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World War One
Official start and end dates of the war. -
First gas used
People assume that the Germans were the first to use gas as a weapon, but the French started it in 1914, with a bromide based tear gas. -
Chlorine gas
The Germans introduce chlorine gas in the battle of Ypres and they pepper the French lines with the gas, it is very effective. -
British return the favor
The British train 1,400 men to setup a return gas attack against the Germans. They banned the word "gas" and anyone caught saying it was severly punished. -
Mustard Gas
The introduction of mustard gas is what hit the troops the hardest. It was extremely potent, lasting for weeks and created blisters that grew inside and out. Extremely painful and slow death, -
Resporation too late
By the time, efficent filters were put into the gas masks, the war was already over.
