Happy Liberation Day (Italian: Festa della Liberazione) in Italy! This day (4/25) is widely celebrated in Italy, as it marks the ultimate triumph of the resistance and partisans in Italy against the N@zis and Italian fascists, ending N@zi and fascist occupation of Italy.
12 Days Of German: Day 12 (12/25/24 (last day for 2024))
Frohe Weihnachten. - Merry Christmas.
Fun fact: The entry of the U.S. into WW1 helped prohibition, as the U.S. joining the Allies created a lot of anti-German sentiment, which was often aimed at German-American breweries.
12 Days Of German: Day 11 (12/24/24)
Sprechen Sie Englisch? - Do you speak English?
Fun fact: Because June 6 was the birthday of Erwin Rommelβs wife, when the Allies landed in Normandy that day, he wasnβt there, even when put in command of German defenses in northern France.
12 Days Of German: Day 10 (12/23/24)
Ich binβ¦ - I amβ¦
Fun fact: At the Battle of Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War, things were looking so bad for the French that Napoleon III reportedly wanted to k*ll himself (he was instead captured by the Prussians, but fled to Britain).
12 Days Of German: Day 9 (12/22/24)
Guten Morgen. - Good morning.
Fun fact: Even though France is known for quick capitulation to the Germans in 1940, Denmark surrendered even faster, with the Danish government surrendering to the invading Germans in only 6 hours.
12 Days Of German: Day 8 (12/21/24)
Bis bald! - See you soon!
Fun fact: During WW1, in order to further destabilize an already unstable Russia, Germany would put Vladimir Lenin (who was in exile) on a train back to Russia, helping him kickstart the 1917 October Revolution.