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1. Serbian POWs Shot by Austrian Troops

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Austro-Hungarian troops execute blind-folded Serbian prisoners of war in a firing squad. These Serbian prisoners may have been irregular troops conducting a guerilla war against the Austro-Hungarian occupation forces. Under international law, irregular troops did not enjoy the same protections as regular troops.
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1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Italian POWs Hanged by the Austro-Hungarians

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Austro-Hungarian troops stand next to the bodies of hanged Italian prisoners of war in this photograph. These POW's were probably captured Czechoslovak or Polish Legionnaires, captured by the Austrians on the Italian Front. To keep their nationalities subjugated within the Dual Monarchy, imperial authorities took extreme measures against subjects which joined the ranks of the empire's enemies.
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1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3. Czechoslovak POWs Hanged by the Austro-Hungarians

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Aloise Storch, a soldier in the Czechoslovak Legion, was captured by the Austrians and found guilty of treason in a court martial. He was hanged from this gallow at Riva, Italy as a warning to other nationalist-minded Czechoslovak soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian Army.
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1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Serbian POWs Hanged at Krovchevatz

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Austrian troops examine the bodies of recently hanged Serbian prisoners at Krovchevatz in March 1916. This photograph was made into a post card and the French found it on the body of a dead German officer.
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1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. Czechoslovak POWs Hanged at Montello

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Five Czechoslovak Legionnaires were hanged from makeshift gallows from trees in Montello, Italy for fighting for Czechoslovak independence with the Allies. Austro-Hungarian authorities charged these prisoners with treason and found them guilty.
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1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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6. Four Czechoslovak POWs Hanged by the Austrians

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Four Czechoslovak Legionnaires hang from trees at Sant Donna di Piave in Italy. Their crime was taking arms against their emperor in support of his enemies and to overthrow his empire by creating a new independent country.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

7. Three Czechoslovak POWs Hanged by the Austrians

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Austro-Hungarian troops have just hanged these three Czechoslovak Legionnaires from a tree in Piavon, Italy. Their crimes are described on the placards they wear around their necks.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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