October 3rd, 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of German reunification with the merging of the capitalist West and the Communist East. It is also the day on which Germany made her final reparations payment imposed after the First World War.
Take a look at the following articles from the BBC which examine the story in more depth:
Anniversary of Reunification
Reparations payments
While this video takes a brief look at the events from the Fall of the Wall to Reunification.