Kill Hitler - The July Bomb Plot (Complete Series)
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- On 20 July 1944, a group of brave German officers tried to kill Hitler at his Eastern Front headquarters, the Wolf's Lair. In this audio series, we examine how the plot was developed and carried out, and why it failed.
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Source: 'Guarding Hitler' by Mark Felton, (Pen & Sword: 2014)
Von Stauffenberg’s ability to get out of the Wolf’s Lair after the blast is no small feat in its own right
They failed because they weren't willing to sacrifice themselves in the process
@@MagnusElpron They never could've succeed. See, Hitler was a werewolf and couldn't be killed by conventional means.
Didnt help him much I guess.
@@scockeryA silver bomb maybe..?
@@MagnusElpron
They failed because the meeting was moved from the basement bunker to and open room due to the hot weather
Then the brief case was moved to the other side of the heavy table leg
They didn’t want to sacrifice themselves to make sure the war was ended and not continued
Never confuse those who love only power for those who love their country.
Beware those leaders who demand personal loyalty to themselves over loyalty to your people.
Hitler did love his Reich, everything he did was for the Germanic peoples of Europe, look at Europe today compared with back then, we have gangs, lawlessness, knife and Gun gangs, paedophiles everywhere you look, shootings, car thefts bank robbing, train robbing, sexual predators everywhere, mass immigration drug addicts and dealers everywhere, under national socialism you wouldn't even see litter on the floor, let alone anything else.. I know which one id rather live under..
I dont recognises Europe today..
The story is arranged in a semi heroic way, but Stauffenberg was seemingly a coward too scared to take the backlash of directly confronting Hitler, and only sought power.
Easy to speak of things in hindsight. He did something, what would you have done?
@@jb7483 nothing. I wouldn’t be a brown nose of the Third Reich to be that high of a rank. Nor would I have the opportunity to be. You’re correct, in hindsight it’s obvious he’s a craven power seeker who desperately bit the ass he’d been brown nosing his entire career.
My grandfather single handedly destroyed over a dozen tanks in North Africa. He was the worst mechanic in the whole Wehrmacht….
I saw you posting this exact comment before
True, but he's trying to follow in his grandfather's foot steps. He isn't a mechanic though, he's a CZcams comment writer & is doing a great job of posting crappie comments. So, although no tanks were damaged he's still making a right mess by repeatedly posting the same comment many times over!😂🤣😂
Let's talk about my grandfather. He was an ordinary US citizen and not especially privileged, but he was Otto von Bismarck's great-grandson. He was a WW2 US soldier when the enemy who was ironically German ambushed his platoon with gunfire. All other 16 platoon members were instantly killed but my grandpa escaped without a scratch.
I'm beginning to think nepotism spared my grandpa's life. The attack on his platoon was astonishingly precise to have happened so fast and furiously. Of course, this also means that Hitler had foreknowledge of his enemy's movements. He knew their name, rank, serial number and what they had for breakfast in advance. The soldiers were mere pawns on the government's chessboard, more so blacks like myself whose ownership were the ultimate object of these big wars.
Which brings me to another topic. My grandpa in no way resembled me. However there's one photo of him in WW2 military attire where he looks EXACTLY like me. In that snapshot he looks androgynous and his nose is more flattened than usual to give him a rather ethnic look. I wonder if this unconscious shapeshifting talent was not somehow inherited from Bismarck. And I wonder if it is not responsible for Hitler's 9 lives. Don't point out that Bismarck and Hitler were 2 entirely different people. I'm not hearin' it.
When my boss asks me why I went to the bathroom for 54 minutes and 1 second
Haha I just listen while I work with ear buds .
Sucks when your legs go to sleep.
And u answer wat? to jking off with disney cartoons?
@@martinswiney2192Sucks worse when you get up
@@unnamedchannel1237 same
Thanks CZcams for the " Topical context in information panel" note on Hitler.
I'm sure Mark Felton is just as surprised on that fact as I am.
CZcams likes to insult true historians with wikipedia crap
i think we can trust Dr Felton more for our context around Hitler than any resource You Tube might provide.
Wikipedia fails to mention SS Charlemagne though. who fought to the death outside the bunker
I know cringe
The other night I had a dream where Emperor Hirohito was still alive and was on a podcast speaking perfect english
I can confirm. I was the host of the podcast
@@Ussonan-Foderation2016 I was part of the cast of the podcast
What did he say?
He was talking about his episode of Hot Ones?
Stop smoking so much weed.
It's astonishing that there were 42 assassination attempts made against Hitler and they all failed. He had The Devil's Luck. The soldiers, Gersdorff and Van Dem Bussche, who in 1943 were willing to kill Hitler and sacrifice their lives in the process are the attempts that impress and move me the most. Both men survived the war.
How ridiculous that CZcams has placed a Wikipedia article about the death of Hitler at the top of this page "for needed context."
Like... we see you're about to dine at a Michelin 5-star restaurant. But first we need you to read this McDonald's tray liner, to make sure you are aware of important "context."
The best is 3-star Michelin. I take your point, but several more layers of nuance result from your unintentional blunder.
@geraint8989 well done! Yes I'm more of a KFC diner myself. It all looks much the same 24 hours later..
Who cares, I wouldn’t have even known it is there if it wasn’t for your comment.
@@geraint8989
This restaurant is obviously just extra fancy /j
@@richardmayes8797tbf if we were really talking food here I’d take KFC over fine dining anyday
I really hope you start doing some World War I videos as well. It is so overlooked, especially when World War II doesn’t happen without World War I. World War I is the original calamity of the 20th century from which almost all other calamities for the next hundred years draw a direct line from
He has a bunch of them in his videos section. It will take some scrolling to find them but they're there.
Without WW2 there would not be a WW1.
@@dustylover100 thanks man. Yeah, I definitely didn’t find them easily LOL.
Gone are the days where mark responds
Maybe on the other channel
Excellent, thank you. I've wondered about this topic. It is such a treat to have this in depth segment.
The Wikipedia pop-up is laughable for a video like this. 😂
Absolutely... insulting
@@debbiestyer453 Welcome to our post-truth civilization.
I was wondering about that. I'd the pop up something that CZcams auto generated ? Or, is it part of the video original design ?
@@obergruppenfuhrersang-froi8203 The former.
From all the real filming I have seen, AH's injuries were much worse than they were letting on. Look how he aged so quickly, limped, and had trouble moving his arms. Who knows what it might have done to his mental faculties.
True but some of that was all the meth he was on.
Joe Biden said that he was there too. And he is also suffering from the blast. He needs help down one step, rambles on, and poops himself.
But it was a BOMB that killed people right by him so the damage may have been worse than meth
Yes. He very well might have been brain-damaged.
But by this time, in my estimation, his heavy drug use was beginning to affect him seriously. He was being fed a constant diet of amphetamines by his personal physician.
@@Storm-lg4mx - Same symptoms that Joe Biden has. He probably will say that he was at that meeting too.
Great video Mark I thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a lot about the July plot from it! Thank you for uploading it
Great audio narrative (as ALWAYS)!
The Bendlerblock still stands, and there is a memorial to von Stauffenberg where he was shot.
I used to own Friedrich Olbricht's daughter's wedding photo album. There were some great images of the general with all his medals and Knights Cross.
I hear the kids today are fond of that bohemian corporal.
I hope you scanned those photos!
@@TalkernateHistoryyes I scanned them all. Sold the album on eBay last year. I should’ve taken it to the show of shows instead!
More FANTASTIC commentary from Mark.
Perhaps Dr. Felton and Dr. Stephen Kotkin could team up to trade some Stalin notes for our benefit of knowledge.
Great video Mark! Thank you
Fascinating , very well done. These videos quite intriguing thankyou
Well done, as always.
