At the Molotov Ribentropp agreement the Russian demanded the return
of Bessarabia which was Ekaterinas wine garden for many years and lost
In WW1 peace treaty and as compensatiom a chunk of Bukovina.
A line was drawn at Siret and the maps were issued to the forward tank
units.
The young officer heading the column understood thit the follows the Prut
all the way.
Thus he took over the Hertza enclave North of the Prut which was
Rumania. Today Hertza is Ukraina. Population Rumanian.
Because a tank scout couldn't read maps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8jXxnBsDc
A song Russian of a Moldovan (Bassarabia) girl who collects grapes.
What is Smuglianka I will tell you next time.
After I look [it] up.
Hardy
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