The Königgrätzer Marsch, also known as Der Königgrätzer and the Königgrätz March, is one of the most famous German military marches, composed in 1866 by the German band leader Johann Gottfried Piefke
Königgrätzer Marsch
The Battle of Königgrätz, deciding battle of the Austro-Prussian War.
Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl was a German filmmaker, photographer, and actress. She is considered one of the most controversial personalities in film history. Regarded by many critics as an
Königgrätzer Marsch
…war and instrumental bands during the Army's yearly 'Grand Parade'. The "Königgrätzer Marsch" is heard at the beginning of the massive revue parade in Leni Riefenstahl's Nuremberg Rally propaganda film, Triumph of the Will (1935) when Viktor Lutze leads SA honor guards in their march past. In the French war comedy Ace…
Riefenstahl (right) as a topless "Roman Bath" extra in Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit (1925)
Riefenstahl, 1927, by Mario von Bucovich
Riefenstahl stands near Heinrich Himmler while instructing her camera crew at Nuremberg, 1934.