The fact Heydrich was the only senior Nazi who was intentionally assassinated with full allied support shows how serious they felt about his competency.

'skulduggery was afoot"' has to be one of Mark's best sayings 😊

Mark Felton, the history teacher you always wanted but rarely got!

I first heard of Reinhard Heydrich from a professor of mine at Charles University in Prague who was a member of the RAF Czechoslovak squadron. He took us to the bend in the road where Heydrich was assassinated, and to the Orthodox cathedral where the paratroopers were eventually killed. (The Nazis flooded the crypt of the church and used explosives to make an entrance. The paratroopers killed themselves before they could be captured, and the Nazis killed the Orthodox bishop as well). We also visited Lidice, in which all the men were murdered and the women and children sent to concentration camps, most to eventually die. The village was then plowed under. All of this as reprisal for the death of one awful man. It was all terrible to learn, but I'm grateful to my professor for educating us so thoroughly on such horrible aspects of the war.

The Germans technically didn't rename these parts of Czechoslovakia, since these occupied areas were actually called Bohemia and Moravia and they still are today.

Mark, I really appreciate your plain and straight-forward delivery style.

all these years later and this dude still drops awesome tidbits. its amazing honestly.

Mark, you are a continued breath of fresh air on short format documentary videos. You don’t need a catch phrase at the end of each video, or to put a capitalized HORRIFIC or JUSTIFIED in your title like other sophomoric wannabes do. When a good story has real facts, you don’t need to embellish for views and clicks, and you are a master of giving the unbiased facts. Thank you!

This is supposedly when Hitler realised the war had come home to him personally as Heydrich was the first of his inner circle to die during WW2.

A good movie about he assasination and the reasons behind it is in the movie Anthropoid. There is a marker in Praha at the location of the hit. Heydrich died a few days latter becasue he detested the Czechs so much that he forbid the Czech doctors to operate on him, instead waiting on german doctors to arrive from Berlin. It was sepsis, and his arrogance, that killed him in the end. The Czechoslovak Commandos that took part in the operation died in St. Cyril & St. Methodius Cathedral in Praha and the building still shows the bullet holes of the last fight, the cript is now a museum.

This is a wild story! Thank you for posting it.

I love that you're putting out so many videos now and the quality has maintained that always high-level if not improved.

I despise grave robbery in general. Such things belong in a museum and not in the hands of these thieves.

"Invaliden-Friedhof" means "cemetery of the disabled" (soldiers). Most famous graveyard in Berlin Central.

What a wonderful wealth of topics, and each one is covered in an authoritative and concise manner. Quite simply some of the best content on UKposts. Thank you Mark.

Man that sword in the thumbnail is magnificent. They might have been evil but they sure looked sharp doing it, I can’t deny.

In US, Civil War graves were sometimes pilfered for artifacts. Supposedly many officers were buried with their swords; authentic officer swords are very much valued on the collectors market.

My Father brought home a German Military Mauser bayonet liberated from a European battlefield. He used it around the farm as a "utilitarian tool" after the war so it was sharpened on a grinding stone. I now have possession of it. The bayonet/scabbard have matched serial numbers. It has a "bakelite" handle so was likely a 1943-44 edition.(?) It likely has little monetary value but is priceless to me.

Mark, I have been waiting a few years for you to make a video about Heydrich! We need more! Your the best!!

I have just found two excellent high-resolution images of Heydrich's grave which were posted on a web-site TEN years ago, so the knowledge as to exactly where the grave is has been in the public domain at least since then.

As always ur uploads are FASCINATING! This is no exception. Wow another well researched subject; awesome archival films n still pictures. Kudos. Looking forward to ur next one. Peace

Excellent content as always. Thanks.

You are the best of all reporters that I listen to. Showing video or pix of the subject matter and to the point narratives.

Excellent content as always! Thanks Mark!

