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The "Horst-Wessel-Lied" (German: [hɔʁst ˈvɛsl̩ liːt] ⓘ), also known by its incipit "Die Fahne hoch" ('The Flag Raised High'), was the anthem of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) from 1930 to 1945. From 1933 to 1945, the Nazis made it the co-national anthem of Germany , along with the first stanza of the " Deutschlandlied ".
It became the national anthem of the Weimar Republic in 1922, but during the Nazi era, only the first stanza was used, followed by the SA song "Horst-Wessel-Lied". [1] In modern Germany, the public singing or performing of songs identified exclusively with Nazi Germany is illegal. [2] It can be punished with up to three years of imprisonment.
During the Nazi era, only the first stanza was used, followed by the SA song "Horst-Wessel-Lied". [11] It was played at occasions of great national significance, such as the opening of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, when Hitler and his entourage, along with Olympic officials, walked into the stadium amid a chorus of three thousand Germans ...
He also set the approved tempi for the "Deutschlandlied", the national anthem, and the "Horst-Wessel-Lied", the Party's anthem and later the co-national anthem. In most other instances, as was typical for Hitler, he allowed his paladins a free hand. [10]
Horst Wessel Lied, the anthem of the National Socialist Party, written in 1929 and adopted in 1930 March of Ukrainian Nationalists , the anthem of the OUN , written in 1929, adopted in 1932 and adapted for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2017.
The entire crowd sings the Horst-Wessel-Lied as the camera focuses on the giant Swastika banner, which fades into a line of silhouetted men in Nazi party uniforms, marching in formation as the lyrics "Comrades shot by the Red Front and the Reactionaries march in spirit together in our columns" are sung.
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MGM paid $250 for the rights to the "Horst Wessel Song" for use in the 1938 film Three Comrades. However, with the World War II underway in 1940, the German publisher demanded script approval in return for usage of the song. [14] MGM ignored the request, and had Zador simply arrange the "Horst Wessel Lied" with English lyrics by Earl Brent. The ...