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First Poison Gas Attack at Ypres
German forces released 168 tons of chlorine gas from 5,730 cylinders along a four-mile front near Ypres, Belgium. The yellowish-green cloud killed thousands of French and Algerian troops and opened a four-mile gap in the Allied line. Only the Canadian 1st Division's desperate stand prevented a complete breakthrough.
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