Himmler's Mini-Wolf's Lair - SS Hochwald
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- Near the Wolf's Lair in present-day Poland are the ruins of Hochwald, Himmler's forgotten SS headquarters for the Eastern Front. Discover the history of this most secret site.
Special thanks to Mike Muzik for Hochwald footage - please visit his channel for more footage of German command facilities in Poland: / @mikemuzik
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Mark goes to bed:
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Felton drives his benz, music plays.
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I bet it's one hell of a basement though! He's probably got all kinds of neat treasures.
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Here it's 9 am
1130pm here haha
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7:38 am in ireland
@@panzerivausfg4062 utc+2?
Mark Felton: “It remains an under-researched and mysterious headquarters.”
History Channel: “Did someone say *Nazi Bigfoot Cult Aliens* ?”
Or possibly satanic weeaboo nazis that do Kung-fu?
@@TCIR or a cyborg Nazi with best German science in [ *ZA WARUDO* ]
It certainly makes today's woke, pc, pussified, emasculated beta-male liberal culture meltdown.
Nazi Germany was steeped into the occult though.
Or Annunaki Nazi Starship reptillian half pig huminoid complex
Mark: No I said a mysterious headquaters
History chanel : On oak island, comming up forged in fire alien addiotin
You know its gonna be yet nother amazing video when you hear that iconic intro music. Nobody does documentaries better then Mark Felton. As much as I know about WWII and tanks, I have learnt so much more whislt watching all your videos. Legend mate. Big fan from Australia
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Yep, another one in Oz here too.
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@@CaptainSwoop nsw over here
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I went there in 2007. Amazing site, I felt like those nineteenth century European explorers who 'discovered' pyramids in Yucatan after walking through the forest. At that time the only sign was one off the side of the road but we managed to work it out through old maps and talking to locals. Congratulations for getting as many views in a few hours as my video has got in 13 years!
See more on www.wolfsschanze.pl
It is now very easy to reach this place from Gdansk Airport.
Post the link
Had the same feeling when we walked past the atlantic wall during a school exchange in Normandy
@@januszrybicki9314 the airport isn't new, right, so what happened recently to make it easier to reach?
Oh wow 😮 it looks massive I’d like to see your video 😎
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I remember when it wasnt a meme and was just day to day reality. Fuck I miss that old school H channel. Daily WW2 docs and Modern Marvels
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History Channel, 1998. The good old days of the "Hitler Channel".
You really need to get a hold of the people running the "History Channel" and get yourself a show it would be amazing
Stick with the internet.
TV is about to die on its feet.
They'd only shaft you anyway.
I agree
Does the History Channel still do History ?
History Channel went to crap in the early 2000s
I don't know a single person that watches HC, so why tie yourself to a failing corporate?
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It never ceases to amaze me how much construction from both world wars is still to be seen throughout Europe. Sometimes I drive from Cambridge to Norwich via the scenic route through Watton, and go past no less than four pill boxes during the journey.
I think you're one of the very few Brits I've ever known to actually pronounce foreign names properly and actually cares enough to try and do so! Excellent.
Like the majority of Americans do...
5:28 i love the included parking spaces. I hate not having a spot to park during a air raid!
There was no air raid on any of these command bunkers tho. Too well camouflaged.
I love learning something new whenever I watch your videos Mark, wish you were my history teacher...
I've been unable to enjoy mainstream WW2 documentaries since discovering your channel, Mark.
When we hear that joyful military music, it takes us back to that exciting time... probably not a happy time for most
I thought I knew about most of their "lairs." I was wrong. Impressive!
@@MrDaiseymay you would've fought the russians with your man fists
Youve researched nothing then.
@@MrDaiseymay it wasn't unreasonable. Such bunkers protected from British Air Raids and kept them from bombing city infrastructure. Not evacuating your highest eschelons of military command when it's HQ turns into a frontline is close to lunacy.
As a native German speaker I just want to thank you for your pronunciation of Heinrich as I am aware German can be quite tricky if you are not a native speaker
Heinrich Rahm obviously it’s difficult to speak German when you aren’t even German yourself
Those leather overcoats were quite the fashion statement.
