Panzerlied
English: The Tank Song | |
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Music | Oberleutnant Kurt Wiehle |
The Panzerlied (English: "Tank Song") was a Wehrmacht military song of the Nazi era. It was sung mostly by the Panzerwaffe, the tank force of Nazi Germany during World War II. It is one of the well-known songs of the Wehrmacht and became more popular with the 1965 film Battle of the Bulge.[1] It is used in the Chilean and Brazilian armies,[2] but it was banned in 2017 to denazify (remove Nazi ideology) Germany. Modern-day Germany has stopped using it because it was used in the Nazi era.
History
[change | change source]The Panzerlied was composed in 1933 by Oberleutnant Kurt Wiehle.[3]
Some motorized and parachute units of the Italian Army sing the song, especially the 185th Paratroopers Division Folgore under the name "Sui Monti e Sui Mar".[4] In France, they changed some of the lyrics to become the "Marche de Chars" which is used by the 503e Régiment de chars de combat.[5] Half of the song was used as a Namibian patriotic song and unofficial anthem under South African rule, called "Das Südwesterlied". It is called "Canção da Tropa Blindada" in the motorized and parachute units of the Brazilian Army.[6] There is a Spanish translation of the song used in the Chilean Army. It is used in the Chilean Armoured Calvary and the Chilean Naval Academy as a pasacalle.
The lyrics were changed and used in a Kriegsmarine song.
Lyrics
[change | change source]Verse | German | Directly Translated English | Singable English |
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1 | Ob’s stürmt oder schneit, |
Whether it storms or snows, |
In blizzard or storm, |
2 | Mit donnernden Motoren, |
With thundering engines, |
With engines a-thundering, |
3 | Wenn vor uns ein feindliches |
When before us an enemy |
Whene'er a foe |
4 | Mit Sperren und Minen |
With obstacles and mines |
With tank traps and mines, |
5 | Und läßt uns im Stich |
And should we get abandoned |
And should at long last, |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nieuwint, Joris (2016-10-18). "Watch: Panzerlied - The Wehrmacht Tankmen's Song (Battle of the Bulge)". WAR HISTORY ONLINE. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ↑ Panzerlied Chile 2017 on YouTube
- ↑ Jennings, Ralph (2017-01-02). "Nazi imagery from Taiwan stems from ignorance, not hate, analysts say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ↑ "Sui monti e sui mar" - Italian Paratrooper Song, retrieved 2023-03-04
- ↑ Musique-militaire.fr. "La Marche des Chars" [The Tank March]. musique-militaire.fr.
- ↑ "Hinos e Canções". Centro de Instrução de Blindados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2021-02-16.