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With their new album The Great War, Swedish heavy metal heroes @SabatonOfficial have reached fantastic chart results all over the world, including the no. 1 top position in Germany & Switzerland, as well as their home country Sweden.
”All these fantastic numbers show a few things! First that we still can write songs that you guys want to hear! But more important that you are the best fans in the world and that metal is stronger than any other genre. We really look forward to tour with this album and perform many new songs all over the world", comments Pär Sundström.
All chart entries so far:
no. 1 Germany
no. 1 Sweden (no. 1 rock/metal, no. 1 physical, no. 1 vinyl)
no. 1 Switzerland
no. 3 Austria Top 75
no. 3 Belgium
no. 3 Finland Top 100 (no. 1 physical)
no. 3 Canada Top album (no. 2 hard music)
no. 3 Poland
no. 4 Norway
no. 5 USA Billboard Top album sales (no. 1 hard music, no. 1 rock)
no. 6 Scotland Top 100
no. 7 Australia Aria Top 100 (no. 1 Metal, no. 1 Rock)
no. 7 Czech Republic
no. 7 Ireland Indie
no. 11 UK (no. 1 rock, no. 3 indie)
no. 12 Spain
no. 13 Netherlands
no. 40 France Top 200 (no. 4 physical)
no. 48 Slovakia
no. 50 Italy Top 100 (no. 19 physical)
Catch the band on The Great Tour. Dates and tickets at www.sabaton.net.
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On July 10, 1940 the air attacks on Britain from Germany intensified, setting the date for the start of the Battle of Britian. From then until October 31, 1940, Germany's air force, the Luftwaffle, would conduct continuous raids against British shipping, air bases, factories, other military targets, and eventually civilian positions. These air attacks meant to weaken the British enough for Operation Sea Lion to be put into motion, the planned German invasion of the British mainland. After almost 4 fruitless months, German command called off the offensive, abandoning their operation plans.
Sabaton's song, "Aces in Exile", focuses on the foreign pilots' contribution to the British victory, and I will as well.
One source shows the total of foreign pilots recognized by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to have been 574, with the majority from Poland, New Zealand, Canada, and Czechoslovakia. Pilots from Belgium, Australia, South Africa, France, Ireland, and the U.S. number from 10 to 30 per country, while a handful came from other British dominions.
Polish airmen in Britain numbered 8500, but they could not serve as pilots until they learned English. In July, 2 Polish fighter squadrons had been formed, which consisted of Polish pilots and ground crews with British officers. They began fighting in August, with 89 pilots in the 2 squadrons and 50 others in RAF squadrons. Most Polish pilots were experienced in fighting, as they had likely participated in either the defence of Poland, the defence of France, or both. They used more effective tactics than the British RAF doctrine, getting in very close--almost withing crashing range--to an enemy plane and ripping it to shreds. The Polish had claimed 201 enemy planes shot down, and No. 303 Squadron (the one refered to in the song) (4) claimed the most kills of any Allied squadron over the course of the battle at 126. Witold Urbanowicz of that squadron was the top Polish ace with 15 claimed kills. Tony Głowacki was 1 of 2 Allied pilots in the battle to become an ace-in-day, shooting down 5 Germans on August 24. 30 Polish pilots were killed in the battle, giving them a very low death rate considering their tactics and kill claims.
@SabatonOfficial's new album THE GREAT WAR is out worldwide and available at your local record stores! Visit the link in our stories to find your nearest one .
Which edition did you pick up? It is available in three editions: Standard, History, Soundtrack.
Hannes Van Dahl chose the History Edition
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Want to learn more about @SabatonOfficial's upcoming album, The Great War?
Watch Part 3 of the album stories where Joakim & Pär discuss the songwriting process and why World War I was one of the toughest topics to write about: youtube.com/sabaton. Link in our stories!
The Great War is out on July 19th via Nuclear Blast Records. See the various editions at nuclearblast.com. Link in our bio. Ships Worldwide.
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@SabatonOfficial's new album THE GREAT WAR is out worldwide and available at your local record stores! Visit the link in our stories to find your nearest one .⠀
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Which edition did you pick up? It is available in three editions: Standard, History, Soundtrack.⠀
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#Sabaton #SabatonMusic #TheGreatWar #GreatWar @par.sundstrom @hannes_van_dahl #JoakimBroden #JoakimBrodén @chris.rorland @rxalliance #FirstWorldWar #WorldWarOne #WorldWar1 #WW1 #WWI #WW1Centenary #WW1History #HeavyMetal #Metal
@SabatonOfficial on Spotify's Metal Talks!
In this episode of Metal Talks, Joakim and Pär discuss the new album The Great War and the 20 years of SABATON anniversary.
Listen to the episode now! Link in our stories ☝️
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Over 400 journalists ALL agree: The HISTORY EDITION is the best way to enjoy the new @SabatonOfficial album, The Great War.
The album is out on July 19th and you can get your copy at nuclearblast.com. Link in bio! Ships Worldwide.
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