1915 ⟶ Second Battle of Ypres: Poison Gas Debut
April 22: Second Battle of Ypres begins, first widespread us...
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☣️ Second Battle of Ypres: Poison Gas Debut
April 22: Second Battle of Ypres begins, first widespread use of poison gas.⟶
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Belgium
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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🪖 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🪖 Allied Offensive at Passchendaele
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New ZealandFrance⚔️ German Spring Offensive on the Western Front
March – July: The German spring offensive.⟶
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GermanyFranceUnited KingdomBelgium
United States⚔️ Allied Offensive at Amiens Begins
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