Protective Clothing and Impregnites

The two-layer cotton permeable suit of World War I, its outer layer impregnated with 45 percent rosin and 55 percent rosin oil, reportedly gave almost complete protection against mustard vapor for forty minutes. The demonstrable superiority of the permeable protective suit of World War II, an impregnated herringbone-twill outfit offering effective protection 

54 CWTC Item 1360, deification of Respirator, Dust, Lightweight, E23, 24 May 45. 

Military Intelligence Service, WD, Special Series, no. 16, Enemy Capabilities for Chemical Warfare, 15 Jul 45, p. 42. 

In contrast to the Americans, the Germans did not issue impregnated clothing. They carried on experimental work, but a shortage of materials kept them from getting very far.. The few articles that they impregnated experimentally were stiff, smelly, and caused dermatitis.  

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