More than 65,000 gas masks made in Wiltshire are to be sent out to troops in Ukraine to help them defend their country. Avon Protection, in Melksham, has received two Nato orders to supply ...

As the UK marks the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe, Historic England has released a collection of how wartime ...

This isn't a shoe; it's got two eyeholes and glass on it. The inside of the gas mask. (Image: John Aldridge)READ MORE: ...

VE Day - or 'Victory in Europe Day' - marks the day towards the end of World War Two (WW2) when fighting against Germany came to an end.