Continue Learning about Military History
What is the significance of total war?
Total war means that soldiers kill not only other soldiers, but
everything that’s in sight.
What percentage of soldiers die at war?
i don’t know how the soldiers die but atleast 6000 soldiers have
died in the war
What did the singing of the armistice on November 11. 1918?
Armistice means that the war was over and that their soldiers
would be coming home
What is a word that means money paid for the damages of war?
Reparations
What word means money paid for war damages?
Reparations
Here is a collection of rhyming poems that talk about war and the brutality, suffering, destruction and sadness associated with wars. I hope that each word serves to remind us those who have lost their lives in the many wars throughout human history.
The first war poem is intended to be a personal account of a fallen soldier.
I can’t imagine the helpless feelings and emotions that young soldiers have experienced when they knew they were minutes or even seconds away from their death.
The first two stanzas of the verse below are sad and depressing.
The last one contains hope as the soldier comes to terms with his/her mortality and tries to remember the good times from the past.
With youth comes a sense of invincibility, but wars and bloodshed change that very quickly. Especially when one witnesses his dear friends perish in front of him.
Don’t Cry
I write this poem, here where I lay,
Sunshine is gone, I only see grey.
Wish I had a bit more time,
I’m in my twenties, I’m in my prime.
But I only have a minute or two,
My body is numb, my face is blue.
I’m so sorry, I did my best,
Life is leaving, through my red chest.
It all happened so sudden and fast,
Can’t help but smile, as I look at the past.
Please don’t morn, please don’t cry,
I’ll look down, from the sky.
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The next war poem is meant to show our gratitude and appreciation for all the soldiers out there, and their sacrifices that they made and make each day.
The reality is, they are nothing short of heroes.
They put their lives on the line constantly. The political reasons behind going to war may vary significantly, and may be either legitimate or not.
But we all know, the men and women who serve on the front lines always fight for a good cause and with their hearts.
True Heroes
When there is conflict, we depend,
Trained and ready, oversees we send.
They fight in the lonely desert of dirt,
With confidence, not revealing their hurt.
Their lives are ordered and very strict,
What happens next, they cannot predict.
Courage of lions they all possess,
Our gratitude we should always express.
True heroes to us, they shine like a star,
Even though, they’re so very far.
These men and women truly amaze,
We’ll cherish them, till the end of days.
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The men and women that serve during wars should be honoured and their sacrifices should be celebrated.
The job they do must be extremely difficult. They never know whether they will return home alive.
In addition, they leave their family and loved ones behind for extended periods of time.
That must be very difficult emotionally not only to the soldiers themselves, but also all the children, wives, husbands, parents, friends, and other family members that miss them dearly, and await their safe return.
Here’s a poem about war that talks about some of the things that were mentioned earlier. The last stanza hints at post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or one of its negative effects. Many veterans live with PTSD, and it must make it very difficult for them as they try to transition back to normal civilian life. This also affects their families and their relationships with people back home.
War Season
Doesn’t matter the type of war,
Heartache and misery we can’t ignore.
They put their lives on the line,
Blood and dirt, there is no shine.
Even if we have a reason,
You won’t find the ideal season,
To leave family and kids behind,
The worst torture, they feel blind.
If you’re lucky, you come back,
They give you a medal, and a plaque.
In your mind, memories are clear,
Wake up at night, with so much fear.
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I tried to write the following poem about war by placing myself into the shoes of a group of soldiers that were ambushed during their mission or patrol. You hear battle stories all the time about infantry soldiers being ambushed or surprised by their enemies. It seems like stealth is very common and effective war tactic these days.
Ambushed Heat
Shock arrives and invites pain,
Brother nearby, has been slain,
Now expected to logically think,
Insanity is creeping, at the brink.
With every single, fearful breath,
A second closer to his death,
Time to sacrifice, time to lead,
Just like cattle, as they bleed.
Attack reversed into retreat,
They’ve been ambushed in this heat.
Moments later, a helpless feeling,
Scars will need, lifelong healing.
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That last line reminds us of the harsh reality that both physical and emotional war scars often take entire lifetimes to heal.
BRING THEM HOME
Back through the years
a lot of our young men have gone to war,
and though they may not have always known
what they were fighting for;
They did just what they had to do
to keep our country free,
they fought for all America,
not just for you and me.
Some of our boys came back home,
some never made it back,
some were listed MIA’S,
of some they just lost track;
Some were listed POW’S,
prisoners of war,
but the ones who aren’t accounted for,
we just cannot ignore.
We need to bring them all back home,
each and every one,
until we do our debt’s not paid
our job is left undone.
‘Cause all those men who gave their lives
and those who were so loyal,
belong here in America,
back on their home soil.
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World War I Poems
Here’s a few World War I poems (WWI) that look at some of the realities of the first world war (also known as the Great War or war to end all wars). This war also known for its trench warfare, and the first poem talks about that.
Sorrow
We’ve dug a hole, called a trench,
Humanity is gone, replaced with stench.
Pain around us is draining but real,
Craving silence, and a good meal.
Not an ounce of fame or glory,
Could ever save us from this story.
Fight for days, for a couple feet,
Must remain strong to avoid defeat.
A much different type of noise,
Not from children and their toys.
Never heard so many grown men cry,
There’s so much sorrow, in every eye.
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That poem about war also mentions the sorrow that soldiers feel. A lot of this must be from witnessing close friends and comrades dying around you all the time. Emotionally, that must be devastating. It’s like having someone in your extended circle of family and friends die almost every day. I can’t imagine how they felt. It must have been awful.
