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The "Panzerlied" ('Tank Song') is a Wehrmacht march of the Nazi era, sung primarily by the Panzerwaffe—the tank force of Nazi Germany during World War II. It is one of the best-known songs of the Wehrmacht and was popularised by the 1965 film Battle of the Bulge. [1] It was composed by Oberleutnant Kurt Wiehle in 1933.
West Germany (until death) Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann Nielebock (17 April 1888 – 16 July 1954), [ 1 ] known as Herms Niel , was a German composer of military songs and marches. [ 2 ]
Thou art the holy land of loyalty. May the brightness of thy glory Shine anew forever both in the west and east. Thou stand'st firm like thy mountains Against thy foes' power and deception. And thy spirit may fly Like the eagle that leaves his nest. Chorus: Hold firm! Hold firm! Let the banner flutter high! Show them, show the enemy
Panzerlied ("Tank song") was a German military march of the Wehrmacht armored troops (Panzerwaffe), composed in 1933. [16] The NSKK ( Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps ) also made their own take on the Panzerlied , but with a different variation called the Panzerwagenlied ("Armored car song").
Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪl(hɛl)m ˈhoːzənfɛlt]; 2 May 1895 – 13 August 1952), originally a school teacher, was a German Army officer who by the end of the Second World War had risen to the rank of Hauptmann (captain).
From Das Ständebuch, a famous series of woodcuts of the trades by Amman (who would not usually have done his own cutting) Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss -German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts , done mainly for book illustrations.
"Erika" is a German marching song. It is primarily associated with the German Army, especially that of Nazi Germany, although its text has no political content. [1] It was created by Herms Niel and published in 1938, and soon came into usage by the Wehrmacht.
Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large oeuvre is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition.