Einbürgerungstest
English

Der 27. Januar ist in Deutschland ein offizieller Gedenktag. Woran erinnert dieser Tag?

Question 220 · History and responsibility

Correct answer: D. the victims of National Socialism (the day the Auschwitz extermination camp was liberated)

In German, as in the test

  1. an das Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges
  2. an die Verabschiedung des Grundgesetzes
  3. an die Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands
  4. an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Tag der Befreiung des Vernichtungslagers Auschwitz) (richtige Antwort)

English translation

27 January is an official day of remembrance in Germany. What does this day commemorate?

  1. the end of the Second World War
  2. the adoption of the Basic Law
  3. the reunification of Germany
  4. the victims of National Socialism (the day the Auschwitz extermination camp was liberated) (Correct answer)

Why this is correct

On 27 January 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated the Auschwitz extermination camp. Germany remembers the victims of National Socialism on this day.