Before The Berlin Wall - East Berlin Riots Of 1953

(East Berlin 1953 - Getting to be an all-too-familiar image: Rocks vs. Tanks) As the Cold War trudged on during the 1950s, there were a few uprisin

By Gordonskene

11/07/09 06:01 pm

East Berlin riots that began in June of 1953. They were quickly joined by other disturbances around East Germany, with a few cities in the Eastern Bloc joining in. They were quickly extinguished but gave the West a glimpse that not all was as it was portrayed to be. As these newscasts from June 17-23rd attest.

Before The Berlin Wall - East Berlin Riots Of 1953

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