Here’s a poem that I wrote from the perspective of a 17 year old teenager, that ends up on the front lines. This young man/boy realizes that he is way too young to die, and also shows empathy for his enemies/victims and their families. I heard a story of a soldier taking his own life after not being able to deal with the bloodshed he was ordered to cause.
Soldier Speaks
Wish I could express, the emotions I feel,
We’re all expected to block and conceal.
I need to be heard, I wish to speak,
But if I do, they might think I’m weak.
Honestly, I’m frightened and scared,
At seventeen, for death not prepared.
We crawl, aim, and routinely kill,
I feel the loss, I feel the chill.
I see children and a crying wife,
Someone stop me, from taking more life.
There’s always a reason, always a cause,
I will be next, if I ponder and pause.
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At the end of this poem, the soldier shows irony, by acknowledging that he could be the next to die if he just sits there and thinks about his entire situation for too long. Yet, that’s exactly what he just did by writing this poem.
World War 2 Poems
These are the first two World War 2 poems that I’ve ever written. I am a history buff, so I do know the events surrounding the Second World War. However, prior to writing these poems about war, I tried to understand some of the emotions that these soldiers were feeling by watching some WWII video clips on Youtube.com.
Sacred Treasure
I write to you this poem my dear,
You’ll never see me, I cry with fear.
Moments ago, they destroyed our tank,
For the memories we shared, I truly thank.
Wish I could wipe the tears in your eyes,
You are strong, from all this you shall rise.
Take care of our children, hope you are well,
Sorrow inside me, I just want to yell.
The body of John, a very close friend,
Lays next to me, this is my end.
My life is over, and so is my will,
They’re shooting at me, expecting to kill.
It’s so cold, in this wretched snow,
Just need to say, before I go —
Life with you was the greatest pleasure,
Our love shall always, be a sacred treasure.
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That world war 2 poem was a first person account from a dying soldier, moments before he was killed in battle. The inspiration behind this poem came from watching a few real life accounts on youtube.
Flicker of Hope
The horrible menace and terror of war,
Shakes my being at its very core.
Destruction, agony, and so much fire,
Death follows all, as lives expire.
Corpses lay in pools of blood,
Soldiers marching, covered in mud.
Carnage of war, more than clear,
Each day is harsh and more severe.
Sounds of exploding mines and grenades,
Sirens alarm us, approaching air raids.
We must manage, we must cope,
Nothing left, but a flicker of hope.
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It seems like during very difficult times of war, many soldiers are able to continue simply because of hope. Even if it’s just slight, as mentioned in the above poem about war.
Civil War Poems
Feel free to share the following civil war poems with someone that may be interested in the history of the American Civil War. The first civil war poem may apply to virtually any modern civil war.
Witnessing Hell
As we march, it’s unbearably hot,
I dream of surviving, cannot get shot.
Try to focus, what each day brings,
To escape this horror, I may need wings.
I must remember, for freedom we fight,
Seeking courage inside, with all of my might.
We all know, war is tragic and cruel,
For sadness nor tears, there is no rule.
Victory or loss, I do miss my farm,
Lovely place, with plenty of charm.
Wakeup! Look where I am now,
Witnessing hell, no farm nor a plough.
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Civil War Experience
This Civil War is a deadly fight,
Sitting in camp, a few words I shall write.
Last battle we fought, exhaustion and thirst,
Felt like forever, it was the worst.
Some Native allies bring men by canoe,
My left foot is swollen, I need a new shoe.
I witnessed last gasps of honourable men,
Tomorrow we’ll fight, those bastards again.
I must stay strong, but I do dread,
Not coming home, ending up dead.
I promised to fight and our land defend,
When it’s all over, in peace we shall spend.
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Vietnam War Poem
This Vietnam War poem talks about the tragedies and harsh conditions during this awful war. Just like in all wars, many innocent civilians lost their lives during this time in history.
Misery and Pain
So much misery, so much pain,
Fog of war, with torrential rain.
Mountainous jungles do not forgive,
Must be careful, if you wish to live.
Constant tragedies, strike them deep,
Patrolling villages with their jeep.
Children wide-eyed, and confused,
Women tortured and abused.
Fire and destruction, seems to follow,
Magnitude of it all is hard to swallow.
The dying gasp for every breath,
Joining countless to their death.
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I think the above poem is one of my favourite poems about war that I’ve written. The reason is because it’s so vivid and real. When writing it, I tried to place myself into those unimaginable conditions and times.
Anti-War Poem
Here’s an anti-war poem that hints at the causes of war, it’s effects, and a solution. Yes I know, it’s quite ambitious. But I had to try. I hope you spread this poem about war on Facebook and Twitter, so that it reminds others that war is just not worth it and we need to do everything we can to avoid it, and live in peace.
Peace over War
War affects so many lives,
Children, parents, husbands, and wives.
First-hand terror for those that serve,
No human being, such a death deserve.
Many wars are pure political,
The pain they cause is far more critical.
We must work on our human relations,
Think of future generations.
Let’s work on finding solutions,
Choose non-violent revolutions.
Hatred and anger, we must decrease,
Only path to finding peace.
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Iraq War Poem
The research I did before writing the Iraq war poem below was emotional. I found a video on youtube where a soldier read the letters of some of the recently deceased young men and women. These brave young soldiers all wrote to their families back home, hoping to return to them very soon. Unfortunately, they paid the ultimate sacrifice. Their lives.
Iraq
Many excited to go to Iraq,
That feeling changed to terror and shock.
The first tragedy may be the truth,
Witnessing terror, and loss of their youth.
They expected plenty of danger,
Here in Baghdad, it’s not a stranger.
So much at stake, pressures immense,
Protecting each other, mutual defense.
Often times, combat is so close,
Deep inside, violence oppose.
