The Bundeswehr Music Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ratzek, Commander and Conductor of the Band.
Featuring two officers and 82 soldiers, the Bundeswehr Music Corps was founded in 1957 in Rheinbach near Bonn as a representational band of the Bundeswehr or German Federal Armed Forces.
The Bundeswehr Music Corps is responsible for supporting various music occasions ranging from official receptions to small protocol events held by the Federal Presidents and Chancellors. The band is a popular orchestra in Germany itself as well as during its numerous assignments abroad, enabling it to demonstrate its
Throughout its long history the band took part in various significant events both at home and abroad, staging performances in Austria, Switzerland, France, US, Japan, etc.
