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Tracy
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« on: October 18, 2005, 10:30:27 PM »

I noticed watching season 1 that people (especially in the train stations) were carrying these small boxes on a string over their shoulder.  They are all the same size and color.  What is in the box?  Is it some sort of first-aid kit or safety thing in case of German attack?
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« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2005, 11:00:49 AM »

They are gas masks.
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2005, 12:20:31 PM »

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I noticed watching season 1 that people (especially in the train stations) were carrying these small boxes on a string over their shoulder.  They are all the same size and color.  What is in the box?  Is it some sort of first-aid kit or safety thing in case of German attack?


Gas masks were always carried by young people and adults alike. In fact, they were actually a waste of time as Hitler NEVER even dropped ANY gas bombs upon Britain at all! Small childrens gas masks sometimes were made to look like Mickey Mouse etc.
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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2005, 12:52:19 PM »

i guess they werent a waste of time cos they didnt know....
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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2005, 01:02:43 PM »

What? Well they didn't even need them really.
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2005, 02:07:31 AM »

But maybe the Germans never bothered dropping gas bombs (otherwise known as chemical weapons) only because they knew that the British public was prepared for them. We'll never know, I suppose.

The Germans did use chemical weapons in the First World War, though as far as I know they didn't use them against civilians, only against combat troops. They caused horrible scarring, blindness and often death. Not something to mess around with. The British government was wise to be prepared for the possibility of gas attacks against civilian populations.
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2005, 08:25:32 PM »

Yeah I know. They only done fighting in France in WW1 in the trenches etc. but WW2 was mainly fought in the skies etc. So the country was prepared but they never needed them. Ah well. It's all over now, but I love knowing lots about it Cheesy
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« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2005, 03:02:49 AM »

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They only done fighting in France in WW1 in the trenches etc. but WW2 was mainly fought in the skies etc.


Ummm ... not exactly, I'm afraid.

Yes, there was a great deal of aerial combat in World War II, both in Europe and in the Pacific, but there was plenty of ground fighting as well. Hitler conquered mainland Europe with a huge army; there was an extensive land battle across North Africa; and of course the Allied invasion of Normandy was the beginning of a tremendous land-based campaign that would end with the Nazi defeat.

Then there's the war at sea, too. The "Battle of the Atlantic"  went on unabated for six full years with submarines doing tremendous damage to both merchant and naval vessels. The Pacific war was mostly a Navy war with the British and American fleets trying to defeat the forces of Japan.

The fact that it was a truly global conflict waged in the skies, on land and at sea, and fought on most of the world's continents and oceans, makes it especially interesting to study. There's so many different angles and points to consider.  That's why it's so fascinating, as you say, to "learn lots about it".
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2005, 10:04:25 AM »

My bad, what I was meant to say is At the Homefront in WW2 it was mainly in the Skies, what I mean to say is in Britain it was in the skies.
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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2005, 01:29:41 PM »

yeah, the battle of britain...

..i love spitfires.
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« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2005, 01:31:04 PM »

Me too



So awesome that pic...
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« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2005, 08:57:29 PM »

that is so f'n cool!
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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2005, 07:28:43 AM »

Yeah I love Spitfires. I love War films. Smiley
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« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2005, 01:29:31 PM »

Well then, you guys should like Foyle's War! They're great war stories, just set on the home front not the fighting front.
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« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2005, 03:19:56 PM »

I'll watch it some time, I think my Nan watches it... Cheesy
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