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Record 1 2003-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • CBRNE Operations
CONT

The entrance to the dugout would often be draped with a gas curtain to keep out enemy gas. Such protection could work both ways however; a soldier who entered the dug-out in the aftermath of a gas attack could carry the remnants of gas on his boots. The gas curtain would then prevent the gas escaping; it was not uncommon for all men in a dug-out to be gassed while sleeping as the result of gas inadverently brought by a colleague.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Opérations CBRNE
DEF

Couverture ou rideau de jute que l'on plaçait à l'entrée des tranchées ou des abris durant la première guerre mondiale.

OBS

Il va sans dire que cela n'offrait pas une très grande protection contre les gaz. À l'époque on ignorait la puissance des gaz et l'on utilisait des moyens de fortune pour se protéger.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Operaciones QBRNE
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