Volk ans Gewehr - Organ

"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.