Unfortunately, due to it's extremely distinct drumming it's been meme'd into a Nazi symbol by westerners on the internet. (The Koniggratzer March was meme'd a bit by Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade).
Now Panzerlied on the other hand... That one's been pretty clear.
(The old man in the footage is not only an actor, but a former member of the Wermacht and a veteran of WW2. He was, in fact, singing that song on set, and smiling about it).
Edit - Erika might be standard soldiers fare, but the composer seems to have been a proud Nazi, so it probably should be considered a Nazi song, over a soldier's song.
"Joined the NSDAP" in Germany in WW2 doesn't mean much. Nazi policies required party membership to function in most aspects of society. The National Labor Front was what, 70% of people in blue collar jobs?
Most of the people who turned against the Nazis, or even tried to assassinate Hitler were Nazis. ... By George, the man who killed Hitler was a Nazi!
No, but hilariously, even members of the Volksstrum & SA joined in the revolt in the city of Dachau.
And he was a member of the SA, upon further inspection, looks like he was a proud Nazi that just hadn't committed any war crimes. I'll accept my correction.
I'm not surprised due to it's connotation.
Erika is actually a good song. It's not even a Nazi song. It's a marching song about a soldiers love interest.. I wouldn't even say that it was heavily co-opted by the Nazis, unlike the Königgrätzer Marsch, which was popular already and then used for political purposes.
"Erika" is pretty much a standard fare, soldier's love march, that you see in song's like "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and "The Girl I Left Behind".
Unfortunately, due to it's extremely distinct drumming it's been meme'd into a Nazi symbol by westerners on the internet. (The Koniggratzer March was meme'd a bit by Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade).
Now Panzerlied on the other hand... That one's been pretty clear.
(The old man in the footage is not only an actor, but a former member of the Wermacht and a veteran of WW2. He was, in fact, singing that song on set, and smiling about it).
Edit - Erika might be standard soldiers fare, but the composer seems to have been a proud Nazi, so it probably should be considered a Nazi song, over a soldier's song.
Erika's writer eventually joined the NAZI party and was glad his song was enjoyed and used by the country.
"Joined the NSDAP" in Germany in WW2 doesn't mean much. Nazi policies required party membership to function in most aspects of society. The National Labor Front was what, 70% of people in blue collar jobs?
Most of the people who turned against the Nazis, or even tried to assassinate Hitler were Nazis. ... By George, the man who killed Hitler was a Nazi!
No, but hilariously, even members of the Volksstrum & SA joined in the revolt in the city of Dachau.
He joined before WW2.
He made it to chapel master and played at NSDAP party conferences.
And he was a member of the SA, upon further inspection, looks like he was a proud Nazi that just hadn't committed any war crimes. I'll accept my correction.