Smoking Snakes — Sabaton -

: Sabaton was awarded the "Tenente Max Wolff Filho" medal by Brazilian veterans for their work in preserving this history.

: 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) SABATON - Smoking Snakes

: 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 : Sabaton was awarded the "Tenente Max Wolff

Recommendations for that sing about history? "A Cobra Vai Fumar

"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