A=Allies, G=Germany/Austria-Hungary
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1 Gas Casualties
Gas Casualties
Nation
Casualties (Estimated)
Fatal
Non-Fatal
Russia
50,000
400,000
Germany
10,000
190,000
France
8,000
182,000
Britain
8,000
181,000
Austria-Hungary
3,000
97,000
USA
1,500
71,500
Italy
4,500
55,000
British gas casualties (Western Front)
Date
Agent
Casualties (Official)
Fatal
Non-fatal
Apr - May 1915
Chlorine
350
7,000
May 1915 - Jun 1916
Lachrymants
0
0
Dec 1916 - Aug 1916
Chlorine
1,013
4,207
Jul 1916 - Jul 1917
Various
532
8,806
Jul 1917 - Nov 1918
Mustard gas
4,086
160,526
Gases used in WW I
Name
First use
Type
Used by
Chlorine
1915
Irritant/Lung
Both
Phosgene
1915
Both
Chlormethyl chloroformate[?]
1915
Both
Trichlormethyl chloroformate[?]
1916
Both
Chloropicrin[?]
1916
Both
Stannic chloride[?]
1916
A
Phenyl chloride[?]
1917
G
Dichloromethyl ether[?]
1918
G
Diphenyl chlorasine[?]
1917
Irritant/Sternutatory
G
Ethyl dichlorarsine[?]
1918
G
Ethyl carbazol[?]
1918
G
Benzyl bromide[?]
1915
Lachrymatory
G
Xylyl bromide[?]
1915
G
Methyl chlorosulphonate[?]
1915
G
Ethyl iodoacetate[?]
1916
A
Bromacetone[?]
1916
Both
Methyl-ethyl ketone[?]
1916
G
Acrolein[?]
1916
A
Hydrocyanic acid[?]
1916
Paralysing
A
Sulphuretted hydrogen[?]
1916
A
Mustard gas
1917
Vesicant
Both
Estimated production of gases (by type)
Nation
Production (metric tons)
Irritant[?]
Lachrymatory[?]
Vesicant[?]
Total
Austria-H
5,080
255
-
5,335
Britain
23,870
1,010
520
25,400
France
34,540
810
2,040
37,390
Germany
55,880
3,050
10,160
69,090
Italy
4,070
205
-
4,275
Russia
3,550
155
-
3705
USA
5,590
5
175
5,770