61st Schwerin Sachsenhausen Memorial Run

The event titled "61. Schweriner Sachsenhausen-Gedenklauf" is an annual commemorative run held in the Schwerin area to remember the victims of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp death march that reached the region on 2 May 1945. The memorial site at Raben Steinfeld, with the sculpture “Die Mutter”, is central to the event’s observance and historical context. Since 1965 runners have gathered in early May to pay tribute, and the listing for 2026 reiterates that the occasion is explicitly a remembrance activity rather than a competitive race.

The format for 2026 includes two non-competitive routes with different start points and a common finish at the Gedenkstein am Faulen See; a 10 km start at the Mahnmal “Die Mutter” in Raben Steinfeld and a 5 km start at the Gedenkstein am Faulen See. The organiser’s page states there is no entry fee and no prior registration is required, and it emphasises that there will be no official results or award ceremony. The event functions as a memorial gathering and community run focused on remembrance rather than competition.