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
On October 19th we marched through Roulers, which had previously been
captured by Infantry Regiment No. 233. Our company formed the head of
the column; the entire town was badly injured by artillery fire, and
there was only one street which was fairly intact. From the houses of
this street shots were fired at us, coming more especially from the
cellar windows. My comrade, Kremst of Coblenz, fell in front of me, and
two other comrades were slightly wounded. When we searched the houses
we found six to eight francs-tireurs and a number of revolvers. A large
quantity of ammunition was indubitably stored in the houses, for when
the houses were set on fire a continuous series of explosions occurred.
On October 22nd I arrived at a field hospital in Roulers. There I
heard four or five shots strike the hospital; a wounded Jäger, who
was lying on a stretcher in front of the hospital, was shot dead by
francs-tireurs.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: FRANZ BREIDBACH.
Signed: LANDSBERG. Signed: VELTMAN.
App. 50.
MILITARY COURT EXAMINATION of Ersatzreservist Gottfried Hilberath,
Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 236.
Proceedings at Werne in the hospital, October 31st, 1914.
Königliches Amtsgericht, Langendreer.
Present:
Magistrate HIDDING, as Judge.
District Court Assistant, HARRIES, Secretary.
On the suggestion of the authorities of the hospital at Werne, the
above-mentioned Court Commission visited the hospital in order to
examine a sick soldier.
There was brought before them Gottfried Hilberath, of 60 Moselstrasse,
Cologne, who, after being warned against the giving of a false oath,
was examined as follows:
As to Person: My name is Gottfried Hilberath; hotel waiter; born
at Neuenahr, August 12th, 1893; Catholic; Ersatzreservist, Reserve
Infantry Regiment No. 236, 3rd Battalion, 12th Company.
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