The German forces of the 12th and 9th Armies who, facing defeat at the hands of the Soviets, created a corridor across the Elbe to protect fleeing refugees and soldiers to escape and surrender to the West. Hero of Czechoslovakia, Air Marshal Karel Janoušek, founder of Czechoslovakian forces in Royal Air Force, and later imprisoned by communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Lauri Törni, known also as Larry Thorne, a soldier of the Finnish Army, the German Waffen-SS, and the United States Army Green Berets in Vietnam. Ĭhasseurs Ardennais, an infantry formation of the Belgian Armed Forces that fought in the Battle of Belgium in World War II. Based on his own poem, 'The Crosses Grow on Anzio', from his book 'To Hell and Back'.Ĭorporal Leslie 'Bull' Allen, an Australian Army soldier awarded the US Silver Star for rescuing 12 wounded American soldiers during the Papua New Guinea campaign of World War II. He also produced the Witold's Report.Īudie Murphy, one of the most decorated American veterans of World War II, specifically his post-war battle with PTSD. Witold Pilecki, soldier of Polish Armia Krajowa and leader of resistance movement in the Birkenau Auschwitz concentration camp, where he was interned voluntarily as inmate number 4859. Refusing surrender, they fought to their deaths and were buried by the Germans, who placed a cross over their graves with the inscription 'Drei brasilianische Helden' (Three Brazilian Heroes). The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident, in which German pilot Stigler accompanied a disabled American bomber back to the English Channel.Īrlindo Lúcio da Silva, Geraldo Baeta da Cruz and Geraldo Rodrigues de Souza – three Brazilian Expeditionary Force soldiers who became separated from their unit and fought a large contingent of Germans in Italy on 14 April 1945. The all-female Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment called 'Night Witches'. I then came across the story of the Drei Brasilianischen Helden (Three Brazilian Heroes) and, from that point on, we deepened our research and decided to write the track.' On 17 April 2015, the Brazilian 14th Motorized Infantry Brigade Orchestra covered the song as a thanksgiving. In an interview to the Brazilian Army's official blog, Sundström explained that the idea for the track 'Smoking Snakes' came when he was doing some research for the album: 'I tried searching for the word 'Helden', which means heroes in German. Individuals who we think basically went beyond their call of duty, put themselves into harm's way for the good of others'. We decided to go for the idea to write about individuals instead of bigger battles. Pär Sundström said about the album's concept: 'Well, I think this is a perfect concept for Sabaton.

The second single Resist And Bite was also released digitally on, available on iTunes, Nuclear Blast and Amazon. The first single To Hell and Back from their album was released digitally on 14 March 2014 and available on iTunes, Nuclear Blast, Amazon and Google Play. The artwork was made by Péter Sallai and the photos were created by Ryan Garrison. It was produced by Peter Tägtgren in Abyss Studios. It is the first album to feature the new Sabaton line-up with guitarists Chris Rörland and Thobbe Englund, as well as new drummer Hannes van Dahl.

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