Germany's Secret U-Boats 1918 - 1935

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Just like a submarine strikes from depths without warning, Mr Felton it seems has mastered the are of striking us without warning with unknown history facts. Keep up the good job boss. Cheers.

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Yup not even a periscope trail, BOOM a torpedo of knowledge

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[@ChevyBM]

A prototype for the German Type II submarine still exist in Helsinki Finland, it's called Vesikko and it is now a museum open to the public.

[@aritakalo8011]

Yeah. We gave Germans right to have it built in Crichton-Vulcan in Turku and in exchange we got first buyers rights once IvS (ahemmmm I mean German Navy) was done with the product development (field testing and training) work. For this little submarine expedition or ours in the Paris Peace Treaty USSR said: Finland you done play with submarines, No submarines or torpedoes for you anymore. Though those we declared those null and void after USSR collapsed. Not that we are getting submarines. Though we are getting torpedoes for our next main attack boats. Along with again actually having right to own bombers again. Though mostly that means we bought some bombs for our Hornets.

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[@nathanielmoran1819]

This episode is probably the most underrated historical Easter Egg on this channel. I feel as though industrial skills preservation is often overlooked during this inter war period.

[@williammiller8317]

"Das Boot" is the ultimate German U-Boat movie, a masterpiece of cinema.

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Even better in the original book form -which I happen to be currently reading!

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It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to go.

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

Have you been watching the German original ? I wonder, because I once came across the English version and I was laughing my back off. I am German btw ...

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

@@johnnybgoodeish In German ?

[@davidcolter]

Last time I was this early, Archduke Ferdinand was still alive.

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@Stephen Ruff Amen

[@josephmountford2292]

@Stephen Ruff he could have at the least made a relevant comparison to the video

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Very informative, Coach. Love it! thanks Mark

[@mackfisher4487]

U-boat targets: I can get enthusiastic about the equipment and men serving in Submarines, and Das Boot is one of my favorite films too. I’m certainly preaching to the choir but, merchant sailors suffered the highest casualty rate of any service. Ironically were looked upon as shirkers by Americans during the war for taking pay and not serving in the Armed Forces. How brave were the merchantman sailing on the Texaco filled with aviation gas sailing to Malta. There are some great stories about bave merchant sailors on the web. The US just recognize Merchant sailors last year for eligibility for VA benefits.

[@wessexdruid5290]

When I was younger, my neighbour had served on the convoys to Russia, in the Merchant Navy. He had a pension and medals from both the UK & USSR as a result.

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See Russel Means,

[@tamuman93]

@@TheYeti308 - the crying Indian?

[@codybailey855]

Wrapping up a 12hr patrol shift, waiting to be relieved. I can’t think of a better way to wind down a shift.

[@oncall21]

I waited until I had watched the whole video. Fascinating as always. Thanks for sharing Dr Felton!

[@cgarby]

Really enjoy these audio only posts. Thanks !

[@marshaldillon4387]

Never leave your enemy to their own devices. Red Tape is only words. Looks like no one was watching the German Navy. You would think that Britain would have gone there and distoryed their U boats in 1935. Thank You Sir Mark as you never disappoint.🇺🇸🇬🇧

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Oh well I know what I'm spending my next 15minutes on

[@stevem3605]

Thank you Dr. Felton for these great moments of history. I learn something new and interesting always, even at almost sixty years old.

[@PennsyPappas]

You know its amazing the many ways that Germany was able to get around the Treaty of Versailles. Proving that treaties and agreemenrs even when on paper arent worth didly squat unless people actually enforce the rules. I knew how Germans managed to get around a surface fleet but wondered how they did the submarine program. What a wonderfully informative video indeed. Thank you as always Dr. Felton.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Those treaties were inhumane anyway.

[@PennsyPappas]

@@badlaamaurukehu Yes they were, which is why they chose to ignore/circumnavigate the traty because everyone knew it was wrong but still had to abide to it for the time being. Which they fully denounced it 2 decades later.

[@TBone-bz9mp]

@@badlaamaurukehu I disagree, with the exception of Danzig all of the territories Germany lost were territories that Germany had itself confiscated from other nationalities. Perhaps forbidding Austria to unite with Germany through even democratic means was too far, but then we don’t tend to reward losers, do we?

