1989 East German (FDJ) Youth Concert - Musicians in Prussian Uniforms!

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10 ай бұрын

Footage of the 1989 Pfingsttreffen Concert held in Marx-Engels-Platz (Schloßplatz) in Communist East Germany.
The annual Pfingsttreffen celebrations were held by the Free German Youth (FDJ) to promote the Socialist cause in the GDR. The concert was attended by various members of the Socialist Unity Party, including the head of state, Erich Honecker.
The concert was performed by hundreds of members of the Zentrales Musikkorps der FDJ in front of the now defunct Palast der Republik on May 14, 1989. Members of the FDJ dressed up in early 20th century uniforms of the Prussian Army complete with spiked "Pickelhaube" helmets famously worn by German soldiers during World War I.
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@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

East Germany respected Prussian tradition, this is evident under Erich Honecker's rule. In 1980, he restored the equestrian monument to Prussian King Frederick the Great in Unter den linden. After the 750th anniversary of Berlin in 1987, the GDR was allowed to fully embrace its Prussian heritage, and this footage serves as historical evidence to this statement. It seems today there are many debates as to whether or not the GDR embraced Prussian heritage. I believe this stems from the fact that many historical events like this one were lost to time and during the age of the internet they were no where to be found or discussed. This has a massive impact on how we perceive history and I think its important that this rare historical footage enters mainstream discussions and is seen by everyone!

@albinojuanbazzanella6142 10 ай бұрын

We must not forget that Chancellor Bismarck, a Prussian junker implemented the first socialist laws of the Reich!!

@hofnarrtheclown 2 ай бұрын

@@albinojuanbazzanella6142 He was Opposed to Socialists Tho

@hofnarrtheclown 2 ай бұрын

@@albinojuanbazzanella6142 He even Planned to Provoke Them into a Revolution so It would Spread in Europe and Use that as a Excuse to Suppress them All with the Great Powers of Europe and Socialism would be Weakened as a Whole

@scanida5070 10 ай бұрын

One thing I think went sadly lost with the age of the Internet are these wonderful public concerts. I‘m under the impression that since the late 2000s, you just don‘t see these anymore. That‘s really some wonderful footage you found again! And Pickelhaubes never fail to impress! :D

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Scandia! And I agree, I wish there were more concerts like this one! And I guess this is the first time we've seen a Pickelhaube worn in East Germany. 😅

@user-fb9ql8bm2e 10 ай бұрын

The thing I love most about this video are the phenomenal Prussian moustaches. We need to bring back this style!! ❤🇩🇪

@yegorburov5881 3 ай бұрын

Это наклеенные усы.

@nalapana2129 10 ай бұрын

It seems like they're referencing Der Hauptmann von Kopenick since the Officer is ranked as Hauptmann and he's leading a troop from a Garde regiment like in the story.

@justoliver77 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful footage, thank you for uploading this, love the Prussian uniforms!

@Stamsite111 10 ай бұрын

They also played the radetsky marsch during this event.

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

The Radetzky Marsch is a classic! And they also played it at the 1987 concert!

@phaminhphuockhoi8916 2 ай бұрын

That is the best version I've ever heard @@MaximusandHistory

@AlbertoH117 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting, I had seen part of this concert, a very good band directed by Hans Helmut Hunger in the FDJ.

@Stamsite111 8 ай бұрын

0:04 Honecker look little bit surprised/sceptical there and the guy to the right just smiling when he see the prussian uniforms ;)

@s.2652 8 ай бұрын

You always have the best footage!

@NguyenNguyen-dn2gm 10 ай бұрын

High quality as always, love it!

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

I am happy you enjoyed the high quality!

@edmondscott7444 2 ай бұрын

This must have been a marvellous concert.

@hansvonklein3420 10 ай бұрын

I think that drum major looks like "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick"!

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

Maybe! :)

@hdkdhdodhdnddjfkfjfofkfofo1453 10 ай бұрын

What?! EDIT: Not VERY VERY LOST rare but money well spent on this rare footage as always. Plus I know what I said is crazy but the quality of the video and performace combined is absolute glorious.

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

For some people, its hard to believe!

