Instead of attempting to defeat the invading Soviet forces during the Battle of Berlin, German general of the 12th Army, Walther Wenck, used his army to create an escape corridor out of Berlin. Read more about the Battle of Berlin 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/battle-of-berlin-ends/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/KZread ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop

@OllihuAkbar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this song, nowadays way too many people have been taught the idea that everyone on the Axis side was literally Satan and for it to be impossible for there to be heroes among them. Continue the good work.

@saxon..falkenhayn2908

Жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was part of the 12th armee. Surrendered to the Canadians then returned to Schleswig-Holstein as POW

@ItsUrakam

Жыл бұрын

This song would fit so well in Hearts of Iron 4

@osowiecwalking9434

Жыл бұрын

@@saxon..falkenhayn2908 he was lucky not being pow to Russians.

@XOM0

Жыл бұрын

nice game)

Man they really made an entire game for this song

@ThatWelshGuy.

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@CharlesFromHenryTheStickman

2 жыл бұрын

and that game kicks ass

@ThatWelshGuy.

2 жыл бұрын

@@CharlesFromHenryTheStickman not wrong

@halomika4973

Жыл бұрын

Instructions unclear kicked my grandma's ass while yelling 'GAME' like the commentator from Super Smash Bros.

@definitelynotstalin4306

Жыл бұрын

@@halomika4973 no no, you followed the instructions to the dime

Hitler: "Attack the Red Army, you fools!!!" General Wenck: "Sorry, but we've got more important things to do."

@Sarnet42349

2 жыл бұрын

Mount and blade :D

@bobbobvolr1942

2 жыл бұрын

Теперь гитлер на Украине, а его хозяева все так же в Америке. Но будет все, как и 80 лет назад. Русские победит фашизм. Вам должно быть стыдно

@EbalRotHuyhuyhuy333

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbobvolr1942 чел, зачем ты сюда политику приплёл?

@AbdullahFaragethe2nd

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbobvolr1942 zeleisky is a jew what do you mean

@Normadus

2 жыл бұрын

@@EbalRotHuyhuyhuy333 because thats what russian trolls do

Truly, this is the definition of “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him”

@fairblower3192

2 жыл бұрын

I learnt that quote from here

@whitechapel8959

2 жыл бұрын

True. But. A hero is a person that does what is right, even if it leaves them broken, maimed or dead, that is a hero, but the real heroes are never recorded in history, they are the ones that move the wheels and gears of society and humanity and never ask for more than a peaceful life.- M

@frisianwarrior2295

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you mean his family and not Nazi Germany

@memecrusader8391

2 жыл бұрын

What if the soldier is attacking not defending?

@antoniomester2843

2 жыл бұрын

@@memecrusader8391 sometimes you have to hurt others in order to help them.

On the other side “Attero dominatus… Berlin is burning”

Walther Wenck was a real hero. He chose to save as many people as possible instead of fighting a useless battle and he personally stayed there keeping the rescue corridor open. He was one of the last who moved to safety.

@loganbass8257

9 ай бұрын

He really was, at the end he wasn't a nazi, he was a true hero.

@terry2295

9 ай бұрын

It is always good to know that there weren't just bad people in Germany back then.

@simpsbelongtothegulags3702

9 ай бұрын

@@terry2295 the truth is that both sides have bad and good people. more good then you thought

@terry2295

9 ай бұрын

@@simpsbelongtothegulags3702 That is true and it's always good to remember that.

@NocnaGlizda

4 ай бұрын

@@simpsbelongtothegulags3702 The biggest problem is evil governance, not the military.

Nicht Ein Schlacht, Ein Rettungsaktion = Not A Battle,But A Resue Opertion

@hendrik2792

2 жыл бұрын

einE schlacht, einE Rettungsaktion

@nuadize

2 жыл бұрын

@@hendrik2792 Genau, diese falsche Grammatik macht mich fertig

@hendrik2792

2 жыл бұрын

@@nuadize ich mag den Song eigentlich, aber immer an der Stelle kann ich nicht weiter 😂

@proven8876

2 жыл бұрын

@@nuadize Killt für mich den Song völlig. Schade, wäre sonst geil.

@radicalgremlin6440

2 жыл бұрын

@@hendrik2792 sabaton knows it not right, but said it sounded better this way. (Also german is currently the second language I am learning)

He who led 12th Army and saved approximately 250k civilians, battered soldiers of 9th Army uncounted. It's neither about Berlin nor 3rd Reich. Lest we forget.

@aec889

2 жыл бұрын

saved from whom? or from what? this people run from the Red Army to surrender to the West. Why?

@ladywaffle2210

2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember who it was, but somewhere, I read that a German artilleryman found the scene odd, because on the opposite bank of the river were American and British soldiers, watching as the Germans shelled Soviet positions in order to buy just a few extra seconds for the civilians to cross. I don't know if it's a true story.

@sgtreznov6525

2 жыл бұрын

@@ladywaffle2210 truth is often stranger than fiction...

@ladywaffle2210

2 жыл бұрын

@@sgtreznov6525 "The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction must make sense."

