German Military and Training song || Panzerlied

The Panzerlied (English: “Tank Song“) was a Military march of the WW2 era, Encouraging Tank crews to sacrifice for their country, it was later popularised by the 1965 film Battle of the Bulge. It is still used today by the Chilean and Brazilian armies. Panzerlied was composed in 1933 by Oberleutnant Kurt Wiehle. In 2017, the German Army was banned from publishing songbooks containing Panzerlied and other marching songs by the Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen as part of new efforts at denazification. The song is sung by some motorized and parachute units of the Italian Army, most especially by the 185th Paratroopers Division Folgore under the title of “Sui Monti e Sui Mar“. In France, the lyrics were adapted slightly to become the “Marche des Chars“ used by the 501e régiment de chars de combat. The half portion of the song was used for Namibian patriotic song and unofficial anthem under South African rule, “Das Südwesterlied“. In the song
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