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]]>At the time of Franz Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia was under the rule of Austria-Hungary. There was a growing movement in the country, mainly among Bosnian Serbs, to end Austria-Hungary’s reign in Bosnia and make it part of “Greater Serbia”.
Upon learning of Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo, a group of students and other members of the Bosnian Serb nationalist group conceived a plan to assassinate the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Considering Ferdinand was set to take a tour around the city in an open-top convertible, their plan was to throw an exploding device in the car.
While the assassins got their shot, they missed, and the device bounced from the car transporting Ferdinand and Sophie. Instead, it fell under another car in the motorcade injuring dozens of people, including several soldiers.
Despite the incident, Ferdinand and Sophie decided to proceed with their visit as usual. After attending a Town Hall reception, the couple decided to visit wounded soldiers in the city hospital.
Ferdinand’s motorcade opted for a different route, deciding to take the Appel Quay, which runs parallel to the Miljacka River bank. At one point, the motorcade took a wrong turn and entered a blind street. The car that carried Ferdinand and Sophie attempted to go in reverse but stalled. It turned out to be the street where Princip was on the lookout, hoping to get another chance at assassinating Ferdinand.
As soon as the car came to a halt, Princip took out his gun, approached the car, and assassinated both Ferdinand and Sophie.
The aftermath was that Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which spiraled into World War I after the inclusion of other countries.
Princip was thrown into jail and sentenced to 20 years in prison. However, he would die several years later from tuberculosis.
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]]>All Quiet on the Western Front is an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s seminal novel of the same name, originally published in 1929. It’s told from the vantage point of the fictional German soldier Paul Bäumer, and we get to experience the extreme physical and mental trauma that the soldiers witnessed during the war through his eyes.
Since Bäumer didn’t really exist, it would be a mistake to describe All Quiet on the Western Front as a true story, but many of the events we get to see on screen are rooted in reality. The novel’s writer Remarque was a World War I veteran, and he drew inspiration for this book from his experiences in the Imperial German Army.
Some of the characters in All Quiet truly existed, including German politician Matthias Erzberger and French general Ferdinand Foch, who were entrusted to sign the armistice between Germany and the Allied Powers. This storyline wasn’t present in the book, and this is one of the most significant differences between the two.
Despite being met with generally positive reviews, Netflix’s adaptation drew criticism for certain historical inaccuracies in terms of fighting scenes, including the inaccurate portrayal of certain weapons such as flamethrowers and barbed wire installations.
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]]>The post The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Came Down to a Wrong Turn appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>At the time of Franz Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia was under the rule of Austria-Hungary. There was a growing movement in the country, mainly among Bosnian Serbs, to end Austria-Hungary’s reign in Bosnia and make it part of “Greater Serbia”.
Upon learning of Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo, a group of students and other members of the Bosnian Serb nationalist group conceived a plan to assassinate the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Considering Ferdinand was set to take a tour around the city in an open-top convertible, their plan was to throw an exploding device in the car.
While the assassins got their shot, they missed, and the device bounced from the car transporting Ferdinand and Sophie. Instead, it fell under another car in the motorcade injuring dozens of people, including several soldiers.
Despite the incident, Ferdinand and Sophie decided to proceed with their visit as usual. After attending a Town Hall reception, the couple decided to visit wounded soldiers in the city hospital.
Ferdinand’s motorcade opted for a different route, deciding to take the Appel Quay, which runs parallel to the Miljacka River bank. At one point, the motorcade took a wrong turn and entered a blind street. The car that carried Ferdinand and Sophie attempted to go in reverse but stalled. It turned out to be the street where Princip was on the lookout, hoping to get another chance at assassinating Ferdinand.
As soon as the car came to a halt, Princip took out his gun, approached the car, and assassinated both Ferdinand and Sophie.
The aftermath was that Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which spiraled into World War I after the inclusion of other countries.
Princip was thrown into jail and sentenced to 20 years in prison. However, he would die several years later from tuberculosis.
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]]>The post Is Netflix’s Anti-War Epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” Based on a True Story? appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>All Quiet on the Western Front is an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s seminal novel of the same name, originally published in 1929. It’s told from the vantage point of the fictional German soldier Paul Bäumer, and we get to experience the extreme physical and mental trauma that the soldiers witnessed during the war through his eyes.
Since Bäumer didn’t really exist, it would be a mistake to describe All Quiet on the Western Front as a true story, but many of the events we get to see on screen are rooted in reality. The novel’s writer Remarque was a World War I veteran, and he drew inspiration for this book from his experiences in the Imperial German Army.
Some of the characters in All Quiet truly existed, including German politician Matthias Erzberger and French general Ferdinand Foch, who were entrusted to sign the armistice between Germany and the Allied Powers. This storyline wasn’t present in the book, and this is one of the most significant differences between the two.
Despite being met with generally positive reviews, Netflix’s adaptation drew criticism for certain historical inaccuracies in terms of fighting scenes, including the inaccurate portrayal of certain weapons such as flamethrowers and barbed wire installations.
The post Is Netflix’s Anti-War Epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” Based on a True Story? appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>The post The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Came Down to a Wrong Turn appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>At the time of Franz Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia was under the rule of Austria-Hungary. There was a growing movement in the country, mainly among Bosnian Serbs, to end Austria-Hungary’s reign in Bosnia and make it part of “Greater Serbia”.
