RED CONQUERORS*
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Conquerors go forth.*
like earthquakes,* 
through the world*
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The old shape of Europe remains no longer*
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A new creation,* 
by the sword,* 
hacked out*
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Thrones fall, kingdoms come apart*
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And justice is that which succeeds*
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______________- Tegner*
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It is early 1943.*
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You are a tank officer of the Red Army recently sent to assume command of a tank battalion. Your reputation precedes you. The staff considers you to be a problem solver, in the ranks you are known as fearless heavy charger, eager to join battle with the enemy. Just maybe a bit too eager, a bit too fearless.*
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You have front experience and you have been blooded in action. You have met the German and you know him to be an utterly terrifying foe. At the same time a strong desire for revenge burns within you, the determination to endure any hardship in order to conquer the invaders.*
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From the fringes of the forest,*
A thousand engines roared,*
Echoing up and down the line*
the command; "All aboard!"*
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- Aleksandr Tvardovsky*