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Old 05-16-13, 06:53 AM   #13
LemonA
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Originally Posted by Missing Name View Post
March 21, 1942.

At that point, the speakers slowly faded in as the Funkers adjusted the gramophone.

"...Wotan, Gemahl, erwache!
Der Wonne seligen Saal bewachen mir Tür und Tor: Mannes Ehre, ewige Macht, ragen zu endlosem Ruhm...
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A bit cliched and stereotyped - not all members of the german highlevell military ranks were R. Wagner fans. It's hard to imagine that least popular parts of the or the whole "Reingold" opera was taken along on military operations ;)
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