Sujet
Gas protection, France, World War I, 1915. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Gas protection, France, World War I, 1915. French troops in a trench wearing rudimentary facemasks and goggles. On 22 April 1915 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.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1915
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C15_478
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
90,0Mo (1,8Mo) / 47,3cm x 47,7cm / 5582 x 5637 (300dpi)