The German Review

The German Review

Peace marches + truck strike + parlour game

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Jörg Luyken
Apr 11, 2023
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Dear Reader,

  • Ever since the 1950s, Germans have been taking to the streets on Easter to march for peace. The impulse for the protest movement in the 1950s was understandable enough. Just a decade after large swathes of Europe had been reduced to rubble, the great powers were building up rivaling nuclear arsenals that would ensure the destruction of human…

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