Sabaton - Stalingrad (Lyrics English & Deutsch)

The Battle of Stalingrad (September 1942 - 2 February 1943) was one of the most devastating major battles of World War II and is often seen as the symbolic turning point of the war.
After the German attack on the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) came to a halt before Moscow in the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht launched a major offensive in the southwest of the Soviet Union. The strategic goals were the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) and the oilfields of the Caucasus.
When the 6th Army of the Wehrmacht, together with their Romanian and Italian allies, already controlled 90% of Stalingrad, the Red Army completely surrounded the city in the "Operation Uranus" in mid-November. In the ensuing pocket battle (German: Kesselschlacht, cauldron battle) both sides fought bitterly and suffered extensive losses for supremacy in the city.
After a month long struggle to survive and a failed attempt to break through the circumvallation, the remains of the 6th Army surrendered on the 2nd of February, 1943. Due to the continous fighting, cold and hunger, over 150,000 German soldiers lost their lives inside the pocket. In total more than 700,000 people died around Stalingrad.
CAUTION!
I won't tolerate any racist, discriminatory or in any other form inappropriate comments! This song neither glorifies war, nor National Socialism, but should be considered as a historical work.
"No, we don't glorify anything, we just tell stories about things that have happened." (Rikard Sundén, founding member of Sabaton)
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Die Schlacht um Stalingrad (September 1942 - 2. Februar 1943) zählt zu den verheerendsten und größten Schlachten des Zweiten Weltkrieges, für viele markiert sie einen symbolischen Wendepunkt des Krieges.
Nachdem der deutsche Angriff auf die Sowjetunion (Unternehmen Barbarossa) vor Moskau ins Stocken geraten war, startete die Wehrmacht im Sommer 1942 eine Großoffensive im Südwesten der Sowjetunion, die strategischen Ziele waren die Stadt Stalingrad (heute Wolgograd) und die Ölfelder im Kaukasus.
Als die 6. Armee der Wehrmacht mit ihren rumänischen und italienischen Verbündeten bereits 90% Stalingrads kontrollierte, schloss die Rote Armee die Stadt in der "Operation Uranus" Mitte November vollständig ein. In der darauffolgenden Kesselschlacht kämpften beide Seiten erbittert und unter hohen Verlusten um die Vorherrschaft in der Stadt.
Nach einem gescheiterten Versuch von außen zu den Eingeschlossenen vorzustoßen, kapitulieren die Reste der 6. Armee nach einem monatelangen Überlebenskampf am 2. Februar 1943. Durch andauernde Kämpfe, Kälte und Hunger hatten über 150.000 deutsche Soldaten im Kessel ihr Leben gelassen, insgesamt kamen in der Umgebung von Stalingrad über 700.000 Menschen um.
ACHTUNG!
Ich dulde keine rassistischen, diskriminierenden oder in sonstiger Form unangemessene Kommentare! Dieses Lied verherrlicht weder Krieg, noch den Nationalsozialismus, sondern ist rein historisch zu betrachten!
"Nein, wir verherrlichen nichts, wir erzählen nur Geschichten über Dinge, die passiert sind." (Rikard Sundén, Gründungsmitglied von Sabaton)
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[@HarikrishnanP123]

During the Battle of Stalingrad, German Soldiers suffered more casualties attempting to take 1 apartment building (Pavlov's house) than they did taking the entire city of Paris. Most brutal battle ever.

[@blarplebarp6465]

wasnt that just a joke by pavlov himself?

[@cobaltCarnivore]

+Blarple Barp it was a Soviet general.

[@jerrell8467]

Blarple Barp Nope Pavlov’s House was geld by red army troops for 60 days against the Germans

[@hithere5561]

I know this thread is old but, France fell in 3 months, in that time the Germans managed to capture 2 streets in Stalingrad.

[@liamleak1272]

Pretty sure Paris just surrendered

[@shayt3506]

My grandpa survived the whole battle of Stalingrad but was killed by a German sniper in Poland in 44. Thx Sabaton for this song. "Pray to the God your country denies" is a very strong lyric btw. The line "no one knows you, no one cares about a single violin" always sends shivers down my spine, although I've never seen you I'll never forget you and your sacrifice grandpa.

[@badoodadoodadoo7653]

F. That’s deep mate.

[@gunmasterx1164]

im sure you grandfather was a great man and im sure he killed a lot of fascist pigs during Stalingrad

[@SteffenSchuchardt1978]

I am really sorry.

[@Saifthebest01]

how do you have records of him

[@shayt3506]

​@@Saifthebest01 there was a letter from his regiment's commander which our family received, from it we found out how he died. i also was able to discover his path in ww2 via open military archives. he also fought in Kursk and Kharkov.

[@araposkulo]

"our violins are guns, conducted from Hell" Damn, that's a strong lyric

[@deathincluded3706]

the sound of the mortars the music of death were playing the devils symphony

[@MrLolmango]

the organs are stalin organs ;)

[@piotrbanasiak2458]

"... do you follow conductors lead... play the score of the damned ... know the devil within.."

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

i don't understand the violins .-.

[@MrLolmango]

"The sound of the mortars the music of death , we're playing the devil's symphony , our violins are gun conducted from hell" The Violins played in the devil;s symphony are guns i think thats what its meant... idk this my take though

[@GirlyDragons]

''The sound of the mortars The music of death We're playing the devils symphony Our violins are guns Conducted from hell'' ''Are you playing Do you follow the conductors lead No one knows you No one cares about a single violin'' I always knew Joakim had a talent at writing lyrics, but this isn't just song lyrics. This is fucking poetry.

