The Allies responded by quickly making new and more deadly types of gas. By the end of the war, 1.2 million soldiers were gassed and of those casualties, 91,198 were fatal. Here is an excerpt from the diary of a soldier during a gas attack.
"[The] vapor settled to the ground like a swamp mist and drifted toward the French trenches on a brisk wind. Its effect on the French was a violent nausea and faintness, followed by an utter collapse. It is believed that the Germans, who charged in behind the vapor, met no resistance at all, the French at their front being virtually paralyzed."
|
Country |
Non-Fatal |
Deaths |
Total |
|
British Empire inc Australia |
180,597 |
8,109 |
188,706 |
|
France |
182,000 |
8,000 |
190,000 |
|
United States |
71,345 |
1,462 |
72,807 |
|
Italy |
55,373 |
4,627 |
60,000 |
|
Russia |
419,340 |
56,000 |
475,340 |
|
Germany |
191,000 |
9,000 |
200,000 |
|
Austria-Hungary |
97,000 |
3,000 |
100,000 |
|
Others |
9,000 |
1,000 |
10.000 |
|
Total |
1,205,655 |
91,198 |
1,296,853 |
