Holocaust memorials

In Berlin, a ceremony has been held in memory of the homosexuals and lesbians who were persecuted in Nazi Germany. Wreaths were laid at the monument to gay holocaust victims in the Tiergarten park. Seventy-five years ago, the Gestapo - the Third Reich’s secret police - were ordered to begin arresting all homosexuals. Speaking at the ceremony, the Berlin police chief described the holocaust as ‘the darkest chapter in German history, partly...