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
At Tintigny, on the evening of August 22nd, I received the order to
proceed to the Artillery Munitions Column to replenish ammunition.
On the way at Sainte Marie I had the horses of the ammunition waggon
watered. In doing this I received help apparently of the most willing
character from the occupants of the house from which the water was
drawn. When the harness had been put on the horses again, the occupants
of this very same house fired at the ammunition waggon and wounded one
or more of the horses.
The Light Munitions Column of the 1st detachment, Field Artillery
Regiment No. 6, on their advance through Tintigny on August 22nd and
through St. Vincent on August 23rd, were heavily fired upon by the
inhabitants of this place from the houses, and partly also from bushes
and trees. At St. Vincent we shot dead a civilian who had fired at us
with a revolver.
Signed: FELSMANN, Lieutenant of Reserve.
BINARVILLE, _September 25th, 1914_.
Court of Field Artillery Regiment No. 6.
_Proceedings._
Before the under-mentioned officer of the Court appeared Lieutenant of
Reserve Johannes Felsmann, Protestant, 31 years of age, married. After
being informed of the object of his examination and warned to speak the
truth in his deposition, he made the following statement:
I repeat the contents of the preceding statement of September 23rd,
1914, and regard it as correct in all its details.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: FELSMANN.
The proceedings were as above stated.
Signed: COUNT VON STEINAEKER, Lieutenant and Court Officer.
App. 23.
REPORT of the 2nd Battalion, Infantry Regiment No. 157 (78th Infantry
Brigade).
1. On August 22nd, at Tintigny, the heavy baggage was fired upon by
civilians from a house on which the Red Cross flag was flying. The
house was surrounded, and a civilian who was jumping from one of the
windows was shot dead. Witnesses of this incident are Lieutenant
Groeger and Non-commissioned Officer Wollny of the 7th Company of the
regiment.
2. On the evening of August 22nd, in the village of Rossignol, a
corporal of the 5th Company was fired at from behind by a civilian with
a shot-gun, and wounded.
3. At nightfall on August 23rd, Non-commissioned Officer Wilde of the
7th Company was dispatched with a detachment to Les Bulles to fetch
straw for the bivouacs. On entering the village these men were fired
at by the inhabitants. Orders were thereupon given to set fire to the
place, and these were partially carried out.
4. Musketeer Adolf of the 7th Company discovered at Tintigny a
musketeer of Regiment No. 38 tied to a fence with his skull split
open. After considerable search our men discovered in the vicinity a
bloodstained axe.
Signed: GUHR, Major and Battalion Commander.
App. 24.
REPORT of 3rd Battalion, Infantry Regiment No. 157.
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