Although stranger than fiction, the story of Wojtek, the Syrian bear who became a much-loved member of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps, is true. And by Bear I do literally mean he was a Bear, not a person.
That was literally insane when I found out! I assumed "bear" from Iran was just a descriptive word for "burly and hairy" men... I have some forgiveness to ask of our Iranian friends xD
Allied nations at the Battle United Kingdom along with an Indian regiment United States Free French forces Poland Canada New Zealand South Africa Italy Commanders Harold Alexander(UK) Oliver Leese(UK) Mark Clark(US) US 5th Army British 8th Army The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed as the Western Army on 10 September 1941, in Egypt, before being renamed the Army of the Nile and then the Eighth Army on 26 September. It was created to better control the growing Allied forces based in Egypt and to direct their efforts to lift the siege of Tobruk via Operation Crusader. It later directed Allied forces through the remaining engagements of the Western Desert campaign, oversaw part of the Allied effort during the Tunisian campaign and finally led troops throughout the Italian campaign. During 1943, it made up part of the 18th Army Group before being assigned to the 15th Army Group (later, the Allied Armies in Italy). Throughout its campaigns, it was a multi-national force and its units came from Australia, British India, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Cyprus, the Free French Forces, Greece, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa, Mauritius, as well as the United Kingdom. Significant formations that the army controlled included the British V, X, XIII, and XXX Corps, as well as the I Canadian Corps and the II Polish Corps. The fighting at Monte Casino was roughly the German were extremely well dug in barb wire, machine gun nests trench the whole lot the allies paid a heavy price Monte Casino itself was bombed because the allies where so frustrated trying to break through German lines it went from being a symbol of hope to one of mockery
You think it is a charge song? Interesting... I find it more... melodramatic? I don't know if that fits. It is building the tension in some kind of way, like preparing for a long struggle. Although the song doesn't really have a chorus per se, it doesn't really need it. It is painting the picture. The guitars in this is enough as chorus! Nice outro tune btw ^^
Union has such a pretty melody, but there is no real chorus (imo), so it's not a song that sticks like their usual bangers. I do like the quiet bit right after the solo, it builds up tension nicely leading up to the finish.
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Although stranger than fiction, the story of Wojtek, the Syrian bear who became a much-loved member of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps, is true. And by Bear I do literally mean he was a Bear, not a person.
That was literally insane when I found out! I assumed "bear" from Iran was just a descriptive word for "burly and hairy" men...
I have some forgiveness to ask of our Iranian friends xD
Allied nations at the Battle
United Kingdom along with an Indian regiment
United States
Free French forces
Poland
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
Italy
Commanders
Harold Alexander(UK)
Oliver Leese(UK)
Mark Clark(US)
US 5th Army
British 8th Army
The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed as the Western Army on 10 September 1941, in Egypt, before being renamed the Army of the Nile and then the Eighth Army on 26 September. It was created to better control the growing Allied forces based in Egypt and to direct their efforts to lift the siege of Tobruk via Operation Crusader.
It later directed Allied forces through the remaining engagements of the Western Desert campaign, oversaw part of the Allied effort during the Tunisian campaign and finally led troops throughout the Italian campaign. During 1943, it made up part of the 18th Army Group before being assigned to the 15th Army Group (later, the Allied Armies in Italy).
Throughout its campaigns, it was a multi-national force and its units came from Australia, British India, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Cyprus, the Free French Forces, Greece, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa, Mauritius, as well as the United Kingdom. Significant formations that the army controlled included the British V, X, XIII, and XXX Corps, as well as the I Canadian Corps and the II Polish Corps.
The fighting at Monte Casino was roughly the German were extremely well dug in barb wire, machine gun nests trench the whole lot the allies paid a heavy price Monte Casino itself was bombed because the allies where so frustrated trying to break through German lines it went from being a symbol of hope to one of mockery
You think it is a charge song? Interesting... I find it more... melodramatic? I don't know if that fits. It is building the tension in some kind of way, like preparing for a long struggle.
Although the song doesn't really have a chorus per se, it doesn't really need it. It is painting the picture.
The guitars in this is enough as chorus!
Nice outro tune btw ^^
For some reason I could picture a horse charge or horses galloping 🤔 it's very random but I loved the energy it gave out!
Union has such a pretty melody, but there is no real chorus (imo), so it's not a song that sticks like their usual bangers.
I do like the quiet bit right after the solo, it builds up tension nicely leading up to the finish.
Agreed! That's probably why the song felt so short too, since a chorus never came. Great song, it pumped me up brotha!