A German version (Hundert Mann und ein Befehl), sung by Freddy Quinn and later again by Heidi Brühl had considerable success in Germany. The German version is a song against the war. It rejects any sacrifice, not only for the son, but for the father as well.
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Date: 2013-12-25 09:33 am (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballad_of_the_Green_Berets