Das ganze Deutschland soll es sein. Haut sie auf den Chassepot! (German broadsheet song and caricature, Franco-Prussian War)
A German broadsheet pairs a six-stanza marching song with a lithograph of six German states, labelled Hessen, Baden, Sachsen, Wurttemberg, Bayern and Preussen, each spanking a bare-bottomed French figure while a flame-haired emperor reels at right. The sashes name Grammont, Olivier and Plon-Plon. The tell is the headline 'Das ganze Deutschland soll es sein' and the line 'Nicht mehr scheidet uns der Main', which state unity as accomplished, alongside the ridiculing of named French leaders.
- Date
- 1870
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Anonymous German publisher (unsigned broadsheet, place of publication not stated)
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- North German Confederation
- Medium
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- North German Confederation
- Leader
- Otto von Bismarck
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- Franco Prussian War
- Techniques
- BandwagonName-calling
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- Rijksmuseum, retrieved September 29, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (published 1870-71, before 1931; Rijksmuseum marks the image Public Domain Mark 1.0, metadata CC0)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, object RP-P-OB-39.921 (anonymous, Germany, 1870-1871)
Text on the object
Das ganze Deutschland soll es sein. Haut sie auf den Chassepot ! [labels under the six figures:] Hessen, Baden, Sachsen, Würtemberg, Bayern, Preussen. [sashes across the bent-over figures:] Grammont / Olivier / Plon Plon / ES / [illegible] / ER Nach der Melodie: „Wer will unter die Soldaten, der muss haben ein Gewehr" u. s. w. Jubelnd sei's der Welt verkündet, :,: Nicht mehr scheidet uns der Main! :,: Darum rücken wir verbündet Ins Franzosenland hinein. Von der Alpe bis zum Strand Schallt das Lied fürs Vaterland: „Immer frisch, frei, fromm und froh Haut sie auf den Chassepot, Chasse—po—po—po—po—po— Auf den Chass'pot mit Hurrah!" Baiern, Schwaben, Sachsen, Hessen, :,: Schliesst euch tapfer, Glied an Glied! :,: Was geschehn ist, ist vergessen, Und vergessen, was uns schied! Von der Alpe u. s. w. Ob den heil'gen Chass'pot preise :,: Auch der Franzmann voller Gluth — Glaubt mir, auch der heil'ge Dreyse Und der Werber Wunder thut Von der Alpe u. s. w. Immer feste auf die Weste! :,: Halt dich tapfer, alter Krupp! :,: Bring uns bis zum letzten Reste All' das Kruppzeug auf den Schub! Von der Alpe u. s. w. Dass der Teufel euch die Treffer :,: Und die Chassepots verhexe! :,: Fahrt zum Lande, wo der Pfeffer Von Cayenne üppig wächst! Von der Alpe u. s. w Jagt den Kaiser der Franzosen, :,: Brüder, fort von Reich und Haus! :,: Drüben stehn die rothen Hosen — Wer da Muth hat, klopft sie aus! Von der Alpe bis zum Strand Schallt das Lied fürs Vaterland: „Immer frisch, frei, fromm und froh Haut sie auf den Chassepot, Chasse—po—po—po—po—po— Auf den Chass'pot mit Hurrah!"
THE WHOLE OF GERMANY SHALL IT BE. Hit them on the Chassepot! [labels: Hesse, Baden, Saxony, Wurttemberg, Bavaria, Prussia.] To the melody: "Whoever wants to join the soldiers must have a rifle" etc. Let it be proclaimed jubilantly to the world, the Main no longer divides us! Therefore we march allied into France. From the Alps to the shore rings the song for the fatherland: "Ever fresh, free, pious and cheerful, hit them on the Chassepot, chasse-po-po-po-po-po, on the Chassepot with hurrah!" Bavarians, Swabians, Saxons, Hessians, close ranks bravely, link to link! What has happened is forgotten, and forgotten what divided us! From the Alps etc. Though the Frenchman, full of fervour, praises the holy Chassepot, believe me, the holy Dreyse also works wonders, as does the recruiter. From the Alps etc. Keep at the waistcoat! Hold yourself bravely, old Krupp! Bring us, down to the last remnant, all that Krupp-stuff on the shove! From the Alps etc. May the devil bewitch your hits and the Chassepots! Go to the land where the pepper of Cayenne grows lushly! From the Alps etc. Chase the Emperor of the French, brothers, away from realm and house! Over there stand the red trousers; whoever has courage, beat them out! From the Alps to the shore rings the song for the fatherland: "Ever fresh, free, pious and cheerful, hit them on the Chassepot, chasse-po-po-po-po-po, on the Chassepot with hurrah!"
Read from the committed image; the blackletter title and roman song text are transcribed in the same letters and original spelling (Baiern, Würtemberg, Chass'pot, thut) is kept. The sash reading 'ES' and 'ER' is partial, and the middle sash is illegible. Machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader.
