02.01.2014 - 17:38 [ Guardian ]

German splits appear as year of war and wall anniversaries begins

It is already being talked about as Super-Gedenkjahr, the year of commemoration. This year will mark 100 years since the outbreak of the first world war and 75 years since the start of the second. But in Germany one anniversary is likely to attract more debate than introspection: the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall on 9 November.