6 Assassins And Their Fate: Sarajevo Break Down (WW1 Documentary)

[@Isus666999]

To this day, Princip is considered a hero in Serbia, streets named after him, and a terrorist amd assasin in Croatia. On Bosnia it depends if you are in Repulika Srpska or in the Federation of BiH. Balkans in a nushell.

[@pimpompoom93726]

Had Austria-Hungary treated it's minorities as equals, the violence would never have happened. Ethnic Germans and ethnic Hungarians controlled all the political power, everyone else was a second-class citizen. The Balkans are still a mess because the Great Powers played sides against each other and still do, as recently as the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

[@phillipsugwas]

What a shambles. What kind of idiots were in charge of security? This followed by Austria's idiocy. And the rest

[@Brew10]

​@@pimpompoom93726So, no blame to those who used impressionable minds to further their political goals? Life isn't a movie.

[@pimpompoom93726]

@@Brew10 How many years did it take for you to reach that profound truth? 'Life isn't a movie.', I'll have to write that one down and file it for later consideration.

[@Brew10]

@pimpompoom93726 Early on. Glad I could help.

[@lawrenceharris1758]

Interesting and informative😊. As a former HS teacher, I presented this story many times, including the biographies of the assassins. I had not the slightist idea that some of the assassins lived until the 1980's .

[@basingstoke63]

A fascinating and educational video , which explains this story perfectly . This should be shown in history lessons in schools . Well done , and , thank you .

[@BattleGuideVT]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind comments.

[@properjob79]

we learnt this for sure in secondry school uk early 90's

[@timmattle4730]

This story is the epitome of the dire need for world leaders who can stand back and evaluate before making a TERRIBLE decision.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Do we ever learn from the past?

[@robotube7361]

@@BattleGuideVT It is not about learning from the past. We all know about the consequences. All these powers knew about the consequences. People werent stupid. They knew... The problem is that sometimes the unstoppable force meets the inmovable object and the trajectories are set for an inveitable crash. We can just be silent observers. Take for example the Ukrainian war. Both sides know what is at stake and knew that 100 000s of people would die. Yet, those in power think that the effort is well worth it and to sacrifice so much people to achieve a political goal is well in the bounds of the acceptable. USA wont roll back its NATO expansion and Russians cannot trust NATO it wont use Ukraine as a threat to its security. Its that simple. In WW1 everyone knew the stake and some diplomats from some countries literally weeped when they were delivering the proclamations of war to their enemies in the respective capitals. Its just things reach a point of no return.

[@twalk263]

@@robotube7361There is nothing simple about the war in Ukraine except for the fact that it is a sovereign nation that was INVADED by a maniacal power hungry tyrannical thug who deems Ukraine as a non state and who has said that there is no such thing as “Ukrainian people” and they should not be allowed to exist. So to say that Russians should not trust NATO is laughable as some Russians are finally seeing that they cannot trust their dear faux strongman leader as he is cowering in a shelter somewhere while his people are being abandoned by him and by the military. To see people who once cheered and jeered at Ukrainians who fled without papers, without money , lost their homes and their family way of life because they were being attacked for simply being Ukrainian in their OWN land is rich. They now are begging for help and are justifiably scared because they have been abandoned by their govt and are feeling and experiencing what the Ukrainian people have been living through literally a hell on earth for over 2yrs now makes it hard to feel empathy towards them. The lack of empathy that will be exhibited towards those who supported and engaged in criminal acts against Ukraine, its people and against those from abroad who chose to go and fight for Ukraine’s freedom ( not all Russians are bad. There are many that do not support the actions dictated by their govt but have no power to do anything to stop it )will solely be the fault of that govt and the corrupt oligarchs. The people pay while the rich all escape and hide somewhere counting all of their money. None of this would be happening now if Ukraine would have been allowed to join the EU liked planned and ever since then , it is RUSSIA who has encroached and taken parts of Ukraine like a virus and Ukraine finally has had enough. Now innocent people are dying on both sides and there will be generations of ethnic division because of the hate Russia has tolled out. NATO did not cause the war , hatred, greed , power, division and the adulation of wanting to go back in time and rule an Empire so don’t get it twisted. It is interesting though how throughout history, dictators and authoritarian rulers seem to meet a similar demise in the end and yet they keep trying because their ego are unmanaged, their power goes unchecked and it is the “little guy” who has to stand up and fight for their existence and for the generations to come. Most of the world is standing beside and behind Ukraine not out of hatred for Russia, they are doing it to try and prevent WWlll because Putin never stops, has an insatiable thirst for dominance and power and he has proven for DECADES that diplomacy is fleeting and nonexistent, he breaks treaty after treaty and that the lives of people he considers “less than’s ” are 💯 dispensable including his own people. Ukraine has and still is taking a massive hit for democratic countries because they know and those who value democracy, the value of all ethnicities and the freedom to chose know that he and his thugs will never stop until we make it stop. Actually, IMO the Russian people deserve a better life than the one that they have been forced to live for far too long and I hope enough people finally have had their eyes opened and as the grip over that country by tyranny finally begins to loosen and slip, they join together and finally say no more!! SLAVA UKRAINI ! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@SteveMikre44]

Excellent breakdown of this tragic event...

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thanks for the kind comment Steve

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

Depends on how you view tragedy. We can't put ourselves in the mindset of that time in 2024

[@pimpompoom93726]

Excellent video, very well done. One of the best reviews of this incident I've seen.

[@kevanhubbard9673]

I have walked across the Princep Bridge (now called the Latin Bridge)and it's a surprising short span given it's monumental connection with history.

[@armija]

There is no bridge with that name. It actually WAS called Latin bridge even before that terrorist was born.

[@robcanisto8635]

Hey, I'm listening to the multi-hour examination of this shooting on The Rest is History! perfectttt

[@BattleGuideVT]

Hope you enjoyed the video. :)

[@VIBEYLIBRARY]

@@BattleGuideVT Yes, interesting imagery, I'm subbed

[@BattleGuideVT]

@@VIBEYLIBRARY thanks!

