AIR RAIDS INTO GERMANY
ELKVEN WEEKS 1 WORK. The British Air. Ministry issues from tiuiß to time a detailed statement of air raids into Germany. The following list of such raids'from December'], 11)17, to February 19 of this year, a period of just over eleven weeks, gives some interesting details of these »eria! operations. The fisures within parentheses denote the population of the localities in question :- Bombs dropped. Dee., 1917. ' ~ Pounds. !>.—Kailwav sidings, Zweibruckon (14,700) 1.3 M 5.-Works, liurbacli ( —) 1.096 fi.-Works, Burbach ( —) 2,210 11.—Boot factory, Pirmascns (31,000) 1.59* 24.—Factories, Mannheim (290,000) 2 > 253 w'.-Huilwavs near Metz (100,000) 700 M.-Railways near Metz (100,000) 2,910 ' 5-B.—Town, Courcelles (see Metz) 1,341 5-fi—Town and railway. Conflnns | (see Jlotz) ••• 2.180 i 14.—Munition factory and railways, Karlsruhe (140,000) 2,800 IMS—Steel works, Diedonhofen (Thionville), (13,000) 2,105 14-IS.-Kailways, Metz (100,000) ... 524 ! 14-15.— Railways, Ebingcn (see Metz) 280 i 16-17.~Raiiwnys, Bensdorf 280 116-17-Town. Orny -sj, i 18-l'.-Search'.iglit, \igny ■£> I 21-22. —Steel works, Diedenhofeu ... 1,220 | 31-22—Railway sidings, Bensdorf ... 2,2 0 I 21-22.—Railway junction, ArnavUle l.dll '4-''s —Steel works and railways Diedenhofeu 03,000) 1,120 Barracks. Treves tf8,200) .'.. 800 oi.or, -Railway, Oberbillig 280 iW-I'aelory. Mannheim (290,000) 072 24-20.-Kaihvay, Kaarbnrs (9S00) 280 : 0.1.05 —Steel works, Diedenhoien ... 1,344 !" o7_n„ m <..ks and station, Treves i " . (48,000) ••• , r>™ ] 28—Barracks and station, lreves 1,.«U V-10.-Kaihva.y, Courcelles (see Metz) l >° ii 12-Town, Oft'enburg (IS,WO) ...... 2,838 16-17*.—Bailway station, Conllans (see jlotz) '•' lb!> i 17-18.-Hailw<\y sidings, Conflans ... 8,240 I 18 -steel works and station, Diei denhofen J* 18.-Barr.ltks and station, lreves ,200 ! 18.19.-Barracks and riahon Treves 2,206 ! 18-19.-Kailw.iv and gasworks. Diedenhofen „ > 19.-Station, Treves -> m
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 6
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255AIR RAIDS INTO GERMANY Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 6
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