Lyrics of Attero Dominatus by Sabaton
Attero!
Dominatus!
Berlin is burning
Denique!
Interimo!
The reich has fallen
We stand at the gates of Berlin
With two and a half million men
With six thousand tanks in our ranks
Use them as battering rams
Artillery leading our way
A million grenades has been launched
The nazis must pay for their crimes
The wings of the eagle has been broken
Marshall Zhukov’s orders:
Serve me Berlin on a plate!
Disregard the losses
The city is ours to take
The price of a war must be paid
Millions of lives has been lost
The price must be paid by the men
That started the war in the 30s
The spring of the year 45′
The year when the nazis will fall
We’re inside the gates of Berlin
The beak of the eagle’s been broken
Comrade Stalin’s orders:
Serve me it’s head on a plate
Disregard the losses
The eagle’s land is ours to take
March!
Fight!
Die!
In Berlin!
March!
Fight!
Conquer!
Berlin!
Historical Background
In short: The song ist about the Battle of Berlin between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army in 1945 of World War II.
Attero Dominatus – The Fall of Berlin and the End of the Reich
Some battles win wars. Others end empires.
Sabaton’s Attero Dominatus isn’t just about a battle—it’s about the final reckoning of World War II. The moment when Nazi Germany, after years of war, genocide, and destruction, was crushed under the weight of history.
This is the Battle of Berlin (April–May 1945)—the Soviet Union’s final push to wipe the Third Reich off the map.
The Final Stand – Berlin, April 1945
By the time the Soviets reached Berlin, Germany was already broken. The Western Allies had taken most of the Rhineland. Hitler was hiding in his bunker. But the Nazis still had one last card to play—fight to the death.
And that’s exactly what they did.
- 2.5 million Soviet troops
- 6,000+ tanks
- A million artillery shells raining down
“We stand at the gates of Berlin, with two and a half million men. With six thousand tanks in our ranks, use them as battering rams.”
The Red Army had one mission: take the city, at any cost.
Total War – No Mercy, No Retreat
“Marshall Zhukov’s orders: Serve me Berlin on a plate! Disregard the losses, the city is ours to take!”
Marshal Georgy Zhukov, Stalin’s top general, led the attack. He knew the cost would be high—but Stalin wanted Berlin.
“The price of a war must be paid. Millions of lives have been lost.”
The Soviets had suffered unimaginable losses during the war—millions of dead, entire cities wiped out. Now, they wanted revenge.
Street by street, building by building, Berlin became hell on Earth. German soldiers, Hitler Youth, and civilians fought desperately. But the Red Army was unstoppable.
The End of the Reich
“The spring of the year ’45, the year when the Nazis will fall. We’re inside the gates of Berlin, the beak of the eagle’s been broken.”
By April 30, Hitler was dead—suicide in his bunker.
By May 2, Berlin surrendered.
By May 8, World War II in Europe was over.
“Comrade Stalin’s orders: Serve me its head on a plate! The eagle’s land is ours to take!”
The Third Reich, which once terrorized the world, was nothing but ruins. The Soviet flag flew over the Reichstag.
Berlin had fallen.
Why Attero Dominatus Hits Hard
This song isn’t just about victory—it’s about the brutal, relentless reality of war.
- It captures the sheer scale of destruction.
- It shows the cost of vengeance—the Soviets suffered massive losses in their final push.
- It reminds us that every empire falls—no matter how powerful it seems.
“March! Fight! Conquer! Berlin!”
It wasn’t just a military victory.
It was the end of an era.
The Lesson?
Power built on fear, war, and oppression always collapses.
Hitler thought his empire would last 1,000 years.
It didn’t even last 12.
Because in the end, war has a price. And in 1945, Germany paid it in blood.
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