Happy New Year Mark! Thank you for the brilliant dives into history...Semper Fi

Pretty obvious Mark robbed the grave.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. History should never be forgotten, no matter how horrible it was.

I love watching you teach! I am now majoring in history! Hope to join you soon in this field!

Great presentation again Mr Felton.Still got it.I can always come back to your channel and i know i wont be disappointed. By the way,congrats now on you followers number

Utterly fascinating and a knock out the park as always, Dr. Felton. Christmas keeps on giving it would seem. Thank you.

Another outstanding, extraordinary video by Mark Felton

As usual, a top-notch video. Excellent content and narration.

He was no doubt buried in full uniform with all of his decorations, Nazi Dagger and possibly even a ceremonial service firearm.

Thank you so much for sharing this. Dr. Mark Felton you're the best!

This was a great video to watch Mark and thanks so much for providing us with information on the subject. Now, in regards to the unconfirmed story about the switching of the SS swords, personally, I think it is true, since you said that Heydrich and Himmler were very close, If I had a compatriot who was very close to me, I'd switch something with theirs, as a way to keep part of them with me all the time. And adding to the fact of the unconfirmed story, you also mentioned that neither Heydrich nor Himmler's swords were ever seen again after the end of the war. So who knows? Maybe one day, someone might stumble across one of the swords and realize the historic significance of that particular sword.

This needs to be preserved for history. Perhaps display him in a museum.

Everything in the coffin would be very valuable to collectors. Especially the uniform, medals and the sword. They said no bones were removed, But I get the feeling that was all that was left was just the bones.

Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

"Skullduggery was a'foot!" Just when I couldn't love your videos any more than I already do ... then this?! Made me laugh out loud. Thanks for all the excellent videos in 2022, and from Minnesota, happy new year, sir.

It's interesting that persons were able to locate and dig on a completely unmarked grave. Must have had some photos of the surrounding area to know where it would be.

I think there was a medallion/headpiece in the grave that you put on a staff to find the location of the Ark of the Covenant.

Definitely one of the most interesting stories on your channel.

Mark Felton is absolutely brilliant

My great uncle was in ww2 and fought in Germany. He used to tell me stories about his time in over there when I was a kid (7 or 8 yr old). I believe this is where my interest of ww2 comes from. He also showed me some of the things he brought back from the war. Among other things he had 2 swords that had SS lightning bolts on them. He also had a Luger pistol and a few knives, one of which I know was a Hitler youth knife. I wonder if the swords were similar to the ones in this story. From what I can remember it looked very similar to the ones in this video. Unfortunately I'll never know because someone stole everything after he passed away. I believe one of my family members stole everything and sold it all for drugs. The only thing left is the Hitler youth knife that my cousin still has.

Well done ... Very well done indeed. My compliments to you sir for this fine piece of research. Thank you for telling us this important nugget of history.

excellent as always Dr, Felton !!

Beautiful addition to the collection.

That was probably one of your best episodes!!! Thank you so much

Excelent documentary - as always! Thank YOU!

More videos like this please. Very good mark.

Unbiased. As history should be.

Big kudos for the “skullduggery” double entendre

I find it so intriguing that Heydrich was only in his early and mid thirties during the diabolical height of his career.

I have read that although Hitler insisted that Heydrich recieve the most elaborate and full military honors state funeral, he was furious with Reinhards death , as Hitler believed it was entirely avoidable and that Heydrichs own arrogance was more responsible for his demise than anything else ,as he was traveling without the usually required armed escort for Nazi Officials of his rank , in an open topped car , and on a route he took far too often , thus making it predictable. Also , it has been stated in some accounts that Reinhard initially seemed to be recovering ,but following a visit by one or a pair of Doctors sent by Himmler who were not a part of the team originally treating Heydrich, that his condition suddenly worsened leading to his death, fueling suspicion that Himmler , jealous of Reinhards ascension, may have sent them to not help him, but to poison Heydrich or otherwise worsen his condition .I would be extremely interested in your take on these reports, Dr Felton.

