Upheavals and new beginnings

Bild zum Artikel Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery

Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery

The park-like cemetery is the final resting place of over 250,000 people. Many 20th-century celebrities are buried here - more than anywhere else in Germany. Due to the political events associated with it, this cemetery has gained a historic significance.
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Bild zum Artikel Street Fighting of March 1919

Street Fighting of March 1919

90 years ago, the streets of Lichtenberg saw intense fighting between revolutionary workers and Freikorps (brutalised former World War I frontline soldiers). Join us in tracing the bloody events that made history.
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Bild zum Artikel The Surrender of 1945

The Surrender of 1945

Explore a place of the greatest historical significance: in what is now the German-Russian Museum in Karlshorst, Berlin, the Second World War in Europe came to an end with the surrender of German forces, and a line was drawn under the bloodiest chapter of human history.
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Bild zum Artikel Karlowka - the forbidden city

Karlowka - the forbidden city

Shortly after the Second World War, a "forbidden city" was established in Lichtenberg. What was once a closely guarded restricted area for the Red Army has now been restored to its former glory.
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