[@epgbros]

Amen tp that. "The DEVIL'S SYMPHONY!. OH STALINGRAD! MRATNIMIAT!"

[@Beco96]

The trolltastic gamer bros what does mratnimiat means??

[@epgbros]

try some word reversals in Swedish.. I don't exactly remember what it means.

[@MinecraftRick]

The epic game bros it's not swedish.

[@GummyMensLPs]

MinecraftRick Reverse it and u get "ta i min tarm" i think this must mean sth in swedish. Google Übersetzer just say "take in my gut" as translation, so im not quite sure... maybe u know? :)

[@CourtlySeaDog]

that is deep. "see your friends fall. hear them pray to the God that your country denies." despite popular belief most russians, at least 60% were Christian during the time of the soviet union.

[@angysperkins1599]

It true actually 60% were Christian at the time

[@angysperkins1599]

+The Stalker yes even Stalin

[@Will-sl9ix]

It could also refer to the nazis, who hated Christians

[@deepsouthredneck1]

+will Moorman Nazi's didnt hate christianity, it was the religion they used as part of their nationalism for obvious reasons, as to individual nazis you can only go off what they say and most of them proclaimed to be chistian or if you dont consider that christian they claimed to believe in the christian god.

[@Will-sl9ix]

+dreyrugr the nazi idea itself was very anti religious, the only reason that the nazis did not try to prevent all worship is because they did not want rebellions on their hands

[@frenchmasterrace574]

“Hear them pray to the god your country denies” This is a really strong lyric.Truly shows how much of a horror this battle was...

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I also liked it because, while the government of the USSR was atheist, much of the population was religious

[@Doctor699]

Well the soldiers on the ground have to believe in something when they're facing certain annihilation. As much as Stalin wanted to be a god, he was just a little man in Moscow.

[@doctorchaotic3415]

@@Doctor699 hello another fellow doctor. Yeah stalin wants to make himself a god and not only that,Xi jinping is litteraly following his steps.

[@Doctor699]

@@doctorchaotic3415 I'm glad you mentioned Xi jinping. A tyrant by any other name would smell as sweet. I'm sick of that smug camp look on Xi's face. The world has sold itself out unto him.

[@MalleusRegum]

@@Doctor699 Have you talked to Stalin personally, or you just pulled that 'fact' out of your ass?

[@D.Holliday112]

Stalingrad, the most blood soaked city in the entreaty of World War II. Room to room fighting that got so bad that the Germans and Soviets would fight over every single inch of ground. Both sides considered taking a single house a minor victory, and a street a major one.

[@raptin1595]

Basically yeah then Kursk and Berlin happened and those were just as bad if not worse

[@lowkey7914]

Killing the kids and old ppl of Berlin wasnt as hard but having to advance on unkown soil was.

[@calvingreene90]

@ Raptin 159 The open field battle of Kursk and the fall of Berlin combined were not as bad as the battle of Stalingrad.

[@canthinkofausername8253]

It toke weeks for Germans to take one street. Like the comment above, more Germans died trying to take one house in Stalingrad then the Germanys push to Paris.

[@СаняСкелет-о2ш]

@@raptin1595 No, not one city will not surpass Stalingrad in horror after the battle. Scattered entrails, from grenades and mortars, thousands of tons of bombs destroyed every street half, if not completely, mountains of corpses, hundreds of thousands of corpses, which even could not bury because of enemy fire.

[@NeoEidolon]

"Noone cares about a single violin..." That line sends chills down my spine, just thinking about how many lives had to end in such a hellish place.

[@kingwolf9447]

They were the pawns in the game of death chess.

[@danielkrustev]

Poor German, Hungarian and Romanian souls

[@ivansimunek4829]

@@danielkrustev both sides were fighting for their country and I respect that...so I agree

[@danielkrustev]

@@ivansimunek4829 The Soviets were evil and forced their people to fight or die... They didn't even give them a chance to retreat and no matter what everyone says - The Bolsheviks were the evil ones.

[@ivansimunek4829]

@@danielkrustev some of them...same thing with Nazis, same thing with every army.

[@rubielax517]

When more People died in Stalingrad then people watched this video.

[@howepellin]

Bruhh

[@rubielax517]

@Earth Server Admin 1 bruhh

[@kmsbismarck1775]

hurB

[@Speedster___]

1 million? Thought death count was in mid 600k?

[@xirb-4007]

@@Speedster___ highest fatality estimates.

[@marcozanoni4742]

I'm italian. The uncle of my grandfather was sent to fight the russians with boots made out of the paper from the mail boxes... When he came back her mother didnt even recognised him and he almost died of hunger and frozen. He lost all his feet fingers and he almost paralised his left hand while attacking someone who he didnt even know... Rest in peace granduncle Bruno, we will not forget you

[@michelerusso04]

Rest in peace 200.000 innocents italians launched on the Cold Hell

[@chapaev3938]

@@michelerusso04 Innocents?

[@michelerusso04]

@@chapaev3938 They surely never wanted to fight, Mussolini forced the country to join the war

[@ЖанболатМырзашов]

Soviets are not Only Russians. Majority of soldires came from central asia like Kazakstan

[@mikeru18e839]

@@ЖанболатМырзашов, врать нехорошо. 69% РККА были русскими.

[@LordVader1094]

This almost feels like half of the song is singing from both sides of the conflict, and I really like that.

[@CasperKersten]

Yeah, I feel the same. Your new profile pic is awesome btw.

[@LordVader1094]

Casper Kersten Why thank you! :3

[@ianevans9391]

LordVader1094 You watched that too? I'm very P/O about "No season two." GUP FOREVER!

