Find the Führer: The Secret Soviet Investigation (Episode 1)

The fate of Hitler is one of the most infamous subjects in history - but the investigation of the nation that was best placed to find out, the USSR, is often ignored or dismissed in the West. This series examines what the Soviets found, both at the bunker and Reich Chancellery, and also the medical examination of the purported bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun. Kept secret until 1968, the Soviet files reveal many strange anomalies that challenge the established story of the ultimate fates of Hitler and his wife.
In this episode, the storming of the Reich Chancellery and the search for Hitler's corpse.

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Sources:
'The Hitler Book', Edited by Henrik Eberle & Matthias Url, (John Murray: 2005)
'The Death of Hitler' by Jean-Christophe Brisard & Lana Parshina, (Hodder & Stoughton: 2018)
'Doppelgängers' by Hugh Thomas, (Fourth Estate: 1995)
'The Berlin Bunker' by James O'Donnell, (J.M. Dent: 1979)

Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Bundesarchiv; Imperial War Museum; Maksym Kozlenko; Grot; Dnn-Dennis; Lacy Scott & Knight; KulturEin.

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[The_dude_channel]

Videos like yours are getting harder to find but I’m glad some one is trying so hard to preserve real history.

[luvmechanix]

The toothbrush mustache was a popular thing among ww1 soldiers. It was the only facial hair that didn't prevent the seal of a gas mask and was a symbol that the person wearing it was a trench war veteran.
In case anyone was what it meant i thought I would share.

[fust]

The last days in Berlin are trully haunting and fascinating on so many levels. How strange that the vast majority of historians concentrate on the events on the battlefield but completely write off this chapter in a few paragraphs. Thanks for your continuous work!

[spartanm]

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[amham]

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[moralfuxery]

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[madkaw]

Waited until all the videos of the Investigation were posted before starting. Watching them all back to back!
Mr. Felton never disappoints with his level of dedication to portraying the past as it happened and not what we are all taught by those with an agenda.

[jdhutche]

How could the history Channel not realize that people love this.... I don't understand how they have fallen so far. Really all of tv has. Thank you Mark Felton I can't get enough of your channel. Both of them are amazing

[yodasmomisondrugs]

Mark learning how to leave us on cliffhangers is great! Your presentation skills are reaching new levels of awesome.

[joegordon]

Thank you, Mark. This particular part of history has fascinated me since I was a boy doing Sixth Year history, my history master introduced me to Trevor-Roper's Last Days of Hitler account. As you commented, so many facts are still unknown or disputed around the demise of the top Nazis, which is no doubt why so many of us are still fascinated by it today

[hustlegrind]

Are we going to Argentina in the next video to investigate Hitler escape?

[Pantherking]

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Thank you sooo much, Mark Felton!

[marvwatkins]

One of Mark Felton's most long and detailed 2 part post. Kudos. The Royal History Society should equally be honored.

[stonedtowel]

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[paultapner]

I imagine the conversation about the socks went like this:
Klemenko: 'Would Hitler have worn darned socks?'
Voss: 'Darned if I know.'
I'll see myself out...

[machinesofgod]

Episode 1 was fantastic, can't wait for #2. I had known of CMEPW, but had no idea they were that feared and so powerful that even Marshal Zhukov was denied access by them.

[MVProfits]

This is the art of a master at his craft. Well done! With anyone but Mr Felton it would seem like clickbait. Now we just can't wait for part 2.

It was also a crazy glimpse into Stalin's oppressive world that Marshal Zhukov could be dismissed like that by SMESH.

[northwards]

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