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    The first major use of poison gas in war was at the Battle of Ypres on April 22, 1915 when Germany released a 5 mile wide cloud of chlorine gas, killing thousands within hours. Within months, all nations were using gas as a weapon. Other major gases included phosgene, which was twice as toxic as chlorine with a delayed effect, and mustard gas which burned skin and could remain potent in the ground for weeks. By the end of the war, over 1 million soldiers were non-fatally gassed and nearly 100,000 died from gas attacks.

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    The first major use of poison gas in war was at the Battle of Ypres on April 22, 1915 when Germany released a 5 mile wide cloud of chlorine gas, killing thousands within hours. Within months, all nations were using gas as a weapon. Other major gases included phosgene, which was twice as toxic as chlorine with a delayed effect, and mustard gas which burned skin and could remain potent in the ground for weeks. By the end of the war, over 1 million soldiers were non-fatally gassed and nearly 100,000 died from gas attacks.

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    Poison Gas: The Great War

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    The first major use of poison gas in war was at the Battle of Ypres on April 22, 1915 when Germany released a 5 mile wide cloud of chlorine gas, killing thousands within hours. Within months, all nations were using gas as a weapon. Other major gases included phosgene, which was twice as toxic as chlorine with a delayed effect, and mustard gas which burned skin and could remain potent in the ground for weeks. By the end of the war, over 1 million soldiers were non-fatally gassed and nearly 100,000 died from gas attacks.

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    Poison Gas

    THE GREAT WAR


    91,198 Dead From Gas
    Dead from gas attack….
    What was the first major use?
    • First use was at
    Battle of Ypres on
    April 22, 1915.
    • Germans released
    a 5 mile wide
    cloud of chlorine
    gas
    • Within months all
    nations using gas
    as a weapon
    What was Chlorine Gas?
    • Enters lungs or eyes
    and mixes with
    moisture to create
    hydrochloric acid.
    • Inhalation destroys
    lungs within
    seconds.
    • Slow death by
    suffocating.
    • If not killed, lung and
    eye damage
    expected.
    What was the protection against
    chlorine?
    • give soldiers cotton gauze and instruct them
    to urinate on it
    • Ammonia neutralized the chlorine.
    • Difficult to fight while holding gauze over face,
    so IN 1915 the first gas masks were given to
    troops
    What were the other major
    gases?
    • Phosgene – twice as toxic as chlorine
    – less coughing.
    – delayed effect
    • Mustard Gas
    – Burned skin
    – Stayed in ground for weeks
    What were the Poison Gas Stats?

    • Total tons used:


    129,000.
    • Non-fatal
    casualties:
    1,205,655.
    • Reported Fatal
    Cases: 91,198.

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