Sabaton - Hearts of Iron (Lyrics English & Deutsch)

In the final days of the Second World War the German general Walther Wenck was ordered to attack the advancing Russians with his 12th army to liberate Berlin. Facing the hopeless Situation he refused to obey the Führer's order, instead he created an escape corridor out from the ruined city together with the remains of the 9th Army. His destination was the US occupied territory in the West, where he wanted to surrender. For the general the Battle of Berlin was not a battle, but a rescue operation. After he had saved more than 200,000 refugees from the city Wenck crossed the river Elbe aboard the last boat on 7 May 1945.
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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In den letzten Tagen des Zweiten Weltkrieges erhielt General Walther Wenck den Befehl, mit seiner 12. Armee einen Angriff auf die vorrückenden Russen zu starten und Berlin so zu befreien. Angesichts der aussichtslosen Situation entschied er sich jedoch, den Führerbefehl zu verweigern und stattdessen zusammen mit den Resten der 9. Armee einen Fluchtkorridor aus der zerstörten Stadt zu schaffen. Sein Ziel waren die amerikanischen Streitkräfte im Westen, denen er sich ergeben wollte. Der Kampf um Berlin war für den General der Panzertruppe keine Schlacht, sondern eine Rettungsaktion. Nachdem er über 200.000 Flüchtlinge aus der Stadt gerettet hatte setzte Wenck am 7. Mai 1945 mit dem letzten Boot über die Elbe über.
ACHTUNG!
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[@expendable1015]

Some lyrics from the song: "it's not about Berlin, it's not about the reich" is an actual quote from General Wenck himself when he opened the corridor

[@robertdurning6641]

The lyrics "hurry up we're waiting for you " are from the actual message Gen Wenck sent to Gen Busse (9th army commander).

[@720pGoatSoup]

@@robertdurning6641 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnm3Y6xqhrCJg9E

[@ladywaffle2210]

If I remember correctly, this is the full quote: "Soldiers, you've got to go in once more. It's not about Berlin anymore, it's not about the Reich anymore."

[@PalloneWafer]

Best line in the song however...

[@Questknight12]

Sometimes, it takes one man to say "Enough is enough." ANd, the man whom forced the corridor, not to follow orders but to rescue the citizens and, the shattered soldiers with no will or reason to stand and die, that is his measure, he made this his mission, a mission of mercy.

[@cwovictor3281]

To those wondering, the German means something among the lines of "It's not a battle, it's a rescue operation". Well played, Sabaton.

[@mightyanus.whyisthistaken]

nah battle is correct

[@Darqshadow]

I wonder if anyone from Sabaton had family in the Wermacht during the war

[@diavolos519]

No Nicht ein Schlacht, ein Rettungsaktion means "Not a battle, a rescue operation".

[@TheItalianoMafiosi]

Unfortunately, they got the German wrong. It should be "Keine Schlacht, eine Rettungsaktion". And battle is correct. Massacre would be "Massaker" in German.

[@mightyanus.whyisthistaken]

Hit_Mayo in this sense yes. But the correct translation for the sentence is battle

[@karlxiigustav1234]

so many people calling out the song for glorifying an evil person. Just because he was a German doesn't mean he was a war criminal. he was tried in 1947 and found not guilty of war crimes and i think the song is fine as it is

[@corumsorensen7822]

Glorifying who?

[@Arekkizu]

@Ethan Aaron You are correct

[@Theguitararcher]

People seem to get tunnel vision on the WW2 era germans. Most of the German soldiers were not part of the nazi party and there was also a lot of the upper echelons of the German military and politicians who saw the Nazis for what they were. If there weren't things like operation Valkyrie wouldn't be a thing.

[@maynardshellholeofrandom5069]

@@corumsorensen7822 the german general

[@user-gk9oz5bw3p]

@Corum Sorensen Walther Wenck, He was a general that evacuated Berlin instead of following the orders of the fuhrer

[@nono7947]

"Lernst schnell Russisch." "Learn Russian quickly." The words written in the underground tunnels of Berlin a couple weeks before and during the Battle of Berlin.

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

Someone should write learn arabic quickly in many places in Germany.

[@michaelt.5672]

@@gunarsmiezis9321 Oh look, another "great replacement" moron. The likes of you should be thanking us given that Germany's willingness to take the brunt of the refugee crisis spared the rest of you the nessecity of actually having to deal with the whole matter. Not to mention that it was Germany that negociated the deal with Turkey that prevented more refugees coming in. Foreigners comments on domestic policies are generally uncalled for, much less so stupid comments like yours. Keep your conspiracy theories to yourself.

[@DaroriDerEinzige]

@@michaelt.5672 But, but ... those Hungarians and Polish People are sooo smart and havin' sooo healthy economies! :o How dare you ...

[@brianl569]

@@michaelt.5672 Yeah, it's totally a conspiracy theory when there's a United Nations plan called "Replacement Migration" which outlines their desire to bring in hundreds of millions of foreigners to the United States and Europe in order to "replace" aging populations

[@kaboomboi7445]

I wish the world could speam english

[@raptordoesyoutube107]

"In war, it is easy to dehumanize your enemies. For if they were human, what did that make you?"

[@doktormalifiko5488]

RaptorDoesKZbin oooooooooooooh! Nice! Source please?

[@makeromaniagreatagain9697]

Still human. Why should it make you something else?

[@littlebone4888]

@@makeromaniagreatagain9697 do you see people who murder a lot as human? I see a monster

[@makeromaniagreatagain9697]

@@littlebone4888 people who murder, yes. People who rightfully kill, no.

[@fAIL12311]

@@makeromaniagreatagain9697 murder: noun [ C or U ] (CRIME) B1 the crime of intentionally killing a person -cambridge dictionary

[@globality3491]

"Hurry up, we're waiting for you!" Gives me chills every time

[@bradydonovan6180]

“Hold the corridor” gets me. Like I can picture a German officer shouting this order to his beleaguered platoon while trying desperately to hold the red army back. Might not be realistic but it’s the image my mind conjures up.

[@williamseigler3408]

Da

[@navisolim]

...Men of the 9th and civilians too...

[@peterroberts7832]

have you noticed that the guitar solo is a rendition of Bach's "Air on a G-String"?

[@blacklightdeen4473]

"Hurry up, we're waiting for you!" Kinda reminds me of the time my friends were wanting me to play with them in Mario kart, but I had the shits

[@thejadedeagle6729]

"A true soldier fights not because he hates what's in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."

[@monkeywithyoutubeaccount1705]

A true soldier fights for free college

[@youknowthatguy8808]

There they are the 2 kinds of people

[@cameronmayes3648]

@@robertcrawshaw9978 pretty accurate tbh

[@heisenberg4205]

man that is something ive never heard before

[@HyperboreanEinheit]

Great quote this one.

[@Doctor699]

The General who advances without seeking fame, and retreats without fear of disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and his great sovereign is the jewel of his kingdom.

[@chissstardestroyer]

Wasn't that Sun Tzu who came up with that assessment?

[@ITILII]

The People are Sovereign !!!!!!!!!!!

