Austrian heir to the throne and wife killed in Sarajevo
The uniform of Austrian heir to the throne is drenched in blood. Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot by Bosnian student Gavrilo Princip, who belonged to a Serbian group of nationalists, on the 28th of June in 1914 during a visit to Sarajevo. In the following, Austria declared war to Serbia on the 28th of July in 1914 and World War I broke out
Picture No
10648071
Media ID
45194735
Size
2500px x 3310px
(754KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / picture-alliance / dpa
Date
28-Jun-14
