Sabaton - Aces in Exile (Lyrics English & Deutsch)

[@lordreehaw1267]

Shout out to the singer for being able to say Czechoslovakia correctly AND in tune with the song...that needs an award.

[@cowkiller2189]

Well he is half Czech and half Swedish.

[@thomashutchison9361]

+Ethan truth yep... xD

[@navaryn2938]

it is hard to say in english, but not that hard in german or italian for example

[@cowkiller2189]

Angelo Mordasini I have always been able to say Czechoslovakia and I am only 18 it wasn't that hard to learn.

[@navaryn2938]

Where i live we say it "cecoslovacchia" and i checked with a czech friend, that said i pronounced it right, and so does everyone we know

[@caseyroenneburg9883]

Germany: I fear no man, but that thing... Joakim: *saying Czechoslovakia perfectly* Germany: It scares me...

[@kulshedramecha-ghidora8099]

Tiger tank: I fear no man too but that thing..T-34 destroys everything in sight: tiger tank: it scares me

[@bizarreutahraptor]

Joakim is half czech, that's why he says it perfectly :)

[@tremedar]

@@kulshedramecha-ghidora8099 T-34, most overhyped piece of junk in history, amazingly beating out the tiger, panther and king tiger for that top spot.

[@Yceb0x]

All the foreign nations who contributed pilots during the Battle of Britain (exiles and non-exiles): Poland: 141-145 pilots New Zealand: 127-135 Canada: 112 Czechoslovakia: 84-88 Belgium: 84-88 Australia: 26-32 South Africa: 22-25 Netherlands: 23 France: 13-14 Ireland: 10 United States: 9-11 Southern Rhodesia: 3-4 Northern Rhodesia: 1 Jamaica: 1 Barbados: 1 Newfoundland: 1 Props to all these brave pilots and the British RAF who they fought alongside.

[@Yceb0x]

Truthfully, I'd even say honor to any fallen Luftwaffe who answered the call to what they were told was their duty. Soldiers follow their orders

[@Commandelicious]

That's why our modern military law states that unmoral orders can and should be opposed and refused. "(1) In den Fällen der §§ 19 bis 21 handelt der Untergebene nicht rechtswidrig, wenn der Befehl nicht verbindlich ist, insbesondere wenn er nicht zu dienstlichen Zwecken erteilt ist oder die Menschenwürde verletzt oder wenn durch das Befolgen eine Straftat begangen würde. Dies gilt auch, wenn der Untergebene irrig annimmt, der Befehl sei verbindlich." It basically says, if the order would infringe his or her human dignity or if he or she commit a crime by following said order he or she has the right to refuse an order. "Shoot the prisoners" isn't going to flow.

[@Yceb0x]

Nice, I wish more armed forces would incorporate similar laws

[@tenarmurk]

but the battle of britian wasnt an unmoralic order

[@jaxrjai]

YceBox you forgot Israel they sent like one guy

[@batataacelerada4698]

The 303 are just the Winged Hussars But the wings are actually used to fly

[@dorotanawrocka6430]

???

[@fil3c0rrupted59]

Winged Hussars were old powerful polish soldiers, they used to have wings on their back, they saved Europe from ottomans before dissappear, those wings didn't been here to fly, so division 303 were a plane division, they had wings so they were winged Hussars that been flying.

[@Citieskylines]

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[@luftwaffebomber1340]

@@fil3c0rrupted59 the “Flying Hussars” if you will

[@xx_insert_cool_username_he6876]

@@Citieskylines HERETIC You brony

[@i_lovep47s76]

My great grandfather fought in the 303rd during the battle of Britain. To this day skybound he roams, still guarding the isle

[@doch.8039]

I_loveP47s respect to your great grandfather. My polish grandfather fought for the US in Vietnam flying a 105 Thunderchief, apparently he had plastered 303rd’s insignia on the nose.

[@sirbader1]

He's saving you a seat.

[@CBRN-115]

He flies in the heavens gloriously as he did in life

[@HomareNishitani957]

I_loveP47s my great grandfather got shot down by a British pilot in the Battle of Britain

[@lucareali7645]

You must be very proud

[@kazimierzkuratowski3706]

Hussars with real wings!

[@kabob0077]

They've gotten even DEADLIER!

[@jamiecalder9291]

coming down the from the clouds turning the tide?

[@wojszach4443]

And then winged hussard arrived!

[@FlugwurstGaming]

"Storm clouds, fire and steel, death from above made the enemy kneel!" This would fit in here :p

[@kabob0077]

Flugwurst Fighting, Power and Grace. Death from above it's an army of wings.

[@BrandonConrady]

"In the skies above the isle. Aces in exile prevail." Sabaton sure has a nack for awesome lyrics.

[@BrandonConrady]

konrad Edlund sorry, I don't understand Swedish. I wish I did, because it sounds beautiful.

[@halmstadrapbeats8084]

***** Legend has it that that there is one magical word that, wherever you come from and whatever language you speak youll understant it. Isnt it beautifull? One word to connect the entire mankind?. Legend has it that this word is penis

[@AccountProto5X]

Halmstad Rap Beats It's actually "Huh?". As in the vocal sound made to express disbelief and/or ask for clarification. #themoreyouknow

[@halmstadrapbeats8084]

Joseph Brackley i have erectile dysfunction DONT JUDGE ME

[@AccountProto5X]

I'm judging you so hard right now.

[@okruma625]

Who ever can say Czechoslovakia, to the beat of the music, and perfectly, deserves a damn medal.

[@sovietlenny-kun2085]

Where's my medal? And also why do all people who have English as their national language say that Czechoslovakia is a hard/funny word to say?

