This meant that the Allied forces’ hopes to end the war by Christmas 1944 were unsuccessful. While Operation Market Garden predominantly used airborne forces in hopes of securing the bridges, however, after a series of failures and unexpected resistance, troops evacuated. Parachutes open overhead as waves of paratroops land in Holland during operations by the 1st Allied Airborne Army. 5: And if some day /Faithless luck abandons us /And we can't return home/ The deadly bullet strikes/ And fate calls us /Yes, fate calls us /Then our tank is An honourable grave. 4: With barriers and tanks/ Our opponent tries to stop us /We laugh at his efforts/ And travel around them/And when the guns threatingly/ Hide in the yellow sand/ Yes, in the yellow sand/ We search for paths /No-one else has found.

3: If an enemy tank /Appears in our sight /We ram throttles full/ And close with the foe! /We give our lives freely /For the army of our realm/ Yes, the army of our realm/ To die for Germany Is our highest honour. 2: With thundering engines /As fast as lightning/ We engage the enemy/ Safe in our tanks/ Far ahead of our comrades /In battle we stand alone/ Yes, stand alone Into enemy territory.

However, I have found the complete translation of all five verses and posted it here: 'The Panzer Song (Panzerlied) ' 1: Whether in storm or in snow /Whether the sun smiles on us/ The day blazing hot /Or the night ice cold/ Our faces are dusty/ But our spirits are cheerful /Yes, our spirits are cheerful/ Our tank roars Into the windstorm. Īnswer: I believe that in the film, the men are repeatedly singing only the first verse.

Factual error: None of the German tanks are accurate representations of German WWII types.

What tanks were at battle of the bulge