Soldier wearing a gas mask in a trench, aiming a rocket-propelled anti-tank weapon ("Panzerschreck" / "Ofenrohr"); Southern Ukraine

Why Hitler Never Used Poison Gas in World War II

He had the nerve agents, the stockpiles, and no moral objection to mass murder. So why did Hitler hold back the one weapon that could…

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Nick Ravenshade
Nick Ravenshade

Nick Ravenshade, LL.B. is the founder and author of WarCommons. He researches and writes independently on the Second World War, drawing on historical scholarship, memoirs, declassified records and archival sources. His legal training shapes a rigorous, evidence-based approach to WWII history, analysis and argument.

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