The owner of the hotel mentioned by me, who appeared in the morning from within the hotel when it was already quite burned down, was handed over by me to the General Staff Officer of the IX. Reserve Army Corps, a captain, whose name I do not know. It was the same officer who had given me instructions to destroy the two hotels. The civilian was examined by the officer and shot about half an hour later. At about the same time two priests were shot; when I saw them, they had already been apprehended. On inquiry, an orderly officer of the Commander General told me that they had distributed ammunition among the civilians.
Major Hildebrand, mentioned in my report, had expressly pointed out that he and his people had been fired on particularly from the houses opposite the station.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: Kurt Brandt.
The witness was sworn.
Proceedings closed.
Signed: Czarnikow. Signed: Thiele.
Sender: Brandt (Kurt), Lieutenant of Reserve.
Place of dispatch: Wood near Fort Condé.
Date: 27.9, 4 p.m.