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E.O. 12965, Sec. 3-402
35th Division.
DOD Directive 18, 1979
2nd SECTION G.S. By NLT-
NL
CONFEDENTIAL
24th October 1918
NARS,
Date
5.1.12
Not Fo be taken
Late front lines.
SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE.
From 8h Oct. 23rd to 8h Oct. 24th, 1918.
No.79.
I.
GENERAL IMPRESSION OF THE DAY.
Increase in aerial activity ever entire sector. Increase in enemy
artillery activity in s/s TAVANNES, otherwise normal. Enemy apparently alert
and semewhat nervous during night.
II.
ENEMY FRONT LINE.
TRUMAN
No known change,
ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
LIBRARY
III.
ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE.
U.S.
SERVICE
No knwon change.
GOVERNMENT
IV.
ENEMY INFANTRY.
Enemy infantry still gives evidence of nervousness, firing flares and
intermittant bursts from machine guns during night throughout sector and
particularly in vicinity opposite MANHEULLES.
V.
enery ARTILLERY.
Decrease in activity except in s/s TAVANNES.
s/s BOUEE. With the exception of , 20 shells which fell on MASNIL there
was no activity.
s/s DERAMEE. 40 Cal. 77 en RONVAUX and vicinity.
25 Cal. 77 on CHATILLON and vicinity and some shelling in back areas,
caliber and objective not known. Some heavy long range shelling reported from
batteries presumed to be East of statn, this amounting to about 50 shells of
large caliber which fell in back areas of secter. Total for Sector :
65 Cal. 77.
s/s TAVANNES. 40 Cal. 105 in vicinity just east of MOULAINVILLE la BOSSE.
102 Cal. 105 and 1.6 Cal. 77 (one gas) on EIX and vicinity
including roads on ridge north of EIX.
100 Cal. 105, 20 of which were gas, fell upon the high
ground in the eastern part of C.R. DAMLOUP.
12 Cal. 105 in the vicinity of DALLOUP.
312 Cal. 105 022 VERDUN and vicinity.
31 Cal. 105 vicinity of Ft. TAVANNES. A few registration
shots were reported in the vicinity ef P.C. ESCARGOT. Total shells on s/s:
16 Cal. 77, 609 Cal. 105 and 15 Cal. 155.
Total for entire sector: 81 Cal. 77, 609 Cal. 105, 15 Cal. 155 and 70
Caliber unknown.
Batteries from fromezey, HOUTECOURT and HERLEVILLE groups active, with
active batteries reported from peints, U-42.39, P-04.04, 0-90.14 and U-15.98.
VI.
ENEMY MOVEMENT.
Visibility good. Small groups of two or three men seen moving about
in vacinity of Ville-en-WOEVRE. Body of troops (number not reported) seen
moving east on road, point U-32.85 at 12:30 hr. Two men seen at burning
aereplane at point U-12. 58 about 13:19h.
VII.
ENEMY WORKS.
Working party heard by patrol driving stakes and putting up wire, point
U-23.01. Working party seen at T-83.72. Sounds indicating construction work
heard from the vicinity of BRAQUIS.
(over)
-2-
VIII. Enery AERONAUTICS.
At 13:10h enemy plane was brought down in flames by an Allied plane.
Enemy plane fell at U-12.58 in enemy lines, S even single planes, and one
pábrol
of five planes over sector during period. Several planes dropped
propaganda over our lines and two smoke bombs were dropped in vicinity of O.P.
STRASSBURG, I. 66.54. At 0.5h plane circled over sector and fired about 75
tracer bullets anto WATRONVILLE, and about the same number into RONVAUX, dropping
two white flares in each town before leaving vicinity.
No balloons observed.
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Some shells which fell in the vicinity of P.C. SCARGOT reported to
have given otf brownish colored smoke. Unusual number of star rockets from
vicinity of trenches opposite MANHEULLES and from the vicinity of BLANZEE,
servral purple rockets and numerous pecmliar star rockets which broke into
20 or 30 flares. Numerous 3 star white rockets, 4 star white shain rockets,
and some red fuzes seen during night throughout sector.
X.
ACTIVITY OF OUR OWN TROOPS.
Raids CA Nil
Patrols as s/s bouee. Two patrols. One reports having been fired on
by machine gun from point U-23.03
s/s DERAMEE. One petrol
s/s TAVANNES. Two patrols.
