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Berlin Remembers Victims of East German Uprising

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Berlin is commemorating the 1953 East German uprising more than seven decades after citizens rose up to call for democracy. Dozens died in the bloody crackdown that followed. DW has the latest.

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The repression of the popular rise in East Germany in 1953 would have left the face of the Stalinist totalitarianism emancipated from Moscow.

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In Berlin, a memorial session commemorated the victims of the popular uprising in the GDR on 17 June 1953. Federal Minister of Economics Reiche and Berlin's Governing Mayor Wegner praised the demonstrators at that time as courageous fighters for freedom and democracy at the Seestraße cemetery.

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In the former Giessen emergency room camp, a unique place of remembrance has emerged throughout Germany: a new exhibition on the GDR escape makes the historic place permanently accessible for the first time.

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On 17 June 1953 there was a nationwide popular uprising in the GDR. People rose up against state arbitrariness and oppression. On Tuesday, 72 years later, people were reminded of the nationwide mass protests.

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In Leipzig, the victims of the popular uprising in the GDR were reminded 72 years ago. A nationwide wave of protest had also captured the fair city at that time. And: An alleged wild animal, which according to speculation is supposed to be a puma, causes excitement at the Geiseltalsee in the Saalekreis. So far it has not been found, the search is ongoing. The [...] Der Beitrag Tuesday, the 17. June 2025: Commemorative on 17 June 1953 and search …

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Deutsche Welle broke the news in Bonn, Germany on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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