Overview
- More than 1,000 young people marched from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to the city hall, according to a dpa photographer.
- Police reported a peak of about 1,200 participants, while organizers from the Schulstreik gegen Wehrpflicht alliance had expected 2,500.
- Placards carried messages rejecting war and compulsory service, with students saying they do not want to be “cannon fodder.”
- The action was the second school-led protest after a December demonstration where organizers claimed 5,000 attendees and police counted 1,700.
- The law took effect on January 1 with suitability questionnaires sent to newly adult citizens, mandatory for men and voluntary for women, and organizers have announced further protests including March 5 events in Berlin, Potsdam, and Cottbus.