East German Republic Day Parade of 1989
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The East German Republic Day Parade of 1989 (Ehrenparade der Nationalen Volksarmee zum 40. Jahrestag der DDR 1989) was a parade on Karl-Marx-Allee (between Strausberger Platz and Alexanderplatz) in East Berlin on 7 October 1989 commemorating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of East Germany.[1][2] This was the last East German Republic Day Parade and the last major East German political event with the regime falling mere weeks later.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In Germany, this parade is remembered as the end of "the great period of military parades".[9]