Approximately four hundred German soldiers were killed in the initial uprising, almost all while sleeping in the quarters they shared with Georgians, who used knives and bayonets.
大约四百名德国士兵在最初的起义中被杀，当时他们几乎全体正在和格鲁吉人共享的住宿处睡觉，后者使用了小刀（knives）和刺刀（bayonets）。