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    Archduke Franz Ferdinand's doctor

    May 29, 2024 2 minutes

    On 28th June 1914 – 110 years ago -Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, sparking off the First World War.

    My great-uncle Dr Richard Pollak tried to save his life.

    In 1951, when I was four, my parents took my older brother Michael and me to Holland. We were to

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