First we attacked the Russian soldiers with our gases, and then when we saw the poor fellows lying there, dying slowly, we tried to make breathing ea…

- Otto Hahn

At first the English were very surprised by our disregarding the Hague Convention. But from 1916 onward they used at least as much poison as we did.

- Otto Hahn

As a result of continuous work with these highly toxic substances, our minds were so numbed that we no longer had any scruples about the whole thing.…

- Otto Hahn

I knew that the Hague Convention prohibited the use of poison in war. I didn't know the details of the terms of the Convention, but I did know of tha…

- Otto Hahn