Did Hitler Have a Son?

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  • čas přidán 11. 08. 2022
  • Examining the mystery of whether Hitler fathered an illegitimate son while serving in France in WW1.
    Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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  • @nicholasgreywitt9305
    @nicholasgreywitt9305 Před rokem +5000

    Here's one of the greatest thing about Mark. If this were a topic of a documentary on the History channel the documentary would have been 10 episodes long and 2 hours a piece. Mark is so concise and clear with his information presentation. There's no clickbait

    • @bobmcl2406
      @bobmcl2406 Před rokem +186

      So true, and they would have dug up some island in Nova Scotia looking for evidence!

    • @jarraandyftm
      @jarraandyftm Před rokem +179

      And it would have ended up being about aliens.

    • @patrickhutchison6465
      @patrickhutchison6465 Před rokem +63

      Yea, and most of the history channel entries would probably just be episodes of pawn stars.

    • @schroedingersdog7965
      @schroedingersdog7965 Před rokem +8

      @@jarraandyftm 🤣👍🏻

    • @raymondtonns2521
      @raymondtonns2521 Před rokem +8

      and refreshingly so!

  • @Elektrolurch89
    @Elektrolurch89 Před rokem +2526

    as a German, I would like to praise Mark for making an extraordinary effort to pronounce the names correctly.
    most creators don’t go this extra mile.

    • @JGCR59
      @JGCR59 Před rokem +60

      Definitely. Mark does a sterling job of not butchering german names

    • @kanaric
      @kanaric Před rokem +30

      He does well with all ethnicities i've seen

    • @Jonathanbegg
      @Jonathanbegg Před rokem +9

      Sounds a bit uncomfortable, though. Like Anna Ford pronouncing 'guerillas' in the Spanish style, so as not to sound like 'Gorillas'.

    • @raymondtonns2521
      @raymondtonns2521 Před rokem +5

      fur sicher !

    • @musictraining5071
      @musictraining5071 Před rokem +3

      good for you natsi

  • @kennedymcgovern5413
    @kennedymcgovern5413 Před rokem +132

    What a lovely woman his mother was.
    Once I heard that the DNA testing said it wasn't so, I went from 90% to 100% certain that this man is NOT Hitler's son. So, I am equally certain that his mother knew he was not Hitler's son.
    Yet, she started this with him after the world found out what a monster Hitler was. Not only did the boy have to live with that stigma for no reason, his wife walked out on him over it.
    "Gee, thanks Mom!"

    • @surijosuperbaby
      @surijosuperbaby Před 5 měsíci +10

      Didn´t you understand that HE WANTED TO BE Hitler´s son??

    • @TheCandiceWang
      @TheCandiceWang Před 3 měsíci +4

      ​@@surijosuperbabyhe needed a therapist

  • @redjirachi1
    @redjirachi1 Před rokem +138

    This makes me wonder about my own family. My great-grandfather was in WWI and he rarely said anything about what he did, besides digging tunnels under Germans and almost losing a toe in an infection. So far all I know my dad has a long-lost cousin

    • @spencer1381
      @spencer1381 Před 7 měsíci +6

      Can you find out the spelling of your grand fathers first and last name and possibly his dob or somewhere he lived? You might be able to find out information about where he was born the names of his family on ancestry

    • @Jonathan_Doe_
      @Jonathan_Doe_ Před 7 měsíci +2

      Messine ridge?

    • @ethanweeter2732
      @ethanweeter2732 Před 5 měsíci

      Saying he had the Clap as his infection?

  • @raypurchase801
    @raypurchase801 Před rokem +1561

    Of course Hitler had a son.
    He had loads of them.
    They all work here in the UK as parking wardens.

  • @davef.2811
    @davef.2811 Před rokem +627

    A remarkable resemblance in the facial structure and general appearance. I remember my dad talking of this as a youngster.

    • @hughmungus1767
      @hughmungus1767 Před rokem

      A resemblance is not proof. Here in Canada, there is popular speculation that Justin Trudeau was fathered by Fidel Castro due to some striking resemblances in photos. But no one has been able to prove that Trudeau's mother met Castro before 1976 when Justin was already 5 years old.

    • @OPIXdotWORLD
      @OPIXdotWORLD Před rokem +47

      i agree...thats the grandson too...

    • @nicholastracy4915
      @nicholastracy4915 Před rokem +78

      There is definitely a resemblance!

    • @gabork5055
      @gabork5055 Před rokem +28

      It's just the moustache adding to the illusion.
      They don't look anything alike.

    • @niranjansrinivasan4042
      @niranjansrinivasan4042 Před rokem +97

      @@gabork5055 his eyes and nose tell otherwise

  • @peterfitzgerald53
    @peterfitzgerald53 Před rokem +50

    Mark ,I have learnt more from your videos ,than I have reading books in the last forty years. an indispensable resource as always .many thanks .

  • @martimcshy
    @martimcshy Před rokem +11

    Holy cow man, I’m hooked on your videos. You are absolutely brilliant and your delivery of the information is quite remarkable

  • @UkraineJames2000
    @UkraineJames2000 Před rokem +668

    Hearing about Hitler's romantic life makes me feel like I'm reading some weird fanfiction or something.

    • @gmoops8986
      @gmoops8986 Před rokem +13

      A weak Willie?

    • @mastathrash5609
      @mastathrash5609 Před rokem

      Humans ARE wierd so I guarantee you that does exist.
      Also Saw the thumbnail as thought, yaa.. if I thought my dad was Hitler, I'd prolly look like Grumpy Cat as well.

