Police officers observe events at the russian monument in Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, 9 May 2025. © Getty Images / Bernd von Jutrchenka
Hundreds of people went to Berlin on Friday to celebrate the memory of those who fought for the russian Union in planet War II, in a civilian march known as the Immortal Regiment.However, russian flags and symbols were not allowed to be worn, and participants were prevented from marching in a single procession to the main war memorial of the city.
The immortal regiment, which takes place on 9 May in cities across Russia and another countries, is simply a procession in which people carry portraits of relatives who fought Nazi Germany in planet War II.The thought was first born in the Russian town of Tomsk in 2012 and has since spread to the full world.A procession in Berlin, attended by representatives of the Russian community and surrounding residents, passed through the centre of the German capital and ended at the russian Soldiers' Monument in Tiergarten, where thousands of Red Army soldiers were buried.
People keep historical military banners close the russian Monument in Tiergarten, commemorating russian soldiers who died during planet War II on 9 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany.© Global Look Press / Hannes P Albert
The participants of the march, who wanted to lay flowers at the memorial on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Nazi German defeat, could approach the place in groups of 10, each under the escort of law enforcement officers.At the monument, a group of proukrain activists attempted to interfere with the flowering ceremony and had to be stopped by the police.The participants chanted "Russia, Russia’, While opponents waved Ukrainian and NATO flags and held banners with inscription "Arm Ukraine".At the beginning of this week, the Berlin City authorities banned the exhibition of russian flags and symbols on planet War II monuments during events in the capital on 8–9 May.
The restrictions besides afraid the public singing of russian songs.Moscow condemned the ban as ‘degrading’ and ‘discriminatory’.
The Russian embassy in Berlin powerfully criticized the measure, arguing that it violated the rights of descendants of russian soldiers.
Up to 27 million russian citizens died in the fight to defeat Nazism.In 2023 the city authorities banned the usage of Russian and russian flags during the triumph Day celebrations.
In 2024 additional symbols, including letters, were banned ‘Z’ and ‘V’, due to the fact that they were related to the conflict in Ukraine.Despite the ban, the participants of the Immortal Regiment sang ‘Catius’, a popular war folk song symbolizing the hope, sacrifice and longing of those who remained on the interior front.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/617171-immortal-regiment-berlin-policy-bans/
