World War I - The assassination that changed the world

 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie arrive in their car on a visit to Sarajevo



On June 28, 1914, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, in an event that triggered the outbreak of World War I.

A pistol used by one of the assassins of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand when he was shot to death in Sarajevo is on display at the Museum of Military History in Vienna, Austria

The car in which Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot to death is on display at the Museum of Military History in Vienna, Austria

The blood soaked uniform jacket worn by Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand when he was shot to death in Sarajevo is on display at the Museum of Military History in Vienna, Austria