First World War tech: Chlorine Gas & Gas Masks

First world war technolgy: Chlorine Gas

In 1914 a chemist called Fritz Haber offered his knowledge to the German Army. He soon began experimenting with chlorine gas to be used in trench warfare.

In April 1915, 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas was used by the German forces against the French Army at Ypres.

Note: For the first attack at Ypres the Germans actually delivered the gas from cylinders using the wind, instead of shells as it looks in the video!

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Animation:
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[Simplehistory]

Note: For the first attack at Ypres the Germans actually delivered the gas from cylinders using the wind, instead of shells as it looks in the video!

[БогданИлић-зц]

if anyone wants to know, chlorine reacted with water from inside of the lungs, making acid.

[jellyjub]

I have a pepper, I have pineapple, uh... CHLORINE GAS!

[kroy_al]

Our teacher uses your videos for history

[cactusben]

Germany: Uses gas to horribly kill enemies
Germany: Wants shotguns banned

[Simplehistory]

The French soldiers who witnessed yellow-lime clouds at Ypres in 1915 described a smell of ‘pineapple and pepper’ slowly drifting towards their trenches.

[justus]

I like the animation of your videos simple yet satisfying.

[-vltage-]

Girls in Perfume Shop: OMG! I can smell all the perfumes😍

Boys in Perfume Shop:

[drvelocci]

I’m super happy you mentioned Canadian troops specifically, Canadians came up with the idea of the urine masks

[neroxfrostbyte]

*Uses Chlorine gas and flamethrowers*
Germans: "Everything is fine!"
*Americans uses shotguns*
Germans: "Hey that's not fair!"

[potatopie]

Germans attack your post:panic
They use a smokescreen:calm
The gas is deadly:panic
You have a gas mask:calm
It’s filter is empty:panic

[jlocwkw]

French soldier: "Mmm, good smell."
French soldier a few seconds later: "Half of my respiratory organs were destroyed."

[CaptainrdGaming]

Simple History, the best way for them to fire back then was by also determining the wind direction

[joshbrownphotos]

I have just been on a tour of the western front and just before going I found out my great grandad died in the failed British gas attack and I love watching your videos and to mention this attack is really great and Please keep making more videos

[rxinpharoah]

Can't believe something you can make from household items was so deadly. Yesterday I make this gas by mixing bleach and Windex together, since it was a small amount (I made it in a glass bottle) my eyes started itching and I started coughing, but nothing serious. It did get worse over time so my ski goggles and cloth over my face protected me from it. Crazy

[kimjongun]

can you do a video about shotguns in ww1 and how germany wanted them banned

[john]

See when you invent a weapon.
the enemy will invent the Anti version of it.

[Jrlomay]

I guess you can say chlorine really "cleans" things

[otakunthevegan]

When I was at the Canadian war museum of military history I got to look through a recreation of what it was like to see through a gas mask during a gas attack. Of course it dose not help that I have a lazy eye, but it would have been hard to concentrate fighting a battle with a gas mask on I can easily imagine. Both sight and hearing become a problem.

[henlomryouu]

This channel should have more subscribers, the content is amazing! I love the simple art ;)