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Antoinette Wisniewski. . . ( m. 1942–1945) . Edward Donald Slovik (February 18, 1920 – January 31, 1945) was a United States Army soldier during World War II and the only American soldier to be court-martialled and executed for desertion since the American Civil War. [1] [2] Although over 21,000 American soldiers were given varying ...
- 1944–1945
- Private
Nov 16, 2009 · Slovik was shot and killed by a 12-man firing squad in eastern France. By: History.com Editors HISTORY.com works with a wide range of writers and editors to create accurate and informative content.
Nov 16, 2009 · Slovik was shot to death by a 12-man firing squad in eastern France in January of 1945. By: History.com Editors HISTORY.com works with a wide range of writers and editors to create accurate and ...
Mar 3, 2010 · 1977. The guillotine falls silent. At Baumetes Prison in Marseille, France, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, becomes the last person executed by guillotine. The ...
Ronnie Lee Gardner. Ronnie Lee Gardner (January 16, 1961 – June 18, 2010) was an American criminal who received the death penalty for killing a man during an attempted escape from a courthouse in 1985, and was executed by a firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010. His case spent nearly 25 years in the court system, prompting the Utah House ...
- Melvyn John Otterstrom, 37, Michael Burdell, 36
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Oct 15, 2017 · This video from the International Spy Museum shares some insights into the life of exotic dancer Mata Hari, who was executed a century ago during World War I. (Video: International Spy Museum ...
