17 June 1953
Source:
BG H12/143
Since July 1953 the Charlottenburger Allee in West Berlin has been called Strasse des 17. Juni (Street of 17 June). That was the date when the people of East Berlin and other cities in East Germany rebelled against the communist regime and demanded free elections. The insurrection was crushed with help of the Soviet Union, and hundreds of people were killed. Up to the reunification of Germany, June 17 remained an official day of commemoration.