Horst Wessel song

American  

[hawrst ves-uhl sawng] / ˈhɔrst ˈvɛs əl ˌsɔŋ /

noun

1. the official song of the Nazi party in Germany from 1933 to 1945.

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Example Sentences

He was a household name through the "The Horst Wessel" song, which became an alternate German National Anthem.

From Salon

The Nazis made the “Horst Wessel Song” their official anthem, and when they came to power in 1933, they made it Germany’s co-national anthem.

From Washington Post

A song Wessel had written for the SA the year before he died, later universally known as the "Horst Wessel Song," became an unofficial anthem of the Third Reich: According to a 1934 law, every German citizen had to give the "Hitler greeting" upon hearing it.

From Salon

History is full of examples of music that brought people together, from “Maryland, My Maryland” to the Horst Wessel Song, and we should never underestimate its power.

From Slate

The “Horst Wessel Song,” recalling a single Nazi who was killed, was on the lips of Germans who killed millions of people.

From The Guardian