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Headline: Marching young pioneers in the GDRDate: 01.01.1959Image text: Young pioneers marching. Members of the People's Police and a young pioneer behind a barricade.Photo: Alfred StrobelImage number: 00096451Marching young pioneers in the GDRYoung pioneers marching. Members of the People's Police and a young pioneer behind a barricade.
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Headline: Propaganda at a department store in the GDR, 1976Date: 01.01.1976Image text: Reference to the economic cooperation in the context of the RGW at the department store "Konsument" in Bruehl.Photo: Manfred VollmerImage number: 00330142Propaganda at a department store in the GDR, 1976Reference to the economic cooperation in the context of the RGW at the department store "Konsument" in Bruehl.
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Headline: Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959Date: 01.05.1950Image text: Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959, politics, Germany 1949-1990Photo: IllusImage number: 00329794Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959, politics, Germany 1949-1990
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Headline: Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959Date: 01.01.1950Image text: Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959, politics, Germany 1949-1990Photo: IllusImage number: 00329783Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959, politics, Germany 1949-1990
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Headline: Politics, 1956-1979Date: 01.01.1946Image text: Politics, 1956-1979, Germany 1949-1990 GDRPhoto: SZ PhotoImage number: 00329603Politics, 1956-1979Politics, 1956-1979, Germany 1949-1990 GDR
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Headline: Politics, 1956-1979Date: 01.01.1946Image text: Politics, 1956-1979, Germany 1949-1990 GDRPhoto: SZ PhotoImage number: 00329602Politics, 1956-1979Politics, 1956-1979, Germany 1949-1990 GDR
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Headline: Stand of the company Robotron at an industrial exhibition in the GDRDate: 01.10.1969Image text: The slogan "The GDR is programmed correctly" on a banner behind the Robotron stand. The picture was taken at the exhibition "Kaempfer und Sieger" (Fighter and Winner) in East Berlin.Photo: Manfred VollmerImage number: 00098537Stand of the company Robotron at an industrial exhibition in the GDRThe slogan "The GDR is programmed correctly" on a banner behind the Robotron stand. The picture was taken at the exhibition "Kaempfer und Sieger" (Fighter and Winner) in East Berlin.
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Headline: Residential area in the GDRDate: 01.01.1975Image text: At the entrance to a residential complex the Free German Youth (FDJ) announces on a poster: "In the socialist competition in honor of the X. World Festival, young people compete in 42 youth projects for the title "Best Youth Collective" in the VEB BKW Jugend.Photo: Klaus LehnartzImage number: 00096603Residential area in the GDRAt the entrance to a residential complex the Free German Youth (FDJ) announces on a poster: "In the socialist competition in honor of the X. World Festival, young people compete in 42 youth projects for the title "Best Youth Collective" in the VEB BKW Jugend.
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Headline: Students during a performance for the anniversary of the universityDate: 01.01.1959Image text: Students of the Karl Marx University during a performance for the 550th anniversary of the university on the Clara-Zetkin-Platz. In the background there is a banner with the inscription "For the science that serves socialism and peace".Photo: Hannes BetzlerImage number: 00096440Students during a performance for the anniversary of the universityStudents of the Karl Marx University during a performance for the 550th anniversary of the university on the Clara-Zetkin-Platz. In the background there is a banner with the inscription "For the science that serves socialism and peace".
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Headline: Propaganda in der DDRDate: 01.01.1949Image text: Dieses Wandbild des Freien Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes (FDGB) propagiert die Einhaltung der planwirtschaftlichen Ziele.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00075262Propaganda in der DDRDieses Wandbild des Freien Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes (FDGB) propagiert die Einhaltung der planwirtschaftlichen Ziele.
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Headline: Propaganda-Plakat in der DDRDate: 01.01.1949Image text: Mit dem Slogan 'Terminerfüllung durch Pflichterfüllung zur Planerfüllung' propagiert dieses Plakat die Einhaltung der in der DDR-Planwirtschaft gesetzten Termine und Ziele.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00075261Propaganda-Plakat in der DDRMit dem Slogan 'Terminerfüllung durch Pflichterfüllung zur Planerfüllung' propagiert dieses Plakat die Einhaltung der in der DDR-Planwirtschaft gesetzten Termine und Ziele.