It was supposed to be a hot day, but those inspecting the ruined conference hut later were all wearing heavy overcoats. Likewise, when Hitler greeted Mussolini at the train that afternoon, everyone was wearing coats and jackets. Did someone tip off those in charge that the hut with windows open was safer than the bunker which was fully enclosed?
Probably wearing coat to try to hide injuries suffered in the blast. His movements looked stiff, arm looked stiff and when he was greeted by the Italians he did an unusual hand shake. He looked shaken.
I wish to recall Erwin von Witzleben's speech after being found guilty at the trial:
"You can turn us over to the executioner. In three months the outraged and tormented people will call you to account and drag you through the filth in the streets alive."
The judge, Roland Freisler, died in an 8th Air Force raid, on February 8th, 1945
When "Schindler's List' was being made, some townspeople near the filming admitted that they missed the security of the camp guards.
@@ronaldfinkelstein6335that guy was a piece of work, just seen some of the trial, holy shit.
@@ronaldfinkelstein6335 karma return
@@ronaldfinkelstein6335 killed when a pillar fell onto him during the bombing
Yeah! Mr Felton! Love the channel! Greetings from Finland!
sorry for your loss outside Leningrad. this must be a tough subject for the Finnish people. the loss of their leader
@@SlavaBanderastan troll away!
Superb as always 👍
I don't know about anyone else, but I trust the Wikipedia community note more than world renowned historian Mark Felton.
You tube are the modern day equivalent of BOOK burners..
The thought police taking your comments down if they dont like the point your trying to make, yes that is book burning/deleting.. same thing..
Wow doc your timing is always crazy
Such an amazing story...ive been listening to Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" again lately, and this part of the story never gets old
INCREDIBLE book! His diary is very interesting, as well.
Brilliant! Thanks for that!
Wow, only Albert Speer seemed normal in the room.
Staufenbergs brother berthold was hanged then revived multiple times not a fun fact
👍 Thanks. I appreciate this.
Damn oak table
No matter how all of us Monday morning QB’s say “they should have” it didn’t happen. So history is history and we will never know the “what if”.
CZcams is at it again fact checking a military historian
Excellent.
I've just returned from the Wolfslare.
My guide said (as I exited Der Führers bunker)
Is the Boss in there?
No I replied. He's up there!
Mark deserves more subscribers than Mr Beast 💯.
I wonder what exciting merchandising Mark Felton could offer?
While I agree, Mark does not give to charity like Mr. Beast does. Mr. Beast should be commended
I'd enjoy a mark Felton chocolate bar haha!
@@brenttrotter88biscuits anyone?
@@brenttrotter88better than Viagra?
Could this become a podcast? I'c love to listen to these on my regular drives through the usual podcast services.
Major Otto Günsche was not with Hitler during the assassination attempt as presented here I think his autobiography gives a real first hand account of the plot ( not discrediting this narrative).
"Vorsehung!" (Providence) said Hitler, with an reverential index finger pointed upwards.
We all know that this was carried out by danger 5
Mark Felton has always interesting WWII stories thanks to his research
Brilliant story mark….
Thanks you Sir for this excellent Bomb Plot to kill Hitler video.....
Old F-4 II Pilot Shoe🇺🇸
I've often wondered if one of AH's body doubles actually died & that is how he managed to escape death? AH certainly had a lucky run of avoiding some 13 documented attempts on his life. Ironically AH's participation ended up assisting the Allies victory & assassination attempts were put on hold as his bad decisions were more beneficial.
This is real Mark Felton
Excellent war story series Doctor Felton!
Hi Mark. Have you thought about slowing releasing these compilations out on DVD.. with maybe a accompanying book of photography. A few of my friends make skate videos and magazines it’s surprisingly cheap. I for one would love to have a hard copy. Please consider it. Cheers from Melbourne au
Oh my goodness……
Right on time while starting my dinner.
Thank you Mark!!!!
