In the mid 1800’s Fritz Haber was born in Breslau Germany as a jew. Their he married his wife, Clara. In the early 1900’s he became a professor, and then worked at a corporation called BASF. At BASF Mr. Haber pondered the future of Germany. The future was so prevalent in his mind because Germany was facing a problem. Germany’s problem was that they only had enough food to feed 40% of the population. Mr. Haber being a patriot and man of science was eager to help his country. Mr. Haber knew that the atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, and nitrogen is needed to produces crops. He needed to manipulate nitrogen in the air to a usable product for cultivating land. He created a catalyst that could heat and compress nitrogen and hydrogen to create ammonia, or fertilizer. The result of his invention was …show more content…
government was calling him a war criminal. When WWl began Haber went straight to the generals of the German military and shared how he could manipulate his process to be used in trench warfare as a chemical weapon. The German generals were not convinced due to the cheating like nature of chemical warfare. But Haber organizes troops, and trained them until april 22. On april 22 in Ypres Belgium, one of the most monumental battles took place, German was on one side, the French, Canadians, and British are on the other. And on the forefront of the German lines lies a patriot and scientist, Fritz Haber. Mr. Haber had come equipped with 150 tons of chlorine gas. The gas when released forming a blanket moving a meter per second. The blanket stretched the grounds causing leaves desiccate, grass turn a metallic color, birds to drop mid-air, and then the gas reaches the soldiers. Chlorine irritates the lungs, causing them to foam with yellow mucus and eventually drowning the soldiers on land. Mr. Haber looks out on the product of his invention and was immediately filled with a sense of
Operational leaders see how the individual components of an organization fit together and use those individuals work to make a larger outcome. When they focus on a problem, they think of what works best within the process and systems to make an impact on the situation. These types of leaders play a big part in making sure that things get done in an effective and functioning manner. According to the Army Doctrine ADP 6-0, the Army over time has strayed away from operational leaders and adapted Mission Command, which gives leaders the ability at the lowest level the capability to exercise disciplined initiative in an act of carrying out the larger mission . Mission Command is made up of the following six steps: Understanding, Visualize, Describe, Direct, Lead and Assess, in which a commander is responsible for. General Patton understood the intent of the Battle of the Bulge on different levels, he was able to form a mental image for the course of actions for the allies, enemies and lead his Army into combat while guiding his officers and soldiers to succeed in meeting his intent. The Battle of the Bulge is where General Patton gained one of his greatest military achievements by using his tactical leadership and logistical genius, which in return helped him turn around the main forces and forced the Germans to drive back in their final counter-offensive. General Patton strongly exercised Mission Command by understanding, visualizing, leading, and commanding what was known as the largest and bloodiest battle during World War II.
The First World War saw a new form of warfare known as Trench warfare which involved trenches which were deep long dugouts made by the soldiers that lived in these trenches. The trenches proved useful as they protected the soldiers from artillery and bomb fire and were most likely situated in the eastern and western fronts of Europe. However the conditions of the trenches were far from exuberant but were in fact severely terrible. There was bad hygiene throughout the trenches, for example soldiers bathed probably only once a month and as such were prone to diseases such as trenches fever (which were due to the lice attracted by the bad hygiene). The weather was no exception as well, in the summer it would be too hot and in the winter it would be too cold and due to the nature of the trenches, when it rained the trenches would be filled with water, and due to such conditions welcomed the disease known as trench foot which was due to prolonged exposure to water and claimed the foots of many soldiers. There was also the constant danger of bomb fire and snipers would always be on the lookout for any movement. Latrines, which were toilets used in the trenches also sprouted fear as the enemy could see them in this area of the trenches and therefore were in constant danger of death. Soldiers also had to follow a strict code of conduct which was known as trench etiquette which ordered them to respect higher officers and they would have to be punished if the trench etiquette was ignored.
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It is evident that WW1 soldiers were deeply impacted by the war. Historians have found numerous journals and diaries that tells personal experiences from soldiers. Especially since this was a war that had a lot of new inventions, these soldiers had a lot to write about. Trench warfare changed the war entirely. Generals had to come up with better fighting tactics to make advances during the war. Prior to WW1 battles were fought out in the open and with less protection. There was no barb wire or sandbags to protect these soldiers. Life in the trenches were rough with constant firing occurring every few seconds. This made it very difficult for them to rest. In the trench soldiers are active all day and have to be ready for combat at all times. The daily journal of Pvt. Donald Fraser gives great detail of what actually took place on the battlefield.
