French ANP-31 Gas Mask Bag (1930’s)

August 26, 2015Cold War, France, Interwar Period (1918 - 1939), Packs, Webbing, World War 2 (1939 - 1945), WW2

Sample 1:

Possible German capture stamp from 1940 on inside of flap.

Very faded outside, but inside is still a bright “pea green”.

Usage Photos:

May 23, 1940: French prisoners from the 158e Regiment d’Infanterie (43e Division Infanterie) captured by the German Infantry Regiment 469 (Part of 269th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht) in Thulin, Belgium (from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thulin_23_May_1940_-*IR_469*-_French_soldiers_from_158e_RI_surrendered.jpg).

These gas mask bags were widely issued to the French military, anticipating a repeat of WW1 gas warfare that never materialized in 1940.

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