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Events on Tuesday 25 May 1915 1
1915Gas at Second YpresYpres, BelgiumGerman troops released 168 tonnes of chlorine from cylinders, opening a four-mile gap in the Allied line. It was the first large-scale use of chemical weapons in war, and within a year both sides were using them.