Ah, thank you very much, SockittySocks. This makes much more sense. So the song title is actually "
Wir alle" (the opening words of every strophe), NOT "SS wir alle".
As far as I was able to find out, the text copy you posted was published (back then) in student newspapers called "
Hilf mit!" in the summer of 1941. So I have no idea where Lumsden got the info that when the "SS men marched off to war in 1939 they sang their battle-hymn We Are All SS" or Rutherford his "Words and music for 'We are all SS,' one of the rousing songs which accompanied the Waffen-SS into battle. The propaganda effect of thousands of men singing in perfect cadence as they marched had a devastating effect upon the opposition. Especially the civilians."
The song seems to be just one of numerous amateur songs that were (possibly only one-time) printed in newspapers but never actually caught on. How can someone consider it a 1939 battle hymn and sung by thousands is beyond me, considering that the song is basically unknown. Does Rutherford support his claim with any source? (Lumsden does not.)
Cheers,
Ivan
PS
If you can make a better copy of the lyrics (or, even better, a scan), please do.
