AMERICANS BURN GERMANTOWN
Recd. 6 p.m. London, Sept. 17. Americans razed Wallendorf, a small German town, in retaliation for being fired on after white flags and many Allied flags had been flown. The American radio in Europe announced this to-night when an account was given of "Allied determination to stamp out war crimes and criminals.” The radio said that every building in Wallendorf displayed the white flag when the Americans entered, then shots were fired. Several soldiers fell and their bodies were riddled with bullets. Sharp orders were given by the commanding officer and were rapidly carried out. Not a single house was spared and the whole town was burnt to the ground.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 224, 19 September 1944, Page 5
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