@imperialphoenix1229

Жыл бұрын

@@ladywaffle2210 You haven't engaged in much modern fiction have you? lmao

"It is not about berlin, it is not about the reich. It's about the men who fought for them, what peace can they expect!" That unironically made me shed a tear, that's just such a good line

@AngelEmfrbl

Жыл бұрын

Well, they live knowing they not only failed to win, but soon it will become apparent who the real monsters of this war were.

@warmak4576

Жыл бұрын

77 years later an it's still unapparent.

@lordjigglepickle340

Жыл бұрын

@@warmak4576 its apparent just shocking how many more there were than expected

@tremedar

Жыл бұрын

@@AngelEmfrbl The real monsters of that war were the nazis, the Japanese and the soviets. Three out of four aggressors have paid for what they did, one is currently paying. We will see just how much they will pay in the end.

@whosrevxnge5582

Жыл бұрын

@@lordjigglepickle340 there’s no good guys in this world. Everyone is out for power and money

The line "Hurry up, we're waiting for you" always gives me chills, and pulls tears into my eyes

@solomon4554

Жыл бұрын

Same

@goldosprey

Жыл бұрын

They're saying, we're across, we're not finishing this mission without you. And thanks to some planning and luck, most of this division and the people they were protecting lived.

@ladywaffle2210

Жыл бұрын

It conjures up an image of a mother and child trying to breathlessly thank the soldier ushering them across the bridge, and the soldier just gives them a gruff, "Yeah, yeah, save it until after you're safe!"

@stellaflachs3562

Жыл бұрын

❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️

@Ork20111

8 ай бұрын

" men of the 9th and civilians, too." My grandma and her mother were among the civilians that fled through this corridor. So I can related to that.

A prime example of the difference between German and Nazi.

@Hansemp

Ай бұрын

All we want is freedom for the German people

@user-ul1ud2hd8v

Ай бұрын

Ya . We can respect trying your comrades to safety. Respect getting civilians to safety. Like some kid who's only crime was being born in Germany at that time. He didn't start the war. He deserved to avoid the final death and destruction and have a chance in a post war.

@mayalackman7581

17 күн бұрын

Exactly.

This will always be one of the best sabaton songs ever.

@holopilot2241

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@hahaimadecoy2942

2 жыл бұрын

Till the ukraine resistance song comes out

@lex8816

2 жыл бұрын

@@hahaimadecoy2942 Let's not make this joke now

@peterknutsen3070

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't a series of computer strategy games named after it?

@fredvincent7967

2 жыл бұрын

It was named after the hearts of iron series

I'm so happy they're reintroducing these songs for the people who didn't know about them

@Sabaton

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for appreciating it

@soccreyes4647

2 жыл бұрын

From 2014! My favorite Sabaton Album "Heroes".

@RussUno

2 жыл бұрын

This is an old song?

@themysticaldrone4517

2 жыл бұрын

@@RussUno It's not old, but they never released anything on their KZread channel about them, so it's refreshing for those who hadn't bought the albums or heard of the songs

@RussUno

2 жыл бұрын

@@themysticaldrone4517 ok

This incredible story is told in the book "The Last Panther". Thank you Sabaton for telling the story of the last battle of the Wehrmacht.

@Sabaton

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being there.

@theillusiveman2139

2 жыл бұрын

I know a videogame s story called "the last Tiger" and it talk about these events

@michaelcisneros6352

2 жыл бұрын

The book is real good, I’m reading it again now

@michaelcisneros6352

2 жыл бұрын

@@theillusiveman2139 if it’s in BF 5, then that’s the wrong story. That was on the western front in late 44 early 45

@theillusiveman2139

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcisneros6352 ah ok, but still talks about a counter attack, done for protect the retreat of the major forces (if i' m not wrong)

My German family fled East Prussia, Königsberg, they were protected by these heroes, the 12th army! Cheers/thanks 👍

@tiroler492

9 ай бұрын

The brother of my grandfather was in the 12th army unfortunately he died 3 years ago but I will answer in his name: your welcome. He always said nothing felt better than to protect his people and finally do something that mattered

@Fatherland927

9 ай бұрын

@@tiroler492 it was nice to read about your Grandfather, and I agree with him. It is man's duty to serve and protect his people, and thus, soon all men of Europa will rise united in defense of the Fatherland.

@nancyjanzen5676

8 ай бұрын

My grandfather's papers said Pietskindorf East Prussia.

@TheOfficalBiggestBird

8 ай бұрын

@@Fatherland927Ok let’s not try conquering the continent again ok? Sincerely, a jew

@Fatherland927

8 ай бұрын

@@TheOfficalBiggestBird Europa is currently being conquered, my only hope is to reclaim and rebuild. Jews aren't my problem, I am of Polish descent, many of my men were Polish resistance WW2.

"It is not about Berlin, it is not about the Reich..." God, I love this line so much...

@Ryan_Thompson_Guitarist

Жыл бұрын

It's about the men Who fought for them What peace can they expect?

@OxygenIsGay

Жыл бұрын

It's the end of the war

@ShizoidBlyad

Жыл бұрын

@@OxygenIsGay hold the corridor

@altf4755

Жыл бұрын

@@ShizoidBlyad reach for Elbe’s shore

@ShizoidBlyad

Жыл бұрын

@@altf4755 It's the end, the war has been lost

This to me is one of Sabatons best songs. It's criminally underated.

