Pope Benedict XVI - WW2 Luftwaffe Flakhelper

His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lives in retirement in Vatican City - during WW2 he served in the German military, first as a Hitler Youth, then as a Luftwaffe Flakhelper, and latterly as a conscript soldier. These wartime experiences, and his deep opposition to Nazism inherited from his father, helped shape the man later elected Pope. Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS 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: Visit my audio book channel ’War Stories with Mark Felton’: Help support my channel: Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the ’Comments’ section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the ’Comments’ section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel. Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; INTERPOL; Peter Nguyen; Alexander Z; H. Helmlechner