Gasschutz und Luftschutz 1937 German Mag #6 Gas Air-Raid Protection Germany WW2 Hermann Göring

Gasschutz und Luftschutz – “The Reich Air Protection League, the German People’s Gas Mask and New Air-Defence Technologies” – Volume VII, Issue No. 6 – June 1937 – German Edition

Description:

Gasschutz und Luftschutz (Gas Protection and Air-Raid Defence) was a German monthly periodical dedicated to civil defence, chemical protection and military technology. Published between 1931 and 1945 by E.S. Mittler & Sohn in Berlin, the magazine emerged in response to the chemical warfare experience of the First World War and the growing importance of military aviation. It aimed to inform civilians, industrial organisations and civil defence personnel about protective measures against potential aerial and chemical attacks.

The magazine regularly featured technical studies, gas-mask technology, air-raid shelter designs, warning systems, protective equipment and civil defence procedures. During the 1930s, its coverage documented the expansion of civilian air protection (Luftschutz), the organisation of defence institutions and developments in chemical protection technologies.

The June 1937 issue, Volume VII, No. 6, includes coverage of the “General-Amtsträgerappell des Reichsluftschutzbundes”, a major assembly of officials of the Reich Air Protection League attended by Reich Minister of Aviation and Generaloberst Göring. Other articles examine the inspection of large-scale alarm installations and the technical applications of luminous paints for lighting and emergency signage inside air-raid shelters. Particularly notable is the introduction of “Die deutsche Volksgasmaske” (The German People's Gas Mask), presenting contemporary developments in civilian respiratory protection. The issue also examines new portable mortar ammunition developed in the United States, together with smoke and incendiary bombs. These contributions provide an insight into the civil-defence organisation, protective equipment and military technologies discussed in Germany during 1937.

Key Features:

• Publication: Gasschutz und Luftschutz

• Volume: VII (Volume 7)

• Issue Number: No. 6

• Publication Date: June 1937

• Language: German

• Publication Frequency: Monthly

• Publication Period: 1931–1945

• Publisher: E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin

• Publication Type: German technical periodical specialising in civil defence, chemical protection and air-raid defence

• Editorial Focus: Civil defence organisations, alarm systems, gas masks, shelter technology and military equipment

• Reich Air Protection League: “General-Amtsträgerappell des Reichsluftschutzbundes” – Assembly of League officials attended by Reich Minister of Aviation and Generaloberst Göring

• Alarm Technology: Inspection and assessment of large-scale air-raid alarm installations

• Shelter Technology: Technical applications of luminous paints for lighting and emergency markings in air-raid shelters

• Gas Protection Equipment: “Die deutsche Volksgasmaske” – Introduction of the German People's Gas Mask

• International Military Technology: New American portable mortar ammunition, smoke bombs and incendiary bombs

• Historical Interest: An original German technical publication documenting civil-defence organisation, gas-protection equipment, alarm technology and international military developments in June 1937