How the miracle of Bern was born | DW News
how the myth of ban was born today it is often believed that the German win at the World Cup in 1954 helped the young country with finding a new national identity after the second world war still many newspapers and historians today label it as the real founding date of the German Republic it is true that a wave of excitement went through the country after the final whistle the crowd stormed a pitch carrying the players on their shoulders like heroes in Munich they were greeted by over 400,000 fans but for many others including politicians the win was only a win for the players and not for the country Chancellor Conrad an hour didn’t react to the win at all and when the head of the dfb held a speech with nationalistic undertones reminiscent of the Nazi era that ended just 9 years ago president Theodor Hoy was quick to reply there were also instances of fans in the stadium and in the bars singing the frown upon first verse of the national anthem these instances were hotly debated in the country so it was not a romantic picture perfect fairy tale that spawned the spirit of a whole nation but rather a multifaceted event that extended beyond the walls of the stadium although its impact is drastically exaggerated and this is
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