Vienna military history museum.

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Vienna military history museum.

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Thought I'd share a couple of pics from the military history museum in Vienna. Pics were just taken using my phone, and that was playing up but there are some interesting exhibits.ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
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Very interesting.......is the last pic Archduke Franz Ferdinands car?
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It is, you can just make out a bullet hole just above the rear wheel, that was the shot that killed the duchess.
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Then of course there is the car registration number, which is A 111 118.

This has been interpreted as Armistice 11 11 18, the day the 1st World War ended.

You can read more here..

http://blogs.forteana.org/node/118

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