Sepp Kerschbaumer | |
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Born | Frangart, County of Tyrol, Austria-Hungary | 9 November 1913
Died | 7 December 1964 | (aged 51)
Nationality | Austrian |
Occupation(s) | Merchant, Separatist |
Known for | founding the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee and organising the Night of Fire |
Sepp Kerschbaumer (9 November 1913 – 7 December 1964) was a leading member of the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee (Befreiungsausschuss Südtirol (BAS)), which campaigned for the break-away of South Tyrol from Italy. In 1961, the BAS staged the so-called Feuernacht (Night of Fire), the destruction of several dozen electricity pylons, which escalated the South Tyrol conflict. The Italian state viewed the BAS as a terrorist and separatist organization, while large parts of the South Tyroleans regarded them as freedom fighters.[citation needed]