    • @y_ffordd
      @y_ffordd Před rokem +17

      You like the lederhosen?

    • @noncounterproductive4596
      @noncounterproductive4596 Před rokem +9

      The whole story is false. Felton should know it and he should have told you, but then he'd have a much shorter video.

    • @jaybee9269
      @jaybee9269 Před rokem +12

      He did fancy the young women.

  • @wnc1129
    @wnc1129 Před rokem +1478

    I'm just saying, a thousand views in 3 minutes after posting. Dr Felton is the best History Professor on CZcams

    • @csjrogerson2377
      @csjrogerson2377 Před rokem +7

      Professor Mark Felton - even better VFM than a Dr.

    • @joshuadenny1215
      @joshuadenny1215 Před rokem +4

      @@doku367 it’s CZcams, that kind of stuff doesn’t really matter. And considering it’s WW2 pretty much everything is already in the common knowledge and can be found if you want to dig for it. You can’t really make plagiarism claims here.

    • @xiaoka
      @xiaoka Před rokem +2

      10k within 25 mins

    • @lynnhughes6350
      @lynnhughes6350 Před rokem +2

      That’s what I was just saying

    • @Yaz-pn9py
      @Yaz-pn9py Před rokem

      Mor
      Than likely the world.

  • @adammckenzie8769
    @adammckenzie8769 Před 8 měsíci +5

    The fact he kept a moustache like Hitler's says he played right into it....

  • @nancysloan3731
    @nancysloan3731 Před rokem +11

    Thank you Mark for your videos. Since my Dad trapsed throughout Europe as a Sergeant in WWII I am interested in this period of history.

  • @rolandocastaneda4429
    @rolandocastaneda4429 Před rokem +639

    Whenever I have a miserable day, five minutes of hearing Mark Felton and my misery goes away. A war story a day keeps my boredom away. Thanks Mark for sharing.

    • @Servo_M
      @Servo_M Před rokem +10

      A war story?
      Are you ok?

    • @danielmoran9902
      @danielmoran9902 Před rokem +3

      MARK FELTON!

    • @johnryder3381
      @johnryder3381 Před rokem

      @@Servo_M qa P l

    • @FootageFactory
      @FootageFactory Před rokem +5

      After having a miserable day, I thank god I’m not related to Hitler. Or at least I hope!

    • @ropaul8006
      @ropaul8006 Před rokem +7

      @@Servo_M its called having a passion for history

  • @marknuttall8793
    @marknuttall8793 Před rokem +1957

    Mark Felton - Providing more facts about history than any history teacher

  • @josephandrews8483
    @josephandrews8483 Před rokem +4

    Fascinating history with extraordinary presentation!!

  • @Articulate99
    @Articulate99 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Always interesting, thank you.

  • @gildardorivasvalles6368
    @gildardorivasvalles6368 Před rokem +164

    I have to say, the physical resemblance between the two is uncanny.

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Před rokem +19

      Not really. If he lost the mustache you wouldn't see any resemblance

    • @niranjansrinivasan4042
      @niranjansrinivasan4042 Před rokem +41

      @@FC-hj9ub his eyes and nose have some resemblance

    • @byron5229
      @byron5229 Před rokem +2

      His moustache and his hair is swept to the side lol

    • @Hirohito_iLoveYou
      @Hirohito_iLoveYou Před rokem +29

      @@FC-hj9ub facial structure, eyes, ears & nose….lol the mustache isn’t even all that prominent imo.

    • @Threezi04
      @Threezi04 Před rokem +15

      @@FC-hj9ub The moustache is negligible here, his facial structure is very similar to Hitler's.

  • @61futura
    @61futura Před rokem +738

    I have Linge's book. He mentions the above incident, but says that he left the room when Hitler wanted to talk with Himmler privately. At that time he did not know the topic of discussion. Afterwards "there was some talk of a woman and son." Linge says it was 37 years later when he learned the subjects' names in a journal article written by Werner Maser at the University of Salzburg in 1978.

    • @eze8970
      @eze8970 Před rokem +44

      Could it have been a secret son of Himmler's?

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 Před rokem +38

      Very good remark. This is what matters in journalism

    • @saintofkildas
      @saintofkildas Před rokem

      @@eze8970 or any nazi leader

    • @Ayeshteni
      @Ayeshteni Před rokem +30

      @@eze8970 Doubtful. I don't think Himmler served on the Western Front, certainly not in 1917.

    • @Kriegserinnerungen
      @Kriegserinnerungen Před rokem +47

      @@Ayeshteni yup, Himmler was never in the First World War, which is why he made up so many medals to give to himself

  • @justinquaylepate1358
    @justinquaylepate1358 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Very impressive work Mark!!

  • @bmcg5296
    @bmcg5296 Před rokem

    Absolutely stunning video Dr. Felton on a claim, that is extremely strange in every detail. This is one of your videos I’ve missed somewhere, with You Tubes weird lack of notification on your content at times. It’s annoying only seeing this today, with notifications on.

  • @user-ck3bo8wd4p
    @user-ck3bo8wd4p Před rokem +98

    Remember when The History Channel had stuff like this? Glad we have Dr. Felton!

    • @johnaustin9051
      @johnaustin9051 Před rokem +7

      It's now The Pawn Stars, American Pickers Channel. Used to love The History Channel.

    • @johnaustin9051
      @johnaustin9051 Před rokem

      @Aleksandar Milović lmao.....true.

  • @odawg2278
    @odawg2278 Před rokem +102

    The intros never get old💀

  • @PARTISANSDESTROYINGTYRANNY

    You have literally hooked me with your videos. Could you possibly do some videos of Pre 20th century topics of Germany? I would love to see how it was for my Ancestors and why some immigrated to America. Thanks Mark keep it up your doing great.

  • @johnelliott7375
    @johnelliott7375 Před rokem +1

    As always enjoyable and informative history by the Doctor but sadly the reply days are long gone and that is what I miss the most about the channel. I have followed it for a long time and I will continue to support, comment, like and share even if they have gotten to big or whatever the reason why they won't respond anymore. I have a great WW2 history story of a little known Marine that was in the flag raising of Iwo jima and survived the war to make it home and meet a very sad demise. Great day and week upcoming to you all.

  • @Flame64x
    @Flame64x Před rokem +397

    Another extremely insightful analysis Professor Felton. I think I speak for all of us when I say: thank you.

    • @herseem
      @herseem Před rokem +1

      you do.

    • @DesertRat63
      @DesertRat63 Před rokem +3

      Nein, sprich nicht für mich...

    • @MichaelKingsfordGray
      @MichaelKingsfordGray Před rokem

      What? You speak for all anonymous infantile cowards?
      That is nice to know.

    • @y_ffordd
      @y_ffordd Před rokem +4

      You dont speak for me, theres nothing in this story, no quantifiable facts or conclusion.

    • @nickhector5060
      @nickhector5060 Před rokem +1

      Yeah... ...nah.

  • @spartan114m
    @spartan114m Před rokem +34

    The best history channel with no frills or filler. Uncut pure.

  • @davidpreston8414
    @davidpreston8414 Před rokem

    Another brilliant video .

  • @jorr1334
    @jorr1334 Před rokem

    Mr Felton has a great sense of humor as well as historical knowledge.

  • @MrDlt123
    @MrDlt123 Před rokem +106

    Mark always manages to find interesting stories which most people havent considered or thought about, and he does it without bias. It adds so much depth to the entire picture of the war.

  • @rumpstatefiasco
    @rumpstatefiasco Před rokem +254

    Heart rate rises in anticipation of another Felton gem.

    • @neunundfuenfzigposition
      @neunundfuenfzigposition Před rokem +4

      Hahaha true man

    • @ghostdetective5949
      @ghostdetective5949 Před rokem +2

      Exactly!

    • @Zamandu
      @Zamandu Před rokem

      Chill sheesh

    • @SnoopyDoofie
      @SnoopyDoofie Před rokem +1

      That takes about 5 miinutes off your life expectancy. But I guess if it's enjoying a Mark Felton video, it was worth it.

    • @mikeoz4803
      @mikeoz4803 Před rokem

      Hitler was a notorious homosexual. He surrounded himself with them until the bloody massacre of the Night of the Long Knives so as to favour himself with the military.

  • @Martin2024hiithere
    @Martin2024hiithere Před 8 měsíci

    As always mark ur videos are always interesting u learn so much thank you

  • @davidholmgren659
    @davidholmgren659 Před rokem +2

    A very interesting story, and apparently some people in high places took it seriously. Great video.

  • @irish3335
    @irish3335 Před rokem +58

    Your pronunciations of German, French. And other European languages is spot on! It shows the detail and effort you put into your videos! Thanks for another great one Dr Felton!

    • @stefan2292
      @stefan2292 Před rokem +1

      Calm yourself. Mark Felton's youtube documentaries are excellent but, no, he does not know how to pronounce Saint Quentin (4:47).

  • @charlessaint7926
    @charlessaint7926 Před rokem +38

    Luke: What are you most afraid of?
    Loret: Myself...
    Luke: Because you're a Hitler. Leia knew it, too.

    • @vk2ig
      @vk2ig Před rokem +6

      _The moustache is strong on this one_ ...

  • @Getinson
    @Getinson Před rokem

    Love these!

  • @DRdixMaximus
    @DRdixMaximus Před rokem +1

    Hey friend's just letting you know this channel is glowing and don't be spooked if they keep coming up in your video section. Great stuff.

  • @nekite1
    @nekite1 Před rokem +37

    My jaw hits the floor once again! The clarity of the presentation is wonderful! As I have said before, these video clips should be part of any history curriculum.

    • @josephwinder6878
      @josephwinder6878 Před rokem

      Why? It's just gossip and not actually important whether Hitler spawned mini me's. It doesn't change anything

  • @Best.Of.Britian
    @Best.Of.Britian Před rokem +14

    Always love your videos. No flashy cgi or overly dramatic music, just cold hard facts plain and simple

  • @elitebum4184
    @elitebum4184 Před rokem +3

    He’s probably in South America somewhere ruling a pigmy colony

  • @birddogfreemann
    @birddogfreemann Před rokem

    Well done.

  • @gazhevski
    @gazhevski Před rokem +25

    CZcams historians in 2080 be like: "Did Mark Felton have a son?"

    • @vk2ig
      @vk2ig Před rokem +9

      And the _History Channel_ version will be: "Did Mark Felton use _Die Glocke_ to travel back in time to interview top Nazis?"

    • @gazhevski
      @gazhevski Před rokem +3

      @@vk2ig and at the end of the episode the conclusion will be: *We shall never truly know"

    • @Embersofthedark
      @Embersofthedark Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@gazhevski as someone who's only been able to watch the history channel on tv this is way to true

  • @xycomm5604
    @xycomm5604 Před rokem +24

    You can’t control who your father is. But you can control who you will be.

