Unterberger: "Not just a day of remembrance

"It was April 24, 1921, exactly 104 years ago. Franz Innerhofer, an elementary school teacher, was shot when he defended his students during a South Tyrolean costume parade in Bolzano. The fascists came with 300 men armed with batons, sticks and pistols.A year later, in 1922, the Squadristi occupied Bolzano and threatened to set the town hall on fire if the last German-speaking mayor, Julius Perathoner, did not resign. His offense: he defended t…