Badenweiler Marsch
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The Badenweiler March is a well-known Bavaria
n military march
by Georg Fürst (1870-1936).
Fürst composed this tune as the Badonviller March for the Royal Bavarian Infantry Guard Regiment. The title refers to fighting on 12 August 1914 near Badonviller
(“Badenweiler”) in French Lorraine
, where the Royal Bavarian Infantry Guard Regiment (Königlich Bayerisches Infanterie-Leib-Regiment) achieved a first victory against the French at the beginning of the First World War. The composer's lively two-tone entrance motif was by some accounts inspired by the duotonic sirens of field ambulances, with which the wounded were removed. This march is included in the Heeresmarsch
as HM II, 256.
The march is often reported as Adolf Hitler
's favourite, and was often played as the Führer's "entrance theme
," if Hitler were to make an appearance somewhere. Also, in features from the National Socialist period or in newsreels (e.g. “Deutsche Wochenschau
” etc.) the march was often pasted into the audio track as background music when appearances of Hitler were shown. However, Hitler is quoted in Traudl Junge
's autobiography, Until the Final Hour
, as denying that it was his favourite march, and was merely misconstrued that way because of a favourable remark he had made about it. It is subtitled as "The Fuhrer's favourite march" in The Triumph of the Will during the massive revue parade through Nuremberg
by the end of the parade when the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler marches through.
include the Badenweiler Marsch being played as background music to Radio Berlin announcements about the status of Adolf Hitler. Also in the movie about
Max Manus
, German infantrymen play this march as they walk down 'Karl Johans Gate' in Oslo.
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n military march
March (music)
A march, as a musical genre, is a piece of music with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for marching to and most frequently performed by a military band. In mood, marches range from the moving death march in Wagner's Götterdämmerung to the brisk military marches of John...
by Georg Fürst (1870-1936).
Fürst composed this tune as the Badonviller March for the Royal Bavarian Infantry Guard Regiment. The title refers to fighting on 12 August 1914 near Badonviller
Badonviller
Badonviller is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.It has a population of 1,512.-See also:*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department*Badonviller March*Badenweiler, Germany....
(“Badenweiler”) in French Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
, where the Royal Bavarian Infantry Guard Regiment (Königlich Bayerisches Infanterie-Leib-Regiment) achieved a first victory against the French at the beginning of the First World War. The composer's lively two-tone entrance motif was by some accounts inspired by the duotonic sirens of field ambulances, with which the wounded were removed. This march is included in the Heeresmarsch
Armeemarschsammlung
Armeemarschsammlung The Army March Collection, also known as the Prussian Army March Collection refers to the basic catalog of works of German military march music....
as HM II, 256.
The march is often reported as Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
's favourite, and was often played as the Führer's "entrance theme
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
," if Hitler were to make an appearance somewhere. Also, in features from the National Socialist period or in newsreels (e.g. “Deutsche Wochenschau
Die Deutsche Wochenschau
Die Deutsche Wochenschau is a series of German newsreels from 1940 until the end of World War II.After the invasion of Poland , the Nazis consolidated four separate newsreel production efforts into one...
” etc.) the march was often pasted into the audio track as background music when appearances of Hitler were shown. However, Hitler is quoted in Traudl Junge
Traudl Junge
Traudl Junge was Adolf Hitler's youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945.-Early life:...
's autobiography, Until the Final Hour
Until the Final Hour
Until the Final Hour is a memoir of the last days of Hitler's government, written by Traudl Junge. The book was part of the basis for the film Der Untergang in 2004.-Synopsis:...
, as denying that it was his favourite march, and was merely misconstrued that way because of a favourable remark he had made about it. It is subtitled as "The Fuhrer's favourite march" in The Triumph of the Will during the massive revue parade through Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
by the end of the parade when the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler marches through.
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include the Badenweiler Marsch being played as background music to Radio Berlin announcements about the status of Adolf Hitler. Also in the movie about
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, German infantrymen play this march as they walk down 'Karl Johans Gate' in Oslo.