Archduke Ferdinand, who did not know that he was being remembered, was in the spa town of Iliza, 10 kilometers away from Sarajevo. He had spent the past two days with Feranz Conrad von Herzendorf, the Austro-Hungarian
The Chief of General Staff stayed here to watch the exercise. By the way, Herzendorf was also the commander-in-chief of this exercise.
After two days of viewing, Archduke Ferdinand was already a little tired, but there was only the last day left to visit Sarajevo.
In fact, Archduke Ferdinand's marriage was a torture for both the archduke and his wife. Because in 1900, the Austro-Hungarian crown prince signed a waiver under the pressure of his uncle, Emperor Fernanz Joseph I.
.In this declaration, the children born from his marriage to his wife Sophie, a commoner, cannot inherit the throne.
His wife, Sophie Hotek, is not considered a commoner in theory. She comes from a Czech aristocratic family. However, because her family is too humble, she cannot compete with the powerful Habsburg family.
In addition, Sophie was once a maid to a Habsburg Archduchess named Marie Christine, who wanted to marry Ferdinand. One day Ferdinand changed his clothes and went to play tennis.
, leaving the small gold box she carried with her in the dressing room, the Grand Duchess’s mother opened Ferdinand’s small gold box, hoping to see a photo of her daughter, but what the mother saw seemed to be the daughter of her family named Solo.
Photos of Filipina maid.
Ferdinand did not give up love for the sake of family dignity. He planned to marry this secret lover. This aroused strong opposition from members of the Habsburg family. However, Archduke Ferdinand still went his own way and married Sophie Hotek, which made
Most members of the Habsburg family saw it as a humiliation and refused to forgive him.
His wife could not be forgiven. Although Sophie finally received the title of Archduchess Hornberger, she had to endure endless humiliation. At royal banquets, she had to enter last and she was always placed at the table.
She was in the last seat, far away from her husband. Even at Eliza's dinner on Saturday (a religious banquet hosted by the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary), although she was far away from the palace in Vienna, Sophie was forced to sit between the two archbishops.
Listen patiently to her husband's painful 'wife-free toast' (Ferdinand can no longer mention Sophie's name in public or official situations).
Therefore, there are rumors that Crown Prince Ferdinand went to Sarajevo this time to relax with his wife and relieve her huge pressure in Vienna.
The work of welcoming the crown prince in Sarajevo has already been carried out. In his decree requiring citizens to show hospitality, Mayor Fehim has already written down the driving route of Archduke Ferdinand, including Epiqua Street (to and from the City Hall)
(the only way). He wrote the route in the hope that citizens and shops on the roadside would place imperial flags and flowers on the streets. In fact, on June 28, the citizens of Sarajevo will display a large portrait of Archduke Ferdinand.
Hang on walls and windows.
And Ilyich also summoned the assassins to distribute weapons, preparing to give Ferdinand and his wife a 'surprise' from afar. On this morning, he gave the three local assassins he recruited and the three Princip who came from Serbia.
Distribute weapons. Princip took a Browning pistol, Chabrinović took a grenade, and Grabez took a Browning and a grenade. It was obvious that the three of them were the core of the assassination operation.
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Among the three local people he recruited, the first two were Serbs, named Velis Chubrilovic and Cvetko Popovic. As for the third person, who was a Muslim, his name was also very interesting.
In particular, his name is Mohammed Bashit.
In the end, when it came to allocating positions among everyone, Ilyich chose a spot on Epiqua Street near the Chumurya Bridge, with Popovich beside him. Chubrilovich, Mohammed Basht,
The three of them stood at a key position along the river. According to the route, the Grand Bus convoy will first encounter two assassins with revolvers. Before passing the Chumurya Bridge, Chabrinović stood
, he is holding a grenade. If all three miss, Princip, who is holding a Browning pistol, will take action before the convoy reaches the next bridge called La Tena Bridge. If it still misses, the convoy will meet Grabage, who is also
The only assassin with a gun and grenades was located not far from Caesars Bridge.
Ferdinand and his wife arrived in Sarajevo at 9:20, accompanied by the military governor Potiorek. Today Archduke Ferdinand wore the uniform of an Austrian cavalry general, with a blue jacket, black trousers and a red belt.
His wife Sophie was also dressed very elegantly, wearing a white tulle and hat, with a bouquet of red roses tied on the hat.
After arriving, Ferdinand and his wife first reviewed the army. Then the Grand Duke and his wife boarded a royal convertible and followed the leading car. The mayor and the police chief were sitting in the leading car. Behind the Grand Duke and his wife, there were 3 cars.
The vehicles of the entourage and a 21-gun salute were fired, and the royal parade began.
The assassination plan designed by Ilyich was very talented because it was multiple insurances. However, this plan had an obvious flaw, which was that it overestimated the dedication of the assassins. The two most critical positions in the assassination plan were given to inappropriate people.
One is Chubrilovic, a Bosnian who is both untrained and timid. The other is Mohamed Bashit, a young Mushelin who is probably not too serious about the Serbs. In the team
When he passed by them, he didn't even move a finger.
It was the third assassin's turn to take action. He was Chabrinovič, an assassin from Bulgrade who made his first appearance. When the convoy passed the Chumurya Bridge, he opened the back cover of the grenade and fired at
Archduke Ferdinand's car was thrown at him. Fortunately, the driver of the archduke was quick-sighted. After seeing the assassin's actions, he accelerated the speed of the car. The grenade grazed Archduke Ferdinand's face and hit the hood of the car. He was bounced away and followed.
The grenade exploded directly under the accompanying car behind Ferdinand. The explosion did not cause any serious damage to the car. It only injured Potiorek's adjutant and a few people beside him.
