WW2 German Named Luftwaffe Soldier Stationed At Toulouse-Francazal Airfield With Matching Feldpost Number & Name To Gas Mask & Canister

Complete gas mask set issued to a Luftwaffe soldier with name & unit labels to a man with rank of 'Flieger' stationed at 'Toulouse-Francazal' Airfield in German occupied France.
Gas mask is of green rubberised fabric with 1940 date & eagle /swastika marking to inside edge of facepiece. To the long strap is handwritten ' Dobner Franz L09808H Lgp Paris' . This matches a paper label also affixed to the strap on the reverse side of the strap & also a second paper label that is affixed to the spare lense compartment of the gas mask canister. The handwritten name can also be seen on the canister here presumably before the application of the paper label. Flieger is the Luftwaffe rank of Private & the Feldpost number 'Fp-Nr L09808' relates to 'L' for Luftwaffe' & the unit number being Fliegerhorst Kommandantur A218/XII' ( Airfield Command A218/XII ). The 'Lgpa.Paris' part stands for 'Luftgaupostamt Paris' ( Air District Post Office, Paris) which was th central postal hub handling all incoming & outgoing military mail for Luftwaffe personnel stationed in occupied France. This unit were responsible for ground operations , supply lines , air traffic control & defence of the airfield which was most likely fielding bombers or fighters from its base there. Canister is an Fe37 model with intact eagle & swastika marking , 1940 date to top & ' April 1940' date to side. Gas mask canister has a very high proportion of its original green factory paint remaining to exterior , it is not in blue as one may expect . The number '585' can be painted to top of tin.

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