HISTORY OF GERMAN ANTHEM The "Deutschlandlied" ("Song of Germany'', or "The Song of the Germans"),...
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HISTORY OF GERMAN ANTHEM The "Deutschlandlied" ("Song of Germany'', or "The Song of the Germans"), has been used wholly or partially as the national anthem of Germany since 1922. Since World War 2 and the fall of Nazi Germany, only the third stanza has been used as the national anthem.
HISTORY OF GERMAN ANTHEM The "Deutschlandlied" ("Song of Germany'', or "The Song of the Germans"), has been used wholly or partially as the national anthem
HISTORY OF GERMAN ANTHEM The "Deutschlandlied" ("Song of
Germany'', or "The Song of the Germans"), has been used wholly or
partially as the national anthem of Germany since 1922. Since World
War 2 and the fall of Nazi Germany, only the third stanza has been
used as the national anthem.
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HISTORY OF GERMAN ANTHEM The music was written by Joseph Haydn
in 1797 as an anthem for the birthday of the Austrian Emperor
Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire. Joseph Haydn (1732 1809) Franz
II. (1768 1835)
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HISTORY OF GERMAN ANTHEM In 1841, the German linguist and poet
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote the lyrics of "Das
Lied der Deutschen" to Haydn's melody, lyrics that were considered
revolutionary at the time.
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NATIONAL HOLIDAY After World War II., there was no national
holiday in Germany. In GDR it became October 7th, the day of ist
proclamation in 1949. In FRG, it became June 17th since 1954 to
remind of the national uprising in GDR against the regime. Since
reunification in 1990, October 3rd became the new national holiday
of Germany.
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