Upon learning of Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo, a group of students and other members of the Bosnian Serb nationalist group conceived a plan to assassinate the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Considering Ferdinand was set to take a tour around the city in an open-top convertible, their plan was to throw an exploding device in the car.
While the assassins got their shot, they missed, and the device bounced from the car transporting Ferdinand and Sophie. Instead, it fell under another car in the motorcade injuring dozens of people, including several soldiers.
Despite the incident, Ferdinand and Sophie decided to proceed with their visit as usual. After attending a Town Hall reception, the couple decided to visit wounded soldiers in the city hospital.
Ferdinand’s motorcade opted for a different route, deciding to take the Appel Quay, which runs parallel to the Miljacka River bank. At one point, the motorcade took a wrong turn and entered a blind street. The car that carried Ferdinand and Sophie attempted to go in reverse but stalled. It turned out to be the street where Princip was on the lookout, hoping to get another chance at assassinating Ferdinand.
As soon as the car came to a halt, Princip took out his gun, approached the car, and assassinated both Ferdinand and Sophie.
The aftermath was that Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which spiraled into World War I after the inclusion of other countries.
Princip was thrown into jail and sentenced to 20 years in prison. However, he would die several years later from tuberculosis.
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]]>The post Is Netflix’s Anti-War Epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” Based on a True Story? appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>All Quiet on the Western Front is an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s seminal novel of the same name, originally published in 1929. It’s told from the vantage point of the fictional German soldier Paul Bäumer, and we get to experience the extreme physical and mental trauma that the soldiers witnessed during the war through his eyes.
Since Bäumer didn’t really exist, it would be a mistake to describe All Quiet on the Western Front as a true story, but many of the events we get to see on screen are rooted in reality. The novel’s writer Remarque was a World War I veteran, and he drew inspiration for this book from his experiences in the Imperial German Army.
Some of the characters in All Quiet truly existed, including German politician Matthias Erzberger and French general Ferdinand Foch, who were entrusted to sign the armistice between Germany and the Allied Powers. This storyline wasn’t present in the book, and this is one of the most significant differences between the two.
Despite being met with generally positive reviews, Netflix’s adaptation drew criticism for certain historical inaccuracies in terms of fighting scenes, including the inaccurate portrayal of certain weapons such as flamethrowers and barbed wire installations.
The post Is Netflix’s Anti-War Epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” Based on a True Story? appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>The post The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Came Down to a Wrong Turn appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>At the time of Franz Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia was under the rule of Austria-Hungary. There was a growing movement in the country, mainly among Bosnian Serbs, to end Austria-Hungary’s reign in Bosnia and make it part of “Greater Serbia”.
Upon learning of Ferdinand’s visit to Sarajevo, a group of students and other members of the Bosnian Serb nationalist group conceived a plan to assassinate the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Considering Ferdinand was set to take a tour around the city in an open-top convertible, their plan was to throw an exploding device in the car.
While the assassins got their shot, they missed, and the device bounced from the car transporting Ferdinand and Sophie. Instead, it fell under another car in the motorcade injuring dozens of people, including several soldiers.
Despite the incident, Ferdinand and Sophie decided to proceed with their visit as usual. After attending a Town Hall reception, the couple decided to visit wounded soldiers in the city hospital.
Ferdinand’s motorcade opted for a different route, deciding to take the Appel Quay, which runs parallel to the Miljacka River bank. At one point, the motorcade took a wrong turn and entered a blind street. The car that carried Ferdinand and Sophie attempted to go in reverse but stalled. It turned out to be the street where Princip was on the lookout, hoping to get another chance at assassinating Ferdinand.
As soon as the car came to a halt, Princip took out his gun, approached the car, and assassinated both Ferdinand and Sophie.
The aftermath was that Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which spiraled into World War I after the inclusion of other countries.
Princip was thrown into jail and sentenced to 20 years in prison. However, he would die several years later from tuberculosis.
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]]>The post Is Netflix’s Anti-War Epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” Based on a True Story? appeared first on History Chronicle.
]]>All Quiet on the Western Front is an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s seminal novel of the same name, originally published in 1929. It’s told from the vantage point of the fictional German soldier Paul Bäumer, and we get to experience the extreme physical and mental trauma that the soldiers witnessed during the war through his eyes.
Since Bäumer didn’t really exist, it would be a mistake to describe All Quiet on the Western Front as a true story, but many of the events we get to see on screen are rooted in reality. The novel’s writer Remarque was a World War I veteran, and he drew inspiration for this book from his experiences in the Imperial German Army.
Some of the characters in All Quiet truly existed, including German politician Matthias Erzberger and French general Ferdinand Foch, who were entrusted to sign the armistice between Germany and the Allied Powers. This storyline wasn’t present in the book, and this is one of the most significant differences between the two.
Despite being met with generally positive reviews, Netflix’s adaptation drew criticism for certain historical inaccuracies in terms of fighting scenes, including the inaccurate portrayal of certain weapons such as flamethrowers and barbed wire installations.
The post Is Netflix’s Anti-War Epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” Based on a True Story? appeared first on History Chronicle.
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