June 17, 1953: The Day East Germany Erupted - W2W 43

Breadlines, quotas, and Stasi fear collide with propaganda promises as East Germany erupts. In June 1953, strikes on Stalinallee ignite a nationwide uprising—Soviet tanks roll into Berlin, thousands are arrested, and the GDR tightens control. How did the regime survive this shock? Join us on Patreon:   / timeghosthistory   Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Subscribe to our World War Two series: https://www.youtube.com/c/worldwartwo... Between 2 Wars:    • Between 2 Wars   Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow our Moderators on Instagram! Spartacus Olsson:   / spartacusolsson   Indiana Neidell:   / indy_neidell   Like us on Facebook:   / timeghosthistory   Hosted by: Sebastian Brandstetter Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Co-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter Creative Director: Iryna Dulka Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis Written by: Sebastian Brandstetter Research by: Sebastian Brandstetter Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Edited by: Łukasz Zoń Color grading by: Łukasz Zoń Artwork by: Himanka Kalita Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Iryna Dulka, Himanka Kalita, Mikolaj Uchman Archive footage: https://www.screenocean.com Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: When Tomorrow Comes - Jon Bjork Catasterism Final Farewell - Dream Cave Follow the Black Coat - Dream Cave Forever to Run - Howard Harper-Barnes Hovering Above Oceans - Reynard Seidel Last Snow - Hampus Naeselius Tense - Dream Cave Mortal Blow - Dream Cave Last Man Standing - Dream Cave Justice Will Prevail - Reynard Seidel Hostile Activity - Jon Sumner The Tales of Easter Island - Jon Sumner Somethin' to Talk About - Booker and the Yeomans A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.