German Barbarism: A Neutral's IndictmentMaccas, Léon
History
German Barbarism: A Neutral's Indictment
Maccas, Léon
World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities
24 and 25. _Count Zichy_ and _Baron Sardas_, who presided over
the pillage from the estate, château, and farm of M. Budny, in
South Prussia, of property to the value of 100,000 roubles.
26. _Colonel Goeppel_, Professor at the Academy of War in
Berlin, who compelled the Lille “Croix” to pay a sum of 150,000
francs for calling the German army “a flood of Teutons.”
27. _Colonel Zollern_, commandant of the Imperial Army at
Tchenstokhova in Poland, which he ordered to be pillaged and
destroyed, in proof of which we have the text of the following
proclamation made on his arrival into this town: “Houses and
quarters of the town the inhabitants of which are suspected of
hostile acts towards the army will immediately be pulled down
and destroyed. Women and children will not be allowed to leave
these houses.”
28. _Lieutenant-colonel Preuster_, commandant at Kalich, in
Poland, who ordered the massacres and destruction of the town.
29. _Colonel Hannapel_, commander of the 8th Bavarian regiment,
who gave the order to burn down the village of Nomény.
30. _Modeiski_, major of the German cuirassiers, who gave
explicit instructions to hang all the Cossacks who were taken
prisoners.
31. The Hanoverian _Lieutenant von Halden_, who was found
carrying dum-dum bullets.
32. _Captain Curtins_, commander of the 3rd company of the
112th German infantry regiment, who gave the order to make no
more wounded prisoners.
33. _Commandant de Schaffenberg._ A French lieutenant whom
he found lying wounded on the field of battle in Louvain was
robbed by him of 250 francs in gold. The commandant threatened
the wounded man with his revolver. The French officer’s
orderly, who was lying wounded at his side, was also robbed.
34. _Major von Mehring_, commandant at Valenciennes, who
declared in a proclamation: “I have destroyed the whole town.
_The ancient town of Vichies, a place of 5000 inhabitants, no
longer exists._ The houses, town hall, and church have been
annihilated.”
35. _Major de Honved_, in command of the 22nd Hungarian
regiment, operating against the Russians. Addressing the
recruits, he said: “When you have penetrated into Russia,
_grant no quarter and no mercy to old men, women, and children
even if unborn_.”
36. _Lieutenant-colonel Blegen_, who ordered the massacres and
sack of Dinant.
37. _Major Botzwitz_, who ordered his troops to kill the
wounded and murder prisoners of war.
38. _Major Manteuffel_, who ordered the destruction of Louvain
and the horrible atrocities committed in it.
39. _Major Sommerfeld_, who ordered the destruction of Termonde
(in Belgium).
40. _Major Müller_, who ordered the destruction of
Châlons-sur-Marne.
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