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Hellfighters
2022
Lyrics
From a land across the ocean, to the western front where they served
Fought with courage and devotion, preconceptions turned
As the spring offensive kept churning, where the men would earn their name
See the tides of battle turning, and their foes ignite their flame
Hear the toll of the bell, kept fighting for six months in hell
As the war rages on, they fight at the edge of the Argonne
Hear the toll of the bell, over six months in hell
Out of the trenches they came
As the war rages on, at the edge of the Argonne
Hellfighters earning their name
They would have no prisoners taken, and they never lost any ground
Earned the cross of war unshaken, never turned around
As the armistice is drawing closer, the 369th
Kept on fighting until it was over, and they were first to reach the Rhine
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Music:Joakim Brodén, Chris Rörland
Lyrics:Joakim Brodén
Historic Fact
Hellfighters is about the 369th regiment that was mainly formed out of African American and Puerto Rican soldiers, and were not allowed to fight alongside the ordinary American soldiers.
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Find out more about the Harlem Hellfighters.