[@twalk263]

I am so glad I watched this production. It was laid out so well with some really interesting and pertinent facts that I did not know . Facts are important but so is context and you blended them so well.I have subscribed and feel a binge watch of other videos coming my way! BRAVO!🙌

[@damirbajramovic5416]

Pozdrav iz Sarajeva !! Mimo ovih Istoriskih događaja Dobro Došli u Sarajevo 🇧🇦☮️✌️

[@captainamerica6525]

An argument could be made that those shots were the precursor to both world wars.

[@gaiusjulius_caesar2059]

Worth mentioning, not sure about the others... However GP was consumptive long before that fateful day... Was definitely on his way out... Enjoyed the vid

[@user-zw9sz9xd6g]

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[@derfel72]

I have heard this story told many times. Every time, I still find it such an intriguing chain of events that played out that day. To such an end... 😢

[@jovanpejic]

2:20 Context is important. Serbia and Austria were mostly closely connected and friendly countries. They were allies in many situations and always shared sympathy. Economies were closely linked. Even in 1720s, Serbia was part of Austria for 20 years. Austria supported uprisings in the 1800s, etc. In the 1870s, there was a big uprising in Bosnia, primarily by Serbs. Of course, Serbia helped them (it was expensive) and did everything it could without openly angering Turkey. Austria encouraged the insurgents and promised them help... promised... but in the end help never came even though they shared a common border and could help the insurgents as they wanted. It was obvious to the insurgents what it was all about, and thus they hated Austria, which watched as Turkey slowly suppressed the uprising. Austria's goal was to get Bosnia without a fight, so that the insurgents will tire Turkey into giving it up, and the future potential problem in the insurgents (if they rebelled against Turkey today, they will against Austria tomorrow) will be solved by Turkey in fighting. That's how it happened. Austria sat on the sidelines and harassed the rebels, but did not help them. She waited for both the rebels (with Serbia) and Turkey to spoil, so that in the end she would take 100% of the cake for herself. Since then, hostilities between Serbia and Austria started because the goal of Austria was clear to everyone, they dropped the mask.

[@cirkmannzirkel8229]

It should also be stated that Franz Ferdinand had the intention to integrate Serbia into a new empire with a Serbian throne in the Habsburg empire, diversifying it further. He was the greatest opposition to military operations against Serbia, and once he was dead, von Hötzendorf was finally free to pursue his plans which failed quite miserably in the end, and AH didn't even have a plan B for Russia actually intervening. Before the war, AH was prospering quite well economically, so maybe there could have been a "nicer" and more prosperous history for the Balkans after all. Could've, would've...

[@jovanpejic]

@@cirkmannzirkel8229 What kind of governments we have had for years, maybe it would have been better for us in the Balkans if AH had occupied us and integrated us into itself. And anyway, 90% of us who move out go to the old AH and its neighborhood.

[@cirkmannzirkel8229]

​@@jovanpejictrue that😅

[@StrLab]

Excellent documantery and on time for the 110th anniversary of the Great War, I wonder why youtube's algorithm doesn't promote it more, it deserves way more views. I dropped a like though as I enjoy your videos...

[@IvanAlvarezCPACMA]

Glad I found this page! Great content

[@billandmonicaschleicher9018]

Another great video on a very interesting topic... Thanks for uploading, Battle Guide!

[@michaelaburns734]

This event if it didn't unfold, it would play differently.

[@BattleGuideVT]

A sliding doors moment?

[@michaelaburns734]

@@BattleGuideVT WWI or The Great War would have been avoided because of The Archduke wanted negotiations with The Serbs and reason with them avoided millions of deaths.

[@dj_efk]

Most probably - Austria-Hungary I believe would have ended up in conflict with Russia one way or another.

[@rankoorovic7904]

Austrian army was planning a war in Serbia since 1903 that could hardly be stopped just postponed don't know about the WW but that one was in the making for a long time also

[@user-zw9sz9xd6g]

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[@thinman8621]

This is more than we learned in my school about the start of WWI.

[@billmago7991]

i was fascinated by WW1 and how it started since learning about it at high school......its amazing that there are stil tensions there to this day........my step fathers father was a Gallipoli veteran , i was 9 when he passed away in the early 70s and as a child i remember asking him what it was like being in a war expecting him to tell me tales of bravado , he simply said to me ,"war is futile"......had to look that word up but is engraved in my memory🇭🇲🇭🇲

[@ALAT03]

Naše će sjene hodati po Beču, lutati po dvoru, plašeći gospodu. Please, make a video with the real information how Franz was sacrificed by their own leadership in order to attack Serbia.

[@eminguso1512]

When you say "real information" you mean BS only Serbs believe in, right? 😂

[@stanleysmith7551]

Faszfej.

[@schutzanzug6731]

Lol. Completely delusional

[@eminguso1512]

@@ALAT03 So you think that AH, weakest of 5 big countries in Europe, wanted to attack Serbia, knowing that Russia will come to its defense.

[@hsugraduation2103]

This person made a mistake. Gavrilo Princip never wanted to kill Sophie Chotek, only Franz Ferdinand. He killed Sophie by mistake and regretted it to his dying breath.

[@twalk263]

Oh well then that makes it okay. Whoops, sorry??? Please🙄

[@ivexxl1]

"Наше ће сјене ходати по Бечу, лутати по двору, плашити господу…“. " Our shadows will walk around Vienna, wander around the court, scare the lords..."." Gavrilo Princip wrote this on a wall of his prison cell (where he died) in Terezin in Czech Republic

[@adiskulin1033]

He wanted to shoot Franz Ferdinand and Oscar Potiorek.

[@marleneorein9484]

@@ivexxl1 He never regretted anything and besides that, he was a Jewish and many people deny it, but that's the reality. He was trained for years for that evil deed. Another one of the Synagogue of Satan trained to kill a Christian....and bring misery upon us all.

[@tzoa4443]

@@twalk263 Some people are proud of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and some people are bragging with dropping depleted uranium and killing 50.000 Serbs saying it was justified. Yes, that makes it more than okay.