[@deepsouthredneck1]

It's from the russian perspective.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

+dreyrugr Ha! Hell no!

[@JeremyMidlam]

0:52 I like to think he's singing "Oh, it's cold out in hell". It seems very poetic, almost as if a soldier is saying from his point of view, "For hell, this place is surprisingly cold."

[@johnmarsh9146]

I'm pretty sure that's what he sings

[@АдептусАстартес-ш4и]

in Scandinavian mythology hell is cold

[@seanberry3020]

According to "Dante's Inferno" He'll is cold enough for Satan's lower body to be frozen solid.

[@litenyte2405]

Jeremy M I can't hear that. The 'er' in hell is too annunciated

[@thejadedeagle6729]

Their sacrifice won the war. This was the battle that ended blitzkrieg and broke Hitler's army. It was all down hill for Germany from there.

[@Lionsaregood1776]

It was downhill before the German army was already stretched to its max logistical wise and the 6th army was under equipped even before it reached the city

[@EpicMRPancake]

No, Tobruk was the battle that ended the Blitzkreig, in North Africa. 1941.

[@redforest9269]

@@EpicMRPancake Yes, according to British propaganda. While I agree that the Allies were helpful and decreased the duration and damage of the war, if the Axis defeated everyone before attacking the USSR as planned; the Soviets would have still won the war.

[@EpicMRPancake]

@@redforest9269 Sources?

[@redforest9269]

@@EpicMRPancake Math. The Axis could never have amassed an army to invade the Soviet Union like in our timeline and win. The USSR had too much land, too many people to resist the Fascists and too strong of an economy and military. The majority of historians that I know of would agree.

[@christianvanengen9202]

War is worse than hell, as in hell there are no innocent people.

[@joezzzify]

War exists.

[@MrLittlelawyer]

joezzzify Really annoying prideful atheists who want nothing but conflict also exist.

[@MrLittlelawyer]

joezzzify Thanks for proving my point! :)

[@joezzzify]

MrLittlelawyer That had nothing to do with the conversation, at all. In fact It wasn't even a conversation, it was a statement of fact. You have proved nothing but the fact that you feel the need to "intervene" for the mildest of things.

[@MrLittlelawyer]

joezzzify lol nice and very quick edit there.

[@essex3777]

My father was a musician in Stalingrad. During the German occupation, the sound of his violin filled the air with magnificent music - Korsakov, Stasov - many of the great nationalist composers. To my countrymen, it was a symbol of hope. To the Germans, it was a symbol of defiance. Even now, his music still haunts me. The Nazis slit his throat while he slept. Collaborating with any Nazi is a betrayal, a betrayal against all of Mother Russia. Dragovich and Kravchenko were not troubled by such matters. They looked only to advance towards their own interests and agendas... - Reznov

[@phucphangiatoan4873]

I thought it was familiar, I clicked the see more button and knew it. Love Reznov.

[@NotAntury]

They had us at the first half not goin lie

[@SpaceMemeboy]

My grandpa was blown up in his tank in the battle of Stalingrad. Proud of him.

[@JPqbss]

My great grandpa was killed by a panzerfaus in the battle of Berlin

[@aka99]

RIP

[@wijnand1124]

my grandpa died in the battle of berlin part of the dutch SS his squad died with him took massive soviet arty stright on the house that they wher in RIP

[@aka99]

wijnand 112 ahhhh, most lefties would blame him and what else, me not, but i am no leftie. he was a human beeing fighting for netherlands. voluntered or not. better he needed no to fight, better no ww2 had happend, but history was opposite. RIP. May we never face the faith of our grandpa generation.

[@wijnand1124]

aka99 thx for the support May we never forget it Both sides wher Just soldiers nothing More nothing less

[@theortheo2401]

There was Verdun in WWI, then there was Stalingrad in WWII. True symbols of resistance.

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

and people still give the french flak for surrending in the second world war, when in the first they played the very same role the soviets did in absolutely depleting germany of it's resources

[@noobsaibot6482]

@@takebacktheholyland9306 I mean, guess what, they did surrender. We're not talking about ww1, we're talking about ww2 where they did fuck all

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

@@noobsaibot6482 Of course if you talk about it in that way, ww2 and ww1 are different but its something people gotta be conscious about

[@revanruler6404]

@@noobsaibot6482 actually some french résisted and part of the french army refused to stand down and kept fighting overseas

[@Psychonaut316]

​@@noobsaibot6482by that logic, one could say that the Russians did the same in WW1

[@freedomfighter6193]

Things that never break: -diamonds -armoured glass -The Stalin Line

[@AllahCat7889]

But it literally broke during barbarossa

[@fyodorkojevin5756]

@@AllahCat7889 well, it wasn't even been finished.

[@majiki5473]

Diamond is unbreakable

[@zombieguyproducion]

The stalin line was nowhere near Stalingrad. It was by the western border (Minsk area) and was broken almost instantly

[@JoshuaCheng10101]

Perfect analogy, because each one of these can break. And all of them have.

[@PiscatorLager]

No, there is only an English version. The Carolus Rex album is the only eception.

[@Matthew-bz2fk]

Stalingrad was a hell of a battle, so deadly that people are still finding remains of the battle to this day.

[@ruslankovalenko1292]

I live in Stalingrad.... (today Stalingrad is called Volgograd)

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Horo Show Stalin sucks

[@samykpatersyn4516]

@@harlleygurrola8394 Without him, Russia would have probably lost WW2.

[@nyl0n733]

@@samykpatersyn4516 But, Stalin killed over 50 million of his own people. im still getting replies a year later so I just wanna say that I was pretty dumb back then and that people can stop bombarding me with replies every few days.

