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World Service,15 Jun 2011,10 mins

East German Uprising

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In June 1953 East German workers went on strike in protest at Soviet rule. Demonstrations spread throughout the country but they were soon crushed by Communist troops. Image: East Germany demonstrators march through Brandenburg Gate into the Western sector of Berlin, Credit: Getty Images

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