Captain Otto Schulz-Du Bois, of the Engineer Reserves of the German Army, was in the area on bridge and road inspection duties, when he heard "intermittent but persistent reports of gunfire".
Kaptajn af reserven Otto Schulz-Du Bois ved de tyske ingeniørtroper var i området på inspektionsopgaver, da han hørte "vedvarende rapporter om skyderi".