Sabaton - Union (Slopes of St. Benedict) (Lyrics English & Deutsch)

[@hansstrudel9614]

As has been mentioned before, yes, a bear did serve under the Allied Forces during the Battle of Monte Casino. His name was Wojtek, a Polish citizen who received an official rank and designation (later promoted to corporal). He was encountered by the Polish expatriates whilst fighting in Africa when a small child presented young Wojtek wrapped in a blanket to the Polish soldiers. Apparently his mother had been killed by hunters and the young refugee somehow came into possession of the cub. The men became extremely fond of him, often wrestling with the bear and playing other games with him. Wojtek was extremely friendly, although he terrified other allied soldiers upon first encounter. He could also smoke and drink beer which he loved. When his unit was moved out of Egypt the British wouldn't allow him on board, "no animals allowed". So his unit appealed to the exiled government to grant Wojtek citizenship and then draft him, which they did. His famous moment was at Monte Casino when his unit had to leave him behind with American artillery who were scared to death of him and had him chained up. He watched as men transported crates of shells and mimicked them, picking up crates himself and carrying them to their destination. I'm so happy to have some Polish blood in me. :D

[@lordwojtek255]

wojtek you say

[@MrSemIsAwesome]

I didn't know this. This is the best thing ever

[@majorTanner]

It's "Monte Cassino" not Monte Casino

[@AndrewsArtDen]

Wojtek

[@hansvonzisimann44]

New trait unlocked!!! : "Bear Tamer"

[@CS_Blitzen]

My late grandfather fought at Monte Cassino as part of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, 201st Guards Brigade. He was known as "Bren Gun Bob" as the name suggests he was a Bren gunner. I have memories of him sharing his experiences in Italy with me (like being shot at by a sharpshooter when he was in an outhouse). The song holds a special meaning to me and because it has that meaning it tears at my heart a good deal. God speed Bren Gun Bob.

[@Kolossus_]

Rory Duncan that's just awesome

[@lukastanojevic2750]

Your grandfather was cool as hell! Try Best him :P

[@ThibautVDP]

respect!

[@yumanoid5753]

o7

[@BloxEzio3]

Poor man couldnt even take a shit in peace

[@ryanvolz4712]

Is it me or does the Sun Tzu quote give me the chills? It's just, so true, yet so incredible. He has very blunt statements that hold such huge weight, he picked apart the human psyche perfectly.

[@drosolow6995]

One of my favorite quotes

[@jasonlincoln7863]

I agree. The Art of War is the best military work in all time.

[@Earl_of_York]

Polish Fortress for its time yes now? No people and war have changed while most of the things outlined in the book is still true to a degree most of it is now horribly outdated and does not take into account modern warfare.

[@luckyassassin1]

@@Earl_of_York much of it is still taught and used. Not all of it because rules of engagement and other things have changed but many important points are still used and still applicable and of course its outdated, he wrote the book before fire arms and rules of engagement were a thing

[@DarthNoox]

Even after hundreds of years, his quotes still ring true.

[@farribastarfyre]

When Sabaton heard about Seven Nation Army, they said "hold our drinks."

[@isuckatusernames4297]

And head on north

[@TrinityShoji]

Want to make the global union against the Nazis at Monte Cassino more complete? The US division that initially assaulted the monastery was the 100th Battalion, a battallion formed almost exclusively by Hawaiian-born Americans of Japanese decent. Go for Broke.

[@phenom...]

Respect to them.

[@plartoota4584]

Yup, also the only recorded instance of an American banzai charge occurred in Vosges in southern france, where the 442nd successfully broke the German lines to rescue the 36th infantry division, trapped behind German lines with a mass banzai charge. The germans were so terrified they abandoned their positions and fled. Shoutout to my fellow japanese Americans.

[@ettime8909]

Japanese Americans helped bring an end to the fight in Europe more than anyone can comprehend!

[@Kez_DXX]

They were eventually transferred to the 442nd regimental combat team and because of their decorations had been allowed to keep their original designation. In 1962 Governor John Connally of Texas made the members of the 442nd honorary Texans in appreciation for their rescuing of the 1st battalion of the Texas national guard back in 1944. YEE HAW BANZAI

[@boogersqueezer]

If sabaton doesnt give you goosebumps, i dont know what will.

[@michaelbird1360]

Stefan Domuzov Either you love Sabaton to bits, or you fucking hate the shit out of it. BTW i LOOOOOOVVVVEEEEE them to bits. Jocke is my role model in life.

[@axaxaxaxaxaxa3341]

+Vigilo Confido but the problem is... you cant hate sabaton ;)

[@kerlongsjorlejov1945]

+makrill Terrorist You think? My sister does. But yeah, she's a Directioner or whatever it's called. So that would explain it. As for myself, I love those songs.

[@axaxaxaxaxaxa3341]

+Evert De Rijke i hope she will realise someday that one direction is shit..

