Cell 70 of Stadelheim Prison

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Cell 70 of Stadelheim Prison is a prison cell in the Stadelheim prison. It is notable for being the cell that held many important German political figures. Kurt Eisner spent 9 months in 1918 in cell 70 for being one of the leaders of a food and peace strike in Munich. It was later occupied by his assassin Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley. Finally, in 1934 Ernst Röhm was shot in cell 70.

Richard M. Watt (1968). "The Kings Depart: The Tragedy of Germany Versailles and the German Revolution". 285 page