[@justsomeguy_yt3425]

Zecky TV I don’t think it is

[@SWNerd]

where is it?

[@thallan]

@@sovietlenny-kun2085 yeah, it's not a hard word. Albeit not fucking up in the speed of the song is a bit tricky

[@ExternalDialogue]

surprisingly not as hard as it seems.

[@TheOverloadxRsps]

As a British citizen, there are no words to express our gratitude towards the brave foreign pilots and even soldiers who fought against the Axis with us and stood by our side. It is a shame that more British people do not remember just what you did for us.

[@thegreatwalrus6574]

As a former part of the British Empire. And I think I speak for a lot of Canadians. If the UK is ever in danger, we'll be the first ones there.

[@nikolas2598]

im from Greece....my moms grandmother helped British SAS troops to evade German patrols in order to go from Europe to Egypt.....British Forces were a part of the defending force in Greece....as well as a mixture of Australians, Canadians and other Nations.....in WW2 all countries helped to reach victory....side by side like brothers in arms

[@dopelessrecords8252]

This American always has your back my friend.

[@nightfuryyassamaru1683]

Just be nice to Canada and we'll be good. A new carrier and some Eurofighters wouldn't hurt.

[@thegreatwalrus6574]

Lol our armed forces are basically hand-me-downs from the UK.

[@BigGlutesBigToots]

“On wings of history They turn from home To live eternally Skybound they roam” For me, these are some of the most powerful lyrics ever written, spanning any genre of music. It invokes such strong feelings of honor, duty, bravery and sacrifice. Thank you Sabaton.

[@The_GuyWhoNeverUploadsAnything]

They are epic and Joakim puts a great amount of emotion into them. But what follows is also my favourite, because there are few such events history where it could be argued to be true: "In all of history, never before was more owed to so few"

[@jozefstalin7290]

It is a bird? It is a plane? No, it's 303's division! ...in plane

[@epgbros]

Poland can into battle of Britain. Huzzah!

[@jozefstalin7290]

+juk123 Widzimy się w gułagu

[@madgoblin3996]

sztálin táso!

[@bennybenawan]

WTF are you talking about and ITS not it is ITS is it

[@Tychohuybers]

what

[@bradycryer3276]

Among the various factors that lead to the Battle of Britain being an Allied victory was the fact that as a defensive battle, RAF and Allied pilots who survived being shot down (uninjured or with only minor injuries) could hop into another plane and be in the sky the next day, while German pilots ended up sitting out the rest of the war in POW camps. Basically, for Germans it went like this: "Shiess!" "HANDS ON YOUR HEAD, KRAUT!" While for British and Allied pilots it went like this: "Ah, wankers. Excuse me, ma'am. Can I borrow your phone? The lads will divvy up the contents of my footlocker if they think I'm dead." *dials* "Hello, Major. Some bloody Kraut wrecked my plane, could you send a driver to *insert address* to pick me up? Yes, sir. Yes sir. Right, and tell Willikins that I owe him a pint for scraping away that one Kraut, the one that was angling on my 'chute. Thank you, sir. See you then."

[@Cybermat47]

I think many Germans would have been more like this: "Ach, vell, at least I am avay from zee fat man und talking toothbrush."

[@Cybermat47]

BTW, it's actually spelt 'scheiße' :)

[@boredom1312]

that character can be replaced with ss.

[@boredom1312]

it can also be spelled "Scheisse"

[@nick_a91]

Cybermat47 so, what does that squiggly B actually mean? I'm trying to learn German on my free time

[@leweharpoon3144]

"These polish of the 303 were amazing. Every time I got an enemy in my sights a pole stole the kill before I could fire a shot. They didn't learn to fight like this in England" hugh Dowding. RAF commander WW2

[@august8696]

Poland can into battle of britan

[@zubingell6419]

But not into space

[@august8696]

+Zubin Gell true

[@ZephyrusMapping]

Poland cannot into space so they can into air in order to be closer to space

[@august8696]

Xtra troo^

[@snicklas6736]

+Augustus IV You sir made my day :D

[@zchen27]

"What do you see in front of you?" "The sea!" "What lies beyond the sea?" "Europe!" "What is the situation in Europe?" "It's occupied by the Enemy!" "That's right! You must regain the lost territory!"

[@egoist920]

zchen27 hmm, that sounds familiar...

[@Cybermat47]

No. :P

[@SwisSpetsnaz]

zchen27 Strike Witches is awesome!

[@GweAnakJakarta]

SwisSpetsnaz which episode? I don't remember this dialogue

[@egoist920]

Farhan AM Episode 3, when Lynne and Yoshika were running laps on the runway

[@gladius69]

At RAF Halton where you do basic training there's a street called "Polish Avenue" in dedication to these heroes. Cheers for the help chaps.

[@Cybermat47]

You're RAF I take it? Jolly good :D

[@gladius69]

+Cybermat47 Ex-RAF now mate!

[@nightfuryyassamaru1683]

+Bellwhacker I'm not sure if I should be happy for you or feel down cause you're retired XD

[@gladius69]

***** Civilian life isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'm thinking about rejoining.

[@nightfuryyassamaru1683]

+Bellwhacker Good idea. Fly while you can, for those who'll never know the joy of flying, like me...

[@ChiliFrog]

To live eternally, skybound they roam! It gives me the chills whenever I hear that

[@Cybermat47]

In all of history, never before, was more owed to so few! Fighter pilots in exile!

[@nightfuryyassamaru1683]

I'm not alone!

[@nightfuryyassamaru1683]

Knoxx #SkyboundWeRoam!

[@thegrayrenegade]

it reminds me of some LOTR shit like if the queen of england was in dire need, she could stand at the channel and these ghost aces would fly their ghost planes and fight for the allies like they used to

[@nightfuryyassamaru1683]

thegrayrenegade ...The fuck did you smoke?! I want some. Nao.

