Two intelligence notes on WWII German chemical warfare capabilities, from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 24, May 6, 1943. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE NOTES a. Lung-Destroying-Smoke and Projector--Do Gerät From an unofficial German source, it is reported that a six-barreled smoke projector has been developed using liquid air as a propellant. (See Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 10, p. 23 and No. 17, p. 39 for information on a German six-barreled rocket projector.) The smoke was described as "lung destroying" and "uncanny," and as used only under Hitler's orders. b. Mist Screen It is reported that a type of misty smoke screen can be put up in 2 minutes from a friction-top jar. When the top is torn off "you hear a hissing and the mist appears." Inside the screen, people can see each other perfectly, but from the outside, the fog has the appearance of a natural ground mist.

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