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101 years ago: death of Kaiser Karl, the last Emperor, age 34, in exile.

habsburger.net/en/chapter/empe

Stefan Zweig's classic memoir, The World of Yesterday (1943) describes the emperor leaving his homeland

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1 April 1922: death of last Habsburg Emperor Karl in exile on Madeira, age 34.

Here a military decoration from his brief reign: a relatively rare silver for bravery, first class, during the final phase of , 1917-18

designed by Heinrich Kautsch (1859-1943)

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And here a little connection on the 101st anniversary of the death of the last Emperor Karl, 1 April 1922.

(), capital of the , changed hands several times as the front shifted during the fierce fighting in the east. In July 1917, after Austro-Hungarian troops liberated the city from the brutal occupation of the , he made a triumphant return as depicted in this war relief stamp

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On the anniversary of the death of the last Emperor, Karl, 1 April 1922:

Unlike World War I in the west, the war in the east was mobile and the front shifted significantly back and forth. (today: Chernivtsi, ) changed hands several times.

In this short official film clip, residents enthusiastically greet him after Austro-Hungarian troops liberate the city from its Russian occupation in 1917.

mediathek.at/katalogsuche/such

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The occupation of territory--much of it now --during was brutal, marked by oppression & atrocities

blog.nli.org.il/en/lbh-refugee

Sound familiar?

This Austro-Hungarian film footage depicts the destruction of war & the joy of the residents at "The Liberation of the Bukovina. The Capture of " (today: , Ukraine) in summer 1917, during the reign of Kaiser Karl (died 1 April 1922)

youtu.be/MjYvGz0_hMc

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The Librarians"Your rabbi was taken as a hostage": Accounts of Russian Tactics in WWIHostage-taking and forced migration were just two methods used by Russian forces in Ukraine and Poland a century ago