The establishment of the German Socialist Unity Party (Berlin, 21 April 1946)
Image On 21 April 1946, Wilhelm Pieck, leader of the German Communist Party (KPD), and Otto Grotewohl, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the Soviet-occupied zone, take part in a ceremony held in the Berlin State Opera House to mark the establishment of the Socialist Unity Party (SED). Walter Ulbricht, Secretary-General of the newly formed party, unveils its official banner.
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Source: Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung (BPA), 10117 Berlin, Dorotheenstr. 84. http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/DE/Homepage/home.html.
Walter Ulbricht präsentiert das Partei-Banner der SED. Puck-Archiv. Berlin: Bundesbildstelle Berlin, 1946. Schwarz und Weiß.
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