The German Army in Belgium, the White Book of May 1915Germany. Auswärtiges Amt
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The German Army in Belgium, the White Book of May 1915
Germany. Auswärtiges Amt
World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities; World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
The witness was thereupon sworn.
Signed: DACHSEL. Signed: STEIGER.
C. App. 61.
Present:
Lieutenant of Reserve DACHSEL, as Officer of the Court.
Non-commissioned Officer of Reserve STEIGER, as Clerk of the Court.
LA VILLE-AUX-BOIS PRÈS PONTAVERT, _March 6th, 1915_.
By request of the Imperial German Court of Justice of the General
Government in Belgium, there appeared by order, as witness, Rifleman
Vorwieger, who, after the importance of the oath had been pointed out
to him, and he had been warned to speak the truth, made the following
statement:
As to Person: My name is Paul Vorwieder, Rifleman, 6th Company, Rifle
(Fusilier) Regiment No. 108; 20 years old; Protestant.
As to Case: In the street-fighting in Dinant on August 21st I saw in a
house, which I was just about to enter, a woman about thirty years of
age standing with a revolver in her hand, ready to fire.
On August 23rd I found in an open field, about 600 metres from Dinant,
a dead Saxon Jäger--I recognised him as such by his uniform--with face
completely carbonised. He lay on his back, his arms widely extended.
Read over, approved, signed.
The witness was thereupon sworn.
Signed: DACHSEL. Signed: STEIGER.
C. App. 62.
There appeared as witness Reservist Hund, who stated:
As to Person: My name is Artur Otto Hund; I was born on February
15th, 1889, at Dresden; Protestant; at the time Reservist in the 12th
Company, Infantry Regiment No. 178.
As to Case: I saw how the twelve-year-old son of the Lawyer Adam shot
at me and two comrades with a revolver. The two comrades were wounded.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: HUND.
Signed: RYSSEL, Lieutenant and Officer of the Court.
Signed: SCHULTZ, Acting-Sergeant-Major
and Clerk of the Military Court.
Present:
President of the Court, SCHWEINITZ.
Secretary, LIPS.
QUARTERS OF INFANTRY REGIMENT NO. 178, _March 3rd, 1915_.
In the inquiry concerning the events in Dinant there appeared as
witness Reservist Hund, who stated:
As to Person: My name is Artur Otto Hund; I was born on February
15th, 1889, at Dresden; Protestant; at the time Reservist in the 12th
Company, Infantry Regiment No. 178; coachman by calling.
As to Case: I was sent with two comrades into the house to see if it
was vacant, so that it could be turned into a hospital. We were shot
at in the garden behind. When we went in the direction of the shots
we found under a bush a twelve-year-old boy with a revolver in his
hand. One of my comrades was fatally wounded by the shots, the other
slightly. The lad was shot on the spot by one of the comrades who had
also come up. We knew by photographs in the house that he was the son
of the occupier of the house.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: HUND.
The witness was thereupon sworn.
Signed: SCHWEINITZ. Signed: LIPS.
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