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German Atrocities - German Evidence

Joseph Bédier

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. . .population of unoccupied territory, who, at the approach of the enemy, spontaneously take up arms against the invading forces without having had time to organize according to the conditions of Art. 1, shall be considered as belligerent, if the population bears arms openly and respects the laws and customs of war.” Read in the light of this text the savage stories which follow will take their true proportions:

a) Diary of Pte Hassemer VIII Corps.

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«3. 9. 1914. Sommepy (Marne). Horrible massacre. The village burnt to the ground, the French thrown into houses in flames, civilians and all burnt together.»[4]

b) Diary of Lt Kietzmann (2nd Company, 1st Battalion of the 49th Regt of Infantry), dated 18th August (Plate 3).

Plate 3.

«A little in front of Diest[5] lies the village of Schaffen. About 50 civilians had hidden in the church tower and had fired on[Pg 11] our men with a machine-gun. All the . . . Read More

Community Reviews

This book could use a new edition with historical commentary about what happened after the war. Bedier wrote it in 1915 based off of the journals of German prisoners captured during the First World War. He was extremely precise regarding what regiments and parts of France they were attacking and com

Atrocities gleaned from German diaries in the first few months of World War One. Not enough evidence to prove a systemic barbarism but good enough to incite the public's feelings in France as this was published in 1915.