At the Imperial War Museum in London is a mysterious object called ‘Hitler’s Barrel’, dug up by a British intelligence officer at the ruins of Hitler’s Alpine house, the Berghof, in May 1945. How it was found and what secrets it originally contained are examined in this video, as well as the unit that found it, the mysterious F.I.A.T. (Field Information Agency (Technical)), a joint US-British mission to find and recover the secrets of the Third Reich.
A great many thanks to the Hoover Institution Library and Archives at Stanford University for allowing me to use the Alsos Mission films for this video (Boris T. Pash Papers, Reels 1-4: “Alsos Mission Films”)
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, 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. 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Felton
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Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University; National Archives, Kew; Imperial War Museum London
Links to mentioned videos:
– Hunting Heisenberg: Capturing Germany’s Atomic Secrets: https://youtu.be/QrCc9XfNoBE
– Hitler’s Lost Secret Documents: https://youtu.be/i65GDSXy9H4
