Bavarian day of remembrance for the victims of escape, displacement and deportation
The Bavarian Day of Remembrance for the victims of flight and displacement is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in September. It honors the successful integration and development work of the expellees , repatriates and ethnic repatriates in Bavaria . Remembrance day will be celebrated for the first time in 2014; in addition, public buildings are flagged .
background
At the end of the Second World War and in the years thereafter, millions of people in the historic German east and settlement areas were victims of flight, displacement and deportation. They lost their property, their home and many their lives.
Bavaria would like to keep the memory of these events alive for future generations and call for responsibility and reconciliation.
This day of remembrance is a contribution to democratic awareness in Bavaria and serves the task of international understanding in Europe. He does not relativize the memory of other victims of the National Socialist tyranny and the Second World War. Rather, it is a day of remembrance and a warning to uphold human rights, for peace and freedom. Expulsion and deportation should remain outlawed as a means of politics in accordance with the charter of German expellees .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the day of remembrance on the announcement platform of bayern.de
- ^ A b Proclamation by the Bavarian Prime Minister on the Bavarian Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Flight, Displacement and Deportation of August 27, 2013 GVBl p. 574
- ↑ Press release on the website of the city of Garching , accessed on September 10, 2014