"Der Warschauer Vertrag, Kraftquell in unserem Kampf für Einheit, Frieden und Sicherheit": East CDU executive meeting, Berlin
Behind the speaker's table of an executive-board session, a dark panel carries white letters: 'Der Warschauer Vertrag, Kraftquell in unserem Kampf für Einheit, Frieden und Sicherheit'. The treaty is named a source of strength and attached to three words (unity, peace, security) that few would oppose.
- Date
- June 15, 1955
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands (East), Hauptvorstand; Zentralbild press photograph (photographer not named in the record)
- Country
- East Germany
- Medium
- Photograph
- Issuer type
- Party
- Leader
- Otto Grotewohl
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- Cold War
- Techniques
- Glittering generalities
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), Bild 183-31153-0003, via Wikimedia Commons, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 3.0 de (Bundesarchiv release on Wikimedia Commons; file page states the licence)
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-31153-0003 / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Text on the object
DER WARSCHAUER VERTRAG - KRAFTQUELL IN UNSEREM KAMPF FÜR EINHEIT, FRIEDEN UND SICHERHEIT.
THE WARSAW TREATY - SOURCE OF STRENGTH IN OUR STRUGGLE FOR UNITY, PEACE AND SECURITY.
Read from the 786 px image; line breaks as on the panel, the final full stop as shown.