[@brucemclennan9715]

Good overview; thought you might mention the date (June 28th) was not only the Archduke’s wedding anniversary, it was also the anniversary of the ‘field of black crows’ - the 600 year(approx) anniversary of final battle when Serbia lost to Ottoman Empire, but killed the Ottoman leader. Despite losing the battle, the historic date was held in esteem by Serbia and the attendance of the Archduke did inflame Serbian nationalist passion; in other words, the Archduke picked the worst date possible to attend Bosnia.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Agree, but they kept this moving and stayed on topic of the sentences handed out to these teenagers. No mention of Kaiser Wilhelm or Otto von Bismark either. Just how deep down the Rabbit Hole do you go in 16 minutes? They also don't mention what a crummy job Count Hurrach was doing as quasi-Security since Franz & Sophie both get shot. He was there on the running board to get their last words, but obviously was pretty lousy WRT protecting them.

[@user-zw9sz9xd6g]

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[@IridiumRedTheOrigina]

Battle was in 1389, making the assassination day the 525th anniversary. "This was a fact that had not gone unnoticed" by the inhabitants of the city

[@LimanBrate]

Slobodan Milosevic was kidnapped and extradited on the same holiday to the "international court" by American puppets set up after the first color revolution in Europe financed by the West, the pattern of events is obvious, the remaking of history as well, but the resistance is eternal

[@Noname-rj6gw]

Nice video but one correction. That bullet didn't start the WW1 cause it was already set to happen. There was many global interests at the time, much bigger than Archduke himself. Austro-Hungary was just looking for a motiv to start the war. And they could stop assassination cause they knew everything about preparations. But they decided to do nothing. In fact, they bring the Archduke like a clay pigeon on shooting.

[@TheOmegakix]

Absolutely, but people tend to believe that because some Serb nationalist shot Austrian prince in Bosnia, Germans fought Brits in France...

[@zmajooov]

@@TheOmegakix He wasn't even a nationalist, Young Bosnia was a multi-ethnic group of anarchists that were against the Serbian crown as much as they were against the Habsburg one, some would even call them proto communists.

[@VGYugo]

@@TheOmegakixPeople believe all types of propaganda. They say that Gavrilo Princip was nationalist even terrorist. When in fact he was part of a group Young Bosnia (Mlada Bosna) made up out of 3 different Bosnian nationalities. Young people that wanted a society in which all of the different nationalities would have equality and would be freed from foreign control. Gavrilo has regretted shooting Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. However, if in this case the assassin was English or French…etc. he would have been hailed a hero on the world stage. I hope he died realizing that he freed his country from an invader and his actions have shape Europe in the best ways. He is held a hero in the Balkans.

[@bluetv6386]

@@VGYugowe ll believe your propaganda then.

[@VGYugo]

@@bluetv6386 I am not a westerner or Edward L. Bernays inventor of modern propaganda.

[@Eltanin25]

Funny thing - the car didn't belong to the Archduke, but rather to the Count Harrach. Archduke wanted to travel in a open car, so he borrowed it from the Count together with the driver. Which maybe meant that the driver wasn't as experienced in the role as the Archduke's own driver would be. The driver's name was Leopolod Lojka and he impressed the Count when he, as a young dragoon, was injured while stopping spooked horses. The Count took him into his personal service and made him his personal driver. When the Count was ordered to join the Archduke in Sarajevo, he went there together with his car and driver and rest is the history. Lojka blamed himself for that bad turn and for the war that followed. He served as a driver during it, survived and then got a permission to have a pub. It didn't do well, his wife divorced him and left with their son and Lojka died alone of kidney failure in 1926 at the age of 39. One writer captured this scene in his memories - the pub owner dying, while the guests were serving themselves the beer and only after the man died, his connection to Sarajevo assassination was revealed when police went through his papers. He was buried in an unmarked grave, until 10 years back (2014) when some historical group bought a nice new gravestone and made a small ceremony on his grave. (Historical costumes, voley fire and all that).

[@tashatsu_vachel4477]

Possibly the most accurate account of events I have heard. I would disagree about the aftermath of the first attempt as it would appear the motorcade stopped to see if everyone was alright before heading to the Town Hall, and with the order of the shots, the first was almost certainly at the Archduke, and the second, as his arm was grabbed by bystanders and pulled downwards, hit the side of the car sending the now distorted round into the abdomen of the Archduchess. Excellent coverage for a video though, well done.

[@q-tuber7034]

Assassin: fires gun Bodyguard: whips out handkerchief

[@JohnThreeSixteen918]

😂

[@Tearsofsoil]

😂😂Secret Service is USA are also reaching this level of competence now.

[@alex4833]

Great video, Battle Guide. The background you gave is informative. I had learned a bit about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand before, but learned even more here. The satellite images and labels are helpful also. The imagery of the City Hall is great too and so is the view from the bridge. It really helps to visualize the distance. I've heard about how Archduke Ferdinand had allowed the events to continue, but it still amazes me that he did this - especially after surviving an assassination attempt. "A cruel twist of fate" - That is so true. I didn't know that Cabrinovic wrote an apology letter (or that the Archduke's children forgave him). I didn't know Popovic became the curator of Sarajevo Museum. Very informative video. Dan's narration is excellent. Great work, Battle Guide team. The podcast is excellent and I look forward to listening to it at the end of each week. Take care.

[@user-zw9sz9xd6g]

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[@ProfessorM-he9rl]

Thank you for this post.

[@BattleGuideVT]

No, not at all... we've just been overworking the narrator. :)

[@ivancertic5197]

Nice work! Just one observation, Duchess wasn't the target, Princip repented on his trials deeply for misfortunate tragedy that happened to her.

[@McIntyreBible]

12:25, 12:44, I’ve heard certain historians of WWI (i.e. Christopher Clark, Max Hastings, etc) say that in June 1914 Europe was looking more peaceful than it ever had before, despite the 2 Balkan skirmishes of 1912-1913!

[@Isus666999]

The tension was immense, that at least is what I've heard and what my Grandma told me.

