Marlene Dietrich ft Charles Magnante’s Orchestra - Lili Marlene (Deca Records 1945)

“Lili Marleen“ is a German love song which became popular during World War II with soldiers of both sides. Written in 1915 during World War I, the poem was published under the title “Das Lied eines jungen Soldaten auf der Wacht“ (German for “The Song of a Young Soldier on Watch“) in 1937, and was first recorded by Lale Andersen in 1939 under the title “Das Mädchen unter der Laterne“ (“The Girl under the Lantern“). Following the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia, from 1941 Radio Belgrade became Soldatensender Be