Clothing for the Romanian army. All male inhabitants of Romania are obliged to contribute clothing to the army. Each person must contribute at least a shirt, a pair of trousers, and a pair of socks. – 27-7-44
It was recently in Romania
That a law was decreed recently
Whereby some clothing is confiscated
For the army.
The state demands from every citizen
A pair of trousers and a shirt
And also a pair of socks
And all of this is intended
To provide clothing
For the Romanian troops
For further combat
Against Stalin‘s army.
And when I read the announcement,
Then it’s clear to me
That the Romanian by Hitler
Apparently was stripped
Dreams have faded
And the Ukrainian illusion
He didn’t find himself only in his last shirt,
But without a shirt at all.
He followed Hitler’s temptations
And took part in the fight
And is now knocked out of his socks,
And has lost everything now.
So wonderfully it had begun,
But then came the curse,
For one was defeated
And thus did in his pants.
The trousers started to smell
During this Russia campaign
And were no longer usable,
No wonder one searched
In order to replace all that is lacking,
What they are in need of,
And so they looked at the citizens
With an ugly glance down their necks …
Post-Editing: Nannie Braunstein-Beekman
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