"Die ganze Kompanie" (Niel) Bruno Seidler-Winkler, 1939

"The Entire Company", German soldiers' song composed in 1939 by Herms Niel (1888-1954). Performed by Bruno Seidler-Winkler's Brass Band (from Berlin), with male chorus. Recorded in Berlin, 1939.

Additional info: song originally has three strophes; 1st strophe recorded.

Note: mono recording, from I.Ž. 78rpm record collection; not to be used for commercial or propaganda purposes.

Other known recordings of this song:
1939 Metropol Vocalists & Band of the State Labour Service under H. Niel
1939 Quartet & Band of the Air-Signal Battalion CinC-AF under E. Kiesant
1939 Erich Heyn's Quartet & Herms Niel's Brass Band
1939 Chorus & Band of the 13th Infantry Regiment under Ernst Rekemeyer
1941 Chorus & Band of a construction battalion under Willi Unterkofler
1965? The Old Comrades

[it was also included in medleys "Wir marschieren mit Herms Niel" by Erich Gutzeit (1942) and "Singendes klingendes Spiel" (1955)]

[in late 1990s, Austrian military bandmaster Hannes Apfolterer included the ending tune of this song in trio of his "Edelweiß-Marsch", which became the brigade march of 6th Infantry (Jäger) Brigade]