Investigation of Sarajevo Shots Concluded

93 years ago today, the Austrian investigation of the assassination in Sarajevo concluded.

Note that Count von Berchtold declined to share the findings with the Emperor, as they were not as he – the Count that is – would have liked them to be.

Ten days later the ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia was issued.

Yet 5 days later war was declared on the Kingdom of Serbia from the Kaiservilla in Bad Ischl.

Note that it is debatable that this war declaration started World War One. Arguably, it was the Russian general mobilization instead of a mobilization against Austria-Hungary that turned the local conflict into a world war.

FirstWorldWar.com has more on the July Crisis and the origins of the war.