June 19, 20179 yr Although the month of ‚MAY‘ has past on into the ANALs of history, she has not, not YET! Yesterday was the 17th of June. At least it was when I started typing this Post, the rest of June is still to come! Zum 64. Jahrestag des Volksaufstandes in der DDR On the 17th June 1953 the ‘Proletariat’ of the then ‘German Democratic Republic’ revolted against their government. Bad working conditions, work more for less, reduced wages, abysmal living conditions, how many more reasons do you need. Since the 12th of June, resistance to the policy’s of the government was manifesting throughout the whole of the GDR Republic. Under the auspices of Nikita Chruschtschow , remember that his boss, Joe Stalin had only just snuffed it on the 05th March of that year. In the USSR, all hell had broken out & was still going on, the bickering, backstabbing, infighting etc. as to who was going to succeed to be the next ‘BIG’ boss. Nikita Chruschtschow, the WW II hero won the race. He decided to ‘CRUSH’ & make a precedence out of the matter, make sure that none of the other states controlled by the USSR, would contemplate anything similar. Around 16 Soviet Divisions with Tanks & 20.000 Soviet troops, who were already stationed in the GDR were deployed, as well as 8.000 Kasernierte Volkspolizei. (Police Force Living in Barracks). The Exact number of casualties resulting from the use of lethal force, MAY never be known. It lies at well over 1000 dead. How many on top of this number, were arrested & executed after the uprising is not known. It is alleged that about 20 soviet soldiers were also executed for refusing to take part. Our prime minister at the time was Winston Churchill, as you know he, has his own previous experience with such matters, e.g. the Welsh miners. He condoned this act of suppression with the use of lethal force. Joe Bloggs, Winnie-the-Pooh &friends, Fritz, Franz, Heiner & co, all ordinary members of working class. They achieved their aspiration for freedom on the night of 09th Novembers 1989. Thanks only to determination, perseverance & перестро́йка; Perestroika & a Glasnost the openness policy. What could we, what could you learn from that?
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