Austro-Hungarian Court Martial of Czech POWs at Breguzzo

Notes:

A member of the Czechoslovak Legion, Josefu Sobotkovi, faces an Austrian court martial in this courtyard in Breguzzo, Italy. If the drumhead council found Sobotkovi guilty of treason, he would receive capital punishment. The Czechs were Austrian subjects and were tried for taking up arms against the empire.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Crime, Punishment, Czech POWs, Austrian Officers, Austrian Guards, 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, 20.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1529