Also known as "Durch Deutsches Land Marschieren Wir", this song was used through the years of Nazi Germany. SA Marschiertlied originated in 1929 from Saxony and was a marching song of the National Socialist Sturmabteilung based on the tune of Argonnerwaldlied.

"Sieg Heil, Das Deutsche Vaterland!' was a 1933 composition held by the band of Carl Woitschach, and appears to be a ceremonial take as the Badenweiler Marsch appears at the end. This is perhaps to make reference to the appearance of Adolf Hitler. This is a reupload due to a technical error.

"Horst-Wessel-Lied", also known by its opening words, "Die Fahne hoch", 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". Today it is banned nearly everywhere in Europe. The lyrics to "Horst-Wessel-Lied" were written in 1929 by Sturmführer Horst Wessel, the commander of the Nazi paramilitary "Brownshirts" (Sturmabteilung or "SA") in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin. Wessel wrote songs for the SA in conscious imitation of the Communist paramilitary, the Red Front Fighters' League, to provoke them into attacking his troops, and to keep up the spirits of his men. When Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in January 1933, the "Horst Wessel Song" became a national symbol by law on 19 May 1933. The following year, a regulation required the right arm be extended and raised in the "Hitler salute" when the (identical) first and fourth verses were sung. Nazi leaders can be seen singing the song at the finale of Leni Riefenstahl's 1935 film Triumph of the Will. Hitler also mandated the tempo at which the song had to be played. Enjoy!

Germany/Prussia had fought wars with France, but never with England before. After Germany invaded Belgium (August 1914), Britain declared war on Germany and the two countries were at war for the first time. The popular German poet, Hermann Löns, soon after wrote 'Wir fahren gegen Engeland' also called 'Das Engellandlied'. The translation is complicated because of the use of 'Engeland" which looks like England, but is not. The translation would be 'Then we sail against Engles Land' and 'Engles Land Song'. It was almost immediately set to music and became a popular German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) song. It also became popular with the German people at large. Löns, a strong German patriot, volunteered for military service. He was subsequently killed in action. Although written by a soldier poet and popular among sailors, the song was a recipe for suicide. The German Army was the strongest in the world. The Germany Navy was not. In the one major fleet engagement of the War at Jutland (1916), the German Highs Seas fleet was nearly destroyed by the much larger and more powerful Royal Navy.

Only two decades separated World War I and II. As a result 'Wir fahren gegen Engeland' continued in the memory of the German people as they again found themselves at war with Britain. (The Germans almost always referred to England and Englander instead of Britain.) The song also proved popular with the World War II Kriegsmarine that Hitler rebuilt out of the skeleton force allowed by the Versailles Treaty. The martial sentimentality of the song and patriotism was just the sort of ethos that the Nazi's desired. They created new songs like the 'Horst Vessel Leid', 'Es zittern die morschen Knochen,' 'Deutschland erwache', 'Blut muss fließen', 'Sieg Heil Viktoria,' and many others. The song was not just popular with the Keigsmarine. It was reported of German POWs in England singing the song.

"Volk ans Gewehr" was the refrain of the song "Siehst du im Osten das Morgenrot?" ("Do you see the dawn in the east?") from 1931, which was very widespread in National Socialism. The song was written by Arno Pardun, who dedicated it to Joseph Goebbels. It contains strong allusions to the well-known workers' song "Brüder, zur Sonne, zur Freiheit". Shortly after the seizure of power, the decisive bars of the song were used as a pause sign by the Berlin radio station. Thus, people were constantly reminded of this song. The historian Jutta Sywottek describes this as a subtle educational tool used by the Nazis to prepare for propagandistic war. At the Nuremberg trial of the main war criminals, the song was used as evidence.

"Horst-Wessel-Gedenkmarsch" was one of two marches composed by Hans Bajer in 1932 as a tribute to Horst Wessel (and they both contain the melody of the "Horst-Wessel-Lied" in trio). The opening is somber and reflective of the loss of Horst Wessel, evoking great emotion. However, later in the song the familiar melody of "Die Fahne Hoch" inspires and instills a sense of glory for what is to come. The song to this day succeeds in tapping into the emotions of any listener.

The intro section of the German war film series, Die Deutsche Wochenschau, was used from Franz Liszt's compostion "Les Preludes". The end segment of the theme also originated from the finale of the same composition. The Ministry of Propaganda believed that the music of Liszt evoked triumphant and brave emotions in both the soldiers of the Wehrmacht and civilians alike. Parts of the music heard in Die Deutsche Wochenschau were also used later in the composition "Von Finnland bis zum Schwarzen Meer", which was personally overseen by Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels upon the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

"Der Hohenfriedberger" (AM I, 21 (Army March I, 1c and Army march III, 1b)), also called "Hohenfriedberger Marsch" or "Der Hohenfriedberger Marsch", is one of the most classic and well known German military marches. It takes its name from the victory of the Prussians over the Austro-Saxon forcces on June 4, 1745 during the Second Silesian War at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg, near Striegau. The first outline (piano rendition) was written in 1795. For the first time in 1845, in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the battle, the march was given lyrics, "Auf, Ansbach-Dragoner! Auf, Ansbach-Bayreuth!...." because the regiment by then had been renamed "Ansbach-Bayreuth". In the time of the German Kaiser the title "Hohenfriedberger" was symbolic both on the basis of its connection with the great military victories of Friedrich II and because of the authorship of the House of Hohenzollern.

"Treue Um Treue" ("Loyalty for Loyalty") was the motto that motivated the Bundeswehr soldiers in action. At some point it was banned because someone who had too much free time complained. It was then banned because the phrase was allegedly associated with National Socialism. But the saying is much older and comes from the War of Liberation against Napoleon. This version was likely recorded during the time of the Hitler Regime. Information courtesy of Tom T.

"Lied der Legion Condor" was created in 1939 by Oberleutnant Wolfram Philipps and Oberleutnant Christian Jährig, two "Legion Condor" pilots from Aufklärungsstaffel 88 (A/88). They created it for their own unit and named it "Teufelslied der A/88". The "Teufel" in the title refers to the unit's insignia, the devil ("Teufelslied" = "Devil's Song"). The catchy song became popular very quickly and it was soon played as the main song of the entire "Legion Condor"; it became known simply as: "Lied der Legion Condor".

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