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Apr 27, 2016 · A slow moving gas attack would soon leave hundreds of entrenched Irishmen dead. The Battle of Hulluch was an early example of the devastating effect of chemical warfare, then still in its...
The Gas Attacks at Hulluch were two German cloud gas attacks on British troops during World War I, from 27 to 29 April 1916, near the village of Hulluch, 1 mi (1.6 km) north of Loos in northern France.
Apr 15, 2016 · History. Easter Week 1916: the gassing of the Irish. More Irish people died in the Hulluch gas attacks, fighting in the British army, than during the rising against British rule at home. For...
- Ronan Mcgreevy
week 1916 gas attacks at Hulluch. Where, how and why did the Hulluch gas attacks take place? What happened and why did so many men die in such a short time. What was the purpose of the gas attacks as far as the Germans were concerned? What was the political aftermath of this ghastly attack? Ronan will also tell the story of the “Irishmen!
The Germans launched chemical (gas) attacks before dawn on 27 April against elements of I (British) Corps including 16th (Irish) Division. The attack was near Hulluch, about 1 mile to the north of Loos in the north of France. The gas and artillery attacks were followed by raids into the British lines.
Mar 31, 2014 · New details of horrific gas attacks on the western front which killed more than 500 Irish-born soldiers during Easter Week 1916 have been revealed by the UK National Archives in Kew.
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They were in the trenches at Hulluch when the Germans launched a gas attack on April 27th, 1916. Of the 1980 casualties, 570 were killed and many of the wounded died later from respiratory diseases.
