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Brigadier General Amos Fries, USA
During the First World War BG Fries was appointed by General Pershing to organize the 1st U.S. Gas Regiment. This regiment would form the foundation of the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service (CWS). After the war Fries lobbied the U.S. government to keep…
British 55th (West Lancashire) Division tear gas casualties from the Battle of Estaires, April 10, 1918.
British 55th Division tear gas casualties from the Battle of Estaires, April 10, 1918.
A Canadian soldier with mustard gas burns, ca. 1917–1918.
A Canadian soldier with mustard gas burns, ca. 1917–1918.
Dispersion of chlorine on the Western front.
Dispersion of chlorine on the Western front.
German gas attack on Russian forces circa 1916
Aerial photograph of a German gas attack on Russian forces circa 1916
Gassed
John Singer Sargent's 1918 painting Gassed
British infantry advancing through gas at Loos, 25 September 1915
British infantry advancing through gas at Loos, 25 September 1915
British Vickers machine gun crew wearing PH gas helmets with exhaust tubes.
British Vickers machine gun crew wearing PH gas helmets with exhaust tubes.
Various gas masks employed on the Western Front during the war.
Various gas masks employed on the Western Front during the war.
Trenches
Trenches