The Hohenfriedberger
The Hohenfriedberger ( Army March I, 21 (Army March I, 1c and Army March III, 1b)), also known as the "Hohenfriedeberger", is one of the most famous German military marches . The name is intended to commemorate the victory of the Prussians over the allied Austrians and Saxons on June 4, 1745 in the Second Silesian War in the Battle of Hohenfriedberg near Striegau .
history
There are numerous legends surrounding the history of the march. Allegedly the Bayreuth Dragoon Regiment , which decided the battle for Prussia, marched into his quarters the next day and King Friedrich II took off his hat. Whether the march actually sounded at that time is just as questionable as the claim that Friedrich II of Prussia - the "Old Fritz" - was the composer. However, it is historically documented that the king had the Bayreuth dragoon regiment issued a "grace letter", which authorized the regiment to play grenadier marches by foot troops with drum and whistle and cuirassier marches by riders with kettledrum and fanfare.
The first known recording, a piano arrangement, dates from 1795. It was not until 1845, on the centenary of the battle, that the march was accompanied by a text: “Auf, Ansbach-Dragoons! Up, Ansbach-Bayreuth! … ”, Since the regiment had meanwhile been renamed“ Ansbach-Bayreuth ”. During the time of the German Empire , the "Hohenfriedberger" symbolized the House of the Hohenzollern both because of its connection to the great victories of Frederick II and because of his, albeit uncertain, authorship, and was regarded as the "march of glory" of the Prussian army .
In memory of Friedrich II's victories over the Austrians, Johann Gottfried Piefke added the Hohenfriedberger as a trio to his Königgrätzer March in 1866 after winning the battle of Königgrätz .
The Hohenfriedberger was a traditional march of the former tank training battalion 11 and the former reconnaissance training company 90 of the Bundeswehr.
text
1st stanza :
- Up, Ansbach Dragoons !
- Up, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
- Buckle your saber
- and prepare yourself for a fight!
- Prince Karl has appeared
- on Friedbergs Höh'n,
- The Prussian army
- look at it.
Refrain (2 ×):
- So, children, be funny
- and all ready:
- Up, Ansbach Dragoons!
- Up, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
2nd stanza:
- Don't be afraid
- Colonel von Schwerin,
- A Prussian dragoon
- never do not flee!
- And they still stand
- so close to Friedberg's height,
- We ride them together
- like spring snow.
Refrain (2 ×):
- Whether saber, whether canon,
- whether small rifles threaten us:
- Up, Ansbach Dragoons!
- Up, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
3rd verse:
- Stop, Ansbach Dragoons!
- Stop, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
- Wipe off your saber
- and leave the quarrel;
- Because all around
- on Friedbergs Höh'n
- Is far and wide
- to see no more enemy.
Refrain (2 ×):
- And calls our king
- we are there today:
- Up, Ansbach Dragoons!
- Up, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
Use in art
The march was used in the following films:
Web links
- Sabine Giesbrecht : On the popularity of the ballad "Fridericus Rex" by Carl Loewe
- Archived private page with background information on the Hohenfriedberger ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Royal letter of grace and diploma to the Bayreuth [...] Dragoon Regiment
Individual evidence
- ↑ The ?? Hohenfriedberger March ?? and Ansbach-Bayreuth. (No longer available online.) September 27, 2007, archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; accessed on May 13, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