[@BackStabbingJack]

To live eternally Skybound they roam... *Cries manly tears for the entirety of this song*

[@daniele86388]

Realy Amazing song!

[@purugigi]

*Cries along*

[@techpriestravion2466]

*cries* I'm not crying just sweating through my eyes!

[@BackStabbingJack]

Vel'koz Void Hehe, well it's raining alright ... *sunny day * *Random guy* - Oh what, it's not raining, what are you- .... It's raining alright ........ *cries*

[@kingdomofvinland8827]

the situation in europe from what i can see is sad.the native Europeans being replaced with an people who refuse to integrate and have an incompatible culture to the natives and if the natives speak up they are called slurs and other crap just for wanting Europe to remain European and not like an middle eastern country. and to think Europeans once ruled the world and now we are forced to become even more of an minority than Europeans and those of European heritage already are. god save Europe. i am an american and am on the outside of this mess but i hope this can be fixed and europe can stay european.

[@andrewnewman5945]

Though Canadians weren't really in exile. Canadians were royal to the English crown and fought for it.

[@andrewnewman5945]

charles playgame True.

[@misterdabalina4694]

Andrew Newman still are and still do.

[@andrewnewman5945]

MISTER DABILINA I'm American, but I'm ethnically British. God Save the Queen!

[@misterdabalina4694]

Canadian, of scottish-scandinavian descent. To the Queen

[@altechelghanforever9906]

England still has a monarchy?

[@tinglydingle]

We Brits will forever be grateful for what the men from all over the world sacrificed in the defence of our small island, even if our politicians forget.

[@hibbern.-.6592]

*and stupid members of our populace

[@dmcanarchy6965]

yep I love ww1 and I thought the red Baron was a amazing pilot

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

XD

[@bennybenawan]

+nick ray i dont like WW1 battle even dogfight i like WW2 and the future dogfight :D

[@MidnightmoonRR]

Well, if it wasnt for the WW1 aircraft you wouldnt have WW2 or modern day jets.

[@gottwyCZ]

Saddest part is what comunist did with these heroes from Poland and Czechoslovakia after the war.

[@zackaryrolt-perks6406]

+gottwy CZ what did they do

[@ledzep22100]

+Zackary Rolt-Perks The reds were just as bad as the nazis to them

[@takachimaya5557]

+gottwy CZ The Czechs were bretheren to Russia, the Polish were just...um...rape-play-things to them..? I guess..

[@Grondorn]

+gottwy CZ and that Great Britain did nothing to help them.

[@tadaskay79]

+Zackary Rolt-Perks Shot and killed all of the officers (at least the Polish officers, I don't know about the Czechs)

[@arorskiaros3431]

Poland: 0:59 , Czechoslovakia: 2:05 , Canada: 3:27

[@Cybermat47]

I've encountered people who called this 'rubbish'. Why.

[@rileytheflamingwookiecooki5646]

Bad taste.

[@LordBoneSplitter]

They must have heavily supported the luftwaffe...

[@TheRealAldrius]

On WT I play as Luftwaffe while playing this song and Wermacht

[@austinmonteavaro1268]

Either they don't like this kind of music, think it's corny, or are Nazi sympathizers. Not a way of defaming them but just pointing out that they're likely the kind of people more willing to say "the allies were just as bad as the Nazis." The Russians maybe, but imho, despite being willing to use strategic bombing, the British and Americans were generally morally ambiguous tier as opposed to vicious murderers/genocidal tier.

[@LuaNub]

They got a seat on Goring's Private Train to help the engine move his fat ass around

[@kaladiondrogon6348]

I'll be honest, when I heard the words "Claw of the Reich", and I saw that medal. I was suddenly filled with one of the largest feelings of bone chilling dread I had ever felt. If a song can conjure such deep emotions...Wow! Sabaton has lots of talent...

[@fernandomarques5166]

"Never before was more owed to so few" this is the perfect phrase to every fighter pilot that fighted for his country including the Germans, Argentinians, Brazilians(got history with them), Polish, Soviet, Czech and many others in WWII

[@charonsferryold]

Brazil? Did they send troops to the Allies?

[@chiisawesome7619]

Autistic Foamer yes

[@quisqueyanguy120]

@@charonsferryold Brazil in fact was PART of the allied forces. They send 30,000 soldiers to fight in Italy with the allies.

[@joaobellascodefaveri4902]

@@charonsferryold Sabaton has an entire song dedicated to the "3 brazilian heroes", shame Piscator doesn't have it on his channel

[@jeffthemercenary]

@@charonsferryold yep and sabaton make a frikin song bout them

[@visegradi]

Im from Poland, and in our country the 303 is really known. There are movies, books, and evrything. I would be happy to die if i would know such a song would be made about us. :3

[@MsMutt1]

Never die for your country, Make your enemy die for his..... Much love to polish brother. Peace.

[@Noname-ur4ct]

Greetings from Germany

[@johnt3606]

I wish I was polish because you people seem to be amazing and patriotic. I can't help but appreciate people who actually care and would fight for their country in a time of need

[@visegradi]

@@johnt3606 wow this is from 3y ago and damn gotta say u don't want to be Polish The patriotism part isn't amazing, it gave us a autocratic government that's taking our rights and making our economy shit.

[@johnt3606]

@@visegradi That sucks. I hope your situation improves. But it doesn't sound too bad compared to my country (Brazil) where not a single president has done anything good in the past 20 years, and they were all corrupt (not a single exception), our economy also sucks

[@CrusadiaIX]

Churchill once said: "Of I had English officers, Canadian soldiers and American technology, I would rule the world in a day.

