"Graf Zeppelin" is a German military march, written by military music composer

Carl Teike Carl Albert Hermann Teike (5 February 1864 – 28 May 1922) was a German composer who wrote over 100 military band, military march (music), marches and twenty concert works. Biography Born the son of a blacksmith in Stettin-Altdamm, Province ...

. The name refers to Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. 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 Carl Fischer Music in the United States under the name "The Conqueror" in 1912, arranged by Canadian composer

Louis-Philippe Laurendeau Louis-Philippe Laurendeau (1861 in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada – 13 February 1916 in Montreal) was a Canadian composer and bandmaster. He also held an editorial position with Carl Fischer, the New York music publishers. Most of Laurendeau's c ...

. 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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