The 2nd Battle of Ypres, April 1915

The second participation of third battle of second battle of Ypres, Belgium April, 1915 tangled the allied troops and the German Troops. Faltenhayn (German chief of general staff) had a big hand in starting this troth. Poison gas was introduced in this battle by the Germans against the ally troops. Canadas bravery in the battle made a good reputation for itself. In 1915, Faltenhayn had planned to be defensive in the west, but decided to be offensive sound Ypres. This is what ca utilize the 2nd battle of Ypres. He wanted to pre-empt any coming Franco British attack in the west (Duputy 217).This means that Faltenhayn wanted to attack the Allied troops before they attacked Germany. In the battle the Germans attacked with heavy weapon, after the attack was through the Allied troops waited for Germanys first wave but Germany strike the allied troops by doing something totally unexpected. Poison gas was used by the Germans in this battle against the Allied troops. Faltenhayn agreed to use acerbate gas in the attack even though in 1907 Germany sign(a) a treaty forbidding the use of toxicant gas.The German legions filled poison gas into canisters and brought it to the front line. If the wind was heading in the right direction they would open the canisters and the gas would drift across no-mans debark to the Allied troops. But the allied troops decided to fire artillery to the front line of Germany so the canisters would break and the Germans would die (Duputy 218). Germany used the poison gas against two French colonial divisions, which caused the French army to race away.Canadians were not affected by the poison gas because they used unshakable (with water) cotton bandoliers to cover their mouths and noses so they counter-attacked on the same day, which made a good reputation for the Canadian army. On April 22nd 1915, the 1st Canadian Division has just arrived at the front which was located just remote the city of Ypres, near Belgium. Here they achieved recognition for holding their ground against the radical weapon of choice in modern warfare known as chlorine gas. (vac) Canada entered the battle because it was one of the colonies of Great Britain. The Canadians withdrew from the battle on May 3rd, where they were relieved by British forces (vac). Canada was sympathized for its bravery, thankfulness, and its efforts during this battle. The 2nd battle of Ypres also gave Canada a good reputation in the world. This battle involved the Allied troops and Germany. Faltenhayn decided to be offensive near Ypres in 1915. Poison gas was used by the Germans against the allied troops. Canada, macrocosm one of the colonies of Great Britain was involved in this battle and set a good reputation for itself in the battle for its hard work, and bravery.