This work of art entitled Stormtroppers Advancing Under Gas, was done by Otto Dix. It is part of a collection of pieces Dix did after he returned from World War I. This piece is well known throughout WWI art. Because Dix had firsthand experience with war, he was able to accurately depict the horrors of war. In this illustration Dix, has the soldiers wearing gas masks. WWI was the first war in which poisonous gas was used.
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