Hugo Boss
You'd be equally impressed with Hermann Goering's leather panties.
Fascinating. I’ve been reading about WW2 most of my life and never heard of the place. Bravo!
Same.
I live in Germany, in Bayern region, yesterday i was hitchiking with couple of friends and we came to some thing that looks like a big wall with holes in it. When i say big it means a 200-300 meters long and 3 meter high. We ask locals and they told us it was a underground compleks, and there is a house in witch nazi generals were hiding at the end of the war. And few minute later we found this house, there is a big stone on witch is writen in german that in this house this generals were here when american soliders cought them. I did not have my phone with me to take a picture,i want to do it today, but it takes 4 hours walking up the mountain,so i did not go, he he, Sory for my english
DARIO KOVAČIĆ Thanks for sharing you fascinating experience! Can you tell me where in Bayern this bunker was? And your English is excellent!
@@cybersquire it is in Allgau region, somewhere near towns Sonhoften, Immenstaad and Kempten. I do not remember Name of villige in witch this hous was, we were just hiking like with no specific plan.
I have only now discovered these documentaries and was immediately enthusiastic, which is very well done and so on. By the way, your German pronunciation is quite good!
I really enjoy Dr. Felton's videos also, but his German pronunciation is a definite distraction for me, due to its errors.
@Pete Tiesti Grüße *
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I live near this bunker :) thank You for this film !
Great video , in 2010 took a trip to from Warsaw to Wolf's Lair, and Himmler's bunker. Spent at least 2 hours at his bunker complex. Even today you can still find stuff in the woods around that area. Really beautiful lake by the bunker too.
Lot of stuff in Poland and France from the war, Germany most everything "German" has been restored or destroyed. Many Russian statues are in Berlin, nothing German from the war not even a cemetery. Now over in the Hertgen forest that's another thing
If I was a hobo in Poland, I'd live there.
going from "no roof over my head" to "nine meters of roof"
If I WERE a hobo ......
@@SpeccyMan: I actually used to be homeless so, in this context, I do believe "was" is correct. I debated on using "were", but that can be seen as wishful thinking and I do not want to be homeless again...
Lol
Nick B Well well, how many languages do you speak?
Who doesn't want their own bunker? Every real man should have a bunker.
I suppose it just the 1940s equivalent of having a “man cave” to chill out with your bros.
I really like this idea hahaha I'd better start mixing that concrete.
That's what all the Q anon nutters are building out in the middle of nowhere so no-one can tell them what they already know ..That they are mad .
@@barrykevin7658 so true!
No thanks,.if I had a bunker my kids would just bother me there too.
When your dictator friends have a bunker, but you don't have one :D
The truth is when dude took his boots off it stunk up the entire bunker.
He also HAD to have his license plate say "SS 1"
If you hang around with people who need to live in a bunker, you need to get new friends.
@Joey Jamison certainly.
@@joeyjamison5772 I thought bunkers were just for coal......
I went to that bunker in Poland, I live near there and you explained everything so well even I could understand. Good job!
What's inside? How many rooms? Anything preserved?
Just what I needed for the late shift! Thanks Mark!
Nobody else talks about these things that had obvious insight into major players minds and motivations. The film footage and photos are just awesome. I also highly value the detailed explanations that are often part of the photographs. Thank you for providing access to all of this great history.
These men really loved their bunker real-estate that some of them wanted a bunker with an interior of a mansion. Thanks for educating about this
A coincidence your playlist with the the song “Deutschland” by Rammstein is in it.
I was just listening to that, I found out about him a few days ago.
Alex M I too listens to that song a few days after it was released lmao, nice to meet another individual who listens to rammstein
I was just listening to it too! Interesting how the lyric Deutschland, Deutschland über allen rhymes in English too.