[@shriekingskeleton]

USS Arizona man, please get a stable number.

[@jerrell1169]

Samyk Patersyn I disagree. The Russians have always been a feisty people, though it would’ve been a guerrilla war and a long,brutal one at that.

[@dwayneglover4264]

This is one the most underrated bands in heavy metal.

[@jamesthompson7244]

yep, its a shame =(

[@metalfan6663]

Phoenix McNugget They are an extremely awesome band, they're epic as fuck. They are not underrated, actually they are very well-known, İ guess they are the best-known Power Metal band out there :) İ am a huge fan of Sabaton myself \m/ İ would say Sabaton is a typical "Take-it-or-leave-it-band". Some LOVE them, some hate them. İf you love Sabaton, İ fucking love you, if you hate Sabaton, get out of my way ;)

[@sniperguyAZ]

they are popular in Europe however they are still small as fuck over here in the US

[@NathanTAK]

Power Metal, to be precise.

[@frenchmasterrace574]

william perry whats your country?

[@prycenewberg3976]

"Hear them pray to the God your country denies" I would not have expected that because it was so true.

[@landlockedcroat1554]

explain

[@aboringname6816]

The Fascist Nut The Soviet Union from what I remember outlawed many religions Christianity being the largest group. In the Soviet Union people weren't punished because faith was so strong and the leaders didn't want an uprising but in weaker countries Hungary from what I can remember they burned churches. Communist believed that to achieve Utopia religion needed to be out of the equation for there to be no decide between people. That's as much as I can remember.

[@redforest9269]

@@aboringname6816 What the USSR was against was religions having a say in politics, so separation of church and state. However, the government didn't really care if you wanted to believe in deities or whatever.

[@tuoy1]

@@redforest9269 *didnt care if you worship a religion what about the christian genocide that happened in the soviet union? and the gulags?

[@robertlewis6915]

@@redforest9269 That's naive and false. Christianity, rightly understood, is contrary to the ideology of communism and the state- worship Communist governments have always implciitly demanded. The USSR therefore hated Christianity and went on a two pronged offensive: they set up a watered- down, easily controllable, state- run church to attract Christians and keep up PR, then went and imprisoned/ tortured/ starved/ killed Christians who wouldn't bend the knee to the Soviet regime and its evils. The gulags, the stories of men like Solzenhitsyen (I probably mispelled that), and many other sources all testify to the hatred the USSR had for Christianity, just like China, North Korea, Vietnam, and so many other Communist nation states hate Christianity and show it with varying levels of openness.

[@liberaementis1371]

My son introduced me to this band and the history. I think every country feeds their own version of history to their youth/population. This educated me on Russia's incredible involvement, force, and just absolute amazing strategy-nothing short of pure brutality taking on evil. I f*cking love this. I love that we are being educated and that these stupid political lines we draw in the sand are meaningless, that good people will unite and kick evil bullshit to the curb.

[@noahwarmink7881]

the second world war was won by Russian blood American industry and British intelligence ( was a saying in the soviet circle )

[@brainletmong6302]

Wait until he finds out about the gulags and what happened to the millions of soldiers that went into europe.

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

When two villains clash, they won't have any of those morals holding them back and by god. Stalingrad is the epitome of that

[@trollinglevel95]

Hands down the best Sabaton lyrics ever. No other song can compare to Stalingrad's strong poetry. Pure perfection.

[@zsjb_]

Also musically one of their best

[@marshalberthier2402]

I personally feel that carolus rex has stronger lyrics. But that's just my opinion.

[@kriegenjoyer6913]

I don't think this is the best buts its the strongest

[@yuriykaraivan8310]

The lyrics, the melody, all the effort made by Sabaton makes my soul shiver. Thank you for making such an amazing song about one of the bloodiest clashes in history. One soldier of a motorized division of Wermacht said in his memoirs: we were sent to Stalingrad and thought it would be a walk in a park, instead we were sent to hell" Another memoir of a Soviet infantry Division said about Stalingrad: May the God never make anyone feel what we went through" This song captures what that conflict was in all the right ways. It's uncomfortable as it should be even if the song is amazing \m/

[@vicdoesgaming7570]

The lyrics apparently came from a soldier diary

[@paulmahoney7619]

The fighting in The City of Steel was truly intense. Street to street, house to house, room to room.

[@johnroy5169]

"Oh it's colder than hell" I can name quite a few things colder than hell...

[@thermalvision203]

Like Lake Cocytus?

[@CW-dl2dd]

Yeah I never got why people say 'colder than hell.'

[@thermalvision203]

Night Stalker935 RE: Dante's Inferno, the Ninth Circle of Hell.

[@CW-dl2dd]

Tom Reese Oh is that where it came from?

[@thermalvision203]

Night Stalker935 Yep. In The Ninth Circle of Hell, traitors were embedded in the frozen Lake Cocytus where Satan, the ultimate traitor who betrayed God, lies half embedded at the deepest point in the lake. The phrase "Hotter than Hell" also works because it applies to the classical depiction of Hell, along with the Seventh and Eighth Circles of Hell.

[@wolfpack9804]

Two of my grand-grandfathers died in the battle of Moscow... thry served in the RKKA. One was tanker, the second was in cavalry.

[@alberthoury5403]

to sad that they died for a crazy man and a crazy nation with an evil plan.

[@wolfpack9804]

feck of mate

[@buzzmckillington8037]

Well in his defense, he could have meant either, and you could just assume the one that you took less offence from?

