Era of the Great War: What types of gas were used during WW1, and how did they kill soldiers?

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What types of gas were used during WW1, and how did they kill soldiers?

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Phosgene, chlorine, and mustard. Phosgene and chlorine caused death by asphyxiation (suffocating), and mustard gas caused blisters and internal bleeding.

Era of the Great War

What types of gas were used during WW1, and how did they kill soldiers?

Phosgene, chlorine, and mustard. Phosgene and chlorine caused death by asphyxiation (suffocating), and mustard gas caused blisters and internal bleeding.

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