Berthold von Deimling22 April 1915
Deimling commands units during the gas attack at Ypres.
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Deimling commands units during the gas attack at Ypres.
Albrecht commands German forces during Second Ypres.
Poison gas is first used on the Western Front, in a German attack on Canadian troops at Ypres
Spearheads the 2nd major German offensive around Ypres. Albrecht's Army uses the first chlorine gas attacks against the British and French
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