What Did Hermann Göring Really Think of Adolf Hitler?

He swore an oath to follow Adolf Hitler unto death and was named the official successor to the Reich. Yet, in a Nuremberg prison cell, Hermann Göring kept a private notebook of jokes that mocked the Führer—and claimed to his captors that there were actually "two different Hitlers." So, what did the loyal paladin of the Nazi regime actually think about the man he followed into absolute ruin? The relationship between the WWI fighter ace and the failed painter was never a simple story of fanatical devotion. It was a complex, transactional web of soaring ambition, mutual opportunism, drug-addled denial, and a desperate post-war performance for the history books. In this video, we pull back the theatrical mask of the Reichsmarschall to explore the psychological reality behind the most powerful partnership in the Third Reich—and how it ultimately shattered in a storm of paranoia and a single, fatal telegram. SUBSCRIBE TO HISTORY HANGOVER For more deep dives into the hidden aftermath and complex figures of history:    / @historyhangover-yt   IN THIS VIDEO, WE EXPLORE: Love at First Sight (Politically): How a drifted, directionless war hero found his ultimate stage in a Munich beer hall in 1922. The Blood Debt: How the failed 1923 Beer Hall Putsch bonded the two men and sparked Göring’s lifelong morphine dependency. The Stalingrad Turning Point: The exact moment Hitler’s trust curdled into contempt, forcing Göring into a fantasy world of stolen art at his Carinhall estate. The "Two Hitlers" Theory: Analyzing Göring’s post-war psychological defense that a warm, genial leader transformed into a paranoid wreck in 1941. The Treasonous Telegram: The tragic legal misunderstanding of April 23, 1945, that saw Hitler brand his chosen heir a traitor. The Sane Monster: What the Nuremberg prison psychiatrist Douglas Kelley discovered about the terrifyingly normal, highly intelligent mind of a genocidal organizer. THE GÖRING DOSSIER: CONTRADICTIONS & FACTS To understand Hermann Göring’s true perspective, we have to look past the propaganda posters at the raw historical record: The Transactional Rise: Göring provided the fringe Nazi party with elite respectability and high-society doors; in return, Hitler gave a washed-up veteran unmatched executive power. The Miracles That Failed: After boasting that his Luftwaffe would crush Britain and keep Stalingrad supplied by air, Göring’s spectacular failures turned him into a bunker outcast. The Gilded Hideout: While Germany burned, Göring retreated into morphine-fueled luxury, parading in theatrical costumes around 1,300+ masterpieces plundered from murdered families. The Defiant Execution: Despite privately mocking Hitler and admitting his flaws, Göring went to his death by cyanide at Nuremberg still refusing to break his sacred oath to the Führer. If you found this psychological and historical breakdown insightful, please leave a like and share your thoughts. Was Göring’s final refusal to disown Hitler a sign of genuine loyalty, or was it just the final performance of a narcissist writing his own legacy? Let’s talk below. Follow History Hangover: YouTube:    / @historyhangover-yt   #WhatDidHermannGoringReallyThinkAboutAdolfHitler #HistoryHangover #WW2History #HistoricalSecrets #TrueHistory #NurembergTrials #HermannGoring #HitlerBunker