Paul Hellmann (1896-1944)

[Fallersleben]

PH.jpg (13.6 KiB) Viewed 4018 times

Photo source: own collection

Paul Hellmann
Born: 29.06.1896 Bochum-Bärendorf
Died: [?] Missing in action since 17.02.1944 near Tscherkassy (USSR)
- Kapellmeister and arranger
- Joined NSDAP 1.11.1932 with number 1469122
- 1933 Obertruppführer und Musikzugführer der SS-Standarte 15, Berlin
- 1938 Obersturmführer
- 1942 Musikzugführer SS-Infanterie-Regiment Germania
- 1943 Hauptsturmführer

Data source: Fred K. Prieberg, Handbuch deutsche Musiker 1933-1945

[Auceps]

Woah, thanks!

[Ivan Ž.]

An amazing find, thank you very much for posting!

Cheers,
Ivan

[Georges JEROME]

SS-Ostuf Hellmann Chef Musikkorps beim Befehlshaber der Waffen-SS "Böhmen und Mähren" created to Prag on 41. Disbanded on 1942.

(source : Dictionnaire de la Waffen-SS C.Trang tome 4)

Georges

[Auceps]

Thank you very much for the info! And there was no photo in the book?

[Georges JEROME]

no pic of this musikkorps in the dictionnary

[Auceps]

A friend of mine found that: One march by Hellmann, "Regimentsbefehl" was composed in 1941:
https://archive.org/details/Musikalisch ... ericht1941 (Page 100).
Still can be found at Kliment-Verlag:
http://kliment.at/detail.php?kat=2&artnr=9584370

[GregSingh]

I'm looking for any info about conductor SS-Hauptsturmführer Paul Hellmann.

If this is the same person, he is mentioned on this list of fallen 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking' members, but no date of death:

SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 9 "Germania" · Musikzug · SS-Hauptsturmführer Paul Hellmann

[GregSingh]

He is mentioned in this programme from 8th of March 1942:

Hellmann 8 Mar 1942.jpg (10.31 KiB) Viewed 2672 times

And here as conductor of a Symphony Orchestra (!) of Ersatz Battalion of SS Regiment "Deutschland"

Hellmann no date.jpg (31.74 KiB) Viewed 2672 times

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, Greg

I've merged your posts with an older thread dealing with the same conductor. You'll find some additional info in the previous posts.

And thanks for posting those files, I don't remember hearing of Hellmann conducting the Symphony Orchestra of E/SS "Deutschland".

Cheers,
Ivan

[ansata1976]

Some very nice marches of Paul Hellmann:

Durch Mut und Kraft zur Einigkeit - Marsch
Treueschwur-Marsch
Parademarsch der SS

Are there more recordings of other marches by Paul Hellmann?

[TrommlerBO]

Hello ansata1976,

another march by Hellmann is "Das Dritte Reich".

Other recordings are:

Als wir marschierten (parts 1 and 2)
Badenweiler-Marsch (with singing)
Das Lied der Deutschen Arbeitsfront
Das Lied der SA
Der Luftschutz auf der Wacht
Deutsch ist die Saar
Ein einig Deutschland
Heut' geht es an Bord
Lied der Bauern
Lola
Maschinen heraus
Motorstaffellied
Ulmer Fischermarsch
Uns're Fahne flattert uns voran!
Wenn alle untreu werden

[Track titles completed by the host; one unreliable info removed.]

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, TrommlerBO

Hellmann recorded quite a few more tracks, but most are very hard to come by.

This is his (almost-complete) commercial discography (all tracks recorded for Electrola):

1933

OD 1674-2 Uns're Fahne flattert uns voran! (Borgmann)
OD 1675-2 Durch Mut und Kraft zur Einigkeit (Hellmann)

OD 1737-1 Das dritte Reich (Hellmann)
OD 1738-1 Wenn alle untreu werden (Behm)
OD 1739-1 Das Lied der SA (Roonthal)
OD 1740-1 Die schwarze Garde (Hartmann)
OD 1741-1 Triumphmarsch der erwachten Nation (Pietzner-Clausen)
OD 1742-1 Parademarsch der SS (Hellmann)

OD 1781-1 Rheinischer Karneval (Batzem) I
OD 1782-1 Rheinischer Karneval (Batzem) II

OD 1809-2 Großer Kriegsmarsch aus „Rienzi“ (Wagner) I
OD 1810-2 Großer Kriegsmarsch aus „Rienzi“ (Wagner) II
OD 1811-_
OD 1812-_
OD 1813-2 Als wir marschierten (Schmidt-Hagen) I
OD 1814-2 Als wir marschierten (Schmidt-Hagen) II

OD 1856-2 Riesengebirglers Heimatlied (Hampel)
OD 1857-2 Mein Schlesierland (Mittmann)

1934

OD 1927-1 Ein einig Deutschland (Schmeling)
OD 1928-1 Badenweiler-Marsch (Fürst)
OD 1929-_ Der Luftschutz auf der Wacht (Günther)
OD 1930-_ Das Lied der Deutschen Arbeitsfront (Pietzner-Clausen)

OD 1984-1 Lied der Bauern (Hertzberg)
OD 1985-1 Matrosen auf See (Leuschner)
OD 1986-1 Deutsch ist die Saar (/)
OD 1987-2 Lola (Uhland)

OD 2036-2 Halli, hallo, der Jägersmann (/)
OD 2037-2 Treueschwur (Hellmann)

OD 2053-1 Motorstaffellied (Baumgart)
OD 2054-1 Deutschlandlied (Haydn) Horst-Wessel-Lied (/)

OD 2120-1 Maschinen heraus (Carlos)
OD 2121-1 Ulmer Fischermarsch (/)


Note: Hellmann also recorded some tracks for the radio, but those were non-commercial recordings.

Cheers,
Ivan