![]() ![]() This evolved over the next half century into devices used by miners and for tunneling. ![]() Much later, in the 19th century, American mining engineer Lewis Haslett invented a device that filtered dust from the air. But, interestingly, they were not the first true gas masks.Īs far back as ancient times, the Greeks used sponges as masks to protect the wearer from smoke and other hazardous fumes, both on and off the battlefield. Early gas masks were nothing more than cotton wool pads or cloth soaked in water or in some cases urine. As a result, Allied forces struggled to find effective countermeasures. So devastating was the attack that it almost enabled a rare German breakthrough. This attack caused an immediate panic leading to a massive retreat. When inhaled, the gas destroyed the alveoli of the lungs, causing men to essentially “drown” on the liquid created by their own bodies. The first chlorine gas attack, which hit French Colonial and Canadian troops, appeared as a yellowish-green cloud. Introduced during World War I, the French Army used the ARS 1917 until 1935. And while the gas actually killed very few combatants when compared to the vast numbers who gave their lives in the war (according to some sources, as many as 93 percent of gas casualties returned to duty within a few weeks), it was quite a success as a psychological weapon. But it was that calm April day that marked how truly devious gas could be as a weapon of war. While the first widespread use of poison gas occurred on April 22, 1915, near Ypres, Belgium, there had been previous small experiments by the Germans in the weeks prior to the attack. For soldiers on both sides, the horrific effects of the new weapon added another vital piece of equipment to the soldiers’ needs-the gas mask. In a conflict that already was infamous for reaching new depths in the shameful chronicle of man’s inhumanity to man, the new weapon proved to be so heinous that it was never used again on such a massive scale. 7 years.With World War I in a seeming stalemate, German forces in late April 1915 introduced a horrific new weapon to the fighting. Single territory rights for trade books worldwide rights for academic books. Image for Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended (excludes advertising)Įg:Illustrate the inside of a book or magazine with a print run of 1,000 unitsĮditorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended Image for Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard All languages.Įg: Use this image as part of a social media post.Įditorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard Web display, social media, apps or blogs. Image for Corporate website or social media All languages.Įg: Put this image on your personal blog to enhance your post. ![]() Image for Personal website or social media ![]() Put this image on a mug as a present for someone. Not for commercial use, not for public display, not for resale.Įg: For use in an internal Powerpoint presentation at work. Personal Prints, Cards, Gifts, Slide Presentations, Reference. Image for Personal products and/or presentation/talk Personal products and/or presentation/talk ![]()
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