Carrier and warning flags mines

[Uncle Goose]

Great to hear the truth about these flags, I don't have them in my collection but I will certainly put them on the list. They are not very hard to find.

[M44 Breadbag]

Hello,
As already mentioned, these weren't meant for minefields.
They were meant to to be used by "Z teams" to delimite safe corridors in gas contaminated areas for any movements of troops if needed.
If i'm not mistaking, the minefields theory was "launched" by a dealer who had many kits for sale and no buyer. For sure, mines were more used than gas in WWII...

The Germans NEVER used Gas in combat during WWII though they were prepared for it and trained for the defense of it as well.

BB

[JPhilip]

The Germans NEVER used Gas in combat during WWII

who said they did ?

[The Jackal]

Hi folks,would just like to add pictures of my pouch to the above.It is made from the so called artificial leather and contains 15 of the gas flags,it also has or did have what I think was a a marking in a box on the inside of the closeing flap(makers code swas) but has some what faded.

Hi Hans,

Nice carrier and flags. Identical to mine and the one Tom posted. I like these flags/this kind of equipment because it is something different than what you are use to see in collections.

If there are more in collections of members please show us!

Jac

[Hans Zeug]

Pouch

Hi jac just looked at your pouch nice condition with nice markings,is your pouch with out the marking tape?Hope that Tom can show us his tape sometime.Regards David.

[MP44_tom]

Ooops

almost forgot.......

here it comes.......

[MP44_tom]

building up the tension.........

drum roll........

[MP44_tom]

and here she is.......



In fact these are 2 ribbons of 25 metres each rolled up

Tom
www.mp44.nl

[Robin Lumsden]

The Germans NEVER used Gas in combat during WWII ...................

Yes they did.

At the siege of Sevastopol.

They used it to subdue extremely stubborn Russian bunkers.

[Robin Lumsden]

...........safe corridors in gas contaminated areas.................

Please pardon my ignorance, but how can you have a 'safe corridor' when gas has been used?

Doesn't a change in the wind blow the gas in every direction?

[Hans Zeug]

Yellow tape.

and here she is.......



In fact these are 2 ribbons of 25 metres each rolled up

Tom
www.mp44.nl

Wow to much excitement there Tom but thanks for showing the tape.Know what I'm looking for now to complete the pouch.Cheers David.

[M44 Breadbag]

who said they did ?

Read the quote in my post.

BB

[M44 Breadbag]

Please pardon my ignorance, but how can you have a 'safe corridor' when gas has been used?

Doesn't a change in the wind blow the gas in every direction?

persistent agents stay on the ground and foliage such as blister agents and mustard gas. Hence the need for the cleared marked lanes.

BB

[Robin Lumsden]

persistent agents stay on the ground and foliage such as blister agents and mustard gas. Hence the need for the cleared marked lanes.

BB

All clear now!

Thanks.

[M44 Breadbag]

Yes they did.

At the siege of Sevastopol.

They used it to subdue extremely stubborn Russian bunkers.

That's a new one on me, do you have a source on that?

BB