Germans outraged as U.S. plays wrong version of their anthem

[elmac]

German tennis has responded with outrage after the United States Tennis Association (USTA) made the embarrassing error of playing the Nazi-era version of Germany's national anthem during a Fed Cup tie in Hawaii.

The version played included the first stanza, beginning "Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles," which was used as Nazi propaganda. It was dropped after World War Two.

She later said her first comments had been somewhat emotional but that was because the incident happened before her game and she was left stunned.

"We were left shocked and did not know how to react," Petkovic said.
German team coach Barbara Ritter said the mistake was "an absolute scandal, a disrespectful incident and inexcusable".

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[Richard D]

1. perhaps . . .

. . . bannon was consulted on their choice of music.

[riversedge]

2. That would explain the stupid mistake. te he.

[Hortensis]

3. You're kidding! Well, good that they're insulted.

I don't even see how this could happen. Do people normally have to wade through Nazi-era versions of the anthem to find the current one?

[Brother Buzz]

4. I understand the guilty person is actively being recruited by the White House

to become the Chief of Protocol.

[ailsagirl]

5. LOL

[dhill926]

6. the embarrassments mount...

how in the living hell does this happen...

[Skittles]

7. WTF

seriously, come on