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Headline: Registry office in Erfurt, 1978Date: 01.01.1978Image text: A bride and groom in front of the registry office in Erfurt. Above the front door is the slogan "For Peace and Socialism".Photo: Uwe GerigImage number: 00068285Registry office in Erfurt, 1978A bride and groom in front of the registry office in Erfurt. Above the front door is the slogan "For Peace and Socialism".
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Headline: Register office in Erfurt, 1982Date: 01.01.1981Image text: A bride and groom in front of the register office in Erfurt. Above the front door the slogan "For Peace and Socialism".Photo: Uwe GerigImage number: 00061192Register office in Erfurt, 1982A bride and groom in front of the register office in Erfurt. Above the front door the slogan "For Peace and Socialism".
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Headline: Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, 1950Date: 01.01.1950Image text: Fahnenschmuck und Transparente am Brandenburger Tor.Photo: ZscheileImage number: 00017710Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, 1950Fahnenschmuck und Transparente am Brandenburger Tor.
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Headline: May Day rally on Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin, 1960Date: 01.05.1960Image text: Military ceremonial at the military parade of the National People's Army (NVA) on May 1, 1960 on Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin [automated translation]Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00927215May Day rally on Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin, 1960Military ceremonial at the military parade of the National People's Army (NVA) on May 1, 1960 on Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin [automated translation]
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Headline: Parade on the 1st of May 1989Date: 01.05.1989Image text: The GDR leadership during the parade on the 1st of May 1989 in Berlin.Photo: Jose GiribasImage number: 00369842Parade on the 1st of May 1989The GDR leadership during the parade on the 1st of May 1989 in Berlin.
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Headline: Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959Date: 01.01.1946Image text: Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959, politics, Germany 1949-1990Photo: IllusImage number: 00329791Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959Celebrations of May Day in the GDR, 1945-1959, politics, Germany 1949-1990
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Headline: FDJ members at the 10th World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973Date: 28.07.1973Image text: 10th World Festival of Youth and Students from July 28 to August 5, 1973, in East Berlin: opening in the Stadion der Weltjugend on July 28, 1973, the arrival of the delegation of the Soviet Young Communist League Komsomol with pictures of Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00160993FDJ members at the 10th World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 197310th World Festival of Youth and Students from July 28 to August 5, 1973, in East Berlin: opening in the Stadion der Weltjugend on July 28, 1973, the arrival of the delegation of the Soviet Young Communist League Komsomol with pictures of Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev.
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Headline: May Day rally on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin, 1960Date: 01.05.1960Image text: Members of the Army Sports Club ASK Vorwaerts at the rally on May 1, 1960 with flags of the GDR and the GDR youth organization FDJ under an oversized state emblem of the GDR on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00153227May Day rally on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin, 1960Members of the Army Sports Club ASK Vorwaerts at the rally on May 1, 1960 with flags of the GDR and the GDR youth organization FDJ under an oversized state emblem of the GDR on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin.
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Headline: FDJ march in honor of Ernst Thaelmann, 1951Date: 16.08.1951Image text: FDJ rally through the city of East Berlin, which was destroyed by the war, commemorating the KPD leader Ernst Thaelmann, who was murdered in a concentration camp in 1944.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00153218FDJ march in honor of Ernst Thaelmann, 1951FDJ rally through the city of East Berlin, which was destroyed by the war, commemorating the KPD leader Ernst Thaelmann, who was murdered in a concentration camp in 1944.
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Headline: Combat Groups march on the anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in East Berlin, 1971Date: 13.08.1971Image text: Parade of units of the SED Combat Groups on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin, officially referred to as Combat Groups of the Working Class by the SED.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00147005Combat Groups march on the anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in East Berlin, 1971Parade of units of the SED Combat Groups on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin, officially referred to as Combat Groups of the Working Class by the SED.
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Headline: Combat Groups march on the anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in East Berlin, 1971Date: 13.08.1971Image text: Parade of units of the SED Combat Groups on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin, officially referred to as Combat Groups of the Working Class by the SED.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00147003Combat Groups march on the anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in East Berlin, 1971Parade of units of the SED Combat Groups on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin, officially referred to as Combat Groups of the Working Class by the SED.
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Headline: Demonstration on 01.05.1973 in East Berlin, 1973Date: 01.05.1973Image text: Protest march on May 1, 1973 in East Berlin on the boulevard "Unter den Linden" with banners, flags and portraits of Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00145645Demonstration on 01.05.1973 in East Berlin, 1973Protest march on May 1, 1973 in East Berlin on the boulevard "Unter den Linden" with banners, flags and portraits of Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).
