Were you ever able to speak to your great grandad about his war experiences, Chalk?
When I was in high school in the early 1990s, I had to do community service as an I.B. diploma requirement. My class of four volunteered at the nursing home in the British Hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay. One of the gentlemen residing there at the time was a gunner on Vickers F.B.5 "Gunbus" two-seat pusher plane during the Great War. He wasn't reticent about talking about his experiences in the war- unfortunately, however, he couldn't remember many details.
Back on topic, Adolf Hitler was temporarily blinded by a British gas attack during WWI. Several sources specify that it was mustard. Unfortunately, he suffered no serious long long-term physical effects from the exposure. Psychological effects, on the other hand...
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