Koloman Wallisch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Koloman Wallisch

Austrian politician

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1889

Place of Birth: Lugoj, Timiș County, Romania

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1934

Profession: politician

Nationality: Austria, Romania

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Koloman Wallisch

  • Koloman Wallisch (born 28 February 1889 in Lugosch, Austria-Hungary, today Lugoj, Romania; died 19 February 1934 in Leoben, Austria) was a socialist labor leader in Austria. Wallisch was national secretary of the Austrian socialist party SPÖ and a delegate in the Austrian national assembly from 1930 to 1934. After calling for a general strike in 1934, he took to arms and tried to take over Bruck an der Mur during the Austrian Civil War.
  • After the Austrian national guard was approaching the city, he fled into the mountains with 320 followers to wage guerrilla warfare.
  • However, he was captured by the authorities on February 18, 1934 and after a brief interrogation and trial, he was executed by Josef Lang using an Austrian version of the Garrote (Würgegalgen) in the courtyard of Leoben. After World War II, three Austrian cities - Leoben, Bruck an der Mur and Kapfenberg named city squares in his honor and Bertolt Brecht wrote a poem about his struggles.In 1983, a movie was made documenting his life and times.

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