Gas protection, France, World War I pieces The cabby's long whip rests

The cabby's long whip rests in the crook of his arm

View of the town of La Sala

kicks over a table to divert his attention

' Signed below in ink: 'Cha

Gas protection, France, World War I pieces The cabby's long whip restsGas protection, France, World War I, 1915. French troops in a trench wearing rudimentary facemasks and goggles. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front, in the first gas attack of the war. Initially French and Algerian troops (Zouaves) of the 45th and 78th Divisions were attacked with the gas, inflicting heavy casualties and causing widespread panic, with the survivors abandoning their positions. Although