Parade in memory of communist martyrs, East Berlin

Jan. 01, 1953 - East Berliners Demonstrate For Murdered Jewish German Communists: At the same time as the Jews were being persecuted by the Soviets in all the Communist States - the GDR Government - the East German in memory of two well known German communists - murdered 34 years ago - Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. A great parade was held through the streets of the City in which pictures of the Communist Martyrs were carried. East German president Pieck gave a speech which carried the usual Soviet denunciations of the West. Photo shows People's Police line the roads as demonstrators march past carrying a portrait of Phillip Mueller, a communist who was shot during a communist riot in Essen last year

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13162510

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46145766

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4960px x 3600px (1.6MB)

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Keystone Pictures USA