Preußens Gloria

Prussia's Glory ( Armeemarsch II, 143 ( Armeemarsch II, 240) and Army March II, 98 ) is a famous Prussian march of the 19th century. Composer and music director Johann Gottfried Piefke (1815-1884) from the body - Grenadier Regiment " King Friedrich Wilhelm III. " (1 Brandenburg ) # 8 in Frankfurt an der Oder.

History

Prussia's Glory in 1871 after the victory of Prussia and its allies over France in the Franco-German war, which led to the founding of the German Empire. For the victory parade of the returned troops the march in Frankfurt ( Oder) was first performed. Since Piefke let him perform then only on special occasions, the march long time remained unknown to the general public. Published in 1898 for the first time in print, Prussia's Glory reached until 1909 after processing by the Army Musikinspizienten Prof. Theodor Grawert his great popularity. 1911, the march was taken up in the Prussian army march collection. By Grand Admiral Prince Heinrich of Prussia he also found in the Navy so popular that it also applies as a naval march.

Today, Prussia's Glory is probably the most popular military march of the German Bundeswehr. It is often played at public occasions, especially during state visits, and is among other things the traditional march of the Air Force Training Command. But he also counts to the standard repertoire of many foreign military music. In Germany it is due to its high visibility and often intoned by brass bands layman, he is, for example, the standard march in the popular particularly in the Rhineland, Westphalia and in Waldeck shooting festivals.