Maurice Bavaud
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Maurice Bavaud was a Swiss theology student who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1938.
Maurice Bavaud Portrait
School photo of Maurice Bavaud (in red circle)
Stele dedicated to Maurice Bavaud in Hauterive, Switzerland
Guillotine
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A guillotine is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The cond
Maurice Bavaud
…assassination attempt. An offer from the Germans to exchange Bavaud for a German spy was turned down, and Bavaud was sentenced to death. He was executed by guillotine in the Berlin-Plötzensee Prison on the morning of 14 May 1941. Bavaud's father Alfred attempted to rehabilitate his son's name and reputation, resulting…
The guillotine used in Luxembourg between 1798 and 1821
A replica of the Halifax Gibbet on its original site in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in 2008
The original Maiden, introduced in 1564 and used until 1716, now on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh
Portrait of Joseph-Ignace Guillotin after whom the guillotine was named