World War I: The Silent Horror of Chemical Warfare

Описание: 🗓️ 1914–1918 — World War I
Modern warfare took a dark turn when chemical weapons were introduced on European battlefields ⚔️.

📍 April 22, 1915 — Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium
German forces released chlorine gas, marking the first large-scale poison gas attack in history. The gas drifted with the wind into Allied trenches, choking soldiers within minutes.

😷 Why gas masks mattered
Chlorine, phosgene, and later mustard gas burned lungs, blinded eyes, and caused slow deaths. Armies rushed to issue gas masks—often the only protection between life and death.

🐎🐕 Not just soldiers
Horses pulled artillery. Dogs carried messages and supplies. Both were exposed to poison gas and many died. Special animal gas masks were later developed to protect them.

📊 The toll
• ⚰️ Over 90,000 soldiers killed by gas
• 🤕 More than 1 million injured
• 🐾 Thousands of military animals affected

📜 Aftermath
The horror led to the 1925 Geneva Protocol, banning chemical weapons in war—one of history’s most important arms-control agreements.

❓ Can you imagine a war where the air itself was deadly?

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