Hermann Göring's Pet Lions
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- čas přidán 23. 02. 2019
- Reich Marshal Hermann Göring, the head of the Luftwaffe and one of the greatest art thieves in history, was also mad about animals, both hunting them and also keeping them as trophies. Throughout the 1930s Göring had a series of African lions as pets, given free run of his houses. Find out the full extraordinary story here.
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Nazi Germany was actually the first country in the world to have animal rights laws.
Translation for 1:45 „Mh yes my Cäsar are you visiting me? Mogli are you visiting me, yes? Come..Did you eat well Cäsar? Go and do a nice jump, hopp!“
Goring was quite an interesting fellow.
Indeed he was. He was a pretty soft guy honestly, pretty bad at being "bad." He cried when he got yelled at by Hitler at Normandy for "being lazy." It was mostly out of frustration i'd say. The Luftwaffe physically could not take off due to limited oil and constant bombardment. He also tried to get on Hitler's good side all the time. Battle of Britain, formation of the Fallschirmjager and Hermann Goering Luftwaffe Field Divisions/Panzer Divisions, etc.
No one has a better compilation of history on ww2 than Dr. Mark. Thanks for all you do.
I gave to agree upon that claim lad
He talks like a 60s documentary program. Awesome
Thomas Beck I agree, great job! Also on the Berlin Zoo, it was mentioned a lot of animals survived the war, unfortunately most of the large mammals did not, for instance the elephants.
Love him, or hate him, he was an extremely complex and interesting individual. Thanks again, Dr. Felton, for a fascinating bite of history I would never otherwise have come across.
0:55 It's not that uncommon for hunters to paradoxically be animal lovers too. Buffalo Bill, for example, famous in the US for being such a great Bison/Buffalo hunter, was also one of the first people to advocate for the preservation of the animal he hunted so much. Probably because he realize that hunting your game to extinction means the fun ends and the meat runs out.
The hunt is the best part.
The kill is when the work starts.(The closes thing,
Chasing your wife, then getting married.)
Hunting gives a prospective to life,
That one gets no where else.
The hunt adds value to life,
Not diminishes the value.
Especially after, you see how much effort the hunted uses for life.
It is something that is not easy to explain. And is different for each individual.
Lorenzo Pagani teddy Roosevelt did the same as he was also an avid game hunter
I am a hunter, I mostly hunt white tail mainly, but have gone bird hunting once. Hunting is a great sport that will live on for ever.
It is because hunters know and respect animals. They understand them, more so than any PETA advocate could ever understand.
This is the first time hearing Goering's natural voice, unlike at his Neuremberg Trial where he sounded upset the entire time. Here he had a very manly tone.
Some incredible footage you used for this video!
My father while growing up between the two world wars loved to read about the aircraft and their pilots of WWI. HE would wright pilots from both sides of the conflict requesting autographs. He had a large scrap book of autographs from these veteran pilots. One of his more famous or should I say infamous autographs was that of Hermann Goring. My dad volunteered for the US Amry shortly after graduation from college in 1942, and he served in the SW Pacific theater the whole duration of the war. When he returned home after the war he found that his scrapbook had mysteriously disappeared. It is suspected that his unscrupulous father had sold the book for some fast cash while is son was away fighting. I wonder how much an autograph by Hermann Goring would be worth today?
The Berlin Zoo also has the bizarre distinction of having the first bombing victim of the RAF’s campaign against Berlin ...when they killed one of the zoos beloved elephants! FYI, the main entrance has the elephant exhibit immediately behind it. Across the street from the entrance is one of Berlins principle railway stations (presumably the primary target) which is also a very short walk from the bombed out Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.
My family visited Berlin Zoo last September-the aquarium is particularly impressive!
Why do they need lions? They all ready got tigers and panthers.....wait a minute
Wow I’m amazed how you find these stories
is a well known story
I had to put my glasses on because I thought this was titled "Göring's Loins"
Nice short video, Mark, on something I never knew he did - pleased to support you for a while now
@Trak001 - Whoa - not sure I'd want to learn anything about Goring's Loins! Good one. I, too, read very unlikely things when I don't have my glasses on . . .
An episode about Charles Lindbergh and Nazi Germany would be cool.
There were many people inn high places who were Nazi sympathizers.
Add Henry Ford, too.
I was in a museum in Haiti and they have the anchor of the Santa Maria ship on display. A small coin shaped circle is cut out of it. Apparently given to Lindbergh. He's really fascinating. Hero, Nazi supporter, racist turned humanitarian. He also had 2 wives and families that didn't know about each other. Strange life
JohnnyG Don’t forget the English King Edward VIII.
Those cubs are adorable omg
A man who thought of himself as "Larger than Life", would have pets like these.
So Trump have that too?
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orang man bad
Every rich crazy guy needs something exotic! Keep up the good work Mark!
Truth
*reich
In awe the size of this Reichsmarshal. Absolute Unit.
Also, can you do a video on the 2 italian subs that fought with all 3 axis majors? Quite a story there.
Reminds me of another famous pilot of the '30's, American racing pilot Roscoe Turner. He had a really big pet lion named Gilmore. He also had sponsorship from Gilmore gasoline, which had a lion as its symbol and used the slogan "Roar with Gilmore."
Do a video on Göring's model train collection?
I have always been interested in Göring's lions and now i finally know more yay!
My grandfather's war diary album contains a picture of Luftwaffe ace Mölders with his two lion cubs. He met him when he was stationed in France on AA duty.
Nationalsocialist loved animals.. you could not even fish with a live worm at the time.
Well...He was a responsible pet owner. When his Daughter was a baby? That could have gone south real quick :/
0:33 Honestly, look at the all great generals even Karl Dointz was also there. Hitler's generals had classes.
Mr. Felton, all I know since birth is being a detective. My father was a police commissioner. I gotta say, your researching skills are 'super-human' one might say! Amazing! If you can share, what process do you follow? Amazing work as usual!!
1:39 "DAAAAD, you're embarrassing me! Put me down!"
Hitler himself was a strict vegetarian. The Nazi prohibition on animal cruelty was far-reaching and comprehensive. During its years in power, the Nazi party passed laws prohibiting anything that could cause an animal distress. It was made illegal to injure animals while making films or to produce foie gras by force-feeding geese. Special regulations were drafted regarding the legal way to transport animals from place to place. And the prevention of cruelty to animals was considered so important that it became a mandatory subject in school. I wonder how Hitler felt about Goering keeping wild animals as pets??? Goering keeping lions tigers etc as pets really does demonstrate his belief that germans were the master race. Pity they neber developed the same respect for humans.
always amazing little bits of history
He was cool and one of a kind
A bullet wound he suffered in the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923 led Goring to become increasingly dependent on painkillers. It led to a life-long morphine addiction.
Any info on Goring's plush JU52 would be of interest as well. Thanks Mark.
Was in a movie theater in USA when your video came out....walked out and told the bride Dr Mark is teaching WWII history...love you lessons
Goerhiing was such a wussy...
Reminds me of the story of Mark Anthony roaming the streets of Rome on a chariot pulled by lions.
What a sensible man to get rid of them after the birth of his daughter. Lesson for people who keep certain dogs.
I've just been educated, again. Thank you!
Great job as always,
Thank you Mark for the missed information on historical figures.
I love the musical score to this one :) Also I love the amount of detail that you incorporate into the videos you make, so seamless. Thank you :)
Great content as always! Thank you for the time and dedication you put forth in making these videos.
Hey Mark! Great video, I never knew that Goring had god damm lions.
Thank you for sharing,dear Mark!
Such an informative channel and this video, even though I knew Goring had lion cubs, provided me with yet more information! Love this channel and I hope you can continue to produce such unique and insightful content.
I've actually been learning things watching your videos, thanks they are great!
The Berlin zoo is the site of the only remaining flak tower in Berlin. Also the hill that partly covers the flak tower is in fact just bomb out building rubble gathered from the surrounding area after the war. The hill of rubble covers most of the old zoo site. The flak tower could not be completely destroyed because of the main rail line passes near by. Other cities in Germany still have their flak towers as the were too difficult to remove after the war. Allies saw these towers as a symbol of nazis and erased almost every trace of them in the capital.
There are many many remain examples of flak towers around German today. They come in many shapes and sizes. Many were build for air raid protection. This would make another great story for you to cover in great detail about these structures .
I knew an American prisoner of war who worked on other nazi build projects during the war. He once told me of how they would unload cut stone for buildings that were to be used for grand structures that were to be built after the war. Whole cities were to be built on the backs of slaves.
Just found your channel. I love it. Subscribed. Thanks for the awesome videos. Looking forward to watching every one of them.
To Mark Felton... This is yet another truly professional production. And on that subject... I humbly ask that you consider making two videos. Yes, two. The subject matter? Kurt Knispel and the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin. To the best of my knowledge, there is no one on You Tube- or anywhere else for that matter- who is more qualified to produce such a product. Regardless of what you decide, you remain the doyen of historical video shorts. Many thanks!
