{"id":515,"date":"2021-04-11T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/?p=515"},"modified":"2021-04-17T22:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T03:39:53","slug":"always-carry-your-gas-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/?p=515","title":{"rendered":"Always carry your Gas Mask!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The threat of gas warfare played a major role in the First World War in Europe, meaning that in 1939 a lot of Great War veterans carried the memories of the horrors of a gas attack, with some still having health issues from suffering gas attacks in battle. Some men were blinded by gas, while countless more suffered breathing and other health issues throughout their lives. The fear of gas attacks hung heavy on the British public consciousness, and with the beginning of Nazi bombings in London bringing the civilian population directly into war, the British government considered the threat of gas attacks to the civilian populations of London and other cities to be imminent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bombings of cities brought the reality of the dangers that Nazi bombers could present to Londoners and residents of other cities. With the fear of the release of gas and other chemical agents, life in Britain could be severely curtailed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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