Mutter Und Kind

OK, now THIS is damned weird. =8-o

P.S. Did they make little tiny gas masks for the babies, or was draping the buggy considered enough protection?

people that are bent on destruction of our world or Jihad or terrorism ought to take a look at this. This is pretty freightening to think that your world would be destroyed and you have to wear this to avoid being contaminated

Terrifiying, yet life goes on. She is covered in clothing pretty much from head to toe like a hazmat suit.

Most people probably think that after WWI most nations agreed never to use chemical weapons again against another. This is not true. Both the USA and Great Britain planned and meant to use gas during WWII. Germany as a consequence of the Versailles dictate of 1919, was forbidden to produce and import any kind of gas or liquids that could be used to produce such gasses, Article 171.
The Reich kept strictly to the requirement of the Versailles dictate regarding chemical warfare equipment. Even the Weimar Republic kept to the dictate. During the Sea Disarmament Conference, 1921/22, in Washington, the following nations did not agree to gas or any chemical weapons being dangerous weapons: USA, England, France, Japan and Italy. The use of chemical weapons were discussed, but without an agreement being signed.

In June 1925 in Geneva the question was once again discussed, one reached the so-called Geneva Gas-War Protocol. Out of the 44 nations attending the Geneva conference 38 had, by the end of 1935, signed the protocol. 21 nations took reservation, 17 were reluctant. By the end of 1935, 28 nations had ratified the convention. But 10 refused, among those were USA, Japan, Czechoslovakia, Luxemburg, and various nations in South America. The Reich signed without any reservations.

However, this did not stop the Nazi's from using carbon monoxide and cyclone- B to kill Jews and other prisoners, even their own people.

they made gas masks for babies. it was more like a helmet with cloth attached to the bottom of it. you would put the babies head in the helmet wrap the cloth snuggly around the baby and secure it under its butt. I had heard somewhere that there were ones that were more bag like where you put the whole baby in there but I havent seen any of that type.

What an powerful pic and carries a ton significance for our world today. Would be great to have in Evey government building to show what happens when were to greedy or desire to much power.

AS a friend told, the US does not have any chemical weapons in thier active inventory.

Active inventory...

The inactive inventory has all kinds of stuff back to WWI mustard gas. Located in central Oregon. Not want to live downwind of 90+ year old mustard gas...

http://en.wikipedia.or...tilla_Chemical_Depot

Keep the duct tape handy?

Was asked a security question, is the sky blue or green.

Dear Motts, it's grey our here in Oregon 9 of 12 months...

lol. binky, i'm oregon too, and to be fair...we do have different SHADES of gray.

the photo is brilliant and terrifying.

Aum Shinrikyo

I've seen a British gas mask for a baby that looks more like a space helmet. It needed someone to operate a hand pump to allow the baby to breathe.

Now that's a powerful photo.

Great Photo! very powerful

That's terrifying. To think: that's not from some doomsday movie, it's real. That was a real scene and we could very possibly see that in our reality. War is such a hideous thing...

this one makes me shiver

amazing! ...but is behind that mask really a "mother" and in that cart "a child"?... I guess one of us could definitely find another 5 hidden men in this pic like in one of the firsts. What kind of peson would be concerned about taking such a picture in this conditions and times?

I googled "photo of gas masked mother and child" and came up with these... Some pictures in the search result was pretty interesting:

http://www.google.com/...f&oq;=&aqi;=

Poor Babies! I saw the pics thet you posted, Michele L.V. they were pretty disturbing!!!

The Germans were seriously terrified of gas, mustard or otherwise. They had masks for everything that breathed, including horses. (I have one of those somewhere in DETH Manor.)

Michele L.V your pics gave me insomnia

...dear God...as a mother, this just takes my breath away...