27 January is an official day of remembrance in Germany. What does this day commemorate?
Einbürgerungstest, question 220 German original
Der 27. Januar ist in Deutschland ein offizieller Gedenktag. Woran erinnert dieser Tag?
- an das Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges the end of the Second World War
- an die Verabschiedung des Grundgesetzes the adoption of the Grundgesetz (Basic Law)
- an die Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands the reunification of Germany
- an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Tag der Befreiung des Vernichtungslagers Auschwitz) the victims of National Socialism (the day the Auschwitz extermination camp was liberated)
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Correct answer: an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Tag der Befreiung des Vernichtungslagers Auschwitz) the victims of National Socialism (the day the Auschwitz extermination camp was liberated)
Why?
On 27 January 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated the Auschwitz extermination camp. Since 1996, Germany has marked this date as the day of remembrance for the victims of National Socialism. The United Nations has also made 27 January International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Key term: Gedenktag = day of remembrance