Timeline Tuesday 16 June 1953

Events on Tuesday 16 June 1953 1

• 1953 East German Uprising of 1953 Workers revolt crushed by Soviet tanks Construction workers in East Berlin began a strike over increased work quotas that spread into a nationwide uprising against the East German government. Soviet tanks and troops were deployed to suppress the revolt, resulting in dozens of deaths and mass arrests. The uprising exposed deep popular discontent with communist rule in East Germany.