[@toasterofdoom9629]

@Aidan Hoffman That the people are the great sovereign that someone should be protected, rather than the King or Leader that the quote was originally referring to. That the masses of the people are the sovereign and their will the ultimate authority. It's true, as we see time and time again that the will of the people eventually becomes triumphant.

[@keinname9587]

The problem was that many gernerals like Manstein, Buddiony(I think he was the general at Kiev right?) etc. Their orders would have been canceld after a few hours and them probably executet. Some other like Rommel did and we all know who he died.

[@patrickhaworth7122]

Pulled from the Wiki: During the final battle of Berlin in 1945 the general of the 12th army, Walther Wenck realized that the end of the war was coming, and instead of trying to defeat the advancing Soviet forces as his orders were, he used his army to create an escape corridor out of Berlin. For such an act he would surely have been sentenced to death, but instead he ended up being responsible for up to 250 000 people safely escaping the burning city of Berlin. For some this was a battle, for him this was a rescue operation.

[@nikivl7237]

Once a hero always a hero

[@peterroberts7832]

thats from sabatons page about the song not wiki

[@LordVader1094]

+Peter Roberts That's probably what he meant.

[@theinformant7251]

World War II Database for me and I never would've known about this had I not read the description.

[@emblemblade9245]

I’m confused about one thing. Why does the army say “men of the 9th” not the 12th?

[@erictitz577]

Saving Civillians even though its against your Orders is a act of heroism and should be considered as such

[@oreomageddon]

the same civilians who did nothing as their jewish neighbors were carted away to be slaughtered

[@johnwiechelman4630]

@@oreomageddon if they did anything the same would have happened to them. Don't try to compare yourself to those who did help them and were killed for it.

[@donder172]

@@oreomageddon Would you? Knowing you'd more than likely end up getting killed and in the end, achieve nothing?

[@Wywern291]

@@oreomageddon Considering how easily you'd condemn tens of millions to their deaths, I think I have a pretty good guess what part you would have played were you a German at the time.

[@oreomageddon]

@@Wywern291I did not say that well, i do not want to send them to their deaths, i was just making a point, im glad they were saved.

[@EngelinZivilBO]

That moment when you realize your great grandfather served in the 9th Army group and you hear that song from your favorite band :D now I can look back with a sense of pride :D

[@lxkkxs]

Geschichte wird vom Sieger geschrieben und ich finde es immer wieder lustig wie oft so etwas in unserem Geschichtsunterricht verschwiegen wird

[@mohammadsab4478]

Respect

[@MrCheNoe]

@@lxkkxs ich weiß ganz genau was du meinst!

[@s.majstorovic5598]

It's a field army, not an army group.

[@cats_is_the_life]

MIne did to, then he deserted into sweden.

[@Killzoneguy117]

Just read about Wenck. Holy fuck, how does this guy not have a movie in his honor? Now that right there is duty. Wenck saw the situation was hopeless, he knew the war was lost, but rather than simply laying down his arms and hoping for the grace of mercy from the Soviets, he ordered his tired, demoralized, and defeated troops forward to rescue as many civilians as possible even as the Reich was crumbling. What a fucking champ. I get that Germany doesn't like glorifying its WWII-era past, but Wenck is probably the sole exception. Dude deserves a statue in his honor.

[@1320crusier]

Battle of Castle Itter ;) Then theres Sabatons song No Bullets Fly. There are many stories of humanity throughout the history of war in places you would never expect.

[@xela6349]

Too bad they still got handed over to the Soviets.

[@xeagaort]

@@xela6349 weird thing to lie about but okay

[@MrGuyJacks]

One of my favourite parts of this song is when it gets high and then they say: "Hold the corridor" simultaneously, gives me goosebumps.

[@pascalbauweraerts6717]

Yes!

[@corneliusmcmuffin3256]

Born2BWild Gets high and gives you goosebumps, eh? 😏 🍸*true story*

[@bigburd875]

Cornelius McMuffin well played my good man! well played indeed!

[@Canonier93]

It's so fucking heroic

[@kaboomboi7445]

Same

[@HurricaneNWG]

I always heard stories of WW2 but never heard much from the German side of the war. To imagine they actually refused to obey the orders of a guilty madman and instead focus on saving the lives of innocent civilians is quite remarkable.

[@paladinboyd1228]

Mephisto43, Just shows that they weren’t all lost.

[@williamseigler3408]

Don't forget, a German general refused to burn Paris to the ground like Hitler ordered.

[@PilotTed]

Don't forget all the high and low ranks who were planning to overthrough Hitler. Ma y conspired to kill him too.

[@az_3kgt714]

or operation Valkyrie were some of higher-ranked Germans tried to assassinate Hitler. they failed, were caught and executed. They have a memorial for them in germany and they did make that tom cruise movie about it.

[@KlaverKatten]

There's also Georg Elser, who almost assasinated Hitler before he started the war. Unfortunately Hitler left his speach 15 minutes early and thus didn't get blown to pieces. The guy tried to flee, but was caught and held in a concentration camp until the war ended, where he was shot, so that he wouldn't survive the war.

[@mortenbund1219]

My Grand-Grand mother was escorted by through that corridor. My Grand-Grandpa got killed in Stalingrad.

[@aarosundvall]

before or after encirclement?

[@aarosundvall]

Aneesh Sahu dude, uncool

[@joseantonioprietosanchez7788]

@@sowianskizonierz2693 what? That is even better

[@northkorea803]

EmslandballMapping what his K/D

[@northkorea803]

Panzerschrek I agree

[@DylanGash1]

You are bad guy But this does not mean you are bad guy

[@festethephule7553]

Yeah, pretty much sums it up really.

[@Kromerswife]

N o i c e

[@rhinen7714]

You work for the bad guy but that doesn't mean you are the bad guy

[@jaypea30]

@@rhinen7714 You my be working for bad guy but at least you have meth

[@thatguyapplesauce1060]

That is eerily accurate

[@seraphim500]

men of the 12th and the 9th fought and died for those civilians that's honorable

[@sethjenson8219]

And people call them Nazis, what they did is what any patriot who lives their country would do

[@joelthorstensson2772]

@@sethjenson8219 it's not what any patriot would do, it's what any human would do, if I have to sacrifice myself to save a child or any civillian from a enemy nation I'd do it if I had to, there's nothing more honourable than protecting those who can not protect themselves, this song is not about Germans, Americans or Soviets, it's about humanity in times of crisis, remember that, that is why we hear of syrian army soldiers sacrificing themselves to protect children of ISIS-held territory, even if they may be brainwashed, they still have a life ahead of them.

[@meh198]

Men of the 9th and 12th weren't like the SS or gestapo, they were just regular soilders that were forced to fight for their country, honestly sad to see them being called nazi's

[@shimakazef.7809]

Let us also not forgot that most of the 9th and 12th where children as well.

[@lucareali7645]

Their were no nazi fanatics but normal solider with corauge

[@cpl.yuminagumo6754]

Who agrees this should be made into a movie

[@atago-chan7390]

Me, here!

[@matijamilosevic5440]

meh

[@DressedWings]

rather not have wehraboo wank material because I guarantee it wouldn't have the nuance to properly show the war.

[@Fittneskick803]

Unfortunately this is not going to happen. Germany was the 'bad guy' in WW2 and allthough there were heroic acts on every side, german heroes wouldnt sell as good as american patriots etc.

[@matijamilosevic5440]

Fittneskick803 i agree with u,germans shouldnt be called bad guys...truth is they were only soldiers they didnt come from hell

[@cjb5192]

My grandfather didn't talk much about the war. He was in the German army, and said some things, but probably left out a lot. One thing he did say he did though is help civilians get out of the war to cross the river to surrender to the Americans. He escaped himself getting wounded in the leg. I'd like to think this song is for him and the other good men who helped rescue civilians.

[@anubhavghosh4556]

Yup

[@jacksonthompson7099]

You could probably get his service records from the german government possibly and from the sounds of it you may be able to find out if he was possibly with the 12th or 9th army. Or see which divisions he was apart of and track his divisions history and you can paint a picture of his service in ww2.

[@Zen-rw2fz]

ever thought that maybe the stuff he left out was about the atrocities he commited in the east?

[@randomnerd9088]

@Dan Dan Only problem with that was they destroyed many of their records to prevent them falling into Allied hands

[@anubhavghosh4556]

@@Zen-rw2fz why are you the way you are?

[@raisorblade]

For anyone wondering what "Nicht Ein Schlacht, Ein Rettungsaktion." means, it roughly translates to "Not a Battle, but a Rescue Mission."

[@mynewlife7978]

I love how Sabaton's brand of metal isn't about worshipping satan, doing drugs or anything that old people think metal is. They rock out about shit that matters.

[@stantrien8106]

I know right? That is why they're my favorite.

[@denrari]

Mynewlife same that’s the reason I love their music

[@SystemWho]

almost no brand of metal is about satan and bad things, i dont know why people always asume this

[@mlgsty8880]

isnt it mostly american rappers who sing about drugs etc. and only black metal (not 100% sure if it was black metal but some metal group) sings about satan. I love power metal and heavy metal who usually have meaning behind their songs and that is why sabaton is among my favorites

[@trbd]

Thats a whole different genre bruh. Check black metal for more of those

[@Nickallsopp92]

What I love about Sabaton is they never pick a side. Every song comes from a place of respect and neutrality. True historians and sound musicians.

[@ladywaffle2210]

It is not the flag that determines the soldier; it is the Human heart within. Sabaton chooses to represent that heart. Not the flag under which they march.

[@avillageofidiots117]

Carolus Rex has a Swedish view of the event and the other sides view of the event if it’s a battle, if I remember correctly

[@theonordlund1823]

@@avillageofidiots117 Well Carolus Rex (Album) Swedish version is just translations from the original English lyrics (as best as they could due to the languages being different some parts are added or deleted). However, the song 1648 about the siege of Prague, they sing from the Swedish POV in the Swedish version and Czech in the English version.

[@theodortemplar2881]

Not anymore, unfortunately.

[@zeratul____1228]

There is one song where they vehemently spit in the face of terrorists with the song "In the name of God"

[@tinheart2853]

Someone who values civilians' lives more than painter's orders deserves to be called a hero

[@paladinboyd1228]

Tinheart Nowak, Yeah, at this point the war was lost, the reich was in death throws there was no point in trying to fight to save Berlin. Getting as many people to the allied side of the river was the best course of action.

[@oreomageddon]

*failed painter

[@PolishPsycho2704]

who cares

[@Killzoneguy117]

"Men only want one thing, and its fucking disgusting" What men want: A movie about General Wenck and the 12th Army at the Battle of Berlin

[@rockyblacksmith]

He is at least featured in "Downfall", which in itself revolves around the Battle of Berlin.

[@arl-4452]

About the inmate 4859 About the Charlie Brown B-29 incident About the White Death And the list goes on...

[@starman6468]

@@arl-4452 Francis Peghamagabow and one also for Lauri Allan Törni

[@arl-4452]

@@starman6468 I missed those brave heroes, they deserve a movie as well

[@piobismarck1056]

I want That Movie.

[@Memeter777]

I just wish there would be a video game about a wehrmacht soldier. Imagine you start the game in Poland and in the game you ended up with the 12th Army in the final chaos of the war, trying desperately just to save any civilian you can reach while barely holding back the Red army then finally you see the light as you surrender to the US army just waiting on the other side. The end cutscence would be a now old protagonist standing in Berlin watching the reunification, knowing your sacrifice had not been in vain at last

[@PanzerBros_The_tank_Gamer]

Great idea but there isn't an American main character Which means, it will not work Good idea anyway

[@Memeter777]

+Panzer Bros. yeah so no company would make it right?

[@PanzerBros_The_tank_Gamer]

***** unless the game was to be made in Germany That would be the best hope, which I doubt

[@cleverslim1331]

+Leonardo hch many mods do this kinda of stuff in parts

[@cleverslim1331]

+Panzer Bros. German government hates anything nazi related you go to jail if you dress as one.

[@commanderbeepo8066]

No one ever talks about the German heroes of the war. They're people too and deserve to be remembered.

[@dantebugler1993]

@@grundgesetzart.1463 the Russians had their fair share of atrositys as well after the fall of Berlin around 2 million women were raped and many killed too the allies also raped their way through France as well but that also doesn't mean there were men in Russian army allied army or German army that weren't good people either

[@dantebugler1993]

@@grundgesetzart.1463 also the most of those civilians had the opportunity to evacuate Leningrad but Stalin ordered them to stay so the soldiers there had more motivation to fight being reminded there were civilians there

[@kevinsalazarbriceno7381]

There's a youtuber that talks about german 2WW heroes actually, but he is from Spain so if you do not speak spanish there's no chance to enjoy his videos. If you do, search for Trufault, it's awesome!

[@jellomiki]

@@kevinsalazarbriceno7381 is there subtitles ?

[@kevinsalazarbriceno7381]

@@jellomiki I'm afraid there are no subtitles, I would put some on if I could but I don't think he would let a random guy to do it. If he does ever let me to do it, I'll come back here to let you know.

[@diegocobosanchez4373]

-First: My most sincere gratitude to Piscator for their efforts in posting this video! :) -Second: My most sincere gratitude to Sabaton for this BEAUTIFUL song! (It's actually one of my favourites) ;) -Third: I admire Walther Wenck and Theodor Busse for their outstanding BRAVERY, not only in the face of the overwhelming Soviet onslaught but also in disobeying orders from Hitler; The same thing goes for all the soldiers who followed them. We remember!

[@Resentius]

Indeed. I'm not excusing Germany's actions, but not every citizen was responsible. Sure many were, but not all. And the Soviets, well, they didn't call it the Rape of Berlin for nothing.

[@yourlocalt72]

make something clear all soldiers has done their work so respect all! but not dickhead terrorists

[@FlowDeBandoler0]

German soldiers were Heroes in comparison with soviets soldiers. Hell even Isis dudes are better than the soviets. What those commies Bastards did on Berlin is unforgivable and unforgettable.

[@sf443]

+Erwin Rommel You realise that this song is saying "see the reich in flames" and promotes defeatism. Why would Erwin Rommel say something positive xd.

[@ZORO12ful]

+FlowDeBandoler0 Oh yeah? What about the 26 000 000 Soviet casualties, out of which more than half being civilians killed/starved at the hands of the Wehrmacht and SS? Correction: "Hell even ISIS dudes are better than the -soviets- Germans. What those -commies- Nazi Bastards did on -Berlin- Ukraine, Belarus and Russia is unforgivable and unforgettable." What goes around comes around and the Germans got a full load.

[@Pashashab]

As a russian I was always proud of the victories of my country, and whenever I heard about them it was great. But now I understand that the war is ugly thing, and even though Nazis killed, raped and tortured countless civilians in Russia, their nation also suffered greatly. Many innocent germans were killed or suffered in this war, or were forced to fight for something they didn't want to. I deeply want that such tragedy was never repeated again, and want only good relationships between nations.

[@alexandrekuritza5685]

Wholesome comment. Fact: most soldiers of the 12th army and 9th army were either too old or too young. Boys as young as 14 years old and old men fought to open the corridor. My condolences to the innocent Russians and Eastern Europeans that had their lives cut short due to such conflict. Never again.

[@vinzcastro9304]

@@alexandrekuritza5685 Never again.

[@hubertkuhn4729]

I totally agree Long live Russia from Germany

[@chiarahappyness5522]

War is mankind's worst failure.....

[@exudeku]

War is a two faced conflict. I am so happy that people like you existed, that are mature to see what war and its consequence really is

[@Mr_Bunk]

What I like about both 'Attero Dominatus' and this is that it takes losing a war (the German POV of 'Hearts of Iron') for someone to realise how pitiful and pointless war mostly is, yet winning a war (the Soviet POV of 'Attero Dominatus') only strengthens blind fanaticism and glorifying of such horror.

[@Vukma161]

To be fair it's more about the soviets completely turning around the war and smashing the axis.

[@jameshuggins1781]

Its weird to look at what could have been i think when listening to songs like that. If the Japanese had attacked Russia instead of provoking the U.S. for god knows whatever reason, the Russians would likely be speaking German today.

[@Teetumus]

James Huggins There is the problem that if germans would have won there wouldnt be any russians anymore they would be gone

[@Vukma161]

EetuPlays And other Slavs, Africans, possibly Arabs, Indians and most Asians

[@mo1264king]

Pretty sure Indians are ayran people though, along with Iranian people like Persians and Afghans

[@FaceUnreality]

Its cool Sabaton finally made a song about one of the good Germans in World War 2. This was awesome.

[@skylerbell6677]

Franz Steigler they made one about him too!

[@RedDeadTrooper]

FaceUnreality I have yet to await a song about Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel...

[@Queerienlannister]

RedDead Trooper bit of prize of a mile

[@lysmaticstudios393]

RedDead Trooper there is the song called ghost division is about rommel

[@Queerienlannister]

lysmatic studios forgot that one

[@maltahighjacker9842]

As a man of german decent I'm told to be ashamed of myself, my family and the history bounded too. I'm told that I have no honor in a generation where honor means nothing yet through all the hypocrisy sabaton has risen above the clouds of damnation.

[@karmy8170]

Don’t be ashamed of your self instead be proud of your nation be proud of the 9th and 12th

[@ursuciprian9035]

Don't carry in your soul the shame for a madman's actions. German soldiers who disobeyed his orders and achieved great things should be honored and remembered, and you don't need to dissociate yourself from your heritage because some lunatics gave it a bad name. Love from eastern Europe, take care of yourself out there!

[@AjarTadpole7202]

I guess prussia doesn't count

[@ShaDHP23]

These are the words of those who seek to be blind and celebrate their ignorance. Never hold yourself accountable for dead people you never met.

[@speed65752]

I never saw the lyrics, and now I'm about to start crying. Respect for the soldier of Wermacht. Not for the nazi, for the soldiers.

[@ВладиславСеливанов-п5ц]

Wermacht killed millions civilian in USSR and other countries, this soldiers were nazis.

[@artemis_fowl44hd92]

@@ВладиславСеливанов-п5ц No, most of the guys that served in the army were normal persons that just had to serve... Of course there were Nazis in the Army but most of them where just normal persons that had to serve... Also, even most of the Nazis that were in the army can't be convicted, because if you hear from small on the propaganda of hitler, of course you will believe it.

[@jmlf2609]

@@ВладиславСеливанов-п5ц most of the real nazis were in the SS and not in the Wehrmacht.

[@proudtitanicdenier4300]

@@artemis_fowl44hd92 He was talking about civilians, can you read?

[@artemis_fowl44hd92]

@@proudtitanicdenier4300 1. You can't read, because he says: "[...] this soldiers were nazis" and soldier =/= civilian! 2. Even most of the civilians weren't nazis, but some guys who lived under hitlers regime...

[@rachelhardy2957]

Sabaton has officially taught me more than the mainstream media and history class combined. If it wasn't for them, I never would have known about Walther Wenck and his heroic efforts during the Battle of Berlin.

[@Insider546]

Same...

[@craneman1019]

Rachel Hardy yeah its really a shame that they don't teach a lot of stuff like this

[@cutesniper780]

Yeah, same

[@rustkarl]

It truly is a shame. But it’s also a testament to Sabaton so it’s not all bad

[@Malos_]

Sad how they portray all Germans as evil Nazis who want to kill The liberty loving west. Most officers disobeyed Hitler and were not Nazis

[@wizltheblondealien675]

i get goose bumps when it says "hold the corridor"

[@wizltheblondealien675]

***** yes

[@quakeroats5103]

My chills come from the "See the city burn from the other side, going down in flames as two worlds collide" part

[@anotherboat]

Wtf is that

[@quakeroats5103]

Goldie SpecIsGod wtf is what

[@anotherboat]

I mean 'Why the fuck do you get goose bumps on any of these songs'

[@lockthepope]

"Ein Schlacht" "Ein Rettungsaktion" 10/10 best german grammar I have ever seen.

[@cfob]

lass sie, die dürfen das :)

[@lockthepope]

cfo7888b96 Ich weiss c:

[@artospaganfighter]

Manulel007 they are swedish ^_^

[@august8696]

IGN ratings right there.

[@hansa.pilsener22]

The third "Reik" ^^ Lied ist trzm gut :)

[@funnybiscuit7688]

I can't believe this hero was killed in a traffic accident. Imagine just having crashed with someone, making him die, and then realize he was such a war hero.

[@paladinboyd1228]

Funny Biscuit, Look at this way, he died after the war. He died knowing what he did mattered. He didn’t die because his government had been taken over by the Soviets and were forced to put him down because he was a threat to the state.

[@MasonGreenWeed]

Lawrence of Arabia also killed in traffic accident

[@redbaron7293]

@@MasonGreenWeed Patton too

[@joeysonofander7479]

@RedBaron I once did a presentation on Patton (I also used ”Screaming Eagles” as part of it actually) buy at some point it was brought up that someone may have arranged General Patton’s death via vehicle.

[@Joshua_N-A]

@@joeysonofander7479 an assassination?

[@siegeunit9081]

"Hurry up,we're waiting for you!" Me:*Quickly tries to solve the hardest math question in exam*

[@cpladmean3404]

Ur a fucking idiot

[@user-hg9vr7gh2q]

@@cpladmean3404 my i interest you in something called a "joke"? I can see you've never heard of it before.

[@cpladmean3404]

@@user-hg9vr7gh2q HIS my mate I know it's a joke that's why I call him an idiot 😂😂

[@user-hg9vr7gh2q]

@@cpladmean3404 ah then i apologize, sorry.

[@foxstar612]

This isn't a song about Nazi soldiers, it's a song about German soldiers. That being said, can we just admit that German Second World War uniforms were pretty stylish?

[@MSF_Soldier_Alligator]

I think most of the WW uniforms looked pretty cool. WWII German Infantry, WWI Imperial German Infantry , British Commonwealth Infantry, WWII US Infantry, US and British WWI Infantry...a lot of cool designs came out in those wars in my opinion

[@crusadinalldaylong5591]

Anglo-Germanic I couldn't stop laughing after learning this XD

[@stuglife5514]

My great grandpa wore one of those uniforms.

[@iainhowe4561]

Hans, are we the baddies? We've got a skull on our caps.

[@foxstar612]

Templar Knight their color scheme was so simple that it was nearly perfect, and you could tell they were proud of it, near the end of the war they issued uniforms that had been worn and its original body was killed. It’s like “we worked hard on this shit, so you’ll wear it.”

[@fadhilnugraha195]

"See the city burn on the other side Going down in flames as two worlds collide Who can now look back with a sense of pride? On the other shore, there’s the end of the war." This probably how most surviving German soldiers felt about the Battle of Berlin. Respect to Walther Wench & every Wehrmacht soldiers who sacrifice themselves by protecting the civilians.

[@NicholasShumate06]

"Sabaton glorifies nazis!" Anyone with an IQ above one: 1:31

[@TheBucketSkill]

I mean at this point Hitler is a broken man and irrelevant to the war and Germany, National Socialism has brought utter ruin to the there homeland and the enemy seeks a terrible vengeance. Anyone denying that the men who fought til the end to buy time for there families and country folk to flee west, that's not even being a Nazi that's being a Man.

[@ladywaffle2210]

Oh, well done.

[@davidroman4780]

*Declares war* - 4 seconds later *Its the end, the war has been lost* . Thanks game

[@jasonmetz6692]

Hearts of iron struggles...

[@davehoffman4659]

Or EU4. If you play as the Ottomans like I did.

[@greatorder]

*declare war* WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@yourlocalt72]

hoi 4 in a nutshell

[@frenchmasterrace574]

When I declares war on the third reich in hoi4

[@eyeless7612]

Am i the only one that loves the word ACHTUNG ?

[@Sp3ich3rr4tt3]

-T-X-M- something along the lines of " watch out"

[@ArchonCommando]

-T-X-M- It can also mean "Respect".

[@Sp3ich3rr4tt3]

Yeah but not in this context. dont confuse him ;)

[@anonymeroverlord]

+Archoncommando And also "attention"

[@EnSayne987]

+Sp3ich3rr4tt3 Achtung in this context means attention. "Achtung, Panzer" means "attention, tank". You could also say it more closely means caution or warning in that kind of context.

[@kerlongsjorlejov1945]

I'm happy to see it back online. Thank you for this.

[@shellbackgaming2674]

Wow...I'm amazed its back. Did KZbin find a smart person finally?

[@slayallthedeamons]

Maybe there are some smart people working for KZbin after all

[@breizhrudie4757]

White Death is now flagged on KZbin, before it was Wehrmacht, then this. Seems like they take one Sabaton's song per year and censor it for fun.

[@jackfahy6925]

Well it's history they always do it for some reason

[@arl-4452]

Fun fact: probably most of the fans already know, Tommy did this guitar solo in one take, his first try went so good it became part of the final song. Every time i hear it i get that deep feeling and probably the joy of the guitarrist pulling it off flawless in one take

[@Gokaes]

i was playing Hearts of Iron 4 was focusing on my business in fighting soviets that when this song suddenly starts i just start singing along then comes a pop up "german reich has capitulated" and when i checked the berlin was taken by soviet forces

[@Caeser_the_Marylander]

It was said in the holy words so it had to be done!

[@MrAlf-uy7xs]

God bless Walter Wenck! Truly a good man.

[@paladinboyd1228]

DJ Blackhood, He saved many from a needless death.

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

Unlike Eisenhower.

[@thelonelypilot]

@@gunarsmiezis9321 Eisenhower cared about the big picture, not about the people. But I understand what you are saying.

[@nkproad777]

There needs to be a movie about this.

[@frenchmasterrace574]

nkproad777 yes,absolutely yes!!!

[@wisedonkey7644]

der untergang is probably the closest you'll get *sigh* cri cri ;-;

[@flodekmovies]

nkproad777 Der Untergang

[@ArtjomKoslow]

ParaLightWorx is planing this.

[@AtemerusRhayli]

To all germans watching and enjoying this song, you are never to blame for what the Nazi goverment did, feel proud always of your country no matter its past what matters is the future you want to achieve.

[@Mizzurani]

Its to late, our country died a long time ago, now we are only a trade puppet of the USA

[@crystalisk5415]

AtemerusRhayli they lost the honour they had as a powerful nation and with their loss the world suffers

[@reidparker1848]

Mizzurani Friend Your country is a puppet of your social-leftist politicians. I'm an American nationalist. I have no interest in either telling you how to run your country, nor in being burdened by its problems. Please, don't be so simplistic in your framing of issues. I like American-based "globalists" as much as you do.

[@germangamingvideos6069]

@@Mizzurani Das ist der größte Unsinn den ich in einer langen Zeit gelesen habe.

[@PolishPsycho2704]

What about i'm a german that seen many and killed god-only-knows-how-much people?

[@neroarchangel]

When the song can make bring tears to your eyes telling you a story of an event long before you were ever born that tells you that the song is of such high quality that there is no point in disputing it. "Who can now look back with the sense of pride" no one, there is no pride just sacrifice. Man, Sabaton... Just perfect story telling.

[@dougdog1224]

*When it's Endsieg and your divisions get encircled in Berlin*

[@KingKalashnikov]

ya didn't have to ruin the joke with the edit

[@dougdog1224]

Ketchup Yoshi I didn’t edit that in but alright

[@dougdog1224]

Jack the Gestapo Endsieg is a mod for HOI4 Also, I know it means final victory

[@Retard634]

don't worry they will be supplied unlike your other divisions

[@skoodlie3654]

@Jack the Gestapo finale victory for the enemy

[@Agony9877]

Walther Wenck (18 September 1900 - 1 May 1982)

[@Mars_junior]

no re

[@watermelonhead8054]

Mars Junior we can only hope...

[@st.salton4024]

Poor guy died because of a car accident... he did not deserve this

[@Kishimpl]

St. Salton most ww2 heroes died of car or plane accidents

[@johnnybaker8122]

car accident you say ? Funny how most of the survivor's of Germany ww2 Era mysteriously died of accidents or suicide eh : )

[@Scrufus]

It sucks that so many war heroes from Germany are simply swept aside as horrible criminals just because they served under one of the most insane dictators in history.

[@rockyblacksmith]

It's tricky calling bravery in service of evil "heroism". We consider those that stood up to that dictator heroes, because they both brave and served the true values our country should have adhered to all along.

[@rockyblacksmith]

@Martin Michel And many more were not. The soldiers weren't inherently more or less evil than those of other nations. Not to mention many didn't even have a choice as they were conscripts who were forced to fight.

[@rockyblacksmith]

@Martin Michel Is that supposed to contradict anything I said? You're literally presenting anecdotal evidence.

[@williambrennan104]

When I was playing an older version of Old World Blues (before the Fallout music was required) as NCR, the civil war fired and the Brotherhood of Steel decided to attack. The Legion joined one of the factions in the civil war, and were pushing in via the Long 15. At a certain point, I realized I was done for, and switched all forces southeast to try to hold off the Legion long enough to let the Brotherhood take Shady Sands, figuring that would be much better for its population. And then this song started playing.

[@dank9349]

William Brennan that’s a f

[@Marauder_Mara]

Were you successful

[@Joshua_N-A]

This man, born and lived his childhood when the German Empire was at its peak, then, lived his youthhood through a war that was supposed to end all wars, then, seeing his country fell apart, seeing the chaos in the streets, anarchy, lived through the hyperinflation. He lived through the chaos of 1920's Germany, the putsch, the Kristallnacht, heard about the Reichstag go up in flames, see Hitler rise to power, see his country rise to become a powerful nation at that time and one fateful September, he was thrown in a war that changed the world forever, at first it was numerous victories but then defeat began coming one after another until he was ordered to defend Berlin. Seeing the inevitable, the red tsunami crashes through every wall that they can build, he hold firm to his ground, not on anyone's order but his own. Disobedience saved numerous lives that day, he made his call. Hard to believe that this man, who made that significant choice in his life only to be taken away from this world in an insignificant traffic accident. Don't get me wrong, but this accident, an accident that we often hear, read or watch in the news, almost nothing special. He could've died peacefully on his death bed, in his home, surrounded by his beloved family and the members of the 9th and 12th and the children who made it across.

[@comradedawid5292]

Idk y but Hearts of Iron is one of my favorite songs of Sabaton because it shows how there is no "good guy and bad guy" in War and it shows how complex it is,and i say this about Germans as a Polish man coming from one of the most affected Polish areas of the War

[@philsniper2000]

This should be a movie. A ww2 drama about a Nazi's torn mind on wether he should do a suicidal order or defy his orders, go rouge, and preform a evacuation mission.

[@Ichverbot]

Der Untergang touches on it.

[@rustkarl]

Not everyone in WW2 Germany was a Nazi.

[@Cybermat47]

Rustymcnut but the protagonist of the suggested film is.

[@MaraTheRaccoon]

And show that not all Germans were monsters in WW2? No way!

[@TheMrZ100]

Most of the German military was actually not Nazi at all tho.

[@amirjamil1555]

Honestly, reading about what happened to the people in the fall of Berlin make me realize how big of heroes these men are. Their courage to not only disobey order, but to also make sure they save civilians first is not something that can be described in words.

[@CaptainBlumburrt]

Rest in peace, soldiers of Germany. Honour to all victims of war, no matter what was their nationality.

[@august8696]

This guy, this guy knows what's up.

[@Micheal1992able]

***** Have a medal.

[@geripepu]

***** Here. Take this Like of Honor. You deserve it.

[@wdvierzig3921]

***** Give that man a tank.

[@timdragon22]

ItZzBobHD :P Fuck the tank, get him a Fart Of Death. *points fingers to the sky and lifts his leg* BFFZZZZPPH

[@ZephyrusMapping]

Listening to this while playing Hearts of Iron III

[@CplYakob]

Ironically, many HOI playthroughs end with total German victory.

[@ZephyrusMapping]

Unless you're playign as Soviet's but no one plays as Soviets because they're freakin' boring to play as the front is gigantic

[@CplYakob]

I was going by the fact that the majority of AARs are German based but yeah, you'd have to be out of your mind to play as a nation where it takes literally two minutes to scroll across your territory.

[@ZephyrusMapping]

And if you're at war with Germany you have to pause every half a second and unpause after a minute, literally... I like playign as Japan, usually at Day of Infamy Scenario, or one of the minor axis in Barbarossa.

[@CplYakob]

Zephyrus Mapping I could never get into Japan; I have my hands full just organising and controlling the army and air force without throwing a non-upgradable force with crazy combat mechanics into the bunch (ships taking all eternity to build doesn't help either). I used to play as either Germany or a minor power that joins the Axis, but then I developed graphics OCD and I cannot play any HOI game these days without screwing it up with 20 different skin mods, trying to find the perfect divisional pics.

[@EthaniskyHilderman]

The true story about my great grandfather he was one of the Kriegsmarine, in 1943-4s he had fought in the Atlantic against the US and allies, a few weeks before the war end he knows that the reich would lose the war, so he and his fleet sailing acros indian ocean to the far east, unfurtunately his ship hiting the seamine and sank in Java sea, just a few survive and gladly a coal ship with Indonesian flag save them and make it to Java island, in august 1945 he only 18, and you can still find the wreck there. He did not expected that he have to fight again and join the Indonesian side when the Dutch invaded Indonesia in late 1945-1949 war, in 1950s my grandpa married an Indonesian, and here we are.. we live in litle germany in Bogor city, West Java, and god bless him he still alive today, I love to hear more story from him.

[@anoddfella217]

Wow! Thank you for sharing this with us God bless your grandpa and I hope that he is well in these trying times. Would love to hear some stories. All the best!

[@EthaniskyHilderman]

@@anoddfella217 yes thank you

[@sorrymabbad]

That's amazing! I never thought there was a U-Boat veteran who lived in Java! What boat did he serve in?

[@EthaniskyHilderman]

@@anoddfella217 its a quite hard for him to tell me the story during his past, that time he just doing his job to defend northern french but being forced to keep advance, if you refused to fight you will be hanged as traitor/deserter, thats why many deutch fleeing to south eastern or south america

[@EthaniskyHilderman]

@@sorrymabbad not U-boat exactly, but just a medium destroyer ship like, when I ask the ship's name that he served, unfurtunately he cant remember, but he did remember his good friend in the fleet is Jürgen

[@magicchowder]

Respect for all men and women even children who fought during WWII.

[@user-oj7mj1zg5p]

@@Captain_Carrot idk if you're being sarcastic or not but lots of women fought in ww2 lol

[@auron2699]

@@Captain_Carrot is just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe

[@Hago_official]

@@user-oj7mj1zg5p especially in the soviet and partisan armies but just as many children fought god bless those that died for the World we have today

[@sike5227]

1:46 anyone else got chills at the line”hold the corridor”

[@metalmadness5851]

Reading about this engagement, I remain surprised that it hasn't been made into a movie, like Letters from Iwo Jima, which was an excellent movie. It would show the day where the Wehrmacht refused the Nazi orders, and began fighting for Germany itself, under fire from the Soviets and SS. I think that there is tremendous potential here, that could easily be brought to theatres; like Saving Private Ryan, Fury, and Letters from Iwo Jima, it could show a more human side of the Axis, and show what it was like to fight and die, knowing you are on the wrong side of the war.

[@EisonGame]

This comment section is so yikes. People are attacking each other just because they are from another country. It's sad that it's under the Sabatons track. People saying something like 'I wish they were invaded once more' or people responding to a guy, who said that his grand grandpa died in Stalingrad, 'its good that he died, he was nazi', it's so pathetic and looks like you guys missed the message of the track and whole Sabaton's art.

[@danievandenheever8295]

Hey a soldier is a soldier doesn't matter if it's a American, Russian or even a German and plus saying that to a guy that's grandfather was killed is rude

[@GlobalOutcast]

I dont wanna sound like a gatekeeper buuut thoes people arent real sabaton fans

[@kogerugaming]

"Its the end, the war has been lost. Keeping them safe, 'til the river's been crossed." It hits me so hard every time.

[@PolishPsycho2704]

why do you have elon musk photo as profile image

[@kogerugaming]

@@PolishPsycho2704 because why not

[@PolishPsycho2704]

@@kogerugaming right

[@The4x4truckerman]

This song used to bring me to tears

[@elchema1994]

I like how the bit in German needs to be translated to actual German :p

[@kyleschafer6275]

Well, really it should be kein, or none. In German, you use kein for noun, where as nicht is for verbs really

[@Tahvosky]

***** Why don't you tell that to Goethe, Schiller, Heine and all the other world famous German poets....oh wait, right they don't know what artistic license is. :P :D

[@Funnyyelowdog]

In an interview the vocalist acknowledged he was wrong and was debating changing it for live purposes.

[@ZephyrusMapping]

I think that bit had a verb that was meant.

[@anotherboat]

Lol

[@Em3erblue]

Seriously, I learn more about the Second and the First world war from listening to these songs than school has ever taught me.

[@capuzdepenix210]

Honestly, this is my favourite Sabaton song. Most of their songs talk about the glory of great soldiers or the horrors of war, but this one has such an awesome meaning...

[@bubassvaba6221]

Once you understand the background of the song, it's words get much heavier, and emotional.

[@tecnicstudios]

0:58 "Not a battle, a rescue operation."

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

The entire war as in atempt to save the german people, they failed.

[@carlomagno7092]

@@gunarsmiezis9321 so true, and i'm not german

[@gunarsmiezis9321]

@@carlomagno7092 im not german either. My ancestors fought in the red army tho we never wanted what has hapened to the gernans we just didnt want to get coquered ourselves

[@gwenhuginn]

Here in Germany we're taught about World War II for at least 3 years in school and in several school subjects but we never learned about this historical event. Why? It's the same with German resistance fighters that only were mentioned once in lesson. Is it that unimportant or dangerous to teach us about German people who did something good during WW2 and not just about the horrible deeds of nazis and their followers or how the Red Army "freed" German citizens? The German education system really is ridiculous...

[@crusadinalldaylong5591]

Minerva yeah, the red army freed their daughters from their virginity

[@gwenhuginn]

crusadin' all day long ! Normally I would laugh about this kind of joke if it didn't affect my family :'D

[@crusadinalldaylong5591]

Minerva it wasn't meant as a joke, sorry

[@gwenhuginn]

crusadin' all day long ! No need to be sorry! As I said normally I like such puns :D

[@luciasoosova2182]

Don't worry, Slovak school system is dumb as well. That's the reason we've got a neonazis in parlament.

[@ZackLeNainPosteur]

I have a Sabaton playlist for when I play war thunder

[@cleverslim1331]

+TetrisManiac dont we all?

[@nicoresino7249]

I have a Sabaton playlist for when i play Europa Universalis IV 😎

[@nicoresino7249]

+Iskender Agha Ironically, this song was played when Berlin and my Brandeburg Empire fell into the hands of the austrians and the poles. Fucking France didn't help me :( ¿Sos argentino o español?/Are you argentine or spanish?

[@nicoresino7249]

+Iskender Agha Si, lo habia notado. Por eso te pregunte jaja.

[@nicoresino7249]

+Iskender Agha Argentino papa 😎

[@CDNSnowDay]

Man, this song always bring a tear to my eye. At that point in the war, these people already knew they were done. The fact that these war weary soldiers dug in and did what they could to protect their people from a vicious group of Soviet soldiers, not for Berlin, Hitler, Germany, or the Reich, but just for the sake of humanity. Thats what a true soldier does. As an ex service member of an Allied country I would salute these people.

[@sermovies3217]

the 12th Army known as the Ghost army. Only officers and at the last moment they put 16-18 year old youngsters into the ranks to fill them up and lead these into a cruel battleground ripping these young people to pieces. My great grandfather was a veteran and became an officer in that army. My grandma told me that after the war he walked around in the house and cried because of the young people he sent into battle and never made it back. He got shot 6 times during this war, managed to survive it to be back to his family on the farm. he died 24 years later 66 years old with 10 years in a wheel chair. The cold and battlewounds took its toll on his body, and the screams of the dying kids and soldiers part of his mind. War is nothing to be lived through but pain and agony.

[@frenchmasterrace574]

Who else thinks sabaton should make a song about the defenders of Constantinople at 1453

[@prizm1901]

The White Knight 75 Yea

[@171Mirza]

It is not Constantinopole anymore.

[@frenchmasterrace574]

MirGil it is and It will always be

[@harbl99]

No. The feels would be too much. "The city is fallen and I still live." Then [Constantine XI] tore off his imperial ornaments so as to let nothing distinguish him from any other soldier and led his remaining men in one last charge...

[@陈永仁-q7r]

he dies so gloriously as a real roman emperor.

[@admiralwheatman2808]

LETS MAKE A PETITION TO TURN THIS INTO A MOVIE

[@simoregragui3647]

Walter wenck was one of the few honest german high officers in ww2 he received the order to save berlin from the red army whatever the cost but instead he choose to save the civilians and the rest of the 9th army who was surrounded he created a corridor through the lines of the enemy and abandoned Hitler to his fate he ended up saving 250000 person from the burning city of berlin and stayed behind holding back the advancing soviet forces until everyone cross the elbe he was the last one to cross the river what a true hero i really hope they make a movie about him

[@HyperboreanEinheit]

Wenck and his mens were true heroes despite fighting for the losing side. If anything this gives their efforts a stronger standing, 99% of "modern" ""mens"" would just lay down and starts crying were they called to face less than half of such hardships. Thanks to sabaton for this song, undoubtedly one of their masterpieces.

[@solthegamer3769]

Wow nice stats you've got there. I'm sure it's based off of real research

[@HyperboreanEinheit]

@@solthegamer3769 soy spitting while typing on your keyboard is def unhealthy, you loser.

[@PerovNigma]

I'm always curious to know what each Sabaton song is based on (except for White Death, because I already knew the story), so thank you so much for briefly summarising the context in the description! It makes the song twice as great!

