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Das III Reich, Vol. 2: SA Marschiert
A collection of sixteen files supplied under the title SA Marschiert. The notes explore political marching, propaganda and the documents behind several of the supplied titles.
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Volk Ans Gewehr2:37
Historical Context
The documented song Volk ans Gewehr was written by Arno Pardun in 1931, dedicated to Goebbels and carried antisemitic incitement. The Deutsches Uhrenmuseum traces its melody into clock gongs, showing how propaganda entered domestic objects and everyday routines as well as organized public events.
Recording details
This note concerns the documented work of the same title. No musical or lyrical match, performer, date or original issue is assigned to this supplied recording. The archival inventory also lists a photographed score under Pardun’s name; that score photograph was not inspected.
Sources & Resources
The archival inventory was read; its listed score photograph was not inspected.
Deutsches Uhrenmuseum: Deutsch die Uhr – Deutsch der Klang!
Kalliope: Fred K. Prieberg archival material, DE-611-BF-28374
- Sieg Der Deutschen Nation6:24
- Durch Gross Berlin Marrschieren Wir 12:14
In Munchen Sind Viele Gefallen2:56
Historical Context
The failed Munich coup of 8–9 November 1923 became a central episode in Nazi political mythology. The movement later glorified the attempt and its dead. A title referring to those who fell in Munich therefore needs the context of an attack on democratic government.
Recording details
The title alone does not identify which event, text or performance is represented. No funeral, commemorative ceremony or recording date is authenticated.
- Duppler Schanzen Marsch3:26
- Deutsche Kameraden2:52
- S.A. Totenmarsch2:56
- Braunschweig Marsch2:54
- Lisa, Lisa!2:34
- Mein Regiment, Mein Heimatland2:48
Der Sturmmarsch Der S.A.2:39
Historical Context
Marching was one of the SA’s methods of occupying public space and projecting power. Its activities also involved antisemitic violence, attacks on political opponents and terror against detainees in 1933. The spectacle of disciplined ranks cannot be separated from those acts of coercion.
Recording details
No specific SA unit, composer, ensemble or recording occasion is identified by the supplied march title.
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- Es Pfeift Von Allen Dashern2:43
- Die Alte Garde2:44
- Die Braune Kompanie2:20
- Flieg Deutsche Fahne, Flieg2:59
Horst Wessel Lied3:21
Historical Context
The Horst Wessel song became a vehicle for a manufactured martyr tradition. Its text appeared in 1929; after Wessel’s death in 1930, Goebbels used his image in Nazi propaganda. The song’s later prominence reflected the regime’s effort to turn political violence into a legitimizing myth.
Recording details
The work history does not establish the supplied recording’s performers, arrangement, issue or date.
Behind the sound
Marching, propaganda and political violence
The SA used marching formations as part of a politics of intimidation. The Deutsches Historisches Museum documents political attacks and, in 1933, antisemitic terror, detention and torture. This history gives the collection’s supplied title its context; it does not identify the performers on these files.
Nazi propaganda turned the failed Munich coup of November 1923 and the death of Horst Wessel in 1930 into stories of sacrifice. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traces how these narratives served political mobilization and violence. References to Munich and Wessel in the filenames are research leads, rather than confirmation of the works or words actually recorded.
Printed music offers another kind of evidence. The Bibliothèque nationale de France links Volk ans Gewehr with the opening line Siehst du im Osten das Morgenrot; the Library of Congress lists a 1935 edition of Flieg’, deutsche Fahne, flieg’! These documents help distinguish titles and works. Their dates and credits cannot be assigned to unidentified recordings.
Presented for critical historical study. Nazi ideology and violence are not endorsed.