The nation has been plunged into the depths of World War II. It would be an understatement ... It would require buildings to have blackout curtains, turn off most lights, and for vehicles to ...

This practice was mainly prevalent in the 20th century during World War II (1939-1945). Blackout rules regulated ... required to be covered with heavy curtains, cardboard or black paint at night ...

Feverish activity took place as blackout curtains were hurriedly made for every window in every house. The more adventurous fitted removal shutters made of wooden laths and roofing felt.

What was it like in World War Two where you were living? There were no lights and you had to carry a torch with you.People had special curtains to put offer your windows called black out curtains ...

He had a pistol by his pillow, and the windows in his quarters near Kassel, Germany, were covered by blackout curtains ... at 2:41 a.m. The tragedy of World War II in Europe had ended.

and I put them on and ran around the laundry in them for a laugh — they looked like the blackout curtains we had hanging at the laundry windows. We used to stand in the garden and watch the ...