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Rudibert Kunz
Rudibert Kunz (born 1943) is a German investigator, journalist and television editor. Kunz is known for being the first journalist to write about the use Chemical weapons in the Rif War. Since 1979, he has been researching the history of weapons of mass destruction. He also wrote about the strategy of Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War 1991 and about the role of the ABC weapons of Adolf Hitler. He is a holder of a Master in literature and sociology. Bibliography * References ''Völkermord und Kriegsverbrechen in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts'' – 1943 births German investigative journalists Rif War Living people German male non-fiction writers 20th-century German journalists 21st-century German journalists {{germany-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemical Weapons In The Rif War
During the Third Rif War in Spanish Morocco between 1921 and 1927, the Spanish Army of Africa deployed chemical weapons in an attempt to put down the Berber rebellion against colonial rule in the region of Rif led by the guerrilla Abd el-Krim. Following the humiliation at the Battle of Annual in 1921, considered as the worst Spanish defeat in the 20th-century, the Spanish army pursued a vicious campaign of retribution involving the indiscriminate and routine dropping of toxic gas bombs targeting civilian populations, markets and rivers. These attacks in 1924 marked the first widespread employment of gas warfare in the post-WWI era and the second confirmed case of mustard gas being dropped from airplanes. A year later, Spain signed the Geneva Protocol that prohibited the use of chemical and biological weapons in international conflict, while simultaneously employing these weapons across the Mediterranean. While Spain pursued its chemical campaign in secrecy from the public, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |