Germany intervenes:

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Germany intervenes in WW1 commemoration debate
Germany has intervened in the debate over how to mark the centenary of the First World War, with a call for Britain not to make its commemorations too celebratory:

LINK: www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/10249760/Germany-intervenes-in-WW1-commemoration-debate.html

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'Don't mention the war': German embassy calls for Britons not to celebrate First World War victory as centenary of conflict looms

Envoy says remembrance, not victory, should be focus of anniversary
Celebrations 'may affect relations between Germany and UK'

But some Britons feel the horror of the war overshadows heroism

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396564/Dont-mention-war-German-embassy-calls-Britons-celebrate-First-World-War-victory-centenary-conflict-looms.html