3. Kriegstagebuch von Walter Naumann (Dezember 1916-April 1917), item 31

• November 22, 2017 19:53:27 Thomas A. Lingner

  I smelte  smelled powder and had

  to wait 1 hour till I could

  go way from Regiment. All

  windows are broken down

  there. Then an anti-aircraft

  caison went through 

  St. Martin. Looked quite dangerous.

  All men with shell

  helmet and the auto going

  at a terrible high rate.

  By going to the Regiment 

  I noticed that my friends

  the flies are back already.

  For dinner I cooked something

  myself and besides

  this I ate dinner from

  last night. I was full.

  We lost until now 81 dead officers

  716 wounded including 25 twice

  17 3 times, and 2 4 times. Missing

  prisoner 3. Total loss 1610 dead, 6551

  wounded, 993 missing 3/4 dead. Total 

  9154. 15,000 new men. II. Kl. 272357 I

  447 S. F. G. 705 B.F.G. 2 grus. 20 M. G. I. M.

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  6.4.17 Frulings wetter

  To-day was very busy day. In the

  morning I am awaken had to

  come down. Gasoline was not

  running. I saw how nice they

  are painted now, like a rainbow.

  red, brown, green, grey, red,

  green. We inspected everything on it.

  Saw the camera. Just had time to 

  dinner when we went down to Hilaire

  again. To look for things left by civils

  coffee, rice. But did not get any. Saw

  the bells brought down from church.

  Talk with all french prisonier civil. After 

  that to Bethersville. But had to make

  haste as a cannonade of that place

  was expected at 4 o'clock. Reason: we are

  bombarding Reims. Record walk back

  to our barracks, took me 1/2 hour.

  Eat something then to Regiment again.

  At Lt. Martin we admired 2 aeroplanes

  thinking that they were german and

  suddenly an observation balloon at 

  Paut Faverger came down burning.

  
  

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