Day of German Unity

26. Tag der Deutschen Einheit – Germany Celebrates

October 3, 2016 by Cornelia 2 Comments

Brandenburger Tor By Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de,

Germany is celebrating the 26. Day of German Unity today, October 3, 2016; commemorating the anniversary of German reunification in 1990.

Image: By Thomas Wolf, http://www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5059290

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