J.G. Pillow Summary of Intelligence - July 3, 1918
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Confidential Not to be taken to front line trenches. 35th Division 2nd Section G.S. SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE #4. (From 0 hour 3rd July to 0 hour 4th July 1918) 1. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE No change reported. II ENEMY ACTIVITY. I. INFANTRY (a) Rifle fire intermittent, rifle grenades on KIOSK at 3:10 A.M. and 3:30 A.M. 51.10-36.70. (b) Machine Guns - short bursts various parts of Sector (c) T.M. ten shells each, fired on 51.30 at 4:32 P.M. and 10:20 P.M, silenced by French 75s 2. Artillery. [Time] 7:20 P [Shots] 20 [Cal] 77 [Origin] 50.08 [On] SERMET [Time] 8:30 A [Shots] 15 [Cal] 105 [Origin] 52.03 [On] DAUBILLERS [Time] 10:30 A [Shots] 50 [Cal] 77 [Origin] 53.53 [On] HAAG [Time] 12:15 P [Shots] 50 [Cal] 77 [Origin] 53.53 [On] HAAG [Time] 6:29 P [Shots] 30 [Cal] 77 [Origin] 53.53 [On] HAAG [Time] 8:40-9:15 A [Shots] 10 [Cal] 77 [Origin] 51.40-31.10 [On] METZERAL [Time] 9:45-11:07 A [Shots] 20 [Cal] 77 [Origin] 51.40-31.10 [On] METZERAL (wire) [Time] 11:10-11:43 A [Shots] 60 [Cal] 105 & 210 [Origin] 52.30-34.10 [On] MITTLACH [Time] 6:29-6:45 P [Shots] 20 [Cal] 210 [Origin] 52.30-34.10 [On] MITTLACH & STEINABRUCK [Time] 7:20-7:46 P [Shots] 20 [Cal] 210 [Origin] [On] FLUSEWALD MITTLACH The fire on METZERAL includes fire on the roads from Camp Picard to METZERAL and from METZERAL to 49.10-34-90. On STEINABRUCK, was on 49.10-34.90 and 49.15-34.80, a relay post and a guard post. III AERONAUTICS None IV MOVEMENTS. 1. Pedestrians-69 road LAUTENBACH-SENGERN 9 road MULHOUSE-SENGERN 2. Wagons 12 road LAUTENBACH-SENGERN 3. Railroad-Standard gauge. -2 trains from MEINHEIM to COLMAR. 2 trains from MEINHEIM to MULHOUSE. (OVER)
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V ENEMY WORKS 1. Much talking in woods at 52.10-35.20 and many wagons apparently entering these woods from north side. VI GENERAL IMPRESSIONS. (a) General increase of enemy artillery fire all along Sector. (b) Visibility good A.M. poor P.M. VII MISCELLANEOUS. (a) Dense smoke in woods at 51.80 - 33.80 7:10 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. (b) Continuous flares sent up by enemy at night. (c) More red propaganda balloons seen in air. (d) Cicilians in MITTLACH apparently signalling German O.Ps. with smoke puffs. VIII ACTIVITY OF OUR OWN TROOPS (a) Combat patrol 18 men from G.C. 10 out 300 meters not enemy met. Four other patrols. (b) Artillery - little activity (c) M.G. practically nil (d) T.M. very small (e) Work begun on T.M. emplacements. NOTE: About 20% duds reported out of 80 German 210 and 105 shells. Same per cent of torpedoes in GALBERT Sector did not explode. J.G. PILLOW Lt. Col. F.A. N.A. A.C. of S. G-2, 35th Division.
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| Title | J.G. Pillow Summary of Intelligence - July 3, 1918 |
| Creator | Pillow, J.G. |
| Source | Pillow, J.G. Summary of Intelligence. 03 July 1918. Company C Papers. Museum of Missouri Military History, 4205 Logistics Road, Jefferson City, Missouri. |
| Description | Summary of intelligence from July 3, 1918 to July 4, 1918. This summary reported artillery operations of the enemy and movement of troops. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Artillery operations; United States. Army. Division, 35th |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | Museum of Missouri Military History |
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| Date Original | July 3, 1918 |
| Language | English |