Berlin, May 7, 2025 (AFP) - Germany divided on May 8 holiday, 80 years after Nazi defeat

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2025-05-07

Eighty years since the capitulation by the Nazis on May 8, 1945, the idea of making the date -- seen as a symbol of liberation but also suffering -- a public holiday in Germany is dividing the country. As a resurgent far right questions Germany's "memory culture", Thursday's anniversary will be marked in a sober fashion. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is due to give a speech at the Reichstag and young people will read testimonies from the end......

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