Gedenkstätte 17. Juni 1953, Memorial site in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany.

The Gedenkstätte 17. Juni 1953 stands on the central median of the Potsdamer Chaussee in Berlin-Nikolassee, near the Zehlendorf Kleeblatt interchange and the former Checkpoint Bravo. It consists of a large wooden cross erected on 25 June 1953 and, since 1954, a commemorative stone added on the initiative of a Russian exile group.

The June 17, 1953 uprising was a pivotal moment when hundreds of thousands across East Germany protested against poor living conditions and oppression. Soviet military forces suppressed the movement through violence.

The stone marker was added in 1954 on the initiative of a Russian exile group and is dedicated to Soviet officers and soldiers said to have refused to shoot at the 1953 demonstrators. Its inscription names 18 soldiers allegedly executed on 28 June 1953, a claim historians trace to a single NTS leaflet and consider deliberate disinformation.

The memorial stands in public space and is accessible at any time without entrance fees. The informational plaques are available on-site in German and provide background information about the historical event.

The memorial was built just days after the June 17, 1953 events and is among the earliest remembrance markers for this uprising. Its quick creation shows how immediately the population reacted to what happened.