How Can Music Be Useful During Military Combat?

Military parades are some of the most spectacular displays of military might and prowess of a country, and the tradition actually goes way back in ancient times. The Macedonian army first implemented the military parades as drill training to foster discipline and brotherhood among the men in their army, which further evolved into the military marches that we often see today during Victory Day or other national celebrations.

Music and big bands became a huge part of military parades that took inspiration from many aspects, such as the German Prussian Army, USSR’s Red Army, French Army’s Bastille Day march, the march king, and many more. But what do they actually do? How can music be useful during military combat? If you are curious, please continue reading down below to find out!

Entertainment Value

During World War I, many large entertainment companies from the United States of America were sent to the Western Front to entertain any U.S. military units they could find with hopes of keeping the morale of the troops up and bolstering their fighting spirits. Music, big bands, song-and-dance acts, acrobatics all played a massive part in entertaining the combatants fighting in the trenches since World War I was mainly defensive compared to World War II.

What amazes me is that the entertainment companies don’t discriminate between the soldiers and they treat them the same even if they are not white, have different backgrounds, in minor military units like combat photographers or medics, they carried on their duty …