Reims (France) -- History; World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Reims
27 Heavy bombardment 9 to 11 A. M., 300 shells, 25 killed and wounded;
renewed 2 P. M.
28 Calm.
29 Artillery on front from 1 A. M. to daybreak; day calm in Reims.
30 Aeros; no shells.
31 Aeros; Taubes and some shells.
April, 1916
1 Some shells on faubourgs.
2 Violent bombardment 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M., 1500 shells, 5 killed,
41 wounded.
3 Calm.
4 Bombardment 5 to 6 P. M., 150 shells.
5 Some shells; artillery at night.
6 Day calm; French artillery at night.
7 Day calm; artillery at night, 15 shells.
8 French artillery in morning; 1 shell 8 P. M.
9 French artillery; Taubes morning and afternoon; cannonade at night.
10 Taubes 9 A. M.; bombardment 11 A. M., 50 shells, 1 killed; renewed
4 to 4:30 P. M., 9 shells; again 10 to 11:30 P. M., 26 shells.
11 Taube 6 A. M.; artillery afternoon and night.
12 Bombardment 10 A. M., 2 victims; renewed 3 P. M.; artillery afternoon
and night.
13 Some shells 3 to 4 P. M.; artillery at night.
14 Some shells 2 P. M.; artillery day and night.
15 Bombardment 10 to 11:40 A. M.; renewed 2 to 5:30 P. M.; again
8:30 P. M.
16 Taubes 6:30 and 9 A. M.; bombardment 11 to 11:30 A. M.; renewed
5:30 P. M.
17 Bombardment in afternoon.
18 No shells on Reims.
19 Calm.
20 Some shells 6:30 A. M.; aerial combat 5:30 P. M.
21 Bombardment 11 A. M., 12 shells.
22 Bombardment 3 P. M., 2 shells, 1 wounded; renewed 4:15 P. M.,
4 shells; again 5 to 6 P. M.
23 Easter Day. No shells.
24 Taubes in morning; bombardment 2:30 to 7:30 P. M., 200 shells.
4 killed, 19 wounded.
25 Calm.
26 Bombardment 10:30 to 11:30 A. M., 30 shells.
27 Anti-aerial fire in afternoon; 5 or 6 shells in evening; French
artillery at night.
28 Bombardment 7 to 11 A. M., 16 shells; renewed 1:30 to 3:30 P. M.,
28 shells; again 5 to 6 P. M., 15 shells; again 9 P. M., 9 shells.
29 A few shells.
30 Bombardment 3 to 5 P. M., 8 shells; renewed 5:15 to 6 P. M.,
11 shells; again 9:30 P. M., 7 shells, 2 victims.
May, 1916
1 Taube dropped bomb 5:30 A. M.; bombardment 11:45 A. M., 6 shells;
renewed 6 to 8 P. M., 50 shells.
2 Day calm; bombardment to south and north-west 8:30 P. M., 9 shells.
3 Taube 6 A. M.; no shells on Reims; artillery at night.
4 Taube 7:30 A. M. and 11:30 A. M.; bombardment 7 to 8 P. M., 37 shells,
1 wounded.
5 Bombardment 10 to 11 A. M., 15 shells; renewed 4:30 P. M., 3 shells.
6 Bombardment 8 to 10 A. M., 2 wounded; renewed 2:30 to 2:45 P. M.,
4 shells; artillery at night.
7 Bombardment 7 to 8 A. M., 2 shells; renewed 9 to 10 A. M., 23 shells.
8 Bombardment 8 A. M.; renewed 3 to 6 P. M.; artillery at night.
9 Bombardment 7:30 A. M., 5 shells; renewed from 9 A. M. to night,
300 shells; French artillery at night.
10 Bombardment 7 to 9 P. M., more than 100 shells, 4 wounded; renewed
10 P. M.
11 Bombardment 8 to 10 A. M.; renewed 1 to 2 P. M., 30 shells,
3 wounded.
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