Hermann Göring - Head Of The Luftwaffe Documentary

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[Hawk]

I just wanted to utter my appreciation for the fact that German names, titles and words are pronounced perfectly in this documentary. As far as I know, this is very rare in English language documentaries. Well done!

[matty]

I think of all the Nazi leadership it’s safe too say Goring was one of the most fascinating individuals amongst them. It goes without saying he was a big personality who seemed to have the ability to impress and win people over. Many of the Nazi leadership seemed like strange people with no personality but you hear of testimonials from those who met Goring and they all said he was a personable person, a high ranking individual who would even make fun of himself. That big guy in the room who commands everyone’s attention not through fear and intimidation but through pure personality. He certainly came across as the centre of attention.

[terryrose]

I don't think he was a coward. It took much bravery to fly in the early days of aviation. And after all, he was an ace. His downfall was that his ambitions were greater than his ability to carry them out.

[JohnSmith-rwyn]

Bravery or recklessness. He earned his stripes in WW1 whereas a lot of leading nazis were too young to fight but spoiled for a fight. Drugs addled his brain and it's noted that at nuremburg he was as sharp as a razor once he was clean again. his brother chose a different path but history never remembers him very well.

[akbpogo]

Thank you.
It is refreshing to see a documentary of facts, not of emotions, or historical prejudice.

[ethanramos]

“We will go down in history either as the world’s greatest statesman or it’s worst villains”
Hermann Goering

[patrickmckenna]

As someone who's been obsessively studying this period of German history for over 40 years now, I can only say 'Well done!'. If I had a better speaking voice, I would have helped out a long time ago.

[v.g.r.l.]

What I most admire of this channel is the balance its creators keep in their research. Thanks as always!

[paddyjohnstone]

This documentary makes him a far more interesting character than I had expected
War makes us all evil in one way or another

[KurisuYamato]

I feel, had he not been injured as he was during WW1, he might well have stood up to Hitler. I get a feeling that at the core he was a man with confidence, and he even showed it at times as WW2 went south, but the addiction to morphine and years of somewhat playing second-fiddle, in a sense, took the edge he had off and left him in a state where he felt it better to "go with the flow" for the most part, while still, in his personal life, generally using his own judgement.

A very complicated man. Not innocent by any means but, maybe, more of in a "bad situation" than other Nazi leaders, one he didn't realize was going to end poorly for him until it was too late. The lesser of two evils is still evil... or something to that extent.

[jameslatham]

Thank you for profiles of truth. Too many times people do profiles with a personal bias toward or against the person.

[FlierEmblem_]

Goring:
*Sickened by Himmler and Goebels discussing the extermination of the Jewish race
*Bought Jewish art and protected Jewish artists
*Wanted nothing to do with the Holocaust
*Cooperates with the Allies
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Also Goring:
*Orders the preparations of the Final Solution

Like what

[missourimongoose]

You should do an episode on his brother Albert who was an actual hero and someone everyone should hear about

[ryanreedgibson]

Great coverage of Goring. Much more detailed than what I had learned long ago. I thought that he lost control of the SA due to Rolhm taking it from him due to drug addiction. Also never knew he was nursed by Jews either. Maybe that is why he didn't pursue his brother from helping jews leave Germany?

[jayt]

I would have not been surprised to see Göring eventually move against Hitler, and I would not have been surprised if he would have tried had the war been longer in doubt.

The Nazi leadership were filled with constant infighting. Rohm lost his fight against Göring, Hitler, and Himmler. Goring lost a fight against Himmler, but Hess lost a critical battle to Göring and then failed to win over the British. Göring had the foresight in the end to see that he was losing to an alliance of Himmler and Goebbels as the was passed into the finale, and that was when he fled Germany to Hitler's fury.

I believe that Göring could be described as a pragmatic idealist. He loved ideals such as nationalism and art, but he was equally pragmatic knowing that it was not going to be possible to completely destroy the Jews and that Hitler was taking the war into worse territory every moment. Thus he creates the Final Solution while being unable or unwilling to hear the details discussed. He can escape Germany before Hitler's death, be cheerfully arrested, but always retain a final escape strategy if he needs it.

In the end, he shares the fate with his equally mysterious master and Goebbels, burned and dropped in an unmarked grave.

[TheIsemgrim]

“No enemy bomber can reach the Ruhr, If one reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Göring. You can call me Meyer.”
Hermann Meyer.

[Kscorner]

I'm listening to this because my great grand dad was one of his guards during the Nuremburg Trials and I thought that was really interesting so I wanted to learn more about him since he is also a very infamous person.

[danwinger]

Great documentary of Riechsmarshall Goring.

[julianxe]

Thank you for being the best history channel on YouTube, always excellent quality and engaging content.

[thekoneill]

A great video.
Straight up and to the point.
Thank you Sir