1. On the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, here is a flip-side from the namesake film. ‘Der Panzerlied' (Tank Song). It’s a soldier’s drinking song. Banned in in Germany in 2017. via @YouTube
2. Oddly, my first day ever in Germany ended in a rendition of this tune but with post-War lyrics. Our party included two WWII era Grafs and a Grafen, my new family members. We went to the beer tent after my 20 hour flight. After consuming 4 liters of Frankonian beer later I
3. was faking it along with a couple of hundred folks. My hosts asked how I knew the song. When I told them what it was they were horrified. I said I thought it was fine. Old soldiers remembering their youth via a clandestine tune and only the
4. half-drunk American knew their secret. 😎
