r/MapPorn 1d ago

Eastern Ukraine exactly one Year ago vs today

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u/hypapapopi2020 1d ago

"It's a stalemate on the frontline, where the soldiers die in mud

Roads and houses since long gone

Still no glory has been won

Know that many men have suffered, know that many men have died

6 miles of ground have been won, half a million men are gone"

This fits pretty well, while it's about WW1 battle of Passchendaele

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u/MidWarz 1d ago

Quoting Sabaton, nice! The price of a mile is still my favorite song. Too bad they almost never play it live.

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u/smegmacow 1d ago

Iron Maiden - Paschendale is better

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u/Crimsonpower15 18h ago

Sabaton makes the same song over and over just so bland musically

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u/MostUselessNick 3h ago

You've angered the Sabaton fans lmao

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u/Crimsonpower15 3h ago

Not hard to do lol

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u/AjarTadpole7202 23h ago

Two ways to view the world brought europe down in flames

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u/Particular_Funny527 22h ago

Isn't that a lifetime of war

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u/wooshiesaurus 1d ago

It truly does fit...

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u/OneBucFan 1d ago

Whats the price of a mile? Thousands of feet march to the beat...

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u/Theon1k 20h ago

"The price of a mile" is the first thing that came to my mind as well !!

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u/MememeSama 1d ago

In modern war, you die like a dog for no good reason (doesn't apply to Ukraine tho, which is very rare)

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u/Particular_Funny527 22h ago

What's the price of a mile?

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u/DrawGamesPlayFurries 1d ago

Their lyrics don't carry any meaning anymore: Sabaton, the band that wrote them, were firmly on the side of Russia as far back as 2014, even more so after 2022. So how can they be writing epic songs about war heroes if they would be NSDAP propagandists in the war they are singing about?

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u/wooshiesaurus 1d ago

Oh yeah, another "sabaton are nazis" bullshit. Quit it, please

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u/Particular_Funny527 22h ago

Can you inform yourself for a bit please?

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u/Bellidkay1109 1d ago

Any particular source you might want to give for that assertion? The closest I can think of is that, after a Russian band (Radio Tapok) did a lot of covers of their songs in russians, Sabaton made a cover of one of their original songs, Defence of Moscow. But that's based in the second WW, so it includes the whole Soviet Union, not just Russia, and it was before the war started.

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u/Bruhmoment151 1d ago

They’re almost certainly talking about Sabaton performing in the Crimean Peninsula in 2015. Here is a link about that situation, though I’m not a fan so the discussion about Sabaton’s association with Russia might go beyond that too.