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Kaiserstandarte (Emperor's standard) of 1871. Gott mit uns ('God [is] with us') is a phrase commonly used in heraldry in Prussia (from 1701) and later by the German military during the periods spanning the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945) and until the 1970s on the belt buckles of the West German police forces.
The Fifth day of Peace, Italian title: Gott mit uns (written in German), is an Italo-Yugoslavian war film from 1970 about the 13 May 1945 German deserter execution in a Canadian-run POW camp in Amsterdam.
Gott mit uns – meaning "God be with us", the motto of the Prussian king was used as a morale slogan amongst soldiers in both World Wars. It was bastardized as "Got mittens" by American and British soldiers, and is usually used nowadays, because of the German defeat in both wars, derisively to mean that wars are not won on religious grounds.
Inscribed around the edge is Gott war mit uns, Ihm sei die Ehre (God was with us, to Him be the glory). The reverse shows a cross with rays between the four arms. In the center of the cross is a laurel wreath surrounding the dates 1870 and 1871.
The motto Gott mit uns ("God with us") appeared on the pedestal. Already during the reign of Frederick I there is a notable difference between the 'Gothic' representation of the Prussian eagle in the arms and the more naturally depicted and often flying eagle on most coins [4] and military standards. [5]
Dass vom Alpenland zum Maine einig uns ein jeder schau und den alten Ruhm bewähre unser Banner, weiß und blau! Gott mit uns und Gott mit allen, die der Menschen heilig Recht treu beschützen und bewahren von Geschlechte zu Geschlecht. Frohe Arbeit, frohes Feiern, reiche Ernten jedem Gau, Gott mit dir, du Land der Bayern unterm Himmel, weiß ...
In each of the compartments between the four arms of the cross is a red-enamelled crown surmounting the royal monogram ("W II", for Wilhelm II). The central disc on the obverse of the badge shows a golden crown with red enamel, surrounded by a blue-enamelled circular band bearing the gold-lettered motto, "Gott Mit Uns". The disc on the reverse ...
The opening chorus, "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit" (Were God not with us at this time), [9] [13] is a chorale fantasia on the hymn tune. Luther's hymn is sung to the same melody as "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält" by Justus Jonas, [14] which Bach had treated to a chorale cantata, Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178.