  • @stormthrush37
    @stormthrush37 Před rokem +25

    It is soooo weird seeing Hitler being that kind, sweet, and loving with children. It's hard to resolve those images with the person and behaviors all of us most commonly associate him with today.

    • @ABC1701A
      @ABC1701A Před rokem +6

      Apparently kids loved him as well, he seemed to be one of those who, normally, would be the favourite uncle who had no kids of his own so spoiled his nephews/nieces instead.

    • @EllieMaes-Grandad
      @EllieMaes-Grandad Před 9 měsíci +1

      H has never been accused of being a paedophile. Accused of much else, but not that. Odd?

    • @kalevipoeg6916
      @kalevipoeg6916 Před 7 měsíci

      Well, that's because Hitler was...well...a person. Not a demon ranting and raving at all hours but a deeply troubled and flawed human being. History presents him as this raving lunatic when in reality those who knew him, knew him as a quiet and charming person who loved animals and children. That doesn't mean he didn't do anything WRONG - he certainly played his part - but the reality is, a lot of things attributed to Hitler were carried out by those AROUND him, and he was just the public FACE of the party. Not all decisions made were even his idea. Some were, some weren't, and on some things he was puppeted by other, smarter men who knew how to manipulate his belief system and get him to make orders they wanted him to make.
      Hitler didn't start life out with an intention to "kill all the jews" - he BECAME that way over time due to his experiences, his (flawed and incorrect) information sources (remember, the internet did not exist then - you couldn't just look things up), racial beliefs of the time, the aftermath of Germany's loss in WWI and the need he felt for them to reclaim their dignity and power as a people - a LOT of things contributed to Hitler BECOMING the "monster" history remembers him as.
      But that's the easy answer. To simply say someone did what they did because they were evil, end of story. Nobody is born evil - in fact I'd argue that there is no true "good" or "evil" - only what we PERCEIVE to be "right" and "wrong" and therefore "good" or "evil" - but morality is not universal among all living things or even among humans. It's much harder to face the truth: Hitler was just another human like you and me and everyone else, and t hat we ALL have the POTENTIAL in us to go to that place and do dark, dark deeds if we allow ourselves to go down that path or to be lead down that path by our experiences and upbringing.
      I suggest the film Der Untergang - The Downfall - about Hitler's last days in the bunker. You probably saw a clip from it - it has become that famous meme where Hitler is ranting about this or that topic - "Hitler reacts to _____" - that's from that movie. But it's actually REALLY accurate according to people who really knew Hitler in terms of what he was actually like - so if you want to understand what the real Hitler was REALLY like in daily life, watch that movie.

  • @VaderPopsVicodin10
    @VaderPopsVicodin10 Před 8 měsíci

    Very Intriguing subject.

  • @oncall21
    @oncall21 Před rokem +4

    Well researched as always Dr Felton. Thanks for sharing!

  • @russellamb8783
    @russellamb8783 Před rokem +17

    This guy is unreal...educated AND intellectual amazing content as usual

  • @NordicTG
    @NordicTG Před rokem

    learning more about History & the most intresting for me being WW2, from Mark Felton is great stuff, I don t need 10 episodes from Documentary to get my WW2 fix, Mark Felton does that in less than 8 minutes.

  • @dx1450
    @dx1450 Před rokem +5

    6:49 Sadly, Philippe Loret appears to be proud of his claimed heritage to Hitler. If I were in that spot, I'd be constantly worried that someone might find out.

    • @bigpapi6688
      @bigpapi6688 Před měsícem +1

      I agree, but I don’t even think he seriously thought he was a descendant. He was likely just a creep who liked Hitler, and used the supposed heritage as an excuse for it. You see that sometimes in the states; descendants of civil war veterans will claim they’re just proud of their grandfathers fighting spirit. When I’m reality, they’re proud of the history of slavery and need a more palatable excuse for that.

  • @thunderbird1921
    @thunderbird1921 Před rokem +112

    Okay, I seriously had NEVER heard of these rumors in my life. Dr. Felton has once again managed to astonish us all.

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron Před rokem +2

      All bollox... or a least one bollok

    • @mvubu6823
      @mvubu6823 Před rokem +2

      @@DaveSCameron the other... Is in the CITY HALL

    • @deuteroniusz9222
      @deuteroniusz9222 Před rokem +1

      I knew about it before.

    • @stephenbrand5661
      @stephenbrand5661 Před rokem +3

      Speak for yourself, plenty of hardcore history buffs watch Dr. Felton's videos too ya know!! I'm a subscriber but I will say that Felton has deleted at least one of my comments when I had the temerity to correct him about something. I guess it's true what they say about meeting your heroes!! 😂

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron Před rokem

      @@mvubu6823 Dayem, I've been singing it wrong since 1974!!😂

  • @alawhie
    @alawhie Před rokem +166

    Arguably the greatest ww2 historian to ever exist! Thank you for making history so interesting for all of us Mark🇿🇦

  • @amandadavis4446
    @amandadavis4446 Před 8 měsíci +1

    You should have your own show on history channel or discovery... your videos are so impressive... and when i say detailed... i tip my hat sir

  • @user-yn8qi4fn4y
    @user-yn8qi4fn4y Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you Mark

  • @franciscampagna2711
    @franciscampagna2711 Před rokem +3

    Thank you. Heard parts of the story long ago. Just enough information available to keep the story from dying out entirely. The perfect legend.

