In a museum in New York is probably the most valuable SS steel helmet in the world – which infamous WWII leader once owned it, and how did it end up in the United States? Find out the full story here…
Dr. Mark Felton 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:
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Galvanized…
he who forgets history is doomed to repeat it……
I found a helmet like that in my grandpa's attic.. he told me he was a electrician during the war..
At last! The proof needed! It's not a conspiracy theory! Himmler in his dufus helmet and Michael Dukakis in his dufus helmet conclusively proves doppelgangers actually exist.
Things I learned today: The Reichsheer was the army branch of the Reichswehr.
One little mistake. The river that runs through Miesbach is Schlierach. The Isar is some km to the left. I live there๐
Shortly after the war, Wehrmacht helmets were converted in workshops into deep colanders (a cooking tool).
Been a while since a Mark Felton video graced my desk. Hooray!
Just one issue, yes only the m35, m40, and m42 were supposed to be used in combat roles, but the First World War m16 – m18 helmets were still used either in rear echelon roles, or towards the late war years given to Volksturm and other conscripts in front line roles
I live in NYC, and I have visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage, many times. The helmet was on display,; and just outside of the museum is an actual freight car that was used to transport Jews to the concentration camps. When I see that freight car, it reminds me of my family members who were murdered in the camps. I was able to verify their deaths, when I went to Yad Veshem, in Israel. Never Again!!
Great documentary as always Mark Felton that leaves me with a question. Who would give two pennies for that LOSERS helmet?
We should really thank the us soldiers for brining back som much german stuff as I think most of it would have been destroyed if not, in Norway there is a lot of german stuff but so much was destroyed mostly by the norwegian army..
A Mark Felton post.Thursday is suddenly looking up.
Himmlers missing chin is very apparent when heโs wearing that helmet with the chinstrap.
Dr Felton always delivering the goods!
I have an egg cup โliberatedโ from Grand Admiral Dรถnitzโs quarters by one of my Grandfathers at the end of the war. Not quite in the same league, but still interesting.
5:04 think that's Molotov arriving to agree the Nazi Soviet pact
I really like your shows. Thank you for the programs.๐
"Looking for souvenirs" = Stealing
A top quality double emblem genuine SS helmet with correct interior and chin strap all un-altered is worth between 10 and 15,000โฌ…. So a Himmler one with proven provenance would be much, much more
Valuable to who?
Excellent video!
Heinrich Chicken Farmer๐๐
I used to dine in a Gasthaus in the early '80s when I was stationed in Germany. A former SS officer would occasionally dine there and the atmosphere was completely different when he was there. Very quiet. Also met a former POW that had been in Texas. He loved his time in America.
Himmler didnโt have much a a chin to hold that helmet down.
My Grandfather was issued this version of M16/18 helmet when he joined in October 1935 when he initially volunteering to serve with MG battalion #6 in Bamberg. He was so little (about 5'' 2") that even this smallest version of the WWI era helmet went over the brim of his eyes. Once he desired transfer to the Luftwaffe Stuka and St.G 168 this Geschwader got the new M35 which fit better and may coincide with Goering's units getting the newest field issue over everyone else.
When Grandfather applied for pension during the mid 1970s his October 1 1935 entry year was considered Weimar era by the Bundesrepublic committee yet the NSDAP Wehrmacht was initiated months earlier March 16, 1935. Will never know why this was determined.
IN that opening photo, Himmler looks like Arty Shaw on Laugh In. LOL!!
The biker culture was a result of soldiers coming home from war to limited job availability. Motorcycles were cheaper than cars. Many of these guys wore Nazi helmets they'd come home with. It was worn as a protest to the America they returned to after having served in such a horrible war. You still see bikers wearing reproduction Nazi helmets.
Fun fact: This same set of conditions for returning vets kick started surfer culture. Unemployed vets would sleep on beaches and took up surfing.
Mark is there a resource that lists all the interesting items youโve mentioned in your videos that are on public display? Iโm in New Jersey and never knew about Himmlers helmet in NY.
The runic decal looks questionable.
Iโm sure there was a lot of laughing going on behind his back. Especially from the real combat soldiers!
hmmm…electrician helemets.. weird!
Himmler needed a helmet because he was always hitting his head getting in and out of cars.
So sorry but Himmlers helmet being worth the most made me laugh. There's a viz article there!
That turd goose stepping looks like a Monty Python skit.
Fantastic! I have in my posession what looks much like an M-18 RZM, with brown leather head and chinstrap. It also has very finely manufactured decals and smaller grommets and less prominent 'buttons'. It was 'acquired' by a military student friend of mine, but I don't know whether it is a reproduction or not, him calling it an 'M-42 dress helmet' when selling it to me.
You can't say the M35, 40 and 42 were the "standard" helmets used by the German army during WW2. It's true only beginning in 1940. When the war broke up in 1939, may soldiers still had the old, refurbished, M 16 or M 18, and it was still in use at the end of the war in some units like the police, foreign volunteers or allies like Finland. The reason is simple : Germany sold nearly 250 000 M 35 helmets of the first batches to China (by the way one of the rarest helmets of WW2) and also sent quite a few in Spain during the Civil war. As a result, there wasn't enough M 35 helmets when the war with Poland begun, let alone the Anschluss of Austria. Just have a look at pictures and films of these period and you will still see a lot of old helmets