Germany's violations of the laws of war 1914-1915 . es and marched towards August. Marched off at 9 towards theeastern entrance of Valenciennes to occupy the townand keep back fugitives. All the male inhabitants from18 to 48 were arrested and sent to Germany. No. 45 EXTRA CT from the note-book of Horst Braener,a soldier of the 134/& Regiment of Infantry, 10thSaxons, 19th Army Corps, concerning the lootingand burning of several villages round Namur. [25 Aug.] Das Dorf Hargnies soil der feindseligeEinwohner wegen abgebrannt werden. Viele Flaschen Wein sind gefunden worden un
Germany's violations of the laws of war 1914-1915 . es and marched towards August. Marched off at 9 towards theeastern entrance of Valenciennes to occupy the townand keep back fugitives. All the male inhabitants from18 to 48 were arrested and sent to Germany. No. 45 EXTRA CT from the note-book of Horst Braener,a soldier of the 134/& Regiment of Infantry, 10thSaxons, 19th Army Corps, concerning the lootingand burning of several villages round Namur. [25 Aug.] Das Dorf Hargnies soil der feindseligeEinwohner wegen abgebrannt werden. Viele Flaschen Wein sind gefunden worden undauch etwas davon wurde an die Mannschaften verteilt. 26 Aug. In Namur in Biewak geblieben. VieleGefangene wurden heute gebracht. Das Dorf istvollstandig ausgepliindert, nur einige kleine Hauschen,in denen alte Leute wohnen, wurden verschont. Vielesist unnotigerweise zerstort worden. In den Wohnungensieht es grauenhaft aus. Alles durchstobert und zer-stort. [Aug. 25.] The village of Hargnies is to be burnton account of the hostile ___ . i ? v I /WAt No. 45 129 130 Violations of the Laws of War A great many bottles of wine were found, and someof these were distributed among the men. Aug. 26. Stayed to bivouac at Namur. Manyprisoners brought in today. The village has beenthoroughly plundered, only a few small hovels in whichsome old people live were spared. A great deal waswantonly destroyed. The houses are a terrible ransacked and smashed. No. 46 EXTRA CTfrom a letter written by Erwin Brasch,of the 1st Regiment of Light Horse, a prisoner, con-cerning the crimes he witnessed. Das Gehoft geht zur Strafe in Flammen auf, unddieses schlimme Geschick hat so manches Dorf—-bluhende, reiche Dorfer—ereilen sollen. Zur Strafemusste uberhaupt viel Ungliick fur die Bevolkerunganbefohlen werden, manchmal auch zu Unrecht und esist leider wahr, dass die schlechten Elemente sich fastzu alien Schandtaten autorisiert fuhlten. Diesen[readDieser] Vorwurf trifft hau
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