What Tom Holland has said about German reunification
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 14, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on German reunification once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland calls de Maizière's proposal to pair Haydn's tune with East German lyrics a neat idea, comparable to South Africa's later compromise.
“It is a neat idea. And it's a kind of prefiguring of what we're going to be talking about in our last episode about South Africa”
The Rest Is History: 679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3) (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:46
Episodes
679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)The Rest Is History · Jun 14, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the history of Germany's national anthems, from Haydn's Austrian hymn through Nazi, West and East German anthems to reunification.
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