The awardee must be an integral part of the unit and help it's advancement.
The member must display dedication above and beyond what is regularly expected. The member must have been active and a part of the unit for a minimum of 2 years and have attended at least 15 events. Note the member must have been awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class. Awarding of this medal will be done based on a vote by all Officers and Non-commissioned officers in the unit.The individual must be an active member for 3 years and attending a minimum of 25 events. A member is also eligable if he recruits six new members who pass the one year mark and acquire all of their uniform, kit, and weapon. This can be done in various ways from a large unit purchase, to constantly bringing vehicles to events and anything in between. The awardee must be a critical part of the organization who by dedication helps to further advance the organization. Awarded to members whose actions within the unit set the bar to a new level.
This award will be issued to members who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. The member must have attended a minimum of 35 tactical events. Must be an active member of the unit for 3 years and have been awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class. Must be a member of the unit for 5 years, have already been awarded the Bronze class, Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class and have attended a total of 75 tactical events. This award comes in 3 grades and will be awarded with the least prestigious first and all clasps having similar criteria starting with the least stringent. Member must also be a holder of the Iron Cross First and Second Class. The criteria for this award is that the member must have been active for a minimum of 8 years and have attended a total of 150 tactical events. An example of this might be a large unit donation or purchase of a large unit item such as a truck or light armoured vehicle. In my opinion, this has not so much to do with the government but with a generation of soldiers who prefer Hip-Hop to old Folk songs.This award will be given to members who continuously go above and beyond for the betterment of the unit and reenacting as a whole. I don't know what has changed since then, but I guess that the order "Ein Lied!" has become nearly distinct in most units. Anyway, I'm in the possession of "Kameraden singt!", the "Liederbuch der Bundeswehr" from 1991. I didn't sing a single time during my Dienstzeit, and I can't say that I missed it. As for the Soldatenlieder that hat no political text, they are often considered to be too sentimental or schmalzig by the young soldiers of today. As many texts were militaristic, aggressive and offending to other nations, they are not played officially anymore, although some people in the Marine or the Fallschirmjäger may still sing songs that are not PC. They were mostly from the times of the Kaiserreich or the Third Reich. A Soldatenlied is a song with a text that could be sung both on the march and at the campfire, usually by the soldiers themselves. As I said, with the exception of Hitlers favorite, the Badenweiler, they are as frequently played as ever. The Bundeswehr continue to perform traditional German Military marches.īut must exclude those related to Hitler's reign, or any percieved reference to it.Ī march is a marching tune without text to be performed by a Musikkorps. They obliged by giving a great rendition of U-Boote am Fiend to the applause of the customers and staff.
In a popular, city-centre pub, sailors from the ship were encouraged to sing a German song. I recall, four years ago, a German warship visited Scotland. They continue to rehearse the military marches of the past, perhaps though, not in view of their political masters in Germany. The men of the Bundeswehr have not forgotten their forefathers. Even the non-political march 'Panzerlied' was subject to scrutiny, as it could be conceived as 'aggressive'. It was then frowned upon by certain German politicians, under pressure from a pacifist lobby in the German parliament. To my knowledge the Bundeswehr were marching to the tunes of traditional German Military compositions, and also to marches composed post World War One, up to 1998-99.
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