GermanyAufgabe 220 · History and responsibility
27 January is an official day of remembrance in Germany. What does this day commemorate?
In the exam (German)
Der 27. Januar ist in Deutschland ein offizieller Gedenktag. Woran erinnert dieser Tag?
- athe end of the Second World Waran das Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges
- bthe adoption of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz)an die Verabschiedung des Grundgesetzes
- cthe reunification of Germanyan die Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands
- dthe victims of National Socialism (the day of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp)an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Tag der Befreiung des Vernichtungslagers Auschwitz)Correct answer
Why?
On 27 January 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. Since 1996, this day has been the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism in Germany. The end of the Second World War in Europe is a different date: 8 May 1945.
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