Passer-by Chabrinović jumped into a dry riverbed to escape, but was caught by the police without having time to swallow the poison (if he wanted to).
In the minutes after the assassination attempt on Archduke Ferdinand was revealed, the Archduke's motorcade sped up, making the assassination attempt more difficult. However, after seeing Chabrinovitch's failure, he waited for an opportunity behind the Archduke's route.
Both Princip and Grabage evacuated their respective assassination points out of fear of police interrogation.
At this time, Archduke Ferdinand and his party arrived at the city hall, where they met with a delegation of Muslim women and prepared to give a public speech. The scene of the speech was very interesting, creating an Ottoman atmosphere under a pure golden Moorish canopy.
In the tradition of the empire, Archduke Ferdinand was welcomed by a group of Islamic scholars in turbans, bishops in religious garb, and imams in Ottoman robes.
After the speech, it was almost 11 a.m. According to the schedule, I should visit the museum and then have lunch, but this way I have to take the most congested Joseph Street. Archduke Ferdinand’s military adviser recommended not to go to the museum.
, go directly to Potiorek’s official residence. Archduke Ferdinand is a man with a sense of honor. He chose to go to the hospital to express condolences to Potiorek’s adjutant and other personnel for their injuries, and then go to have lunch. This is also
It was a good end to his trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Since going to the hospital also requires taking the relatively congested Joseph Street, Potiorek insisted that the convoy take the narrow Epiqua Street in an effort to pass at high speed to prevent someone from throwing another bomb.
At the same time, Princip and Grabage, after the initial panic, got together again to discuss the next move. Among them, Grabage planned to use the Caesar Bridge as his new position, and he hoped to launch a close-range attack there.
Gun, because the returning convoy will slow down here.
And Princip also occupies a new location on the way to the museum. It is opposite the Laterna Bridge and in front of Moritz Schiller's condiment shop. If Archduke Ferdinand sticks to the original schedule, then his car
You will come from Epiqua Avenue, and you have to slow down when turning right here.
Both of them chose to wait for Archduke Ferdinand's motorcade to slow down before taking action. That was because they had only trained for a few weeks, and it was impossible for them to hit Archduke Ferdinand in a high-speed car.
So the danger of publishing Archduke Ferdinand's driving route is shown. As long as the Archduke chooses one of the two destinations, his car will slow down in front of one of the two corners, and the two assassins from Serbia are here.
Waiting for him. However, because Archduke Ferdinand insisted on choosing a third destination, and Potiorek decided not to take Joseph Street and asked the convoy to move forward at full speed, these changes weakened the assassin's chances of succeeding in the second assassination.
Maybe. If everything goes well, then Princip and Grabage can only watch the car speed past in front of them, unable to take aim.
Ferdinand and his wife, Potiorek and a group of others, together with the police escort who came for reinforcements, left the city hall after 11 a.m. and walked along Epique Street at full speed. For the sake of caution, the convoy's
The order was adjusted, and the police car drove away, followed by the mayor's car, followed by the car in which Ferdinand and his wife and Potiorek were riding, followed by three accompanying motorcades.
Count Harlac, a close friend of the Archduke, took the initiative to ride a plow on the left side of the Archduke to prevent attacks from the river (the previous attack was launched from the river). Now that the Archduke was in the middle of a high-speed motorcade, it was difficult for him to receive
Those who are attacked by bombs will almost never be hit by gunfire.
Grabage stood near the Caesar Bridge and could only watch the convoy passing by him at high speed without turning. When the convoy approached the Latena Bridge, it may be because Potiorek forgot to notify everyone.
Personally, the first two cars turned onto Joseph Street, and the third car carrying the crown prince couple and Potiorek also turned.
Potiorek realized his mistake and ordered the driver to turn back. The turning point was in front of the condiment shop. Archduke Ferdinand's driver stepped on the brakes and shifted into reverse gear. At this moment, Gavrino Princip saw
It took about 2 to 3 seconds until the target stopped at a distance of 2.5 meters in front of him. Although Earl Harlac acted as a bodyguard, his position was on the other side of the car. Princip stepped forward, approached the target, and used a Browning pistol.
Two shots were fired, the first in Archduke Ferdinand's neck, and the second in Sophie's abdomen.
The Archduke's car finally turned around and headed towards the official residence. Others in the car did not know that the gunshot had hit the target. By the time they realized something was wrong, Ferdinand and his wife had already died of serious injuries.
Gavrino Princip, who triggered the First World War and caused tens of millions of casualties, was quickly arrested by the surrounding police after shooting. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison in October 1914.
Princip underwent surgery to amputate his arm due to health reasons, and died of tuberculosis in prison on April 28, 1918.
The other people who participated in the assassination were sentenced to Danilo Irik, Nedeljko Chabrinović, Nejo Kairovich, Mihajelo Yovanovich,
Yakov Milovich was hanged (on appeal, Kerovich's sentence was commuted to 20 years, Milovich to life imprisonment). Princip, Chabrinović and Grabez were sentenced to 20 years
Years of hard labor; Vasso Chubrilovich was sentenced to 16 years of hard labor; Popovich was sentenced to 13 years of hard labor - on June 28 of each year, the above five persons shall be confined in separate cells. The remaining six persons were sentenced
Three years' imprisonment to life imprisonment.
Only Mohammed Basit escaped to Montenegro and escaped, but he was captured and executed in 1917.
Now the turmoil caused by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand has just begun.
PS: Oh my god, Sultan, I’m sorry that my fourth update has been postponed until today, but Mantou still fulfills my promise if he doesn’t sleep, so go to sleep.
