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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 ]
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").
The song begins with the line "Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein" (On the heath a little flower blooms), the theme of a flower (Erika) bearing the name of a soldier's sweetheart. [2] 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 stamping feet (e.g. of ...
German playwright Carl Zuckmayer in 1966 used the song's line "Als wär's ein Stück von mir" as the title for his autobiography (English title: A Part of Myself). "The Good Comrade" still plays an important ceremonial role in the Austrian and German armed forces and remains an integral part of each military funeral , continuing a tradition ...
Volk ans Gewehr (People to Arms) was the refrain of the very popular 1931 Nazi song "Siehst du im Osten das Morgenrot" (Do you see dawn in the east). The song was written by Arno Pardun , who dedicated it to Joseph Goebbels . [ 1 ]
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I'll try to look it up, but I'm not into german army songs, so no promises. Shinobu 00:51, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC) Found the date. It was on the linked page. Shinobu 00:55, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC) It was written on his way to königsberg not brück. on his way to a mouver i think. besides in the translation Reich stands for the german Reich not rich. tresckow
" Heil dir im Siegerkranz" (German: [ˈhaɪl diːɐ ɪm ˈziːɡɐˌkʁant͡s]; lit. ' Hail to Thee in Victor's Crown ') was the imperial anthem of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, and previously the royal anthem of Prussia from 1795 to 1918. [1]