0:10 I go past that place every day on my way to work, it's the intersection of Fredry Street and Independence Alley in Poznań, Poland (occupied by Prussia in 1794-1918 and by Nazi Germany in 1939-1945 as Posen). Other shots, where soldiers are seen marching, include Adam Mickiewicz Square between the Collegium Maius and the Imperial Castle.
Marks Felton always uploads during my late nights on my time zone, but I still find the time to watch and listen to end off my night with some knowwwwwledge
As an Irish man i must say you have the perfect voice for documentries. Can listen all night.
I have learned more about World War Two history from Mark Felton then I ever learned in school
Tbf, school has limited resources.
Ahhh yes my favorite educator on the internet.
Hey man being a business major, I was never interested in history that much, but now I’m addicted to your videos, keep it up the content is solid! I might have to do a minor in history now lol
I live there - Kętrzyn [Rastenburg] in Poland, 30 km from that place. - but wait... there's more! Gierłoż - Wolfschanze and Mamerki - Mauerwald. My friend's grandma used to live in Pozezdrze. There was a lot of legends about underground tunnels and Germans or "Hitlerowcy" - [Hitler's men] still guarding them, treasures and weapons. Adults always told us to never go to them places - when I was young my cat went there and never came out! Back in the 80's/90's in EVERY Polish village you could have met some old man bragging about the last days of war and some German trucks trying to escape through the frozen lake ;-) That car is still there, boys :-D Sometimes it wasn't a truck but SS-Mann on a horse. Memories ;-)))))
What a great read, thanks for sharing! 🙏
You are absolutely brilliant! If I were a history teacher, your curriculum would be mandatory in the classroom. Love your work and dedication to these videos, especially these rare gems! Thank you mr. Felton for your work!
Dr. Felton, thanks for keeping my insomnia company.
I always appreciate, how correct you pronounce German language.
Even know the difficulty for non German Speakers!!!
My favourite History Channel, taught me more as in my whole (German) School time.
Thank you.
You never see stuff like this on the History channel. So good!
Mark, your tireless, amazing, unbiased documenting of these historical sites is just tremendous. I want to thank you so much for all of your work. It has truly been a pleasure perusing your CZcams channel, and your website. Keep up the great work.
I'm truly fascinated by the Germany of that era. Thank you for sharing..
These videos take me back to being 15, when all I did was read this WW2 history series at the library lol.
You're seriously a hidden gem to historians and CZcams. By far my favorite CZcams Channel.
I get excited every time I hear the intro music for Dr Felton’s videos-even my wife knows what channel I’m watching when the music begins. Without doubt, this is becoming my favorite CZcams channel.
I need to get some sleep Mr Felton cmon
I swear these things are addictive at night
"Blow it up!"
*explosion cracks it a bit*
"Yeah that will do."
Would love to visit these lairs. So glad they still stamding
Ha, in late 80s I was staying at the Steinort Manor (in Sztynort) during sailing camp. Back then the complex was fully restored and operational, there were also a couple of WW2 vehicle wrecks there. Now, the manor is in very poor shape and disrepair. I have also visited OKH command in Mamerki (Mauerwald) during many sailing trips on the Masurian Lakes District - there is a small marina at lake Mamry located few minutes walk from the bunkers. Thank you for yet another amazing production Mark!
I don't know where you stayed, it was certainly not Steinort manor. I was there in '87, it was not "operational" and not "fully restored" it was an impressive manor slowly turning into a ruin.
@@thomaswolf2896 It was either 85 or 86 - the building was restored or at least working (I was about 12 or 13 back then) - my parents sent me to a sailing school/camp. I was supposed to go back there the following year, but apparently during the winter the heating failed, water froze in the pipes and burst causing flooding and damage. The building was falling into disrepair since then. It is very unfortunate, that in spite of many years, no organisation was able to restore it. It would be now a wonderful hotel with a huge natural park behind the building.
I've been there, these buildings are really impressive !
Sometimes it turns out interesting places are closer to home then you might think! A few years ago I found out the Wolf's Lair was within acceptable driving distance from home, thanks to this video I also learned about Hochwald so when I finally go to visiting the Wolf's Lair last summer Hochwald was the first stop on the way there. Even though not much is left of the complex a visit to the Himmler bunker is worth a visit for sure.
