Germans Outraged as US Plays Nazi-Era Version of Anthem
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The German national flag is seen in front of dark clouds at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 30, 2016. | Photo: Reuters.
The error has become an embarrassing gaffe for the United States Tennis Association, which has apologized to the German team.
German tennis has responded with outrage after the United States Tennis Association made the embarrassing error of playing the Nazi-era version of Germany's national anthem during a Federation 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.
"I thought it was the epitome of ignorance, and I've never felt more disrespected in my whole life, let alone in Fed Cup," Germany's ...