Dear Patrons,
Next Tuesday's video is quite the curious story. The so-called Edelweiß Pirates were a bunch of loosely organised youth gangs operating in Nazi Germany. Although during the 193...
2021-02-05 13:28:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Next Friday's video is about the greatest escape of German prisoners of war during the Second World War. They escaped from an internment camp, Camp 198, also known as Island Far...
2021-02-02 07:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post
IMPORTANT: Please check if I have listed your name correctly in the end credits of this video. I try to keep it up-to-date but there could be an oversight on my part.
Dear Patrons,...
2021-01-31 16:59:50 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
For several weeks I have been working on a project that has been very fun and rewarding. If you are on the go, driving in your car, cleaning your house, or do not feel like watc...
2021-01-30 10:32:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
The Kapp Putsch of March 1920 was one of the events that nearly led the young Weimar Republic to an early grave. At the core of this event was an elite paramilitary unit that to...
2021-01-29 18:10:39 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
These videos are scheduled for early February. I'd love to hear which ones you'd like to see first!
Looking forward to seeing your preferences,
Oscar
2021-01-27 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Next Friday's video is about a German aviator that during her day was known around the world. Hanna Reitsch has flown in nearly every German aircraft available during her life. ...
2021-01-26 13:00:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Although Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, died in an aerial dogfight over a century ago, we still remember his name today. Thanks to his incredible exploits ...
2021-01-22 11:56:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
In August 1944, after multiple devastating losses by the Wehrmacht, the Long Range Signal Intelligence Company (FAK 103) received a message from one of their Soviet spies. He stat...
2021-01-19 06:45:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
The poll had a very clear winner (and rightfully so, might I add): the SS Plot to Abduct the Duke of Windsor in the summer of 1940. It is quite the spectacular tale, and could e...
2021-01-15 09:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
The polls have returned now that the holiday season with special episodes is over! Let me know what episodes you'd find most interesting and would like to see first.
Looki...
2021-01-14 10:36:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Next Friday's video is about the forgotten 'battle' of Ni'ihau, overshadowed by the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was a deadly incident on an island that was assumed to be deserted...
2021-01-12 22:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
The May 1943 secret operation by Britain's Bomber Command to destroy several German dams located in its industrial heartland, the Ruhr Area, was a groundbreaking mission. Not just...
2021-01-08 13:50:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi patrons, next Friday's video is about the rather sad life of King Carlos (Charles) II of Spain.
Charles II was born into one of Europe's most powerful families. After his father's death he...
2021-01-05 12:03:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy new year everyone! Next Tuesday's video is about the spectacular capture of the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael during the invasion of the Low Countries and France in 1940.
2021-01-01 09:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's Patreon exclusive video is about the "Great Belzoni". He was an Italian drifter, circus artist, and one of the greatest explorers preceding the development of archaeology standards as ...
2020-12-31 10:15:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
I hope you all had a great Christmas. Next Friday's video is about the so-called Monsun Gruppe. It was a German submarine wolfpack that operated in the Indian Ocean and Paci...
2020-12-29 16:31:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Merry Christmas Patrons! I hope you have a wonderful warm time with family and friends, as far as current Covid restrictions allow it in some parts of the world.
Next Tuesday is all about the...
2020-12-25 10:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
If you're a patron of my channel you undoubtedly realise the peculiarity of Kaiser Wilhelm II's life in exile following World War 1. Not necessarily the process of his exi...
2020-12-22 12:03:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Next Tuesday is a Christmas special delving into the origins of Santa Claus. I hope you enjoy, and hopefully this little bit of Christmas spirit isn't too early!
Have a gr...
2020-12-18 19:53:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Next Friday's video technically isn't really a history video. Well, kind of. It's about a curious signal the Big Ear Radio Telescope received in 1977. To this day nobody has been ...
2020-12-16 17:37:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Perhaps most American patrons will be familiar with the mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart's disappearance. For someone from Europe who wasn't familiar, it was very interesting reading about her li...
2020-12-08 12:35:58 +0000 UTC View Post
In July 2020 my father and I took a road trip through Bavaria, Germany. I mapped out some castles I wanted to see, and we had a fun time overall discovering Germany and taking a break from hectic d...
2020-12-06 15:48:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Next Tuesday is all about the great mystery surrounding Tsar Nicholas II's youngest daughter: Anastasia. Although the entire Romanov family was executed in 1918, rumours persisted...
2020-12-04 07:50:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Next Friday is all about Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. An excellent USMC fighter ace, he commanded his so-called Black Sheep Squadron during the Second World War. Although he claimed...
2020-12-01 09:11:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons!
This month's video is about the missing colony of Roanoke, one of America's great mysteries.
In additional news: my channel got approved for channel memberships, which...
2020-11-30 07:50:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
I don't yet want to commit to releasing a video every Sunday since it adds a lot of pressure if I were to do this consistently all year round. Yet I've been working full 7-day wee...
2020-11-28 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Next Tuesday is all about the curious tale of Wilhelm Voigt, a petty criminal that made international headlines after he managed to rob a town's finances pretending to be a milita...
2020-11-27 09:04:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi Patrons,
Let me know what video you'd love to see first during the early weeks of December!
2020-11-25 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Next Tuesday is all about the master interrogator of Nazi Germany, that relied on kindness and conversation, instead of torture and interrogation. After the war, he became a mosai...
2020-11-20 08:34:01 +0000 UTC View Post