"Graf Zeppelin-Marsch" is a German military

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, written by military music composer Carl Teike. The name refers to Count

Ferdinand von Zeppelin Graf, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (; 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a General (Germany), German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the ...

. It was originally composed in 1903 under the title "March of the Teutons" (March of the Teutons). Joachim Toeche-Mittler, a German authority on the history of German military music, regarded the march as an "immortal" piece. The march was published by

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in the United States under the name "The Conqueror" in 1912, arranged by Canadian composer Louis-Philippe Laurendeau. To avoid confusion, the march was often called "Graf Zeppelin (The Conqueror)" () in CDs published in Japan. The march was especially popular in the Soviet Union. It was sometimes called "March of the Air Fleet" () in Russian. It was once used as the Swedish navy's parade march.

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