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Tons of Bombs Dropped on Paris; 20 Killed and 50 Injured. Berlin Reports This Was Done as a Reprisal; Attack on Americans Occurred During Heavy Fog
With the American Army, France, Wednesday, Jan. 30.-(Delayed). An American position in a certain section on the French front was raided during a heavy fog at daylight this morning after a violent artillery barrage. Two Americans were killed, four wounded, and one missing is believed to have been captured. It is now permitted to disclose all the recent casualties given out at Washington which occurred on this sector. Last night was fairly quiet throughout the American sector. At daybreak this morning fog enveloping the whole position became thicker and at seven o'clock there were three muffled reports followed by shell bursts on three sides of the American listening post, near similar post of the enemy. Then hell broke loose," said one of the men there. It is certain the enemy casualties from American fire equal or exceed ours.
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Paris Gun — Use in World War I
The Paris gun was used to shell Paris at a range of 120 km (75 mi). The gun was fired from a wooded hill near Crépy, and the first shell landed at 7:18 a.m. on 23 March 1918 on the Quai de la Seine, the explosion being heard across the city. The damage to St-Gervais-et-St-Protais Church was among the most devastating strikes, killing dozens of worshippers.
Wikipedia →Operation Michael
Operation Michael was a major German military offensive during World War I that began the German spring offensive on 21 March 1918. Its goal was to break through the Allied (Entente) lines and advance in a north-westerly direction to seize the Channel Ports, which supplied the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), and to drive the BEF into the sea. The artillery bombardment began at 4:40am on March 21 — the biggest barrage of the entire war — with over 1,100,000 shells fired in five hours.
Wikipedia →Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne (15–18 July 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The German defeat marked the start of the relentless Allied advance which culminated in an armistice with Germany about 100 days later.
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