[@wisedonkey7644]

Primo Victoria - D-day Normandy 1944 6th of june Hearts of iron - the 3rd reich's last days Saboteurs - Norwegian Saboteurs Panzerkampf - Battle of Kursk Stalingrad - Battle of Stalingrad :I Attero Dominatos or Dominatus i dont remember - Red army marching in to Berlin thats all i remember

[@TeflonSwan-446]

so glad this is back up

[@yenzabar]

The comment section of this video shows that there's 2 types of people Those who read history further than American school books and those who don't.

[@yenzabar]

You're the second type.

[@mayonase1321]

Theres only 2types of people in this world Assholes who say theres only two types of people in this world And those who don't. TopKek

[@ForbiddenFlameStudios]

There is a third and those are non-americans, who don't read American history at all

[@rustkarl]

Thunder Productions This guy gets it

[@valentin7175]

Unfortunately, we're all americans, they forced us their culture and ect... Even if yes they saved Europe with the USSR

[@jorgevalles2819]

With so many WW2 movies out there i wonder, is there any movie of Wenck and Busse´s struggle?

[@zombieguyproducion]

jorge valles Sadly no :( I doubt they will make a movie that makes a german during ww2 look like a hero :/

[@jorgevalles2819]

+Totally Not damn that's a bummer, it would have been awesome to see such movie

[@zombieguyproducion]

jorge valles yeah, sadly being on the losing side of a world war does this :(

[@yourlocalt72]

in hearts of iron 4 im gonna win this war it %99 favor for me a few moments later its the end wars been lost!

[@frenchmasterrace574]

Erwin Rommel Me playing with the Soviet Union Okay,i have 100 divisions,good supplying and equipment! Nothing can go wrong! 1 minuet later *ITS THE END,THE WAR HAS BEEN LOST*

[@yourlocalt72]

excatly thats why i attacked germany as soviets

[@maksymcazymir1727]

fascist france. Germany und western Europe is mein! I help my brothers in arms Romania. The war starts in July 1941(I guess) against the USSR. Some minor victories. "All able soldiers from the Italian and Iberian peninsula are to be transfered to the border with the Bolshevik nation to fight for the fatherland." I lose Romania and Turkey, two key allies in my war. China is still holding and winning against Mongolia. Poland People's Republic is pushing into my territory. All my troops are holding the front. As a desperate move I order them to try to regain parts of Eastern Europe, or at least not let the russians get into western europe.

[@guardiadecivil6777]

Hope N not really for new players just understanding the core mechanics and tactics, took me like 4 gameplays to figure out tactics on encircling the retarded AI

[@yukselalpkaya5173]

@@guardiadecivil6777 yea i was playing spain for the first time i didnt know what to do i learned some things but when i learned how to make divisions i was spamming that button lmao when i attacked portugal they just joined allies and single handley recked me few playthroughs later... 10 hours laters I finally beat portugal and learned how to naval invade and then command :)

[@vraptor1933]

It’s august 21 4yrs after this song has been released and it hits me different now as I watch my country abandon a nation that we have guarded for 20yrs ( Afghanistan) and all I think about is the brave souls that are fighting to make to the evac zones …. If only a group of soldiers would disobey orders go beyond the wall and fight to save not only there fellow countryman but also our allies who we swore to protect alas our leader has abandoned our people and our allies to the hands of a truly evil organization may god watch over the civilians

[@PolishPsycho2704]

so you want whole american army get killed?

[@Joshua_N-A]

It was supposed to be in September but somebody didn't follow the instructions left behind by the last American president's administration.

[@jornstones537]

I love how in the english lyrics its 'Nicht ein schlacht, Ein rettungsaktion.' Yet in the german lyrics its 'Keine schlacht, eine rettungsaktion.' One would expect the lyrics to be the exact same there...

[@brane4859]

Nicht ein is said kein, that's why. But it's keine because it's feminin.

[@-T90Vladimir]

This is the saddest song ever, makes me cry every time :( Still love it tho

[@jarrettwattenburger1272]

[BBSF] ItsMeBro I'd say "Fate of Norns" by Amon Amarth is the saddest song I know, but this is up there.

[@RedDeadTrooper]

[BBSF] ItsMeBro Amen, Many last stands like this have occurred, But due to these men's reputation they do not get the respect they *DESERVE*, RIP General Walther Wenck and Soldiers of the 12th Infantrie.

[@Orkenspalter14]

[BBSF] ItsMeBro And in Germany, this men are called Monsters and criminals :(

[@nurnek]

The Hammer Has Fallen is sad too

[@kulovicz3152]

Litlle sad fact is about general himself. He died in 81 years by car crash. Same with general Patton who died in jeep in deep peace.

[@PacificPounding]

i like how Nicht ein Schlacht, ein Rettungsaktion means not a fight, a rescue operation. it shows that even after about 5 years of fighting, people still had a heart.

[@scapa1175]

also ich finde diese männer waren helden...die niederlage einzusehen und flüchtlinge zu retten das album ist der hammer!

[@andreimoga7813]

"See the city burn on the other side Going down in flames as two worlds collide" Such a heart-rippingly beautiful image.

[@ws5273]

Dedicated to General Walther Wenck The youngest general in the German army as well as the man who decided to save the lives of tens of thousands of his fellow countrymen

[@lgs_cody_0749]

SEE THE CITY BURN ON THE OTHER SIDE Going down the flames as two worlds collides Who can now look back with a sense of pride, on the other shore there's the end of the war- such the most powerful lyrics ever

[@1stshockarmy]

Das neue Album ist genial! Aber was erwartet man auch, immerhin ist es SABATON!

[@usArrr3]

Danke, ich find's übrigens besonders schön, Attero Dominatus und Hearts of Iron nacheinander zu hören, um beide Seiten zu belichten :-)

[@rembrandt__9942]

The start of the Sabaton part of the playlist. Starts with Hearts of Iron and is followed by Attero Dominatus

[@____-sj5vi]

This song always makes me cry

[@nitrocharge2404]

I just love the air on the g string guitar riff, it fits the song perfectly

[@KeljuIvan]

This song gives me goosebumps. It's such a sad story about the last bit of heroism, after fighting for the wrong reasons in the greatest tragedy in human history.

[@Joshua_N-A]

This was what happened to the general: a traffic accident, fatal and it's the ones that we often hear, see or read on the news, a usual traffic accident, almost insignificant. Whenever a Wehrmacht soldier passed away, they're almost unheard of.

[@gabrielstricker7811]

I have been waiting for this videos' come back for Long Time. "we will never Fall we are the masters of the world"

[@alejandrop.s.3942]

Respect to Sabaton. Not many people dare to praise the humanitarian actions that German soldiers carried out to evacuate their compatriots from the Soviet advance. What I admire most about the Wehrmarcht is not their achievements when they won, but when they demonstrated their efficiency, organization, discipline and courage to carry out evacuations at the end of the war.

[@Joshua_N-A]

The actions of one man, one party, overshadows the good deeds done by the few Wehrmacht units such as the 12th.