Der Heimliche Aufmarsch - The Secret Deployment (Rare Instrumental)

One of the most famous German communist songs which existed in various forms throughout the Weimar Republic. The melody most associated with it today was written in 1938 by Hanns Eisler in exile. During the Cold War, the lyrics would be rewritten under the new title "The Open Deployment" (Der Offene Aufmarsch) to reflect the new international climate.

Performer: The Happy End
Year Recorded: 1985
Composer: Hanns Eisler
Year Composed: 1938
Source: CD "There's Nothing Quite Like Money" EVA2014
Image: Communist Party of Germany poster for the 1920 election, "Voters, decide for yourself! Stinnes Dictatorship or Dictatorship of the Proletariat?" (Wähler entscheidet Euch! Stinnesdiktatur oder Diktatur des Proletariats?).