World War I firing squad

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It is the most common method of execution worldwide, used in about 70 countries.^[1]

In most countries, execution by a firing squad has historically been considered a more honorable death and was used primarily for military personnel.

In 20th century communist states, shooting has become a standard form of execution of civilans and military alike in, with the Soviet Union setting an example of single-executioner approach. The firing squad, with its usual solemn and lengthy ceremony was used infrequently. The most common way was firing a pistol bullet into the back of the head. This article is about states governed by Communist parties. ... Execution by firing squad is a method of capital punishment, especially in times of war. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ...

German poster depicting the Katyn massacre, with caption in Slovak: "Forest of the dead at Katyn." While this is a propaganda poster, it was officially established that in nearly all cases the cause of death was a 7.65 mm calibre pistol shot in the back of the head

Often the phrase "execution by firing squad" is incorrectly used to translate, for example, the Russian term "расстрел" (rasstrel), which, e.g., in the context of the Soviet Union in the height of the Great Purge, referred to a single-executioner shooting. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (577x785, 124 KB) The Forest of the Dead at Katyn, a Nazi propaganda poster from WWII Source: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (577x785, 124 KB) The Forest of the Dead at Katyn, a Nazi propaganda poster from WWII Source: http://www. ... 1942 US government war poster. ... Mass graves at Katyn war cemetery. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Great Purge (Russian: , transliterated Bolshaya chistka) is the name given to campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin during the late 1930s. ...

In some countries single-executioner shooting is still in use.

Examples of single-executioner shooting

General Nguyen Ngoc Loan summarily executes Nguyen Van Lem

• As a form of the capital punishment in the People's Republic of China, either an assault rifle shot in the back of the head or in the neck is used or a shot by an automatic rifle in the back from behind, is used. In the past the government collected a "bullet fee"^[1] from the relatives of the condemned.
• In Thailand prior to 2003, a single executioner would shoot the convict in the back from a mounted machine gun.

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References

1. ^ ^a b Shot at dawn!

• Zelitch, Judah. "Soviet Administration of Criminal Law". University of Pennsylvania Press, 1931

See also

• Use of capital punishment worldwide

At one time capital punishment was used in almost every part of the globe; but over the last few decades many countries have abolished it. ...

External links

• Method of Execution: A Stark Tradition The New York Times, September 30, 2006