OTD in 1915, the Second Battle of Ypres ended. Known for the first use of chlorine gas in WW1. The Allies retained Ypres, however the city had been reduced to a pile of rubble.
Image – A British signaller in a dugout with the first issue of respirator Ypres May 1915. IWMQ61600 pic.twitter.com/2IrdfbK1RD
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RT @FlandersWW1: OTD in 1915, the Second Battle of Ypres ended. Known for the first use of chlorine gas in WW1. The Allies retained Ypres,…