The way Heydrich stares into the camera at the beginning is about as scary as anything I’ve ever seen in any movie. It’s like he’s staring right into your soul! Chilling!!

Thank you once again Dr Felton, your thorough research is sincerely appreciated.

Interesting current history tied to WW2! Thanks Dr. Mark, Happy New Year 2023!

no matter how bad he was , you don't dig a grave thats sick

We happened to be in Berlin last weekend and stopped by the cemetery to see this. It was a bizarre contrast, just a random piece of grass in a quiet cemetery, to the monster he was and the horror he created.

Very nice collector's artifacts. Well done Doc!

Excellent detective work, Mark!

I knew a guy who had a small caliber pistol that was mfg. in the late 18th Century. It was purchased it/ kept it in a shadow box as a wall hanging. The pistol had what he thought was an ivory handle. What was so strange is that once a week he open to open the box and dry the inside as well as the pistol of water "dew." This was very curious to him so he took it to a antique gun dealer and told about this and asked if he had an explanation. He did. He told him the handle was not ivory but made from human bone primarily from the hip. He explained that Ivory was expensive and human bone looked almost identical so grave robbers were digging up their "ivory" as a replacement. But the question lingered "why the expression of water?" The dealer stated he thought the bone was weeping as a component of a gun.

Great Video as always..

Almost felt like a Halloween Mark Felton special episode.

This is insanely interesting and shocking. Thank you Mark. You truly are one of the greatest when it comes to history channels on UKposts! Thanks for your work! It is very appreciated. Greetings from Germany, Eifel

Bless the martyrs that died getting rid of this demon and all those that perished as a result.

Mark I am a ww2 historian who's interest was registered when I was a child by my 5-year combat veteran if WW2. Pop would not say a whole lot about those years but he did come home with some souvenirs.. One was a sabre which had a very shiny blade. It's top was a black handle with a gold curve on the handle which went around and ended up in a lionsmouth which had red eyes. The swird had the grey pommel hanging down from the handle. it has long since disintegrated from the sabre. I have seen pi three of it in books. Dad has other souvenirs from that period.

Another great presentation, but I have to dispel the myth that Heydrich’s grave location was “unknown” and a “secret”. With some research and period photos of the Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery, I found it easily in 2016 when I was in Berlin doing WWII research. I also doubt it was much of a “secret” to any of the Germans in the area who frequented the cemetery. The horizontal concrete foundation that remains at the head of the grave was easily visible about 1” above ground. Obviously others knew the location…as well as the police who quickly confirmed Heydrich’s grave was “disturbed”.

190k views in 11 hours...that's a compliment in itself, great content as always Mark 👍

Excellent video as usual. Heydrich's grave has been known for decades, if one is into WW2 history big time specially the German side it comes up in certain circles of historians and people that have been to the Invalidenfriedhof every so often, i can't believe the Soviets didn't dig him up and burned him up when they destroyed everything. If that German order decoration was buried with Heydrich and would be retrieved by looters it would be worth a fortune,examples of the medal are extremely rare and thats a understatement, the other medals he had were relatively common however his personal Honor sword would also be worth a small fortune. The "cushions' correct name is Ordenkissen and was displayed at funerals of high ranking German soldiers, this is a practice that was done decades before Heydrich died,usually someone that was close to the deceased military wise or high ranking would have been chosen to carry the pillow in front of the procession,a major honor for the person carrying it. A little tidbit of information,Heydrich had 4 children, 2 girls 2 boys,as far as i know at least 1 girl and 1 boy are still alive,the boys name is Heider and hes in his late 80s probably,he worked for Dornier airplane manufacturing for many years. Many years ago i was watching a documentary on the Third Reich and happened to "Discover" Heydrich and i became interested in finding anything i could about him because hes not well known ,because he died in 42 not a lot of people are familiar with him,If Hitler had died in the later parts of the war no doubt Heydrich would have been his successor. For anyone wanting some good books on him, Max Williams wrote a 2 part volume thats about everything you need to know on him and hes considered a authority on the man,they come up on eBay every so often,expect to pay at least 100 dollars per volume.

