German White Flag Treachery - I Shall Never Forget It! by Capt E J Needham | 17 Sept 1914 | Episode 35
Published on 17 September 1914
During the confused fighting on the Aisne, Captain Needham, who was with the 1st Northamptonshire Regt (48th Foot), had the shattering experience of seeing a fellow officer shot down while parleying with Germans who were showing the white flag. He gives a most vivid account of the incident. In answer to the question, "Was this outrage deliberate?" he answers: "We shall never know."