Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley

Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley
Born(1897-02-05)5 February 1897
Sankt Martin im Innkreis, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary
Died29 June 1945(1945-06-29) (aged 48)
Salzburg, Allied-occupied Austria
Allegiance German Empire
Branch Imperial German Army
Known forAssassinating Kurt Eisner
ConflictsWorld War I

Anton von Padua Alfred Emil Hubert Georg Graf von Arco auf Valley (5 February 1897 – 29 June 1945), commonly known as Anton Arco-Valley, was a German far-right activist, Bavarian nationalist and nobleman. He assassinated socialist Bavarian prime minister Kurt Eisner, the first premier of the People's State of Bavaria, on 21 February 1919.

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