[@silvertuth5206]

Son of Balder LOL, its all the same same people from different colonies, I don't know any war where Canadians did something incredible

[@omppusolttu5799]

That is because there were not many of them but Canadians at the time were considered one of the best.

[@silvertuth5206]

Why give my 1 war...There are some Eastern Europe countries that i will rather by friends than Canada i never herd of brave Canadians mix of France and England

[@tadhgmcelligott3693]

silver tuth look up the list of longest confirmed sniper kills, the majority were done by Canadians.

[@Apollo-el4zi]

It reminds me of the quote “WW2 was won with British intelligence, Soviet blood, and American steel.”

[@hellhoundactual8201]

Proud to hear the 401st Wolf Squadron was Mentioned in this

[@aron6964]

3:42 - 4:22 never fails to give me goosebumps. Never forget the sacrafices made for our freedom. AWESOME song :-) Cheers

[@porygon4023]

Can you imagine being British, in the earliest years of the war, when it was just your island all alone against the most evil nation in the history of the world, with the Luftwaffe now encroaching on your island, fighting you above the seas and bombing your cities. Then, suddenly, you see a plane of a foreign nation flying right next to you, one that Britain was too late to protect, now in exile to protect Britain. I can't imagine how inspiring it would be.

[@chrisb9143]

Do you know how the British won the bombing campaign? They sent one single bomber and bombed Berlin. Hitler was so infuriated, he ordered to raze London. All the children were evacuated and as many people as it was possible. Then, the British kept bombing German industries while Germany was bombing a well defended city. #LogisticsIsKeyToVictory

[@stanglock9187]

RAF roll of honor for the Battle of Britain recognizes 595 non-British pilots (out of 2,936). Air Arm between 10 July and 31 October 1940.These included 145 Poles, 127 New Zealanders 112 Canadians 88 Czechoslovakians 10 Irish 32 Australians 28 Belgians 25 South Africans 13 French 7 Americans Altogether in the fighter battles, the bombing raids, and the various patrols flown between 10 July and 31 October 1940 by the Royal Air Force, 1495 aircrew were killed, of whom 449 were fighter pilots, 718 aircrew from Bomber Command, and 280 from Coastal Command. Among those killed were 47 airmen from Canada, 24 from Australia, 17 from South Africa, 35 from Poland, 20 from Czechoslovakia and six from Belgium. Forty-seven New Zealanders lost their lives, including 15 fighter pilots, 24 bomber and eight coastal aircrew. The names of these Allied and Commonwealth airmen are inscribed in a memorial book which rests in the Battle of Britain Chapel in Westminster Abbey. In the chapel is a stained glass window which contains the badges of the fighter squadrons which operated during the battle and the flags of the nations to which the pilots and aircrew belonged.

[@fidelismiles7439]

+Stan Glock You forgot Anglo-Argentines yes we helped " The black knight of Malta"

[@marsbolcan9311]

Squadron 125 was made up of Newfoundlanders. At the time not Canadians

[@andrewnewman5945]

Weren't there more Americans who fought too?

[@commander9087]

Yep, the "Eagle Squadrons" I think they aren't counted since they weren't there only for the BoB but were long-term pilots.

[@stanglock9187]

In the battle of Britain (1940) stats showing only 7 US pilots,basically volunteers. Because USA wan't that time involved in WW2 yet. After attacked on Pearl Harbor (1941).

[@freya9499]

"They were ready to fly, They were ready to die!!!" This explains the courage of each warrior that they will be ready to win a war, even if they have to die for it.

[@warwolf3005]

The phrase references the fact that Brits decided that since all the mainland air forces were easly defeated by the Luftwaffe, it means that Polish, Czechoslovakian pilots are untrained. In fact many of said pilots already had numerous kills on their count in battles over Poland or France. This also explains why 303'rd Squadron did so well in the Battle, basicly they had the largest ammount of combat experience up to date (the fact that Polish Airforce training was one of the most thoughrough and challenging ones in the world also helped). Additionally, British pilots flew to fend off the Germans from attacking the island, Polish pilots flew to kill the Germans

[@aidanmcquaid9306]

@@warwolf3005 that’s amazing. I may be a American but my support goes to the brits’ and merica!

[@mikewhicker9771]

Listening to this on the 80th anniversary of the battle of Britain! May all those who took part finally know peace Especially my great uncle, who apparently (if this story is true) was so enraged by a bomber blowing up a spitfire he'd just finished fixing, leapt on the nearest anti air gun and proceeded to scream profanities at the offending bomber as he tried to shoot it down.

[@ivangenov6782]

They certainly heard him if they couldn't take him down

[@SkaarjSlayer]

As much as I'm Canadian, and appreciate how the Canadian contribution to the Battle of Britain is mentioned in this song, it seems to not fit if the song's about fighter pilots from occupied countries (such as Poland and Czechoslovakia), since Canada wasn't occupied. Just a minor detail, still a great song.

[@Cybermat47]

It might be because Canada, Czecholslovakia, Poland, and America were the only countries with their own RAF squadrons that fought in the Battle of Britain (French, Australian, New Zealander, etc pilots fought in British squadrons), and Canada doesn't get enough recognition for their role in WWII.

[@chiisawesome7619]

That’s true.

[@ultraishere8128]

They may not be in exile, but they were fighting over foreign land. Which is impressive in my opinion...

[@MyYTwatcher]

@@ultraishere8128 there is a difference. Canadians shot down were treated as PoWs. Poles as Slavs were treated much worse as so called untermensch. And Czech(oSlovak)s were immediatelly executed as traitors because Czechia was so called Protectorate and it was basically part of Reich.