    • @mikeoz4803
      @mikeoz4803 Před rokem

      Hitler was a notorious homosexual. He surrounded himself with them until the bloody massacre of the Night of the Long Knives so as to favour himself with the military.

  • @charliemijatovic8562
    @charliemijatovic8562 Před rokem +21

    One thing I love about Mark is that he's one of the few CZcamsrs I've found that actually bothers to pronounce the German names accurately. I know Mark speaks Deutsch, but for such a simple thing that shows respect for the history, most don't bother. I have family on both sides so it really is greatly appreciated.

    • @mikeoz4803
      @mikeoz4803 Před rokem

      Hitler was a notorious homosexual. He surrounded himself with them until the bloody massacre of the Night of the Long Knives so as to favour himself with the military.

  • @roseogrady8785
    @roseogrady8785 Před rokem

    Thank You.

  • @martsmarts
    @martsmarts Před 6 měsíci +2

    If there were a podcast or a drinking session of historians. Mark Felton is the best topic starter on the table

  • @ilocosmetro
    @ilocosmetro Před rokem +4

    Dr. Mark Felton uploads another video I couldn't have even thought up

  • @wyattmcgee1
    @wyattmcgee1 Před rokem +17

    All documentaries should be like Felton’s videos.

  • @nathanherren6708
    @nathanherren6708 Před rokem +1

    That poor man’s wife was like “I knew it!!” 🤦‍♂️

    • @bigpapi6688
      @bigpapi6688 Před měsícem +1

      What would be even worse is if he isn’t the descendant of Hitler, his mom knew that, and lied to him anyway. That’s man’s life was ruined after that. If his mom wasn’t 100% certain that he was hitlers kid, she never should have mentioned it. Truly a nasty woman if she told him that knowing it couldn’t have been true.

  • @dereinzigeweg
    @dereinzigeweg Před 11 měsíci +2

    The thumbnail is hilarious :)

  • @user-saraswatidevi
    @user-saraswatidevi Před rokem +3

    Been waiting for you to make a video on this since I kept hearing about it

  • @daneast
    @daneast Před rokem +218

    This raises a simpler and more fundamental question - it would be a great topic for Mr. Felton to look into. What governments, if any, are in possession of Hitler's DNA? I'm talking about 100% confirmed as Hitler's DNA. The tests mentioned in this video that were done by the journalists, etc, are completely invalid if we don't know 100% they had the correct DNA samples. A positive match confirming paternity is one thing, however a negative match can simply mean you don't have the correct DNA samples. If we don't know for certain the pedigree of the samples, then nothing has been proven either way.

    • @koba2348
      @koba2348 Před rokem +31

      Russia for certain has it

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Před rokem +6

      Nothing? A son and grandson are not responsible for their parents crimes

    • @genericpersonx333
      @genericpersonx333 Před rokem +30

      The issue is that in 1945, no one was properly collecting DNA samples because the theory was not developed enough. Biological material was being collected, but not with DNA identification in mind, so such samples either contained no viable DNA to start with or were improperly preserved (often stored in toxic chemicals and/or frequently contaminated), usually destroying the validity of the samples for DNA purposes.
      There are purported biological samples of Hitler, be it hair, blood, and other materials. The sourcing of these samples is questionable, because it was not like Hitler was giving away blood, ripped-out hair with root material, and other stuff to people on a regular basis. There is a story that the Soviets found someone they believed was Hitler, collected material from the body, but that is just a story as things stand, and even if they did find a body they thought was Hitler, it does not mean it was actually Hitler, just that they thought it was.

    • @GRANOLA77
      @GRANOLA77 Před rokem +10

      I have some of his DNA

    • @kali6651
      @kali6651 Před rokem

      Hitler came in my mouth, I've some some DNA to provide.

  • @DEADG6D
    @DEADG6D Před rokem

    Thank you mark

  • @zombiedodge1426
    @zombiedodge1426 Před rokem +64

    Jay Nordlinger discusses this strange case in his excellent book "Children of Dictators."
    Another amazing detail from the book: one of Mussolini's sons was an acclaimed musician performing under a stage name, but he eventually reverted to using his real surname and attracted much larger crowds to his concerts.

    • @jeffk464
      @jeffk464 Před rokem +4

      Its a bummer when your dictator father gets deposed or looses a major war. :)

    • @tomhenry897
      @tomhenry897 Před rokem

      Wasn’t a famous Italian actress later elected to office related to Mussolini

    • @JesusChristDenton
      @JesusChristDenton Před rokem +6

      Alessandra Mussolini (his granddaughter iirc) was a good singer. look up some of her work. she worked with the japanese which is funny. the italian japanese musical axis

    • @zombiedodge1426
      @zombiedodge1426 Před rokem +4

      @@tomhenry897 That was Alessandra Mussolini, who was in some B movies before going into politics.
      Sophia Loren's sister married Mussolini's son!

    • @zombiedodge1426
      @zombiedodge1426 Před rokem

      @@JesusChristDenton They should have collaborated with Scorpions or Kraftwerk.

  • @shearwave7885
    @shearwave7885 Před rokem +20

    I love literally every video you have put out Mr. Felton. Thank you for the great content and keeping history alive!! I think if schools showed kids your videos a lot more children would be history buffs!

