Four Czechoslovak POWs Hanged by the Austrians

Notes:

Four Czechoslovak Legionnaires hang from trees at Sant Donna di Piave in Italy. Their crime was taking arms against their emperor in support of his enemies and to overthrow his empire by creating a new independent country.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Crime, Punishment, Capital Punishment, Czech POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Josef Logaj, "Obeeti," Prague: Cin, 1921, 23.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1526