Nova Zora Nama Rudi - Song of the Croatian Legion

   

ZborBall IV

 

Published on Jul 4, 2021

The 369th (Croatian) Reinforced Infantry Regiment (German: Verstärktes (kroatisches) Infanterie-Regiment 369, Croatian: 369. pojačana pješačka pukovnija) was a regiment of the German Army raised to fight on the Eastern Front during World War II. The regiment was formed in July 1941 from Croatian volunteers from the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), including a Bosnian Muslims battalion, it was commonly referred to as the Croatian Legion (Hrvatska Legija). The troops swore a joint oath of allegiance to the Führer, the Poglavnik, the German Reich and the NDH. The unit was sent to the Russian front where it was attached to the 100. Jäger-Division. In 1943, as part of the 6th Army, it was the only non-German unit to participate in the battle of Stalingrad where it was virtually destroyed. On 31 January 1943, the 800 surviving Croatian legionaries, led by their commander Marko Mesić, surrendered to the Red Army.
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This song was originally a WW1-era folk song that was adapted by the Croatian Legion during it's battles on the Eastern Front

Lyrics:
Hrvatska se krv sad budi, vrije svaka kap,
Nova zora nama rudi, naš je pozdrav ŽAP!

Sad ću sijat, sad ću žeti pšenicu i kruh, (I translated it as sam a.k.a alone, audio is not the clearest)
Oj Hrvati jošte živi pradjedova duh!

Sava, Drava, Drina, Sutla i Dunava tok,
Partizani gubite se kratak vam je rok!

Hrvatska se krv sad budi, vrije svaka kap,
Nova zora nama rudi, naš je pozdrav
ŽAP! ŽAP! ŽAP!"