Maybe Jens can tell us. I would expect that the nation can (or at least should) separate the soldiers who fought for their Vaterland from the militarist policies that said Vaterland held at various times (well, really, pretty much all the time up to 1945).
Where is Jens?
Thanks for pointing me this way
We have something called Volkstrauertag, next Sunday actually. After WW2 the date (and name) was changed to be distinguished from the Nazi's Heldengedenktag.
For us, that day is not only about remembering soldiers or those who died in war, but basically anyone who died due to the violence of an oppressive government, in all nations. Unless I am forgetting something we don't have a special day just for the soldiers.
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- 11/11/2009 11:04:15 AM
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In the US, it's Veteran's Day, which is much more relevant now all the WWI vets are dead.
- 11/11/2009 08:14:57 PM
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Re: In the US, it's Veteran's Day, which is much more relevant now all the WWI vets are dead.
- 11/11/2009 10:14:41 PM
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Frank Woodruff Buckles, 108 years old, is the last surviving US veteran of WWI
- 12/11/2009 02:24:29 AM
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Yes.
- 12/11/2009 12:58:15 AM
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How does Germany remember its fallen soldiers?
- 12/11/2009 04:20:21 AM
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