Overview

• Berlin and Brandenburg have launched a series of events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, including burials, exhibitions, and memorial activities.
• Brandenburg’s Minister President Dietmar Woidke called for active resistance to right-wing extremism, racism, and antisemitism during a memorial run at Sachsenhausen on May 1.
• On May 1, the remains of 100 German war dead were buried at Waldfriedhof Halbe in a solemn ceremony attended by officials and citizens.
• The Berlin Senate decided to exclude all foreign officials, including Russian and Ukrainian representatives, from official commemorations to prevent potential political misuse of the events.
• Police are preparing security measures at memorial sites, with uncertainty surrounding the possible arrival of the nationalist biker group Nachtwölfe.