@godnkls

2 жыл бұрын

It is really good, but a far cry from Lion of the North, Red baron imo. It is really faithful to the Sabaton style we all like, and of course I will listen to it again and again

@Toster-sq3qg

2 жыл бұрын

Для меня теперь тоже

@abmackay

2 жыл бұрын

That's because it's a great song about the futility and horror of war. It's not about people winning a battle, or fighting for what's right. It's about people who fought for something wrong and horrible, seeing that all is lost, and there's nothing to do now but try to save what little good is left in their world.

@badgermcbadger1968

2 жыл бұрын

@@abmackay agreed

@kjelledbom1728

2 жыл бұрын

how can it be underated, isnt it a new song?

I have been listening to metal since i was 12-13 years of age. It took me 15 years to find your music. I cant begin to explain how much i love you guys. Long live Sabaton!

@Sabaton

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for writing and appreciating our music!

@Aml_07

2 жыл бұрын

better late than never!

@ragnarokiscoming595

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same here 😂

@lelandashmore9522

2 жыл бұрын

Sabaton was actually the first metal band I listened to.

@pruts3323

2 жыл бұрын

Same except much less time

To protect their people instead of following orders is the sign of a true hero,A soldier of the people. And yet history is blind to such feats as it is the victor that is remembered and the heroic deeds of the ones on the enemy's side is lost between the pages of history. They see them as nothing but enemies but in reality they are just soldiers that were following the orders of a madman. Young and old alike get pulled into war. Indeed who can look back with a sense of pride.

@bogdandara6023

2 жыл бұрын

The duty of a soldier is to protect the innocent . First, last , always.

@stopdeletingmyaccount125

2 жыл бұрын

"When they face death, they're all alike"

@altf4755

Жыл бұрын

@@stopdeletingmyaccount125 “No right or wrong, rich or poor…”

@rustkarl

4 ай бұрын

@@altf4755 “No matter who they served before.”

isn't it kind of impressive that their songs aged so well that I couldn't tell if it was one of their new songs or an old song

@Sabaton

2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting 😉

@fairblower3192

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sabaton Woah, you guys still reply? That's epic.

@eldiglettjr.3333

2 жыл бұрын

@@fairblower3192 Oh, they are one of the most active metal bands out there, it isn't a surprise that they reply.

@directororsoncallankrennic3531

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sabaton based sabaton reply

Sabaton will keep us fighting in these dark time

@jebkerman5422

2 жыл бұрын

I hope they make a song about the ghost of Kyiv...

@terriblejokefactory8831

2 жыл бұрын

Kiitos Vitun Kääpiö

@davevand1764

2 жыл бұрын

@@jebkerman5422 you mean abouth that videogame images?..

@roncyrebello6407

2 жыл бұрын

@@jebkerman5422 even though that was my dream I hope the ghost of kiev is a true person my dream is nothing but he has done his duty to the nation

@HEINRICH000

2 жыл бұрын

@@jebkerman5422 agreed. I hope he is real

This is one of my favorite songs, because it really helps to understand that not ever German in WW2 was a bloodthirsty monster, and how, at the end of the war, their mission ceased to be about protecting Berlin, and became saving the people of Berlin.

@1320crusier

2 жыл бұрын

War is strange. For almost every conflict in history, the men have mostly just been normal people made to do the job of fighting.

@heidi_bavarian1725

2 жыл бұрын

my granpa to fight communism und save europe he was hero

@magni5648

2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think this whole dichotomy is a comforting lie we tell to ourselves. There are no monsters. Only men, with all the potential for good and evil inherent in man. We label those following their worst impulses monsters because the alternative would be to ask ourselves wether we would be any better when put in the same spot, and there's very few people who can answer that question truly without any doubt. Something, frankly, to be thankful about.

@WarriorsSon

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Also operation Valkryie and the German resistance.

@abmackay

2 жыл бұрын

@@magni5648 yes, if we'd been born in a different situation... Any one of us could have learned horrible beliefs and become an SS member, or a suicide bomber, or a doctor committing atrocities in Manchuria. Or been Bull Allen or Audie Murphy. Talk about Kriegsglück.

This ones right up there with "A Lifetime at War", "Price of a Mile" and "Cliffs of Gallipoli"

@olafkwiatkowski3785

2 жыл бұрын

My history teacher showed our class "Price of a Mile" and that was the start of my addiction to Sabaton

"Those who made it across have reason to reflect" "Who can look back with a sense of pride" That's what I love about this song. It is not just about the battle or the operation but about what followed after.

@Kanefan701

Жыл бұрын

indeed. the war was over and there was no more reason to fight. Again, Walther Wenck did the right thing. I think we can all agree that anyone would've done so.

@TheZombieburner

11 ай бұрын

@@Kanefan701 Many wouldn't, and didn't. That's why he's a hero, he put the lives of civilians and his men over orders and protocol.

@benjaminthibieroz4155

2 ай бұрын

"Some will call me a traitor and a coward. Many will call me a monster. Perhaps I am. And perhaps none of those I defend will even know peace again. But just for the tiny chance they can, I'll trade all of the world's curses just for it."

This song and The Last Battle always make me choke up. The tales of German soldiers fighting noble battles at the end of WW2. Not Nazis...Germans. :' )

@mayalackman7581

17 күн бұрын

Not the end of the war yet but I think we can include No Bullets Fly as well.

