2: British Military on the Red Army, 1919: Unknown Casualties
Winston Churchill is still acclaimed for his heroic leadership during World War II, but the former prime minister of the United Kingdom frequently meddled in the affairs of other countries, with devastating consequences. He was an advocate of chemical warfare and planned to use it against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War.
In August and September of 1919, he authorized 50,000 M Devices – exploding shells filled with toxic gas – to be dropped in northern Russia. The number of casualties remains unknown.
