The "Air March" (), also known as the "Aviators' March" (), is a

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military march published in 1923. It currently serves as the organizational anthem of the

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. It formerly served as the organizational anthem of the

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. The music to the march was composed by , and its lyrics were written by Pavel Herman. It is part of the repertoire of

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and is frequently performed at

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and throughout the former

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Usage in other countries

The melody was borrowed by German Communists in early 1920s and used with German lyrics. German Nazis also borrowed the melody, changed a couple of chords, and wrote their own lyrics to the song. The new march under the title " Herbei zum Kampf" also known under the title "Das Berliner Jungarbeiterlied," it was used by the ''

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'' ( English: ''Storm Troopers'') from 1929 to 1945. The melody to the march was used during

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in a song titled "In the struggle, the Macedonian people!" (). In the pro-Soviet

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, the march was used from the late 1950s until 1990, with the original Soviet music and new German lyrics dedicated to the Soviet Air Force.

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