. Rheims and the battles for its possession . A thorough visit can he made in two days. The Itinerary for each day is divided into two parts, to allow tourists toreturn to Rheims for lunch. r- . r» \ Morning PP- 122-133. F,r8t °ay j Afternoon PP- 134-159. , „ \ Morning PP- 160-165. Second Day - ^^ pp_ ^^ 122 FIRST DAY MORNING THE MOUNTAIN OF RHEIMS (See the complete Itineraries on />. 121, and the summary of the waroperations on p. L31.) REIMS Gueux. OO Kilometres This part of the Itinerary will take the tourist to the most importantpoints of the last German offensive of 1918, which aimed a
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . A thorough visit can he made in two days. The Itinerary for each day is divided into two parts, to allow tourists toreturn to Rheims for lunch. r- . r» \ Morning PP- 122-133. F,r8t °ay j Afternoon PP- 134-159. , „ \ Morning PP- 160-165. Second Day - ^^ pp_ ^^ 122 FIRST DAY MORNING THE MOUNTAIN OF RHEIMS (See the complete Itineraries on />. 121, and the summary of the waroperations on p. L31.) REIMS Gueux. OO Kilometres This part of the Itinerary will take the tourist to the most importantpoints of the last German offensive of 1918, which aimed at the capture ofRheims. Starting from the Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, take the Rue Libergier, op-posite the Cathedral, turn to the right into the Rue Chanzy, follow same as faras the Rue de Vesle, take the latter on. the left, and follow it to the end. After the Porte de Paris (see p. 68) the Rue de Vesle becomes the Avenuede Paris. Take same, but after passing under the railway bridge, turn to theleft into the Avenue dEpernay ( 51, see plan, p. 121). Take the second street on the right (Rue de Bezannes), which passes in frontof the Western Cemetery, devastated by the bombardments. The road crosses numerous lines of trendies and boyaux, which defendedthe immediate approaches to Rheims. 123 Before reaching Bezannes village, leave on the right two roads which skirta large estate enclosed with railings, go straight on to the ruined railway-stat
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