The attack on Franz Ferdinand on the 28th of June 1914
The attack on Franz Ferdinand on the 28th of June 1914
On the 28th of June 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated in Sarajevo. The murder was planned by the Black Hand, a nationalistic movement and secret military society. After two failed attempts, Gavrilo Princip succeeded in shooting Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Ferdinand’s death set in motion a chain of events that lead up to the First World War.
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