The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany started with a strike by East Berlin construction workers on 16 June. It turned into a widespread uprising against the German Democratic Republic government the next day.
The uprising in Berlin was violently suppressed by tanks of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and the Volkspolizei. In spite of the intervention of Soviet troops, the wave of strikes and protests was not easily brought under control. Even after 17 June, there were demonstrations in more than 500 towns and villages.
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