[@Athrun82]

If you think about it: had the Western Allies not shunned the Soviet Union (and even fought against them by supporting the White Armies) Germany might have never been able to circumvent the restrictions. Germany and the Soviet Union had many exchanges in regards to military tactics and equipment and Germanies first tankers were trained in the Soviet Union (which also caused one of Germanies goverments to collapse in the 20's). Yes some high officers learned tank warfare from Sweden (and ironically with the spiritual successor of one of Germanies first tanks from WW1 an no I am not talking about the AV7) but the main training was provided by the Soviets.

[@brittakriep2938]

@@TBone-bz9mp : Alsace was stolen from HRE in 1680s, Lorraine in 1740s. Why French theft is good, when HRE was weak, but bad, when Germany wanted back stolen territory in 1871?

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Always worthwhile viewing, never a wasted moment. Smartly done,

[@JoonasP42]

One of the subs that german build for the Finnish Navy was Saukko (Otter). It was designed to operate in lake Ladoga and had displacement of 99 tons and had crew of 15 sailors.

[@metallampman]

Mark.. you do such a good job.. if i had you as my history teacher in high school.. i wouldnt have fallen asleep..

[@Mrgunsngear]

great info

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[@loumencken9644]

Dr Felton says in the video that the Germans constructed a total of 1,171 U-boats. Out of curiosity, I looked up the number of U-boats they lost. According to website called uboat.net, they lost a total of 765 from all causes, a devastating 65% loss rate. 611 of those losses came in 1943, 1944, and 1945.

[@bramlemmers3881]

Thank you Sir! Your stories are a joy to watch during lunch!

[@TWalsh2]

"Iron Coffins" by Herbert A. Werner gives a good account of the u-boat war.

[@stantaylor3350]

I read that book back in 1985

[@nwk-wt3ty]

Yes. Great book.

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What more to be thankful for than to have dr Felton slaving over a hot computer to get us an excellent story.

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Love your videos Mark, no spin just facts. You sir are a true historian,thanks for keeping true history alive.

[@j24130]

Working in a Factory and just turned off my walkie talkie and listening this. Luckily the walkie talkies batteries are so bad that no one suspects anything when they cant reach me

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Another great presentation Doctor.

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Brilliant as ever! another topic so overlooked. This has definitely made my day.

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Damn it Mark, I was just about to go to bed... I guess i'll wait another 15 mins

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[@crazymage9636]

Great now i have to watch my 6 hour version of Das Boot and play some Silent Hunter 3 GWX. Fantastic video!

[@emielvanderwel5200]

Extremely well done Mark

[@genes.3285]

The photo shows a Type 1A ocean-going submarine. It had a short but successful combat career. It was sunk with all hands, 49, in August of 1940, having hit a mine.

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Thank you Dr Mark for another very interesting documentary! ...as always.

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*~~~ Thank U Mr. Mark Felton .... again & again !!!! ~~~*

[@TheYeti308]

The last time I saw you, figured ya got caught up in a twister.!

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Let me grab a cuppa,settle down, press play and be educated.

[@bashirmuhammad8181]

Excellent audio Doc.The Germans were also good business men which allowed a lot of breathing space for development of technologies specific to the armaments industries. Fine one.

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Thanks Mark!

[@Szpielmann]

You made the 15 mim before sleep the best time of my whole day

[@leebranch1228]

Electric Boat, of Groton, Conn, won an early 20's suit in the International World Court at Hague, against the German government over patent infringement by the sub builders who constructed the German Navy subs of The Great War. Any info on this matter? As always, amazingly informative, Mark. Thank you!

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I'm curious,is the US still a member. ?

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Is it just me or does Mark Felton look like he should commanding an Imperial Star Destroyer?

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No he's the guy who would be commanding the guy who commands the star destroyer

[@mattprior8442]

I actually quite like this audio with some relevant still images as it does not distract from good narration of Mr . Mark ! Videos were also good but sometimes it just attracts too much attention on whats going on !

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It’s 6am. Looks like I won’t be getting ready for work til 6:15. 😂

[@libertinoradio4597]

These are great, really interesting, although I wish they were a little longer. You should do one on Mrs Ferguson's tea set and the fall of Singapore (great story). I found your Rat Lines series very interesting, it's bizarre this subject is so rarely covered. I'd love to hear more about less well known intelligence activities and special projects like "Die Glocke" , the Horten flying wing etc. Bravo!

