Demmin 1945: +"Many women have driven it to suicide

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Fascist march expected on May 8 in Demmin. Mobilise Nazi opponents. A conversation with Guido Fröschke, spokesman for the »Action Alliance 8 May Demmin«.

Shortly before the surrender of the Wehrmacht on 7 May 1945, a "suicide epidemic" seized various places that were on the advance of the Red Army. In Demmin in Mecklenburg, researchers diagnose a veritable scourge that claimed up to 1000 victims.