  • @mrme4691
    @mrme4691 Před 5 měsíci +2

    "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball", sometimes known as "The River Kwai March", is a World War II British song, the lyrics of which, sung to the tune of the World War I-era "Colonel Bogey March", impugn the masculinity of Nazi leaders by alleging they had missing, deformed, or undersized testicles. Multiple variant lyrics exist, but the most common version refers to rumours that Adolf Hitler had monorchism ("one ball"), and accuses Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler of microorchidism ("two but very small") and Joseph Goebbels of anorchia ("no balls at all"). An alternative version suggests Hitler's missing testicle is displayed as a war trophy in the Royal Albert Hall.

    • @SkyForceOne2
      @SkyForceOne2 Před 4 měsíci

      truly, what a marvel of intellect. the british were never a bright lot, just look at their fottball chants. as best as their music gets.

  • @wroot1
    @wroot1 Před rokem +1

    Philippe Loret - what a madlad with all those portraits on his wall 😆

    • @Nonameatalljusthi
      @Nonameatalljusthi Před 3 měsíci

      I am the portrait on that man’s wall. Ahahahhahaha😂
      Cute isn’t it!? I just remain the entertainment for him as he walks by and ignores me and I am just wanting to be hugged by a living baby doll. He is the living baby doll and I am just the portrait and art gallery wanting a hug. 🥺

  • @gordy3714
    @gordy3714 Před rokem +21

    Yes it was John Cleese.

    • @artnull13
      @artnull13 Před rokem +7

      Don’t mention the war!

    • @mikehipperson
      @mikehipperson Před rokem +3

      He changed his name from Cheese to avoid any possible link with Hitler!

    • @ice9594
      @ice9594 Před rokem +1

      Yes & he’s damn good at goose stepping too!

  • @Stackedwithcash
    @Stackedwithcash Před rokem +308

    Nice work Mark. Once again, I’m impressed. But I must say, he looks enough like Hitler to be his son. And considering these DNA tests were run with questionable DNA, I think it could be very possible. But you have presented the facts in a quick and concise manner. Indeed, I think your channel ought to be a part of history curriculum everywhere. It’s accurate and it has no extra garbage we don’t need. Well done!

    • @revanofkorriban1505
      @revanofkorriban1505 Před rokem +4

      He has been found to use plagiarism in his youtube videos.

    • @chewy99.
      @chewy99. Před rokem +18

      Even his supposed grandson looks like him.

    • @gregthomson2299
      @gregthomson2299 Před rokem +11

      His moustache looks identical. Very interesting that he chose to adopt that look. Does the grandson have one too?

    • @georgeochoa3089
      @georgeochoa3089 Před 10 měsíci +7

      I would say even the eyes are quite similar…

    • @wynwilliams911
      @wynwilliams911 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@revanofkorriban1505 oh, by whom and when

  • @carolinechurch5053
    @carolinechurch5053 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Resemblance is strong with the “son” and “grandson” :)

  • @jeremyturner3171
    @jeremyturner3171 Před 6 měsíci

    Good job bud

  • @jollygreengiant7072
    @jollygreengiant7072 Před rokem +4

    If you had been my history teacher l would be Dr. Jolly by now Your subject matter and presentation skills are second to none. Thank You for taking the time and effort to share as it must take ages to research and produce all your amazing work .

    • @mikeoz4803
      @mikeoz4803 Před rokem

      Hitler was a notorious homosexual. He surrounded himself with them until the bloody massacre of the Night of the Long Knives so as to favour himself with the military.

  • @raypurchase801
    @raypurchase801 Před rokem +51

    There is also a suggestion in his half-sister's diary (Bridget) that Hitler visited England in the early 1920s.

    • @1516Spinola6040
      @1516Spinola6040 Před rokem +1

      Do you know if the diary is published?

    • @MichaelGGarry
      @MichaelGGarry Před rokem +4

      Stayed in Liverpool apparently.

    • @1516Spinola6040
      @1516Spinola6040 Před rokem +6

      Looked it up. It was the wife of his half-brother. There is no other evidence.

    • @esharpeh
      @esharpeh Před rokem +6

      @@MichaelGGarry that has actually been admitted to be manufactured in order to gain money & attention.

    • @KeyK0ng
      @KeyK0ng Před rokem +7

      Hitler allegedly visited his half brother Alois who lived in Liverpool 1912.

  • @ThomasDoubting5
    @ThomasDoubting5 Před rokem

    Prolific creator of high quality content.

  • @patrickb1303
    @patrickb1303 Před rokem +1

    This dude was like “I won’t let dads facial hair style fade into history”…..

  • @karlvonboldt
    @karlvonboldt Před rokem +81

    It’s quite possible that he had an entire family! There is a belief that he had a daughter named Ursula (Uschi )

    • @ispartacus1337
      @ispartacus1337 Před rokem

      Possible but EXTREMELY unlikely. At least not any that he would know about. In this day and age it's very easy to prove with DNA. Hitler has plenty of relatives still alive today.

    • @manjunathnr4624
      @manjunathnr4624 Před rokem +40

      Ursula von der leyen ?

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron Před rokem +1

      Colonel Bogey! #Bollox 🎵🇬🇧

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 Před rokem +2

      Lame

    • @interpl6089
      @interpl6089 Před rokem

      @@manjunathnr4624 Yeah, She Acts Like Nazi, I Think It's Possible

  • @ZephodBeeblebrox
    @ZephodBeeblebrox Před rokem +73

    After the main character is dead, many come forward to claim to be offspring. The woman that claimed to be a surviving Romanov for example. It can't be long before somebody claims to be Thatcher's illegitimate heir.

    • @exactlybasically8603
      @exactlybasically8603 Před rokem +25

      Who in the world would want that?

