Why Britain was preparing for the worst?

Eerie 1937 photo of London telephone operators and engineers training with gas masks at the Civilian Anti-Gas Training Centre in Gloucester — over two years before WWII began.

In this WW2 Deep Dive:
• Britain’s pre-war Air Raid Precautions (ARP) program
• Why the government feared gas attacks on civilians
• Special communication masks with microphones
• Training in real gas chambers and public preparedness

A haunting look at the anxious years leading up to the Second World War.

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Timestamps:
0:00 The Haunting Photo
0:45 The Growing Gas Threat
1:50 Civilian Training Programs
3:20 The Legacy

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Photo: Harry Todd / Getty Images
Additional visuals: British Pathé archives, IWM & public domain sources.

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