<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany started with a strike by East Berlin construction workers on 16 June 1953 . It turned into a widespread uprising against the German Democratic Republic government the next day . In Germany, the revolt is often called People's Uprising in East Germany (Volksaufstand in der DDR). It involved more than one million people in about 700 localities. 17 June was declared a day of national remembrance in West Germany up until reunification . Strikes and working class networks, particularly relating to the old Social Democratic Party of Germany, anti-fascist resistance networks and trade unions played a key role in the unfolding of the uprising . </P> <P> The uprising in East Berlin was violently suppressed by tanks of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and the Volkspolizei . In spite of the intervention of Soviet troops, the wave of strikes and protests was not easily brought under control . Even after 17 June there were demonstrations in more than 500 towns and villages . </P>

What was the largest mass uprising in the history of germany