Ollie Garchy
Active member
Question: Did chemical weapons play a large role in the German defeat of Russia (1917)?
German chemical weapons caused about 500,000 Russian casualties during WWI. Did the Russian lack of countermeasures (masks or the ability to strike back) seriously erode the already low Russian morale and lead to German victory at the negotiating table?
If the chemical weapons idea is a good one, does this mean that Germany should have concentrated on the war in the east, knocked out Russia, and only then have turned against the French? [In this scenario, there is no German invasion of Belgium. Would Britain have become involved under these conditions?]
German chemical weapons caused about 500,000 Russian casualties during WWI. Did the Russian lack of countermeasures (masks or the ability to strike back) seriously erode the already low Russian morale and lead to German victory at the negotiating table?
If the chemical weapons idea is a good one, does this mean that Germany should have concentrated on the war in the east, knocked out Russia, and only then have turned against the French? [In this scenario, there is no German invasion of Belgium. Would Britain have become involved under these conditions?]