Reims (France) -- History; World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Reims
29 Bombardment 9:30 to 11:15 A. M., 45 shells; renewed 12 to 1:30 P. M.,
18 shells, 1 killed; again 3:30 to 5 P. M., 34 shells.
30 Bombardment 9:30 to 10 A. M., 10 shells; renewed 2:20 to 2:45 P. M.,
15 shells, 1 killed, 2 wounded; again 4 to 5 P. M., 6 shells,
3 killed, 2 wounded; French artillery at night.
July, 1916
1 Taubes in morning; bombardment 5 to 6 P. M., 12 shells; artillery at
night.
2 Bombardment 5 to 8 P. M., 356 shells.
3 3 Taube bombs 4:30 A. M.; somewhat tranquil.
4 Nothing to note.
5 Some shells 4:30 P. M.; artillery on front.
6 Taube 6:30 A. M.
7 Complete calm.
8 Complete calm.
9 Complete calm.
10 Taube 10 A. M.; 1 bomb 2 P. M.; French artillery at night.
11 Bombardment 10 A. M., 4 shells; renewed 5:45 to 7 P. M., 96 shells;
again 9 P. M., 50 shells, 5 killed, 6 wounded; French artillery at
night.
12 Some German prisoners passed through Reims.
13 Calm.
14 Calm.
15 Calm.
16 Calm; French fire on German trenches in afternoon, no response.
17 Calm.
18 Calm; artillery duel at night.
19 2 Taube bombs on fields.
20 French aeros over German lines 3 A. M.
21 Artillery duel 4 P. M.
22 Taube 6 A. M.; French artillery 10 P. M.
23 Calm.
24 Taube 4:30 A. M.
25 Taube 6 P. M.; French artillery at night, no response.
26 Day calm; Taube 5 P. M.; French artillery and some shells at night.
27 Taube 6 A. M.; bombardment 3:30 P. M., 13 shells.
28 Bombardment 5 P. M., 3 shells; 20 shells later.
29 Some artillery in afternoon; French aeros over German lines.
30 Calm.
31 1 shell 6 A. M.; Taube 8 A. M.
August, 1916
1 Bombardment 5 to 6 A. M., 55 shells; renewed 6 to 7 P. M., 54 shells;
French artillery 10 P. M. to 1 A. M.
2 French artillery to 1 A. M.; shells early morning; artillery on front
10 P. M. to 2 A. M.
3 Artillery on front to 2 A. M.; bombardment 4:30 to 5:15 P. M.,
5 shells; 1 shell at night.
4 Bombardment 4:30 to 5:30 P. M., 3 shells; artillery at night.
5 Bombardment 1 to 2 P. M., 3 shells; renewed 5 to 6:30 P. M.,
34 shells; again 10 P. M.
6 Taube early; intermittent bombardment; more serious 4:15 to 7 P. M.;
French artillery 11:15 P. M., no response.
7 Day calm; bombardment 7:30 to 8 P. M., 3 shells; French artillery at
night.
8 Some shells 6 P. M.
9 Taube early; bombardment 11 to 11:30 A. M., 5 shells; renewed 6 P. M.
10 Bombardment 5:30 P. M., 2 shells; renewed 6:15 P. M., 2 shells; again
8 to 9 P. M., 50 shells.
11 Day calm; French artillery at end of afternoon.
12 Bombardment 5:30 P. M., 14 shells, 1 killed, 2 wounded; renewed 7 to
8 P. M., 25 shells; French artillery at night, no response.
13 7 Taubes dropped 19 bombs, 7 P. M., 21 victims. Civil Hospital
burned; St. Remi menaced; 21 shells from bombardment.
14 Calm; French artillery at night.
15 4 shells in evacuated zone; bombardment 10 to 11:30 P. M.
16 Calm.
17 Day calm; 8 shells at night.
18 Calm; Taube 9 P. M.
19 Calm.
20 Calm.
21 Calm.
22 Calm.
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