Hello and Welcome. I adore naval history and today’s story is one close to my heart, it is the story of the mighty battleship Bismarck. The song “Bismarck” is named after the German battleship of the same name. The Bismarck, together with her sister-ship Tirpitz, are the largest battleships ever built by Germany. Commissioned inContinue reading “A Beast made of Steel”
Category Archives: Second World War
The Boar against The Eagle.
Hello and Welcome. If you are interested in history, especially Belgian history, you probably know the great amount of Belgian war stories that exist. For example the Belgian Armoured Car Corps that fought on the Eastern Front. The story of today’s blog is a less know one, the story of the Chasseurs Ardennais. Their storyContinue reading “The Boar against The Eagle.”
die Nachthexen.
Hello and Welcome back. Today we have a story about, as Joakim from Sabaton put it, “badass women in bomber planes”. In the song “Night Witches” we are presented the story of the 588th Night Bomber regiment of the Soviet Union. The 588th was one of 3 All-female Air Force regiment raised by the infamousContinue reading “die Nachthexen.”
The Story behind the Lyrics 