[VIOLIN] German National Anthem (1933-45)
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German National Anthem 1933-45
The “Horst-Wessel-Lied” was recognized as a national symbol by a law issued on May 19, 1933, after having been adopted as the party song of the ruling party in 1931. Therefore it had an equal status with “Deutschlandlied”, so in fact from 1933 to 1945 Germany had a double anthem, consisting of the first verse of the “Lied der Deutschen”, followed by the “Horst Wessel-Lied”, this combined version was known as the “Lieder der Nation” (Song of the Nation). A regulation attached to a printed version of the “Horst Wessel-Lied” in 1934 required the right arm to be raised in a “Hitler salute” when the first and fourth verses are sung.
The melody was used in many other songs, so therefore its origin is widely disputed. Shortly after Wessel’s death, the Nazi party credited him as both the composer and lyricist but, until such criticisms were strongly discouraged under Hitler's government, musicologists pointed out that the melody has long existed in German folk songs.
After Germany's defeat in World War II, the anthem was prohibited in use by the governing allied powers in 1945, and remains so in Germany and Austria today, save for educational purposes.
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