"My favorite is her rendition of Lili Marlene"
At the risk of being considered a bit senile since I am almost 85, I too will alway have a deep fondness for that WW2 song--after Normandy my Coast Guard Resflo 1 group of 83' wooden cutters were assigned to various duties in the English Channel and French ports as well as the invasion beaches---during winter of '44-'45 most of us (and cutters) were shipped back to USA---I was assigned as CPO of Guard on CG transport USS Wakefield which carried German prisoners---one beautiful, moonlit night at sea the prisoners were playing accordians and singing in their berthing sections below---the sound of hundreds of male voices singing 'Lili Marlene' that flowed up the ladder wells is something I shall never forget and it touches my memories each time it is played---for there, but for the Grace of God, went I
Of all the wonderful songs that Vera sang, I consider Lile Marlene to be her best. Her voice was flawless and full of heart tugging emotion