[@wolfpack9804]

Lord Quintus Tiberius thanks mate. (soviets)

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Wolfpack What was the RKKA?

[@radioactiverat8751]

The chaotic sound of the drums is almost like its supposed to be a mix of mortars, Artillery shells, rifles and cannons among the song.

[@mekhane675]

Meat grinder Those two words I feel like best describe the Battle of Stalingrad.

[@vicdoesgaming7570]

yes that's exactly what it is

[@galactica604]

And verdun

[@kartvelianmapping808]

my great grandfather fought for stalingrad and sevastopol(he was a georgian just like me)

[@HaloFTW55]

I wonder if he was Naval Infantry. Since at least a regiment was deployed

[@kartvelianmapping808]

@@HaloFTW55 i dont know tbh. My grandma told me he fought but she did not tell me the regiment he was in.

[@kartvelianmapping808]

@@HaloFTW55 i learnt he fought in almost all major battles on the eastern front tho and survived

[@kartvelianmapping808]

@@HaloFTW55 he also took part in liberation of warsaw. And was good at estabilishing communication lines even under german fire.

[@gustavusadolphus2436]

Just like Stalin I see

[@dnickaroo3574]

During the Civil War, Chuikov's first battle was to take the small town Tsaritsyn on the Volga River, with Stalin as Commander. Tsaritsyn was later renamed Stalingrad. In 1938 Stalin advanced Chuikov's career. In 1942 Chuikov defended Stalingrad -- he realised the limitations of tanks in a city. He dug in Russian tanks -- the Artillery on the other bank of the Volga was aimed carefully at strategic positions in Stalingrad. He divided his Army into small groups of about 8 men, with accompanying sharp-shooters. He forced the Nazis to fight for every room, every floor, every building in Stalingrad. Paulus' 6th Army took 90% of Stalingrad & victory was celebrated in Germany. Then as Stalin & Zhukov had planned, the Russians counter-attacked encircling the German Army. Germany had lost the War. When Hitler committed suicide in Berlin, Chuikov was the Russian Commander closest to his bunker. Chuikov accepted the surrender of Berlin; Zhukov accepted the Nazis' surrender.

[@silafuyang8675]

Chuikov was a hardcore man. I am reading his memories. He was having a near death experience every single day at Stalingrad, sometimes twice per day. He and all his brothers returned home alive after the war. All fought and survived. One of the hardest men in Russia, therefore in the world at the time.

[@chrisb9143]

Time for the Russians to be on the other side in Kyiv

[@gnas1897]

Chuikov and Rokossovsky were incredible commanders. Quite sad they got overshadowed by Zhukov.

[@KingDerpy13]

"Geht nach Stalingrad!" haben sie gesagt. "Es wird einfach sein!" haben sie gesagt. ("Go to Stalingrad!" they said. "It'll be easy!" they said.) (I am not German, so I used Google Translate, so if I made a mistake, say so please.)

[@venlafaxine.]

And that was the last thing they said. :)

[@KingDerpy13]

@@venlafaxine. Most likely they would've said "Scheiße" as their last word.

[@Indoor_Carrot]

@@KingDerpy13 Not if a sniper saw them, they won't say anything XD

[@KingDerpy13]

@@Indoor_Carrot True.

[@kapitanvollsuff6672]

As a German I can tell you, that this is correct german

[@cathymilner744]

Hitler: Let's invade the Soviet Union Stalin: so you have chosen... Death

[@mcstriker]

And Death was served

[@godofgobboz3606]

By far the most underrated sabaton song.

[@zsjb_]

It's hated by the community because it's 'all over the place' apparently, but I fucking love it man

[@sniperguyAZ]

@@zsjb_ its hated by the community because they are pussies who like their modern power metal shit. The band is still decent but they lost their touch after Carolus Rex, but unfortunately a majority of their fans eat it up.

[@Mrozek231]

Yeah. If you compare old tracks vs new tracks then you realize that new tracks are "lighter" and make more views but those old albums are dope asf

[@Mr_Bunk]

I really like how the music changes pace at points. It reflects the frantic nature of the battle's combat, and even has a moment of reflection before snapping back to a harsh rhythm. One of my favourites from these guys by far.

[@TheKingoftheKongs]

I love how this song captures the meat grinder feel that Stalingrad was.

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

Uranus was big enough to surround the Axis forces...

[@WaspCameraInSpringfield]

Luiz Alex Phoenix What?

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

Peter Smith Uranus... You know what I am talking about... Operation Uranus... Basically... The operation that organized/marked the soviet counterattack on Stalingrad. It also marked a start of a new phase of the WWII on the East front. The soviet surrounded the Axis forces making them surrender. Then they started they campaign towards Germany.

[@WaspCameraInSpringfield]

Luiz Alex Phoenix Ah, stupid me, for a moment there I thought you meant the planet. My apologies.

[@simong4865]

Luiz Alex Phoenix Silly me, I thought you meant neither the planet nor the operation. Silly me...

[@rileytheflamingwookiecooki5646]

Robot Jones Could have been worse.....

[@AlexOnTheSide183]

I remember seeing a documentary and it used some words from a news paper from the US. I don't remember the exact words. "Poland fell in 25 days.....in 25 days German forces moved from one side of the street to the other in Stalingrad. France fell in 6 weeks. In 6 weeks Germans took 4 buildings." Another big problem for the germans was that they bombed the city SOO much that bombers didn't have anything to use as markers , rubble made it hard for tanks to get through the streets. And Russians during a air raid moved in as close as possible to german positions making hard for the Germans to bomb Russian forces and not cause the death of there own troops. Stalingrad showed just how strong a lion can be when it is cornered.