[@sethross2121]

It is in the lyrics "brave men long way from home" canada is on the other side of an ocean along with the other colonial country's

[@UwU-xk5cx]

“On wings of history they turned from home to live eternally skybound they roam!” “In all of history never before was so much owed to so few!” I think it is the most epic line ever said in human history, sabaton and Churchill what a good combination

[@Bald_Cat2007]

"On wings of history They turned from home To live eternally Skybound the roam!" This is the first time I've ever teared up from a sabaton song

[@cloudfanlp4923]

With the Claw of the Reich With the Claw of the Eagle This is Just To Epic for Humanity

[@andrzejkarol2325]

With the Claw of the (Germans)With the Claw of the Eagle ( Poland)

[@UwU-xk5cx]

1939 german propaganda: We DeStRoYeD tHe PoLiSh AiR fOrCe 1940: *16 polish squads, including the mighty 303 join the raf to fight back the germans once again in the skies and be one of the most formidable enemies the luftwaffle had to fight*

[@zam122102]

That's because Poland strong and are the guardians of europe and the germans underestimated them greatly

[@decade0240]

@@zam122102 I don't think guardians are partitioned a lot.

[@brucculi349]

@@decade0240 Y'all heard of the Battle of Vienna?

[@decade0240]

@@brucculi349 Yeah, the Ottomans already were in Europe though, at the time.

[@andreadrake404]

Brucculi while I do think that the winged hussars moment was very cool, poland was not a guardian of Europe. No country was ever a guardian of Europe, as most attacks came from Europe itself.

[@PureMetalDragon]

Finally, my country gets named in a Sabaton song! A great honor for Canadians.

[@harlleygurrola8394]

HYPETAUR THE HYPE CACTUAR! 💩💩😅😅

[@thisisnotaname4960]

Your national anthem mentioned Canada too! xD

[@macs2765]

I bet you live in Saskatchewan or some shit *this comment was made by Ontario gang*

[@VainerCactus0]

You got a song about a Canadian guy in the new album now :)

[@VainerCactus0]

Now eh*

[@thebrolly7407]

Polen cannot into space but can into aces

[@m4rt1nDRK]

google Mirosław Hermaszewski, we actually just started our space program :D

[@CrusadiaIX]

Fun fact: there were 3 pilots from frakking SOUTH AFRICA in the battle for Britain.

[@EEYore-py1bf]

It was a Dominion at that time. It's not that weird.

[@Lexender]

They were soldiers from all Commonwealth countries there, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, its no really surprising South Africa also had some soldiers.

[@johncate9541]

Jan Smuts was leading South Africa at the time, and he was a staunch supporter of Britain. It was a member of the Commonwealth and declared war on Germany three days after Britain did.

[@sanaralerx9488]

Respect to the pilots who defended the isle from the fascist menace. They will never be forgotten.

[@stratigangames508]

I just found Sabaton recently and now theyre my favourite band alongside Dragonforce

[@markghostproductions3697]

Fighter Pilots in Exile Fly over Foreign Land Let their Story Be Heard,Tail of 303rd Fighter Pilots from Poland,In the Battle of Britain Guarding the Skies of The Isle Fighter Pilots in Exile Fly over Foreign Land Tell their story again,tail of the 310 Men from Czechoslovakia in the battle of Britain Guarding The skies of the isle Fighter Pilots in Exile Fly over Foreign Land When The Battle´s Been Won,Tell of the 401 Fighter Pilots From Canada In The Battle of Britain Guarding The Skies of The Isle

[@blitzkrieg2928]

+MarkGhost Productions Poland 0:59 Czechoslovakia 2:04 Canada 3:27

[@supermarinespitfire1034]

Canada is love Canada is life

[@mineshaft12]

I'm Suprised There's no US BTW there are so many US Aces died there

[@nakurankka1705]

+Fachri Muhammad No, there was only 7 american pilots when there were 145 polish pilots.

[@epgbros]

401, more like 40-1. Get it?

[@epicfailurecz2083]

This song perfectlly captures Czechoslovakian battle-cry "Do not look at the numbers"

[@sober667]

Spartans dont ask how many but where they are Greetings from poland

[@scarlettmanson712]

@@sober667 thinking about numbers takes your thoughts off your enemy

[@widget165]

I hate all the people that say easten europeans and polish have no place in british society if it wasnt for those brave younh mem far from home fighting for a countru not of their own hearts then there WOULDNT be a britain

[@Dimovuha222]

actually they took a small part. The most succesfull were canadian pilots

[@DogeCharger]

dmvh222 Actually, no, the Poles had the most people in their division, coming in at more than 200 fighters. Canadians played a large part in the fight though, with an estimated 147 people fighting.

[@RafFalin]

actually you are wrong, polish 303rd was the highest scoring RAF squadron of the Battle of Britain

[@lordcancer642]

Michael Morgan funny thing a few years ago there was a anti polish immigrant propaganda posters made that said "BATTLE OF BRITTEN" on it and a pic of a fighter plane some people looked in to it and found out that the pic was from the 303th it made me laugh like fuck

[@charonsferryold]

To be fair, by now most nativists are probably hoping and praying for you guys to be immigrants, now that they fetishise Polish society.

[@supersasukemaniac]

Would Polish fighter Pilots technically be the Winged Hussars, or Hussars on Wings?

[@blebbb4728]

Winged huzzars with real wings

[@aidanmcquaid9306]

Yes

[@LAV-III]

Hussars on wings I’ll say

[@TriCop]

My first sabaton song. Makes me shed a tear to see how beautiful this band is and the fact it doesn't get any recognition in America. Sigh I hope rap songs will end....

[@johncate9541]

They are well known in the USA. They're just not considered radio-friendly, but they have a big following among metal fans.

