There was more than one kind. Phosgene, Chlorine, and Mustard Gas are three that I know of.
Several different poison gases were used in WW I; phosgene was the most lethal. Chlorine and lewisite were also used.Most of the gas used was either Chlorine Gas or Mustard GasHowever others were used as well including Tear Gas (bromide compounds) and Phosgene.
No- it was first used in 1915- World War I. See link below-
Chlorine, Mustard Gas, and Phosgene were all used. Chlorine irritates mucous membranes and causes suffocation, Mustard Gas causes blistering anywhere it contacts the body (externally or internally), and Phosgene destroys the pulmonary alveoli causing suffocation.
World War One.
phosgene and chlorine.
Phosgene was a poisonous gas used during World War I. It is produced by the reaction between carbon monoxide and chlorine gas. It is currently used in the production of some insecticides and pharmaceuticals.
It wasn't just one gas, it included phosgene, chlorine, and mustard gas. This war was the first time ever any of these poisons were used in warfare.
Tear gas, mustard gas, phosgene and chlorine gas.
Chlorine, phosgene, acrolein . . . take your pick.
White Star was a poison gas combination of phosgene and chlorine that the Allies deployed. Phosgene was the more poisonous agent, and chlorine was used to disperse the gas on enemy trenches.
chlorine and phosgene which attacked the lungsmustard gas attacked the skin
In World War I the Germans used phosgene and chlorine gases on their enemies. During the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq used chemical weapons on the Kurds in Halabja.
There was more than one kind. Phosgene, Chlorine, and Mustard Gas are three that I know of.
Several different poison gases were used in WW I; phosgene was the most lethal. Chlorine and lewisite were also used.Most of the gas used was either Chlorine Gas or Mustard GasHowever others were used as well including Tear Gas (bromide compounds) and Phosgene.
chlorine gas was one
The gases ranged from disabling chemicals, such as tear gas and the severe mustard gas, to lethal agents like phosgene and chlorine