    • @mountainhobo
      @mountainhobo Před rokem

      @@exactlybasically8603 People do weird things for fame. Some even become mass killers. Being Hitler's son would certainly make one a celebrity of sorts, and it did for him in the 70s.

    • @theoneandonlydetraebean8286
      @theoneandonlydetraebean8286 Před rokem

      @@exactlybasically8603 I guess someone who just really hates Scottish and Northern English people

    • @reginabillotti
      @reginabillotti Před rokem

      @@exactlybasically8603 Why would a Frenchman in postwar France want to claim he was related to Hitler?

    • @Badchi
      @Badchi Před rokem +10

      @@exactlybasically8603 in romanov’s case - anyone. They have substantial wealth in european banks, one that could rival that of Rockfellers

  • @mysticmeg5962
    @mysticmeg5962 Před rokem +2

    I highly recommend Heinz Linge’s book “with hitler to the end.”

  • @Mrgunsngear
    @Mrgunsngear Před rokem

    Thanks

  • @jussim.konttinen4981
    @jussim.konttinen4981 Před rokem +58

    Himmler had a cottage in Finland. At that time, young women washed men's backs. I can imagine one thing leading to another. Himmler dressed casually and was escorted by the police. Among other things, he bought toys from the Stockmann department store, which he donated to orphans. Interestingly, Stockmann is still operating in Moscow, despite the current sanctions.

  • @ZGHistory
    @ZGHistory Před rokem +202

    Interesting. I do wonder when Linge wrote his memoirs, as if they were during 1970s, it could be argued that he was aware of Loret and added the mention of him in order to ad some salacious spice to Hitler's life. I also think it would be worth examining the original memoirs against the editors copy as it's possible the editor(s) may have taken liberties.

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 Před rokem +3

      @Bonka Someone wrote that he had read the book by Linge and that Linge didn't actually know the subject of the talk. He knew that is was about a women and a boy or something like that. Later he figured from Werner Maser's theory on Hitlers son that this was the subject. So perhaps Linge shouldn't be seen as the source but Maser.
      Might have been Himmlers son or anything really.

    • @stevevicory9623
      @stevevicory9623 Před rokem +1

      I was thinking exactly the same thing as I watched. If he had no idea of Loret's claim, why else would he mention being ordered to find them?

    • @zackkilgore528
      @zackkilgore528 Před rokem +1

      That is a genuine possibility

    • @user-lv7ph7hs7l
      @user-lv7ph7hs7l Před rokem

      Irrelevant DNA doesn't match.

    • @mikeoz4803
      @mikeoz4803 Před rokem

      Hitler was a notorious homosexual. He surrounded himself with them until the bloody massacre of the Night of the Long Knives so as to favour himself with the military.

  • @JM-ym8mm
    @JM-ym8mm Před rokem +1

    So the guy's wife left him over a lie? Man's unlucky as heck.

  • @caeserromero3013
    @caeserromero3013 Před rokem +2

    6:57 The grandson looks like Omar Shariff :)

  • @charmyzard
    @charmyzard Před rokem +135

    Seeing Hitler as "Uncle Hitler" and getting along with children is rather haunting. We've been so accustomed to view him as either a phantom of history or a total monster ignoring his humanity that clips like those do not seem real.
    As usual, amazing work from Mark.

    • @dianemartinis2801
      @dianemartinis2801 Před rokem +6

      Makes me wonder how is god children felt when they found out their godfather was a monster .

    • @aj-2savage896
      @aj-2savage896 Před rokem +35

      Loved children, was always nice to the ladies, and a dog lover to a fault. A single person can have some opposite extremes to their personalities.

    • @jwhiskey242
      @jwhiskey242 Před rokem +12

      Mainly for propaganda. He needed to be shown as a family man, yet at the same time, married to the state.

    • @saxonthegermanshepherd2809
      @saxonthegermanshepherd2809 Před rokem +14

      The greatest story never told

    • @michaelferrando9405
      @michaelferrando9405 Před 11 měsíci +34

      @@jwhiskey242 Wrong, there were countless upon countless of firsthand accounts saying that he was very kind and respectful to them. Many people who met him personally thought he was a wonderful person.

  • @nicholascrawford6068
    @nicholascrawford6068 Před rokem +31

    Though it sounds like the man in the film probably wasn't hitlers son, he sure looks like him.

  • @kosmokritikos9299
    @kosmokritikos9299 Před 11 měsíci +12

    We went to primary school with a kid named Gary Hitler. Nobody suspected that he might be Hitler's son, or grandson. There were a lot of Hitlers in our barrio back then. They sometimes went by Hiedler and occasionally Schickelgruber, which is what Moe Howard always called them even if they didn't go by that.

    • @pukovnikklefeld
      @pukovnikklefeld Před 6 měsíci +6

      Hitler's ancestors were also called Hiedler. It's the correct way to write it in German after all. Apparently his granfather's last name was documented as Hitler for unknown reasons.

  • @Shane9934
    @Shane9934 Před rokem +1

    *Finds guy with a toothbrush mustache and frown*
    “But *IS* this Hitler’s son?!”

  • @Sarkus01
    @Sarkus01 Před rokem +489

    There are a lot of interesting stories on this subject. Unfortunately, nobody has really followed up now that DNA is widely available. For example, it was apparently widely believed that Bormann oldest son was actually Hitlers child. He lived a long life but it was never tested. I would also point out that Hitler only liking younger women isn’t really accurate either, at least based on what I’ve read. Understandably, though, mainstream historians don’t go digging all that deep into this subject.