I love that stories from history that are lost.
The video i didn’t know I needed! Thanks!
Wow Mark, where do you find this footage ? .. I'm an avid amateur WW2 enthusiast, but I've never seen a lot of the stuff you post. Good work, keep it up.
This channel is utterly fascinating.
what an absolute madlad
He would of loved the lion king lmao
That Doctor Sure was a Heck of a Guy to Give Lions for Presents! 😎🦁🐾
Love your work, thank you
I always enjoy your content, concise and clearly spoken.
Awesome incredible photos thanks
Top opulence! never knew this kind of info. Thank You! And btw Do you have any videos related to his daughter Edda Goering? She died in Dec. 2018.
Heck was one of them that was trying reclone the Aurochs, it became the Heck Cattle.
A very fascinating period of time...for many reasons...some good, some not so good.
Be great to see a Mark Felton clip about Goering’s yacht, Carin II. It was renamed and owned by the British Royal Family before being sold, then later purchased by a scam artist who made millions from the forged “Hitler Diaries” he wooed Edda Goering with the ship and the two hosted multiple Nazi reunions on the craft. The ship then fell into disrepair before being purchased and restored by an Arabic billionaire who is a fan of its rich history. Also, the Berlin Zoo housed an American alligator named Saturn that was a pre war gift to the Berlin Zoo in 1936, and a favourite of Hitler. After the war the reptile was moved to a zoo in Russia where it is still alive today.
I've actually been gathering photos of this yacht for a future film! Its a great story.
Excellent.
Great research Mark keep them coming.
Fun fact: After the war, during the Nürnberg trails, Göring believed that in the future there would be statues of him everywhere. A small statue of him in the homes of every German.
I keep coming back to this channel. The History Guy is very good too.
Thanks for the tip! I just subscribed to him
"As for the man who created his own private zoo, he ended his days in a cage aswell..." genius!
Great post as always other people on CZcams need to take lessons from you on how to post. You cover more in five minutes than they in twenty.
A lover of good life and luxury.
Great job Mark.
I think we need a video on the Wolf’s Lair to go with the Fuhrerbunker and Obersalzburg videos
I never thought pigs like lions.
Please if you can make a video on the defences on the beaches of d day
Thanks for uploading,Göring has always reminded me of a Bond villain 😉
he got the BEST lifestyle.
Ah, to be a fly on the wall when Göring was pissed on!
Or a lion on a lap for that matter…
Awesome guy
ksztyrix fuck off, edgy
Had no idea Lindbergh visited Germany in the prewar years, though I did know he opposed the war
Yes but I heard he opposed the war because he supported the Nazis. Not because he was a decent man at the time. Later in life he supposedly changed his views but there is no doubt he would have been a loyal nazi if he lived in Germany
@@cgaccount3669 hell I still am one
Hey this is sort of neat. I'm crazy about cats. Big ones too!
Holy crap! 80k subs already? 100k in no time!
He literally looks like Tito :D
A war criminal who loved animals,but what intrigue me most is how you come up with those forgot little facts!! Thx Mr felton.
Number one on the number two. Love it.
Great video!
do you have any information on what happened to the animals after the war?
You are a brilliant historian.
Goering's having lions as pets does not surprise me. I have understood that during WWI, some German and Allied aviation units had lions as mascots. Most or all of the lions were female. I guess they were better tempered than males. And the lions were not rotated out after ten months. They grew to full size. Maybe Uncle Hermann was accustomed to lions as a combat aviator kind of thing.
very interesting
It's very odd to realize that this is the first time I have ever heard Göring's voice. We've all read about the bastard at length but I have never heard him speak.
Ich danke.
Viele danke
Fantastic video!
More Göring videos!
Can you do a video about the romanian pilot that flew an american POW from Romania to Italy?
P.S.:love your content
Great insight
In addition to his collection of stolen art and his pet lions Hermann also boasted one of the best collections of toy trains on the European continent, this would also complement his own electric train on the corrupt Reichsbahn.
Nice.
Aww (Kind of) maybe you should do one on the Herman Goring Division Doc? You know, the Luftwaffe Tank Division?
Can you do a video on the Italian raid on the British fleet in Alexandria , where they used human guided torps
Almost all people are a mix of good and evil.
Good Video,Good Info.
Wow you do better than some documentaries on the history channel
Some?