Volkstrauertag
'''''''''' (, ) is a commemoration day in Germany two Sundays before the first day of Advent. It commemorates members of the armed forces of all nations and civilians who died in armed conflicts, to include victims of violent oppression. It was first observed in its modern form in 1952.
Key facts
- Holiday.observedby
- Germany
- Holiday.holiday_name
- ''''
- Holiday.image
- Volkstrauertag - German Memorial Day Wreath Laying (8888596).jpg
- Holiday.date
- Second Sunday before Advent
- Holiday.date2017
- November 19
- Holiday.date2018
- November 18
- Holiday.date2019
- November 17
- Holiday.date2020
- November 15
- Holiday.date2021
- November 14
- Holiday.date2022
- November 13
- Holiday.date2023
- November 19
- Holiday.date2024
- November 17
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''''''' (, ) is a commemoration day in Germany two Sundays before the first day of Advent. It commemorates members of the armed forces of all nations and civilians who died in armed conflicts, to include victims of violent oppression. It was first observed in its modern form in 1952.
== History == thumb|Commemoration ceremony in the ', March 1928 thumb|A memorial to First and Second World War German soldiers in Tannheim, Biberach|Tannheim, [[Baden-Württemberg]]