Face Masks for Arctic War (Jun, 1940)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1940
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1940
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Face Masks for Arctic War
Although he looks as though he might have been made up to play the role of a monster in a horror movie, the man pictured at the left is actually a Swedish soldier wearing a weird fleece mask that serves the purpose of protecting his face from the bitter winds and intense cold encountered during winter maneuvers in the northern section of his country. Note the fur-lined eye openings.
