Sujet
Allied victims of a poison gas, temporarily blinded, at a French hospital, World War I, c1915-c1918. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Allied victims of a poison gas, temporarily blinded, at a French hospital, World War I, c1915-c1918. On 22 April 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres, the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front, in the first gas attack of the war. Initially French and Algerian troops (Zouaves) of the 45th and 78th Divisions were attacked with the gas, inflicting heavy casualties and causing widespread panic, with the survivors abandoning their positions. Although the Allies initially condemned the attack as barbaric, by the end of the war both sides had made extensive use of poison gas.
Historica Graphica Collection
Date
1864
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection
Notre référence
HRM19D78_279
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,0Mo (2,2Mo) / 26,7cm x 37,6cm / 3149 x 4441 (300dpi)