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Headline: Demonstration on 01.05.1973 in East Berlin, 1973Date: 01.05.1973Image text: Protest march on May 1, 1973 in East Berlin on the boulevard "Unter den Linden" with banners, flags and portraits of Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00145641Demonstration on 01.05.1973 in East Berlin, 1973Protest march on May 1, 1973 in East Berlin on the boulevard "Unter den Linden" with banners, flags and portraits of Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).
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Headline: Demonstration on 01.05.1973 in East Berlin, 1973Date: 01.05.1973Image text: Protest march on May 1, 1973 in East Berlin on the boulevard "Unter den Linden" with a music group of the pioneer organization "Ernst Thaelmann".Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00145636Demonstration on 01.05.1973 in East Berlin, 1973Protest march on May 1, 1973 in East Berlin on the boulevard "Unter den Linden" with a music group of the pioneer organization "Ernst Thaelmann".
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Headline: FDJ members marching in the GDR, 1986Date: 23.04.1986Image text: With blue shirt and rising sun - the state youth of the GDR are always well represented in marches by the FDJ. Here is a young woman with FDJ flag at a state demonstration.Photo: WerekImage number: 00144901FDJ members marching in the GDR, 1986With blue shirt and rising sun - the state youth of the GDR are always well represented in marches by the FDJ. Here is a young woman with FDJ flag at a state demonstration.
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Headline: Parade in the GDRDate: 01.01.1956Image text: A member of the People's Police during a march on the occasion of the withdrawal of Soviet troops at Magdeburg.Photo: Alfred StrobelImage number: 00098623Parade in the GDRA member of the People's Police during a march on the occasion of the withdrawal of Soviet troops at Magdeburg.
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Headline: Deployment to 1. May in ERfurt, 1966Date: 01.01.1966Image text: Young pioneers by the march on First May in Erfurt.Photo: Uwe GerigImage number: 00068624Deployment to 1. May in ERfurt, 1966Young pioneers by the march on First May in Erfurt.
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Headline: Combat Groups of the Working Class in Heiligenstadt, 1980Date: 01.01.1980Image text: Marching of a Combat Group of the Working Class in Heiligenstadt / Eichsfeld.Photo: Uwe GerigImage number: 00068303Combat Groups of the Working Class in Heiligenstadt, 1980Marching of a Combat Group of the Working Class in Heiligenstadt / Eichsfeld.
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Headline: May Day event in Heiligenstadt, 1980Date: 01.01.1980Image text: March in Heiligenstadt on the 1st of May in front of a portrait of Erich Honecker.Photo: Uwe GerigImage number: 00068293May Day event in Heiligenstadt, 1980March in Heiligenstadt on the 1st of May in front of a portrait of Erich Honecker.
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Headline: Combat Groups of the Working Class in Weimar, 1976Date: 01.01.1976Image text: Deployment of Combat Groups of the Working Class, the "armed organs of the working class in the factories" in front of the Anna Amalia Library.Photo: Uwe GerigImage number: 00068272Combat Groups of the Working Class in Weimar, 1976Deployment of Combat Groups of the Working Class, the "armed organs of the working class in the factories" in front of the Anna Amalia Library.
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Headline: FDJ-Aufmarsch in Berlin-Ost 1953Date: 01.01.1953Image text: Die als überparteilicher Jugendverband 1946 gegründete FDJ wurde letztlich zum Hilfstrupp der SED und aufgrund ihrer Monopolstellung immer einflußreicher und stärker. Unser Foto von 1953 zeigt einen der ersten großen FDJ-Aufmärsche in Berlin-Ost.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00029356FDJ-Aufmarsch in Berlin-Ost 1953Die als überparteilicher Jugendverband 1946 gegründete FDJ wurde letztlich zum Hilfstrupp der SED und aufgrund ihrer Monopolstellung immer einflußreicher und stärker. Unser Foto von 1953 zeigt einen der ersten großen FDJ-Aufmärsche in Berlin-Ost.
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Headline: Young pioneers in East Berlin, 1972Date: 01.01.1972Image text: Young pioneers during deployment.Photo: Manfred VollmerImage number: 00017657Young pioneers in East Berlin, 1972Young pioneers during deployment.
