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Stones vs. Tanks: Workers’ Uprising (June 17, 1953)

In this iconic photograph, two young men throw cobblestones at Soviet tanks in a David vs. versus Goliath encounter on Leipziger Straße in East Berlin. Photographer unknown.

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Stones vs. Tanks: Workers’ Uprising (June 17, 1953)

© Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz