By Joerg Koch (GETTY)
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MIESBACH, GERMANY – May 04: German President Joachim Gauck (2nd-R) and his partner Daniela Schadt (3rd-R) and Horst Seehofer (3rd-L ), Prime Minister of German State Bavaria and protector of the Bavarian Mountain Riflemen, and his wife Karin (2nd-L) and Ilse Aigner (L), economy minister of Bavaria, follow a holy mass of the Bavarian Mountain Riflemen Companies (Gebirgsschuetzenkompanie) during their annual gathering to honour the Patrona Bavariae on May 4, 2014 in Miesbach, Germany. The history of the Gebirgsschuetzen dates back to the 15th century, when able-bodied men in alpine regions were organized into armed self-defense groups to fend off invaders. Today the local chapters offer courses in marksmanship but also have important celebratory roles in accompanying parades and other traditional, Bavarian events. The Patrona Bavariae is the patron saint of the Gebirgsschuetzen. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images)

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