Sepp Kerschbaumer

Sepp Kerschbaumer
Born	(1913-11-09)9 November 1913 Frangart, County of Tyrol, Austria-Hungary
Died	7 December 1964(1964-12-07) (aged 51) Verona, Veneto, Italy
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]}