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Headline: Parade on the 40th anniversary of the GDR in East Berlin, 1989Date: 07.10.1989Image text: Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu (4th from the left), Polish State Council Chairman and President Wojciech Jaruzelski (6th from the left), Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (8th from the left), Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the CPSU and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, with GDR State Council Chairman Erich Honecker (9th from left) during the NVA parade on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the GDR on Alexanderplatz in East Berlin.Photo: WerekImage number: 00003170Parade on the 40th anniversary of the GDR in East Berlin, 1989Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu (4th from the left), Polish State Council Chairman and President Wojciech Jaruzelski (6th from the left), Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (8th from the left), Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the CPSU and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, with GDR State Council Chairman Erich Honecker (9th from left) during the NVA parade on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the GDR on Alexanderplatz in East Berlin.
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Headline: World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973Date: 01.08.1973Image text: The World Festival of Youth and Students between 28 July - 5 August, 1973 in East Berlin: brass band with a conductor under the Berlin TV Tower.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00155034World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973The World Festival of Youth and Students between 28 July - 5 August, 1973 in East Berlin: brass band with a conductor under the Berlin TV Tower.
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Headline: World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973Date: 01.08.1973Image text: World Festival of Youth and Students from 28 July to 5 August 1973 in East Berlin: young people from the GDR and foreign guests in front of the Neue Wache on Unter den Linden.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00155030World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973World Festival of Youth and Students from 28 July to 5 August 1973 in East Berlin: young people from the GDR and foreign guests in front of the Neue Wache on Unter den Linden.
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Headline: World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973Date: 01.08.1973Image text: The World Festival of Youth and Students between 28 July - 5 August, 1973 in East Berlin: brass band with a conductor on Alexanderplatz.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00155025World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973The World Festival of Youth and Students between 28 July - 5 August, 1973 in East Berlin: brass band with a conductor on Alexanderplatz.
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Headline: World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973Date: 01.08.1973Image text: The World Festival of Youth and Students between 28 July - 5 August, 1973 in East Berlin: young people from the GDR meet foreign guests.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00155021World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973The World Festival of Youth and Students between 28 July - 5 August, 1973 in East Berlin: young people from the GDR meet foreign guests.
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Headline: World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973Date: 01.08.1973Image text: The World Festival of Youth and Students between 28 July - 5 August, 1973 in East Berlin: young people in front of the World Clock on AlexanderplatzPhoto: Peter ProbstImage number: 00155013World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin, 1973The World Festival of Youth and Students between 28 July - 5 August, 1973 in East Berlin: young people in front of the World Clock on Alexanderplatz
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Headline: May Day Rally, 1959Date: 01.05.1959Image text: Members of the premilitary Gesellschaft fuer Sport und Technik (GST), (English: Sport and Technology Association) and the army sports club ASK Vorwaerts at a rally on May 1, 1959 on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00148863May Day Rally, 1959Members of the premilitary Gesellschaft fuer Sport und Technik (GST), (English: Sport and Technology Association) and the army sports club ASK Vorwaerts at a rally on May 1, 1959 on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin.
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Headline: May Day Rally, 1959Date: 01.05.1959Image text: Members of the premilitary Gesellschaft fuer Sport und Technik (GST), (English: Sport and Technology Association) at the rally on May 1, 1959 on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin.Photo: Peter ProbstImage number: 00148860May Day Rally, 1959Members of the premilitary Gesellschaft fuer Sport und Technik (GST), (English: Sport and Technology Association) at the rally on May 1, 1959 on the Marx-Engels-Platz in East Berlin.
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Headline: May rally in East Berlin, 1989Date: 01.05.1989Image text: The last May rally Day in the GDR took place on May 1, 1989, at Karl-Marx-Allee in (East) Berlin. Here: The VIP stand with the representatives of the party and state leadership of the GDR.Photo: P/F/HImage number: 00103381May rally in East Berlin, 1989The last May rally Day in the GDR took place on May 1, 1989, at Karl-Marx-Allee in (East) Berlin. Here: The VIP stand with the representatives of the party and state leadership of the GDR.
