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Wacht am Rhein (English: The watch/guard on the Rhine) may refer to:

  • "Die Wacht am Rhein", German patriotic song
  • Unternehmen: Wacht am Rhein, German codeword for the operation known to the Allies as the Battle of the Bulge.
  • Wacht am Rhein (game), a 1977 board wargame that simulates the Battle of the Bulge

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Die Wacht am Rhein

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"Die Wacht am Rhein" (German: [diː ˈvaxt am ˈʁaɪn], The Watch on the Rhine) is a German patriotic anthem. The song's origins are rooted in the historical...

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Wacht am Rhein

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Wacht am Rhein (English: The watch/guard on the Rhine) may refer to: "Die Wacht am Rhein", German patriotic song Unternehmen: Wacht am Rhein, German codeword...

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Battle of the Bulge

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offensive was Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein ('Operation Watch on the Rhine'), after the German patriotic hymn Die Wacht am Rhein, a name that deceptively...

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Panzer Lehr Division

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Group B in preparation for the planned winter offensive, Operation Wacht am Rhein, commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge. On 21 November, the partially...

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Oben am jungen Rhein

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"Rufst du, mein Vaterland" "Die Wacht am Rhein" See Help:IPA/German and German phonology. Originally Oberst am deutschen Rhein ("Highest on the German Rhine")...

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Heil dir im Siegerkranz

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Federal Republic of Germany (Lied der Deutschen). Together with "Die Wacht am Rhein" both songs had the status of unofficial national anthems. Heinrich...

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Koblenz

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claims to the area, as described in the song "Die Wacht am Rhein" together with the "Wacht am Rhein" called "Niederwalddenkmal" some 60 kilometers (37...

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Blitzkrieg

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Indeed, the final German offensive operation in the west, Operation Wacht am Rhein, was planned to take place during poor weather to minimise interference...

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Rhine crisis

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achieved huge popularity, most famously the German songs "Die Wacht am Rhein", "Der Deutsche Rhein" and the "Lied der Deutschen" (the national anthem of Germany...

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Niederwald monument

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nobility, army commanders, and soldiers. The relief has the lyrics to "Die Wacht am Rhein" (Watch on the Rhine) engraved. The right side of the monument is considered...

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Rhine

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German state in the 19th century (see Rhine romanticism). The song Die Wacht am Rhein, which almost became a national anthem. Das Rheingold – inspired by...

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Nikolaus Becker

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note was the 1840 "Rheinlied" (Rhine song) which was set to music over 70 times, the most famous setting being Die Wacht am Rhein. While the French–German...

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O Deutschland hoch in Ehren

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Henry Hugh Pierson. The song was, besides the "Deutschlandlied", "Die Wacht am Rhein" and "Des Deutschen Vaterland", the most popular patriotic anthem in...

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Operation Herbstnebel

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east of the Meuse River. Herbstnebel was created as an alternative to Wacht am Rhein, Adolf Hitler's plan to seize Antwerp and bottle up all Allied forces...

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List of Axis operational codenames in the European Theatre

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partisan fighters Operation Christrose 1944 - German early name for Wacht am Rhein Operation Doppelkopf 1944 - German offensive to relieve]troops fighting...

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Operation Queen

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important dams, when the Germans launched their own offensive, dubbed Wacht am Rhein. The ensuing Battle of the Bulge led to the immediate cessation of Allied...

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Siegfried Line campaign

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eventually the Germans launched their own counteroffensive—Operation Wacht am Rhein—on 16 December, which would lead to the Battle of the Bulge. The Germans...

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List of military operations in the West European Theater during World War II by year

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taking of South Beveland, second phase of the Battle of the Scheldt. Wacht am Rhein ("Watch on the Rhine") (1944) — counteroffensive in the Ardennes Greif...

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Iron Sky

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from the Moon ("Kameraden, wir kehren Heim!") has the tune of "Die Wacht am Rhein". During the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Iron Sky signed a co-production...

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Nazi songs

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Ehren Regina Die Rheinnixen Symphony No. 1 (Raff) Die Wacht am Rhein Rheinlied Oben am deutschen Rhein Wanke nicht, mein Vaterland North German Confederation...

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