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The Rise of Chlorine Gas: The First Mass Use of a Chemical Weapon
When Germany unleashed chlorine gas at Ypres in 1915, it marked the dawn of modern chemical warfare. Soldiers had no masks, ...
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Daily Mirror Headlines: The Battle of Ypres, Published 24 April 1915
The Daily Mirror reports the Germans' use of 'asphyxiating gas' in the trenches around Ypres, details some of the gains made by the Allies on the Western Front and provides the latest war news ...
YOU SAID IT: Booing broke my heart
There was a bunker in Ypres with poppies, crosses and Canadian flags. I was at the spot where John McCrae wrote In Flanders ...
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Ypres cathedral stained glass fragment
The Great Market Square of Ypres (Ieper) is surrounded by magnificent buildings like The Cloth Hall, The Court of Justice and St. Martin's Cathedral. Two hundred metres from the square is the ...