1915 ⟶ First Large-Scale Use of Poison Gas in World War I
The first large scale use of poison gas by both sides in Wor...
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🪖 Entrenchment on the Western Front
September – October: The Race to the Sea leaves Germany and the Allies entrenched along the Western Front.⟶
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Belgium
United Kingdom🧪 First Large-Scale Use of Poison Gas in World War I
The first large scale use of poison gas by both sides in World War I occurs, first by the Germans at the Battle of Humin-Bolimów on the eastern front, and at the Second Battle of Ypres on the western front, and then by the British at the Battle of Loos.⟶
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RussiaFranceBelgiumUnited Kingdom☣️ Second Battle of Ypres: Poison Gas Debut
April 22: Second Battle of Ypres begins, first widespread use of poison gas.⟶
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CanadaUnited Kingdom⚔️ Battle of the Somme: Brutal Trench Warfare and Mass Casualties
July – November: Battle of the Somme on Western Front; massive casualties.⟶
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FranceUnited KingdomGermany🪖 First Tank Use at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette
September 15–22: First use of tanks at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette.⟶
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FranceUnited KingdomGermany⚔️ German Spring Offensive on the Western Front
March – July: The German spring offensive.⟶
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