Chemical weapons are one of the most terrible weapons of lethality on the battlefield. The first country to use chemical weapons was Germany. In World War I, the Germans launched a fierce attack on the Anglo-French forces at the coastal port of Ypres. The Germans used poison gas bombs after a long period of invincibility and heavy casualties on their own, which eventually killed more than 15,000 British and French troops.
After this battle, all countries began to compete for chemical weapons, and poison gas bombs began to appear frequently in the battlefield. Because Hitler was also attacked by poison gas bombs in World War I, almost blinding both eyes, he paid special attention to chemical weapons.
(Germans in World War II)
After becoming Führer, Hitler set up a biochemical laboratory to develop new gas bombs. On the eve of World War II, the Biochemistry Laboratory successfully developed a poison gas bomb called the "Tabun". This chemical weapon is so lethal that it only takes one milliliter to kill a healthy soldier. And its transmission methods are also very diverse, in addition to breathing into the human body, skin contamination can also cause fatal injuries.
Despite its lethality, Germany did not use it until its defeat.
Why, then, would Germany rather be defeated than use chemical and biological weapons?
First of all, we must exclude the conscience of Nazi Germany from discovering this statement. During World War II, Nazi Germany committed countless unforgivable crimes. In the Nazi Party's genocide policy, Jews were imprisoned in gas chambers and executed in batches. This meant that Nazi Germany had been using biological and chemical weapons, but not on the battlefield.
In fact, the reason why Nazi Germany did not use biological and chemical weapons had a lot to do with the course of the war. In the early days of World War II, neither Poland nor France could stop the German Army from attacking. In just half a year, almost all of Western Europe, with the exception of Britain and Switzerland, has been occupied by fascist forces.
At this time, Germany was in a state of invincibility in the face of god and god, and there was no need for them to use chemical weapons.
After turning eastward, Germany continued their invincibility until moscow was blocked and Stalingrad was defeated, and Germany encountered a real opponent. It stands to reason that after the defeat at Stalingrad, Germany needed a big victory to boost morale, and this was the best time to use chemical weapons. But Germany still did not use it.
(Stalingrad)
Why not?
We need to know that chemical weapons are not patented by Germany. After World War I, chemical weapons were studied in depth by all countries. German intelligence showed that the Allies in World War II had the ability to build mustard gas bombs. As for whether there are more lethal weapons, it is not clear for the time being.
After entering World War II, although there was no explicit provision, the European battlefield silently adhered to the principle of no use of chemical weapons. Once Germany makes this start, I am afraid that all kinds of chemical weapons will be on the battlefield one after another. The Territory of the Soviet Union was vast, and the temperature was generally low, and the spread of poison gas was slow. Once the chemical weapons were reconnaissance by the Soviet side, the Soviet army had plenty of time to evacuate the civilians and wear gas masks. Germany's drop of poison gas bombs in the Soviet Union was very lethal.
And if the Soviet Union were to retaliate against Germany by using aircraft to drop poison gas on German territory, the situation would be very serious. Germany's land area is limited, and the military and civilians are almost inevitable. Even if the soldiers of the army are equipped with a gas mask, what about the people? I am afraid that before the war can be won or lost, the Nazi government will be overthrown by the common people.
From this point of view, the use of chemical weapons is quite unfavorable to Germany.
In addition, biological and chemical weapons are unstable and are very likely to injure their own people by mistake. Japan, as an ally, has already demonstrated this to Germany. During the Battle of Nomonhan between Japan and the Soviet Union, Japanese biochemical forces attempted to poison Soviet rivers. As a result, the Soviet Union intercepted intelligence and did a good job of protection, but the Japanese's own troops were killed and wounded.
There are too many factors affecting chemical weapons, such as temperature, humidity, wind direction, and weather, which are likely to change the trajectory of chemical weapons and accidentally injure their own people. This is one of the reasons why Germany does not intend to use chemical weapons.
(People wearing gas masks in World War II)
Some people say that the country is about to be destroyed, hasn't Germany ever thought of breaking the net and fighting for the life?
In fact, long after the defeat at Stalingrad, the German top brass had discussed the feasibility of using chemical weapons. Their only concern at the time was whether the Allies would have more terrible chemical weapons. To determine this possibility, Hitler summoned Amaros, the inventor of the Tabun.
Amanlos understood the horrors of chemical weapons, and in order to avoid the destruction of life in the human world, Amanlos lied and said, "It is very likely that the Allies have created more lethal chemical weapons." It was this sentence that completely dispelled Hitler's idea of using chemical weapons.
After the war, Amanos was sentenced to eight years and did not die until 1990 after his release from prison.
From our point of view Chinese, Germany lacks the time, place, people and people to use chemical weapons. By not using chemical weapons, germany itself was saved.
(Reference: History of the Second World War)