Hypnotic magnetism? The brains of paleolithic relics are wired differently and it oftentimes shows in their eyeballs. You'll see the same thing with Rasputin (invincible?), Sitting Bull, and Aleister Crowley.
Bruh hitler had plot armour
Would love to see a video about Private Henry Tandey’s run in with Hitler near Marcoing in WW1. He had him at gunpoint but Hitler was just a wounded unarmed soldier so Tandey let him go. With regrets years later.
The big mistake was not setting both explosives...His fear caused him to feel that further delay while setting the bomb would cause suspicion...It would not have caused suspicion.
The Italian Air Force Kamakazee division had a reunion at my Restaurant. There was full attendance
This is the ultimate definition of "table side service."
- Stauffenberg
I met, became friends with, and did some business with Von Stauffenberg’s great nephew though I haven’t been in contact with him for quite a few years. He is very low key and has dropped the formal “Von” before his name although he is technically a “Graf” which is a minor royal title. He is quite successful in his chosen field.
Fun fact... we landed on the moon 25 years to the day of the July 20 bomb plot
If only the Germans were as good at killing hitler as they were at putting a person on the moon on.
Werner Von Braun
That is absolutely correct!!!
Dr. Mark,
Many thanks for your definitive account of the July 20th bomb plot against Hitler. Two points really stand out for me-firstly how much fate and chance played a part in the asassination attempt-warm weather conditions determining the site of the conference, large wooden table in the meeting-room, adjutant moving the briefcase etc. Secondly how much history might have been changed if Von Stauffenberg had gone ahead with his attempt on Hitler's life some days earlier at Berchesgaden.
Mark , this is a pricless narration. Thankyou for doing it.
Why on earth did you get a blue misinformation banner on this one?!?!?!?
If Brandt died, how do people know that he moved the briefcase? Did he had a chance to tell that before he died the next day, or did somebody saw him move the briefcase (which I doubt).
I wonder if any pictures of the mysterious RSD bodyguard chief Johann Rattenhuber have ever been published?
Talk about timing. I just watched Valkyrie.
An excellent movie!
No moving pictures :c
Second picture you can clearly see Adolf Heusinger, just right to Hitler, later on Generalinspekteur of the German Bundeswehr, who got serious injuries there.
Friedrich Olbrich learning Von stauffenberg did not to sacrifice himself in the operation... Was as off as Rudolf Hess flight to Scotland
General Franz Halder standing to Hitler’s left, I believe.
Sounds like today's airport security
Yeah, Von Stauffenberg was so deeply christian and concerned about well being of all innocent people that he hadn't had any problems with Germany brutally invading countries like Poland, Norway, Belgium, Denmark etc, and strangely only turned against natzis when it became obvious in 1943 that they are loosing the war badly.
The Allies were not going to accept Germany’s surrender, with or without Hitler. The goal was to prevent WWIII.
But world war II was still going on, cmon what kinds logic is this😂
So the movie was really accurate, eh?
even a guy with 1 eye and 1 arm isn't willing to die to ensure the plot works - it never had any chance.
Dr. Felton, you are the only historian that I pay any attention to on YT.
Please would you not declare that people ‘win’ medals. War is not a foot race. Recipients EARN the medals that they are recipients of.
Keep up your excellent work and I’ll trust that you’ll make the necessary adjustments. Thank you.
Watching this July 2024. That 80 years since July 1944 went by fast. Great video Dr. Felton.
Sadly, we learned nothing.
The one thing I have never understood is that not a single German, military or civilian, was willing to give his life to kill Hitler. Stauffenberg, for example, could have shot Hitler on many occasions and even if firearms were prohibited the briefcase with the bomb could have as easily contained a pistol. Failing that all officers wore a ceremonial dagger, a lethal weapon in its own right.
Yeah but you forget how sloppy that plan would be. You need guaranteed power into the right hands so they could end the war
There was at least one suicide attempt by a junior-officer(v.Gersdorf) ,but it failed because it was dependend on a time-fuse and Hitler left the place much earlier than expected. With handgrenades or with modern ignition devices it would have been probably successful.
