SZ/OEMU/2/8/2/13 - Memorandum to D.S.W.V.1 Sub-committee on body armour, 20/8/45

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/2/8/2/13

Level of description

Item

Title

Memorandum to D.S.W.V.1 Sub-committee on body armour, 20/8/45

Date/s

1945

Quantity & Format

2 leaves

Corporate name

Great Britain. War Office. DSWV1. Sub-Committee on Body Armour.

Subject

Protective clothing

Creator

Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production.

Scope and content

The effects of wearing body armour upon the casualty rate for specific battle occupations is not known due to insufficient statistics. A provisional list of "candidates for body armour" is detailed. The evaluation of the benefits of wearing armour under test conditions is discussed.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/2 - [OEMU. Research queries and correspondence, 1940-1962]
    - SZ/OEMU/2/8 - [Experimental work enquiries and correspondence, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/2/8/2 - [Experimental work enquiry replies: Ring-binder 1, 1941-1945]
        SZ/OEMU/2/8/2/13 - Memorandum to D.S.W.V.1 Sub-committee on body armour, 20/8/45

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