Hedley Malloch Posted 25 February , 2020 Share Posted 25 February , 2020 25 February 2020 Remembering 105 years ago today, the death of eleven British soldiers (five from 2/Royal Munster Fusiliers, five 2/Connaught Rangers and one 15th (the King’s) Hussars, brutally and illegally executed by the Germans at Guise Château, Aisne. Six of them were Irish-born. They and five comrades were on the run and left behind German lines, when the BEF retreated to the Marne in 1914. They were taken in by the village of Iron, Aisne, and hidden for nearly five months before being captured by the Germans. All eleven British soldiers captured together with one French civilian were killed by the Germans in what was the largest such execution of British soldiers caught behind enemy lines on the Western Front during WW1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMarsdin Posted 25 February , 2020 Share Posted 25 February , 2020 Thinking of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Iles Posted 26 February , 2020 Share Posted 26 February , 2020 REMEMBERED ALWAYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth1326 Posted 26 February , 2020 Share Posted 26 February , 2020 With Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi Posted 26 February , 2020 Share Posted 26 February , 2020 (edited) Here is part 1 of the story. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=The+Execution+of+the+Iron+Twelve&view=detail&mid=B64A8B7BC0CB81317F06B64A8B7BC0CB81317F06&FORM=VIRE Hope this works Edited 26 February , 2020 by maxi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 26 February , 2020 Share Posted 26 February , 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staunton Posted 27 February , 2020 Share Posted 27 February , 2020 RIP. The Connaughts were probably cut off at Le Grand Fayt 26th August 1914 and the Munsters at Etreux 27th.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 28 February , 2020 Share Posted 28 February , 2020 On 27/02/2020 at 11:22, staunton said: The Connaughts were probably cut off at Le Grand Fayt 26th August 1914 Indeed, all five were reported missing in The Times of 9 October 1914 along with 299 other Connaught men missing after Le Grand Fayt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradley Posted 25 March , 2020 Share Posted 25 March , 2020 a shameful act on those involved. Rest in peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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