[@matthewwindram977]

Its still quite early here but my kid's going to hit the ceiling later when he sees it's a U-boat video!

[@Inkling777]

Fortunately for the world, in the latter half of the 1930s Hitler went for vanity projects like the Bismarck rather than go all out building submarines, particularly ocean-spanning ones.

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One Million Subs , Well done , Christmas came early for some .👍

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I'd rule the seas, HO HO HO !

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Great presentation - if there is a way to get around restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles and back into "Arms Trade" - make dummy companies and sell legitimate products to further your knowledge. Cheers and Stay safe

[@drpancakes7897]

Thank you Mark very cool!

[@caseydamiano269]

Great presentation as always, Mark! I wonder, though, if you could confirm or deny an old rumor I heard whilst a Coast Guard Cadet in the barque EAGLE (formerly KMS HORST WESSEL). To wit: the long-since replaced M.A.N. auxiliary diesel engine was in fact the same diesel used in KMS submarines. Hence, these sail training ships could be used secretly throughout the late 1930's to train U-Boat mechanics. Thoughts?

[@seangannon6081]

“ Of course we’re not planning on starting a war” “ Are you sure?, Cuz it looks like you’re building a pretty big Army, Navy and Air Force, and you’re not really supposed to have anything like that” “ No sir, this is just in case anyone attacks us, and it’s not really that big, by the way, what’s the easiest way to get to Poland from here ?

[@guidor.4161]

Great as always! How come the casualty rate for the sunk allied ships is so low? 15000 for 5000 sunk ships is "only" 3 fatalities per sinking?

[@LTPottenger]

Most of them were sunk after the crew was put off, mainly in the mediterranean or in the early war.Only the armed and escorted ships were sunk by surprise torpedo attack, and really with convoy system even finding the ships because very hard because the ocean is super big so once the 'happy time' was over there was barely any sinkings. Submarines sound scary but with the technology of the time and and especially the small numbers germany made before the war, they were not really that effective.

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

The official death toll of the British merchant navy between 1939-1945 is 30,248 sailors ...The official death toll of the Royal navy between 1939-1945 is 51,680 sailors

[@AdrianNelson1507]

Guessing those 5 down votes are people who didn't listen. Perhaps wondering why the video wasn't working?

[@capt.furioustruth5420]

Probably were NAZIs that didnt like these secrets getting out.

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The closest I've ever come to a first view with war stories...usually @ least 300k by the time it gets to me

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[@coleparker]

In addition to the limited numbers of submarines, the German G-7 torpedo had defects similar to the US Navy's torpedoes in 1941-1943.

[@11Kralle]

Igelit - a soft artificial PVC, which was well-known in Germany for its use in protective gear (gum-shoes a.s.o.)

[@DavidSmith-wr6vj]

Im down with audio only, I can listen while i work

[@mjstbnsn6294]

It's amazing that the allied nation's intelligence services never caught on what the German Navy was up to.

[@Straightfromthehorsesmouth]

Or did they just ignore it because they didn't want to make waves!

[@MothaLuva]

So much to „intelligence“.

[@CA999]

It seems Dr Felton is having a Submarine campaign in the past few weeks.... Is he plotting something big?

[@markfryer9880]

Shhhh! Loose lips, sink ships!

[@capt.furioustruth5420]

Sadly, this reminded me that we must always watch who is doing what in the world. And if you think China let this lovely virus loose by accident, then you need to read and learn what that government is also doing around the world.

[@timwilliamanderson]

Love the content

[@briansedlacek5225]

Last time I was early, Germany still had a Kaiser..

[@6thsavage]

I unfortunately wasn’t admitted to “Totes Not U-Boat Shenanigans University” but I got into my backup school.

[@Cubanb3]

Mark, love the channel!!! If you could shorten these videos to under slightly under 10min (9:25-9:59 min) you would increase subscribers quicker...also sometimes u include other topics in one vid and could make more vids on these other topics specifically...you have great content and knowledge of subject, and I think you could have over 500k...ur welcome sir...maybe a video about Hitlers everyday demeanor what made him charismatic socially etc. /a day in the everyday life of Hitler before 1944...

