Lot 4379: Schirner, Max: June 17, 1953, uprising in Berlin

Photographer: Wolfgang Albrecht for Max Schirner agency. June 17, 1953, uprising in Berlin. 1953. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Mimosa paper. Each circa 18 x 24 cm. Both with agency stamp, collection stamp and annotated in pen/marker on the verso.
The uprising of 1953 in East Germany took place in June of that year. A strike by East Berlin construction workers on June 16 turned into a widespread uprising against the Stalinist 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 June 17, there were demonstrations in more than 500 towns and villages. - Some creases, especially in corners and edges, otherwise in good condition.