[@McIntyreBible]

@@Isus666999 O yea? what else did she tell you about that time?

[@davemaher7352]

A Serbian professor told me that the Black Hand was not involved, not all historians believe they were. Two of Ferdinand’s children opposed Hitler’s absorbing Austria into Germany and both served terms of imprisonment in concentration camps. The next on the thrones Charles I has been beatified.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

As much as I/we hate to admit it, History can be kind of like astrology. All can agree how the planets were/are aligned, but the interpretation of events can vary from historian to historian.

[@schutzanzug6731]

Well the serbian professor obviously possesses only nationalistic level surface knowledge of those events. What more can you expect from a serbian. Only believing their own rewriting of history. Nothing out of the norm for the serbians. BTW, the serbian innvolvement was so obvious, the leader of the black hand was the leader of the military intellegence of serbia, and was the one who orchestrated a coup on serbian King Alexander merely a decade beforehand, which lead to the then serbian government taking office. The black hand was trained and funded by the serbian military.

[@garage3022]

Another excellent video. Considering the outrage in A-H, the sentences were suprisingly mild. Apart from the leaders one. Though it begs the question if princips death truly was just disease or also mistreatment

[@BattleGuideVT]

Interesting perspective regarding the deaths in prison and one not outwith the realms of possibility for sure!

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

I'm sure Princip's Jailers weren't doing him any favors in Prison. I have no idea, we weren't born yet. If you count neglect as mistreatment, that's my guess as to what it was. His TB was getting worse, they wouldn't have wanted to go near him IHMO. Even if I fix my time machine, I don't think a prison in Bosnia in 1916 is going to be in my top ten.

[@user-om9dz9nn4k]

​@@BattleGuideVTistraga koju je vodila austro-ugarska odmah poslje antentata dokazala je da Srbija nema nikakve veze sa događajima u Sarajevu. Srbija je dobila ultimatum koju je u potpunosti prihvaćen sem jedne tačke. Evropa je tada već bila bure baruta koje čeka da eksplodira

[@theblackprince1346]

Brilliant video guys as always.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thanks very much.

[@johnwright291]

Fascinating stuff. Love it!

[@josephtreacy667]

Heard the story loads of times, but never heard the names of all the o t her conspirators till now. Just recently found this channel. Excellent.

[@montarakid1943]

What dedicated research and wonderful detail.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thank you mTk!

[@tdhawk7284]

Excellent overview. Thank you.

[@user-xb2hh1tg5v]

Tnx a lot ❤during the time of gavrilo princip,when you had tuberculosis you are surely a candidate for a cemetery 😢during that time, tuberculosis has not yet discovered its panacea 😢

[@Octopusmaster]

Just about 3 days ago I asked my self….what ever happened to Principe…..I didn’t say it out loud…..KZbin is in my mind..creepy.

[@McIntyreBible]

One historical commentator made the statement that the two most significant gun shots of modern history was (1) the gun shot that assassinated Franz Ferdinand (2) the self-inflicted/suicidal gun shot of Adolf Hitler.

[@okaro6595]

A Finnish newspaper had a title "Archduke Franz Ferdinand shot with a Browning." Yes, the weapon was an FN Browning Model 1910 but Browning was a generic term for a small pocket pistol at the time.

[@McIntyreBible]

@@okaro6595 that's something I wasn't aware of. Thanks for that!

[@click-ue3kc]

The Archduke was warned not to go to Sarajevo for the possibility of an assassination plot.

[@Outlier999]

I would add the gunshot that killed Abraham Lincoln. Who knows what would have happened in the world if he had lived? America might have become a very important country in world politics and a force for peace.

[@Outlier999]

The Germans had already lost and were being overwhelmed. What did Hitler’s suicide really accomplish?

[@Mandrake42]

I'm honestly surprised how many of them lived to old age really. Its ironic that being in prison probably saved more than a few of their lives as had they been free they might also have been casualties of the war they helped unleash upon the world.

[@markaxworthy2508]

It is interesting that Austria-Hungary was relatively restrained in its punishment of many of the group, but so unrestrained in its demands on Serbia that led to the war.

[@eddie.b2k]

This moment changed the history of the world and the fate of millions of people for ever. Without it, WW2 and the cold war would not have happened, nor the middle east conflict and many other conflicts and wars around the world, which originated from country border shifts after WW1 and WW2.

[@martinfurtner2136]

To inject some of reality´s shades of grey into the mostly black and white depictions: In 1878, the Berlin Congress placed the Ottoman provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina under Austro-Hungarian administration (the state government for Bosnia and Herzegovina). Formally, Bosnia remained part of the Ottoman Empire until its annexation in 1908. Despite considerable resistance from partisans, especially Muslims under Hadji Loja, Bosnia-Herzegovina was occupied by the Austro-Hungarian army during the 1908 occupation campaign. Because the Austrian and Hungarian politicians could not agree on which of the two constituent states of Austria-Hungary the new acquisitions should go to, administration was transferred to the joint Austro-Hungarian Ministry of Finance. During this time, officials coined the double name Bosnia-Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina), which is still the name of the country today. The Austro-Hungarian administration created an efficient school and health system and enabled good economic development. During this period, the industrial exploitation of Bosnia-Herzegovina's natural resources and forests began, although this was done with a sense of proportion (including reforestation projects). Narrow-gauge railway lines and important highways were built. Skilled workers were needed for the first steps towards industrialization. This led to the immigration of people from other parts of the Danube Monarchy between 1880 and 1910. These included Germans and Czechs, as well as Poles, Slovenians and Ruthenians. Some of these immigrants also acquired land and worked as farmers. In their rule, the Austrians also relied on the old Muslim elites, whom they managed to win over through various measures. Thus, Islam was officially recognized as an equal religion. At the beginning of the 20th century, Austria-Hungary was the only Christian-dominated state that maintained legally regulated relations with a Muslim religious community and therefore, among other things, also had Muslim religious instruction taught in schools, maintained military imams in the army, organized a Muslim prison chaplaincy, granted religious institutions the right of self-government and gave them the status of a public corporation. The Islam Act passed for this reason in 1912 remained largely unchanged in the Republic of Austria until it was amended by the Islam Act in 2015. More important for the good relations with the old Bosnian elite, however, was that the Austrian administration left the conditions in the countryside largely untouched. The agrarian reform that was carried out only brought a small number of tenants their own land and a release from servitude to the Muslim agas. As positive an effect as this had on the relations between the Austrians and the Muslim elites, it was the Serbian peasants in particular who were dissatisfied.

