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Das III Reich, Vol. 1
Twenty files supplied under the title Das III Reich, Vol. 1, with song and march labels that include Nazi Party symbols and SA formations. The notes examine the political setting and a few documented work-comparison leads.
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Die Fahnen Hoch (Horst Wessel Lied)
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Die Fahnen Hoch (Horst Wessel Lied)2:57
Historical Context
Wessel’s poem appeared in the Nazi newspaper Der Angriff in 1929. After his death in 1930, Goebbels promoted a martyr myth that helped turn the song into an instrument of political mobilization. Its historical importance lies in that propaganda use as well as its musical circulation.
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No performer, verse selection, issue or recording date is established by the work history.
- Wir Sind Die Braunen Soldaten3:04
- Am Adolf Hitler Platz3:05
Es Zittern Die Morschen Knochen2:47
Historical Context
Hans Baumann’s Es zittern die morschen Knochen spread through songbooks of the Hitler Youth, SA, Reich Labour Service and Wehrmacht from 1934. This print circulation shows how one song could pass between Nazi organizations and become part of their shared political repertoire.
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The supplied audio’s words, arrangement, performers and date remain unidentified. No claim about a specific disputed lyric variant is made.
- Auf Auf Zum Kampf2:35
70 Millionen Ein Schlag3:17
Historical Context
Nazi slogans of national unity were defined by exclusion. The promised Volksgemeinschaft required obedience to the dictatorship and excluded Jews on racial grounds. A title compressing millions of people into a single collective gesture should be read against those limits on who could belong.
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This is context for the title’s rhetoric, not an identification of its lyrics, composer, ensemble or date.
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- Deutschland Du Land Der Treue3:00
- Es Pfeift Von Allen Dachern2:35
Bruder In Zechen Und Gruben2:49
Historical Context
Appeals to workers coexisted with the destruction of independent labour organization. On 2 May 1933, just after the regime’s May Day celebrations, SA and NSBO members seized trade-union offices, arrested leaders and confiscated assets. The mining-and-industry wording sits beside that political contradiction.
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The title is not proof of the song’s audience, performers or actual workplace use. Its recording identity remains unresolved.
- Durch Deutsches Land Marschieren3:12
Der Fuhrer Ruft SA Voran2:27
Historical Context
SA marching displayed strength and collective discipline, but it also accompanied intimidation. The German Historical Museum documents violence against Jews and political opponents, followed by terror and torture during the consolidation of Nazi rule. That history is inseparable from a title calling the SA forward.
Recording details
The supplied title does not authenticate an SA ensemble, the words sung, a particular event or recording date.
Sources & Resources
- Deutschland Erwache2:49
- Braune Und Schwarze Husaren2:53
- Wenn Die SS Die SA Aufmarschiert3:21
- Marsch Der SA Gruppe Alpenland2:54
- Sturmmarsch Der Westfalischen SA2:38
- Die Braune Kompanie2:16
- Gelobnis Eines SA Sturmmannes2:29
- SA Sturm Maikowsky Singt2:55
- Als Die Goldne Abendsonne2:47
Behind the sound
Songs, political spectacle and exclusion
Nazi propaganda made Horst Wessel into a martyr after his death in 1930 and used the party anthem associated with him to promote political violence. The Bavarian State Library’s biography of Hans Baumann documents a different work, Es zittern die morschen Knochen, in Nazi organizational songbooks from 1934. These are histories of works and their reception, not dates or credits for the supplied recordings.
Marches and appeals to collective loyalty belonged to a violent political project. The Deutsches Historisches Museum documents the SA’s attacks on opponents, antisemitic terror and detention. It also records the seizure of independent trade-union premises on 2 May 1933. A filename addressing miners and industrial workers needs to be read beside this destruction of independent workers’ organizations.
The promise of a unified Volksgemeinschaft was built on racial exclusion and obedience to dictatorship. Printed music is useful for investigating the repertory, but it also exposes ambiguities: the Library of Congress lists several Deutschland-erwache-type entries and a separate collection headed Nun pfeift’s von allen Dächern. Similar wording does not establish an exact work, edition or recorded performance.
Presented for critical historical study. Nazi ideology and violence are not endorsed.