Welcome you to episode 6 of Cold War Conversations where we talk to about the relatively little known Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.
A lot of focus is on the fall of the Berlin Wall, but it can be argued that the Uprising of 1953 sowed the seeds for the eventual demise of the GDR.
We chat with Dr Richard Millington who has studied the Uprising and shares with us some fascinating research including eyewitness accounts and details from the Stasi files of the period.
Video
Pathe new footage of the Uprising
Footage of GDR uprising 1953. With interview by participant
2 Days of Hope – German TV Drama
Other Links
Erna Dorn “Leader” of the “Fascist Putsch” in Halle
Richard’s Twitter account @DDRonline
Richard’s 17th June 1953 Twitter project web site
Music
Wind of Change – The Scorpions
Books
State, Society and Memories of the Uprising of 17 June
Anatomy of a Dictatorship – Mary Fulbrook