They witness bloodshed that is extreme,
So many things are not what they seem.
These people are poor, and severely oppressed,
Suicide bombers, like civilians are dressed.
Those damned, improvised explosive devices,
Killed so many, they’re paying the prices.
They can’t wait, till war reaches the end,
Letters of love and courage they send.
Real soon, they all hope to return home,
Their personal stories, will have their own poem.
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Here’s another one about Iraq. It was submitted by Patricia Capansky.
IRAQI FREEDOM
They say the war is over in Iraq,
but I must very strongly disagree,
when every day I hear of Soldiers wounded, maimed or killed
while trying to keep Iraqi people free.
Their job is now to help rebuild the country
and help the people get back on their feet,
but danger lurks for each of them with every step they take,
around each corner and down every street.
They say Saddam’s regime has been defeated
by a coalition brave and strong and loyal,
but the war will not be over till our Soldiers all come home
and their blood’s no longer spilled on foreign soil.
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A Poem about The Kosovo War
Exile From Kosovo
They gave up everything they had
and fled from Kosovo,
on a journey with the kind of end
that only God could know.
Through wind and rain and bitter cold
They went mile after mile,
to try to find a safe place,
these people in exile.
An exodus of thousands
with no choice but to run,
forced from their homes and some
loved ones at the point of a gun.
They didn’t know what lay ahead
but the horrors left behind,
was something that would surely
burn forever in their mind.
Tired and hungry, wet and cold,
they had no place to stay,
and without shelter some
just couldn’t last another day.
With cold hard ground the only floor,
their roof the open sky,
bad health and weather took its toll
with each hour that went by.
The refugees were many,
safe havens far too few,
and in a valley thousands still need
help to make it through.
And although help is on the way,
the road ahead still rough,
for many in that valley
help just won’t come soon enough.
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War Poems For Children
Here’s a few poems about war written for children that are meant to educate our young kids about war. I tried my best to make sure they are appropriate for young kids. However, please use your own discretion when sharing or reading them to your kids.
Safe and Kind
Wars and battles are very bad,
They often make people sad.
Many soldiers covered in dirt,
Being shot, can really hurt.
They fight so you could be free,
Just like a happy bumble bee.
Let’s thank soldiers for what they do,
They try to protect, me and you.
To make the world safe and kind,
That’s something, we should keep in mind.
Those hurt by wars, need our care,
Think of them and say a prayer.
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Why?
Why do some people start a war?
Can’t they forgive and just ignore?
Wars can create a lot of pain,
When there’s war, there’s usually rain.
Why do countries need to fight?
Can’t we just sleep at night?
Some adults like monkey’s behave,
Hurting others is not brave.
My only wish is for peace and quiet,
There’s no need to start a riot.
If they’re mad and angry too,
War is just a crazy zoo.
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Writing these poems about war was an enlightening experience for myself.
It reminded me of not only the atrocities and suffering associated with wars, but also the sacrifices that countless men and women soldiers have paid over the centuries and continue to do so.
You are welcome to also share an original rhyming poem about war with the world that you have written. Simply submit your poem and an optional personal story behind it and I will gladly include it in this section.
I wish you peace and prosperity.
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Noun
A person who serves in an army
A person who works hard for a cause
A person who kills or causes the death of another
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Noun
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A person who serves in an army
trooper
fighter
serviceman
warrior
legionary
legionnaire
GI
regular
serviceperson
dogface
squaddie
combatant
infantry
conscript
servicewoman
Tommy
sapper
infantryperson
marine
officer
draftee
paratrooper
private
recruit
veteran
volunteer
guardsman
guerrilla
gunner
scout
mercenary
pongo
redcoat
cadet
cavalryperson
commando
corporal
guard
musketeer
pilot
rank
selectee
sergeant
warmonger
man-at-arms
military man
enlisted man
enlisted person
fighting woman
comrade-in-arms
foot soldier
fighting man
cannon fodder
soldier-at-arms
Green Beret
airforce member
military person
hero
champion
brave
battler
braveheart
gladiator
infantryman
lionheart
lion
lionhearted man
brave man
courageous person
man of courage
brave person
conquering hero
effective
contender
militant
warlord
belligerent
antagonist
infanteer
person-at-arms
infantry trooper
crewman
zipperhead
cavalryman
ninja
doughboy
GI Joe
army personnel
horse soldier
armored soldierUS
armoured soldierUK
fighting person
battle angel
para
poilu
ranker
jawan
grunt
digger
swaddy
swad
troopie
tommy
private soldier
buck private
common soldier
Tommy Atkins
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“It argued that the suppression of fear was the task of every soldier in the firing line.”
Noun
▲
A person who works hard for a cause
crusader
campaigner
advocate
supporter
worker
workhorse
champion
backer
promoter
proponent
exponent
upholder
apostle
pleader
speaker
protector
booster
patron
spokesman
defender
spokesperson
pioneer
advocator
counsellorUK
gospeller
friend
reformer
activist
missionary
apologist
sponsor
hierophant
espouser
propagandist
herald
protagonist
gospeler
expounder
paladin
plugger
proposer
believer
spokesperson for
fighter for
tub-thumper
true believer
speaker for
crusader for
campaigner for
counselorUS
high priest
battler for
spokeswoman for
white knight
stan
spokesman for
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“It wasn’t just a blind loyalty or an uninformed loyalty that caused me to be a soldier for the movement.”