@EliteWarrior1026

17 күн бұрын

@@mayalackman7581 Definitely!

SABATON is not a band It is an emotion It is a ride in pages of history Tainted by blood of the brave Story of the soldiers And the lives they tried to save For a life and a death

@user-yt2ku3ht5p

Жыл бұрын

They are a band.

@thenexus8384

11 ай бұрын

Sabaton is a religion

@Necronmage

8 ай бұрын

@@user-yt2ku3ht5pyou must be fun at parties

@heavymetal3264

3 ай бұрын

im feeling a bit sabaton-y today

This song will forever have a place in my heart as the song that got me into Sabaton

@Sabaton

2 жыл бұрын

It's great having you 😉

@imperfectravens2410

2 жыл бұрын

For me it was shiroyama I was chilling out with my friends playing minecraft when they played the song. I'm not sure how Sabaton manages to first get the lyrics onto paper and second Express so much feeling into their songs everytime I listen to the last stand album or hero's album it's just a giant hit of adrenaline the entire way through

@yosman-609

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sabaton my first Sabaton song was Attero Dominatus

@wisetree8330

2 жыл бұрын

My first was fields of Verdun

@codykolis7577

2 жыл бұрын

First was panzerkampf but I didn't listen to their other music until attack of the dead men which weirdly now is one of my least favorite songs for some reason compared to all others

Everyday, all time, in car, at work, in shower i listen Sabaton. The best Band Ever.I am a History researcher and you have no idea what emotion I get from Sabaton. Simply the Greatest ♥️🙏

@patrioticsniper7922

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@sbgsledgegames7887

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrioticsniper7922 agreed

@aleksszukovskis2074

2 жыл бұрын

You dont listen to sabaton in a car

@LuizFelipe-xw5lk

2 жыл бұрын

@@aleksszukovskis2074 it instantly became a tank

@philippmuller-litz401

2 жыл бұрын

you listen to Sabaton in the shower? lemme guess... Bismarck, Wolfpack or Dreadnought?

perfect outro song for the end of a WW2 movie. Imagine this song playing as you walk out of the theater, credits rolling.

@user-hr5xn7dr4k

9 ай бұрын

I'd say it would be better in the last intense scene of the movie

@benjaminthibieroz4155

2 ай бұрын

Ho, what I wouldn't give for a great movie scene with a Sabaton Song...

I've always loved how Sabaton handles the Heer, Luftwaffe, and Kriegsmarine as separate entities from the Madman that drove them to war. Gives them all more nuance to their states of being: Rather than blanket-treating them as always Chaotic Evil or utterly Innocent to the horrors they have inflicted, Sabaton takes the time to note that the truth is somewhere down the middle, and, as in this song, they note that whatever heroics a unit or individual in the Wehrmacht may have performed during the war, those acts do not override the fact that those same soldiers still assisted in the rise and attempted sustainment of one of the most evil regimes in world history... Even so... Sabaton asks that we maintain a state of nuance when examining those individuals, rather than lump them in with the utter psychopath that lead them. That, and those same entities also had cool tanks and a big-ass battleship.

@EmperorProtects1

2 жыл бұрын

Mostly the last line

@genus5987

2 жыл бұрын

Wehraboo moment

@sgtreznov6525

2 жыл бұрын

@@genus5987 cringe. Not funny. No one asked.

@SJ-vc6zn

2 жыл бұрын

Well there are mountians of documents showing the Whermacht participated directly in the Holocaust and the Holocaust of Bullets. Not all of them but quite a few. That should be taken into account when looking at the German Military in WW2. Not everyone was and not everyone was even a bad person, but the "Clean Whermacht" is a myth.

@Armand10ify

2 жыл бұрын

Correction, 2 big-ass battleships

First heard this song while playing Hearts Of Iron 4, been listening to Sabaton ever since...

In the end, when all is lost and death is on their doorstep is when people show their true self, and what their soul is really made of. The men of the 12th showed that their true hearts were that of gold, and their souls those of true heroes. Nothing but respect for those who gave their lives so others could live, truly they deserve their final rest for their heroic actions

Thr "Heroes" album is one of Sabaton's best in terms of storytelling. We need more like that album.

@commander591

2 жыл бұрын

thats also the only thing it got going for it sadly.

@howardbaxter2514

2 жыл бұрын

We just need a second Heroes Album and second Last Stand album.

@morganfitch8533

Жыл бұрын

@@commander591 You did not just say Heroes was a bad album...

@commander591

Жыл бұрын

Morgan Fitch I did. Not even close compared to Albums like Primo Victoria or the Art of war. Don’t get me started on the new Album…

@morganfitch8533

Жыл бұрын

@@commander591 The War to End All Wars too!? That's easily one of my favourites! Stormtroopers, Soldier of Heaven, Dreadnought, Race to the Sea, The Valley of Death, The Unkillable Soldier, Hellfighters... How could you call any of these bad!?

