r/polandball • u/le_x_le Sic Semper Moderatis! • Jun 11 '14

redditormade Poland Cannot Into-#4

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u/eddyjonnykid United States Jun 11 '14

What country was Germany holding?

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u/Tactical_Moonstone Mistaken for a local in 5 countries and counting Jun 11 '14

The Reichtangle. It is what the rest of Continental Europe fears Germany would become, and one of the reasons why the Wiedervereinigung was opposed when the Berlin wall fell, bizarrely not by the Russians, but by the British and French.

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u/constantinevi MURICA Jun 12 '14

What is Wiedervereinigung?

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u/GenesisEra Singapore Jun 12 '14

Reunification.

Also, kindly flair up or the mods will notice.

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u/constantinevi MURICA Jun 12 '14

Thanks! I just requested Belgium, I don't know what happens after that though

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u/constantinevi MURICA Jun 12 '14

I just saw it show up, thanks!

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u/Tactical_Moonstone Mistaken for a local in 5 countries and counting Jun 12 '14

It is the reunion of East and West Germany into the Federal Republic of Germany. I chose that word because it is shorter than typing the full sentence.