@hdkdhdodhdnddjfkfjfofkfofo1453 10 ай бұрын

@@MaximusandHistory True.

@hdkdhdodhdnddjfkfjfofkfofo1453 10 ай бұрын

@@MaximusandHistory This also proves that Germany needs to be stronger, and have perfomances LIKE THIS way often, at LEAST once a year. Hard to believe 90% of the NVA is disarmed, proving that the modern Germany is too shy to allow NVA veterans to retire later. If only the ENTIRE NVA was integrated to the Bundeswehr and if Germany were united under a regime like in this video.

@hdkdhdodhdnddjfkfjfofkfofo1453 10 ай бұрын

@@MaximusandHistory And if only the Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik/Palais de la République) was still standing! It could have been a museum for GDR/DDR history!

@user-fb9ql8bm2e 10 ай бұрын

@@hdkdhdodhdnddjfkfjfofkfofo1453the capitalists sought to shatter the legacy of the DDR

@frid9231 5 ай бұрын

East Germany - last german state in history

@user-ki8ef2uj1r 10 ай бұрын

Could be seen as alternate history footage of Prussia or German Empire if we ignore the East German flags lol

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

Perhaps, lol.

@hdkdhdodhdnddjfkfjfofkfofo1453 10 ай бұрын

@@MaximusandHistory -XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD- Now imagine this: In May 1st, 1989 the Kaiser Louis Ferdinand Hohenzollern I has attended a May Day parade. The next day Louis I goes home. The BIIIIIG thing used in the DDR 1.Mai 1989 parade would look like: ALLES DER -FOLK- KÖNIG, ALLES FÜR -FOLK- KÖNIG, ALLES MIT DER -FOLK- KÖNIG *Can only happen if Honecker gets ousted.

@ismolaitela9793 10 ай бұрын

0:03 This schwings, Ich like it very much, like you brothers and schisters in sozialismus.

@user-wm9ii9wu7z 10 ай бұрын

Ich bin froh, bis jetzt die meiste Zeit meines Lebens in der DDR verbracht zu haben, vor allem Kindheit und Jugend. Wenn ich diesen Lebenslauf insgesamt im "besten Deutschland aller Zeiten" ansehe, fällt mir nur noch "Doppelwums" ein. Die heutige Jugend ist nach meiner Meinung eine verlorene Generation- und es ist NICHT die Schuld der Jugend!!!

@MarshalRAF 10 ай бұрын

Wow this amazing performance 😮🤩

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it!

@cfc1001001cfc 10 ай бұрын

It's interesting that the permed and curly hairstyles of the crowd, particularly of the women, matched those of my classmates in high school in the United States back in 1989. Western influences must have been huge in the period right before the Berlin Wall fell. Thanks for sharing this video, Maximus. :)

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

I think the 80's was universal for those types of haircuts! Maybe even in the East they couldn't resist it! I am always glad to share this footage! :D

@user-fb9ql8bm2e 10 ай бұрын

I don’t think the styles were exclusively Western. Similar hairstyles could be seen in both East and West throughout the Cold War, trends and styles evolved in the same way on both sides of the wall.

@raditya5663 3 ай бұрын

@@MaximusandHistoryeven in asia this type haircut also very prominent

@TellySavalas-or5hf 10 ай бұрын

Fortunately they also all have big thick full mustaches these soldiers from the Prussian times..

@ryanfoley8035 10 ай бұрын

May I ask how you acquired this footage did you transfer it from video tape?

@vicenterubialescases2467 10 ай бұрын

Libre como el sol cuando amanece y el mar

@walalang741 3 ай бұрын

What was the name of the song in 2:32? I could recognize the tone and melody but can't remember its title. Thanks in advance for the reply! Edit: Its actually Feuerwehrgalopp, but thanks to the reply!

@edmondscott7444 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like a trot tune used In Trooping the Colour (UK). Name is Flick and Flock by Hertel.

@edmondscott7444 2 ай бұрын

Further to my previous post. Peter Hertel composed ballet Flick and Flock. This tune is a galop from the ballet. Josef Strauss composed a quadrille using music from the ballet. In 1995, Slovak symphony orchestra recorded it (Opus 187). Last movement is the galop.

