the murder of franz ferdinand and wife: an executive protection assessment
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This political murder was the catalyst propelling the world into a global war at the turn of the century. The visit to Sarajevo murders is a great example of worst case scenarios and of value to security practitioners in designing protective measures.TRANSCRIPT
The Murder of Franz Ferdinand and
Wife
An assessment of a high-profile
assassination from an Executive
Protection perspective
Copyright © Margarita L Emmanuelli
AN Security 2014
Part One
8/27/2014
The client
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Heir
Apparent of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire and his wife Sophie with
their children
Photo credit: www.gogmsite.ne
Background
• Franz Ferdinand Heir Apparent of the Austria-Hungary empire to visit Sarajevo June 1914
• To supervise military maneuvers in nearby Bosnia then visit the city
• Targeted by young members of terrorist organization Black Hand
• The assassination unraveled existing tensions in European powers to go into WWI a month later
Threat Analysis
Client
Habsburg
Family Threat
History
Attempt in 1853 by János Libényi
Assassinated by
Luigi Lucheni in
Geneva 1898
Emperor Franz Joseph I
of AustriaEmpress Elisabeth (Sissi)
of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
and Duchess Sophie von Hohenburg
Attempt 1858
by Guglielmo
(Wilhelm) Oberdan
Bogdan Žerajić
Богдан Жерајић
Cancelled
attempt in 1910
for Bosnian
Governor
Gavrilo Princip
Гаврило Принцип
Murdered the archducal
couple (Shooting)
His hero was Bogdan
Žerajić
Nedeljko Čabrinović
Недељко Чабриновић
First assassination attempt (Bomb)
Emperor Franz Joseph I visit to Sarajevo 1910
Security Measures
Troops lined up streets, mass arrests or banishment from city during visit of any subversives or known
criminals.
Photo credit: www.bbc.com
The Journey
Franz Ferdinand and Sophie’s Travel Routes
Franz Ferdinand
Sophie
Photo credit: expo2008bosnia.edublogs.org
Franz Ferdinand arrives train station Ilidže
June 25 1914
Photo credits Sarajevo Museum
Duchess Sophie arrives at The Hotel Bosna
Ilidže
25 June 1914
Photo credit: Die Welt.de
Field Maneuvers Bosnia
Military troop review at
Mostar
Photo credit: Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Potential vulnerabilities
Unscheduled Shopping in Sarajevo
27 June 1914
Photo credit: www.theguardian.com/travel/WWI Propaganda Cards.com
Archducal couple shopped at Oriental Bazaar day
before assassination and assassin conducted
surveillance.
Potential vulnerabilities
Day of Assassination
28 June 1914
Franz Ferdinand and Sophie arrived in Sarajevo
28 June 1914
Photo credit http://cdn2.spiegel.de
• Security detail of several detectives left behind at station
• Only chief of police and local cops rode first car
• No additional police escorts with 6-car motorcade
• One Army physician, all others archducal party and mayor
Key Locations
KONAK MANSION
Princip Shoots Couple 11:00AM
Čabrinović throws bomb10:12 AM
LEAVE CITY HALL 10:56AM
Google Maps
Scene of first attack with bomb
crowd gathers outside damaged building and street
Photo credit: The London Illustrated News July 11, 1914 (RET News)
Chaos at bombing scene on Appel Quay
Photo credit: www.planet-wissen.de
Vehicle Interior
Photo credits: Das Auto von Sarajevo by Von M. Christian Ortner und Thomas Ilming
& Spiegel.de
Vehicle Damage Bomb
Close-up bullet hole
round that killed Sophie
From Das Auto von Sarajevo by Von M. Christian Ortner und Thomas Ilming
Franz Ferdinand and
Sophie arrive at City Hall
following bomb attack
At Sarajevo City Hall
Reception following
bombing
Photo credits: news.com.au & The Guardian.com
Visit continued in spite of attack
Nedeljko ČabrinovićArrested for bombing
Photo credit: www.blic.rs
Schedule Change
Final Assassination
Franz Ferdinand and
Sophie on route to
hospital via Appel Quay
before assassination
Drive mistakenly turns right at corner
of Franz Joseph Strasse by Moritz
Schiller’s Deli. Gavrilo Princip awaits
in the crowd.
From Das Auto von Sarajevo by Von M. Christian Ortner und Thomas Ilming
Gavrilo Princip
Shooter
Photo credit vijesti.in.rs
Moritz Schiller’s Deli
on Franz Joseph Strasse
Site of assassination 1914-Present
Photo credit A blast from the past blog/Financial Times.com
Route of Archducal party and assassin positioning
http://acienciala.faculty.ku.edu
Archducal couple taken to Konak Mansion for treatment
Photo credit BBC.com
Franz Ferdinand’s uniform
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum website
Franz Ferdinand shot in the neck
Round severed jugular vein, lodged in spine
Photo credit: Healthmad.com
Photo credit: Getty Images
Duchess Sophie von Hohenberg shot in the lower
abdomen
Photo credit medical illustration
Copyright 2004 North Point Domain
Study Blue flashcards
Photo credit: Getty Images
No one wants to
see a headline like this
after any mission
Bibliography
The Sarajevo Trial, W.A. Dolph Owings, ed. pages 54-69Catastrophe 1914: Europe goes to war, Max HastingsBosnia, In the footsteps of Gavrilo Princip, Tony FabijancicExecutive Protection: New Solutions for a new era, Robert L. OatmanThe Trigger, Hunting the Assassin who Brought the World to War, Tim ButcherThe Assassination of the Archduke, Greg King and Sue WoolmansThe Origins of World War I 1871-1914, Joachim RemakSarajevo: The Story of a Political Murder, Joachim RemakThe War that ended Peace, Margaret MacMillanThe Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914, Christopher ClarkDas Auto von Sarajevo by Von M. Christian Ortner und Thomas Ilming
Photograph Sources
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/09/7a/f4/097af4b4308d491d09cabcacb6db57d8.jpg
http://i.dawn.com/primary/2014/06/53af289720cd7.jpg?r=1002782950
http://www.cable-car-guy.com/images/blog/2014/franz_ferdinand_nytrib_19140629_001.jpg
http://www.hgm.at/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_Moment_d_Attentates_61b6e880b7.jpg