Air Raid Precautions- British ARP Newsreels- Gas Masks, Bomb Shelters, Trenches, Evacuation (1939)

A collection of newsreels reporting on Britain's air raid and civil defence precautions being carried out in the months leading up to the declaration of war. Footage shows gas mask fittings and distribution, trenches, Anderson shelters, and evacuation drills.

[@wisteela]

That kitchen refuge looked fantastic.

[@europeansuperioritymovemen2559]

Fascinating, incredible that people had to go through all of this in Britain. And people today whine about wearing masks in a shop.