[@McIntyreBible]

0:04, I would rather say that it altered the course of Modern history!

[@Tubulous123]

Thank you!

[@Ljw-low-ljw]

Just discovered this channel. So good! Subscribed.

[@paololuckyluke2854]

When this butterfly flapped it’s wings, it really did cause a tornado.

[@CaliWeHo]

I walked by that spot last summer . . .

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

These was so well done! Thank you!

[@kelticach4999]

Franz Ferdinand's visit took place on June 28, Vidovdan (St. Vitus Day), the anniversary of the Serbian defeat against the Ottomans on Kosovo Field in 1389, which was viewed by the population as a strong provocation.

[@37BopCity]

Excellent video! Five stars for the outstanding graphics and attention to all the details about this extremely important event in world history. It's one of those moments that almost seem pre-destined to happen, when the Archduke's car made its fateful return back to where Gavrilo Princip was waiting with his pistol.

[@cdntrooper3078]

Another amazing video

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thank you so much.

[@14rnr]

Thank you for another of your great videos.

[@OldProVidios]

Winston Churchill, as the Lord of the admiralty, funded and supported the Black Hand. He hoped they would slow the construction of the Bagdad railway to Germany. Thus he helped create WWI.

[@drstevej2527]

According to whom?

[@OldProVidios]

@@drstevej2527 The history books. Want to start with maybe wikipedia? inform yourself.

[@OldProVidios]

@@drstevej2527 Just from memory... Starting with the switch in warships from coal to oil. Germany and UK did this at the same time. Lots of oil was discovered in the middle east. UK had an ocean route to get the oil. Germany would have to deal with the straights of Gibraltar, UK owned. So they planned for the Baghdad to Berlin railway to bring in oil. The more oil transported on the railway, the less for UK. So the UK Admiralty (Winston Churchill) funded the Black Hand to sabotage the railway construction. Slow it down. The same group who's assassination plot 'started WWI'. It is all in the books. Not anything new.

[@drstevej2527]

@@OldProVidios None of which proves your point. Name one scholarly body that supports this nonsense claim. Just one! Cite the documentation and your credentials in the field.

[@OldProVidios]

@@drstevej2527 It is in every history book. Why do I have to find you a link? Don't you know how to search the web for information? The words are all there for you to search. On the other hand, you have not provided any evidence to the contrary. This video explains what the black hand was doing in Serbia. Common knowledge that the UK was funding them. Common knowledge that Churchill was lord of the admiralty. Common knowledge that Churchill was a fumbling putz.

[@Forevertrue-z2w]

WWI did not start because of that. Germans were building a Berlin- Bagdad railroad in order to gain oil fields. Britts didn't like that because they held almost all oil fields in the East. Those poor boys and the archduke were just the puppies for the masons and jesuits. The rairoad had to go through Serbia and the allies would never allow it , so they pushed Serbia into the war it never wanted because it just went out of two. But the Germans knew that and urged the Austria into war.

[@robrob9050]

Serbia already had railroad at that time...

[@doomhippie6673]

sure, masons and jesuits..... these kinds of conspiracy tales is getting sooooo tedious. I'd rather believe a story that aliens were behind it. Lizard people from Mars.

[@dusancville]

Guys give us a break. Gavrilo Princip is first of all National hero, who eliminated Colonial clown. Austria in Bosnia and Herzegovina ? None of their business. Gavrilo Princip gave a chance to Yugoslav people under Austrian yoke to break free. And they did. At that moment Global hegemony had the interest to break German dominance in continental Europe, so freedom was allowed to Yugoslav people. 1990 the only Global hegemony wanted the entire Globe, so Freedom was cancelled and Yugoslavia got broken in pieces, so to rule it space nowadays is easy... Yet Gavrilo Princip ain't forgotten here. WW1 has nothing to do with Princip, Big boys at the time just used the occasion to set their business. Cheers

[@cirkmannzirkel8229]

People like you are the reason my parents moved from the Balkans to countries that tend to respect achievements more than ethnicity.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Ok so in that case WW1 has a lot to do with Gavrilo Pincip...

[@DD-qw4fz]

"Guys give us a break. Gavrilo Princip is first of all National hero, who eliminated Colonial clown." Heero to whom... Gavrilo Princip is a "National hero" ONLY to SERBs, even when pan slavism/proto yugoslavism was a popular idea in the Balkans, already in 1918 many realized what pan slavism truly was, a smokescreen for Serbian expansionism and a way to rule over other Balkan ethnic groups who Serbian ideology saw as "Serbs"... and if they disagree , they will be forced at gunpoint into it, if not killed. . Croats, Slovenes and a good chunk Bosniaks for sure DID NOT want Serbia to "free them" but had no other choice due to global politics of the time, Serbia was already neck deep in wars of expansion in the two Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913, a year before ww1 started. There was a huge public outburst against Serbia when the assassination occurred in Croatia and Slovenia ,not celebration.... what are you smoking, my grandmother who literally lived in Autro Hungary died at age of 100) and then 2 Yugoslavias NEVER said one good thing about those... but did for Austro Hungary. "Austria in Bosnia and Herzegovina ? None of their business." neither is Serbias...but Serbia always saw it only as a part of Greater Serbia, hence the (third) Balkan war in the 90s. "Gavrilo Princip gave a chance to Yugoslav people under Austrian yoke to break free. And they did." To be enslaved by shitbrain Serbian royalisits they did not want ? erm no, dont push this Serb scum as a hero to all in the Balkans, speak for yourself. Gavrilo was an idiot terrorist useful as a tool for Serbias expansion and destabilization of Austro Hungray, so Serbia could eventually take Bosnia, that was the plan, but it backfired.. "At that moment Global hegemony had the interest to break German dominance in continental Europe, so freedom was allowed to Yugoslav people. 1990 the only Global hegemony wanted the entire Globe, so Freedom was cancelled and Yugoslavia got broken in pieces, so to rule it space nowadays is easy... Yet Gavrilo Princip ain't forgotten here." Lol more latent Serb propaganda, ive heard this nonsense a 1000 times during the Balkan wars in the 90s, the Serb victimhood myth and the insane conspiracy theory of how the entire world "led by the US, Germany and the "evil" Vatican broke Yugoslavia in the 90s and invented "fake nations" of Croatia Slovenia and Bosnia to spite the Serbs" Now back to reality Yugoslavia broke up because it was always, ALWAYS just a proto Greater Serbia, and an utter shithole.... i was there when the war started, and when the masks fell. The truth is everybody hated each other. There was no unity, and no love between nations inside it.... or better said no love Between Serbs and the rest of the national entities who always fought against Serbian expansion and influence to have any voice. Both pre and post ww2 Yugoslavias were utterly Serb dominated and most non Serb ppl wanted to get out of it..., but Belgrade decided to use the so called Yugoslav peoples army against its own ppl, or better said, a proto Serb army against non Serbs to carve out greater Serbia. "WW1 has nothing to do with Princip, Big boys at the time just used the occasion to set their business." True but what you refuse to admit is... Serbia was NOT an innocent bystander, you had balls to do this shit with your terrorists in the first place because Russia backed up an protected Serbia as its "Balkan influence". Serbia was NOT a part of the Entente. Without Russias protection this war wouldnt become global. This assassination was for Austria Hungray what 9/11 was to the US, and Serbia was not getting away with it, for once. In short, Gavrilo, rest in piss

[@dusancville]

@@BattleGuideVT absolutely not. Any occasion was good enough for Germany at the moment. Gavrilo Princip was is and will be national hero for Yugoslav people into eternity. For you guys, he is just a tool to start the story. Story that will say none about the real reasons for ww1. Cheers

[@Flex2212]

@@dusancville Yes yes and now tell us your thoughts about Srebrenica so everybody here can see who you are. Nationalism, the opposite of real patriotism and self awareness.

[@Gattobuono]

Great video thanks, it helped me to understand better a very confusing period of history.

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[@erikhesjedal3569]

Very good video. I really like your narration. You also bring lots of detail to a pivotal occasion in world history. +1 sub!

[@tonydebates1954]

Fantastic video. Everyone should watch this. Very informative without being boring, like so many history videos. Thank you.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thank you for the kind comment.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

True, could have explained the entire July Crisis, but you did all the triggered alliances quickly. You stayed on point, topic... Not Clickbait. Thanks @Battle.

[@mikeoneil5741]

and just like bismarck said, “europe will be thrown into war, probably from some damned fool thing in the balkans”.

[@Jean-rg4sp]

^Tuberculosis was so lethal back then especially in prisons.*

[@twalk263]

It’s interesting that Popovic said upon reflection if he knew the assassination would be one of the major reasons that lit The Great War fuse, he wouldn’t have done it but didn’t say he wished he hadn’t killed his ruler and innocent wife. Hmmm🤔🧐

[@brunokirchensittenbach9294]

…The answer is not who shoot the Archduke the Question is who were the people who pay 💰 for the “Silver Bullet “ to kill the Archduke and who were the people who benefited??

[@julian75411]

I've heard some speculation that Australia Hungary had planned his death. AH had a general who wanted a war "just because I want it" Further reinforcement on that idea is the alternative route not being used; use the old route as a final last attempt.

[@yllbardh]

"Black Hand" as Serbia's long arm dreaming for a Serboslavia in Balkan.

[@sanderdeboer6034]

It actually started two world wars, because without WW1 and its outcome no WW2. This is taking into account the fact there are many factors that could have prevented both wars, if the actors involved would have made other decisions.

[@Ro6entX]

While I don’t agree the murder is what set off WW1, it was a big part of several incidents though however.

[@HaakonOdinsson]

It was the match that set off the gunpowder

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[@z000ey]

