were members of the Allies in WWI and that Ernest Hemingway served amongst them. These soldiers were wounded Allied prisoners evacuated from Italy for treatment of wounds. The military graveyard "Cimitero Militare Italiano" was built in 1922, in the civilian area of the forest graveyard. The striking italian Flag and the big cross are in rememberance of the 3.249 italian soldiers, that died in germany during the 1st and 2nd World War, some of which died in captivity. After the 2nd World War, many of the spread out graves of italian soldiers were moved here, so they could find their last resting honored next to their comrades.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@Chiller01]

I enjoy these comments that add context to the episode.