WAR- CHRONICLE

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Murder of a German Physician.
Report of the 27 Ul Division (2 ncl Royal Wnrttembergs) to
the Commanding General.
Diedenhofen, August U u s 1914.
According to emphatic testimony of eye, witnesses doctor Stain cr,
head physician of Ulan regiment 19 (Landbeck Squadron) was notkilled
at Villers la Montagne by Franctireurs but by French riflemen
(Bicyclists) at close range.
Captain Landbeck had sent back doctor Stamev to h el]) an
Ulan who had come to grief. The Frenchmen must undoubtedly
have seen the Red Cross band. This incident is a decided violation
of international rights by regular French troops.
Shooting at German Ambulances.
Report of the Surgeon of the Second Battalion.of Landwehr
Infantry Regiment No. 123.
Andolsheim, August ..23 rd , 1914.
In the combat at Gûnzbach on August 19 t]l , 1914, the enemv
shot at the Red Cross. With doctor Futterer I first attended the
wounded within the fighting line and afterwards at the dressing
station at Giinzbach. Up to that time the shooting could not have
been called intentional: but when the fighting was over and the
shooting had stopped, every effort to transport the wounded was
hindered by the continued firing of the enemy on our orderlies.
Rapid fire was discharged against the ambulance at its departure,
though the Red Cross flag was conspicuous, killing one of the attendants.
Dr. Futterer and I were the last to leave Giinzbach, and were exposed
to violent rifle firing the entire length of an open space, about
500 m., we were obliged to traverse. As the Red Cross could be
discerned at a great distance in the clear weather and we were beingfired
at by the enemy not 400 va. off, we naturally came to the
conclusion that our badges were intentionally disregarded.
Report of the 6 Ul Infantry Division to the Commanding
General of the 3 rd Bavarian Army Corps.
Arracourt, August 27"', 1914, 11 a.m.
On the afternoon of August 26 ,]l hospital orderlies of the ambulance
corps instituted a search for the wounded who had remained
on the battlefield in the neighbourhood of Maixe, which was situated
in front of the present line of defense of. our division. These orderlies
were shot down and scattered by French infantry who disregarded
• the Red Cross.
Up to the present about 100 men of the ambulance corps are
still missing.