TITLE:        Why Soviet Soldiers Blew Themselves Up During WWII 😱
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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A Soviet soldier blew himself up during World War II. He did this because during

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FULL SCRIPT:
A Soviet soldier blew himself up during World War II. He did this because during the Battle of Smealinsky, the Soviets were surrounded with no way to escape. Many of them were captured, tortured in Hitler's death camps, and eventually executed. So to avoid the torture, soldiers often blew themselves up, trying to take out as many enemies with them as possible.

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TIMED:
[000.08] A Soviet soldier blew himself up during
[002.08] World War II. He did this because during
[003.92] the Battle of Smealinsky, the Soviets
[005.76] were surrounded with no way to escape.
[007.68] Many of them were captured, tortured in
[009.36] Hitler's death camps, and eventually
[011.12] executed. So to avoid the torture,
[012.96] soldiers often blew themselves up,
[014.56] trying to take out as many enemies with
[016.08] them as possible.
