WWII German Army Songbook c1940

Kameradschaft im Lied: 14. Folge. Herausgegeben vom Oberkommando des Heeres [High Command of the German Army]

Leipzig–Berlin: Oscar Brandstetter, c1940.

A compact wartime songbook featuring patriotic and soldiers’ songs, including texts by Hans Ostwald and Walter Flex, set to music with full notation. Issued as part of an official morale-building series distributed among Wehrmacht troops.

Condition
Paper wraps, 4 pages. Moderate toning with faint handling wear to edges; one corner lightly creased. Interior unmarked, and printing crisp. Very good for a field-issued publication of its type and period.

This series reflected the German military’s effort to sustain camaraderie through music during the Second World War. The 14th installment includes ‘Tote Brüder’ and ‘Der Himmel grau und die Erde braun,’ among other compositions used in army gatherings and propaganda programs. 

Genres: Military History, Music, Wartime Ephemera, Propaganda
Subjects: WWII German Army, Soldier Songbooks, Patriotic Music, Third Reich Publications, Wartime Printing.

Item #21269

Price: $45.00