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Singing for German Unity

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German Youth Choir bei der Probe in Brisbane

German Unity Day is the National Day of Germany, celebrated on 3 October. It commemorates German reunification in 1990 when the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany, so that for the first time since 1945 there existed a single German state.

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German Unity Day is the National Day of Germany, celebrated on 3 October. It commemorates German reunification in 1990 when the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany, so that for the first time since 1945 there existed a single German state.

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