Catalogue question 220 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
27 January is an official day of remembrance in Germany. What does this day commemorate?
- the end of the Second World War
- the adoption of the Basic Law
- the reunification of Germany
- the victims of National Socialism (day of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp) Correct
Why — for every option
- A — The end of the war in Europe is commemorated on 8 May, not 27 January.
- B — The Basic Law came into force on 23 May 1949, not 27 January.
- C — Reunification is celebrated on 3 October, not 27 January.
- D — Correct: since 1996, 27 January has been the official "Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism", chosen to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in 1945.
Source: www.bundespraesident.de
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