apr 22, 1915 - Use of Poison Gas
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- One of the new weapons that was used in WWI was poison gas.
- On April 22, 1915 Germany released chlorine gas.
- The wind blew the gas, resulting in the death of 5,000 French and Algerian troops within five minutes.
- RESULTING FROM THIS, GERMANY BROKE THE FRENCH DEFENSIVE LINE, WHICH LED TO THE END OF THE BATTLE.
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