Herms Niel
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Herms Niel in Reichsarbeitsdienst uniform
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April 17, 1888 Nielebock, German Empire |
| Died | July 16, 1954 (aged 66) Lingen, West Germany |
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Herms Niel, real name Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann Nielebock (born 17 April 1888 in Nielebock (now part of Jerichow) — died 16 July 1954 in Lingen), was a German composer of military songs and marches.
Upon finishing school in 1902, Niel completed his apprenticeship with the Genthin choirmaster Adolf Büchner. In October 1906 he was admitted as a trombonist and oboist in the 1st Regiment of the Guard in Potsdam. During the First World War, he was bandmaster of the 423rd German Infantry Regiment. In 1918, after the war, he retired from the army and worked as an official in the administration until 1927. That same year, he co-founded in Potsdam the Ritterschaftsorchester, where he worked as a composer and lyricist.
With the Seizure of Power by the Nazis, on 1 May 1933 Niel joined the Nazi Party as member 2,171,788. During the period of National Socialism, he collaborated with the regime and became a director of music in the Reichsarbeitsdienst. Also, he dedicated himself to composing marches and songs, which were popularized by the NSDAP and widely distributed on all fronts of the Second World War.
During the postwar era, Niel lived in Lingen (Ems), where he died in 1954.
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