Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. He has written extensively on Japanese war crimes, POW camps, Nazi war criminals, the Holocaust, famous escapes, Hitler and other Nazi leaders. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki /M ark_Fe...
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Pretty funny that he thought the parade and all was for him!
Yes it seems so. But he was right in fleeing west to the Americans since the Russians likely would have treated him so poorly he would have died from infections in his stump leg.
And Heinrich Mueller, former Chief of Gestapo escaped to Switzerland at the end of the war. Even though information online says he is buried in a Jewish cemetery in Berlin.
Hitler knew of his plans to go to Switzerland and his last gift to him was a briefcase with 50,000 Swiss Francs in it. He told Mueller, "This is the best I can do for you."
U.S. representatives went there to interrogate him in 1946. They asked about Hitler. Mueller replied, "You could try Spain." Then he added, "Perhaps the Russians can go to Barcelona and ask Franco about him. They might end up buried in an orange grove." Then he said to the Americans, "And if you went there you might end up buried in the next orange grove over."
They brought Mueller from Switzerland to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip, gave him a rank of Major in the U.S. Army and he played the piano for Harry Truman.
I know this from reading the books, Gestapo Chief by Gregory Douglas. I still have those books here. ;)
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
It seems your memory is serving you just fine, BTP.
Luckily much of it is returning.
I have some really great truck driving stories too that I am lucky to recall.
One time I was bringing a load of Mexican produce from Yuma, AZ. I was heading for the Indian Casino (Inn of Mountain Gods) in New Mexico to take my break.
I was on 2-lane road in New Mexico. It was jus about dusk. I come around a corner and the headlights fell on a brown object in the road. It was an ELK!
I hit the brakes and moved as far right as possible without dropping steer tire off pavement. I just missed hitting it.
So I put out a broadcast on CB radio there were Elk out here.
A driver comes back and says, "Elk! I haven't seen Elk in a long time."
I told him, "You don't want to see these Elk. They are too close to the road. I almost hit one." :-O
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke