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Gebirgsmusikkorps Garmisch-Partenkirchen

German Army (Heer) military band of the Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), founded in 1956 and currently based in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Commonly appears as "[B]Musikkorps Der 1. Gebirgsdivision[/b]" [b]Principal Conductors:[/b] 1. [a3797867] (5 April 1956 - 31 October 1956) 2. [a1638298] (1 November 1956 - 31 March 1978) 3. [a1492152] (April 1, 1978 - 31 March 1987) 4. [a9468211] (April 1, 1987 - 30 November 1992) 5. [a8127973] (1 December 1992 - 30 September 2001) 6. [a7951814] (1 October 2001 - 31 March 2007) 7. [a7581179] (April 1, 2007 - 25 March, 2010) 8. Christian Prchal (March 26, 2010 - 19 May 2014) 9. [a8179997] (20 May 2014 - 28 August 2022) 10. [a3573103] (29 August 2022 - Present) The Gebirgsmusikkorps der Bundeswehr was founded in Sonthofen in 1956 under the name "[b]Musikkorps VI B[/b]" and a few months after its foundation it moved to Mittenwald in 1 August 1956. In October 1956, the music corps was divided into Music Corps VI A in Munich, (which became [a910665] in Regensburg in 16 March 1959), and into Music Corps VI B , which became "[b]Heeresmusikkorps 8[/b]", later in 16 March 1959 the band was renamed "[b]Gebirgsmusikkorps[/b]". In 23 March 1963 the band moved to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and was renamed "[b]Gebirgsmusikkorps 8[/b]" Previously, the band was located in the 1. Gebirgsdivision, until in 2001 the 1. Gebirgsdivision was dissolved and the band was renamed "[b]Gebirgsmusikkorps Garmisch-Partenkirchen[/b]". In 2013 the band was transferred to the Streitkräfteamt (Office of the German Armed Forces) and was renamed "[b]Gebirgsmusikkorps der Bundeswehr[/b]"