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Sabaton - The Last Battle

5th of May is just around the corner,

1945; The Führer reign's at it’s end

Jenny at the gates, as the SS open fire,

There's no time to waste, the final battle has begun!

After the downfall, a castle besieged,

Facing the Nazis, awaiting relief

Gangl and Lee and their men set the prisoners free

And it’s the end of the line of the final journey;

Enemies leaving the past

And it’s American troops and the German army

Joining together at last!

One last fight, it’s the death throes of the 3rd Reich

Justice shall be done, the final battle remains!

Ammo is running low, they’re depleting their machine guns

Every bullet counts until surrender's announced

After the downfall, a castle relieved,

Defeating the Nazis who held them besieged,

Gangl and Lee and their men set the prisoners free

And it’s the end of the line of the final journey;

Enemies leaving the past

And it’s American troops and the German army

Joining together at last!

From the foot of the Alps to the shores of the sea,

From the foot of the Alps to the shores of the sea,

From the home of the brave, from the land of the free!

From the foot of the Alps to the shores of the sea!

And it’s the end of the line of the final journey;
Enemies leaving the past
And it’s American troops and the German army
Joining together at last!

____________________________________________________________________

Four days before the end of World War II, one of the last, and possibly the strangest battle in its European theatre took place: the Battle for Castle Itter. Under the order of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, the castle was seized and converted to a prison in 1943. Amongst the prisoners were former French prime ministers Édouard Daladier and Paul Reynaud, trade union leader Léon Jouhaux, generals Maxime Weygand and Maurice Gamelin, tennis star Jean Borotra, right-wing leader Col. François de La Rocque, and Michel Clemenceau, politician and son of World War I–era prime minister Georges Clemenceau.

As the Reich was falling in 1945, the prisoners were ordered by the SS to be executed and Castle Itter was abandoned, except for a few Wehrmacht soldiers who had disregarded the order. Placed at this unit's head was Major Josef Gangl (who opposed the Nazi regime and was collaborating with the Austrian resistance). Soon after, the Castle was captured by a unit of tanks of the 23rd Tank Battalion from the US XXI Corps' 12th Armored Division, led by Captain John Lee. A series of events led Lee to send back three of the four tanks in his unit, leaving only his own M4 Sherman tank, nicknamed "Besotten Jenny" to guard the gates of Castle Itter. On the 5th of May, the SS launched an attack on the castle; they would not care whether they killed Yank or Wehrmacht soldier. Resolving to protect the castle and its prisoners from the SS, Major Gangl and his troops sided with the Americans to defend them. The tank itself was destroyed eventually by an 88 mm gun. The combined forces of Lee's and Gangl's men added up to 27, plus the remaining French prisoners, one SS officer who had befriended one of the prisoners, and one tank, alongside a paltry reinforcement of three men from the nearby town of Wörgl. They fought against nearly 150 SS soldiers from morning till afternoon, until the 142nd Infantry Regiment came to aid them.

Major Josef Gangl was the one casualty in the battle, having recieved a sniper's bullet to the head when he moved Former PM Paul Reynaud out of harm's way.

Many believe this to be one of the more significant battle of the war despite its scale; The point where the Wehrmacht cast down the veil of the Reich and fought for a cause worth fighting for, alongside men worth fighting with.

AKA: "The Wehrmacht is tired of the SS' crap and wants to go home."

I spent a week drawing this. I am tired. Please put me to sleep with Sabaton songs

Description

Sabaton - The Last Battle

5th of May is just around the corner,

1945; The Führer reign's at it’s end

Jenny at the gates, as the SS open fire,

There's no time to waste, the final battle has begun!

After the downfall, a castle besieged,

Facing the Nazis, awaiting relief

Gangl and Lee and their men set the prisoners free

And it’s the end of the line of the final journey;

Enemies leaving the past

And it’s American troops and the German army

Joining together at last!

One last fight, it’s the death throes of the 3rd Reich

Justice shall be done, the final battle remains!

Ammo is running low, they’re depleting their machine guns

Every bullet counts until surrender's announced

After the downfall, a castle relieved,

Defeating the Nazis who held them besieged,

Gangl and Lee and their men set the prisoners free

And it’s the end of the line of the final journey;

Enemies leaving the past

And it’s American troops and the German army

Joining together at last!

From the foot of the Alps to the shores of the sea,

From the foot of the Alps to the shores of the sea,

From the home of the brave, from the land of the free!

From the foot of the Alps to the shores of the sea!

And it’s the end of the line of the final journey;
Enemies leaving the past
And it’s American troops and the German army
Joining together at last!

____________________________________________________________________

Four days before the end of World War II, one of the last, and possibly the strangest battle in its European theatre took place: the Battle for Castle Itter. Under the order of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, the castle was seized and converted to a prison in 1943. Amongst the prisoners were former French prime ministers Édouard Daladier and Paul Reynaud, trade union leader Léon Jouhaux, generals Maxime Weygand and Maurice Gamelin, tennis star Jean Borotra, right-wing leader Col. François de La Rocque, and Michel Clemenceau, politician and son of World War I–era prime minister Georges Clemenceau.

As the Reich was falling in 1945, the prisoners were ordered by the SS to be executed and Castle Itter was abandoned, except for a few Wehrmacht soldiers who had disregarded the order. Placed at this unit's head was Major Josef Gangl (who opposed the Nazi regime and was collaborating with the Austrian resistance). Soon after, the Castle was captured by a unit of tanks of the 23rd Tank Battalion from the US XXI Corps' 12th Armored Division, led by Captain John Lee. A series of events led Lee to send back three of the four tanks in his unit, leaving only his own M4 Sherman tank, nicknamed "Besotten Jenny" to guard the gates of Castle Itter. On the 5th of May, the SS launched an attack on the castle; they would not care whether they killed Yank or Wehrmacht soldier. Resolving to protect the castle and its prisoners from the SS, Major Gangl and his troops sided with the Americans to defend them. The tank itself was destroyed eventually by an 88 mm gun. The combined forces of Lee's and Gangl's men added up to 27, plus the remaining French prisoners, one SS officer who had befriended one of the prisoners, and one tank, alongside a paltry reinforcement of three men from the nearby town of Wörgl. They fought against nearly 150 SS soldiers from morning till afternoon, until the 142nd Infantry Regiment came to aid them.

Major Josef Gangl was the one casualty in the battle, having recieved a sniper's bullet to the head when he moved Former PM Paul Reynaud out of harm's way.

Many believe this to be one of the more significant battle of the war despite its scale; The point where the Wehrmacht cast down the veil of the Reich and fought for a cause worth fighting for, alongside men worth fighting with.

AKA: "The Wehrmacht is tired of the SS' crap and wants to go home."

I spent a week drawing this. I am tired. Please put me to sleep with Sabaton songs