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During its existence, the Eastern Bloc saw many uprisings against the Soviet Union and their puppet governments. The Hungarian and Czechoslovakian are probably the two most famous of the ultimately failed rebellions. However, Germany also saw massed protests against its communist government. On June 16th, 1953, East German workers began protests and strikes in responseContinue reading “June 16th in German History: The East German Uprising of 1953”