23 April 1915 British troops were attacked with chlorine gas, and Sir John French, the British Commander-in-Chief wanted retaliation with the same effects that was dealt to his troops, and he also wanted the means to defend his troop against these attacks, which lead to the establishment of Porton Down. 10 July 1915 the British used chlorine gas against the Germans, after the attacks the British realized that the chlorine delivery method was inconsistent, the gas had a small radius of cover, the chlorine had a smell so it could be detected early without inhaling a large amount, and the gas also didn’t stay on the ground very long, so further research went into the development of chemical weapons. The first experiment was done with hydrogen sulphide; the British tested the gas by placing rats in cages in trenches, and had mine workers with self contained breathing apparatus collect clouds of the gas in jars as the gas passed over them. The testing of hydrogen sulphide were successful, it showed that the gas had lethal concentration at 300 yards from the point of release. Hydrogen sulphide was short lived, it was discovered that it’s was too dangerously flammable, and it corrodes the cylinders that it’s stored in, it was also to light to stay near the ground after release, and possessed a distinctive smell at very low concentration which is an early warning to the enemy. At 05:50 AM 2...
No one in Europe wanted this war to last because they felt and shared a common belief that the economies of the European nations would not be able to survive a war of this scale. (MAJ (P) Charles E. Heller, USAR) Therefore, Germany started looking into using gas a weapon within keeping in mind of the Declaration on the Use of Projectiles the Object of Which is the Diffusion of Asphyxiating or Deleterious Gases; Ju...
The factors and themes of trench warfare during the twentieth century led to a mass communication failure. During the time of technical development of steel and communication, which had extended the Western Front stalemate of 1914-1918----. As the situation began to exacerbate, miscommunication based on trench warfare paved the way as a form of rite of passage which led to battlefield failures in all degrees. Although new methods of communication expanded exponential growth during the war years, the recognition of communication holistically failed to reach full potential. Especially on the Western Front as it only achieved interminable stalemate of causalities.
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During World War I, many countries used a war tactic called trench warfare. This is where two opposing troops set up camp in trenches facing each other and fight. The land in the middle of them is called “No Man’s Land”. This war tactic was first made in the seventeenth century by a man known as Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. It was the man defense tool during this war.
I hope I have answered the question “What was his personal life like?” good in here and would like to summarize by saying that he was able to overcome all odds to become a famous inventor that even had a movie made by him. I would also like to say that He made many, many products that we still use all from simple plants like peanuts in summary to the answer of the question “What did he actually do?”. He also had many hobbies that ended up in helping many people (“What did he like to do when he wasn’t working?”). I have found that this man that I knew nothing about before the report is one of the few real life people I know of that overcame so many things in his life that almost no one even knows
Weapons and Warfare evolved and developed dramatically between 1550-1650. With new technologies came exciting warfare ideas and strategies. This new development started with the gunpowder revolution, especially in Europe in the mid 1400’s. Guns began to develop rapidly and by the early 1600’s flintlock muskets were the standard.
Seth Schonwald M.D. A.B.M.T. (1992, July). Mustard Gas. The PSR Quarterly Vol. 2 No. 2
Trench Warfare World War 1 is perhaps best known for being a war fought in trenches, ditches dug out of the ground to give troops protection from enemy artillery and machine-gun fire. The trenches spread from the East to the West. By the end of 1914, trenches stretched all along the 475 mile front between the Swiss border and the Channel coast. The trench system on the Western Front consisted of front-line, support and reserve trenches. Three rows of trenches covered between 200 and 500 yards of ground.
Having Haber’s 1st successful use of chlorine gas he wanted to use the 2nd round of gas on the Russians. His wife, Clara, argued over th...
... of Fritz Haber and J. Robert Oppenheimer through their understanding of their rights and responsibilities, it can be said that the environment in which humans mature, orients how they view and understand the world. When Haber and Oppenheimer were children, their respective home and national backgrounds shaped how they viewed their purpose and prerogative throughout their lives. While Haber was brought up believing in a society of extreme patriotism and militarism, Oppenheimer was raised in an intellectual setting that encouraged discourse. The characteristics of their different circumstances formed both men’s reaction during and after the wars, contrasting Haber’s steadfast belief in the system with Oppenheimer’s questioning of the system. In the end, their rights and responsibilities as civilians, wartime scientists, and civilian scientists shaped their humanity.