Corpses Of Gassed French Soldiers (1914-1918)

Masses of dead French soldiers who may have been killed by poison gas. Location of events unknown / unclear. Shot of corpses lying in a row on the ground; with live soldier standing behind them. Pan right to more corpses; many more can be seen in background all laid out along sides of dirt road. Closer shot panning on dead soldiers - fairly sickening - distorted face; some have trousers unbuttoned. More shots panning showing more and more cadavers. In last 2 shots live soldiers standing or walking in background; these are probably assigned to bury the dead. Warning: this item contains images which some people may find distressing. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from t