Two firing squads marched to the center of the square, faced either way and fired till no more of the targets stood upright. Six hundred and twelve bodies were identified and buried, including Felix Fivet, aged three weeks.
In the middle of a square, two firing squads took their positions and discharged their weapons until all of their targets had fallen. This brutal scene resulted in the identification and burial of 612 bodies, marking a tragic loss of life during the conflict. Among those killed was a three-week-old infant named Felix Fivet, highlighting the indiscriminate nature of the violence.
The vivid imagery presented in Barbara W. Tuchman’s "The Guns of August" underscores the harsh realities of war and the devastating toll it takes on human life, including the most vulnerable among us. This grim event serves as a reminder of the consequences of armed conflict and the innocence lost in such tragedies.
