Nikolai Fedorovich Denisovskii
(Born Moscow, 1901; died Moscow, 1981)
Dem'ian Bednyi
(Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Baton of Shame, or Whose Turn Is It?, TASS No. 0741, June 19, 1943

Stencil
2040 x 865 mm
Von Paulus, who blast his way to Stalingrad,
Was awarded by Hitler a field marshal’s baton.

What happened after
Is quite visible on the poster.

Von Rommel, who leaped like a goat in Africa,
Was also awarded a field marshal’s baton.

What happened after
Is quite visible on the poster.

Affairs meanwhile are progressing,
And, oh!, are working out so tough for the Fascists!
Their generals are overcome with fear:
Now Hitler is ready to award a new baton.
Whose turn is it?
Ne boltai! Collection, Obj: 205832