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The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing the Armed Forces Medley at the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.. The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force. [1]
"Vimy Ridge" is a military march of British origin written by Thomas Bidgood in 1921. [11] It commemorates the 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War. The march is usually played on special occasions which commemorate the battle, such as Vimy Ridge Day. Vimy Ridge serves as the official regimental marchpast for the 1st Canadian ...
Marches associated with the United States Armed Forces, or specific units or branches thereof. Pages in category "American military marches" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
Since Prussia and the Prussian army played a paramount role in the German states, the march is often played and is one of the most important German military marches. It is the traditional march of the Wachbataillon , the German Bundeswehr's elite drill unit, and is also played as the first march at the Grand Tattoo ( Großer Zapfenstreich ) [ 2 ...
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. [1] He composed 136 marches from 1873 until his death in 1932. [ a ] [ 2 ] He derived a few of his marches from his other musical compositions such as melodies and operettas .
The Life Guards – Milanollo (Quick); Life Guards Slow March (Slow) The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) – Quick March of the Blues and Royals (Quick); Slow March of the Blues and Royals (Slow) Royal Horse Artillery – Bonnie Dundee (Gallop); Keel Row (Trot); The Duchess of Kent (walk) Royal Armoured Corps
A new Army March Collection was decreed by the Reichswehr-Ministerium on May 15, 1925, under the supervision of military musician Hermann Schmidt (who would serve as Heeresmusikinspizient - Chief of Music for the Armed Forces 1929–1945).
The "Badonviller-Marsch" (AM II, 256) is a Bavarian military march by composer Georg Fürst (1870–1936).After 1934, with its name Germanized to "Badenweiler Marsch" by the Nazis, it was used as the official march of Hitler in his role as Führer, to signal his arrival and therefore personal presence at public events.