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The assassination of the heir to the throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, film extract, A 1914

This contemporary Austrian footage shows scenes before and after the fatal shots at heir the throne Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.

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Filmarchiv Austria
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Filmarchiv Austria

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    Sarajevo and the July Crisis

    ‘It's now or never!’ was the reaction to the news from Sarajevo that the successor to the Austrian-Hungarian throne and his wife had been assassinated. By July 1914 it was clear that a conflagration could not be avoided. The will to war and alliance-driven dynamics enjoyed greater favour than moderation and the willingness to compromise.