Title
Berlin - East German State Railway strike 1949
Caption
Employees of the East German State Railway counting the votes of the ballot vote about the continuation of the strike in West Berlin, photograph taken on 02 June 1949. The whole railway operations and infrastructure of Berlin were subordinated to the East German State Railway (Deutsche Reichsbahn, DR) of the Soviet zone of occupation until 1949. On 21 May 1949, the Unabhängige Gewerkschaftsopposition UGO in the West sectors called upon to strike. Around 13.000 Reichsbahner (workers of the East German State Railway) living in West Berlin stopped work and fought for a payment in Westmark. Photo: zbarchiv - BLOCKED FOR PICTURE TRANSMISSION
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Date
Jun 02, 1949
Credit line
Photo12/dpa-pa
Reference
DPA13A01_370
License type
Rights managed
Available size
98,7Mb (5,5Mb) / 23,9in x 16,0in / 7182 x 4804 (300dpi)