Sabaton
Sabaton - The Valley Of Death songtekst
Over deze songtekst:
De Slag bij Doiran vond plaats op 18 en 19 september 1918. Die slag vond plaats bij het Dojran Meer. Aan de ene kant de Bulgaren en aan de andere kant de Britten en Grieken. De Bulgaren hadden hun bunkers in de heuvels bij het meer gebouwd. De bunkers waren zo goed geconstrueerd dat zware artillerie nauwelijks iets uithaalde. Onder enorme verliezen (de geallieerden verloren ruim 20.000 soldaten) slaagde de Britten en Grieken de stad Doiran te bereiken. Vandaar trokken ze de heuvels in.
Daarnaast hadden de Servische en Franse legers de Bulgaren in de Vardar vallei verslagen.
Uiteindelijk gaven de Bulgaren zich over. Dat was op 30 september 1918.
De Engelsen hadden zoveel respect voor Vladimir Vazov, de Bulgaarse commandant, dat ze hem na de oorlog een aantal malen uitnodigde om naar Engeland te komen waar hij gast colleges gaf op eem militaire academie. Hij had zich een waardige tegenstander getoond die met respect behandeld dient te worden.
Dug in deep, equipped for attack Outnumbered, determined to win Double trench lines that won't give in They're prepared let the battle begin Here again, they've done this before A lesson that they should have learned by now Reinforced with new men and guns Who are ready for death when it comes United they're strong, united they're holding the line The Valley of Death awaiting the British as they come their way Their attack is coming, fight them back Bulgarians holding the line Facing wave after wave, will never surrender Again, again, again, again They attack, Bulgaria held them back Unleash their counter barrage Let it rain artillery pounding the trenches No surrender, fight them until the end Fortified and made to defy Protected by wires and guns Troops as far as the eye can see They advance under Vazovs command Row on row, as they come from below Twice they attack, twice they're beaten back Every time they try, they will die Their line of defense is still intact For white, green and red, for the nation they're fighting for The British are done, three times the defense of Doiran has been won Their attack is coming, fight them back Bulgarians holding the line Facing wave after wave, will never surrender Again, again, again, again They attack, Bulgaria held them back Unleash their counter barrage Let it rain artillery pounding the trenches No surrender, fight them until the end For white, green and red, for the nation they're fighting for The British are done, three times the defense of Doiran has been won Their attack is coming, fight them back Bulgarians holding the line Facing wave after wave, will never surrender Again, again, again, again They attack, Bulgaria held them back Unleash their counter barrage Let it rain artillery pounding the trenches No surrender, fight them until the end Vladimir