The Last Public Execution by Guillotine, 1939 - Rare …
WEBWeidmann is placed in the guillotine seconds before the blade falls. In the early morning of 17 June 1939, Eugène Weidmann became the last person to be publicly executed by guillotine. He had been convicted of multiple kidnappings and murders, including that of …
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Hundred man killing contest - Wikipedia
WEBThe hundred man killing contest (百人斬り競争, hyakunin-giri kyōsō) was a newspaper account of a contest between Toshiaki Mukai (3 June 1912 – 28 January 1948) and …
27 Rape Of Nanking Photos And Facts That Reveal Its True Horrors
WEBAlongside all of the catastrophes that plagued Europe during World War II, the atrocities committed in Asia were every bit as disturbing — even if many people in the West hardly …
Did You Know The Nazi’s Killed 16,000 People By Guillotine?
WEBThe machine was believed to have beheaded almost 16,000 people, men and women alike, during their twelve years in power. The use of the guillotine came into modern light …
Leonard Siffleet about to be beheaded with a sword by a Japanese ...
WEBThe three men endured interrogation, torture, and were ultimately beheaded. A photograph capturing the moment before Siffleet’s execution has since become a poignant and …
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The Capture and Execution of William Joyce
WEBOn the night of November 14, 1920, 28 year old Irish priest and known Irish republican sympathiser Michael Griffin was kidnapped from his home, reportedly by Black and …
Meet the Youngest Person Executed for Defying the Nazis
WEBOn October 27, 1942, guards told Hübener that Adolf Hitler had personally refused to commute his death sentence. Hours later, he was beheaded—the youngest person ever …
The Enduring Photograph That Captures The Last Seconds Of
WEBBound and blindfolded, surrounded by Japanese and native onlookers, Leonard Siffleet, H. Pattiwal, and M. Reharing were forced to the ground and executed by beheading, on …
Final moments of Nazis executed at Nuremberg | Second world …
WEBOn 3 January 1946, Albert Speer disrupted Göring's united front by announcing that he had attempted to assassinate Hitler in February, and planned to deliver Himmler to the allies. …
The Eastern Front | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
WEBAtrocities including beheadings and mass rapes occurred daily. Millions of captured soldiers died of exposure and maltreatment. The Germans besieged Leningrad and tried …
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