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Identifier: germanysviolatio01fran (find matches)
Title: Germany's violations of the laws of war 1914-1915
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: France. Ministère des affaires étrangères. (from old catalog) Bland, J. O. P. (John Otway Percy), 1863-1945, tr
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918 International law
Publisher: New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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e note-book of LieutenantElster, of the yyth Regiment of Infantry, Reserve,concerning the burning of Ottignie (Belgium),in which he stigmatizes certain German corps. Donnerstag, den 20 Aug. 1914. Vays. Marsch liber Ottignie auf Vays. In Ott. Rast.Schwein requiriert. Im Orte Ulanenpatrouille getotetmit 1. Offz. Der Ort nach unserem Durchmarsch inBrand gesteckt. Standgericht. Leute immer nettwenn man selber hoflich auftritt. Quartier bei einemHofbesitzer. Bei unserer Komp. ein anstandiger Tonim Gegensatz zu anderen. Schlimm sind die Pioniere,eine Rauberbande die Artilleristen. Thursday, Aug. 20, 1914. Vays. We march upon Vays through Ottignie. Halt at Ottignie. Requisition a pig. In this place a patrol of Uhlans with an officer killed. Place burnt after we had gone through. Court martial. The people always civil if one behaves properly to them. Billet at a farm. In our company the tone is good, a contrast to some others. The engineers are bad enough, the Artillery a band of robbers. 141
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No. 51 142 No. 52 EXTRA CT from the note-book of Non-commis-sioned Officer Fritz Gehrmann, of the 88th Regi-ment of Infantry, 18th Army Corps. 22. Aug. Des Abends grosses Wehklagen auf beidenSeiten. O der Krieg ist schrecklich. Dorfer in Brand,alles ausgeraubt, Wein, Speck, Schinken, Brot, Zigarrenu. s. w. Gefecht im Walde. 24. Aug. Der Aufbruch beginnt immer bei Tages-anbruch, meistens nach 1-4 Std. Ruhezeit unter demfreien Himmel. Mittags Einquartierung im Dorf.Alles lebendig Essbare wird gemordet. Die Bewohnersind gefluchtet. Alles wird gepltindert. Es siehtrauberhaft aus. 25. Aug. Vom 24 auf 25 Wachthaben in der Kirchezu N. 5 franz. Gefangene, darunter 2 Offiz. Das Regi-ment hatte nach langen, schweren Tagen einen Ruhe-tag in Biirgerquartieren. Die Bewohner sind samtlichgefluchtet. Von oben his unten wird alles ausgeraumt,nichts bleibt unversehrt. Ein wahres Rauberleben,Hiihner, Enten, Ganse, Kaninchen werden verzehrt. Es sieht geradezu rauberhaft aus. 143 144 Germanys Violations

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