[@gabeseyfried5241]

@@johncate9541 How is Sabaton not radio-friendly? I've heard songs that toss the N word every three seconds.

[@andreiiiksavvv6054]

@@gabeseyfried5241 it's bc they ain't commercial metal

[@daki7070]

They were unknown when entering the battle . They got out of the battle as legend by writing history . I really admire how brave they were . They choose to die away from home to end the war . War ... war never change

[@nickwalker4936]

Despite being a WW2 song, I had a blast playing fighter squadron on Star Wars battlefront 3 (the new one) to this song. Made the game 10x better than it actually is.

[@gunnargunnarsson5963]

Nick The Undying Star Wars battlefront 3 ?

[@sobersnake4524]

How's HL3?

[@MegaDrahoslav]

I LOVE SABATON !!! AND 310. SQUADRON FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA :-)

[@adrianhuhn3340]

I think some of Czechoslovakia was in Dywizjon 303 too.

[@englishpolishmememan8892]

I love playing War Thunder with this song on and my Supermarine spitfire with 310. Squadron markings. Best pilots ever.

[@adrianhuhn3340]

***** Ale to slowianin on zrozumie :D

[@LuaNub]

What about 510 Sq.? My uncle was in that.

[@baky582]

Adrian Huhn Ano bol tam aj čech. Josef "Franta" František. War Thunder prave mal článok o ňom pred niekoľkímy dňami. Dúfam že tomuto rozumieš. :)

[@BylarantGuy]

Fun fact, the 303rd hold the record for the most kills by any fighter squadron ever

[@alekjanowski9847]

They flew for revenge.

[@DogeCharger]

Let's admit it, if it wasn't for those 234 Polish fighters in the Dywizjon 303, there would not be a Britain left, If the czechs and the poles and the canadians had not decided to fight. They fought for other countries because they couldn't fight for their own lands. All the people who died, fighting for the abolishment of Nazis, I salute you.

[@ImperialGuardsman74]

Keep pretending.

[@BeardyHobbs]

Gotta feel for the Czechs, fighting to defend a nation that didn't lift finger when the Germans rolled in on their home.

[@ImperialGuardsman74]

***** Nope, the RAF beat them, a large part because if a German plane took light damages or the pilot was injured, he had no safe zone to land, he was effectively a complete casualty. If a British plane or pilot suffered the same, he could just land, bellow him is the British main Island.

[@ImperialGuardsman74]

***** Germans didn't do more damage to the English. I would like to see Germans search and rescuing planes in the middle of Britain before the local british troops get there. Just as proof of Britain doing more damage, lets check wikipedia. 1547 British Aircraft destroyed 544 British Aircrew killed 1887 German Aircraft destroyed 2698 German Aircrew killed 967 German Aircrew captured Those numbers support my statement. Edit: Churchill's own speech supports my statement. ".......and in addition all our injured machines and their crews which get down safely-and, surprisingly, a very great many injured machines and men do get down safely in modern air fighting-all of these will fall, in an attack upon these Islands, on friendly. soil and live to fight another day; whereas all the injured enemy machines and their complements will be total losses as far as the war is concerned." Quoted from the "Their Finest Hour" speech.

[@Significantpower]

Germany lacked a surface fleet to actually invade the UK. And bombing them into submission probably wouldn't have worked either.

[@zachariahhiles4386]

"Fly! It echoes in history, turning the tide from the heavens above" chills every time

[@thelvadam2375]

who listens to this while playing warthunder?

[@domme847]

Me!

[@lordreehaw1267]

I listen to all of Sabaton's songs while playing war thunder.

[@lucass5980]

thats a great idea! can i have your warthunder name?

[@thelvadam2375]

Lucas Stritt TheMexicanEagle1

[@thelvadam2375]

Lucas Stritt also my laptop is broken

[@chiefpotleaf6211]

My great grand father was with the Royal Canadian Air Force, he fought in the battle of Britain

[@ir0nsquire]

Pretty much it was Britain AND several of her allies, most of whom had already fallen to the Nazis. Everyone knew that Britain was it for the Allies and that it had to stand, so everyone volunteered for the fight. Pretty amazing, really. The pilots rocked the skies.

[@jakubremes9303]

This song makes me proud of being Czech. Just so you guys know a few things about the Czechoslovak pilots: they went to fight for Great Britain even though it abandoned their country in the Munich conference in 1938 and decided that Hitler would get 1/3 of the Czech territory without us even being there. Of course Hitler got all of Czechoslovakia later in 1939 right after he captured Poland even though our president Edvard Beneš pleaded for military help, once again we were betrayed. He was later forced to surrender and escape from our land. If you don’t believe me than I suggest you visit the underground bunkers along our borders. Let’s get back to the pilots though. After the war they weren’t even properly thanked for their service and so they returned back to Czechoslovakia. After 1948 the communists imprisoned and murdered them for their "collaboration" with the British. I bet you didn’t know that eh? Sadly you don’t hear this tale that often now......

[@57badarse]

This story absolutely blew my mind. Have loved ww2 history for 20 years and never knew this story of 500+ brave foreign pilots from USA to Jamaica to Aussies and of course the ever faithful Canadians! "And I an Englishman, flew wing to wing with a Pole and a Czech and felt much the better for it" British pilot during the Blitz

[@TR-uy8lf]

Fighting Pilots from Poland

[@LordVarangian]

this song is more sad than hopeful in my eye. those pilots had nothing to do with britain, espesially Czechoslovakia that the british didnt protect, yet they fought to protect britain from the axis, only for america to steal the glory. in greece they dont even say about the battle of britain. they just say that france and poland died to the germans and that russia and america saved the day. but think it like that, if britain had fallen then the germans chould have attacked the russians at full force and it whould have defeated the soviet union

[@Indoor_Carrot]

As a Brit, I (and many others) owe so much to these brave men who actually volunteered to give their lives for our freedom from the tyranny of the 3rd Reich. The ending to this song is perfect and made me shed a tear the first time I heard it :)

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

America actually helped supply Britain and Russia with a constant flow of replacement aircraft and ships before the official involvement in the war. If it wasn't for our industrial base europe and england would have fallen.