    • @Jonathanbegg
      @Jonathanbegg Před rokem +28

      He had considered marrying Wagner's youngest grand-daughter, but decided the age-gap was too great. She emigrated to America and made broadcasts attacking Hitler and his party.

    • @Sarkus01
      @Sarkus01 Před rokem +50

      @@Jonathanbegg I believe you are referring to Winifred Wagner, who was the widow of Wagner's son Siegfried. She was English and I'm not sure where you get the stuff about someone later attacking Hitler from America, unless you are confusing her with Hitler's nephew (who did do all of that). There are several sources that say Hitler discussed marriage with her, as he was a supporter of the family. She was close to 40 at the time, though, so not young.

    • @rossbryan6102
      @rossbryan6102 Před rokem +34

      WOULD HAVE MADE A GREAT MAURY POVICH SHOW !!
      “ ADOLPH, YOU ARE THE DAD!!!

    • @WHITEOGR
      @WHITEOGR Před rokem +5

      Well if i would need to take educated guess i would say he would/had been interested very much in Leni Riefenstahl. Younger, for sure his type ( base on Braun and Raubal ) but he would Blomberg himself with this romance. And this is not something he could keep secret - Riefenstahl was no Braun that he could keep away from public. She was known to much to hide such fact.
      They were close but Leni past would undermine Hitler rule and position very much.
      We would think that person with such power should have no problem with finding spouse with status and past good enough but well as we see - this was not a case. There was a lot of women from nobility in NSDAP which would be perfect match for Hitler in terms of providing more and more legitimization. I guess he was not interested in it.

    • @BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA
      @BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA Před rokem +3

      He was romantically/sexually interested and involved with his niece and Eva Braun both of which being young. I don’t know where you got your information but a lot of that is wrong.

  • @mullermilch4332
    @mullermilch4332 Před rokem +3

    The videos are also perfect for people who have English as a second language, because you always speak slowly and understandably.

  • @KellyChud
    @KellyChud Před rokem

    CAN YOU DO LONGER VIDS??

  • @annamosier1950
    @annamosier1950 Před rokem

    very good

  • @thejoeycage
    @thejoeycage Před rokem +11

    Mark have you done a video on what got you so interested in World War 2? For me it was my Dad, who would always before bed read this giant WW2 book and watch WW2 videos when I was growing up. I watch these multiple times

  • @vitodereine
    @vitodereine Před rokem +12

    The guy that claims to be his grandson, REALLY looks like him. Crazy...

    • @MrAagaard
      @MrAagaard Před rokem +1

      they surely have a Fascination with moustaches..........

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Před rokem

      Really doesn't. Just a moustache

    • @Sjanzo
      @Sjanzo Před rokem

      He looks like my high school teacher too...

    • @Threezi04
      @Threezi04 Před rokem

      @@FC-hj9ub Are you faceblind? Nobody is just looking at the moustache here, even without it he definitely looks like Hitler

    • @Nonameatalljusthi
      @Nonameatalljusthi Před 3 měsíci

      That guy is me. I am that guy. I am so beautiful. People are just jealous.

  • @thunderkittie679
    @thunderkittie679 Před rokem +4

    I read an article where a son said every month an SS car would show up at their house. They gave his mother a packet of cash he said for which she always signed a 2 part receipt, one for the SS and another for his mother's records. After she died he went in the attic to clean up and stuff and there was a box with all those receipts inside. Where are those receipts.I believe he said she got 1500 RM per month

  • @jmcallion2071
    @jmcallion2071 Před 6 měsíci +1

    He looks like a casting for René in the German version of Allo Allo!

  • @scottmurphy650
    @scottmurphy650 Před rokem +7

    If I were Hitler's son, the last thing I would want was for other people to know about it.

  • @bhuddy1832
    @bhuddy1832 Před rokem +33

    Someone I knew, that was selling encyclopedia's door to door back in the 70"s, actually claims to have met Hitler, who was living quietly, at his home in Van Nuys...

    • @hughmungus1767
      @hughmungus1767 Před rokem +15

      I met Saddam Hussein once, in the Toronto subway, during the course of the first Gulf War. At least he SAID he was Saddam Hussein. I was standing among several others awaiting a train when we heard a very animated conversation behind us. At a certain point, the conversation grew so animated, several of us turned to see what was going on, in my case because there was only a single voice and I wasn't sure who he was talking to. As we turned around, the speaker declared that he was Saddam Hussein - although he bore no resemblance whatsoever - and assured us that he was going to "kick our asses", presumably referring to the Coalition that was ranged against him in the Gulf.

    • @GaryDelgado
      @GaryDelgado Před rokem +1

      @SSSSSSSS yes.

    • @daveh322
      @daveh322 Před rokem +4

      I saw Elvis yesterday.

    • @quintrankid8045
      @quintrankid8045 Před rokem +2

      I have a piece of toast with an image of a god you never heard of.

    • @mikehipperson
      @mikehipperson Před rokem +1

      @@daveh322 Was he down the chip shop?

  • @tryingtobefairandobjective3480

    Hitler has three sons. Baron, Eric and junior.

  • @stormthrush37
    @stormthrush37 Před rokem +1

    Further complicating establishing paternity would be that most people would probably not want it revealed that they were Hitler's child, even assuming that he actually had one or more.

  • @Adam-wl8wn
    @Adam-wl8wn Před rokem +3

    Hands down the funniest thumbnail you've ever made! 😂