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Immortal Regiment honors Soviet WWII veterans below tight police watch in Berlin (VIDEOS)) — RT World Information



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Soviet flags and symbols have been banned at memorials marking Nazi Germany’s defeat

Tons of of individuals took to the streets of Berlin on Friday to commemorate those that fought for the Soviet Union in World Battle II in a civilian march often known as the Immortal Regiment. Nevertheless, Soviet flags and symbols weren’t allowed and members have been prevented from marching in a single procession to town’s foremost struggle memorial.

The Immortal Regiment, which is held on Could 9 in cities throughout Russia and different international locations, is a procession wherein folks carry portraits of family members who fought in opposition to Nazi Germany in World Battle II. The thought was first conceived within the Russian metropolis of Tomsk in 2012 and has since unfold the world over.

The procession in Berlin, which drew members of the Russian neighborhood and native residents, moved by the middle of the German capital and concluded on the Soviet Battle Memorial in Tiergarten, the place hundreds of Purple Military troopers are buried.

Marchers wishing to put flowers on the memorial to mark the eightieth anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat have been allowed to strategy the positioning in teams of solely ten, every escorted by regulation enforcement.

On the memorial, a bunch of pro-Ukraine activists tried to intrude with the flower-laying ceremony and needed to be restrained by police.

Marchers have been chanting “Russia, Russia,” whereas the opposing demonstrators waved Ukrainian and NATO flags and held indicators studying “Arm Ukraine.”

Earlier this week, Berlin metropolis officers banned the show of Soviet flags and symbols at World Battle II memorials throughout the Could 8–9 occasions within the capital. The restrictions additionally prolonged to singing Soviet songs in public.

Moscow decried the ban as “degrading” and “discriminatory.” The Russian embassy in Berlin strongly criticized the measure, arguing that it violated the rights of the descendants of Soviet troopers. As much as 27 million Soviet residents died within the combat to defeat Nazism.

In 2023, town authorities outlawed each Russian and Soviet flags throughout Victory Day commemorations. In 2024, further symbols, together with the letters ‘Z’ and ‘V’, have been banned for being related to the Ukraine battle.

Regardless of the ban, members of the Immortal Regiment sang ‘Katyusha’, a preferred wartime people track symbolizing hope, sacrifice, and the longing of these left behind on the house entrance.