The latter includes Funkerlied, Panzerlied and Lili-Marleen. Louis in 1968 (!) when I was in college, and some years later I acquired 'German Army Chorus And Brass Band - Soldier Chorus of the Training Battalion, Officer's Training School #2, Hamburg & 6th Music Corps of The German Federal Army'.

I bought 'Ein Heller und ein Batzen 16 beliebte Marschlieder gesungen vom Soldatenchor und gespielt von dem Orchester den 11. My question is, does the modern Bundeswher, atoday, actually still encourage it's members to participate in singing these traditional songs or is it now frowned upon? I have in my collection several Vynyl LP records from the 1960's (for those who grew up with CD's, and MP3's, and too young to remember, these were bits of plastic, with music recorded on them, and played on a record player), these were songs and marchial music played and sung by the post-war Bundeswehr and include songs such as Funkerlied, panzerlied, Prussiens Gloria etc etc. I would like to ask the following question, The German military have always had a strong tradition during imperial and TR times of using martial music and 'soldatenlieder', sung by I assume real people at the time., My question is, post war, what was the attitude towards this type of music? ** I DO NOT OWN the rights for this music.** NO INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.Hi folks, I've followed this topic for quite a while and seen have many threads/links to original German military marches and songs. He later commanded the German forces opposing the Allied cross-channel invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Other historians note that there is no clear evidence Rommel was involved or aware of these crimes, with some pointing out that the war in the desert, as fought by Rommel and his opponents, still came as close to a clean fight as there was in World War II. A number of historians have since rejected the phrase as myth and uncovered numerous examples of war crimes and abuses towards both enemy soldiers and native populations in Africa during the conflict. Among his British adversaries he had a reputation for chivalry, and his phrase 'war without hate' has been uncritically used to describe the North African campaign. His leadership of German and Italian forces in the North African campaign established his reputation as one of the ablest tank commanders of the war, and earned him the nickname der Wüstenfuchs, 'the Desert Fox'. In World War II, he commanded the 7th Panzer Division during the 1940 invasion of France. In 1937, he published his classic book on military tactics, Infantry Attacks, drawing on his experiences in that war. Rommel was a highly decorated officer in World War I and was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his actions on the Italian Front. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (German: Wüstenfuchs), he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as serving in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the army of Imperial Germany. For entertainment and educational purposes only! PLEASE SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS!Įrwin Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German general during World War II. ** I DO NOT OWN the rights for this music. After each line, and after each time the name 'Erika' is sung, there is a three beat pause, which is filled by the kettledrum or stomping feet (e.g. The song begins with the line 'Auf der Heide bluht ein kleines Blumelein' (On the Heath a Little Flower Blooms), the theme of a flower (Erika) bearing a soldier's sweetheart's name. It was exclusively played at large political events. The song encourages hard work, and according to Michael Tillotson, no other marching song during World War II reached the popularity of Erika. It had been popular prior to the start of World War II. The song was originally published in 1938 by the publishing firm Louis Oertel in Großburgwedel. The exact year of the song's origin is not known often the date is given as 'about 1930', a date that, however, has not been substantiated. The lyrics and melody of the song were written by Herms Niel, a German composer of marches.

'Erika' is both a common German female name and the German word for heather. No other marching song during World War II reached the popularity of Erika. The song was composed by Herms Niel in the 1930s, and it soon came into usage by the Wehrmacht, especially the Heer. 'Erika' is a marching song used by the German military.

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