#OTD 1915, the Germans started the first gas attack at Ypres, to the left of the 1st Canadian Division front. The gas hit the 45th Algerian Division causing some to retreat. The Canadians sent reinforcements, beginning several days of confused fighting in the Ypres Salient. #WW1 pic.twitter.com/D9zTHEq02b
— OTD in Canadian Military History (@OnthisdayinC) April 22, 2021
RT @OnthisdayinC: #OTD 1915, the Germans started the first gas attack at Ypres, to the left of the 1st Canadian Division front. The gas hit…