[@dominicclarke4000]

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 however true that statement may be for Britain the soviet Union wouldn't have fallen friend they had a much larger industry than the germans more men and a more willing cause to fight

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@dominicclarke4000 In case you have forgotten Stalin purged a good number of Officers and soldiers prior to Operation Barbarosa so the Soviets relied heavily on their reserves. Plus they did suffer very heavy casualties by the Finns during the botched invasion of Finland. Also if Japan had attacked Russia instead of the US in 1941 the Outcome of Operation Barbarosoa would be way different.

[@dominicclarke4000]

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 I suggest you look up and read the numerous articles about operation barbarossa an how Germany couldn't win they had no oil reserves which would have stopped their mechanised advance it just wasn't possible for the axis to win the only difference in that world would be that communism would be a global thing in everycountry seriously look stuff up before you talk about it

[@ValStartaker]

As an Briton, I am beyond grateful for what the exiled European pilots did to make sure our nation didn't fall to the Reich. Thank you for helping our people and our nation when we needed it most. May we repay you if you ever need help from us

[@sarpbakrsoy8125]

I love how he says Czechoslovakia in perfect sync with the beat of the song.

[@revan_alva2077]

He's half Czech if he couldn't it would kinda insult him

[@DragonMonk64]

God Bless those who defended Britain, GLORY TO THE 303 TO 401 SQUADRONS!!!

[@LordBoneSplitter]

You forgot the 310 from Czechoslovakia...

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Jasper Jaffe Sabaton mentions the 310th

[@skotnica93]

The sad part is, the British didn't let the 303rd participate in the victory parade.

[@alexanderheiden3181]

After i read the story of the song, it sorta touched me while listening to it

[@etherium8017]

Holy god how did i find you scrolling through the comment section Sup lone

[@thesovereign2474]

I love how in every single refrain, they mention almost every pilot's nationality from Canada to Poland.

[@LegionGaming101]

War thunder with this....EPIC COMBINATION!!!!!!

[@TheKooer]

Listening to this after a decade still get goosebumps during “sent to the skies to die”

[@Tsuki3196]

As a British person this song makes me very happy and grateful to all of the foreign allies that helped us. I want to send this song to the racists who think foreigners have no place in Britain!

[@generalgrievous444]

No droid could match the skill and strength these men had.

[@09impala]

Ghost of Kyiv song when

[@thatrandomguy8115]

I really want sabaton to make a song about vimmy ridge iT was the first time all the canadian divisions where together in WW1 under a canadian general and it was a good choice

[@frankishe23]

That Random Guy the general wasn’t Canadian but other than that your right Currie didn’t take command of the Canadian corps until June 1917 I think, General Julian Byng was in command during vimy.

[@Crazybone92]

What a great song. Eternal glory for those volunteers who died protecting The British Isles. Forgotten heroes of WW2.

[@bosnia7429]

Definitely not forgotten

[@douglasmasters9051]

Never before was so much owed to so few...some of the truest words ever spoken.

[@kaiserwilhelmthesecond4144]

303rd squadron, true winged hussars

[@cmp6291]

It' s a good thing that they arrived

[@firstconsul7286]

@@cmp6291 Down from the skies, they turned the tide

[@anarchistlilia]

the yare the winged hussars of the sky

[@jord1214]

Regardless where they were from, or what they believed in, every one of the pilots and ground crew who took part in the battle of britain are heroes, whom we owe the freedom we have today to.

[@russiantanker1120]

I have heard a man he was Canadian his name was Douglas Badder an aerobatics pilot his plane crashed in 1933 when war broke out and the Germans were bombing Britain before that happened he lost both of his legs and got new prosthetic legs and he started learning how to walk again then to drive the finally To Fly again so he joined the RAF he was in Command of the 303rd polish squadron he was a leader amongst men he was Britains top fighter ace

[@russiantanker1120]

until he was shot down and the best thing about having prosthetic legs is that when you're in a sharp turn and the blood rushes torwards your head from the legs up he doesn't have legs so he can't black out

[@rockybalbao5004]

- 17 downed planes >This is a madness! - No, this is Sergeant Josef Frantisek, a Czech flying with the Poles

[@GoodPsychoBadPsycho]

Echt ne klasse Sache mit den Lyrics! Danke

[@LordBoneSplitter]

I don't really understand why Canada's in there... they sure as heck weren't in exile...

[@ivanviso123]

they were loyal to britain, not Canadá

[@ivanviso123]

they were loyal to britain, not Canadá

[@LordBoneSplitter]

What do you mean by that? That they turned away from Canada to defend Britain? Or were they themselves exiled from Canada, but decided to take refuge in Britain, somehow, and eventually helped defend it? Or what? Please, can you be a bit more specific... by the way, thanks for replying at all.

[@LordBoneSplitter]

I guess that makes sense...

[@AriaLunaCampbell]

Although the song mentioned RCAF No. 401 Squadron, which was RCAF No. 1 Squadron at the time (hence the "When the battle is won" line), many Canadian pilots served in the RAF itself. So you could technically call some of them exiled by virtue of fighting in the airforce of a different nation. However, I believe the song is mostly getting at how far from home they were. That and it also points to an important contribution Canada made to military history, which is the sort of thing that often gets glossed over. Don't mess with the Canadians. They burned down D.C once.

