Petroleum Warfare Department
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petroleum-warfare-department-272-16312637
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Petroleum Warfare Department
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The Petroleum Warfare Department (PWD) was a government department established in Britain in 1940 in response to the invasion crisis during World War II, when Germany apparently would invade the country. The department was initially tasked with developing the uses of petroleum as a weapon of war, and it oversaw the introduction of a wide range of flame warfare weapons. Later in the war, the department was instrumental in the creation of the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation that cleared
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British WW2 war department
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_Warfare_Department
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2023-09-23T22:42:24Z
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