Noun
▲
A person who kills or causes the death of another
slayer
killer
homicide
assassin
executioner
murderer
cutthroat
butcher
slaughterer
manslayer
enforcer
exterminator
criminal
perpetrator
manslaughterer
triggerman
destroyer
murderess
eradicator
massacrer
demolisher
hit-and-run
contract killer
cause of death
hit person
trigger person
liquidator
terminator
hit man
cut-throat
gunman
genocidaire
gunwoman
gunperson
hunter
predator
psychopath
hatchet man
hit-man
hit-woman
serial killer
hitman
sniper
hired gun
bravo
button man
trigger man
marksman
hired killer
thug
shooter
markswoman
rifleman
torpedo
mass murderer
homicidal maniac
contract man
sharpshooter
parricide
heavy
pest control
attacker
man-slayer
desperado
patricide
gangster
gunslinger
gunfighter
terrorist
bandit
poisoner
gun
deranged killer
eliminator
angel of death
clipper
dispatcher
mercenary
guerrilla
armed robber
hood
mobster
hold-up man
shootist
lyncher
angel of mercy
hangman
stick-up man
headsman
gun for hire
armed man
garroter
strangler
electrocutioner
hatchet person
soldier of fortune
gun person
official killer
public executioner
professional killer
Jack Ketch
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Noun
▲
A chess piece in which each side has eight
pawn
pikeman
infantry
chess piece
Noun
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Shooter of gun
gunner
bombardier
fusilier
shooter
artilleryman
cannoneer
marksman
rifleman
warrant officer
gunman
sniper
musketeer
markswoman
killer
assassin
sharpshooter
murderer
butcher
executioner
triggerman
hired killer
hired gun
contract killer
professional killer
hatchet man
trigger man
hit man
Noun
▲
After training, no longer in full active duty
reservist
part-time soldier
reserve
reserve member
Territorial
weekend warrior
Noun
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A devoted and helpful follower or supporter
servant
follower
disciple
adherent
advocate
apostle
backer
subject
patron
liegeman
supporter
vassal
man
partisan
votary
acolyte
convert
pupil
devotee
epigone
votarist
believer
partizan
upholder
proselyte
cohort
zealot
sectary
student
catechumen
attendant
scholar
bhakta
apologist
learner
sectator
chela
proponent
Noun
▲
Paramilitary or guerrilla
paramilitary
guerrilla
partisan
rebel
revolutionary
terrorist
fighter
irregular
insurgent
mercenary
freedom fighter
underground fighter
resistance fighter
radical
revolutionist
bushfighter
irregular soldier
commando
member of the resistance
soldier of fortune
member of the underground
professional soldier
Noun
▲
A professional soldier, typically hired to serve in a foreign army
mercenary
guerrilla
legionnaire
merc
adventurer
hireling
condottiere
warrior
freelance
hired gun
lance-knight
professional soldier
hired soldier
private army
free companion
freedom fighter
soldier of fortune
dog of war
soldier for hire
filibuster
freebooter
Verb
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To persevere through hardship or challenges
persevere
persist
endure
keep going
keep on
not give up
plug away
press on
soldier on
stick at
stick with
be persistent
go the distance
grind away
hammer away
hang in
hang in there
hang on
hang tough
hold on
keep at
plough on
press ahead
see it through
stand firm
stick at it
stick it out
stick with it
struggle on
be determined
be pertinacious
be tenacious
carry on
follow through
go for it
go on
keep at it
keep it up
peg away
plod on
remain firm
see something through
stand fast
stay the course
stay with something
gut it out
be resolved
be stubborn
keep trying
pursue
maintain
continue
proceed
remain
bash on
not take no for an answer
go to the mat
go for broke
stop at nothing
keep driving
leave no stone unturned
hold fast
be patient
hold out
pursue your goal
keep your hand in
show determination
get on
last
survive
keep up
stand your ground
see through
prevail
hold up
stick to your guns
tough it out
abide
stay
be resolute
bide
carry through
sustain
stay with it
weather
plow on
persevere with
live on
live
bear
stand
grind
hold
push on
soldier on with
hold your ground
beaver
withstand
keep
continue with
persist with
be firm
carry on with
make a stand
be emphatic
dig your heels in
persist in
go
put up with it
persevere in
labourUK
grin and bear it
toil
linger
handle
wear
stay with
laborUS
outlast
stick to
perdure
resist
put up with
ride out
insist
not budge
last out
keep on at
keep going with
stand pat
run on
go on with
proceed with
be durable
follow up
be diligent
keep on with
keep your nose to the grindstone
go the limit
stand up
go all the way
press on with
fight
exert oneself
perpetuate
absorb
accept
meet
countenance
take
support
hack
stomach
brook
tolerate
exist
extend
strive
perseverate
grit your teeth
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To work slowly and perseveringly, typically at a dull or laborious task
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graft
exert oneself
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sweat blood
kill oneself
knock oneself out
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keep at it
work like a dog
bend over backwards
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push
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pour it on
work your fingers to the bone
bullock
drag oneself
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beaver
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lumber
go for broke
work day and night
rupture yourself
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make an all-out effort
dig deeper
do your damnedest
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give something one’s all
put yourself out
move heaven and earth
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old college try
keep your head down
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1. ‘The Forties’ by David Samoilov (1920-1990)
Samoilov (born Kaufman) is regarded as one of the leading Soviet poets of WWII. His poems depicted the horrors of war and the struggle for peace, the joy of living before the war and the daily concerns of a young soldier in the thick of the action.
David Samoilov is regarded as one of the leading Soviet poets of WWII.
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Samoilov took part in the war and was wounded several times in combat. The theme of the war, its aftermath and how it impacted the lives of millions, ran like a scarlet thread through his poetry.
‘The Forties’
The forties, fateful,
warring, frontline,
with funeral notices,
clattering trains.
The hum of the rails.
All is cold, high and barren.
Their houses have burned —
they’re heading east.
That’s me at the station
in my scruffy wool cap.
