> Anyone who has seen “The Sound of Music” knows that this song was an anthem IN DEFIANCE of the nazis. <
Absolutely! The song was a bold statement of freedom. Austria should remain free, and not be a part of Hitler’s Germany. Just like the song ‘La Marseillaise’ was in the movie ‘Casablanca’.
Unfortunately too many Austrians were more than happy to join the Third Reich. Most of the most brutal members of the SS were Austrian.
Indeed! :-)