Horst-Wessel-Lied

Horst-Wessel-Lied
English: 'Horst Wessel Song'
	"Horst-Wessel-Lied" postcard with lyrics
	Former co-national anthem of Nazi Germany
Also known as	"Die Fahne hoch" (English: "The Flag High")
Lyrics	Horst Wessel, 1929
Published	1929
Adopted	1933
Relinquished	1945
Preceded by	"Deutschlandlied" (as sole national anthem)
Succeeded by	"Ich hab' mich ergeben"; (by West Germany); "Auferstanden aus Ruinen"; (by East Germany); "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (by Austria);
Audio sample
	1933 vocal rendition by the Grosses Blas-Orchester und Chor, conducted by Carl Woitschach file; help;

The "Horst-Wessel-Lied" (German: [hɔʁst ˈvɛsl̩ liːt] ^ⓘ), also known by its incipit "Die Fahne hoch" ([diː ˈfaːnə hoːx], lit. 'The Flag [Raised] High'), was the anthem of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) from 1930 to 1945. From 1933 to 1945, the Nazis made it the co-national anthem of Germany, along with the first stanza of the "Deutschlandlied".^[1]

The "Horst-Wessel-Lied" has been banned in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II unless for artistic or educational purposes.

^ Geisler, Michael E. (2005). "In the Shadow of Exceptionalism". In Geisler, Michael E. (ed.). National Symbols, Fractured Identities: Contesting the National Narrative. UPNE. p. 71.

[1] Geisler, Michael E. (2005). "In the Shadow of Exceptionalism". In Geisler, Michael E. (ed.). National Symbols, Fractured Identities: Contesting the National Narrative. UPNE. p. 71.

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