Hans Oster - A German Against Nazism - WW2 Biography Special

Hans Oster opposed the Nazis and tried to oppose them from early on. As a member of the Abwehr, he tried to do whatever he could. During the war, his efforts increased with a dramatic outcome.

Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Written by: Isabel Wilson, Joram Appel and Spartacus Olsson
Produced and Directed by: Spartacus Olsson and Astrid Deinhard
Executive Producers: Bodo Rittenauer, Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Joram Appel
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Arnaldo Teodorani and Isabel Wilson
Edited by: Iryna Dulka

Colorizations by:

Sources:
Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N2658
Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
id by Flatart from the Noun Project
people by ProSymbols from the Noun Project
documents by Srinivas Agra from the Noun Project

Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:
Johannes Bornlof - Deviation in Time
Andreas Jamsheree - Guilty Shadows 4
Fabien Tell - Last Point of Safe Return
Reynard Seidel - Deflection
Jo Wandrini - Puzzle of Complexity
Gunnar Johnsen - Not Safe Yet

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.

[WorldWarTwo]

Cheers,
Joram

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[vguyver]

He also didn't give any names after being caught. He and several other officers were tortured and still refused to give names, protecting other conspirators resisting the Nazi's. He is also the man responsible for preventing Spain from entering the war, which would have been a disaster for the British naval campaign in Europe.

[Andreurtin]

It saddens me that after all he did and the times he risked his life for his fellow people he didn't manage to see the end of the war and this "thousand year Reich".

I guess this is a theme far too common in the stories this war has left us.

[seedhillbruisermusic]

I never knew about Oster and his compatriots, German resistance to the Nazis is generally unmentioned. Respect to them.

[individuum]

A thinking man, an example for us. Orders are orders, but there are times when you should not obey them.

[seancrane]

Two lesser known Germans whom were against Nazism were Protestant theologians Reinhold Niebuhr and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Niebuhr, living in the US, feared what would happen to the church in Germany and felt powerless. In a Massachusetts town He would write the serenity prayer, highlighting his powerlessness, a prayer which the founder of alcoholic anonymous, Bill Wilson, would incorporate into his healing program. This prayer would also be used by US army chaplains. "God give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed." Bonhoeffer, to the dismay of his friend Niebuhr, would return to Germany to resist and preach underground. Bonhoeffer would later be accused of association with the bomb plot and executed at Flossenbürg concentration camp. Amazing to think an anti nazi prayer would later be used by alcoholic anonymous.

[themadgamer]

Good to hear about people I never knew about, learning something every day. Good work guys!👍

[georgf]

Why do I try to read the English subtitles while you speak German? I'm myself German....

[SK_]

That's great that you bring light to the stories of german patriots who've tried to help their country during those dark years

[dams]

Tbh it is interesting how many Abwehr chiefs were against Nazis. Makes you wonder what would have had happened if it wouldn't be so, since Military Intelligence is a serious thing and might have changed the course of the war.

[tyberfen]

How unfortunate that this brave man would not live to see the end of the nazis.

I've been there, where he took his last breaths. A small yard next to the main camp, with only a wall seperating him from the other prisoners. A depressing place

[lps]

Quite ironic, youtube keeps recommending the We’re Demonetized! - TimeGhost Breakfast Club - June 2019 video to me, not that I really mind but I have seen it already. Keep up the good work.

[Aeyekay]

Never heard of Oster until watching this video. Great segment, keep up the good work

[simplymarshal]

The abwher at this point is the resistance

[TallDude]

I always wondered, speaking of treason, how Walther Wenck was treated by Germany after the war, when he disobeyed direct orders in the Battle of Berlin in 1945 (which saved many lives, and made Wenck a hero in my eyes).  Wikipedia doesn't say anything about prison, and since he died in a car accident, he obviously wasn't executed.  Anyone know?

[polishherowitoldpilecki]

5:36 You know the situation is hopeless when a military officer willingly passes in for to an enemy to save his country.

[thedeadcannotdie]

The more I understand the implications of the Munich Agreement the more I grow to loathe Chamberlain's actions :(

[dragosstanciu]

Yes, Hans Oster, the man in the center of the German Resistance, the heart of it.

[bobwtrs]

Love that you read the quote in German and put the subtitles in English

[artkoenig]

The Oster quote that you read in German was both dramatic and eloquent. Your presentation was a fine tribute to a man of principle and courage whose life was cut short bythe tyranny he hoped to expunge from history. Many thanks!