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The Reich Corps of the Trombone (German: Reichkorps der Posaunen) was an organization of trombonists sponsored by the Nazi Party during its rise to power through the end of World War II.
Origins
Notable for their uncanny dedication to the party considering their status as musicians, most members of the corps were used primarily for Nazi Party
History
Originally, the corps was intended to serve as an instrument of musical propaganda at party rallies, but as the
Most members of the corps are thought to have died in the final desperate battles to defend Germany. As a result of the widespread devastation from the war, all known records of the corps were lost, including detailed lists of its members. The group is assumed to have disbanded from the ensuing chaos immediately after the war and the
See also
- Trombone
- Nazi propaganda
- Joseph Goebbels
- Classical romantic music
Selective Bibliography
- Guion, D. M. (1988). Trombone; Its History and Music Baltimore: Routledge. ISBN 2-88124-211-1.
- Irving, David. (1997). Goebbels: Mastermind of the Third Reich New York: Focal Point Publications; 2nd edition. ISBN 1-872197-13-2.
- Hamann, Brigitte (2005). Winifred Wagner : A Life at the Heart of Hitler's Bayreuth Boston: Granta Books. ISBN 1-86207-671-5.
[[Category:Nazi propagandists]] [[Category:German trombonists]] [[Category:Cultural history of World War II]] [[Category:Nazi culture]]