Italian ally losing fights. Watch them wilt,
Hitler sends troops out of guilt - Fascist guilt -
DAK to N Africa, and right away
The light - the dust - the heat - Brits at bay
And in the Balkans, sent troops real fast:
Victory (11 days)! Yugoslavia fell at last
Germans elated with the fall of Greece:
But airborne disaster with island of Crete
No more delight - although it did fall
German paras now used in ground ops role,
But off Greenland Bismarck sunk the Hood!- Sparing three,
Three days and Brits sank her* for _their_ victory,
Round the corner death lay - - -
Such sorrow,
Dark tomorrow
“Operation Barbarossa” greatest land invasion in history-
We made such advances
But what were our chances?
Or was it all for Nazi Germany?

Such sorrow,
Dark tomorrow
We took Minsk, Ukraine, and Kiev by surprise! -
The power of German might!
Army Groups wide divide,
Did anyone consider if this was wise?

Such sorrow,
Dark tomorrow
The temperature drops, trudged through the mud! -
We then slowed to a snail
Everyone looking pale,
Cold taking toll, but we could not just fail!

Such sorrow,
Dark tomorrow
And target Moscow lay just 10 miles away!!! -
Then we were stopped as dead
Reds countered, we bled
From E Europe we had made it all this way -
The mission had turned sour
Despite our firepower,
Reds countered in force, much to our dismay

Such sorrow,
Dark tomorrow
And though we have established our line;
Not cheery, sincerely,
We are worn weary;
Mother Russia is dreary, not so kind:
We would just leave her
But under orders,
But Ja! Maybe we beat her next time