Excellently told perfect put together

Dr. Felton, you should write a book that's a collection of some of your or the fans favorite videos from MFP and call it War Stories with Mark Felton.

You know you're evil when grass won't grow above your grave

Very intresting as always! Thanks!

Very interesting content, excellent video, well done 👍

Dr. Felton, when are you planning on releasing your 3rd channel? You did a mini-episode eluding to it, some time ago. I could always use more content!!!

Ever since seeing 'Conspiracy,' I've become fascinated with Heydrich. I knew he had an extravagant funeral, so was surprised to see such a simple gravesite. There is a YT series about his wife, that some may find interesting - 'Never Our Fault - Lina Heydrich, an Unrepentant Nazi.'

I’ve never been to Germany but from what I’ve seen in pictures of where he is buried, aside from pre-war headstones, it appears that no one else wants to be buried remotely close to him.

Extremely interesting as always, thank you!

Great presentation! Wouldn't it be wild if the lost Totenkopf rings had been posthumously placed within the coffin....thanks for all your very interesting videos!

Some speculate that Heydrich would've been in good contention for a successor to Adolf Hitler

amazing info never heard about this grave thing till now

Their ceremonies are so over the top, it’s impressive. Did they have coordinators for such events? I can see why someone would pay for that crazy robbery.

Mais um excelente video com curiosidade da IIWW. Congrats!

wow ! super cool to see those old photos of the funeral

Great video, once again very, VERY COMPELLING content....

Fanatstic video Mark, really intruiging stuff!

I suppose the most surprising thing to me is that this robbery didn't happen sooner. A morbidly curious case this is.

04:15 I believe the place that Mark Felton is talking about is the Wewelsburg, a castle near Paderborn in Westfalia. It was taken over by the SS with the intent of being a sort of Walhalla, a memorial site for high-ranking SS officers and others whose names would be mythologized for centuries to come. Philip Kerr, author of the Bernie Gunther mystery novels, describes in one of his book tour appearances his experience visiting this castle while doing research for his books. He describes it as having a vibe like the Third Reich is still alive and well and everybody is living in an alternative history sort of world. DW also did a video essay on the place. It may take some doing, but both can be found on Ytube.

Always interesting & well made content, thanks.

I love it when you admit you cannot confirm somthing before still offering your opinion. Awesome

There is no picture of Heydrich which fails to send a shiver down my spine. He truly was the embodiment of the Regime and the Party.

With the pictures of the grave now so common, it's location has become well known, so if the robbery didn't succeed in 2019, I'm rather surprised there haven't been any further attempts.

If I'm not mistaken, the beginning sound byte is "inception" a default recording from any apple product

Brilliant! 👍 I could watch this stuff all day. ..so interesting.

His Mercedes is in a museum in Denmark. Egholm castle, not far from Copenhagen. Worth a visit. And when you're in the neighbourhood, just south of Gilleleje, you'll find a huge private collection of ww2 things. Mostly German materiale. A Messerschmitt bf 110, one of three in the world. (so I'm told)

I’ve been keeping up with this story. Mark felton your awesome 👏

Never ceases to amaze me where you get your imfo 😮

Another excellent video. Thanks.

Thank you, Dr. Felton, for this video. There are some things I'd like to know that weren't mentioned: 1. What is the state of the grave today (December, 2022)? 2. What happened to the grave after the discovery was made? 3. Did the robbers and/or police open the casket? It's mentioned at 00:28 that the robber/robbers "seem to have been disturbed and fled" and at 01:04 that "no bones were recovered." Do the police know that no bones were recovered because (a) they checked and counted the bones, or (b) not all of the soil had been removed from the casket (and so the casket was not opened)? Thank you!