Verdun to the Vosges: Impressions of the War on the Fortress Frontier of France
CHAPTER XI
THE MARTYRED TOWN
Gerbéviller—Visit with M. Mirman—The ruins—Murder of old 114 men—How the town was taken—Incendiarism—Sœur Julie—An act of “sacrilege”—Other martyred towns—Badonviller—The first occupation—The second—Fight in the streets—St. Benoit—Col de la Chipotte