SS Schutzstaffel

SS Schutzstaffel

Share a moment in history with the German soldier on the front where the sound of rousing martial music gave new strength to flagging morale or in a bomb shelter with civilians where encouraging music calmed racing hearts. More then a CD its an audio history lesson of WWII, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Third Reich. With quality you can trust, PzG nazi songs and marches are factory produced from ORIGINAL Third Reich recordings and professionally re-mastered for even listening with a musical balance between instrumental and choral marches. A Powerful musical collection for everyone interested in the heroic men and music of WWII. <b>Historical Facts:</b> Includes the German text as well as an English translation to HORST WESSEL - Die Fahne hoch!. Composed in 1929 by the young leader of Berlin s Stormtroop-34 during Adolf Hitler s struggle for power. Feared and hated by the enemies of the NSDAP for his extraordinary ability to convert Germans from Communism to National Socialism. Shot by the Reds on 14 January 1930 he died 39 days later. His example in life and death combined with the nature of the lyrics made Wessel a posthumous hero and his song the official anthem of National Socialism.<br><br> <b>Cover Art:</b> Our front cover picture of the Wewelsburg castle the central inner sanctum of the SS movement from a painting in the Ray & Josephine Cowdery collection.