Mark Felton: *uploads*
Me: "This is where the fun begins"
It's always good to see Mark Felton uploaded a new video, top quality content right here
This was neat to wake up to. I didn't know this existed. I've heard of the Wolfs Lair before. I spent a good part of yesterday listening to Ratlines as well. The pictures and filming help to add light to this. Thanks again.
Amazing!! I've never even heard of this bunker, everytime I think I have a good grasp of WW2 I watch another Mark Felton video and become humbled and enlighten, your knowledge is unsurpassed.
It is refreshing to find an historical channel about Germany where the narrator's pronunciation is spot on! Having been stationed in Germany for 12 years, it is painful to hear German mispronounced and misspelled. Thank you!
Felton posts, I click. Thank you for your efforts sir, it’s much appreciated.
Dr.Felton thanks so much for the history lessons i deeply appreciate it very much.
I Never seen this on “History Channel”
Thanks Mark 😊🇮🇪
My nightly routine is hoping there is a new film from Mark Felton, and if not, I listen to the war stories and do the same thing night and night again.
Simply the best war documentaries on any format!
Thank you Mr. Felton. Last year, during my yachting trip, I've visited Hitler's mammoth bunkers. Now I have a proper excuse to explore the area some more.
Also, some cheap and good beer near the bunkers... and good food in port towns like Sztynort, Okartowo and Mikołajki. A lot of history and a lot of fun during summer time.
You mean in towns like Groß Steinort, Eckersberg and Nikolaiken, in Eastern Prussia.
@@simonh6371 yes
My grandma lived just a few minutes away from there and she even met Hitler while she was searching for berries in the forest next to the street that led to the bunker.
wonderful for her ..bless him..
What was her impression of him?
How convenient 😂
My grandma lived there too! Maybe our grandmas even knew each other, who knows? :D
Mark I don't know how you keep coming up with more material but please don't stop.
Mark Felton Production, the best channel ever.. Thank you!
5:41 The guy to the right of Himmler (Black coat and glasses) is Subhash Chandra Bose. He was an Indian Freedom Fighter who unlike Gandhi was willing use violence to expel the British from India. Here, in this meeting he was discussing the plans of a possible German intervention. His story is fascinating and should be checked out. He even had a German wife during that time (Amidst Nuremberg laws).
This is just fascinating knowledge! Thank you. Hopefully (and I’ve just commented also) Mark will do a video on it.
I guess the Germans during the 3rd Reich accepted Chandra Bose as a fellow Aryan and those law don't apply. Just a thought, look up Aryan in India in Google.
Great observation ✌️
Yeah he was a decorated freedom fighter for india had his own army funded by Hitler.
@Hater Sensei Grand Master Chosen One Bollywood is a racist industry. An average Indian's look is different than what it is depicted in Bollywood. Most of the time they choose Perso-Arabic faces.
Some of them fought with the Japanese as well.
I’m sure the guards were thrilled to be “volunteered” for frontline duty. The ironic thing is the front line eventually found him.
Himmler betrayed Der Fuhrer and the German people " by trying to negotiate a separate peace agreement without Der Fuhrer approval. He was stripped of all his powers and was sought out to be arrested for treason . Eventually he avoided frontline duty by hiding in disguise and committed suicide. 💊⚰
I can imagine how that was announced😂 Himmler: ‘Guys good News i volunteered you all for frontline duty😀, no more boring guard duties’ guards: 😐
@@John-wf2dp Himmler: “Oh Hans I have a surprise for you. You look so bored walking around these woods, in the hot weather, with just female cooks and waitresses for company. I know you really want to do your duty instead”
Guards “No no. It’s ok we don’t mind”
Himmler “So I got you a posting to Stalingrad where all the action is. I hope you enjoy”
Guard 😭
@@notmenotme614 your name fits your comment perfectly 🤣🤣 I pictured the guard mumbling as himmler walks towards him *Not Me Not Me*
@@edwinhernandez9276 maybe he betrayed the furher there, but not the German people. Although it could be said he betrayed them long ago by that point.
