According to the statement of the schoolmaster Belin, the population of Andenne is rather a simple-minded one, which accounts for the incredible rumours abroad in the town.
Signed: Goetze, Lieutenant.
APPENDIX C.—DINANT
App. C.
War Office.
Military Court of Inquiry into the Violation of the Laws of War.
Belgian Civilian Warfare in Dinant from August 21st to August 24th, 1914.
Summary Report.
Immediately after crossing the Belgian frontier the XII. Army Corps had difficulties with the civilian population of Belgium, which reached their climax in and around Dinant. For the advance of the Army Corps Dinant had especial importance, since here it was that the crossing of the Meuse was to take place. The town with its suburbs, Leffe and Les Rivages on the right bank of the Meuse, and Neffe, St. Médard, and Bouvignes on the left bank, lies along the river in a deep section of the valley. Both banks rise up in terraces, steep and frequently rocky, to a height of some 70 metres, the right bank somewhat higher than the left. On the right bank about the centre of the town stands the fortress, about 100 metres in height. Close by, to the north, the high road from Sorinnes enters the town. Two further approaches from the east are found in the deep-cut flanking valleys which come to an end in Leffe and Les Rivages.