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Gas or chemical warfare

Although outlawed by an internation agreement made in 1907 both sides of the war made use of chemical warfare. The first gas attack took place during the Second Battle of Ypres. For more information regarding the use of poison gas during the First World War, click here to be taken to Wikipedia.

wwi_102	Tommies (British soldiers) who have been gassed change out of their clothes.		10 sec	2.5 MB
wwi_103	Clouds of gas flow quickly.		11 sec	2.8 MB
For additional gas material, see the stills section.