Honestly, the words of the Kenny Rogers song The Gambler come to mind when I think about what Walther Wenck did: He knew where the game was and that it was time to both fold and run. What makes his actions admirable, as opposed to cowardly, is that he chose to save as many as he could, including civilians. If you know much about history, then you know that this kind of concerned about civilians was not very common amongst generals. I really appreciate knowing about the heroes of these wars, regardless of which side they were on, because the criteria for being a hero largely doesn't actually change based upon which side was right and which was wrong.

@jeffreygoodrich1732

2 жыл бұрын

To give Wenck further credit he was one of the last men to cross the Elbe.

@schmeatgaming853

2 жыл бұрын

And given the Fact that Walther Wenck was nicknamed "The child General" because of his pranks such as ordering a Flak gun to fire to spook a Visiting General in his Bathtub, Walther is one of the biggest Chads of the Second World War.

@kristofingaming9888

Жыл бұрын

@@schmeatgaming853 also because he was the youngest german general

listening to Sabaton just hits different these days, knowing that we are just witnessing yet another dark chapter of future european history

@olafkwiatkowski3785

2 жыл бұрын

And this might soon happen to some cities in Ukraine

@TheKINGplayer93

2 жыл бұрын

@@olafkwiatkowski3785 feels wrong to give it a thumbs up... but you're probably wright

@brokenprophet13

2 жыл бұрын

My woman is over there and even though she isn't in any danger rn, I know that if putin thinks he's going to be ousted he'll hit his big red button

@ThatWelshGuy.

2 жыл бұрын

@@brokenprophet13 he has already set up the situation we just have to hope he wont do it

@micahsandvig2075

2 жыл бұрын

@@brokenprophet13 god I hope not, but at this point all we can hope for is for Russian moral to drop and Putin to be ousted before that can happen

By the end of the war Germany was going to lose, Walther Wench was sent his orders, to continue to fight against the approaching Soviet army in the name of the now dead Fuhrer and the remaining insane Nazi officers. At the time it mattered little to germany's leaders who died to keep them safe, for they feared Soviet reprisal and despised the shame of surrender to the allies. Any Nazi would have gone down fighting for no purpose and bringing down all the soldiers and civilians with him...but Walther Wench instead disregarded these orders and used his army to create a corridor of escape. He was responsible for the salvation of 250,000 men, women and children who would have either died in combat or been trapped in the starving Communist puppet state of Eastern Germany. Walther Wench was not a Nazi. He was a true German who put his people above the fanatic ideals of the government and worked with General Simpson to save his troops and as many civilians as he could. In his words, "Comrades you've got to go in once more. It's not about Berlin anymore, it's not about the Reich anymore." His words pulled several fanatic soldiers to save innoccents. He was one of the last to reach safety. Very few heroes were found in Germany at this time but this is one of them.

"Not a battle, but a rescue mission."

Only few metal bands can make me listen with tears coming out and Sabaton does that in almost every song

@Sabaton

4 ай бұрын

It's always moving to read messages like this one. Thank you for sharing it with us!

When a Swedish Power Metal band gives a better tribute to serving men and women of WW2 even on the side of the German Reich and their Axis forces than corporations ever could, you know the world's going in the right direction. Salutes to you from the Czech Republic!

"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", that line always gets me emotional

@rustkarl

4 ай бұрын

“It’s the end of the war, hold the corridor, reach for Elbe’s shore.” A heroic last effort to save who they could from Berlin’s destruction. Soldiers fighting to save lives.

Love listening to Sabaton while palying Hearts of iron IV Best song to complement The gameplay now.

@tactical_proton1817

2 жыл бұрын

Yesss

@niume7468

2 жыл бұрын

Glory to ukraine!

@stevenrehme8002

2 жыл бұрын

@@niume7468 Don't bring that shit here

@morte3498

2 жыл бұрын

When i play HOI4 i most of the time just left alone the songs playing sabaton and HOI4 normal ost but when i start a war i most of the time activate only sabaton song to have some kinda of epicness about the fight( sorry for any grammatical error )

@ernestous

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenrehme8002 ur shit man, Ukraine is a country of heroes. GLORY TO UKRAINE AND IT'S HEROES!

today, exactly 79 years ago. berlin is encircled, steiner attack didn't managed to magically break the soviet lines and lift the siege. south of berlin, the 9th army is encircled in the battle of halbe, while to berlin's southwest the 12th army who faced the allies are ordered to turn around, link up with the 9th army, and free berlin. the 12th army managed to reach postdam but unable to advance any further. while the 9th army is on the verge of collapse after 2 attempts at a breakout failed. on this day the 3rd attempt is a success and they managed to link up with the 12th army. but their soldiers are all weak hungry, and slowed by bands of civilians seeking shelter in their ranks, and the 12th army also saw no hope of liberating berlin with their current predicament. therefore the 12th army made the decision to trash the impossible task to liberate berlin and instead focus their remaining forces on keep open route of escape for the 9th army and escaping civilians. o7 to them

"on the other shore thats the end of the war" on the other shore: "ATTERO DOMMINATUS BERLIN IN BURNING"

each time i play hearts of iron 4 i hear this i cry this is so emotional thanks sabaton 😭😭😭

the line "nicht eine schlacht, eine Rettungsaktion" gives me chills, im German so i do understand it and that gives me the chills idk why

@ribshubmathur5859

9 ай бұрын

What does this mean?

