Officials warn against East Germany nostalgia on Berlin Wall anniversary

German officials warned Thursday against the romanticisation of communist East Germany at a time the far-right and Moscow-friendly AfD has sometimes expressed nostalgia for the fallen regime.

Today is Thursday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2026. There are 140 days left in the year.Today in history:On Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.