[@silafuyang8675]

When the intense bombings started at the end of July 1942, in one week, more than 40 000 civilians were killed by Luftwaffe.

[@mortenbund1219]

My Grand-Grandpa got killed in the battle Stalingrad. He was on the German side. Well we don'T know if he immediantly died in Stalingrad or died in a prisoner camp, but he was missing in action after the battle of stalingrad.

[@MrNiksu]

Rip

[@Kunnis]

A great man I assume.

[@isaiah8613]

267 of my family members went to war. 169 died. 98 survived.

[@anticristogaming3427]

F

[@redforest9269]

Well, if he made it to a camp he probably would've come back. If he survived the initial battle he could have died en route to a camp due to the cold.

[@Afurrywolfguy]

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad anyone?

[@MrNamenloser21]

Me!

[@TheSERGEAR]

+Ignar Baldur Åndersjön the Husky im here Serjmeister

[@MrNamenloser21]

+ZesmaGaming Also me!

[@dylankey_]

+Ignar Baldur Åndersjön the Husky aye

[@Filming_Scene]

ya, laggy and buggy

[@ragingsaviorkami9862]

-Le me: sitting in my room, on my bad, with my headphones in my ears, listening to music. -Le me: Remembers that one song of Sabaton I haven't heard in ages. -Le me: Searches for that song, and clicks the first video. -During the first 1 minute of the video, suddenly, I get goosebumps as I listen to lyrics... ''City in despair, almost crushed by the Fuhrer's army.'' and then, this cold is all around me... crawling all over my body... Why is it so cold in my room? ''Oh, it's colder than hell!' Oh. I just remembered. That's what good music sounds like. That's what good music makes you feel.

[@ragingsaviorkami9862]

Werner Kaisertum Are you german or something? xD

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

***** Jawohl..er...Herr..Krieger?

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

***** Nein? Ich sprechen Deutsche...

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

***** Dann erscheinen Sie nicht wie ein Narr. Obwohl betrug eine wertvolle Waffe ist.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

***** So bist du ein Narr? Nicht nur das, ein Narr ohne Anstand?

[@lieutenantsupascoop2126]

Girls in dodgeball: Omg I broke my hair band I hate dodgeball! Boys in dodgeball: 3:17

[@awacslongcaster7394]

YOU DAMN EURUSEAN! ILL GET REVENGE FOR MOBIUS ONE! Sike buddy I'm kidding. Yo buddy you still alive?

[@hoh5590]

Broke my hair band?

[@cyruslupercal9493]

This music has the most opressive atmosphere I ever heard.

[@raptin1595]

"Pray to the god your country denies" that's deep

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Raptin 159 The Reds were atheists

[@csdm1999]

@@harlleygurrola8394 actually no Russian people are fiercely religious and because of it Stalin opened the cathedrals during the war

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Daniil Zinchuk There we’re STILL purges when Stalin re-opened them: Communism and religion do NOT MIX: Marx said so himself Historic Perspective

[@lordwojtek255]

@@csdm1999 stalin opened the cathedrals when the russians realised hitler was opening them after his armies rolled over russia. to some under german rule it was better than stalin.

[@landlockedcroat1554]

Raptin 159 explain

[@grandace2]

3:36 Hold my gut

[@PsychShrew]

it only means that if you spell it backwards (Ta i min tarm) and read it in Swedish

[@harlleygurrola8394]

unknownman115 Is that what ‘MRATNIMIAT’ translates to?

[@connorc6293]

I feel like this song isn’t exactly one of the best sabaton has made

[@kikyosbow]

I love how you post the backstory to the song. Thanks! :)

[@bengoacher4455]

"every man dies alone" really brings home the truth of the Soviet war machine. The peoples army, but when the time comes, you're life is the one that's ending, not the commissar

[@ivansimunek4829]

My grandmas uncle fought there...369. Regiment, Croatian forces. "Fortunately" for him he was injured early in battle and came back to Croatia, I think if he stayed their bit longer he would be dead as rest of his Regiment that were one of the first to ever start the battle

[@MrKayouh]

"When your time comes you will know that it's time" ...I'm not one to criticize Sabaton, but guys seriously...

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

Why, whats wrong with it?

[@MrKayouh]

WeegeeSlayer It states the obvious, and it's a very poor rhyme

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

+MrKayouh Alright

[@LTheGameDesigner]

How about "When your prime comes to an end, you'll know that it's your time!"

[@Mr_Bunk]

Yeah, I like this song, but that lyric is inexcusable.

[@omarabe26]

Stalingrad must've been scary.

[@eyalkh704]

+Alpha Jalloh order 227 by stalin or "not one step back" means that you will die by the germans or the russians

[@nemanjak50]

+eyal khirbawi In the Soviet Union it takes more courage to retreat than to advance

[@eyalkh704]

+nemanjak50 the words of stalin himsilf no retreating may have brought victory but with a huge casulties

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

+Alpha Jalloh Well not to brag or anything but it was responsible for 1/12 of all the Soviet Union's casualties,making it the single most violent battle in history.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

H.A.L. 9000 Not if you're drunk.

[@synovialpig9983]

Some little known trivia Mikhail Kalashnikov was a tanker in the battle of Stalingrad

[@HaloFTW55]

Pretty sure he was wounded already during 1941 and pulled out to the rear.

[@Darkblade7961]

I just found this band and I really like them

[@kuzmafedorov5638]

Same

[@zsjb_]

@A random fat shyboi With interent accessat least this guy started with the best then

[@sleepy_fredo]

Both dictators fight each other Both side be like: *we are f*cked*

[@Guine523]

The American civil war had about 730,000 casualties. The battle of Stalingrad had over 700,000. Stalingrad alone nearly had as many casualties as an entirely different war. Let that sink in.