By direction of the Chief of Staff,
J. H. CABANISS,
Captain, Infantry,
A. C. of S., G-2.
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"ocrText": "DECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 12965, Sec. 3-402\n35th Division.\nDOD Directive 18, 1979\n2nd SECTION G.S. By NLT-\nNL\nCONFEDENTIAL\n24th October 1918\nNARS,\nDate\n5.1.12\nNot Fo be taken\nLate front lines.\nSUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE.\nFrom 8h Oct. 23rd to 8h Oct. 24th, 1918.\nNo.79.\nI.\nGENERAL IMPRESSION OF THE DAY.\nIncrease in aerial activity ever entire sector. Increase in enemy\nartillery activity in s/s TAVANNES, otherwise normal. Enemy apparently alert\nand semewhat nervous during night.\nII.\nENEMY FRONT LINE.\nTRUMAN\nNo known change,\nARCHIVES AND RECORDS\nLIBRARY\nIII.\nENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE.\nU.S.\nSERVICE\nNo knwon change.\nGOVERNMENT\nIV.\nENEMY INFANTRY.\nEnemy infantry still gives evidence of nervousness, firing flares and\nintermittant bursts from machine guns during night throughout sector and\nparticularly in vicinity opposite MANHEULLES.\nV.\nenery ARTILLERY.\nDecrease in activity except in s/s TAVANNES.\ns/s BOUEE. With the exception of , 20 shells which fell on MASNIL there\nwas no activity.\ns/s DERAMEE. 40 Cal. 77 en RONVAUX and vicinity.\n25 Cal. 77 on CHATILLON and vicinity and some shelling in back areas,\ncaliber and objective not known. Some heavy long range shelling reported from\nbatteries presumed to be East of statn, this amounting to about 50 shells of\nlarge caliber which fell in back areas of secter. Total for Sector :\n65 Cal. 77.\ns/s TAVANNES. 40 Cal. 105 in vicinity just east of MOULAINVILLE la BOSSE.\n102 Cal. 105 and 1.6 Cal. 77 (one gas) on EIX and vicinity\nincluding roads on ridge north of EIX.\n100 Cal. 105, 20 of which were gas, fell upon the high\nground in the eastern part of C.R. DAMLOUP.\n12 Cal. 105 in the vicinity of DALLOUP.\n312 Cal. 105 022 VERDUN and vicinity.\n31 Cal. 105 vicinity of Ft. TAVANNES. A few registration\nshots were reported in the vicinity ef P.C. ESCARGOT. Total shells on s/s:\n16 Cal. 77, 609 Cal. 105 and 15 Cal. 155.\nTotal for entire sector: 81 Cal. 77, 609 Cal. 105, 15 Cal. 155 and 70\nCaliber unknown.\nBatteries from fromezey, HOUTECOURT and HERLEVILLE groups active, with\nactive batteries reported from peints, U-42.39, P-04.04, 0-90.14 and U-15.98.\nVI.\nENEMY MOVEMENT.\nVisibility good. Small groups of two or three men seen moving about\nin vacinity of Ville-en-WOEVRE. Body of troops (number not reported) seen\nmoving east on road, point U-32.85 at 12:30 hr. Two men seen at burning\naereplane at point U-12. 58 about 13:19h.\nVII.\nENEMY WORKS.\nWorking party heard by patrol driving stakes and putting up wire, point\nU-23.01. Working party seen at T-83.72. Sounds indicating construction work\nheard from the vicinity of BRAQUIS.\n(over)\n-2-\nVIII. Enery AERONAUTICS.\nAt 13:10h enemy plane was brought down in flames by an Allied plane.\nEnemy plane fell at U-12.58 in enemy lines, S even single planes, and one\npábrol\nof five planes over sector during period. Several planes dropped\npropaganda over our lines and two smoke bombs were dropped in vicinity of O.P.\nSTRASSBURG, I. 66.54. At 0.5h plane circled over sector and fired about 75\ntracer bullets anto WATRONVILLE, and about the same number into RONVAUX, dropping\ntwo white flares in each town before leaving vicinity.\nNo balloons observed.\nIX.\nMISCELLANEOUS.\nSome shells which fell in the vicinity of P.C. SCARGOT reported to\nhave given otf brownish colored smoke. Unusual number of star rockets from\nvicinity of trenches opposite MANHEULLES and from the vicinity of BLANZEE,\nservral purple rockets and numerous pecmliar star rockets which broke into\n20 or 30 flares. Numerous 3 star white rockets, 4 star white shain rockets,\nand some red fuzes seen during night throughout sector.\nX.\nACTIVITY OF OUR OWN TROOPS.\nRaids CA Nil\nPatrols as s/s bouee. Two patrols. One reports having been fired on\nby machine gun from point U-23.03\ns/s DERAMEE. One petrol\ns/s TAVANNES. Two patrols.\nBy direction of the Chief of Staff,\nJ. H. CABANISS,\nCaptain, Infantry,\nA. C. of S., G-2."
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