On 3 October, we commemorate German Unity Day (Tag der deutschen Einheit). 34 years ago today, the GDR formally ceased to exist. The Unification Treaty came into force, and the new German national holiday was subsequently established. The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 initiated German reunification, and for millions of people things were never the same again. Over the years, public discourse has diversified to acknowledge a wide range of individual and societal experiences of that per