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Headline: May rally in East Berlin, 1989Date: 01.05.1989Image text: The last May Day rally in the GDR took place on May 1, 1989, at Karl-Marx-Allee in (East) Berlin. Here: The VIP stand with the representatives of the party and state leadership of the GDR. In the middle Erich Honecker, on the left beside Honecker Willi Stoph, on the right beside Honecker at the microphone, Politburo member and Chairman of the Labor Union Harry Tisch. On the right next to the table, Politburo member Horst Sindermann.Photo: P/F/HImage number: 00103380May rally in East Berlin, 1989The last May Day rally in the GDR took place on May 1, 1989, at Karl-Marx-Allee in (East) Berlin. Here: The VIP stand with the representatives of the party and state leadership of the GDR. In the middle Erich Honecker, on the left beside Honecker Willi Stoph, on the right beside Honecker at the microphone, Politburo member and Chairman of the Labor Union Harry Tisch. On the right next to the table, Politburo member Horst Sindermann.
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Headline: May rally in East Berlin, 1989Date: 01.05.1989Image text: The last May rally in the GDR took place on May 1, 1989, at Karl-Marx-Allee in (East) Berlin. Here: Commanders of the "Combat Groups of the Working Class" on the VIP stand of the leadership of the SED.Photo: P/F/HImage number: 00103379May rally in East Berlin, 1989The last May rally in the GDR took place on May 1, 1989, at Karl-Marx-Allee in (East) Berlin. Here: Commanders of the "Combat Groups of the Working Class" on the VIP stand of the leadership of the SED.
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Headline: Rally on May Day in the GDRDate: 01.01.1983Image text: Procession to Heiligenstadt on Eichsfeld on May 1, 1983 with portraits of Erich Honecker.Photo: Uwe GerigImage number: 00067428Rally on May Day in the GDRProcession to Heiligenstadt on Eichsfeld on May 1, 1983 with portraits of Erich Honecker.
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Headline: East German general election, 1990Date: 10.03.1990Image text: Election campaign of the PDS at Alexanderplatz in East Berlin. On March 18, 1990 take place the first free elections to the People's Chamber in the GDR. Here, the participants of the rally during the speech of the chairman of the PDS, Gregor Gysi.Photo: Hans-Peter StiebingImage number: 00009529East German general election, 1990Election campaign of the PDS at Alexanderplatz in East Berlin. On March 18, 1990 take place the first free elections to the People's Chamber in the GDR. Here, the participants of the rally during the speech of the chairman of the PDS, Gregor Gysi.
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Headline: East German general election, 1990Date: 16.03.1990Image text: Election campaign of the PDS at Alexanderplatz in East Berlin. On 18 March, 1990, the first free elections to the People's Chamber took place in the GDR. Here, participants of the rally during the speech of the chairman of the PDS, Gregor Gysi.Photo: Hans-Peter StiebingImage number: 00009520East German general election, 1990Election campaign of the PDS at Alexanderplatz in East Berlin. On 18 March, 1990, the first free elections to the People's Chamber took place in the GDR. Here, participants of the rally during the speech of the chairman of the PDS, Gregor Gysi.
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Headline: May Day protest in 1987Date: 01.05.1987Image text: May Day demonstration in the Karl-Marx-Allee, tribune of the state and party leadership of the SED, with Egon Krenz and Stasi security guard (television camera), Germany, Berlin-Mitte, 01.05.1987.Photo: Rolf ZöllnerImage number: 01150201May Day protest in 1987May Day demonstration in the Karl-Marx-Allee, tribune of the state and party leadership of the SED, with Egon Krenz and Stasi security guard (television camera), Germany, Berlin-Mitte, 01.05.1987.
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Headline: May Day demonstration, 1987Date: 01.05.1987Image text: Germany, Berlin, 1 May, 1987: Africans with a GDR flag at Karl-Marx-Allee. On the banner: "Bestarbeiter" ("The best worker").Photo: Rolf ZöllnerImage number: 00752555May Day demonstration, 1987Germany, Berlin, 1 May, 1987: Africans with a GDR flag at Karl-Marx-Allee. On the banner: "Bestarbeiter" ("The best worker").
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Headline: Celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall in East Berlin, 1986Date: 13.08.1986Image text: The VIP stand at the celebrations of the "25 years of the Berlin Wall". In the first row, the members of the SED Politburo, including Erich Honecker (on the left next to the lectern). In the foreground, soldiers of the NVA as part of a military parade.Photo: P/F/HImage number: 00367771Celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall in East Berlin, 1986The VIP stand at the celebrations of the "25 years of the Berlin Wall". In the first row, the members of the SED Politburo, including Erich Honecker (on the left next to the lectern). In the foreground, soldiers of the NVA as part of a military parade.
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