What is German Unity Day?
'''German Unity Day''' is the [[national day]] of [[Germany]], celebrated on 3 October as a public holiday. It commemorates the anniversary of [[German reunification]] in 1990. An alternative was the day the [[Berlin Wall]] came down: 9 November 1989. This was the day of the [[German Republic]] in 1918, and the defeat of [[Beer Hall Putsch|Hitler's first coup]] in 1923. However, 9 November was also the anniversary of the first large-scale Nazi-led [[pogrom]]s against [[Jew]]s in 1938 (''[[Kristallnacht]]''), so the day was thought inappropriate as a national holiday.<ref>Kosmidou, Eleftheria Rania 2012. ''European Civil War films: memory, conflict, and nostalgia''. pp. 9–10. {{ISBN|1136250646}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dw.de/schicksalstag-der-deutschen/a-1389975 Deutsche Welle (dw.de) (9.11.2004). ''Schicksalstag der Deutschen''.]</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:National days]] [[Category:German culture]] [[Category:October observances]]