Memorial event on the 79th anniversary of the end of the war in Berlin

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Am 8. Mai 2024 wird das Bezirksamt und die Bezirksverordnetenversammlung anlässlich des 79. Jahrestages der Beendigung des Zweiten Weltkrieges in Europa um 16 Uhr am Denkmal in der Straße Am Rathauspark, 13437 Berlin, Kränze zum Gedenken an die Opfer des nationalsozialistischen Regimes niederlegen. Die Patenkompanie des Bezirks Reinickendorf, die 7. Kompanie des Wachbataillons beim Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, sowie ein Trompeter des Stabsmusikkorps der Bundeswehr werden diese Veranstaltung unterstützen. Bezirksbürgermeisterin Emine Demirbüken-Wegner (CDU) wird eine Ansprache halten. Der 8. Mai markiert das Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges in Europa, als die bedingungslose Kapitulation der deutschen Wehrmacht in Kraft trat. Dieser Tag wird …
On May 8, 2024, the district office and the district council will settle wreaths to commemorate the victims of the National Socialist regime on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe at 4 p.m. at the memorial in the street at the Rathauspark, 13437 Berlin. The sponsorship company of the Reinickendorf district, the 7th company of the guard battalion at the Federal Ministry of Defense, as well as a trumpeter of the Bundeswehr staff music corps will support this event. District Mayor Emine Demirbüken-Wegner (CDU) will give a speech. May 8th marked the end of the Second World War in Europe when the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht came into force. This day will ... (Symbolbild/MB)

On May 8, 2024, the district office and the district council will settle wreaths to commemorate the victims of the National Socialist regime on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe at 4 p.m. at the memorial in the street at the Rathauspark, 13437 Berlin. The sponsorship company of the Reinickendorf district, the 7th company of the guard battalion at the Federal Ministry of Defense, as well as a trumpeter of the Bundeswehr staff music corps will support this event. District Mayor Emine Demirbüken-Wegner (CDU) will give a speech.

May 8th marks the end of the Second World War in Europe when the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht came into force. This day is celebrated in many countries as a day of liberation because it symbolizes the end of the National Socialist regime and the end of suffering and oppression.

in Berlin, which was severely destroyed in the Second World War, there are numerous memorial sites, monuments and places of memory that are reminiscent of the victims and the atrocities of the Nazi rule. Leaving wreaths on May 8th is an important tradition to keep the memory of the victims alive and to set an example against forgetting.

The participation of the Bundeswehr in the memorial event underlines the importance of remembering and responsibility for the past. The support from the sponsor company of the district and the Bundeswehr staff music corps shows the connection with the victims and their families.

It is important that such commemorative events take place regularly in order to raise awareness of history and ensure that the horror of the Second World War does not repeat themselves. May 8 should be understood as a day of the reminder to protect and promote peace and democracy.

In the following table, some facts and information are shown as the day of liberation at the end of the Second World War and the importance of May 8:

| Date | May 8, 1945 |
| —————– | ———————————————————— |
| Event | Surrender of the German Wehrmacht |
| Meaning | At the end of the Second World War in Europe |
| Memory day | Day of liberation |
| Memorial event in Berlin | Laying off wreaths at the monument in the street at the Rathauspark |
| Participation | District office, district council meeting, Bundeswehr |
| Redner | District Mayor Emine Demirbüken-Wegner (CDU) |


Source: www.berlin.de