March of the Bundeswehr

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The March of the Bundeswehr has been the official march of the Bundeswehr since October 2005 . For the 50th anniversary of the Bundeswehr, which was founded in 1955, the march was completely re-composed by Christoph Reichelt (* 1934). The composition was suggested by the then General Inspector of the Bundeswehr , General Wolfgang Schneiderhan . Schneiderhan also selected the winning title after Colonel Michael Schramm , head of the military music service , made a pre-selection with a jury from 27 submitted competition entries.

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  1. Christoph Reichelt at Rundel Musikverlag, accessed on May 21, 2018
  2. Christoph Reichelt at HeBu Musikverlag, accessed on May 21, 2018