Many Russians are interested in what happens on May 9 in Berlin. What are the official events, whether the Germans lament over their defeat or, on the contrary, rejoice in the liberation of their country from fascism. But before answering such questions, you should know that May 9 in Germany is a normal working day. However, this does not mean that the Germans simply tried to forget such a wonderful date.
Official events
Formal events in Berlin are held a day earlier than our usual deadline; not on the 9th, but on the 8th of May (on that day the act of unconditional surrender was signed).
The Germans do not hold very magnificent celebrations (on the same scale as in the Russian Federation), but organize celebrations with the laying of wreaths. Specifically, in Berlin, flowers and wreaths are laid at the memorial to the soldiers-liberators in Treptower Park. Official representatives of many European countries take part in this.
Treptow Park becomes the main object of the holiday, because 7, 000 Soviet soldiers who fought for the liberation of Germany and all of Europe from Nazism are buried in the memorial. Although other Soviet memorials in Berlin do not go unnoticed.
Television at this time often shows programs dedicated to the Third Reich and its subsequent fall. On May 8, the Red Army and the Allies speak especially intensely of the liberation of Europe from fascism.
