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The attached magazine article was first seen in 1936 and reported that the populations of both England and France were being trained in the general use of gas masks in anticipation of a German invasion.

"Even babies will be protected in covered perambulators, into which masked 'Nannies' can pump air, forcing it through filter cans. Researchers are working on an infant's mask with a nipple attachment."

"For months, Englishmen have been hardened to gas drills. Trucks loaded with tear gas were sent throughout the kingdom. Civilians practiced donning the masks, then stepped into gas-chambers to see how they worked."

•In 1940, former W.W. I British Prime Minister Lloyd George wrote an editorial in which he condemned the leaders of Europe for procrastinating rather than dealing with Hitler when Germany was still weak•
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British Civilians Trained to Use Gas Masks (The Literary Digest, 1936)

British Civilians Trained to Use Gas Masks (The Literary Digest, 1936)

British Civilians Trained to Use Gas Masks (The Literary Digest, 1936)

British Civilians Trained to Use Gas Masks (The Literary Digest, 1936)

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