@SchroediNr1

9 ай бұрын

@@ribshubmathur5859 it means that it is no battle but rather a mission too save as much people as they can

@ribshubmathur5859

9 ай бұрын

@@SchroediNr1 thank you

@motman0713

9 ай бұрын

@@ribshubmathur5859 directly it means "it's not a battle, but a rescue mission"

@JackOfen

8 ай бұрын

Maybe it gives you chills from the bad grammar?

For all the atrocities german soldiers committed, them fighting like hell to allow civilians to escape the russians and get to allied lines to avoid even worse atrocities at the hands of the russians is something that can be commended. I don't remember the story of that German unit specifically but I respect them. At that point it was just saving as many of their people as they could from a far more grizzly fate then they themselves had dished out the past three to four years. They knew their civilian counterparts didn't deserve the fate they did

@egoremelyanov5678

Жыл бұрын

Do you think that the Russians would have committed far worse atrocities than the Germans?

@elcaponeholyemperorofnj1169

Жыл бұрын

It’s not the German soldiers as a whole that were evil, just the people they worked for

@egoremelyanov5678

Жыл бұрын

@@elcaponeholyemperorofnj1169 Certainly. Jews were killed by generals, not by soldiers. It was Himmler who burned the villages, not the soldiers. Not soldiers, but Goebbels and Goering hung civilians on trees. Of course, the Germans who went to the front because of the lack of choice and did not commit war crimes are really not guilty of anything, which cannot be said about the monsters who happily committed war crimes. P.S: I used a translator, sorry for any mistakes.

@ouzounicus6126

Жыл бұрын

They did what they thought was right to protect their own by following orders. Turns out it wasn't but some did realize that mistake.

@egoremelyanov5678

Жыл бұрын

@@ouzounicus6126 You are right. This explains their actions, but does not justify them.

I never thought I’d cry listening to a song about the end of ww2 but here I am

You know... when we think about World War II, we can easily identify the Nazis to be the bad guys. And I think that we can get so angry at the Nazis for their crimes against humanity that we see them as nothing more than monsters; we forget that they were also humans who were under the rule of a madman. And I think this song here shows that there were Germans who realized that the people of Germany (including women and children) were more important than Hitler's orders to fight back against the Red Army.

It started with "Sarajevo" and ended with "Hearts Of Iron".

@izazaz

Жыл бұрын

Wigned Hussars???

@westero7796

Жыл бұрын

@@izazaz I think he means the entire mess of both world wars

@lq-84i52

Жыл бұрын

Actually it ended with the last battle. Castle liter happened a few weeks after the Elbe's's river pass with the 12th panzer division

This song is in honor to the General Walther Wenck, who saved hundreds of civilians at the end of the Berlin’s battle and the end of WW2.

@danishkfd

Жыл бұрын

*thousands

@Necronmage

8 ай бұрын

@@danishkfdhundreds of thousands

One of my favourite Sabaton songs.

2:40 After five years I finally find out it’s Bach Air on the G String adaptation. So great.

@jfmass8639

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, hero!

This is my favourite song of Sabaton, they talk of the pain that was suffered on those final days, instead of doing something a ton easier like glorifying the Allies or the Comitern or both, they just song of the pain of been a German citizen and soldier on those days and what the future unfortunately waited them.

@fritzdak2592

2 жыл бұрын

Well said! 👏👏👏

@landrylongacre6391

2 жыл бұрын

It’s easy to glorify the Allies and ignore the warcrimes they committed at times, but hard to look upon the good things some Germans did aside from the advancements in science they made, truly history is written by the victors and there are perhaps some stories we may never hear because of this

Respect to all Kameraden of the 12th from the U.S. 🇺🇸

Was literally just battling for Berlin in Enlisted, this is good timing

@snuzzleberry8579

2 жыл бұрын

@LF10 yeah exactly, now I got something to listen to while I’m fighting in the Reich Chancellery Hall

@bagasitogitto.f1826

2 жыл бұрын

Germany gonna be going for full WW3 this time I hope

@user-nc8wd9ix4c

2 жыл бұрын

@@bagasitogitto.f1826 what?

@anotissarl1552

2 жыл бұрын

Playing with the Germans while listening to this in Berlin hits different

Truly the greatest HOI 4 reference of all time

The absolute chad and his men fought not for a falling regime, but for his homeland and it's people. Respect.

The Bach-based guitar solo gives me goosebumps.

@swatgamerslynx6380

Жыл бұрын

It makes me Cry 😢💔🎖🕊

What if its not about the reich. But about the friends we made along the way

Your songs fill me with emotions I can’t describe. Thank you for gifting the world with your wonderful music, Sabaton.

@Sabaton

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your kind words Yael ;)

This shows the desperation they felt. They would rather run and get to the allies far away, than be captured by the soviets

@user-fq2eh7oq7w

2 ай бұрын

Because the Soviets had something to avenge

@TheTroll10

Ай бұрын

​​@@user-fq2eh7oq7w Yeah, they will bring back their families by slaughtering innocent civilians and soldiers that have just been placed there against their will

@user-fq2eh7oq7w

Ай бұрын

Don't lie, the Red Army was TOO MERCIFUL towards the German population​@@TheTroll10

@bigtony4930

Ай бұрын

@@user-fq2eh7oq7w Because the Soviets were objectively worse, and more cruel than the Nazis could have ever hoped to have been.

