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Czechoslovak POWs Hanged by the Austro-Hungarians
- Notes:
- Aloise Storch, a soldier in the Czechoslovak Legion, was captured by the Austrians and found guilty of treason in a court martial. He was hanged from this gallow at Riva, Italy as a warning to other nationalist-minded Czechoslovak soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian Army.
- 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, 21.
- URL:
- https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1528