Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The "Deutschlandlied ", [a] officially titled "Das Lied der Deutschen ", [b] is the national anthem of Germany.It was first adopted in 1922 during the period of the Weimar Republic, replacing "Heil dir im Siegerkranz".
The Hardest Day [2] was a Second World War air battle fought on 18 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force (RAF). On that day, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command. The air battles that took place on that day were amongst the largest aerial engagements in ...
The "Einheitsfrontlied" (German for "United Front Song") is one of the most famous songs of the German labour movement. It was written by Bertolt Brecht and composed by Hanns Eisler . The best-known rendition was sung by Ernst Busch .
A list of songs about Germany. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. B. Songs about Berlin (15 P) Pages in category "Songs about Germany"
The lyrics for this song were written by poet Dietrich Eckart, with the second stanza being written in 1919, the third in 1921 and the first in 1923. The stanzas were later rearranged into the now common order. The music was composed by Hans Gansser in 1921. [1]
The song has a slow simple melody, reflecting a soldier's march, and is deliberately repetitive, echoing and telling of the daily grind of hard labour in harsh conditions. It was popular with German refugees in London in the 1930s and was used as a marching song by the German volunteers of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War .
People first began to take notice of the song's popularity in Germany when the crowd sang along during the Seahawks vs. Buccaneers game in 2022. That one-off turned into an encore performance when ...
" O Deutschland hoch in Ehren" is a patriotic German song written by Ludwig Bauer (1832–1910) in 1859 and set to music by Henry Hugh Pierson. The song was, besides the " Deutschlandlied ", " Die Wacht am Rhein " and " Des Deutschen Vaterland ", the most popular patriotic anthem in the 19th century.