Overview

• The deployment was raised from 1,000 after support was secured from Saxony, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
• Authorities describe the security picture as tense, with no specific threats identified but an expectation of spontaneous demonstrations and actions.
• A public-space protection plan allows preventive barriers, roadblocks and targeted lighting where conditions warrant.
• Citywide operations will cover commemorations alongside demonstrations, with officers instructed to intervene decisively against unlawful conduct.
• Events include name readings at the Brandenburg Gate, a vigil at Bebelplatz registered for about 300 people, and an evening rally at Alexanderplatz titled “Stoppt den Völkermord” with 150 registered participants.