German troops targeted hospitals in Dinant in 1914

On August 15, 1914, the German vanguard bombarded both banks of the Meuse during the Battle of Dinant. The gunners targeted the civilian hospital and the Château de Bouvignes, which had been converted into a field hospital, despite their large red crosses. After the enemy retreat, French soldiers discovered that the wounded left in the citadel had been savagely finished off.