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=== December 7, 1970 === | === December 7, 1970 === | ||
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| − | [[Brandt, Willi|Willy Brandt]] drops to his knees at the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial and controversially signs the Warsaw treaties, withdrawing any German territorial claims in Poland. He receives approval and admiration from the international community for his actions. The following year, he wins the Nobel Prize for his Ostpolitik. | + | [[Brandt, Willi|Willy Brandt]] drops to his knees at the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial and controversially signs the Warsaw treaties, withdrawing any German territorial claims in Poland. He receives approval and admiration from the international community for his actions. The following year, he wins the Nobel Prize for his [[Ostpolitik]]. |
[[Category:20th Anniversary of German Reunification]] | [[Category:20th Anniversary of German Reunification]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:06, 1 April 2014
December 7, 1970[edit]
Willy Brandt drops to his knees at the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial and controversially signs the Warsaw treaties, withdrawing any German territorial claims in Poland. He receives approval and admiration from the international community for his actions. The following year, he wins the Nobel Prize for his Ostpolitik.