@ardian7801 10 ай бұрын

Can u upload the full version sir? Thank you!

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

I only purchased 3 minutes of footage! There are some VHS copies of this concert available on KZfaq, but the quality is very poor!

@ardian7801 10 ай бұрын

@@MaximusandHistoryDo you open donation sir? I think people will donated, so you can buy the full 1/2 hours clips

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

@@ardian7801 I have a link to my patreon but most people don't realize how expensive this footage is! I spent 275.00 € for this video!!

@amarathaursula 28 күн бұрын

🥰🥰

@user-uz9dv2yw1q 10 ай бұрын

私は日本人でありながら、プロイセン、ワイマール、ヒトラー政権のドイツ、東ドイツと。伝統のあるドイツを愛しています。その証拠に、私はドイツの伝統的な音楽隊の服を着てドラムを叩いているからです。現代ドイツも好きですが、過去の素晴らしい伝統を捨ててしまったのがとても残念です。ここには私と同じ気持ちを持った方々が居るので、私はとても嬉しいです。貴重な映像をありがとうございます。

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

You've been to the Weimar Republic?

@user-uz9dv2yw1q 10 ай бұрын

@@MaximusandHistory　ワイマール共和国は過去にわずか14年間しか存在してなかったことが理由で、今の私が当時を目の当たりにすることが出来ませんでした😢

@hofnarrtheclown 7 ай бұрын

@@user-uz9dv2yw1qWait How Old Are You Then ??

@Alexander-hunters10 5 ай бұрын

@@hofnarrtheclownHe's 10😂

@gustianursafta4360 10 ай бұрын

Better than german now

@ernstachterhof6481 10 ай бұрын

Wow!

@CzechLion1918 3 ай бұрын

1:25 name of song?

@rustycaddy 10 ай бұрын

Yes, yes, I like the helmet, it demonstrates the loftiest wit! A kingly inspiration, it was! Complete with a point and tip! I’m just afraid a storm will come and only too easily hit, That romantic crown of yours with a fancy lightning blitz!

@Kreatorisbackyt 10 ай бұрын

🔥🔥

@brunokirchensittenbach9294 10 ай бұрын

…Die Zucht und Ordnung der damaligen zeit würde uns heutige heutzutage sicherlich auch gut tun!!! DDR Einfach Toll!!! …🇩🇪🇷🇺🇩🇪👊💥👊🇷🇺🇷🇺🇩🇪🇷🇺🇷🇺

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment Bruno! :)

@Preussen2222 10 ай бұрын

Which is the march or polka starting at 0:12?

@ardian7801 10 ай бұрын

Petersburger Marsch

@Preussen2222 10 ай бұрын

@@ardian7801that starts at 0:27. I meant 0:12.

@davidhopley7334 8 ай бұрын

watch the movie...Der Hauptmann von Kopernick

@zeitgeschichteinbildundton 10 ай бұрын

An den Uniformen stimmt so gut wie nichts!

@user-wm9ii9wu7z 10 ай бұрын

Oh, diese vielen unterdrückten, verängstigten Menschen.....

@celianancyrodriguezbello832 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@hagenvontronje01 Ай бұрын

Auch dieses Deutschland gibt es nicht mehr!!

@Tundra1919 10 ай бұрын

March at 0:36?

@austino5076 10 ай бұрын

Petersburger

@MaximusandHistory 10 ай бұрын

Marsch aus Petersburg

@uryen921 10 ай бұрын

Honecker won't be happy very soon!

@luxann292 5 ай бұрын

Pichlehelms and top hats even???? I have to be dreaming.😂

@marcatteberry1361 10 ай бұрын

Monty Python or Black Adder...?

@yegorburov5881 3 ай бұрын

Пруссы кто они были? Prussia - Russia 🎉! В своё время Пруссия была западной частью Руси. Эта информация скрывается. Потом её противопоставили с Россией, изменили язык. И столкнули лбами. То же самое что сейчас и с Украиной.

@maximkretsch7134 3 ай бұрын

Drink less vodka, my friend. 😂