How does this happen? The Soviets weren't incompetent militarily, as their defeat of Nazi Germany revealed, so being outright defeated by the strikers (at least strategically--I could imagine mobs overwhelming small detachments here and there) is unlikely.
Does the East German army mutiny? Or do the Soviet soldiers themselves refuse to fire on the strikers? There was at least one incident where Soviet soldiers refused to fire on Hungarian protestors and were executed for it, so that is possible, although this is in Germany and chronologically closer to WWII.
Lets imagine the following.
East Berlin 1953.
Today Soviet troops massacares a peacefull marchs of striking working, their wifes and children, who's only crime were to demand better workers rights! Children under the age of 10 were among casulites.
Outraged by this the East German Army takes the side of the Striking workers!
What then?
/Fred
Just a question. Was there any East Germany army of any size at that time?
Steve
Lets imagine the following.
East Berlin 1953.
Today Soviet troops massacares a peacefull marchs of striking working, their wifes and children, who's only crime were to demand better workers rights! Children under the age of 10 were among casulites.
Outraged by this the East German Army takes the side of the Striking workers!
What then?
/Fred
If the Worker upraising had succeded what then?