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Edith Cavell
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Edith Louisa Cavell was a British nurse. She is celebrated for treating wounded soldiers from both sides without discrimination during the First World War and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers esca
Edith Cavell
Edith Cavell
Cavell in a garden in Brussels with her two dogs before the outbreak of war
Cavell in a garden in Brussels with her two dogs before the outbreak of war
Cavell (seated centre) with a group of multinational student nurses whom she trained in Brussels
Cavell (seated centre) with a group of multinational student nurses whom she trained in Brussels
Florence Nightingale and Cavell on a postage stamp marking 60 years of the Costa Rican Red Cross
Florence Nightingale and Cavell on a postage stamp marking 60 years of the Costa Rican Red Cross
Execution by firing squad
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Execution by firing squad, historically called fusillading, is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Some reasons for its use are that firearms are u
Edith Cavell
…200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Cavell was arrested, court-martialled under German military law, and sentenced to death by firing squad. Despite international pressure for mercy, the German government refused to commute her sentence and she was shot. The execution received worldwide…
World War II killing of Soviet civilians accused of being partisans on the Eastern Front by a German firing squad, September 1941
World War II killing of Soviet civilians accused of being partisans on the Eastern Front by a German firing squad, September 1941
Execution of two convicted criminals in a Uruguayan prison, 1892. The prison wall displays a quote from Plato: "The most wretched amongst all men is h
Execution of two convicted criminals in a Uruguayan prison, 1892. The prison wall displays a quote from Plato: "The most wretched amongst all men is he who cannot endure misfortune".
Execution of Somchai Thammawattana by firing squad in Lopburi province (5 July 1972)
Execution of Somchai Thammawattana by firing squad in Lopburi province (5 July 1972)
Public Firing squad of Tee Wandee and San Huayai child murderers and rapists at Banphotkhiri Hill, Sattahip district, Chonburi province (August 30, 19
Public Firing squad of Tee Wandee and San Huayai child murderers and rapists at Banphotkhiri Hill, Sattahip district, Chonburi province (August 30, 1972)