What happened on the 28th of June in 1914?
Franz Ferdinand, a Scottish rock band, wrote a song a few years ago. It's called "Walk Away" and it's dedicated to Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian-Bosnian assassin who played a mayor part in what happened on the 28th of June of 1914..
If you want to listen to the video clip first, here it is (and if you ask me, it's simply amazing and I like the band very much):
But now to the reason why I am showing you this video.. Gavrilo Princip was 19 years old when he became a murder. On Sunday, June 28th of 1914, he and a few of his fellows are waiting alongside the river Miljacka, which flows through Sarajevo, for the arriving of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. At this time, Saravejo was the capital of the countries Bosnia and Herzegovina which had been annexted by Austria-Hungary. Franz Ferdinand had been to Bosnia to participate in a military manouvre and his visite in Sarajevo should have been the final of his visit to the country. The royal couple arrived by train on that Sunday, which was actually their wedding anniversary. After their arrival, the royal couple were to take an automobile into the city. In the front car was the mayor of Sarajevo. In the second car were Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The car's top was rolled back in order to allow the crowds a good view of the couple.
The six conspirators lined in route along the Appel Quay. Each of them had instructions to try to kill Franz Ferdinand when the royal car reached his position. At around 10:00 a.m., when the car procession passed the central police station, nineteen-year-old student Nedeljko Cabrinovic hurled a hand grenade at the Archduke's car. The bomb exploded under the wheel of the fourth car of the car procession. Two of the occupants were seriously wounded and about a dozen spectators were also hit by parts of the bomb. Franz Ferdinand later decided to go to the hospital and visit the victims of Crabrinovic's failed bombing attempt. In order to avoid the city centre, General Oskar Potiorek decided that the royal car should travel straight along the Appel Quay to the Sarajevo Hospital. Potiorek forgot to inform the driver about this decision. On the way to the hospital, Loyka took a right turn into Franz Josef Street. And this was the error..
Princip was standing near a cafe, when he spotted Franz Ferdinand's car as it drove past, having taken the wrong turn. After realizing his mistake, the driver put his foot on the brake, and began to reverse the car. When doing so, the engine of the car stalled and the gears locked, giving PRincip his opportunity. He stepped forward and at a distance of 1.5 m fired twice into the car hitting Franz Ferdinand in the neck and Sophie in the abdomen. They both died before 11:00 a.m.
If you want to listen to the video clip first, here it is (and if you ask me, it's simply amazing and I like the band very much):
But now to the reason why I am showing you this video.. Gavrilo Princip was 19 years old when he became a murder. On Sunday, June 28th of 1914, he and a few of his fellows are waiting alongside the river Miljacka, which flows through Sarajevo, for the arriving of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. At this time, Saravejo was the capital of the countries Bosnia and Herzegovina which had been annexted by Austria-Hungary. Franz Ferdinand had been to Bosnia to participate in a military manouvre and his visite in Sarajevo should have been the final of his visit to the country. The royal couple arrived by train on that Sunday, which was actually their wedding anniversary. After their arrival, the royal couple were to take an automobile into the city. In the front car was the mayor of Sarajevo. In the second car were Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The car's top was rolled back in order to allow the crowds a good view of the couple.
The six conspirators lined in route along the Appel Quay. Each of them had instructions to try to kill Franz Ferdinand when the royal car reached his position. At around 10:00 a.m., when the car procession passed the central police station, nineteen-year-old student Nedeljko Cabrinovic hurled a hand grenade at the Archduke's car. The bomb exploded under the wheel of the fourth car of the car procession. Two of the occupants were seriously wounded and about a dozen spectators were also hit by parts of the bomb. Franz Ferdinand later decided to go to the hospital and visit the victims of Crabrinovic's failed bombing attempt. In order to avoid the city centre, General Oskar Potiorek decided that the royal car should travel straight along the Appel Quay to the Sarajevo Hospital. Potiorek forgot to inform the driver about this decision. On the way to the hospital, Loyka took a right turn into Franz Josef Street. And this was the error..
Princip was standing near a cafe, when he spotted Franz Ferdinand's car as it drove past, having taken the wrong turn. After realizing his mistake, the driver put his foot on the brake, and began to reverse the car. When doing so, the engine of the car stalled and the gears locked, giving PRincip his opportunity. He stepped forward and at a distance of 1.5 m fired twice into the car hitting Franz Ferdinand in the neck and Sophie in the abdomen. They both died before 11:00 a.m.
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