@@robertwilliam865 Had Hitler been killed Stauffenberg could well have succeeded. It was only the Berlin garrison commander being able to speak to Hitler that stopped them.
After what was accomplished, why would they?
So many ifs.
Think of all those nice uniforms that were ruined :(
Thank you Dr. Felton for everything you have done and will undoubtedly do for future Generations of curious Historians. It's endlessly ironic to me me that Adolf, was the only one to kill Hitler.
Comment of the year . Brilliant final sentence. Only wish I had thought of it . For Pete’s sake I MEAN BRILLIANT .!! Take a bow .!! And take care .!! Joey in Pennsylvania
Von stauffenberg was framed
oh dear me
Nonsense
That man had more lives than a cat! Though he was too evil to ever be in the same sentence as a cat. Makes you wonder deranged, was he born with something wrong with him or did it just evolve. Love of power etc 🙏🙏🙏🙏👵
What if?
“Rum” instead of “room”. Shazam.
True courage would have been to treat the attempt as a suicide mission to ensure its success. How many thousands of people would have been saved if things had ended a year earlier?
We've been been in a downhill slide since the international clique destroyed them.
Hitler was saved by of all things a table leg.
😂 while churchill was planning to work with him operation unthinkable
Operation Unthinkable was ordered by Churchill and conceived by the British General Staff in May, 1945 AFTER Hitler's death in April of that year.
I wonder how much you exaggerated in this
I think it would have been too late. Hitler already sealed Germanies fate. 😮
I was just watching your Italian history playlist whilst doing chores. It's great timing for me that you dropped a new video. Thanks, my brother.
We must condemn this political violence 🙄🙄🙄🙄
You're actually the problem.
Thankyou for your content mr Felton. My history knowledge is always expanded by such video. I took a trip to Berlin last year to see many of the places that you mentioned. Thanks again.
Babe wake up, mark felton uploaded
Have you considered a video on the King David Hotel bombing?
There were two bombs. Stauffenberg used only one and did not leave the other in the briefcase, which would have doubled the explosive power. This was a major mistake. Success did not require any more risk or preparation to leave twice the explosive. The explosion of one block would have detonated the other one. It did not require the second detonator. The senior officers were not sufficiently familiar with their weapon.
I heard in a documentary he was in the bathroom urgently trying to set the second bomb but another officer was banging on the door urging him to get out so he had to finish prematurely with the one bomb ready. Twist of fate.
Thank you Dr Felton. Every time I see a video like this I cant stop thinking about German people destiny.Hitler survived all this assassinations just to complete the tragedy of the war that destroyed Germany.It seems we Iranians have the same destiny .Khamenei will not die before Iran is completely destroyed. Opposite to German army our military has not even tried to get rid of this evil man.
Sorry I’m a dumb American but didn’t he just die in a helicopter crash?
@@JoshuaJorgensen-mf5ij No.That was the so called president (Raisi was his name) who died in the helicopter crash.
If i may, even a respected historian needs a 'break'. One can only delve so deep before needing to swim up for a breath of fresh air. Or else be consumed or at least 'altered' by such depravity. Find stories of a more 'humane' and humanity at it's best. What it means to be a true 'human' rather than a beast or mutation of human nature.
Fromm was not as bad as it seemed. He assured the conspirators were executed, while Hitler's plan most certainly included a substantial amount of torture... and then execution.
On the TV show, Hogan’s heroes, the plotters actually got the briefcase from the English delivered to them by Hogan. Just think if that had been true. Afterwards, major Hochstätter would’ve been dispatched stalag 13 to kill Klink, Schultz and probably Hogan.
it would have worked if Schultz hadn't stopped off for a quick lunch of Wiener Schnitzel, Sauerbraten, and Strudel.
Dang this is cool they should make a movie about this
"Valkyrie." Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, and Kenneth Branagh.
(I get the feeling you're kidding.)❤