[@northchurch753]

Poland, Czechoslovakia, and (my home) Canada. Without these 3 brave countries, Britain would be consumed in hellfire.

[@colecoal1365]

It took everyone

[@bosnia7429]

and britain

[@Dimovuha222]

Also normandie neman squadron - french pilots in Red Army.

[@martinshadowax7]

***** 273 planes shot down by the squad!

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

I'm suprised Sabaton doesn't have a song about the Flying tigers.

[@SirHellNaja]

I miss the good old days in War Thunder where we fought the Germans(and some Italians) over the Britain in our US/British planes, now we're fighting Germans, Italians, Japanese, Russians and Swedes.

[@ZephyrusMapping]

No one remembers New Zealand XD

[@peridoodle2644]

If they had to fit every country that helped in, the song would get clunky and repetitive. But don't worry, from the skies of Europe to the seas of the Pacific, we haven't forgotten the part New Zealand played.

[@ZephyrusMapping]

I said New Zealand especially because they had the 3rd most pilots after Britain (duh) and Poland. But I guess they weren't included because their performance wasn't as good as Poland and Czechoslovakia's

[@dragonkingofthestars]

Zephyrus Mapping what was there unit number? maybe it just did not rhyme as well/

[@ZephyrusMapping]

I think, it was 54 squadron...

[@michaelt.5672]

I'd say the focus of the song is on the pilots from eastern europe. They were the ones in exile. So the question shouldn't be why New Zealand isn't in the song, but why Canada is.

[@LordChristoff]

Best song to play War Thunder ....

[@tomaszdybaa6386]

Agreed! And wow which is currently worse i think!

[@LordChristoff]

Wow not so much unless you're on a flying mount or something.

[@tomaszdybaa6386]

So which free rpg do you find the best.?

[@LordChristoff]

Probably star wars the old republic.

[@chrisscott6254]

For some reason, I find I have better Performance in the Spitfire when I listen to Churchill's Speech about the evacuation of Dunkirk. Weird, but It helps

[@TickTak8]

War Thunder + Aces in Exlie = EPIC

[@alexsabau5942]

Element8 that’s why you have a war thunder pic?

[@ivangenov6782]

@@alexsabau5942 that's a war thunder pic?

[@alexsabau5942]

@@ivangenov6782 yes from a trailer or smth

[@ivangenov6782]

@@alexsabau5942 oh

[@TheSnow77]

Danke PiscatorLager! Ich mag deine Lyrics-Videos! Keiner macht die so professionell wie du! Und gegen Sabaton habe ich sowieso nichts ;D

[@diatom333]

This song is great while playing War Thunder (PC air combat game)

[@nerfboy621]

i think il-2 cliffs of dover is better for flying while listening to this, just sayin

[@MrPatela82]

Roger Dai Agree il2 rulez nice simulator

[@deathpawl]

don't forget land forces...

[@alexsabau5942]

And tanks..... And ships

[@diatom333]

@@alexsabau5942 5 year old comment

[@frazerus]

Josef Frantisek! Karel Kuttelwascher! Alois Vasatko! WE WON'T FORGET!

[@LauraOvTheePsychicYouth]

frazerus 🇨🇿🇵🇱🇨🇦

[@michal7770]

@@LauraOvTheePsychicYouth Actually Josef and Karel were both Czechs.

[@aflyingrat3969]

I find this great because it tells of those who were included but get ignored by people

[@canadianprincipality8987]

It makes me so happy to have Canada mentioned and given recognition as we usually aren't mentioned

[@marsbolcan9311]

I wish there could be a song for the Battle of Beaumont Hamel and it's 100th anniversary on July 1st 2016..

[@luckyassassin1]

I really love the quote from winston churchill in the end, it adds just that little extra to the song that really makes me love it

[@markgunns]

"Had it not been for the magnificent material contributed by the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry," wrote Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, head of RAF Fighter Command, "I hesitate to say that the outcome of the Battle (of Britain) would have been the same." God Bless The Polish 303!

[@colecoal1365]

Actually it has been almost 100% confirmed that unless every single variable went in the Germans favor it is unlikely they could have invaded Britain.

[@markgunns]

Bloody Evolution by whom? blanket statements with no facts are meaningless.

[@colecoal1365]

@@markgunns kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnfTlWuVYtOefpo kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5-zoGqMZZihmLs www.strangehistory.net/2015/06/13/could-germany-have-successfully-invaded-britain-1940/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea_Lion

[@markgunns]

Bloody Evolution Perhaps but that’s not what Air Marshall Dowding is saying. Just that things would have been quite different, as in much worse for Britain. Without adequate Air Cover Germany would have bombed and killed 1000s more civilians. Fortunately that never happened thanks to the RAF "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" Don’t diminish sacrifice...

[@colecoal1365]

@@markgunns I hate diminishing sacrifices but this song doesn't portray the battle as it really was, thanks to the exiled aces and volunteers the Allies managed to vastly diminish the casualties.

[@TheZombieman87]

@nejiiuyn The Polish pilots were survivors of their Air Force who were able to escape to Britain. As for the Czechs, some had left just before their country was invaded.

[@nikolaosevangelou3244]

There will be a new sabaton album on May!! Get ready! Personally i cant wait.

[@KingDerpy13]

German Luftwaffe Pilots: *enters the air space over Britain* Also Luftwaffe Pilots: *Why do we hear boss music?*

[@helpmereach690subscribers3]

Canada: “It has been 20 days and they have yet to realize I’m not one of them.”

[@churchilstakes1233]

Dont know what you written, but I know its somthing to be proud of... proud of being from Poland