K. Likhachev
(Birth and death dates unknown)
Dem'ian Bednyi
(Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Hitler's "Gifts", TASS No. 0744, June 21, 1943

Stencil
1552 x 1080 mm
Field marshal Rommel’s sour expression
Will not improve his situation.
Having lost half of his forces
Scratching his whipped back,
Sides and other parts,
He’s flown off to escape
In the direction of Berlin. Hoorah!

Surprised at his good “fortune”,
He proudly watches down
Upon those he abandoned to surrender:
Cape Bon, Bizerte, Tunisia.

Berlin! That’s were reward awaits him.
That’s where since Stalingrad
The Führer has adopted a new fashion:
That all of his defeated Field marshals
Covered in shameful glory,
Be honored with gifts of honor.

Shame masked in a solemn wrapping!
But we cannot hide our belief
That Hitler will soon need such “gifts”
Not only for two,
But for all of his field marshals.
Ne boltai! Collection, Obj: 205833