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Kniefall von Warschau (Warsaw Genuflection)

Name: Kniefall von Warschau (Warsaw Genuflection)
Brand: Germany

Germany · 2020 · 100 + 50 Cent

The stamp depicts Willy Brandt kneeling in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, commemorating the historic 'Kniefall von Warschau' event.

This stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of Willy Brandt's Warsaw Genuflection on December 7, 1970, a symbolic act of humility and reconciliation towards the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Nazi Germany's atrocities.

Printing Method

Offset

Themes

historical-event politics willy-brandt commemorative charity

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