A boy becomes a soldier Conscription calls him in Soon baptism of fire And thus his war begins
He is the Landser The invincible Landser
In battle after battle Not one of them was lost For bravery decorated His reward the Iron Cross
March direction changing Eastward all now go Deep inland penetrations Then halted by the snow His Führer leaves him freezing Bitter taste of defeat In doubt and desillusioned The Landser must retreat
Enduring first winter Once more he storms again The Blitzmachine in motion Through unknown barren land No pausing in the advance Enter the gates of hell Stalingrad's Inferno Will he live to tell?
He is the Landser The exhausted Landser
His leaders commit treason In pools of blood an pus Comes to realization To be nothing but dust
He is the Landser The betrayed Landser
One of the few to breath through Long journey home of fear And in loving arms of mother Flow finally the tears