The star’s not standard issue —
it’s cut from a can.
Yes, here I am in the world,
skinny, happy, carefree.
I’ve got tobacco in my pouch —
I have a stash of rolling papers.
I joke with the girls,
and limp a little overmuch.
I break my rationed bread in half,
and I know everything on earth.
Imagine! What coincidence —
war, horror, dreams and youth!
And all of it sank deep inside me…
and only later did it wake.
The forties, fateful,
lead and gun smoke…
War wanders through the land.
And we are all so young!
(Translated by Boris Dralyuk)
2. ‘How They Killed My Grandmother’ by Boris Slutsky (1919-1986)
Slutsky, who fought in the second world war, was a poet of sharp lines and precise formulas, like the following:
When we returned from the war
I realized that we are not needed.
Boris Slutsky was a poet of sharp lines and precise formulas.
Yuri Abramochkin/Sputnik
Slutsky was seriously wounded in the war. He suffered from severe headaches and underwent two craniotomies. Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky was one of the first to fully understand the scope and uniqueness of Slutsky’s poetic talent. The poet was never ashamed or afraid of his Jewish ancestry.
In the long run, it was Slutsky who, almost single-handedly, changed the sound of post-war Russian poetry, Brodsky believed: “The feeling of tragedy in his poems often shifted, against his will, from the concrete and historical to the existential — the ultimate source of all tragedies. This poet really speaks the language of the 20th century. His intonation — harsh, tragic and dispassionate — is the way a survivor calmly talks, if he wants, about how he had survived.» Although he rarely wrote poems during the war, Slutsky became one of the key war-generation poets.
‘How They Killed My Grandmother’
How did they kill my grandmother?
This is how they killed my grandmother:
In the morning a tank
Rolled up to the city bank.
One hundred and fifty Jews of the town.
Weightless
from a whole year’s starvation.
Pale,
with the pangs of death upon them.
Came there, carrying bundles.
Polizei and young German soldiers
Cheerfully herded the old men and old women,
And led them, clanking with pots and pans.
Led them
far out of town.
But my diminutive grandmother, Lilliputian,
My seventy-year-old grandmother,
Swore at the Germans,
Cursed like a trooper,
Yelled at them where I was.
She cried: “My grandson’s at the front.
Just you dare Lay hands on me.
Those are our guns
that you hear, Bochel!”
Grandmother wept and shouted
And walked.
And then started
Shouting again.
From every window rose a din.
Ivanovs and Andreyevnas leant down,
Sidorovnas and Petrovnas wept:
“Keep it up, Polina Matveyevna!
You just show them. Give it them straight!”
They clamoured:
“What’s there to be so scared
About this German enemy!”
And so they decided to kill my grandmother,
While they were still passing through the town.
A bullet kicked up her hair.
A grey lock floated down.
And my grandmother fell to the ground.
That’s how they did it to her.
(Translated by Daniel Weissbort)
3. ‘Winner’ by Boris Pasternak (1890-1960)
Nobel laureate Boris Pasternak realized his full literary genius first and foremost as the author of ‘Doctor Zhivago’, an epic love novel that spanned forty years of Russian history, including two world wars.
In poetry, Pasternak’s singular talent manifested itself in his paradoxical, three-dimensional perception of the world, love of puns and almost maniacal attention to detail.
In 1944, Pasternak wrote a tragic poem depicting one of the most heart-wrenching events of WWII — the Siege of Leningrad — which claimed the lives of one million people, many children among them. During their 872-day ordeal, which lasted from September 1941 to January 1944, Leningrad (present-day St. Petersburg) residents had to survive with no water, heating, electricity or food. Surrounded by advancing German forces, they refused to surrender and stayed in their homes. Most died of starvation during the blockade. Pasternak described the signature grandeur of the city and its citizens in his powerful poem.
‘Winner’
Do you remember dryness in a throat,
When, clanking with a naked power of evil,
Towards, with shout, they were going,
And autumn was a step of test of being?
But rightness was a fence of such a shield,
That no any armor could reach well.
The destiny of Leningrad was yield —
It was the wall in eyes of all defenders.
The moment has come — a fair goal:
The ring of siege was opened at last.
The whole world is crowding around,
And looks in his face with a strong delight.
How marvellous he is! Immortal lot!
The chain of legends now has its link!
All that is possible in skies and earth
Was carried out and withstood by him.
(Translated by Lyudmila Purgina)
4. ‘Conversation With A Neighbor’ by Olga Bergholz (1910-1975)
If there is one woman who proved a vital force when it came to helping encourage people during the Siege of Leningrad, it was Olga Bergholz. In November 1941, she and her husband, who was seriously ill, were to be evacuated from Leningrad, but the man died of starvation and Olga, a promising poet, remained in her native city alone.
Olga Bergholz described what she saw during the blockade in her ‘Leningrad Notebook’.
Nikolai Naumenkov/TASS
Bergholz was no stranger to tragedy. She had previously lost two daughters (Olga was pregnant with her third child when she was arrested and tortured in prison in 1937 and had lost her last child). During the Siege of Leningrad, she had literally nothing to lose.
READ MORE: How sieged Leningrad was camouflaged during WWII
Compassionate and full of empathy, Bergholz was a voice broadcasting on the one working radio station during the blockade. Her voice kept millions alive during those devastating days. Olga read her own poems and those of other poets, delivered news from the battlefield and encouraged the besieged citizens of Leningrad not to give up. She witnessed heroism and determination and described what she saw in her ‘Leningrad Notebook’.
On January 27, 1944, the Soviet Army lifted the blockade of Leningrad. “Nobody is forgotten, and nothing is forgotten,” Bergholz famously said.
