 | J. L. Granatstein - 2004 - 610 páginas
...were to put the Canadian Army to the test. 216 seven INTO BATTLE: SICILY AND ITALY July 1943-June 1944 We are the D-Day Dodgers, out in Italy, Always on...Eighth Army skivers and their tanks, We go to war, in ties and slacks, We are the D-Day Dodgers, in sunny Italy ... The Moro and Ortona were taken in our... | |
 | Lance Goddard - 2007 - 273 páginas
...of the popular "Lili Marlene": We are the D-Day Dodgers, way out in Italy, Always on the vino, and always on the spree. Eighth Army skivers and their tanks, We go to war in ties and slacks, We are the D-Day Dodgers, in sunny Italy. We fought into Agira, a holiday with pay;... | |
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Goin' to shiver when the cold winds blow. Ballad of the D-Day Dodgers An ironic Second World War ballad, arising from a rumour in Italy that Lady Astor had referred to the men of the CMF as D-Day dodgers. To the tune of 'Lili Marleen'. 