[@tacosteer9590]

Isn't it 12M?

[@Grabenkult7734]

@@tacosteer9590 618.220 thousand, (only counting soldiers) so nope

[@tacosteer9590]

@@Grabenkult7734 thx for pointing out, I have been schewpid the whole time

[@ethanedwards422]

Stalingrad had 1.2 million deaths, not counting wounded. the 600k is only German POWs taken after operation Uranus

[@arl-4452]

One of the most underrated Sabaton Songs.

[@TheOneMillionthRoger]

The drums in this song are fantastic.

[@thecowboycultist3174]

This is definitely one of my favorite songs by them because it’s far more poetic than others of theirs, and it has that violent feel that some of their other songs are known for. Great song.

[@moraviancatholic2082]

And then Winged Hussars arrived

[@RestlessBogatyr]

Can we appreciate this song as art, without people bringing in songs that were created to keep the polish from killing themselves?

[@ArthurV7734]

Kommissar Krownen Nah come on it's called a joke, relax and laugh a bit

[@ImpassiveCanine]

Matthew Heck They always do

[@alperos29]

Definitely a George Soros funded bot The sabaton winged hussar song is about the second battle of Vienna

[@aneesh2115]

@Matthew Heck and surrounded the 6th army. Winged heavy tanky hussars

[@trolldrool]

Imagine trying to not piss yourself because you hold the kitchen while your enemy holds the living room and you're both waiting for an opportunity to toss the first grenade.

[@TheWolf-xt7kb]

Mratnimiat, a Bulgarian word spelled like this "Мратнимят" means "they are dying"

[@lordshaxx4693]

The original “Fields Of Verdun”

[@zsjb_]

And the better one

[@timthewarlord2304]

you wouldn't have had much fun in Stalingrad right comrades

[@timthewarlord2304]

cyberanimealien hahahahahahahaha

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Tim The Warlord Because of all the People Fighting and dying around You...

[@ramsf3099]

We wouldn't have had much fun in Stalingrad *

[@zrowe0233]

They should really play this in Volgograd, the crowd will go nuts!

[@anthonyc5818]

Zach Rowe you should hear resist and bite in Belgium, or 40:1 in Poland.

[@hiekkAy]

Or Talvisota in Finland

[@UwU-xk5cx]

Anthony C uprising in Poland too or smoking snakes in Brasil

[@viperblitz11]

Ehhh... I don't think a song like this would be very well-received in the place where the battle happened. It's nothing like the victory themes designed for hype, and the grandchildren of the men who died for that city probably wouldn't care for them being regarded as "A single violin" even for artistic purposes.

[@novaseer]

They actually tried to, but they got barred from the country due to a misunderstanding of politics, according to the Sabaton History channel.

[@anejr2556]

Damn I love the violin and the devils symphony metaphore.

[@kennastout7621]

This has to be one of the most powerful Sabaton songs there is. Damn, those lyrics are deep!

[@SimoRegragui]

Stalingrad is the only song where hitler is called by his name in the last battle or in the final solution even in the rise of evil his only refered to by the fuhrer

[@reddawn1873]

blame germany

[@kis5140]

I hope this song mentions the Stalin Organ artillery that the soviets used. That could make for an awesome lyric.

[@brendanjrice7307]

An interesting side note is that the different guitar riffs and drum patterns are meant to symbolize the sound of gunfire and mortar strikes.

[@silafuyang8675]

No doubt the best song of Sabaton. Strong lyrics, hard riffs!

[@UltraGames2001]

my grandmother was born the day this battle started 0_0

[@RestlessBogatyr]

K

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Comrade Vladimir AH RUSSIAN *no scopes the shit out of u*

[@heinzthorvald4675]

that´s interesting

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Comrade Vladimir *u get ded becuse Mosin-Nagant is shit lol*

[@heinzthorvald4675]

Lord Kaisertum of All Creation I dont think that ...

[@theMAN3554]

Without a doubt my favorite sabaton song and album. Wish they played this live more often

[@supermagicalcookie2400]

Not so fun fact: at the time of writing for every person who has seen this video, four died in Stalingrad. Give or take a bit.

[@pauldodds9646]

Thats depressing, but interesting

[@ostlandr]

This song is so metal that I could put the CD in an angle grinder and use it to clean up welds.

[@nikolasvalentino8964]

77th anniversary of the start of the battle of Stalingrad, remember the sacrifices made in history

[@cpt.blazedasfck4208]

Im a german and my great-grandfather was in russland in WWII. He carried his injured friend through snowy russia until he realized that he was already dead... I was eleven years old when he died. I wish I had been older then. I would have had so many questions about WWII .

[@johnlenin830]

The answer to your questions was given by the Russian prince Alexander Nevsky back in the 13th century: “whoever comes to us with a sword will die from the sword”. All attempts to conquer Russia ended equally, remember this.

[@cpt.blazedasfck4208]

@@johnlenin830 Your comment dont make sense because i did not ask you any question yet. I know that russia are very big and strong. I have many russian friends but my questions are different ones. For instances facts about living in this respective time period of 1945.

[@cpt.blazedasfck4208]

@The Xenomorphian We all must try to respect other Humans and stick together or our wars will never end. Because of people like him, our wars will never end. He is the best exaple ;)

[@pomiklom2499]

@@cpt.blazedasfck4208 Only you forgot that most of the Germans on the Eastern front were fascists who killed and plundered civilians. Was your great-grandfather one of them? If for, then pity you .My great-grandfather fought since the beginning of the great Patriotic war, was seriously wounded in 1941 and returned from the hospital to his village, later died of the injury.