Vsevolod Tarasevich/Sputnik
‘Conversation With A Neighbor’
Dariya Vlasievna, my next-door neighbour,
Let us sit down and talk, we two,
Let’s talk about the days of peace,
The peace that we all long for so.
Nearly six months now we’ve been fighting,
Six months of battle’s roar and whine.
Cruel are the sufferings of our nation,
Your sufferings, Dariya, and mine.
O nights of shriekings and of rumblings
And bombs that ever nearer fall,
And tiny scraps of rationed bread
That scarcely seem to weigh at all…
To have survived this blockade’s fetters,
Death daily hovering above,
What strength we all have needed, neighbour,
What hate we’ve needed — and what love!
So much that sometimes moods of doubting
Have shaken even the strongest will:
«Can I endure it? Can I bear it?»
You’ll bear it. You’ll last out. You will.
Dariya Vlasievna, wait a little:
The day will come when from the sky
The last alert will howl its warning,
The last all-clear ring out on high.
And how remote and dimly distant
The war will seem to us that day
We casually remove the shutters
And put the black-out blinds away.
Let the whole house be bright with lights then,
Be filled with Spring and peacefulness,
Weep quietly, laugh quietly, and quietly
Exult in all the quietness.
Fresh rolls our fingers will be breaking,
Made of dark rye-bread, crisp and fine,
And we’ll be drinking in slow sips
Glasses of glowing, crimson wine.
And to you — to you they’ll build a statue
And place on the Bolshoi Square;
In firm imperishable steel,
Your homely form they’ll fashion there.
Just as you were — ill-fed, undaunted,
In quickly gathered clothes arrayed;
Just as you were when under shell fire
You did your duties undismayed.
Dariya Vlasievna, by your spirit
The whole world renewed shall be.
The name of that spirit is Russia.
Stand and be bold then, even as She.
(Translated by James von Geldern and Richard Stites)
5. ‘Courage’ by Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966)
Akhmatova, often referred to as the leading Russian poet of the 20th century, had a gift for writing about fundamental subjects, like life and death, love and loss, betrayal and fear, with admirable, inimitable conciseness.
Her famous ‘Requiem’ poem made Akhmatova the rare voice for the downtrodden.
M. Nappelbaum/Sputnik
She always knew how to say things very briefly, without sounding pathetic or confused. Sarcastic? Yes. Stilted? Perhaps. But no wasted words and beating around the bush. Her famous ‘Requiem’ poem (describing the terrifying years of Stalin purges) made her the rare voice for the downtrodden.
Akhmatova never supported the communist regime, which like a millstone, mercilessly thrashed her fate: her husband, poet Nikolay Gumilyov, was arrested and executed, her son was exiled to Siberia for anti-Soviet views and her poems were not allowed to be published by censorship. And yet she knew that people needed moral support in the fight against fascism. Her poem ‘Courage’, written in 1942, when Akhmatova was evacuated to Tashkent (then part of the Uzbek SSR), centers on the nation’ struggle for freedom and peace.
‘Courage’
We know what trembles in the scales,
What has to be accomplished.
The hour for courage. If all else fails,
With courage we are not unfurnished.
What though the dead be crowded, each to each,
What though our houses be destroyed? —
We will preserve you, Russian speech,
Keep you alive, great Russian word.
We will pass you to our sons and heirs
Free and clean, and they in turn to theirs,
And so forever.
(Translated by Donald Michael Thomas)
6. ‘Retribution’ by Ilya Ehrenburg (1891-1967)
During World War II, Ehrenburg, the author of ‘Prayer for Russia’, was a correspondent for the Soviet army’s Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper, maintaining national morale in the thick of the action.
His articles were so popular that army commanders forbade soldiers to use old newspapers with Ehrenburg’s publications for kindling or making hand-rolled cigarettes. The man who had predicted the Holocaust hated fascism like sin.
He co-wrote, along with Vasily Grossman, ‘The Complete Black Book of Russian Jewry’, recording first-hand documentary accounts of the mass murder of Soviet Jews, including the massacres of Babi Yar. ‘Retribution’ is a heart-breaking story of a girl who didn’t survive the Nazi occupation.
‘Retribution’
She lay beside the bridge. The German troops had reckoned
To cheapen her by this. Instead, her nakedness
Was like an ancient statue’s unadorned perfection,
Was like unspotted Nature’s loveliness and grace.
We covered her and carried her. The bridge, unsteady,
Appeared to palpitate beneath our precious load.
Our soldiers halted there, in silence stood bare-headed,
Each transformed, acknowledging the debt he owed.
Then Justice headed westward. Winter was a blessing,
With hatred huddled mute, and snows a fiery ridge.
The fate of Germany that murky day was settled
Because of one dead girl, beside a shaky bridge.
(Translated by Gordon McVay)
7. ‘Saturday, June 21’ by Arseny Tarkovsky (1907-1989)
Tarkovsky was one of the finest Russian poets to have put verse to paper during the Soviet era.
Although, during his lifetime, he was mostly known for translations of works by Asian poets, his famous son Andrei Tarkovsky, the director of ‘Ivan’s Childhood’, helped revive his father’s poems featuring his verses in ‘The Mirror’.
The Great Patriotic War began at 4 am, on June 22, 1941, when Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union. When World War II broke out, Tarkovsky was in Moscow, where he underwent military training with other writers. He was determined to join the army, but the state medical board refused to grant him permission. He wrote around eleven letters to the Soviet Writers’ Union, asking to send him into the battlefield.
