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English: British troops conduct an anti-gas drill. Warnings are sounded by strombos horns to troops in trenches. Gas masks are donned. Gassed men are carried from trenches on stretchers. Phosgene detectors are used to test the air. Trenches are cleared with Ayerton fans. Masks are taken off and rifles cleaned.
Čeština: Gas Alarm (Plynový poplach) je americký němý dokumentární film z roku 1918 o používání chemických zbraní v průběhu První světové války.
Македонски: Гасна тревога — нем американски документарец од 1918 г. за хемиското оружје во Првата светска војна.
Polski: Gas Alarm (pol. Alarm przeciwgazowy) – amerykański niemy film dokumentalny z 1918 roku na temat użycia broni chemicznej podczas I wojny światowej.
Русский: Gas Alarm — американский документальный фильм 1918 г. (немое кино) про использование боевых отравляющих веществ в Первой мировой войне.
Date circa 1918
date QS:P,+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 24626.

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Author US Signal Corps. Footage provided by British troops.

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English: Gas Alarm is a 1918 silent American documentary film on chemical warfare in World War I.
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Čeština: Gas Alarm (Plynový poplach) je americký němý dokumentární film z roku 1918 o používání chemických zbraní v průběhu První světové války.
English: Gas Alarm is a 1918 silent American documentary film on chemical warfare in World War I.
Македонски: Гасна тревога — нем американски документарец од 1918 г. за хемиското оружје во Првата светска војна.
Polski: Gas Alarm (pol. Alarm przeciwgazowy) – amerykański niemy film dokumentalny z 1918 roku na temat użycia broni chemicznej podczas I wojny światowej.
Русский: Gas Alarm — американский документальный фильм 1918 г. (немое кино) про использование боевых отравляющих веществ в Первой мировой войне.

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