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The M2 gas mask was a French -made gas mask used by French, British and American forces from April 1916 to August 1918 during World War I. [1] The M2 was fabricated in large quantities, with about 29,300,000 being made during the war. [2]
The main German gas mask of World War I featured a rubberized fabric mask with eye pieces and a separate cylindrical screw-fit filter. In all, more than 29 million M-2 gas masks were issued and used by French, American, Italian, and Belgian forces.
The man behind the mask. How a Newfoundland doctor invented a life-saving gas mask in WW I. On a fine spring afternoon in 1915, a new weapon of war was unleashed near the town of Ypres, Belgium ...
A gas mask is a piece of personal protective equipment used to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases. The mask forms a sealed cover over the nose and mouth, but may also cover the eyes and other vulnerable soft tissues of the face.
None of the British soldiers at Ypres had gas masks, resulting in 7,000 injuries and more than 1,100 deaths from chlorine gas asphyxiation.
But let's back up a bit, and explain how a St. John's doctor wound up playing a pivotal role overseas in developing a widely used gas mask. When Britain declared war on Germany on Aug. 4, 1914 ...
Following the successful introduction of gas warfare, belligerent nations accelerated the development of protective masks and researched methods of manufacturing new war gasses. The Germans developed their Gummischutzmaske with an activated charcoal filter small enough to be worn on the face piece.
The most frequently used chemicals during World War I were tear-inducing irritants rather than fatal or disabling poison. During World War I, the French Army was the first to employ tear gas, using 26 mm grenades filled with ethyl bromoacetate in August 1914.
The M2 gas mask was a French-made gas mask used by French, British and American forces from April 1916 to August 1918 during World War I. [1] The M2 was fabricated in large quantities, with about 29,300,000 being made during the war. [2] It was intended to protect the wearer from at least five...
The M2 was a French-made gas mask used by French, British and United States forces from April 1916 to August 1918 during the first world war. The M2 was fabricated in large quantities, with about 29,300,000 being made during the war.