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.”
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Brothers, Heroes, Foes.
Hello and Welcome. Today we have a story of an unordinary code of honour and the bits of humanity in war. Today we tell the story of Franz Stigler and Charles Brown. “No Bullets Fly” stands out from its counterparts due to its very unusual and unique story. It is set during the Second WorldContinue reading “Brothers, Heroes, Foes.”
4859, Who knows his name?
Hello and Welcome. Today we have a dark story to tell. A story of heroism and tragedy, a fight for survival of an entire nation embodied by one man, Witold Pilecki. Pilecki’s story is told in the song “Inmate 4859”. Witold Pilecki was a polish army and intelligence officer who participated in the Polish-Soviet WarContinue reading “4859, Who knows his name?”
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 