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
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 reads 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)
Firing squad of Iranian Government executing Kurd prisoners (27 August 1979)
Anton Dostler
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Anton Dostler was a German army officer who fought in both World Wars. During World War II, he commanded several units as a General of the Infantry, primarily in Italy. After the Axis defeat, Dostler
Dostler (right) with his interpreter, Albert O. Hirschman, at his trial (1945)
Dostler tied to a stake before the execution
Dostler's body immediately after execution.