WWII

“There are greater things in life than just being on the road.”

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Three years ago there was a riot at the Sabaton headquarters. It resulted in the departure of four members who decided to start anew. Three of them are still active in Civil War, keyboard player Daniel Myhr is one of them. With a life full of adventure we were left with a lot of questions. Why is it just out while the record was finished last July? How is the relationship with the other Sabaton guys? And do they ever get tired talking about Sabaton this much? He gladly picked up the phone to have a little chat about the new record ‘Gods And Generals.

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Sabaton Saturday: ‘Night Witches’

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In, and after, the second world war the rights and places of women in the world, and especially in the United States, changed drastically. The men were gone off to fight in the overseas war and slowly the women were forced to be doing the tasks the men used to do, before they left.
But also in the war itself, women were very much involved. So this week on Overall Loudness’ Sabaton Saturday: The 588th Night Bomber Regiment, a.k.a. the ‘Night Witches’.

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Sabaton Saturday: ‘Wolfpack’

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Let me begin by apologizing for the fact that I did not post a Sabaton Saturday last week. I had a tough week, finishing a lot of stuff for school and in the meantime working for a new boss. I know, a bad excuse, but it happened and therefore I apologize.

So now to the new Sabaton Saturday. Most wars are fought mostly on land. That are the wars that I always got taught about at school and that children hear about these days. But this story is one that took place on the Atlantic ocean. This is all about the ‘Wolfpack’, an alternative name for the groups of German submarines during the Second World War.

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Sabaton Saturday: ‘Midway’

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Two weeks ago I explained the conclusion of the pacific war and, at the same time, the end of World War II. The atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While most of WWII went down on the European mainlands, there was some heavy fighting in the so-called ‘Pacific Theater of Operations’.

First the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, a naval base near the Hawaii islands. This was a terrible and unpredictable attack from the United States’ point of view. Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor the Allied forces fought off another Japanese attack in the Pacific Theater. At the Midway Islands the battle of Midway was fought, 4-7 June, 1942.

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Sabaton Saturday: ‘Nuclear Attack’

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My first four Sabaton Saturday posts have all been about happenings in the European part of the world. While both WWI and WWII were fought on, mostly, European grounds, the impact has reached almost every corner of the world.

This time I will analyze the most terrible and terrifying happening that marked the end of WWII and also drew the outlines for years of unease and the so-called “Cold War”. The very first atom-bomb being dropped above Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Sabaton Saturday: ‘White Death’

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First of all I hope you all had a very happy Christmas and enjoyed the warmth of family and friends in these cold winter days. I also have to apologize to you all for the lack of a Sabaton Saturday yesterday. With the aftermath of Christmas I entirely forgot to post a Sabaton analyses.

And therefore I will post a Sabaton Sunday this time, completely matching with the snow that is coming down here, in Holland, but also in a lot of other country’s. Today we look at one of the most amazingly accurate snipers ever to exist. Simo Häyhä a.k.a. ‘White Death’.

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Sabaton Saturday: ‘Resist And Bite’

This weeks song comes from the latest Sabaton album ‘Heroes’. A lot of things have been said about this new album, some thought it was fantastic, others thought the Swedes could have done better. To leave it in the middle there are some good and some a bit worse. After last weeks Sabaton Saturday about General Rommel’s ‘Ghost Division’, we grab a story of a group of soldiers that opposed the invading Germans.

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8. Sabaton – Heroes

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After their 2012 release of ‘Carolus Rex’ the Swedes of Sabaton shifted their focus back to the more global history. The Swedish history of king Carolus was very interesting, but ‘Heroes’ covers more of the smaller, unknown stories in, for example, World War II.

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Sabaton Saturday: ‘Ghost Division’

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Together with ’40:1′ this might just be Sabaton’s most praised track. ‘Ghost Division’ has been their concert opener for quite some time now, probably because the impact of the drums is live even more gripping than on the album. Everyone who has seen them live should be able to recall the opening moment where vocalist Joakim Bróden yells: “We are Sabaton! And here is Ghost Divisiooooooon!”.

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Sabaton Saturday: ‘Primo Victoria’

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My very first post on Sabaton Saturday is probably Sabatons most famous song. ‘Primo Victoria’, for me, is the first song I’ve heard of Sabaton and it was decorated with a fantastic video. After hearing their debut release, I couldn’t stop raping that repeat button.

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