Ow boy how much has been left unsaid in this video is truly remarkable. If it were a video only about the shooting, I'd say it's really OK except of a few misunderstandings (which I'll revert to in the comment) but the rest of it, concerning happenings before and after, were horribly underexplained. First I'll start with Gavrilo Princip's last position, he never thought that the Archduke will go the same way back aftert the first attepmt (shows how stupid the AU organisation was) and he never hoped he would be able to try the assassination, so he SAT DOWN for a COFFEE when the car pulled around the corner and stalled! He was extremely lucky that he had the opportunity to strike, it WASN'T planned by him! (this is the misunderstanding about the shooting itself I mentioned above). Next, the shooters were chosen ON PURPOSE for their age, as they could not, by AU law, get the capital punishment for their crime! Also, three of them had already advanced tuberculosis and were adamant to go through with the shootings in order to make something of their lives (although not to get hanged for it...) They actually risked a minimum as they were more or less dead men walking, and the fact that the first chosen method was a bomb that would kill all in the car and that in the second attempt Pricip shot Sofie and FF with total disregard for the lady just shows how much they disregarded everything normal people hold as normal. Then the Black Hand: these guys, led by Dragutin Dimitrijević "Apis" and his close associate Vojislav Tankosić, had already openly killed the Serbian own king Aleksandar Obrenović AND his wife, by taking over their residence in the night, stabbing them with swords and throwing their dead bodies from the first floor on the street. They also, that same night, killed the Prime minister Dimitrije Cincar Marković (btw a general of the army that previously led the reform of the army, which those young officers hated), his son in law Jovan Miljković on duty guarding the king in the residence, both brothers of the queen Draga that were also army personnel (which proves she was not a circumstantial victim...), shot several bullets into the Minister of the interior but he luckily survived, and also wanted to kill the Minister of war and other political and army dignitaries. For this they were REPRIMANDED by the new king they indirectly installed (Peter Karađorđević) and that only after Austriajungary AND Russia AND UK broke their diplomatic relations due to the assassinations! None of them served ANY sentences other than several dyas of house arrest, but they were given some of the best army positions in Serbia, with Apis finally given the Head of the Army Intelligence!!! Now, the Black Hand was WIDELY known in Serbia AND Elsewhere, and their own agenda was NOT uniting all the Slavic peoples but forming of a Great Serbia!!! That is IN THEIR documents! Also a member HAD to be a Serb, by their own Statute! They were practicing the same methods as Freemasons, with all the "secretive" protocols etc. and were actively beating up and harrasing all that stood in their way, INCLUDING threatening the new king Peter (that ruled ACCORDING to a democratic Constitution and DID NOT meddle in internal politics) and later EVEN BOTH Princes (George and Alexander) as they wanted to keep full influence on BOTH and puppet them into Black Hand agenda. The threats were OPEN, with Apis and Tankosić telling them "we've killed one king, we can always kill another" and walked away with NO repercussions?!? They even HAD plans to kill Peter AND later Alexander, which they would have out in motion if they needed it. On the wake of the First Balkan War, that same Black Hand, seeing a reluctancy in the Serbian politics and army, STARTED WAR actions 3 days prior in the interior of then Ottoman territory, DIRECTLY DISOBEYING army command, EXACTLY in order to provoke the action, and they succeeded in that too. For their actions they were later given medals without any reprimand. Tankosić was the one that operationally led the arming and organisation of the Sarajevo assassins, with FULL knowledge AND approvement by Apis, and we know that from Apis hand hinself, as his LAST letter he wrote before being shot in 1917. in Greece was PRECISELY the admittance of that act! What was he shot for? For the ONE deed that he didn't go through, namely the planning of the assassination of the King Alexander himself... Tankosić was already dead then as he died in the battles of WW1 in Serbia. There is NO DOUBT that the Sarajevo assassination was armed by, preplanned and organised by the Black Hand, whose head was then the Head of Army Intelligence in Serbia, (also best buddies with the Head of Staff of Serbian Army Vojvoda Putnik) who already killed the Serbian King and Queen, Prime minister and tried to kill many more ministers and got PROMOTED, instigated the First Balkan War and got PROMOTED, wanted to preemptively attack Bulgaria but then Bulgaria attacked in the 2nd Balkan war, and finally went for the heir to the Austrohungarian throne who, btw, was THE ONE top AU politician that ACTUALLY wanted to change the Monarchy into a Triune one, with Slavs getting equal political status as the Austrians and the Hungarians held in the then Dual monarchy. He did hate Serbia PRECISELY for the horrible way that relatively newly formed country with no true aristocracy (all of their aristocracy was peasant / rebel families rising to power by mass killings of their closest rivals) dealt in their politics, scheming for Great Serbia with all lands where Serbs are even in the smallest majority being claimed, even as the majority was definitely against it. BTW your map is defective, it shows Srijem, north of Sava river, as part of Serbia, which it wasn't as it was a part of AU. But yes, the Serbs wanted that too, not only Bosnia and Herzegovina. They also wanted Bačka, Banat, Baranja, Slavonija, Dalmacija, Dubrovnik, Kordun, Banija, Lika and other regions, of course Macedonia (which they grabbed although they promised it to Bulgaria), Albania (where AU had previously told Serbia if they don't vacate it AU WILL go to war over it), Montenegro (where the King was Nikola Petrović who after the WW1 got dethroned although he went into the war with Serbia although he didn't have any obligations...), ALL regions where Serbs were a MINORITY!!! What else is not mentioned? Well, that the Austrohungarians, utterly displeased as their investigation immediately proved that the attackers were completely instigated by Vojislav Tankosić (completely true) but Serbia denied his arrest and extradition as their Army Intelligence didn't find proof of that (while that Army Intelligence Head is the best friend of Tankosić and his collaborator, signed by HIS OWN hand in 1917.)!!! AU then released an ultimatum where it asked for his trial and that the AU police be allowed to present to that trial as they wanted to prevent another fake Serbian trial as they held in 1903., 1911. and 1912. and many many previous times (and later ones, just read about Puniša Račić in 1928. and his assassination of Croat representatives in the Parliament under session!!), and THAT Serbia denied... Austria Hungary had EVERY right to enter Serbia, with full force, until the culprits for killing a de facto head of neighbour state are ALL found and tried by STANDARD democratic practice, not by Serbian false legal practice that would lead to their promotion, and not hangings...

[@MrStalkerhunter]

Franz Ferdinand after last two assasination attempts:nahh lets just stick around some more

[@SiVlog1989]

I'm glad you mentioned the other factors that led to WW1, all too often, it seems, historians, or at least those who tell the history of WW1, over simplistically say that Franz Ferdinand's assassination was the sole cause of hostilities breaking out. It was, as you said, a far more complex series of events, decisions and national rivalries/alliances than one couple simply being murdered

[@emilvaradi9393]

Russia's role as the instigator of this assasination is usually forgotten in such compilations. The funding, the gun and other requisites for the deed were given by Russia throught its ambassador in Belgrade. The Russian ambassador suffered a heart attack and died when a month later the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia.

[@Useaname]

Oh those Russians

[@philfyphil]

I never knew all of this. I always thought Princip worked alone and was the only (successful) assassination attempt that day.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Nope, organizations like 'Young Bosnia' and 'The Black Hand' were all up in the middle of this.

[@realx09]

One listening documentary spoken in English accent should be initially skeptical

[@BattleGuideVT]

In studying history always being initially sceptical is a good idea, regardless of my accent.

[@hockeytown8995]

How is it that the Serbs never tried to assassinate the Ottoman authority for their 6 centuries of brutal occupation, but attacked the Austrians despite just a few years of control?

[@RichardStephens-bt6or]

I left school in 1974 just retired this why you tube brilliant because it can educate me and others thank you for posting.

