ZUM4855008: Jun. 17, 1953 - Demonstrations and Riots in East Berlin.- Soviet Occupation Troops go into action against civilian population: Heavy demonstrations and street-fights occured in Berlin when laborers residing in East Berlin revolted against the East German” Blood” -Regims.Trsuting that the Soviet High Commissioner, Semjonov, would immediately remove the Ulbricht Grotewohl government, the laborers rose-up and demanded liberty, freedom of speech and de-activation of the” People's Police”.To the surprise of many demonstrators, the Russian town commender ordered a tank-brigade into the” (Illigible)” order to” (Illigible)”. A view of the Ho-building, the government-owned shopping center, in East Berlin, after the “sabotage” - act.The upper part of the building is completely burned-out, many goods were destroyed. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4855241: Jun. 20, 1953 - The dire situation of Berlin as characterized by the camp and abandoned station. The failure of the S-Bahn in the three west-sectors is overcome via the U-Bahn and S-Bahn as well as allied omnibuses. In the West Berlin reception camp those who fled or were demonstrators in East Berlin who were forced away wait for the subsiding of the first wave of arrests in order to remigrate to their sectors. / Bridgeman Images
ETE4855331: Second World War (1939-1945): Two permissive soldiers of a US Army combat unit descend from a vehicle for a 72-hour leave in Paris, February 5, 1945. They're still in combat gear and covered with the dust of the forehead. This is their first long-term leave since their arrival in France in July 1944. / Bridgeman Images