Even Grossdeutschland's rigorous training in the Westerwald in 1939-40 is recalled by the rousing rendition of the Westerwaldlied by the unit's 1st Musikkorps that is featured on this album! Also presented is a selection of the parade marches and songs of German mechanized forces in the Second World War, as well as those traditional marches played during guard changing ceremonies and parades in which Grossdeutschland (as the Wachtruppe and Wachregiment Berlin) was a regular participant. Of particular interest is this album's stirring 1940 performance of the Panzerlied, which is sung by a GD soldiers' chorus accompanied by the unit's 2nd Musikkorps under Obermusikmeister Guido Grosch. Included in this collection are not only Grossdeutschland's parade march (the Defilermarsch by Carl Faust) and its presentation march (presented here in a rarely heard "honor guard" arrangement with the German national anthem), but also a rare transcription of Grossdeutsche Grenadiere, the "regimental song" of GD that features music by GD Obergefreiter Hans-Martin Majewski and lyrics by Infanterie Regiment Grossdeutschland's commander in the French Campaign, Oberst Gerhard Graf von Schwerin.
These extremely rare source recordings have been painstakingly restored for maximum fidelity while faithfully preserving their unique period ambience. Eighteen of this album's TWENTY tracks feature marches and soldiers' songs performed by the unit's own choruses and/or Musikkorps under the direction of its bandmasters Friedrich Ahlers and Guido Grosch (plus, in one selection, an anonymous choirmaster from the ranks of the Wachtruppe), while the remaining selections highlight central aspects of Grossdeutschland's history and career.
"Grossdeutschland: Von der Wachtruppe bis zum Panzerkorps" takes the listener on a musical excursion through the history of the Regiment-, Division- and Panzerkorps- Grossdeutschland, presenting military marches and soldiers' songs from the years 1928 to 1943 in a compilation that chronicles this elite unit's evolution from the Wachtruppe (the guard detachment stationed in Weimar-era Berlin) to the mighty combined arms fighting force of the later years of the Second World War.īrandenburg Historica has searched the globe to assemble the priceless 78rpm records that at we have transcribed for this unique compilation. This FIRST-EVER Compilation Presents the Marches and Songs of the Premier Formation of the German Army of the Second World War! INCLUDES TWENTY TRACKS! NEARLY SIXTY-FIVE MINUTES PLAYING TIME! Grossdeutschland: Von der Wachtruppe bis zum Panzerkorps (Archival Recordings 1928-1943)
Brandenburg Historica is proud to present the latest title in our acclaimed Historical Military Music Series.
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