[rlmorel]

That's great...I am fascinated by things like that. There was a song immortalized by Marlene Deitrich name "Lili Marlene" (HERE) which was enjoyed and sung by all sides (in the European theater, at least) in WWII.

And a beautiful song, too!

I am not surprised the Germans loved the "Stars and Stripes Forever"...who could not think that was a great tune???

If you know of any articles that might discuss that, or have the bawdy lyrics, I would appreciate it if you could send it my way!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

One reference, mistakenly thinking the Americans “borrowed” the tune.

https://uboat.net/forums/read.php?3,5573,5577,quote=1

I’ve also seen it on History Channel, with an old submariner discussing the ceremony on return from a mission. I believe that Micheal Gannon discusses it in “Operation Drumbeat”.