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Ernst Freiherr von Althaus, German Pilot c. 1916
German WWI Jagdflieger? Ich werde immer auf die Post gegeben, natürlich.
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The breaking wheel, also known as the Catherine wheel or simply the wheel, was a torture device used for capital punishment in theMiddle Ages and early modern times for public execution by bludgeoning to death. It was used during the Middle Ages and was still in use into the 19th century.
The wheel was typically a large wooden wagon wheel with many radial spokes, but a wheel was not always used. In some cases the condemned were lashed to the wheel and beaten with a club or iron cudgel, with the gaps in the wheel allowing the cudgel to break through. Alternatively, the condemned were spreadeagled and broken on a St Andrew’s cross consisting of two wooden beams nailed in an “X” shape,[1][2] after which the victim’s mangled body might be displayed on the wheel.[3] During the execution for parricide of Franz Seuboldt inNuremberg on 22 September 1589, a wheel was used as a cudgel: the executioner used wooden blocks to raise Seuboldt’s limbs, then broke them by slamming a wagon wheel down onto the limb.[4]
In France, the condemned were placed on a cartwheel with their limbs stretched out along the spokes over two sturdy wooden beams. The wheel was made to revolve slowly, and a large hammer or an iron bar was then applied to the limb over the gap between the beams, breaking the bones. This process was repeated several times per limb. Sometimes it was ‘mercifully’ ordered that the executioner should strike the condemned on the chest and stomach, blows known as coups de grâce (French: “blows of mercy”), which caused fatal injuries. Without those, the broken man could last hours and even days, before shock and dehydration caused death.
In the Holy Roman Empire, the wheel was punishment reserved primarily for men convicted of aggravated murder (murder committed during another crime, or against a family member). Less severe offenders would be cudgelled ‘top down’, with a lethal first blow to the neck. More heinous criminals were punished ‘bottom up’, starting with the legs, and sometimes being beaten for hours. The number and sequence of blows was specified in the court’s sentence. Corpses were left for carrion-eaters, and the criminals’ heads often placed on a spike.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwwjs5bH951qdxgueo1_1280.png)
The breaking wheel, also known as the Catherine wheel or simply the wheel, was a torture device used for capital punishment in theMiddle Ages and early modern times for public execution by bludgeoning to death. It was used during the Middle Ages and was still in use into the 19th century.
The wheel was typically a large wooden wagon wheel with many radial spokes, but a wheel was not always used. In some cases the condemned were lashed to the wheel and beaten with a club or iron cudgel, with the gaps in the wheel allowing the cudgel to break through. Alternatively, the condemned were spreadeagled and broken on a St Andrew’s cross consisting of two wooden beams nailed in an “X” shape,[1][2] after which the victim’s mangled body might be displayed on the wheel.[3] During the execution for parricide of Franz Seuboldt inNuremberg on 22 September 1589, a wheel was used as a cudgel: the executioner used wooden blocks to raise Seuboldt’s limbs, then broke them by slamming a wagon wheel down onto the limb.[4]
In France, the condemned were placed on a cartwheel with their limbs stretched out along the spokes over two sturdy wooden beams. The wheel was made to revolve slowly, and a large hammer or an iron bar was then applied to the limb over the gap between the beams, breaking the bones. This process was repeated several times per limb. Sometimes it was ‘mercifully’ ordered that the executioner should strike the condemned on the chest and stomach, blows known as coups de grâce (French: “blows of mercy”), which caused fatal injuries. Without those, the broken man could last hours and even days, before shock and dehydration caused death.
In the Holy Roman Empire, the wheel was punishment reserved primarily for men convicted of aggravated murder (murder committed during another crime, or against a family member). Less severe offenders would be cudgelled ‘top down’, with a lethal first blow to the neck. More heinous criminals were punished ‘bottom up’, starting with the legs, and sometimes being beaten for hours. The number and sequence of blows was specified in the court’s sentence. Corpses were left for carrion-eaters, and the criminals’ heads often placed on a spike.
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BAMF Astronaut is BAMF
New favorite.
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