Onwards to the Po

DESCRIPTION: "We will debauch into the valley f the Po, We will strike the Hun a mighty blow... And this we know, for Corps says so, Onwards to Bologna, onwards to the Po." The song describes the troops around them and the horrid life of the Italian campaign
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1979 (Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear)
KEYWORDS: soldier hardtimes
FOUND IN: Canada
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear, p. 111, "Onwards to the Po" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #29415
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Lili Marlene" (tune, plus cross-references to songs of the Italian campaign)
cf. "O'er the Hills of Sicily" (subject: the Italian campaign)
NOTES [71 words]: Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear attributes this song to the Fifth Canadian Armoured Division. There is no hint in the song of an identification of the singer's unit, although the other units mentioned fit with the Italian campaign.
According to David J. Bercuson, Maple Leaf Against the Axis: Canada's Second World War, 1995 (I use the 2004 Red Deer Press edition), p. 62, the Fifth Armored was formed in November 1941. - RBW
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