[@kerlongsjorlejov1945]

Kelepo Veleho Believe me, amigo. I have tried that, but she doesn't listen to me. She doesn't realise that One Direction is fabricated shit, but she thinks that Sabaton and all of the bands I listen to. Can I help it that I like bands with decent music and when you learn something about the world wars?

[@MultiRycerz]

*It was the Polish Flag, which was the first to be waved over the ruins of Monte Cassino.

[@UlsterHound77]

And yet people love to insist that Poland was a pointless nation in WWII.

[@adam-26]

MultiRycerz I think that the monastery got deserted by the Germans during night and let's not forget the French units that broke the lines of defense and did a good job

[@theprezydent6250]

Ligmagame wtf

[@viktor8986z7o]

@@giovannimonttii9468 Ok sure buddy

[@harlleygurrola8394]

MultiRycerz The standard of the Polish 12th lancers

[@RestlessBogatyr]

Italy: You cant lose a war if you change sides in a middle of a war.

[@ben_oreo0671]

tip of the hat to you my friend

[@taargon9482]

Gne gne gne Pax Romana coming to your house bitch

[@skiller-nc1ig]

To change sides was the king of Italy who betrayed Mussolini, although he was himself to grant him to govern Italy in 1926

[@Dwagoner]

skiller342732 the king kind of had to

[@dimimitrijenogic1272]

Switzerland: You can't lose a war if you don't participate

[@gabba1gabba1hey]

you people completely missed the point of this song. this is about the united effort of a bunch of countries, all completely different, from different nations of the world coming together and uniting under a single banner, fighting together for what they believed in.

[@epgbros]

that's this and XCOM!

[@Partyffs]

Like all the German nations :3

[@ZeroNitroMan]

Mystogan Edolas Ironically, germans fought for what they believed in, too. I guess it's like cliché.

[@Valiancy99]

***** Indeed it is.

[@Fire-xd6rw]

***** cliche cliche cliche cliche

[@MegaSpacedementia]

My wife's grandfather was a moroccan soldier who participate in the battle of monte Cassino, he told us that by night the moroccan regiment played their musical instruments all the night long before the battles starts in the morning in order to keep germans from sleeping, they succeded, also his lieutenant (who later became a great general in the moroccan army) won a silver star by leading a charge into a machine guns nest, allowed other allies to advance drastically.

[@Manbuilthouse]

MegaSpacedementia What was this general's name?

[@lothairthecommiemonarch8488]

Gabe M. Non solo i marocchini praticamente tutti. E sono "civilizzati"

[@user-cb1ws5kc3r]

Morocco didn’t fight in Monte Cassino....

[@leon-vfonai7931]

Gabe M. Every party did and does war crimes, and of course rape to say the least. Get on with it, don't mock around with other nations mistakes when most likely soldiers of your own beloved home have raped people and worse. And if you can't get along with the fact that, about every nation did that and more importantly: its still happening, then you should do something against it. Go the the UN and try to have an effect on what happens in war. Even think about it, its ridiculous thinking one could control what happens in war. War has its own rules

[@leandroporto6513]

In the mid 44 Brazil sent troops to Italy and it is said that they were very kind with the italians and even distributed food, we took Montese and Monte Castelo

[@ianalmeida4759]

Respect to India for sending more than 200,000 troops to Aid in Battle for French forces #Neverforget

[@phenom...]

#NeverForget

[@gbode2443]

@Jaime Beauchamp respect to india for sending their young men to fight and die under a foreign power to restore freedom to the peoples of the world even though they wouldnt taste it until years after the fighting. such chads

[@AnIndianPatriot]

Long live Indo-French Friendship 🇮🇳🤝🇨🇵

[@davehoffman4659]

Fun fact: There was a historical abbey that the Germans didn't occupy, because they knew it was historical. The allies bombed that abbey anyway because they thought the Germans would use it, and when it was reduced to a pile of rubble, the Germans occupied the rubble and fought from there.

[@winterweasel425]

*OOF*

[@duglife2230]

Yes. Somebody saw some Germans using it as an outpost, I think they were literally using it for laundry purposes from what I remember reading. Then the bombers were called in. The thing about these battles was that each mountain, slope or hill was usually a couple month ordeal to take. It was a very stagnant battleground with awful conditions, reminiscent of World War I.

[@DeFrostkill]

Too bad the Germans didn't show this care for historical places in Poland, Russia, etc., that they leveled.

[@lordwojtek255]

@@DeFrostkill too bad the people in poland, russia, etc. didn't show the same care as the germans and just not stand next to the historical stuff

[@IndianaJoneFan24]

@@lordwojtek255 The Germans leveled the entirety of Warsaw, not just where the resistance fighters were. The whole city.

[@satanos6]

Such an underrated song

[@thepunisher236169]

I don't think a song can be underrated. Either you like it or not. Personally, i find it awesome.

[@elijahlurton3570]

thepunisher236169 In the public eye a song can be underrated

[@lordjor96]

Eliga Lerton most songs are underrated because pop culture just want here songs about sex and party

[@DiegoThomsenmetalthom2112]

lordjor96 and with the simplest music form and theory applied there is.

[@pramudananjaya1548]

HORSUS This band is awesome! I love this song!!! It has meaningful lyrics and its not those common party music that gets boring. this gave me the goosebumps!

[@nostromo_]

HEAD OOON NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORTH!!!!!!! HEAD OOON NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORTH!!!!!!! WINDS ARE CHAAAAAAANGING, HEAD OOOOON NOOOOOOOOOOOORTH!!!!!!!!!

[@Smithington_]

+Nostromo Damit Piscator, you fucked up your writing!

[@nostromo_]

TheSmeden01 noup, i didn't ;)

[@Smithington_]

***** Not you, but Piscator ;P

[@nostromo_]

TheSmeden01 who is he :D

[@Smithington_]

***** Look at the uploader ;P

[@wojszach4443]

Have you heared about bear that became corporal after battle of Monte Cassino?

[@wojszach4443]

Hauptsturmführer Lauri Allan Törni yes,and even wrestling with soldiers and alcohol

[@dallasjonpaulgrove547]

Jesus christ it's Jason Bear.

[@wojszach4443]

waaaat?

[@andro7862]

Ah yes Wojtek

[@lordcancer642]

Wojszach Wojciech please tell me how and why

[@mivapusa]

I swear, Sabaton could sell their music as ear-porn...

[@hydra7094]

wait this isnt ear porn?

[@mivapusa]

Hydra It is now. Hail Hydra!

[@michaelbird1360]

Michael S. well this is the only type of porn that will never be banned. \m/

[@mivapusa]

Toast Eater ...Well, that's...great?

[@myfaceismyshield5963]

americ4nviking Sabaton calls it Hard Metal...

[@ThatOneIsaac]

IIRC in one of the books I have, "Battlegrounds", It mentions an event during Monte Cassino in which a group of Allied soldiers were trapped under rubble, and Axis and Allies alike worked to free them, exchanging cigarettes, and chatting, etc...

[@keskesessess]

Maybe because there were Poles on both sides. It is not a well-known fact that Poles fought in this battle also in Wehrmacht. Those were Polish men taken to German army from Schlesien or Pomerania. Polish history is really strange...

[@motmot8879]

@@keskesessess the Defenders in monte casino were german paratroopers, not forcefully conscripted poles

[@keskesessess]

@@motmot8879 There were more german units: eg: 5th Mountain Division, 15th Panzergrenadien Division. Anyway , 400 Silesians lie at the Monte Cassino cemetery. 200 in the German part and 200 in the Polish part. There is even a case of unborn brothers who lie in different cemeteries: one died storming the monastery, the other defending it.

[@motmot8879]

@@keskesessess wow really? Didn't know about that, thanks for telling me

[@modddy0025]

When your parents support you for once in an argument with your younger brother

[@chrisb9143]

"bring an end to the slaughter"

[@aekaralagonisi]

The way the intro gives way to the Sun Tzu quote at the start and then the song starts is unbelievable. Excellent transition.

[@Dimovuha222]

I like this song, but i have feeling that Sabaton could not decide if they should write song about Allied Forces or about Monte Cassino, so they decided to write about two things in one song.

[@baronultrapoor1255]

honestly, they fit well together. monte cassino was the battle containing the most diverse set of allied troops, after all.

[@IndianaJoneFan24]

At Monte Cassino, there were: British, Indian, South Rhodesian, American, French, Polish, Canadian, Australian, Kiwi, South African, and Italian soldiers on the Allied side.

[@cgtq1986]

Same here. Feels like the song is the "main theme" for the Allies instead of being about the Battle of Monte Cassino, while Wehrmacht (or Ghost Division) seems to be the one for the Germans and Panzerkampf could be the one for the Soviets.

[@motmot8879]

@Definitely a George Soros funded bot brazillians were in monte Carlo not monte casino

[@kousand9917]

@@cgtq1986 well Panzerkampf is about kursk so I think it is a soviet song

[@atomicb8222]

My Grandfather fought at Montecassino for Canada. I visited it a few years ago, the abbey was one of the most beautiful places I've seen. At the time I visited, I had no idea my grandfather had fought there.

[@adamsteele6148]

Canadians were all over that battle field. Especially up the east coast. Yankees took all the glory. Mark Clark was an idiot.

[@isexuallyidentifyasanapach4720]

This song will be played when Humanity gets attacked by aliens.

[@judaiyugo5283]

Nah, it's Europa's song against the evil corporation of the EU.

[@aquila4460]

Why not Thunderchild from War of the Worlds?

[@brownie2stroke]

Judai Yugo ?????????

[@alaskaball188]

I'd say theres a good chance we would attack them after were done colonizing mars

[@terionsalas5109]

Na xenofobia song is the right choice

[@rafaelmas2100]

Germany:No one can capture Montecassino United Kingdom,United States,Free French Forces,Polish Armed Forces in the West,Canada,British India and New Zealand:We are about to end this man’s whole career

[@blebbb4728]

"let's just throw bodies until they dont have bullets to shoot us"

[@gerritrookworst3701]

Forgot wotjek and mount Vesuvius bud

[@brianstabile165]

What about the Cecil and smoking snakes

[@cb3199]

*and a bear

[@rafaelmas2100]

@@gerritrookworst3701 wotjek is part of the polish armed forces in the west so if counted him as separate it would be like if he was a pet not a soldier

[@Teldrasilian]

imo one of the best sabaton songs yet

[@neat7568]

Brave Corporal Wojtek the bear fought under Monte Cassino in Polish Władysław Anders's Regiment, he was bringing ammo during fights. Harambe and Wojtek, stay together in heaven, great heroes!

[@tenarmurk]

and gabe

[@ben_oreo0671]

we remember you always

[@liamleak1272]

One got shot for being a threat the other was a Polish soldier who happened to be a bear. Big difference

[@nahthataintit]

Nigerian Prince Wassup with the 100$ i sent ya a week ago?

[@liamleak1272]

SkullerWWE I sent it last week. Those damn Somalion pirates

[@hellothere-vj6vm]

And so the force of a thousand armies, and a thousand nations charged forward to finally liberate the land they once called home from the grips of tyranny. Flag bearers leading the way, the vast color of flags went on for miles as millions of men charged, to finally bring an end to the slaughter.

[@bluesugar5839]

HEEEEEEAAAAAD ON NOOOORTHHH TOOOOOOO AAAAAAAARRRRRRSSM UNDER ONE BANNER

[@klausleippert122]

Lego Lego Herr der Ringe

[@bluesugar5839]

+Klaus Leippert huh?

[@billymanners9629]

AS A UNIT WE STAAAAAND AND UNITED WE FAAAAAAALL

[@quakeroats5103]

WIIIIIIINDS AAARE CHANGING, HEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAD OOOOOOOOOOOOOOONN NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTHHHHH!

[@veebuk8522]

@@quakeroats5103 sure

[@SpaceMetalFerrari248]

Sabaton > History Class(even though I graduated last year)

[@SolProxy]

SpaceFerrari248 Well war isn't always the most important thing about history.

[@fireengie8488]

when the term "history is important so we dont repeat it" is used, yes it is not ancient speculation bullshit based on hardly legible pots and urns

[@quakeroats5103]

AC and Sabaton... Never have learned more in a class than from Atair and Joakim.

[@josiaharaki7310]

This was also the battle that gained the 100th battalion, then attached to the 34th, it's legendary status as the Purple Heart Battalion. In less than a month, they nearly took the entirety of Cassino, but ran out of supplies. It was the last battle the original 100th took place in because it's ranks were so depleted as well as the only battle in the war that they were forced to leave their fallen behind.

[@willshields4480]

It's amazing how so many nations managed to come together to fight as one, and defeat the closest thing to true evil we have ever known.

[@chrisb9143]

until the next one

[@stanislawkolasinski951]

In this Battle my great grandfather who has fought for the polish army has got the Virtuti Militari (highest award possible in Poland)

[@BombixD]

Einfach nur göttlich Durch Sabaton und deine Videos habe ich den Drang dazu immer mehr über den 2ten Weltkrieg zuerfahrn und allgemein über die geschichtlichen Ereignisse vor unsrer Zeit. Einfach nur gute Videos. :)))

[@jacques3148]

My grandfather was part of the French battalion that took Monte Cassino. He was from Algeria, which was still a French territory, and he loved telling us about war stories when I and my brothers were boys.

[@vannavanity1195]

Was he Pied-Noir ?

[@jacques3148]

@@vannavanity1195 Yes, he was! How do you know about that?

[@vannavanity1195]

@@jacques3148 It seems like my post was blocked by KZbin. Yes, I do French history and have been translating a book on the French combats of 1940. This project has been ongoing for 8 years. My mother is from the Southeast of France. We're Corsicans. So we're very tied to the Pied-Noirs, Harkis who got abandoned, and to the ANF of the French Empire. I'm entire family is very militaristic. The Franco-Moroccan units of Monte Cassino drove the fear of God into Albert Kesselring. I do run a blog where I discuss my religious experiences (Christian mysticism) in finishing the next critical steps to this translation project. It's absolutely inspired by God. It makes the very main linguistics look silly, especially since I barely can write in French and left college without a BA in history (to do this project). It's quite a linguistics feat. My logician and computer science friends are huge fans of it and think it will have massive linguistics implications. It reads very poetically.

[@jacques3148]

@@vannavanity1195 Seems cool! So where are you from? I'm kinda into Christian mysticism since I'm a traditional Catholic ;) Merry Christmas!

[@vannavanity1195]

@@jacques3148 Hi!!! I'm from North Carolina near a military base. My father was in the Marine Corps and met my mother in Toulon. I'm very favorable to traditional Catholicism. I think you'll love the translation. The words don't come from me. It reads so poetically. EVERY SINGLE WORD IS CONSERVED, and I make it work through geometry (like 《 tout droit 》), and the many methods I've come up with. It's pretty remarkable. In fact, I just found an article zero that will require a different translation (jusqu'à épuisement), in contrast to when the article zero. I just translated 《 jusqu'alors 》as "thitherto." I ask you to join this journey. I'm absolutely not a self-promoter. I turned down $25,000 in 2015 to do this project since I didn't want it corrupted, took poverty vows, and my husband, whom seems to have been sent to me by Saint Francis of Assisi (I don't know that but what preceded it was dire since I was sleeping in the woods for several months after I left UCLA with ONE PAPER DUE to do this translation!!), has been able to fund whatever I need. This year, I had intervention from Saint Vincent Ferrer, Sainte Geneviève, a visual of Joan of Arc on August 22nd (a stigmata formed of the Croix de Lorraine for 3 days on my right wrist where I am to be branded when the project gets completed), a revelation from Saint Francis in September, the Blessed Mother on November 1, a Rosary Revelation on 6 November, a Marian Sign on 8 December, among many others. It caused me to become VERY RELIGIOUS in a flash. How could you not be? I was religious but confused and probably too prone to Wrath before I purchased a relic on 9 May that fit perfectly in my hand, with which I pray each day. So now it's daily mortification (almost) and celibacy vows. I say all of this so that you know that I'm very serious. My Rosary construction was remarkable. I make a blog post about it. I would also love to learn about your family history. I have some French Army relics that I can send you by mail as well. I never charge because Saint Martin of Tours would not do so. I'm trying to find one to whom to give those away. I'm going to purchase a Second Empire Saber as a relic in a few weeks so I can carry it in public and draw some spiritual force from it. I'm not allowed to post the link here but you can piece it together: brandedmartyr [dot] blogspot [.com]. If you have difficulty finding it, please let me know. I started it with the intent to convert people to Catholicism and to talk about whatever is happening in my spiritual life. On Facebook, I go over my translations, which is more a secret, since academics do steal, so I don't write about my translations in public. Here's a note: Se faire + inf = to get done by way of Oracle Se laisser + inf = to get done by way of Will Se voir + inf = to get done by way of eyeshot S'entendre + inf = to get done by way of earshot I finally cracked the pronominals this year via the Greek middle voice. All the subjunctives are proven, and it's not what the Académie française says it is in 90% of cases. They result from a failing of logical that the subjunctive exists to correct. Just solved a few days ago the roots and extensions of aussi (as), si (ever so, ever such), tant (so many, so much), autant (as much, as many), tel (such), tellement (suchly); then the amplifiers tout (quite), fort (very much), fort peu (very much a trifle), Homerics (very + adjective when to the left), très (really), etc. Note that none of these have the same translation. Then I prove the partitive and indefinite articles through Geometry. They work in all cases. No intersection with "quelque" (some). In fact, what I discovered when I started on formalizing what I'm doing is that this is all eerily resembling Topology, an obscure field of math, in that French and English will have an isomorphic relationship! So I guess my math education wasn't for naught And this is coming from someone who grew up in a slum (my dad abandoned the family over his cardinal sin of lust), is of peasant stock, and is nearly illiterate in French since my mother never taught me. I only took one class of French, and I couldn't read the first sentence when starting the project. How could it not be inspired by God?? Of course it is. It's a fact!! Peasant girls, not knowing a language, don't make the top translators of French look amateur. That does not happen. Does this remind you of something? Joan of Arc is one. I wore the Cross of Lorraine since 2014. In the picture with my husband, I'm wearing it there as well. It's over one hundred years old from 1914-1915. On the blog, write a comment and I'll help you find me on Facebook. Then I'll roll the red carpet for you. And connect you with some of my friends too from France. I hope to learn much from you about Catholic Mysticism. The Divine Comedy opened my perspective entirely! Merry Christmas to you too!! It was a great day. I'm making peace between my mother, father, and myself. I learned from her that she didn't know what to do with me when I was small since I would throw money away when she gave me some as a present. It confused her. Now that I've moved to Mysticism, it is starting to make sense to her 😯

[@Chris11231]

Anyone else think "Head on north" was "Hell on earth" before they watched the lyrics

[@chrisb9143]

I think it's intentionnal

[@anzaca1]

Should also be noted that it was the Polish forces which finally captured the monastery.

[@williamwulff289]

Well, thanks man for that fact. It was interesting :)

[@siddhantsharma7728]

Louis Desaix You see men who might have never met once came together from all around the world, liberating Europe from Fascists.

[@thecommissarshatisonfirege4193]

The WINGED HUSSARS and a fcking shell carrying BEAR!!!

[@xTheSkilsaw]

dont forget german troops defendig that without support and help from anything else just the airbournesoldiers against the rest of the world

[@thecommissarshatisonfirege4193]

@@xTheSkilsaw an honorabel example for strong (mayby fanatic) soldiers will

[@Blaze_Razgriz501st]

can we all just agree that this song is awesome......and not have a political debate on it????

[@maxh19991]

jesse klassen i like political debates, at least when its no hating, political debats is a good way of learning and hear what other people thinks

[@paradoxicaloutcome1007]

Name And have you ever seen a political debate (hell, ANY debate) in youtube without hate? Our point exactly.

[@maxh19991]

Yiğit Bayırlı its funny

[@itavenom1662]

+Name i agree

[@marvynwillames3215]

jesse klassen political debat in the sabaton's song are horribles,

[@Chicken4War]

My great grandfather was an officer in the polish army in charge of around 150 people in this battle

[@JonSnow-gt7gf]

Best wishes from Poland :) Together we can do everything.

[@UlsterHound77]

Greetings from USA! Much love for Poland!

[@rafekcronos]

widzę że nie jestem sam ;)

[@LOeuffy]

Greetings from France, as an unit we stand and united we fall.

[@AMAR9933]

One of the units that also fought at Monte Cassino was the 100th Infantry Battalion which was made up nearly entirely by second generation Japanese-Americans.

[@emilliovitelli2176]

It's funny, my family immigrated to the US from Venafro Italy. The allies accidentally bombed Venafro mistaking it for Monte Cassino.

[@UlsterHound77]

Oopsies

[@argent1631]

Wow, funny.

[@sebastianqvam8040]

whoopsie poopsy

[@edwardmaginot]

Mitsuduck *Allied Bomber* = We leveled Monte Casino to the ground, sir! *Allied Commander* = But I didn’t see any of your planes nor blasts on the hill! And the fascists are still outside tranquilly! *Allied Bomber* = Wait, so what have we just... Oops. *Allied Commander* = What have you done? *Allied Bomber* = Sir, remind me to wear glasses the next time I go in mission.

[@Blazcowitz1943]

2:05 to 2:19 should be considered the anthem of the Allied Forces of World War two.

[@mihaelsenolt5378]

i must agree

[@mercenarydelta7351]

I second this

[@ettime8909]

I third this

[@Bikavin]

I fourth this

[@thothsapprentice6965]

Fun Fact: Second Lieutenant Eric Waters, father of Roger Waters the lead writer of Pink Floyd, died at this battle, with the Anzio bridgehead's line breaking and the tigers breaking free. This was one of his inspirations for the Wall

[@Sansy0102]

My great grandfather fought in polish army, and he capeture the Monte Cassino

[@theflatwoods2002]

When the Italian Campaign is brought up, two things come to my mind. Monte Cassino and the M7 Persist

[@chrisb9143]

*Priest

[@grey3247]

Italy: I split in a civil war so I can play both sides and always come out on top.

[@greatkhan393]

Galaxy brain?

[@riccardobalbo234]

Wow, kinda more thought out and accurate than the switching side meme

[@buwerhassan]

I never imagined this as possible, but my ear came. My god, this song is so beautiful.

[@Cherol01]

Italy was sometimes called "the graveyard of armies". I think this song explains perfectly the reason why

[@vetebesim]

dawg that's afghanistan

[@diegocobosanchez4373]

My favourite bit from this video: how much the song lyrics and the video description emphasize on such a big number of different nations uniting together for a noble goal 😊!! Thanks a lot, Sabaton and heroes of Monte Cassino 😄😄! Oh, and let's not forget Piscator 😉😊!

[@epgbros]

this works perfectly as I play XCOM Long War

[@jacobb9365]

Songs I really want Leningrad Sevastapol Iwo Jimja Burma So on

[@lioneljonson1412]

Spooky Pumpkin Napoleonic era would be great, too.

[@mineraftist]

Osowiec fortress would be neat.

[@toxikyle5419]

Huh, I've never heard of the Battle of So On...

[@ben_oreo0671]

the skeleton war would make a great sabaton song

[@MNM-lq9te]

The sinking of blűcher and bismarck would had been great songs too

[@5ar_]

This is one of their best songs, if not, best imo

[@jimmin190]

Absolutely love this song because all those nations were so different but they were able to work together despite that

[@manndiekirsche3692]

After almost ten years, still goosebumps when listening to this awesome song

[@markmikolay9019]

The quote at the begining sends chills down my spine every time

[@obZenism]

If you ever visit the hills of Monte Casino, take a knee and reflect on all the young mens lives that were taken in that spot, on both sides. The fighting was brutal, unimaginable. Rip to all those involved

[@Meduurtje]

Niiiiice, I really like the intro

[@creativename1673]

Gotta love how much having a common enemy can do.

[@ottovonbearsmark8876]

Every time I listen to this song, the weight of this battle hits me: Forces from every western Allied nation, united in one army, winning a victory that would lead directly to the first fall of an Axis capital of the war. A symbolic victory maybe, given the state of Italy at the time, but man is that one hell of a symbol.

[@Rage_WinterchiIl]

IN THE SHADOW OF MONTE CASSINO!

[@tavish2549]

Danke für all die Videos, die Sie gemacht haben :)

[@ww2fanatic123]

the brave Landser of the 1. Fallschirmjäger Division and the 10. Armee, you'r heroic sacrifices for you Fatherland aren't forgotten. Sie können in Frieden ruhen

[@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

i seem to find you in every historical video i watch, you must be busy as a bee.

[@ww2fanatic123]

eckabacken9 I want to preserve history and its knowledge.

[@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel aka. The Desert Fox And to have a long ass name ^^

[@ww2fanatic123]

eckabacken9 It is what it is.

[@fedethebest99fdf]

dont forget what the italian army did....we defended our fatherland with the teeth...we were still fighting after the sham of 8 september 1943,im proud of what my grandfather did in the Salo's republic

[@Resentius]

Saw this live a couple weeks ago in Englewood. Fantastic!

[@dr.horrible5468]

It's a bit interesting that this song mentions "bringing and end to the slaughter"..... And, like, the very next track afterward is "The Price of a Mile." Hmm.... (STILL one of Sabaton's best songs! HEAD ON NORTH!!)

[@testsubject747]

Price of a Mile was way before WWII tho. Back when soldiers were dumb enough to actually think trench warfare was a good idea for anyone.

[@petraf2069]

+fueled-by-nightcore The soldiers were just told what to do by their officers in WW1. The Old Guard generals couldn't adapt fast enough to the rise of technology which turned the war into the hellish meat grinder it became.

[@terminator572]

SHIT SABATON! YOU COULD MAKE EVEN A CHESS PLAY AN EXCITING WAR TO DEATH!

[@terminator572]

okay?

[@Zanzabarchocolate]

AnotherWotNoob Honestly chess is a bit too simple for me. I prefer games like Civ 5. Resources, economics, science, production, nation's happiness, and other status scores that you need to pay attention to. I don't know why but I have an easier time winning Civ than chess.

[@sebastianfexeus7239]

Soviet Union Heh, they are quite a bit different. I think chess allows for more strategy than Civilization, and is more about your own skill. In Civilization battles tend to be about who has more units and where the units are. In chess the winner is almost always the one who can predict what the opponent will do and exploit their mistakes/weaknesses. If you would start playing chess more you would notice the concept and how you use your pieces is simple, while everything else is not. IMHO, Civilization V has tons more things and stuff to do, while chess has deeper strategy and (altough less than strategy) more tactics.

[@TybrosionMojito]

Sebastian Fexeus I would like to point out that getting more units into the right position is part of the strategy of civ. It's actually the hardest part. Once war starts, I think Civ gets easier.

[@Zanzabarchocolate]

TybrosionMojito Except when they're in a fucking mountain area in which case they have the upper hand if they're playing defensive.

[@ilania95]

That is what we Italians erned by accepting a fascist dictatorship and allying with Hitler....... At least the library in the abbey survived.

[@funkyobserva1257]

One of the best underrated songs ever.

[@kiri6534]

The fallschirmjäger holded one of the most impressive defenses ever in Monte Casino, it was their finest hour

[@steveguild871]

Of course, they had every defensive advantage.

[@ettime8909]

Casselrains masterpiece

[@F-4E-58-MC]

@@steveguild871 You'd be dumb to not utilize every defensive advantage. Whenever any of Germany's accomplishments come up in WWII people always give stupid fucking reasons like yours and it sounds like they are discounted as a fighting force. This is literally war and you either play on advantages or you do not take advantage of a situation and potentially come out worse off. .

[@shanjipiao4869]

boò

[@shanjipiao4869]

v v b b

[@JanneKitti]

Such a meaningful song. Absolutely love the guitar on this one. Go Sabaton!

[@PiscatorLager]

@hellomon100 Yes, very epic part! I think, this song is very underrated!

[@phenom...]

It very much is Piscator

[@ettime8909]

Definitely

[@Sceptre1]

This is the best song by sabaton I feel like, it's so good.

[@NjamNjam0]

Am i the only one who gets goosebumps when he says... HEAAADDDD ONNN NORTHHHHHH!

[@FuriontheWise]

My great uncle, whom I'm named after, fought in the Loyal Edmonton Regiment at the Hitler Line. Several of his comrades were pinned down in no-man's-land, so he sprinted out to grab them, helping bring one man back to safety. It was when he was dragging back a second man that he was shot by a sniper and killed.

[@SidoniusX]

On 2:20 shouldn't be ''Winds are changing'' ??

[@diegocobosanchez4373]

+Jonki Yep ;) 👍.

[@MarekDohojda]

You truly do a great job.

[@leonrowe5445]

great band!

[@jacksonholmes9955]

aye

[@ironjide7975]

ngl as a person who is currently learning German, I learnt a lot from Piscator videos

[@insertnamehere6960]

Am i the only one who always heard ‘head on north’ as ‘Helena’ and just assumed Helena was some historical figure I didn’t know about

[@patrickmcshane7658]

Love these way cool history lessons with music.

[@chrischan8282]

I guess nobody remembers the Italian Liberation Corps

[@filipjezercic9735]

This song isn't about battle of the monte casino, it's about Wojtek the bear. A true Pole.

[@kaiserwilhelmthesecond4144]

It's amazing what can happen when 100 nations unite against a common foe

[@dimimitrijenogic1272]

What are you implying?

[@anhalter1572]

That sooo much nation's must "unite" just to defeat 3 main countries rly more than 5 superpowers to defeat them

[@robe0203]

Maybe you thought about "Wind of Change" by The Scorpions ;-) By the way, I think that it is a fantastic job you did there! I just can't stop listening to Sabaton, since they can learn one a bit of History, English, and with your help, also German (thumbs up) ^^ Besides, Sabaton plays just awesome! :-D

[@Fulcrox]

Sabaton need to make a Fallshirmjaeger song

[@jacobb9365]

Fulcrox Fuck yea man! Battle of Crete will be nice...

[@Fulcrox]

yeah! the Germans where sorrounded and outnumbered,and the patroopers still wins ,the lyrics could be epic

[@abadlynamedturtle8882]

I don't think german paratrooper's gunning down greek peasents armed with farming equipment would make for a good song

[@plartoota4584]

@@abadlynamedturtle8882 these wehraboos and neo nazis will cling to anything to make their shitty dictatorship look good lmfao.

[@submarineinthesky8946]

Thanks for the backup Poland.

[@CheebaCheebaa]

Canada played a huge part in liberating italy. So proud of the allies

[@CasperKersten]

Metallicajust because it's not included in our history lessons at school and people who take the effort to do their own research are becoming a really rare specie these days.

[@Bacon8t0r]

Metallicajust Hey, I make my fair share of Canada related jokes, but I do it because I respect them.

[@CasperKersten]

Those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it. Yet those who *do* learn history are doomed to stand by helplessly while everyone else repeats it.

[@Bacon8t0r]

Casper Kersten Well at least we can stand on the sidelines laughing at them.

[@CasperKersten]

hahaha very true XD

[@roadhouse6999]

Easily the best Sabaton song right here.

[@Blondi46]

Lets not forget the actions of FJR Regiment 6 either. If it hadn't been for them, the British/Polish wounded would have died on the Slopes. Horrido!

[@ea.fitz216]

The FJR Reg 6 were Germans.

[@schadowization]

oh...die wortwahl von sabaton ist immer soo geil. As a unit we stand and united we fall.....geil.

[@Ash-vg2yv]

0.5 speed: hHHHHHHHEEEEEAAAAADDDD OOOOOONNNN NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRTHHHHHHHHHH

[@merryspy2924]

Easily one of my favourite Sabaton Songs!

[@redwolverine5496]

You know, not all German soldiers during WW2 were Nazis. I mean a guy who was half Jewish served in the German army during WW2, he made a book by the way. I mean most German soldiers were protecting their fatherland, and fighting for their beliefs, and is mentioned in Sabaton's song the last battle.

[@darthguilder1923]

There's a good book about one pilot like that, it's called A Higher Call

[@UlsterHound77]

You actually were not allowed to be in the Nazi Party and the Wehrmacht at the same time. Many soldiers were also drafted. Stop reading propaganda.

[@ettime8909]

As all armies, there are different people

[@rhn122]

This feels like one of those navigation app where it's obvious to head south, but the app keeps yelling "wrong way, *HEAD NORTH* !"

[@felicianofrontado3134]

GERALT OF RIVIA Good, now that I've got your attention, I'd just like to say this song makes me think about the Nilfgaardian invasion, whenever the "Head On North" line is sung.

[@stephenjones1581]

Nice vid...Im a HUGE Sabaton Fan

[@snakevenom3888]

And how did dragonforce rip this off?

[@quasarggl7502]

Casen Snake Venom Cooke dragonforces cry thunder kinda sounds like this, and both of them sound like “over the hills and far away Also 5 year comment woohoo

[@gjallarhorn4534]

@@quasarggl7502 lmao

[@guildevmontski]

Listening to this awesome song in 17 January 2023

[@weozet]

Sabaton is my Drug

[@quakeroats5103]

Weozet Can How much for 2 grams? Or 17.7622 tons?

[@ettime8909]

Corpse party?

[@thurstablelane7567]

Picture in the background is of Monte Casino, my Uncle fought there for good old Blighty

[@Malos_]

I guess you could say taking Monte Cassino was a *gamble*

[@Nomć12345]

In Poland we have partiotic song about it it's called "Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino" wchich is translated to "Red poppies on Monte Cassino" since in the night after Poles waved their flag at Monte Cassino, poppies bloomed. Before hearing it i never knew poppies can be so awesome