[@user-hu6yr9ro4q]

why didn't you say a word about the blunts of different calibers on the car?

[@christopherellis2663]

He and his gang had only to cross the river into Serbia. He died of consumption in 1918. The Serb businesses were trashed by the locals in Sarajevo because of the assassination.

[@waichui2988]

The assassins lid the fuse, but the Austrian government put gun powder, instead of water, on the fuse. They made very harsh demands on Serbia, which accepted all but one of their terms. And Austria declared war. So, they saw the assassination not as a crime, but as an opportunity to go to war. If you have the war mentality, there are opportunities everywhere. They could have done the same thing if the victim was an ambassador, or a minister of commerce. This kind of tragedy happened many times before 1914 and is still happening today, and will happen again in the future.

[@jeanineking7311]

This was fascinating, thanks.

[@deepcosmiclove]

Nobody ever said Gavrilo had Annie Oakley’s skill set. But he knew who the Archduke was and shot him first. The deplorable Oskar Potiorek was also in the car. Gavrilo took aim at him and missed. He shot Ferdinand’s wife Sophie instead. When told that he killed her, Gavrilo wept in shame and sorrow. Heroically, he would never have shot the woman first.

[@milanmaletic3997]

Tragic as the death of grand duchess was, it's a good thing Princip didn't hit Oskar Potiorek. Otherwise Krauts would have had a capable general from the start and Serbia would have suffered a lot more in the early stage of the war. As it were, Oskar Potiorek led Austro-Hungarian army into disaster after disaster. While Austria-Hungary had far superior resources, incapable general Potiorek failed to exploit that and suffered a few major defeats from much more capable Serbian generals/voivodes.

[@martinjf467]

Superb documentary! Thank you.

[@BattleGuideVT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaellynes3540]

When Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph heard that his nephew was assassinated, Franz Joseph didn’t care. He hated Franz Ferdinand for his reforms. Ever since he became emperor, Franz Joseph wanted Serbia part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and when he heard the Archduke was assassinated, he decided to use it as an excuse to incorporate Serbia into the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

[@eccehomer8182]

That Archie Duke bloke has a lot to answer for! Moral of the story; it doesn't matter how hungry you are... never shoot an ostrich.

[@sabinasb2445]

Just heard on Shawn Ryan channel that Ferdinand was killed in Belgrade. Its great that someone knows history,thank you mate, Cheers

[@BattleGuideVT]

Whoops.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Well if you count the involvement of 'The Black Hand' organizing the murder and procuring weapons for these kids, you could make a nuanced case for Belgrade, but the actual kinetic part happened in Sarajevo.

[@sabinasb2445]

@@GregBrownsWorldORacing I am from Sarajevo,and I went to school a few minutes walk from the place where Franz was murdered. This channel is refreshing. Cheers

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

@@sabinasb2445 I'm old enough to remember the Olympics in Sarajevo. I watched the events unfold in your city with horror from the US. I'm glad it's peaceful there again. I'm not sure it will ever be the same there. It looked like the most tolerant city on earth, where it was OK for everybody to be who they were.

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[@brianfreeman8290]

I enjoyed the opening footage. I was last in Sarajevo immediately after the end of the conflict. It certainly did not look so clean and orderly !

[@ihicccup9446]

The end of the 2nd conflict right?

[@brianfreeman8290]

@@ihicccup9446 Beginning of '96, as I recall.

[@ihicccup9446]

@@brianfreeman8290 ohhhh. The end of the Yugoslavia conflict. I see

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[@andrewstevenson118]

Good work, sir.

[@FarmerJob33]

Great video, enjoyed it

[@BattleGuideVT]

Thank you.

[@ivosuton8933]

He isn't a Bosnian Serb, rather he is a Serb born in the region called Bosnia.

[@titotatianajuarez3248]

Wait, the driver went back to where the explosions came from carrying dumb mustache Ferdinand? It wasn't a coincidence, someone in the gathering knew about this lmao!

[@ZeleneBeretke1977]

Now Sarajevo after all this bloody history is in good shape. Same naprijed!!

[@phdtobe]

In this context, the title should read “… Breakdown…”, as it calls for the compound noun, not the two-word phrasal verb.

[@pauloisidoro2]

Very good documentary 👍 in details, plus the faith of the conspirators and how they died.

[@boxer6151]

Gavrilo Princip was not a Bosnian Serb, he was just Bosnian. (Bosnian orthodox)

[@malcolmledger176]

Princip is said not to have regretted his action, even knowing the bloodshed and horror that followed. And the First World War led to the Second, and the Holocaust. Violence begets violence.

[@joshuaryan1946]

I was misled by your heading to expect that this would be about the afterwards of the principals. Very little of it was concerned with that topic.

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[@christophersmith7714]

Quite incredibly the registration of Arch Duke Ferdinand's car was 111118! The eleventh of the eleventh 1918! Armistice Day!!! Now do you think we are not living in an Animation!

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

It almost seemed like it matrix/animation when the Limo came back & stalled in front of Princip, once he thought his day was ruined. Why not go back to the boarding house and commiserate with his mates?

[@Robylazarus]

Wow, class documentary!!!

[@SuperBalkan1111]

Just clarify Austro Hungary annex Bosnia from Ottoman Empire, Bosnia who had 40%+ Serb population along with other ethnicities wanted a free south Slav state (pan slavism), the austro Hungarian were seen as occupiers and colonizers, those men believed they were killing their leaders and fighting for freedom.

[@Isus666999]

Partially, some wanted separate states. In Croatia there was a distint difference, some wanted a free Croatian state, others wanted a union with Serbia and Montenegro.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Studies of the Bosnian Crisis 1909 are instructive. Russia seen as 'the protector of the Slavs' were in no position geographically, militarily or financially to do anything about this. (Russo Japanese War) When 1917 rolled around, Czar Nicholas felt compelled to act.

[@banjoman44]

Excellent vid.

[@j0nnyism]

Their one concern was their child in their last moments. They had married for love. A terrible crime