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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 ]
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 ...
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").
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 ...
German lyrics Approximate translation Exact translation First stanza Ganz einsam und verlassen an steiler Felsenwand, stolz unter blauem Himmel ein kleines Blümelein stand Ich konnt' nicht widerstehen, ich brach das Blümelein, und schenkte es dem schönsten, herzliebsten Mägdelein Es war ein Edelweiß, ein kleines Edelweiß, Holla-hidi hollala,
Israel airstrikes killed at least 70 people in Gaza overnight on Thursday, residents and authorities in the enclave said, hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced to bring an ...
As singing the traditional anthem, the Song Of The Germans, starting with the line "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles" ("Germany, Germany above all else"), didn't seem appropriate after Germany's surrender in World War II, the double meaning of the line 'Ich hab mich ergeben', which means 'I have surrendered' in literal translation, but in ...
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