Hugo Stoltzenberg for the first time on the Western Front. The first gas attack occurred against Canadian soldiers and also against a force of mostly colonial soldiers from French Africa known as French colonial troops. The gas used was Chlorine gas. Mustard gas, also called Yperite from the name of this city, was also used for the first time near Ypres in the autumn of 1917. Prior to that, Stoltzenberg had injured his eye in an incident involving a chlorine gas cylinder which exploded and blinded him in the left eye. After the end of World War I, Stoltzenberg participated in clearing
History of the German Army Aviation Corps History of the German Army Aviation Corps The history of the German Army Aviation Corps goes back to the time when the German Wehrmacht first began to develop helicopters. The first helicopter flight in Germany took place on 26 June 1936 with a Focke-Wulf Fw 61. The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was, however, an experimental helicopter and only two examples were ever built. Yet, Ernst Udet, head of the Reich Air Ministry development wing, having seen the demonstration flights, became a proponent of this relatively new type of aircraft. During World War II, several types were considered to be procured for