Traditional march
A traditional march is a work of military marching music that has a special relationship to an active unit of an armed force and is performed at public appearances by this unit.
March and military unit
Such relationships between a march and a military unit can be based on:
- The march was dedicated directly to a specific unit
- The march was dedicated to a unit that no longer exists, but whose line of tradition is continued by an active unit
- The title of the march creates special associations with the tasks or the operational area of a unit
Nowadays, however, traditional marches are more and more often given to units without such relationships. Often the reason for this is that new military marching compositions are hardly ever created and historical works no longer have a direct connection with the tasks and uses of modern units. One example is the quick march of Johann Strauss (father) . Until 1918 it was the traditional march of the 3rd Prussian Guard Grenadier Regiment. Today he plays the same role for the newly established armed forces support command of the Bundeswehr , although there are no connections between the two units.
Well-known traditional marches
- The Great Elector's Riding March ( Kuno von Moltke ): Army ( Germany )
- Kaiserjägermarsch ( Karl Mühlberger & Max Depolo ): German and Austrian mountain troops (Germany, Austria )
- Fridericus Rex Grenadier March ( Ferdinand Radeck ): 10th Panzer Division , Feldjägertruppe (Germany) and Airborne Brigade 31
- King Karl March ( Karl Ludwig Unrath ): II. German-American Corps (Germany)
- Greetings to Kiel ( Friedrich Spohr ): Marine (Germany)
- Air march ( Hermann Dostal ): Air Force (Germany)
- Parade March No. 1 "Möllendorfer" ( Julius Möllendorf ): former Air Force Command Service (Germany)
- Wagramer Grenadiermarsch ( Josef Wiedemann ): Theresian Military Academy and Guard Battalion (Austria)
- Semper Fidelis ( John Philip Sousa ): United States Marine Corps ( USA )
- The British Grenadiers : Grenadier Guards ( United Kingdom )