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Default THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944

© IWM (B 8143) Private R. Thorpe, serving with an Army Fire Service company in Caen, demonstrates his "Pronto Appliance", which protects him from smoke inhalation and dangerous gases, 27 July 1944.

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....asbetos fire-proof mitts.
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