Thank you and BUMP!
Real nice stories along the way, thank you for those as well, it's always nice to read about history the so-called known history from personal angles and in more detail, makes it so much more alive to me.

Big thanks for this!

Yeah, i'm interested. I study history at University, especially 20 century history .

Bump (and thanks for all the anecdotes and links :)

Damn, I somehow missed the announcement :s. Just wanted to thank you both for creating this group, nothing more to say since it speaks for itself ;>. Can only recommend to join!

bump for sharing those stories!

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Generals gathered in their masses, 
Just like witches at black masses.
Evil minds that plot destruction, 
Sorcerer of death's construction.
In the fields the bodies burning, 
As the war machine keeps turning.
Death and hatred to mankind, 
Poisoning their brainwashed minds.
Oh lord yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away, 
They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight, 
They leave that role to the poor.*

Yeah! 

Time will tell on their power mind, **
Making war just for fun.
Treating people just like pawns in chess, 
Wait till their judgement day comes.

Yeah! 

Now in darkness world stops turning, 
Ashes where the bodies burning.
No more war pigs have the power, 
Hand of God has struck the hour.
Day of judgement God is calling, 
On their knees the war pig's crawling.
Begging mercy for their sins, 
Satan laughing spreads his wings.

Oh lord yeah!

Wow. So easy to forget how much war affects out lives when I seem to live outside its influence on a daily basis.

An amazing train, I especially enjoyed the personal stories. I'm sorry I was so busy with work and did not have a chance to participate. Next time! :)

hello Daria, i am very interested in history, is it possible to get in your group? let me know and thx

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The video makes the lyrics even more powerful !

I can’t remember anything
Can’t tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me

Now that the war is through with me
I’m waking up, I cannot see
That there’s not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, wake me

Back in the womb it’s much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can’t look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I’ll live

Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this life off from me

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, wake me

Now the world is gone, I’m just one
Oh God, help me Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, help me

Darkness
Imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell

Landmine
Has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell

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Great train. Thanks and bump!

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You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.

The Bugle sounds and the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on into certain death.

The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall.

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We won't live to fight another day.

We get so close near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below.

And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting groan.

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Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks

You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly
(...)

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This time is a song that came out during World War II.

nice one! will be interested which side of the story you will be telling :D even modern history, even amongst 'allies', there are discrepancies :)

Proud Polish defiance in the face of the horrific Nazi regime

Baptised in fire.
Forty to one

So silent before the storm
Awaiting command
A few has been chosen to stand
As one outnumbered by far
The orders from high command
Fight back, hold your ground!

In early September it came
A war unknown to the world
No warning they entered that land
That is protected by polish hand
Unless you are forty to one
Your force will soon be undone

Baptised in fire
Forty to one
Spirit of spartans
Death and glory
Soldiers of Poland
Second to none
Wrath of the Wehrmacht brought to a halt

The 8th of September it starts
The rage of the Reich
A barrage of mortars and guns
Stand past, the bunkers will hold
The captain has pledged his life
I'll face my fate here!
The sound of artillery strike
So fierce
The thunder of guns

So come, bring on all that you've got
Come hell, come high water, never stop
Unless you are forty to one
Your lives will soon be undone

Baptised in fire
40 to 1
Spirit of spartans
Death and glory
Soldiers of poland
Second to none
Wrath of the Wehrmacht brought to a halt

Always remember, a fallen soldier
Always remember, fathers and sons at war
Always remember, a fallen soldier
Always remember, fathers and sons at war
Always remember, a fallen soldier
Always remember, buried in history

No vermin may enter that land
That is protected by polish hand
Unless you are forty to one
Your force will soon be undone

Baptised in fire
Forty to one
Spirit of spartans
Death and glory!
Soldiers of Poland
Second to none
Wrath of the Wehrmacth brought to a halt

Great train BUMP

Well. Great amounts of great (hi)stories indeed. And a whole lot fact about my country so have a big bump.

YES.

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I want to thank you again for creating this train. History is so important and it can tell us a lot and it feels to me that these days people have less interest in it when they should have more, considering everything that is happening today.

While you can't translate events from the past directly to things happening today there is still an awful lot we can learn from our history and we should do so instead of dismissing it.

"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe."
     -- H. G. Wells

bumping after its ended cause
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs
this be important wurtz just made a history of everything a little while ago.
and its glorious

Kind of ankward to ask this so late after the train ended, but I'd like to join your group as well. I am not a historian nor a history student (I'm studying math; not the closest disciplnes), but I definetly have an interest in history (at least certain parts of it anyway, but it's all important of course) and my country does have quite the unique history, though most of it may be uninteresting to some; my interest is not limited only to my country's past though. I don't know how informative and educational my posts would be, but I'd certainly try to do my best!