READ MORE: Everything you wanted to know about how the Soviet Union fought in World War II
In 1942, Tarkovsky finally became a war-correspondent at the ‘Boevaya Trevoga’ (War Alarm) army newspaper. Tarkovsky had to work in different genres – his poems praised the heroic exploits of soldiers, while the fables ridiculed the Nazis. The soldiers cut out his verses from newspapers to carry them in their breast pockets, along with documents and photographs of family members. In 1943, Tarkovsky sustained a leg injury, contracted gangrene and had to undergo six amputations.
In 1945, Tarkovsky wrote his epic verse, ‘Saturday, June 21’. It’s a flashback to the last peaceful day — June 21, 1941. Tarkovsky shares his experience as a first hand witness to war, endowed with the ability to know the fate of everyone he meets on this last pre-war Saturday.
‘Saturday, June 21’
There’s one night left to build fortifications.
It’s in my hands, the hope for our salvation.
I’m yearning for the past; then I could warn
Those who were doomed to perish in this war.
A man across the street would hear me cry,
“Come here, now, and death will pass you by.”
I’d know the hour when the war would strike
Who will survive the camps and who will die.
Who will be heroes honored by awards,
And who will die shot by the firing squads.
I see the snow in Stalingrad, all strewn
With corpses of the enemy platoons.
Under the air raids, I see Berlin
The Russian infantry is marching in.
I can foretell the enemy’s every plot
More than intelligence of any sort.
And I keep pleading, but no one will hear.
The passersby are breathing in fresh air,
Enjoying summer flowers in June,
All unaware of the coming doom.
Another moment — and my vision disappears.
I don’t know when or how I ended here.
My mind is blank. I’m looking at bright skies,
My window not yet taped by criss-crossed stripes.
(Translated by Olga Dumer)
8. ‘Wait For Me’ by Konstantin Simonov (1915-1979)
In 1941, promising playwright and poet Simonov became a premier war correspondent with the official army newspaper ‘Krasnaya Zvezda’ (Red Star). He gradually rose through the ranks, becoming a senior battalion commissar, lieutenant colonel and a colonel after the war.
Konstantin Simonov’s poem ‘Wait For Me’ became a symbol of hope for millions of Red Army soldiers.
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But, the turning point came in 1942, when ‘Pravda’ newspaper published Simonov’s poem ‘Wait For Me’ (dedicated to his wife, famous actress Valentina Serova). Something clicked and the verse instantly became a symbol of hope, loyalty and endurance for millions of soldiers. Some repeated it like a prayer as they moved into action, others sent it to their wives and mothers as a declaration of love.
‘Wait For Me’
Wait for me, and I’ll return.
Only surely wait.
Wait, when yellow autumn rains
Bring on long regret.
Wait, when snow whirls in the air,
Wait, when there is sun,
Wait, when others have forgot
And their waiting’s done.
Wait, when letters come no more
From the faroff lines,
Wait, when he who also waits
Wearies and repines.
Wait for me, and I’ll return.
Wish no happy lot
To the one who knows by heart
“Time that you forgot.”
Son and mother may believe
That I am no more,
Friends may give me up and grieve,
And may sit before
The fire, drinking bitter wine
To my memory.
Wait. And with them gathered there
Do not drink to me.
Wait for me, and I’ll return
Spite of all mishap.
Let the one who did not wait
Say, “A lucky chap.”
Not remembering how when I
Struggled under fire
By your waiting for your own
You won your desire.
Only you and 1 will know
How I struggled through —
Simply, you knew how to wait
As no other knew.
(Translated by Dudley Randal)
9. ‘So What If I’d Gone Through It All?..’ by Yuri Levitansky (1922-1996)
Good poetry begins where personal tragedy starts, they say. Levitansky was a second-year student at the Moscow institute of Philosophy, Literature and History when WWII broke out. He volunteered to fight in the war, became a lieutenant, then a war correspondent, with his first poems published in 1943 in front-line newspapers.
Yuri Levitansky Levitansky tried to assess WWII and its profound impact on the society.
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Levitansky was awarded an Order of the Red Star, as well as a series of medals, including For the Defense of Moscow and Victory over Germany, for his military service.
Levitansky tried to assess WWII (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and its profound impact on the society. ‘So What If I’d Gone Through It All?..’ is an attempt to channel his war memories and fears into poetry.
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‘So What If I’d Gone Through It All?..’
So what if I’d gone through it all?
It’s been a while. I don’t recall.
I can’t recall dates any more,
nor the locations of attacks.
(I am one atom of that war,
a nameless private. I came back.
I am one shot’s mistaken trace,
I’m bloody ice of January.
I am imprisoned in that ice,
like a fly in amber jewelry.)
So what if I had seen it all?
I’ve purged it all. I can’t recall.
I don’t remember dates, nor days,
nor names of villages and towns.
(I am the hoarse scream in the fray,
I’m foaming horses falling down.
I am a day that will take lives,
I am soldiers in a distant fight.
I’m somber torch by common graves,
and a dug-out’s feeble candlelight.)
So what if I had seen it all,
that mad “To be or not to be.”
It’s faded almost past recall.
I want to crush that memory.
I don’t still dwell on that past war,
the war still dwells inside of me,
and tongues of the Eternal Flame
are licking at me steadily.
No tools exist to have me hewn
out of that war, out of those years;
There are no medicines to cure me
of that winter, of those snows.
We cannot part, it can’t be done:
I’m in that snow, I’m on that ground,
until the snows without a sound,
where all our tracks merge into one…
So what if I had seen it all…
(Translated by Tanya Wolfson)
10. ‘Goodbye Boys’ by Bulat Okudzhava (1924-1997)
Like many of his peers, in 1941, at the age of 17, Okudzhava volunteered for the Red Army infantry and, from the following year, participated in the war against Nazi Germany. The deprivations and sacrifices of the war run through his poems like an echo reverberating out from the past.
