Union Nazionale Protezione Antiaerea (U.N.P.A.) was the Italian air-raid precautions service. Members were issued with the military t35 gas mask. In order to differentiate these masks from those of the military, they were marked with U.N.P.A.
U.N.P.A. Bag. The same style as that issued to the military.
Filter for the U.N.P.A. mask.
The complete U.N.P.A gas mask.
Front of the U.N.P.A. membership card.
Inside of the U.N.P.A membership card. Issued to the Rome district in July 1937.
Back of the U.N.P.A. membership card. Reassuringly, they were expecting to require the service till 1958! Unlike the British A.R.P., the Italians were expected to pay to take part.