This army march is hardly recognized as the navy march that it actually is. It is even a parade march of several regiments of the German army. On Ocotber 28, 1871 emperor Wilhelm I. commanded a permanent military band of the Navy in Wilhelmshaven. Leader of the Musikkorps der II. Matrosendivision was Carl Latann beauftragt, who had first been serving for the Army before he switched to the Navy. The 32 muscians of the band successfuly toured Germany - even back then the blue uniforms attracted ma...