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
There appears the under-mentioned witness, and, after having been
acquainted with the object of the examination, he was examined as
follows:
As to Person: My name is Adam Hoos, aged 32; Catholic; soldier, 2nd
Company, Landwehr Regiment No. 55, at Wesel, at present in reserve
field hospital at Cleve.
As to Case: On August 25th we entered Louvain and took part in the
street-fighting. On the morning of August 26th, when searching the
houses for wounded, we found in the cellar of a house a soldier of our
regiment whose name I do not know, whose body had been cut open so that
the entrails protruded. We did not ascertain whether the dead man was
otherwise wounded. In my opinion, the cut could have only been effected
with a sharp knife.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: ADAM HOOS.
The witness was sworn.
Signed: FRITZEN. Signed: FRINGS.
D. App. 36.
LÜBECK, _March 8th, 1915_.
Court of Justice, Department 10.
Present:
Judge, DUBEL.
Secretary, GIESE.
At the request of the war minister appeared on citation the witnesses
mentioned below, who were examined individually and in the absence of
witnesses to be heard subsequently.
1. Student Oldenburg.
As to Person: My name is Hans Ludwig Oldenburg, aged 24; Protestant;
student of law; at present non-commissioned officer, 3rd Reserve
Company, Reserve Battalion No. 162.
As to Case: On August 25th, between 9 and 10 o'clock p.m., our regiment
entered Louvain in marching order. The standard of the battalion was at
the head of our company. It was already dark and, in marked contrast to
the places through which we had passed the previous night, a surprising
number of gas-lamps were alight. In the doors of the houses stood
Belgians in civilian dress who behaved in a quiet and not unfriendly
fashion. I saw no windows illuminated. Having marched into Louvain for
about ten minutes, there was suddenly a halt. Two to three minutes
later, but perhaps sooner, we were suddenly fired at from the houses of
the right and left. I also saw the flashes of several shots from the
houses near me. From one house I also saw bombs fall; one fell about
10 metres away from me in the street and exploded there with great
detonation. I do not know whether anyone was hit by it. I can point out
accurately the house from which the bomb fell. It stood on the left
side, near the second lamp, which stands behind the next cross-road, or
the next yard-entrance, on the left.
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