What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Auferstanden aus Ruinen
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 14, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Auferstanden aus Ruinen 2 times in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook declares the East German anthem an outstanding anthem, second only to the Soviet anthem in his view.
“I think there's only one better anthem, and that's the anthem of the Soviet Union”
The Rest Is History: 679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3) (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 55:04
Sandbrook suggests East Germany discouraged singing rather than changing its anthem's lyrics to avoid admitting it had been wrong about unification.
“I suppose because changing the words would mean some sort of admission that they'd been wrong, which they don't want to do”
The Rest Is History: 679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3) (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 57:54
Episodes
679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)The Rest Is History · Jun 14, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the history of Germany's national anthems, from Haydn's Austrian hymn through Nazi, West and East German anthems to reunification.
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