▁from ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁Category : G erman ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Category : L ie utenant ▁gener als ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Army ▁( We hr macht ) ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁German ▁Cross ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁Category : G erman ▁military ▁personnel ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II <0x0A> </s> ▁U AE ▁National ▁Day ▁( ; ▁Al ▁Y aw m ▁Al ▁Wat ani ") ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates . ▁The ▁sevent h ▁em ir ate , ▁Ra ’ s ▁al - K ha im ah , ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁feder ation ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁last ▁state ▁to ▁join . ▁The ▁National ▁day ▁of ▁U AE ▁stands ▁for ▁the ▁national isation ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Prote ctor ate ▁Tre aties ▁which ▁were ▁declared ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁also ▁falls ▁on ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁un ification ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁em ir ates ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁which ▁combined ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁modern - day ▁country , ▁head ed ▁by ▁She ikh ▁Z ay ed ▁bin ▁Sultan ▁Al ▁N ah yan , ▁the ▁feder ation ' s ▁first ▁president . ▁Grand ▁celebr ations ▁are ▁held ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁Fire works , ▁car ▁r al lies ▁and ▁dance ▁shows ▁are ▁the ▁most