The Assassination of King Alexander

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On 9 October 1934, King Alexander of Yugoslavia arrived in the cruiser Dubrovnik for a State visit to France. A man later identified as Croatian nationalist Vlado Chernozemski jumped onto the running board of the royal car and opened fire with a Mauser pistol at point blank range, mortally wounding the King and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou and setting in motion a chain of events leading to World War II.

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26 min

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Date of Publication

[2014], c2007

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Films on Demand

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