Explore how toxic gases reshaped WWI battles, tactics, tech, and survival on the front lines.
Even when gas attacks failed to kill, gas masks saved more lives on the Western Front than rifles did that week.
Coal mines supplied accidental shelters; thousands escaped gas exposure by sheltering underground during counterattacks.
Chlorine gas caused longer-term respiratory damage to veterans than immediate battlefield injuries, altering postwar medical care needs.
Gas warfare spurred instantaneous military improvisation, with improvised cloth-and-rater masks becoming standard issue within days.
Explore how toxic gases reshaped WWI battles, tactics, tech, and survival on the front lines.
Even when gas attacks failed to kill, gas masks saved more lives on the Western Front than rifles did that week.
Coal mines supplied accidental shelters; thousands escaped gas exposure by sheltering underground during counterattacks.
Chlorine gas caused longer-term respiratory damage to veterans than immediate battlefield injuries, altering postwar medical care needs.
Gas warfare spurred instantaneous military improvisation, with improvised cloth-and-rater masks becoming standard issue within days.
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