The ''Preußischer Präsentiermarsch'' (''Prussian Inspection March''), also known as the ''Präsentiermarsch "Friedrich Wilhelms III."'', is a German military march composed by

Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III (; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved ...

at his young age, inspired by the Hautboist corps in the late 18th century. This have been forgotten soon and the sheet music was rediscovered in 1835. Then it was performed in the Kalisch Review. In 1841, Frederick William IV ordered including this march in Armeemarschsammlung. As a traditional inspection march used in every German military since the mid-19th century, this is the traditional inspection and colors presentation march of the German Federal Armed Forces, the

Bundeswehr The (, ''Federal Defence'') are the armed forces of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. The is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part consists of the four armed forces: Germ ...

. It is also played during visits by foreign leaders to Germany by the Staff Band of the Bundeswehr () during arrival honors ceremonies. It is also a favorite piece of German

marching band A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who play while marching. Historically they were used in armed forces and many marching bands remain military bands. Others are still associated with military units or emulate a military sty ...

s, played in civil functions and parades. In Bolivia this has become the standard marchpast piece of the

Bolivian Navy The Bolivian Navy () is a branch of the Armed Forces of Bolivia. As of 2018, the Bolivian Navy had approximately 5,000 personnel. Although Bolivia has been landlocked since the War of the Pacific and the Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1904), B ...

, but adapted in slow time.

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German military music - Prussian Presentation March

Adolf Hitler's 50th Birthday Parade, with the march playing between 7:14 and 8:35, during the review of the participating soldiers of the Wehrmacht

Prussian Presentation March playing from 1:24 to 2:19, as President Dwight Eisenhower, along with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and General-Inspector Adolf Heusinger, reviews the honor formation during his visit to West Germany as part of Eisenhower's 1959 European trip

Prussian Presentation March playing from 1:21 to 2:09, as President Ronald Reagan, along with German President Carl Karstens, reviews the Guard Battalion during Reagan's visit to Bonn

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, along with Inspector-General Carsten Breuer and Konstanze von Schulthess-Rechberg, daughter of July 20 plot conspirator Claus von Stauffenberg, reviews the Guard Battalion and the recruits at the tune of the Prussian Presentation March during the Solemn Recruit Pledge in Memory of the German Resistance on July 20, 2023, from 14:52 to 17:48

Prussian Presentation March played by the Staff Music Corps of the Bundeswehr, from 13:13 to 14:19 during the inaugural visit of the President of Colombia at Bellevue Palace in Berlin

Bolivian sailors and soldiers marching during the 193rd Anniversary of the Bolivian Armed Forces military parade at the tune of the Prussian Presentation March, adapted as a slow march, from 0:00 to 9:53
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