Italian POWs Hanged by the Austro-Hungarians

Notes:

Austro-Hungarian troops stand next to the bodies of hanged Italian prisoners of war in this photograph. These POW's were probably captured Czechoslovak or Polish Legionnaires, captured by the Austrians on the Italian Front. To keep their nationalities subjugated within the Dual Monarchy, imperial authorities took extreme measures against subjects which joined the ranks of the empire's enemies.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

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

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "Freedom's Triumph," Chicago: Women's Weekly, 1919, 45.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1531