It was Okudzhava’s ability to write heart-stirring poems that appealed to wide audiences.
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Okudzhava, whose father was arrested and executed in the Great Purge, made his name as a singer, songwriter, poet and author of the ‘Midnight Trolleybus’ song (his other songs appeared in more than 80 movies). It was his ability to write heart-stirring poems that appealed to wide audiences.
READ MORE: 10 best Soviet songs about World War II
In 1961, Okudzhava wrote an autobiographical novel, ‘Be Well, Schoolboy’ in which he described his own experience of going to war at the age of 17. It’s not so much about heroism and self-sacrifice, but rather about fear, desire to survive and the price of life. Okudzhava’s ‘Goodbye Boys’ poem, written in 1958, is also about that.
‘Goodbye Boys’
Monster war, take a look at your handiwork:
In our courtyards the silence is keen.
Our young boys have grown serious suddenly.
All at once, much too soon, they are men.
We got barely a glimpse of the somber eyes
When as soldiers they left, one by one.
It’s time for goodbye, my boys.
Boys, goodbye!
You must try, you must try to return.
Do not hide, do not crouch, remain proud and tall,
Spare no bullets and fight as you’ve sworn.
And do not spare yourselves, my boys,
But after all,
You must try, you must try to return.
Monster war, are you pleased with your handiwork?
No more weddings — just loves laid to waste.
Our girls’ bridal gowns have been handed down
To kid sisters who don’t reach their waist.
Now it’s army boots everywhere, all about,
And green wings of the new epaulets.
Nevermind about gossips, girls.
Have no doubt:
We will find time to deal with them yet.
Let them yap that it’s merely a game you play,
Waging war without cause, out of turn.
It’s time for goodbye, my girls.
Girls, goodbye!
You must try, you must try to return.
(Translated by Tanya Wolfson)
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Glossary of Military Terms
List of Military Terms
This is a useful Military Words List you should know.
- Encode
- Squadron
- Staff
- Mess hall
- MIA
- Radar
- Specialist
- Squad
- Rank
- Enemy
- Admiral
- Advance
- Cannon
- Cannonball
- Canteen
- Captain
- Aircraft
- Air Force
- Geneva Convention
- Grenade
- Officer
- Ordnance
- Grenade launcher
- Destroyer
- Detonate
- Midshipman
- Soldier
- Spear
- Military
- Division
- Lance corporal
- Leave
- Dog tags
- Gunner
- Star
- Stockade
- Gunnery sergeant
- Reconnoiter
- Recruit
- Helmet
- Honor
- Ally
- Parachute
- Siege
- Sniper
- Paratrooper
- Armored vehicle
- Submarine
- Surrender
- Tactical
- Armory
- Conscription
- Convoy
- Major
- Marines
- Corporal
- Corps
- Arms
- Grunt
- Guerrilla
- Shoot
- Shot
- Gun
- Army
- Arrow
- Mine
- Missile
- Arsenal
- Assault
- Tactics
- Tank
- At Ease
- Peace
- Peace treaty
- Attack
- Hospital
- Service
- Shell
- Injury
- Insignia
- Attention
- Covert
- Defeat
- Taskforce
- Theater
- Defend
- Engage
- Enlist
- Mortar
- Section
- Sergeant
- Munition
- Ensign
- Medal
- Medic
- Tomahawk
- Torpedo
- Marksman
- Defense
- Battalion
- Pentagon
- Petty officer
- Casualty
- Catapult
- Lieutenant
- Lose
- Machete
- Cavalry
- Battle
- Troops
- Truce
- Uniform
- Battlefield
- Salvo
- Seaman
- Neutral
- Plane
- Platoon
- Night-vision goggles
- Weapon
- Win
- Offense
- Battery
- Epaulet
- Evacuate
- Fire
- Wound
- Fireteam
- Battleship
- Post
- POW
- Bayonet
- Warrant officer
- Warrior
- Besiege
- Ribbon
- Rifle
- Salute
- Billet
- Bivouac
- Chaplain
- Coast guard
- War
- Warfare
- Colonel
- Bomb
- Bombard
- Bombardment
- Front
- Fortification
- General
- Bow and arrow
- Prisoner of war
- Private
- Camouflage
- Camp
- Combat
- Command
- Reserves
- Retreat
- Intelligence
- Invade
- PT boat
- Purple Heart
- Quartermaster
- Jet
- Kill
- Fleet
- Flotilla
- Force
- Conflict
- Musket
- National security
- Navy
- Conquest
- Regiment
- Unit
- Veteran
- Volley
- Rescue
Military Terms Examples
Encode
- We should encode the message for security reasons.
Squadron
- The U.S. squadron was based on the carrier.
Radar
- The aircraft is designed to be invisible to radar.
Enemy
- They defeated the enemy in the battle.
Captain
- The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.
Aircraft
- Two missiles homed in on the enemy’s aircraft carrier.
Soldier
- He wants to be a soldier when he grows up.
Military
- The people are oppressed by the military government.
Reconnoitered
- Small armored task forces had reconnoitered the area.
Shoot
- Keep your distance, or I’ll shoot!
Gun
- The soldier reached for his gun.
Fortification
- Parapet applies to any low fortification, typically a wall atop a rampart.
Coast guard
- Owing to rough weather, the coast guard had been forced to abandon the search.
Prisoner of war
- He died as a prisoner of war in an enemy death camp.
Camouflage
- The men were dressed in camouflage and carrying automatic weapons.
Purple Heart
- The Purple Heart is the most underrated decoration given by the military.
Warrant officer
- He rose from the ranks to become a warrant officer.
Uniform
- I don’t like the color of our school uniform.
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