[@silvanski]

Besides the secret Luftwaffe there was the secret Kriegsmarine of which I did not know too much - until now! They already started to prepare WW2 right after WW1 ended

[@StalinTheMan0fSteel]

I've always wondered how that gun on the U-Boat's deck never rusted out?! All those small parts inside etc, Just like how did the machine gun not shoot the propeller off those early bi-planes!? LOL

[@briananthony4044]

The German aircraft had a gear that connected the crankshaft with the machine gun. The gun only fired when the propeller was clear of the the bullet path. www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a24004/machine-gun-through-propeller-fighters-ww1/

[@briananthony4044]

Also a more complex answer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronization_gear

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@@briananthony4044 Thanks😀

[@PolarisSGL]

Hey, Mark great video can you do a video on the flying tigers 🐅??????????????

[@bennybenitez2461]

Absolutely brilliant a most enjoyable bit to enjoy.

[@maxkronader5225]

I take a different tack than Dr. Felton on this issue. I think that if post-WWI Germany was allowed unlimited commercial production of military equipment for foreign sale it could have created a strong enough economy that Hitler and his goons might never have appealed to the German public.

[@thomasstone1363]

Interesting idea.

[@LTPottenger]

They appealed to the public because they were the only ones who would keep the communists from burning the whole country down during half a dozen attempted revolutions and hundreds and hundreds of violent attacks on public squares where they destroyed monuments (just like in US today we are headed to same place). Not to mention millions of beatings against private citizens and thousands of murders by communists all of which no one ever reports today. That is also why they suddenly gave up in WW I, they were about to become the german soviet republic if they didn't.

[@dasboot5903]

At the outbreak of a WW II-nd in September 01st, 1939, the newly reborn in November 18th, 1918, the II-nd Republic of Poland, had only a couple of submarines. Only TWO of them were really worldwide the most advanced that time Ocean type: the famous ORP "Orzeł (Eagle), and identical ORP "Sęp" (Vulture). Both of them were the most modern submarines, and were build for Polish Navy by Dutch contractors at the Dutch shipyards and docks. The rest of Polish submarines, they were much older designs of French models mostly. It was a small flotilla of Polish Navy Silent Service, but that was maximum of what that time Republic of Poland independently could afford, without any foreign help.

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Hello from Detroit Michigan USA Great video Brother thank you for your knowledge and expertise and taking us on your adventure again

[@XCI5ION]

I was just wondering as I play silent hunter 3 how did the german u-boats in ww2 keep there deck guns and other equipment from being affected by the sea water? I guess since they remained mostly surfaced they did not get corroded and im guessing they are well greased and sealed? wouldn't the 8.8 deck gun get all seized up though after a patrol?

[@at6686]

How about a segment on Heinrich Timm and u862?

[@Trek001]

Donitz... Now that name rings a bell - you got any more info on him, Mark? Again, another great production

[@whiskeytangosierra6]

Thank you, filled in some blanks for me.

[@xwwg1wgax277]

Fantastic shit bro. Thank you!

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

As an Island nation(and a maritime empire at the time) the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe were the main threats to Britain in ww2 not the German army and it's panzer divisions. In my opinion the battle of the Atlantic was the most crucial battle in ww2 for Britain

[@chriscarbaugh3936]

Seem to recall I saw U-1 many years ago in a museum in Munich??

[@matthewbrooker]

Stories like these make me think that Germany was already quite fighty...Hitler just lit the touchpaper.

[@richardmiller8028]

All other historical KZbin channels have been torpedoed by the legendary WW2 history ace Commander Mark Otto Kretschmer Felton.

[@matheusmendonca355]

Hello Mark, can you make a episode about the Brazilian Expedicionary Force in WW2 ? They have amazing stories, you will be amazed. Thank you and keep up the amazing work you do !

[@mattprior8442]

Japan was like ,.... ''Yes ! Finally we get it !''

[@catchbay]

One of those pre WWII U-boats is now at the maritime museum at Helsinki. google wikipedia Vesikko

[@olliespearing2091]

What are your sources? Do you have any references?

[@alward9901]

What was the allies intelligence doing at this time ?