Deutschlandlied
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The "Deutschlandlied", officially titled "Das Lied der Deutschen", is a German poem written by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben. A popular song which was made for the cause of creating a unif
Facsimile of Hoffmann von Fallersleben's manuscript of "Das Lied der Deutschen"
Bundeswehr belt buckle
Horst-Wessel-Lied
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The "Horst-Wessel-Lied", also known by its incipit "Die Fahne hoch", was the anthem of the Nazi Party from 1930 to 1945. From 1933 to 1945, the Nazis made it the co-national anthem of Germany, along w
Deutschlandlied
…in 1922 by the Weimar Republic, replacing the de facto anthem "Heil dir im Siegerkranz". The first stanza of "Deutschlandlied" was used alongside the "Horst-Wessel-Lied" during the Nazi regime from 1933 until the end of World War II. On the proclamation of the Federal Republic of Germany, the entirety of the song was…
"Horst-Wessel-Lied" postcard with lyrics
Horst Wessel, credited as writing the lyrics of the "Horst Wessel Song"
Hitler Youth giving the Nazi salute; Germans were required by law to make the salute during the singing of the "Horst Wessel Song"