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Erika (song) " Erika " is a German marching song. It is primarily associated with the German Army, especially that of Nazi Germany, although its text has no political content. [1] It was created by Herms Niel and published in 1938, and soon came into usage by the Wehrmacht.
Upon finishing school in 1902, Niel completed his apprenticeship with the Genthin choirmaster Adolf Büchner. In October 1906, he joined the Imperial German Army and was admitted as a trombonist and oboist in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Guard ( 1. Garderegiment zu Fuss) in Potsdam. During the First World War, he was bandmaster of the 423rd ...
The Horst-Wessel-Lied ("Song of Horst Wessel"), also known as Die Fahne Hoch ("The Flag Raised"), was the official anthem of the NSDAP. The song was written by Horst Wessel, a party activist and SA leader, who was killed by a member of the Communist Party of Germany. After his death, he was proclaimed a "martyr" by the NSDAP, and his song ...
an instrumental arrangement of the song "In einem kleinen Café in Hernals". Polish pop song "Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy" " (Love Forgives All)" by Henryk Wars. Polish song "To ostatnia niedziela" is played at Schindler's birthday party after he kisses the Jewish girl. Bach’s English Suite No. 2, played during the liquidation of the ghetto.
The " Horst-Wessel-Lied " ("Horst Wessel Song"; German: [hɔʁst ˈvɛsl̩ liːt] ⓘ ), also known by its opening words " Die Fahne hoch " ("Raise the Flag", lit.'The Flag 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 ...
World War II was the first conflict to take place in the age of electronically distributed music. Many people in the war had a pressing need to be able to listen to the radio and 78-rpm shellac records en masse. By 1940, 96.2% of Northeastern American urban households had radio. The lowest American demographic to embrace mass-distributed music ...
The theme song music, simply called "Heidi" was written by German composer Christian Bruhn, with the lyrics contributed by Andrea Wagner and Wolfgang Weinzierl. The song was performed by sisters Brigitte Goetz and Erika Bruhn (née Goetz), called Gitti und Erika who started their career in 1970s. Erika was married to the composer Christian Bruhn.
Volk ans Gewehr. Volkssturm marching, November 1944. 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] It contains strong allusions to the well-known workers' song ...