Urgent.. Details of the circumstances of the killing of the first fighter in World War I

After negotiations failed to lead to an investigation into the assassination of Austrian Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand, who was killed during the Sarajevo Incident, the Austrian Empire did not hesitate to declare war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, causing the outbreak of World War I, by implementing a policy of alliances. In Europe.

 

During this conflict, which lasted more than 4 years, at least 20 million people were killed and wounded, The first casualty fell in early August 1914 on the Franco-German border.

 

German Lieutenant Albert Mayer was later ranked by many historians as the first fighter killed during World War I.

 Albert Mayer

 

Albert Otto Walter Mayer was born on April 24, 1892 in the city of Magdeburg, Germany.

Then his family moved to live in the city of Mulhouse is located in the Alsace region, which has been under German control since the end of the Franco-Prussian War.

By 1912, Albert volunteered for the Imperial Army With the outbreak of World War I, the latter was present at the beginning of August 1914 in Mulhouse, where he was then a lieutenant in the 29th Cavalry Division, affiliated with the 29th German Infantry Regiment.

The first casualty of the war

Before the official declaration of war between Germany and France, Mayer, accompanied by some soldiers under his command, on the morning of August 2, 1914, carried out a limited territorial invasion French.

 As they advanced, Albert Mayer’s unit encountered a French soldier belonging to one of the patrol teams. During this skirmish, the French soldier escaped from his position, and then his unit continued its advance. 

Later, at around nine-thirty in the morning, Mayer and his soldiers arrived at the French village of Junchery. 

Meanwhile, an armed French squad was present near this village, led by French Sergeant Jules Andre Bigot. Upon hearing the news of the German invasion, Bigot and his soldiers advanced towards the village to confront the German squad and force it. To retreat from French territory.

When approaching the Germans, Viggo demanded that Mayer surrender, but the German lieutenant refused the order and fired a bullet from his pistol that hit Sergeant Viggo in the shoulder.

 And just before he fell on the ground. On the ground, the latter in turn fired his rifle, but it failed to hit Mayer.

After that, the French soldiers began firing at the German squad. 

During the confrontation, Mayer was wounded. With two bullets, one of them hit his stomach and the other hit his head. 

Later, the German soldiers fled the area and withdrew after 3 of them were wounded and one of them was captured.

As the Germans withdrew, the French soldiers tried to rescue Piguet, who died at 10:37 that day.

Although war was never officially declared between France and Germany, Albert Mayer and Jules-André Piguet were the first casualties of World War I, which broke out on July 28, 1914.

 In addition, the next day witnessed the beginning of World War I. 

Later, the scope of fighting between the two armies expanded, leading to It was felt that many reinforcements had arrived in the border area and the expansion of the scope of fighting, which gradually extended to the proportions of a world war.

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