Episode 26

Hearts of Iron (Scott, Sean, & Frenjamin Church)

00:00:00
/
01:27:23

October 26th, 2023

1 hr 27 mins 23 secs

Season 1

Your Hosts
Tags

About this Episode

Frenjamin Church joins us for a moving discussion of Sabaton's 2014 Hearts of Iron. Sabaton lauds the unsung heroes of the Second World War and sheds much needed light on an underserved part of history: the Wehrmacht soldiers protecting Berlin (and it's civilians) in May 1945. The song specifically deals with a lesser known theater in the Battle of Berlin known as the Battle of Halbe (or the Halbe Pocket). In the midst of chaos, destruction, and death, two German commanders chose to save their people rather than leave them to be butchered by Communists. Hopefully this episode with give some much needed praise to General Theodor Busse and General Walther Wenck. Nicht ein Schlacht, ein Rettungsaktion!

Link to the song: https://youtu.be/hvP-qhjfvsc?si=WLBzpVGy7sNPSgRE

Check out and subscribe to Frenjamin's Substack: https://mountainking.substack.com/
Follow Frenjamin on X (Twitter): @BFriendjamin

Follow Scott and Sean on X:
Scott- @dotgiff
Sean- @hashtag_hey_bro

Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to [email protected]