131732 CERAMIC CONTAINERS AT WHAT WAS FORMERLY THE TADANOUMI BRANCH OF THE TOKYO 2ND ARMY ARSENAL
Summary
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-08-03. CERAMIC CONTAINERS AT WHAT WAS FORMERLY THE TADANOUMI BRANCH OF THE TOKYO 2ND ARMY ARSENAL. OF GERMAN PATTERN BUT OF JAPANESE MANUFACTURE THEY WERE USED FOR THE PROCESSING OF MUSTARD GAS AND LEWISITE. OPERATION "LEWISITE" UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT SECTION OF BCOF IS INVOLVED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 22,000 TONS OF POISON GAS.
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Tags
british commonwealth occupation force
chemical weapons in okunoshima 1946 1947
australia
australian war memorial
Date
03/08/1946
Source
Australian War Memorial
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