National Day of Mourning
National Day of Mourning
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Every year on the second Sunday in November, Germany observes the National Day of Mourning (Volkstrauertag). This year, that date is November 15.
Various commemorative events take place in cemeteries or places of remembrance as well as church services throughout Germany. In addition, German representations abroad organise commemorative events at war graves cemeteries worldwide in cooperation with the German War Graves Commission and international partners.
The main remembrance ceremony in the Plenary Hall of the German Bundestag under the patronage of the President of the Bundestag is broadcast live on German television.
If you are interested in attending the main remembrance ceremony, please contact us with your personal details:
Press
For accreditation for the event in the German Bundestag, please register at presse@volksbund.de
and at the official press card office of the German Bundestag at Wilhelmstraße 65, Berlin, telephone 030-227 329 24 or -227 329 29, E-Mail akkreditierung@bundestag.de.
The accreditation form can be found here.
Current German press releases on Remembrance Day can be found here.
Media library
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In the Volksbund media library, under the heading "Volkstrauertag" (Remembrance Day), you will find further materials, publications and background information on Remembrance Day (mostly in German). -
Tips on how to organize memorial eventsCommemoration and mourning take many forms and can be organized in many different ways. The schedule suggested here is intended as a suggestion for organizing a memorial event independently.
