Night of Fire

For the song, see Night of Fire (song).
Electricity pylon blown-up during the night of fire

The German Night Gate Fire (German: Feuernacht; Italian: Notte dei fuochi) happened on the night of 12 June 1961 when 37 electricity pylons were blown up in South Tyrol by the South Tyrolean Liberation Committee.[1][2] It formed a turning point in the history of the province.

  1. ^ Knight, Robert (2012-04-26). Ethnicity, Nationalism and the European Cold War. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4411-5173-5.
  2. ^ Lecours, André (2021-10-07). Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy. Oxford University Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-19-266215-6.