Snakes - Sabaton - Smoking

: The track is featured in the World War II grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV as part of the Sabaton Music Pack. Community Voices

Recommendations for that sing about history? SABATON - Smoking Snakes

The song has become an unofficial anthem for the Brazilian military and a point of immense national pride. : The track is featured in the World

: They refused to surrender and fought to their deaths. The German soldiers who buried them were so impressed by their bravery that they marked their graves with a cross inscribed: "Drei brasilianische Helden" (Three Brazilian Heroes). "A Cobra Vai Fumar!" (The Snake Will Smoke) : They refused to surrender and fought to their deaths

"Smoking Snakes" is one of Sabaton’s most powerful historical tributes, honoring the during World War II. The title comes from a sarcastic Brazilian saying: "It’s more likely for a snake to smoke a pipe than for Brazil to go to war." When Brazil finally sent 25,700 soldiers to Italy in 1944, they adopted the "Smoking Snake" as their official badge to mock that skepticism. The Story Behind the Song

“As a Brazilian i am sad and proud to say that Sabaton - Smoking Snakes is one of very few forms of art... that mentions and honor our 25.700 soldiers who fought and die in that terrible war.” Reddit · r/sabaton · 8 years ago