The Mystery of Hitler's Missing Mercedes

Captured on a railway flatcar in Austria in May 1945, a huge armoured Mercedes 770 limousine eventually found its way to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa where it remains on public display today. Find out the fascinating story of the "lost" Mercedes and how its real identity as one of Hitler's cars finally emerged in the 1970s after a decade of research.

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[esdeekay]

Say what You want, but those cars were and are still impressive...

[Samson-EC]

At 3:25, my father, James C. Cox Sr. Is pictured with the automobile. He was assigned to the Victory Bond Tour to accompany twovehicles through several states at the time. Thanks for C. Cox Jr.

[robdmorton]

I have seen that car many times at the Ottawa War Museum. Thanks for the background Mark. :-)

[wordsmith]

Very good narrative, in clear and audible English, with sufficient volume and no silly over loud background music downing everything..

[RebeccaCampbell]

"Why did you claim it was Herman Goering's car?"
"Because the back seat was sunk and the springs were flat"
😂

[shawngilliland]

Glad that the engine could be repaired, and that the vehicle wasn't destroyed. Glad they re-painted it back to something like its original paint job. I'd love to see an episdoe about Hermann Goring's car, the Blue Goose!

[peterschattmann]

As a Canadian living in Ottawa I have seen the car many times. An impressive machine with a creepy pedigree.

[urc]

You cannot blame the car for Hitler's actions.

[Arkeze]

Ugh that pains me to see that car painted green and driven through the mud.

[spicecrop]

I didn't even know bullet proof glass was available back then. I always thought it was just a regular car. These videos are really great. I wish there was one long documentary.

[UOttawaScotty]

I have seen that car a couple times in Ottawa, where I live, and to be perfectly honest, I never believed it was actually Hitler's car...but I guess it is. The war museum doesn't make a big deal out of the car, doesnt advertise it or anything, it just sits there in a corner and you look at it and it doesn't seem real. I was quite impressed with the car the first time I saw it.

[mannixflinn]

Always brilliantly produced, edited, researched and narrated.
Well done Mark, and thanks.

[JDSify]

Thanks Mark Felton. I have seen this car several times in the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa. Since first seeing it as a teenager, I wondered how we Canadians acquired such an historic item. I think when I first saw it, it was still labeled as Goring's car.

[panzer_maxus]

Thank you Mark. I had an opportunity to see this vehicle in person at Ottawa War Museum. Great video!

[daleslover]

You got to admit that is one beautiful car.

[lydiaramento-tipon]

That is what makes your vlog very interesting it’s because of rare subjects you explore during the WW11 era!!!

[SolarWebsite]

I've only recently discovered your channel, and I really like your work. Not only are the subjects interesting, the material presented in an interesting way, you also have an excellent documentary voice. No kidding, you could do "real" (longer) documentaries very well.

[peterscrafton]

Something over forty years ago I visited a client of my then firm, which bought and/or restored old cars. I found a car like that in your film, and was told that it had been Hermann Goering's parade car. It had built impact marks on the windscreen, and it still had the MP40s and the Luger pistols in pockets in the doors. They had difficulty in obtaining parts from the manufacturer (with whom they had excellent general relations) which denied that it had built any such vehicles, and then gave another phone number, from which they obtained all of the parts needed. We were told that it had been a British soldier who had shot up the windscreen, to see whether or not it really had been bulletproof. Hitler's car was said to have been in France

We took it for a test drive to the stately home which Goering had earmarked for himself after Germany had invaded Britain, but had to deal with some angry phone calls afterwards from the local populace, who had seen us in the car with its pennant covers off!

[markhughes]

They should take that center light off now!

[MrHyde-zyry]

I saw this car at the Royal Imperial War Museum 5 years ago. Interesting history behind that vehicle, thanks for the video!