@bigtony4930

Ай бұрын

@@user-fq2eh7oq7w Loony bin for you, sir.

Sabaton thanks for reminding us about heroism in these bleak time

Walther Wenck was the leader of the German 12th Army during the Second World War, under his command he made the final attempt to rescue the Füther during the final stages of the Second World War during the Battle of Berlin, though the 12th Army did manage to reach Potsdam they 12th army were ultimately unable to reach Berlin itself due to superior numerical Red Army forces. Wenck managed to regroup with Theodor Busse’s 9th Army which was completely in shambles in the south of Beelez. During the confusion of the Soviet breakthrough he managed to make a opening and helped soldiers and civilians cross the Elbe River bridge. The 12th army surrendered to American forces between May 4th and May 7th 1945.

@jaredjosephsongheng372

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Theodor Busse and Civilians were Encircled in Halbe. This song is about the Battle of Halbe

YESSSSSS . This is my favourite . Discovered this song during December 2020 . I ve been listening to it everytime i go to work .

This shows that not every German was one of the Bad ones.

I"m a history teacher in South Africa. Love my job because of this band.

@atulici

2 жыл бұрын

So, are you black ? :d

@josegonzales9169

2 жыл бұрын

@@atulici What does that has to do with anything? XD

@atulici

2 жыл бұрын

@@josegonzales9169 Just kidding 😅

I keep coming back to this song during these days. It evokes such a sense of hope through futility, of grit through adversity, of trying to save that which really matters in a world that's burning to the ground. It's helped me stay relatively stable though a lot, and it will help keep me stable many more times. I can't thank you enough, not just the band in general, but Joachim specifically for being the voice in my mind that says "KEEP GOING, GOOD THINGS COME IF YOU MAKE THEM COME". If it weren't for you and your music, there's a fair chance I wouldn't be here now, and intending to stay here to see good works done. Thank you.

The Chorus "Hold the corridor" gets me. I can hear the soldiers shouting it as the civilians run for their lives to get to the other side of the Elbe while the Red Army bears down on them. The 12th were on the wrong side of the war, but they fought with courage and honor.

If my friends are being slow, I yell, "Hurry up! We're waiting for you!" They reply, "Men of the Ninth and civilians, too!"

I can’t believe he didn’t cry during the Titanic, do men even have feelings? Men: 🗿💧

If there were ever a WW2 game told from the German perspective, this battle would be the perfect final mission!

@Fellbight057

Жыл бұрын

Calling to Activision or the company that makes battefield (i don't remember the name of the company)

@altf4755

Жыл бұрын

@@Fellbight057 i think in battlefield 5 there was a war story where you were in a german tiger

@Fellbight057

Жыл бұрын

@@altf4755 yes a really good story of the Game

sabaton always makes me wonder if some of these soldiers wonder if people will sing of their deeds in the future. im glad we all do and they will forever be immortalized in songs. sorry for le english im not sure if i said my point xD

My grandmas brother was a wermacht soldier he fought in russia and was sent to a prison camp but escaped to Berlin Where he was sent to france in 1943 and commited warcrimes 1944 he was sent to normands one hour in to the landning when he got there he looked out over the beach he saw bodies on the beach with clusters of men at the sea wall ships started firing and tore thru the bunkers the American troops ruched out of cover those who were hit were torn in half or got they’re heads or limbs blown of with blood flying everywhere he fled to a nearby town and fought until he was sent to Berlin and was sent to prison for exicuting civilians he got out and fled over the Berlin Wall to get to Sweden where my grandma had meet a man and a few years later they had my dad and his two brothers and then I came He is still alive and gladly talks about what he experienced My grandma died in 2022

My great Grandfather waw there in that moment, he said it was one of his proudest moments

Ah, its the first sabaton song that got me hooked on this band.

this song is sad, yet brave, and i can always feel the power behind sabaton's music whenever i listen to them.

this is like 3 songs in one and it works perfectly The begging is DRAMATIC VAST! CATASTROPHIC then 15 seconds in It seems far more human, far more personal with that last glimmer of hope in the "hold the corridor" And then it's the MANIC determination when it comes to "keeping them safe whatever the cost"

Great song about brave men who loved their country, and not their Fürher.

@baneofbanes

Жыл бұрын

If only they lived their country earlier.

The 12th helped my family and my grandfather ( who fought on the eastern front) to escape

@mynamejeef7166

Жыл бұрын

My family is from east prussia btw , had to flee from the soviets while my grandfather fought on the front as a medic

These men fought not for a government, their leaders or a political idea. not even their friends or family. Their cause was nobler. Sacrifice and preservation of a country that Hitler had doomed to Scorched earth. They fought to save civilians who they would never meet and could not thank them. Thanks Sabaton for this important perspective.

Песни Сабатон, это что-то необычное, когда прослушиваешь эти треки, ты как будто погружаешься в историю…❤

Yet another great tribute to humanity in these times of dire situations, thank you again for this brilliant musical performance, loved the way you have woven Bach into the arrangement, just great! Belgium salutes you and this excellent lesson of history!

It’s Important to remember in war not all of our enemies are evil they are just fighting for they country or because they are made to or else and this is something we nead to remember now more then ever.

