Fearing anti-communist counter-revolution on 18 June 1953, the government of the GDR enlisted the Soviet Occupation Forces to aid the police in ending the riot; some fifty people were killed and 10,000 were jailed.
Khawatir dengan kontra revolusi antikomunis, pada 18 Juni 1953 pemerintah RDJ meminta Pasukan Soviet untuk membantu polisi untuk mengakhiri unjuk rasa; sekitar 50 orang tewas dan 10.000 orang dipenjarakan.