” CAMOUFLAGE – INDIVIDUAL CONCEALMENT ” 1942 U.S. ARMY INFANTRY TRAINING FILM XD43564

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This film is a US Army official training film from 1942 to instruct soldiers in camouflage. The film is produced by The Signal Corps in Technicolor for the Commanding General of Services of Supply, in the T. F. S., 645, War Department. “Camouflage” – “Individual Concealment” title banner (00:20). A camouflaged soldier walking through a forest (00:38). He gets shot (01:02). Another soldier hiding behind trees (01:06). A group of soldiers clearing out a campsite (01:08). One soldier adds a black band and branches to his helmet to further camouflage himself (01:23). Equipment is stained a dark olive green (02:42). A soldier adds mud to his face and hands to prevent his skin reflecting light (03:07). The soldier line up for a final camouflage inspection (03:34). They march along a road, portraying how to best conceal their shadows (04:12). The soldiers spot an aircraft and rush to hide within the forest (04:49). They cross a field by laying hidden in the high grass and running in short sprints (05:29). One soldier portrays a corrects cover within the shadow of a bush (06:59). Another soldier takes cover against a light sand background and gets shot (07:06), and another soldier is shot after taking cover on the sunny side of a bush (07:26). A soldier attempts to observe over a bush (07:36), and one attempts observing through smaller bushes (07:44). A tree in the middle of the field marks a too obvious hiding spot, and soldiers run past it (08:03). A soldier runs across an open stretch in zigzag motions to confuse enemies (08:30). He releases a grenade (08:45). The other soldiers use the grenade’s distraction to run (08:57). One soldier observes from a bush through binoculars (09:16). “The End” on screen (09:40). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit