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diff --git a/localedata/ChangeLog b/localedata/ChangeLog
index 05ab73fd59..c671fc652d 100644
--- a/localedata/ChangeLog
+++ b/localedata/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2005-10-14  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
+	[BZ #56]
+	* locales/de_DE: Add transliterations for quoting characters.
+
 	[BZ #448]
 	* locales/vi_VN: Several fixes.
 	Patch by Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>.
diff --git a/localedata/locales/de_DE b/localedata/locales/de_DE
index 93fded8b2a..51a88d5622 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/de_DE
+++ b/localedata/locales/de_DE
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ include "translit_combining";""
 % LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE.
 <U00E5> "<U0061><U030A>";"<U0061><U0061>"
 
+% The following strange first-level transliteration derive from the use
+% U201E and U201C as "correct" quoting characters.  These two characters
+% do not really belong together.  The result is that somebody who uses
+% U201C and U201D will get the incorrect U00AB / U00BB sequences.
+% LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
+<U201C> <U00AB>;<U0022>
+% RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
+<U201D> <U00BB>;<U0022>
+% DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
+<U201E> <U00BB>;"<U002C><U002C>"
+% DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK
+<U201F> <U00AB>;<U0022>
+
 translit_end
 
 END LC_CTYPE