Königgrätzer March

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The Königgrätzer March ( Army March II, 134; Army March II, 195) is a German military march.

The Prussian military musician Gottfried Piefke composed the Königgrätz March on July 3, 1866 after the victory of the Prussian troops over the Austrians in the battle of Königgrätz . This victory paved the way for Prussia's supremacy in the German Confederation and ultimately also for a small German solution with the establishment of the German Empire in 1871.

Piefke is said to have made the first record of the march on the battlefield himself. The six-eighth march first describes in two motifs the undecided battle between the first Prussian contingent and the Austrians, the second motif stands for the decisive arrival of Prussian reinforcements. As a trio for the Königgrätzer March Piefke used the Hohenfriedberger March , probably to commemorate the victories of Frederick II over the Austrians. In addition to this, Piefke created the "Königgrätzer mit Another Trio" ( Heeresmarsch IIIB, 67); this second version is hardly known today.

The Königgrätzer March was the regimental march of the Oldenburg Infantry Regiment 91 .

The Königgrätzer March is one of the most important and well-known German military marches today and is often played on official occasions, in Austria, however, for obvious reasons, it is still very rarely heard today.

Popular culture

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade : There is a book burning in Berlin when Indiana shows up to get a book back. He meets Dr. Schneider and unintentionally gets a signature in this book from Adolf Hitler, while the march takes place in the background.
  • In the video game Call of Duty: World at War , the beginning of the march is played when the German side wins a multiplayer battle.

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