Steiner uprising
The Steiner uprising were events in the Swiss community of Steinen in the canton of Schwyz in September 1942.
The arrest of the miller of the “Untermühle” for extensive black market deals during the Second World War led to an uproar among the population, who were not aware of the extent of the black market. Investigators who arrived in the village on September 22nd were detained. Despite their release on the same day, the situation remained tense. The Cantonal Government of Schwyz called in troops for security and the riot came to an end without blood.
Eleven accused rebels arrived in custody . In December 1944, 18 residents were sentenced to prison terms by the Federal Criminal Court.
literature
- Hans Rudolf Fuhrer and Filip Vincenz: The “Steiner Aufstand” 1942. In: Land Power Review of the Swiss Army No. 2. Supplement to the General Swiss Military Journal 6/2005, pp. 24–34.
- Andreas Meyerhans : stones (community). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 7, 2012 , accessed August 4, 2020 .
- The incidents in stones. In: Neue Zürcher Nachrichten. October 3, 1942, p. 4.