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The Bombardment of Reims

March, 1916

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1 Bombardment 9 A. M. to 2 P. M., 120 shells, 10 killed; renewed 8 to 9 P. M.

2 Bombardment 10 A. M. to 2 P. M., 5 killed, 4 wounded; renewed 7 to 9:30 P. M., 50 shells, 2 wounded.

3 French artillery 5 A. M.; bombardment 1:45 P. M.; renewed 6 to 8 P. M., 50 shells, 1 killed, 2 wounded.

4 Bombardment 5 A. M.; renewed on faubourgs 5:30 P. M.

5 Bombardment 11 A. M.; renewed 3 P. M.

6 Aerial bomb 9 A. M.; some shells 11 A. M.; French artillery in afternoon.

7 Aerial activity; no shells on Reims.

8 Aerial activity and bombs, 2 wounded.

9 Aerial activity and bombs; artillery on front in evening.

10 Aerial activity.

11 Aerial activity; French artillery 9 A. M., feeble response.

12 Taube 9 A. M.; bombardment 5 to 6 P. M., 50 shells, several wounded.

13 Aerial activity from 8 A. M.; bombardment 4 P. M.

14 Aerial combat 10 A. M.; no shells on Reims.

15 Calm; some shells on faubourgs.

16 Aerial shell 5:15 A. M.; bombardment in morning, 15 shells; French artillery in evening.

17 Bombardment 1:30 to 3:30 P. M.; renewed 4 to 6:30 P. M., 200 shells, some wounded.

18 Artillery 2:30 and 5 A. M.; Taube 7 A. M.; aerial activity in morning; artillery duel in afternoon; cannonade 11 P. M.

19 Artillery and aerial activity.

20 Calm.

21 Calm; short artillery action in morning.

22 Feeble cannonade in morning; no shells on Reims.

23 Calm; French artillery in sector 11 to 12 P. M.

24 Calm.

25 2 aerial bombs 4 P. M.

26 Calm.

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.

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