"Wir Sind Des Geyers Schwarzer Haufen" - Song of the 8th SS Cavalry Division

NOTE:
This song IS NOT from the SS division and is over 500 years old. It's a German folksong that have been used by many for both political and non-political purposes.

[@cripplehawk]

*Der Österreichischer Maler:* “Und holen Sie mir Fegelein!”

[@killgaet6253]

When Belarusian Village.

[@americanschoolsystem]

2 things I need to say about this. Firstly, this is some of the worst translation for a song that I have ever seen. Secondly, this song was composed in 1920 by Fritz Sotke and Heinrich von Reder. Saying it's the song of the 8th Shutzstaffel Calvary Division is completely wrong, as the folk song is for Florian Geyer a well respected diplomat from the German Peasants' War. The division, while it is named after Florian Geyer, does not actually have any correlation with the folk song. They didn't march to it or anything. At least there is no evidence of such thing happening.

[@bubzombie4499]

😮

[@bleedinactionman8578]

Read the description.

[@Unironically_American1]

Read the description. Jesus christ.

[@george_423]

He also meant that it had bad translation, like "we are geyers black host" it supposed to be black horde

[@Unironically_American1]

Yeah my bad, I might redo this song on a later date.

[@Goodjobtho]

So based

[@iLoveGermanTanks]

Ya no comentare eso😂❤

[@Unironically_American1]

Trying to keep my channel up at all costs lol.

[@Kattana1877]

I'm curious. It was composed 500 years ago, but what was the origin/reason for the song to be made?

[@alotofswaghaver]

I think its about the 30 years war which was amidst other things a war for religious dominance over the hre and europe between the catholics and protestants. Also some peasants revolted against the catholics at some point but i dont remember everything about it

[@a_random_orthodox_Christian]

The German peasants war

[@cenkiss2331]

Florian Geyers was a knight that supported peasants against nobles and church in german peasants war in 1500s. This is not a nationalistic song.

[@Unironically_American1]

Read description

[@masadetta1801]

@@Unironically_American1 Your description and title contradicts one another. Please delete this video and make a new one with correct translation and a proper title. Anyways, I want to thank you for atleast making this video :)