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A Lecture on Camouflage is a 1944 American animated film directed by Chuck Jones, a Private Snafu cartoon short made for the troops during World War II.  Technical Fairy, First Class gives the troops “A Lecture On Camouflage” with the aid of Private Snafu. He points that modern camouflage, if used intelligently, is both an art and a science.

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00:00Technical Ferry, voice class, at your service.

00:17Now, gentlemen, the purpose of camouflage is to conceal things you do not wish to be seen.

00:26Now, the first man in history to use camouflage was Adam, back in the Garden of Eden.

00:36But gentlemen, the fig leaf today is not enough.

00:40Modern camouflage is an art and a science if used intelligently.

00:56Take cover, stupid. Take cover.

01:01Uh-oh. Them tracks, they reveal your position.

01:05Hey, what about them tracks?

01:20What about that track?

01:26What about that track?

01:43Bitte mein Herr, haben Sie ein Like?

01:49Danke.

01:59Of course, the enemy sometimes uses camouflage, too.

02:19The End

02:28The End

02:32Get in the shadow.

02:51Get in the shadow!

02:57Of course, Snafu.

02:59Shadows sometimes move.

03:29You may fire when ready, Von Gridley.

03:36So gentlemen, if you want to fool them, remember this.

03:41Just make yourself part of the natural surroundings.

03:48See what I mean?

03:53See what I mean?

04:00See what I mean?

A Lecture on Camouflage, 1942 – Private Snafu

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