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NewsColony German President urges nation to liberate themselves from Nazi legacy German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has urged the country to be vigilant against a ‘return of evil in a new guise’ as the nation marks the 75th anniversary of the fall of the Third Reich.     The German head of state, accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel , stuck to social distancing guidelines at they laid down their wreaths yesterday at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin .  In his speech, Steinmeier noted that a ‘new brand of nationalism’ was on the rise in Germany and that his countrymen had a duty to ‘liberate’ themselves from the shadow of Nazi rule.  The 64-year-old said: ‘Our country, from which evil once emanated, has over the years changed from being a threat to the international order to being its champion.  A projection reading ‘Thank You’ in Russian, English, French and German is projected on Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate yesterday, on the 75th an...