Volk ans Gewehr (People to Arms)

William
Published on Feb 12, 2023
[WIKIPIEDIA INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG]
Volk ans Gewehr (People to Arms) was the refrain of the very popular 1931 NSDAP song "Siehst du im Osten das Morgenrot" (Do you see dawn in the east). The song was written by Arno Pardun, who dedicated it to Joseph Goebbels. It contains strong allusions to the well-known workers' song Brothers, to the sun, to freedom, a German communist song later adopted by the NSDAP.
The song, which was characterized by a hammering march rhythm, was first heard at a rally in the Berlin Sports Palace on 8 January 1932 by about 150 Sturmabteilung (SA) people of Standard 7 and performed publicly by the Fuhsel Chapel. In the following years, it became one of the most played National Socialist songs.
Pardun's song was one of the most famous mass songs of the National Socialist era; in the 1930s, it was mainly used as an SA marching song. It was also a compulsory song for the Reichsarbeitsdienst. During World War II, it was used as a military song - not least because it was included in the soldier's song book Morgen marschieren wir (Tomorrow we march). The song was used as the interval signal of Reichssender Berlin. In 1944, the song was again opted for use by the Volkssturm.
The decisive bars of the song were used shortly after the NSDAP seizure of power by the Berlin radio station. Lectures at German universities or student council meetings also started with the song after 1933. Thus, people were constantly reminded of this song. The historian Jutta Sywottek describes this as a subtle educational tool of the National Socialists for propaganda and preparation for war.
At the Nuremberg trials of the major German war criminals, this song was used as evidence.
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00:00 - 01.Volk ans Gewehr (3m 05s)
03:06 - 02.Volk ans Gewehr (2m 43s)
05:50 - 03.Volk ans Gewehr (2m 29s)
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