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Berlin Riots

Keystone1953-06-18

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18th June 1953: Soviet tanks move through a street in East Berlin in an attempt to disperse thousands of workers supporting the strike at the Stalinallee construction project. Around 260 demonstrators, 116 police, and 18 Soviet soldiers were killed in the conflict. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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  • Title: Berlin Riots
  • Creator: Keystone
  • Date Created: 1953-06-18
  • Date Published: 2004-03-26
  • Provenance: Hulton Archive
  • Subject Keywords: Spreading, Tank, Labor, Motion, Mode of Transport, City, Support, Conflict, Effort, Abundance, Construction, Horizontal, Black And White, Russia, Protest, War, Crowd, Occupation, Army, Working, City Street, Street, Military, Politics, Strike, Recruitment, East Berlin, Riot, Armored Vehicle, East Germany, Crisis, Disorder
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