Panzer Battalion

At first I thought this song was about Germanys Afrika Korps during WW2. Passages such as "on course to the east" (from Libya into Egypt) and the fact that the track is called Panzer Battalion supported this. But I'm pretty sure this track is really about the second war of Iraq. Take for example the line "this time we're here to finish a job started a decade ago", it's obviously refering to the first war of Iraq one decade before the current one. Also near the end the line "Blow their SAM sites clear for air strike" gives away the hint that it couldn't be about a 1940's conflict, there just weren't SAM systems at that point in time.

So my conclusion is that this song is not about WW2 as I first thought, but rather Iraq war 2.

Its indeed about Iraq. In Swedish, tanks are referred as Panser (from the German Panzer) so it makes sense, I figure

About Iraq.

"Blow their SAM sites clear for air strike ready for the storm"

Storm as in Operation Desert Storm. I don't think there was Surface to Air Missels in WWII Either

Another Line "Armoured tanks of mass destruction killers in the east" Reffering about the Middle East

This is indeed about Iraq

This song is the follow up to Reign of Terror. Reign of Terror was about Operation Desert Storm, this song is about Operation Iraqi Freedom.

I dare say that this song, in a way, tries to relay some strong criticism. It can be that Sabaton is trying to illustrate the brutality of USA troops in Iraq. Their blant superiority and the missuse of it...

'pansar' means 'armor' in Swedish. I think 'panzer' also means 'armor' in German, or perhaps 'armoured tank'. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel that in English, the word is associated with the nazis. It could be that Sabaton compares the Americans to the Nazis. I too dare say that the song conveys strong criticism.

Joakim has gone on record saying that there's only so many ways they can refer to tanks without getting repetitive, hence why a song about the Second War in Iraq is named "Panzer battalion".