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Kameraden wir singen! (Comrades we sing!) is a Liederheft des Gaues Franken, a rare Third Reich songbook put together and published by the Propagandaamt (Publicity Department) of Gau Franken and printed in Nürnberg. It contains 74 songs from the early ‘battle days’ of the Nazi Movement, soldier marching songs, sweetheart songs, anti-Jewish songs, and few German folk songs.
According to the introduction by Gauleiter Karl Holz inside the front cover, “some of the songs might seem a bit trite, but the majority are powerful and soldierly”. Holz encourages his comrades to sing these songs often and loud as that is the German way to express “our yearning, our love and our courage”. Note that Gauleiter Holz ends his introduction to “My dear comrades” with Heil Hitler!
According to the introduction by Gauleiter Karl Holz inside the front cover, “some of the songs might seem a bit trite, but the majority are powerful and soldierly”. Holz encourages his comrades to sing these songs often and loud as that is the German way to express “our yearning, our love and our courage”. Note that Gauleiter Holz ends his introduction to “My dear comrades” with Heil Hitler!
Karl Holz (shown in a reference photo above) was both the Nazi Defense Commissioner of Gau Franken, and the Gauleiter of NSDAP Gau Franken that succeeded anti-Semitic publisher Julius Streicher as Gauleiter. Holz was also the Editor-in-Chief of Der Stürmer, Julius Streicher's extremely anti-Semitic weekly Nazi newspaper.
The “Songs of the Movement” section contains the lyrics and music to songs about Adolf Hitler, and songs like Wir tragen das Vaterland, O Deutschland hoch in Ehren, Wenn alle untreu werden, Siehst du im Osten, Ein junges Volk steht auf, Im Frankenland marschieren wir, etc.
The section “Soldier- and Folk Songs” contains Märkische Heide, Heute wollen wir marschieren, Auf der Lüneburger Heide, Kameraden die Trompete ruft, Im Feldquartier, Die blauen Dragoner, Morgen marschieren wir, Mein Regiment - Mein Heimatland, Wenn die Soldaten durch die Stadt marschieren, Volk ans’ Gewehr, Argonnerwald um Mitternacht and many more.
This 4-1/8 x 5-3/4 inch, 64-page softcover Liederheft des Gaues Franken is fully indexed on the last two pages. The songbook is undated, but several songs note the dates on which they were written. Kameraden wir singen! is rare, 100% original to the Third Reich and this example is in very nice condition without odor.
The notably anti-Jewish Es stehet in Franken includes sentences like Die Juden hinaus! (Jews Out!) and vom Brüder erschlagen für jüdisches Geld.
Also for sale on USMBOOKS.com, a NS-Frauenschaft songbook, a wartime Christmas songbook, HJ songbooks, songbooks for Wehrmacht soldiers (page 1 & page 2) and even a Nazi songbook purchased in London! We are happy to combine shipping of multiple purchases!
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RARE NSDAP GAU FRANKEN SONGBOOK WITH AN INTRODUCTION
BY GAULEITER KARL HOLZ
KAMERADEN WIR SINGEN!
A RARE ORIGINAL NAZI
SONGBOOK PUBLISHED
BY THE PUBLICITY
DEPARTMENT OF
NSDAP GAU FRANKEN
(NÜRNBERG) CIRCA 1936
