DDR/BRD bandleaders active during the Third Reich period

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Berthold Meyer

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Post by Auceps » 06 Jun 2016, 01:09

Berthold Meyer, a bandleader of the Luftwaffenmusikkorps 2, Karlsruhe, served as a bandleader in I./Flak-Regiment 26 in Bremen from 1938 to 1943.
His photo as a bandleader of the Luftwaffenmusikkorps 2:
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#32

Post by Auceps » 31 Oct 2016, 12:03

A service meeting of the officers of the Militärmusikdienst in Bonn, 1966:
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Nearly every officer on the picture is either a former Wehrmacht director of music or a student of a former military music school.

Source: Masuhr, Fritz/BMVg [Hrsg.]: Die Militärmusik in der Bundeswehr. Militärmusik-Geschichte 1955 - 1975


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#33

Post by Panzermahn » 21 Nov 2016, 16:44

Fantastic picture!

Recognized some of the quite famous names of Bundeswehr music officers:

Major Hans Herzberg, Major Helmut Schaal, Major Rudolf Marrenbach (Luftwaffe), Major Gerhard Scholz (probably the most famous of them all), Oberstleutnant Friedrich Deisenroth, Oberst Wilhelm Stephan, Oberstleutnant Karl Schneider, Major Johannes Schade (Luftwaffe)

At least 5 of the officers in the picture led the Stabsmusikkorps der Bundeswehr (Deisenroth, Schneider, Herzberg, Scholz, Schaal)

Edit: I missed out a name, Major Hans Friess' as well but I understood he was former Luftwaffe officer

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Fritz Masuhr

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Post by Fallersleben » 22 Nov 2016, 17:54

Oberst Fritz Masuhr, Musikinspizient der Bundeswehr
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Johannes Schade

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Post by Fallersleben » 22 Nov 2016, 19:28

Some scans from my LP covers...

Johannes Schade: Das ist Marschmusik! (Deutsche Armeemärsche), TELDEC 6.25505 AS, 1983
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Gerhard Scholz

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Post by Fallersleben » 23 Nov 2016, 17:30

Gerhard Scholz: Soldaten • Kameraden (Unvergängliche Märsche), RESONO BWS 356, 1971
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Re: Gerhard Scholz

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Post by Auceps » 24 Nov 2016, 22:45

Thank you again, Fallersleben! That photo of Scholz I see for the first time, to be honest!

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Re: Gerhard Scholz

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Post by Panzermahn » 03 Dec 2016, 17:54

Fallersleben,

Thanks for the fantastic pictures. Do you have any infos on Gerhard Scholz's service with the Wehrmacht as well as the rest of the Bundeswehr bandleaders as well?

I once saw a picture of Scholz wearing the Iron Cross Class II ribbon on his jacket.

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Re: Gerhard Scholz

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Post by Auceps » 04 Dec 2016, 00:28

He served as a musician in the Infanterie-Regiment 67, then he was a director of music in the Artillerie-Regiment 56. In the WWII he commanded a battery as an officer, for that he was awarded with the EK II.

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#40

Post by Panzermahn » 13 Dec 2016, 16:43

Fantastic info Auceps! Many thanks!

The other famous music officer during the 1960s was Heinz Winkel but surprisingly I didn't see any info on Heinz Winkel but probably because he was "polizei" rather than Wehrmacht/Bundeswehr/NVA 8O

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#41

Post by Fallersleben » 05 Mar 2017, 21:25

You are welcome, guys.
Panzermahn wrote: The other famous music officer during the 1960s was Heinz Winkel but surprisingly I didn't see any info on Heinz Winkel but probably because he was "polizei" rather than Wehrmacht/Bundeswehr/NVA
Heinz Winkel * 19. April 1914 in Schönwalde, † 5. Februar 1962
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#42

Post by Fallersleben » 28 Mar 2017, 02:25

Two interesting links:
- NATO-Musikfest.de (check the archive)
- Meine Begegnung mit der Militärmusik by Klaus Stöckel many pages are readable via Google books

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#43

Post by Ivan Ž. » 09 Apr 2017, 19:11

Thanks for posting, everyone!

The few posts dealing with Wilhelm Stephan and Friedrich Deisenroth have been split off into topics of their own.

Cheers,
Ivan

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