[@switzerland5777]

@@pomiklom2499 While a lot were fascist, plenty weren’t.

[@Ahiz1976]

Masterful vision and description about the conditions in Stalingrad. I truly was a hellish place to be, no matter what side you were fighting for.

[@Dimovuha222]

Guitar here is fucking amazing.

[@zsjb_]

Ikr, the sabaton fanbase considers this their worst song but its genuinely one of the best they've produced both lyrically and musically, I don't get the hate :/

[@rolandrozsavolgyi1168]

@@zsjb_ Igen, honfitárs, ez tényleg az egyik legjobbjuk

[@cutelittledrunk8231]

I love the sound of morters in the morning. All day really.

[@benireges]

The best Sabaton song, hands down.

[@MrFreePoint]

Epic song. epic band. great job! besonders deine freien und trotzdem exakten übersetzungen sind jedes mal ausgezeichnet! Und deine ausführungen über den Inhalt und Hintergrund des Liedes sind auch jedes mal sehr interesant. mach weiter so!

[@doctorale666]

Order 227 otherwise known as "not one step back" issued during this battle was probably WW2's marked turnaround event. It was brutal without a question. WW2 was more like a horrific genocide fueled by madness. Having said that, you fight hardest with your back against a wall because you can only go in one direction, and they did all the way to Berlin.

[@yekaterinasmirnova214]

The way they evacuated nearly everything behind Volga and Ural including factories and ect. there was literally no way to step back. Do you know anything about poems which had been written exactly before the Battle of Stalingrad started? Check out "Kill him" by Konstantin Simonov - it was the epitome of wrath against the enemy on motherland's soil. Effected everyone and tore German "Your struggle is futile" propaganda flyers to pieces. "The Motherland Calls" statue says it all.

[@arathemacaw]

My great grandfather was the cook of his german company in russia. If he hadn't gotten badly sick before the battle, he likely would've been given a gun and died in that city.

[@cbt7commender980]

In terms of military deaths, Stalingrad is undoubtedly the deadliest battle in history. But, if you add civilians, one battle beats it. The siege of Leningrad. I invite everyone here to learn more about the 3 year long siege of Leningrad and the incredible amount of casualties of the battle, amounting to 4 million or more by some sources.

[@knightblade0188]

Yeah that battle really makes you realize how bad the eastern front truly was

[@Sara866873]

A great song, which I really like listening to while studying history :D The lyrics and the sound are of course very powerful, as expected in a Sabaton song.

[@kamalinsofiya]

When the Slavic guys prepared for Area 51 in Stalingrad

[@mogol109]

Congratulations for 100k!!!

[@viperblitz11]

Good to listen to something other than Bismarck for the last couple days.

[@hebrewhammer4086]

as a huge fan on sabaton I cant believe it took me this long to find one of there songs...

[@ww2fanatic123]

Try turning up the speed to 1.25, just do it.

[@fidelismiles7439]

Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel aka. The Desert Fox lol

[@epgbros]

+Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel aka. The Desert Fox Sounds like a song from the Death Korps of Krieg, herr Feldmarshal.

[@ww2fanatic123]

The Epic Gamer Bros the Devil's orchestra

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

+Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel aka. The Desert Fox kkkkk xD

[@Adei36]

mal wieder ein Genials Virdeo wie immer! Danke dafür

[@cutegerman5946]

"Is *colder* than hell" logic....

[@travisoliver6741]

Old comment, but in Dante's Inferno, the Lowest level of Hell is a frozen pit for punishing traitors, and Satan's lower half is frozen. And in Scandinavian Mythology, the Underworld (Hel) is an ice world.

[@carlospomares3225]

"Every man dies alone and when your time comes you will know that it's time" Underrated line

[@malffi1]

Two things: Am I the only one who hears Stalin's fortress shall fall instead of Stalin's fortress on fire. And what does Mratnimiat mean?

[@KaiserFredVIII]

Most common theory around is that it is "carry on my guts" in backwards Swedish, and it was included because... well, no one really knows, but Broden would sound bad-fucking-ass reading aloud a cookie recipe, so I don't really care.

[@epgbros]

***** It probably relates to how some people became canibals in Stalingrad.

[@NeoEidolon]

malffi1 I hear "Stalin's fortress unveiled!"

[@Mrozek231]

I haven't heard it for several years and I remember everything. I am a sabaton's dinosaur

[@MrLolmango]

Hearts of Iron IV anyone?

[@johna1716]

yea

[@stefanjurkots753]

DasPhoenix best strategy

[@mortenbund1219]

Stefan the best strategy is just to drive a truck into Moscow.

[@turboapples1233]

DasPhoenix yes

[@siddhantsharma7728]

Best strategy is to defeat Allie a then annex them and escape to australia as Soviets take Berlin.

[@ram2b330]

Love playing this when playing battlefield it gets me pumped up all the time

[@Tucher97]

ImperialGuard: Stalingrad? We call that Tuesday

[@bagoa2981]

Death korps consider it monday

[@Tucher97]

@@bagoa2981 wait if they consider Stalingrad as monday then what is Friday and Sunday

[@blebbb4728]

@@Tucher97 gallipoli

[@pisaks6782]

@@Tucher97 Verdun

[@keyonhutson1539]

All that stuff about Violins... is it just me, or is that a reference to Mikhail Goldstein?

[@amurl6387]

Lol the violins are soldiers :P

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Amurl The 🎻🎻 are the guns