Every country has a national anthem. The words to these anthems vary depending on the country’s views and beliefs. The song’s melody could be the same though, and so was the case of two countries during WWI, Germany and England. Before the war Germany had adopted the tune from England’s “God Save the King.” The English still use the melody today, but the Germans abandoned it after the monarchy in Germany fell postwar. We Americans also use this melody for one of our most familiar patriotic songs. Sadly, the name of the composer of this melody is unknown. The melody possibly dates back to the seventeenth century.
England's flag in 1914
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