It is 12:28 AM here, thanks for the video, I need more things to watch before I go to bed.
Mountain time gang lol
Anakin Skywalker Do you know “The History Guy”?
Sam I am Nkt personally, but yes I watch his videos.
First cup of coffee, and a new felton video.. gonna be a good day.
We learn a lot more from this channel then any other teachers😎
Edit:keep up the great best educational videos I ever seen ever Thank you🤠
Do you like history ?
Or you could read a book.
“The breeze less, fetid swamp of the Wolf’s Lair.” Fitting. Though I’m sure some of the inhabitants would have welcomed that stink after their first few days holed up in that tomb of a bunker in Berlin.
Definitely sums up the Third Reich
From all accounts, the Wolf's Lair was one of the most unpleasant places to live-freeing cold in Winter, hot and humid with mosquitoes in summer. Note that Hitler and his staff never dressed down-always in full uniform in that summer heat.
Yes, awesome place and area...70 km from my hometown. Greetings from Northern Poland.
top quality videos dr. mark felton!
suggestion: pls cover kurt knispel the panzer ace
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Very detailed and informative location about himmler , and staff , absolutely amazing , thank you M F .
Your pronunciation of German names is excellent.
I'm born and raised German. I disagree. Many times I could only figure what he was trying to say after it was printed on screen.
sry but the pronunciation of Hochwald is completely wrong. the ch should not sound like a 'k' like the Ch in character, it is pronounced the same way you would pronounce Loch Ness.
With the 'k' the meaning is sitting woods (I was a bit confused after hearing it xD) but the correct meaning is high woods when it's pronounced correctly :D
I get to attend my history classes, and this time around I am absolutely attentive to the lessons I am learning! Great input and so very good! Thanks!
From all I've read, Himmler was well liked by his subordinates, and considered a kind boss. Bormann on the other hand was universally hated!
I love your work! I recently learned of the “German Dunkirk” and the sinking of three large ships. Staggering loss of life. It is very intriguing.
I have never seen nor heard a documentary that puts you into history itself such as Mark Felton, it is such a personal presentation that it's as though one was there visiting these sites personally.
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You checked all the schools? You went over every states curriculum?
Another great video from Dr. Felton himself.
Made my day tbh.
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Love your channel Mark. It's refreshing to see these littler-known aspects of the war discussed. Gives everything a greater context.
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As usual, great episode. Managed to watch it just before my corporate job today...
Oh cool an upload; Looks like I am going to be late to work today.
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Colin a lot of people are off of work, with the covid -19 shut downs etc. And they are seeking quality programming to kill time. Thankfully, they’ve found it here. Mr. (or is it Dr..?) Felton is amazing!
We have another Fegelein sighting!
at 1:33 center.
rare Fegelein right there, he looks like he's taking a dump
@@GannicusMisteriosdeHonduras Damn you guys know your Nazis well. Me too, I thought the same thing.
Oh, Fegelein. Your antics never cease to amaze me.
and 1:46
Ive seen a still shot of that 1.33 scene printed somewhere with Fegelein looking on. Who's that Himmler is speaking with though, Sepp Dietrich? Fegelein in colour also stands behind Hitler at 2.14 (Frentz film?)
Thank you for what you do. These lesser known aspects are incredibly interesting. Thank you for signing a light on these events
As we go on listening to the audio, the whole picture of the great war passes by our eyes. Excellent narration. Thank you.
Been there 3 times. It almost looks like some natural landscaping in many areas, i.e. huge boulders cliffs, etc... but these are ruins of bunkers. Cool place. I highly recommend it. (edit: the main Wolf's Lair)
Very mesmerising! And your voice has that undertone of addictiveness. For someone who’s scored a distinction in history class in high school I love every bit of your uploads!
Oh wow I've been there this summer in that bunker it's quite grand
Another genuinely interesting video - don’t know how Mark comes up with research ideas and the facts to back them up. This stuff should be on main stream TV