I have heard this song in May, 2014, on my birthday for the first time. Since then I've always listen to it among other Sabaton's songs when I need some inspiration or courage. Today I've seen enemy's tanks under my windows and after that KZread's recommendations gave me this newest video, great coincidence. Thanks a lot for your work!

@Thomas.Wright

2 жыл бұрын

Look up Ignea Alga. That's a song for the Ukrainian people from a Ukrainian/Crimean band.

Какая старая песня,а всё в душе играет! Спасибо большое Sabaton!

I love how you guys can see the good and heroic deeds that were done by both sides of a conflict and then make a kick ass song about it.

I'm so glad Heroes is finally getting some love, it was my favorite Sabaton album for years, and the one that helped get my now-wife into power metal

For Germany soldiers in WW2, battle of Halve was the most meaningful battle to fight, not for world domination, but for freedom and brothers next to them.

you guys' songs have such a positive effect on my mood. can't help but sing it all the way! love you guys so much, been a fan for around 5 years and going strong ❤

@Sabaton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your words!

@arandompersonlol1202

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sabaton you're all very welcome, my brothers! thank you for replying! love you all so much! ❤

For anyone wondering the line:"nicht ein Schlacht ein Rettungsaktion" means "not a battle a rescue mission"

I absolutely love this song, the way how it's singing about losing a war on your perspective but still make you feel like pushing on is amazing

One of the things I like about this song is that it helps highlight the fact that not all Germans in World War II were blood thirsty genocidal Nazi S-O-B's, and other songs you guys have done, No Bullets Fly, and the Last Battle also highlight this fact.

@SJ-vc6zn

2 жыл бұрын

Careful with that there are mountians of documentation proving the Whermacht was directly involved with the Holocaust. Though people like Walther Wenck were certianly not evil men and even heroes, this does not discount that the Clean Whermact myth is still a myth. For every Wenck there are 100 Himmlers to look at.

@cinderypuppetgaming837

2 жыл бұрын

@@SJ-vc6zn I know that, I'm not saying that the Whermacht was entirely good, it just wasn't, only that a few people in it were. People like Walther Wenck and Franz Stigler, he was in the Luftwaffe I know but you get the idea. A few diamonds in the rough, if you will.

@liubei3058

Жыл бұрын

​@@cinderypuppetgaming837 What pisses me off is that if you even provide the IDEA that there might've been one or two Wehrmacht that didn't have a raging genocide morning wood, then somehow that makes it OBVIOUS that you're a Wehraboo and a clean wehr supporter. Like, my guy, I have been told by some that the Nazis were not as bad as the Wehrmacht by some of these people, and pointing out that the Nazi's literally ordered them to do these things was somehow in support of the 'Clean Wehrmacht'. People have lost their minds these days.

@AngelEmfrbl

Жыл бұрын

@@liubei3058 The issue is that Hitler sent that guy to fight the Russians, while Stalin ordered two armies to take Berlin. Since it was a game to them, both were ruthlessly surrounding the city and he was completely surrounded and out gunned. There was no way that he was winning. Those armies got promised a lot for whichever took that city, they were even fighting each other that day! But Starlin had a reputation, and the guy knew what would happen, so he gets as many civilians as possible out... He knew his priorities that day. But he also knew there was a lost cause. If he had held things off, Hitler would have punished him. But its the 3rd Reich's fault for sending one army to protect Berlin. Disobeying the order to fight the Russians was a bold move from a guy most historians look back on and go "he made the right choice that day". Yes, we can say these guys were the bad guys, but things are not black and white at times and this is from our perspective. At the end of the day, Walther Wenck THOUGHT he was doing good for Germany. In reality, he had no idea what he was doing was wrong. He stayed true to the German cause until the end, even when he is loosing. The fact he put civilians ahead of a futile battle shows where his true loyalties were. Yes, the things he did in the war were bad, but always look at things from the other sides opinions; no true bad guy ever truly thinks their the bad guy. Good men do bad things at times just as bad men do good things. At the end of the day, there were 250,000+ civilians that walked away that day to safety... And Berlin was in ruins when the Russians were done. Tell me, knowing what Putin is like right and knowing Starlin was even worst, that those civilians were safe staying there.

@cinderypuppetgaming837

Жыл бұрын

@@AngelEmfrbl^ at least someone got the the point I was trying to make.

I can't believe you told this story, it was a heroic moment that must be remember no matter what side.

My great grandfather fought with the 3rd army. Thank you for honoring our soldiers in this special way 🥲

Now I wait for when you guys are going to do the war of Ukraine vs Russia.

One of my favourite songs. All in all, I just love how this song fits well with the movie Downfall when Hitler mentions Wenck and yet the attack never happened

@Top_Hat_Walrus

2 жыл бұрын

STEINER!!!

Holy moly, I didn't notice them uploading this! God, this is absolutely one of my favourite Sabaton songs. It just... it hits so hard, man.

"see the city Burn on the side" "going down in flames as two worlds collide" *its enough to make a grown man cry, and thats okay.*

Sabaton songs are so good, that when i was listening to it nex to the laptop which was downloading something, the speed went from 1mb/s to 50mb/s

NICHT EIN SCHLACHT EIN RETTUNGSAKTION translates To not a battle, a rescue