Unknown perpetrators vandalised a cemetery in Berlin-Heiligensee, Germany, damaging numerous gravestones and other property with extremist symbols. The incident is being investigated by police.
The damage was discovered on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. A total of 41 gravestones, four benches, a fountain, and a stone wall were partially covered with white-painted swastikas and the inscription “NSDAP.” Authorities initiated cleaning measures, while police opened an investigation.
Local politicians expressed concern, noting that cemeteries in the district-including adjacent Christian burial sites-have been repeatedly targeted in similar incidents in recent years, indicating a pattern of attacks on places of remembrance.
The police is investigating that the district office.