Camouflage (1944 film)

Camouflage is a 1944 American short propaganda film produced by the United States Office of War Information. The film's purpose was to educate civilian defense workers, factory workers, and the general public about the principles and techniques of camouflage, particularly in protecting critical infrastructure and industrial sites from aerial observation during World War II.

The film emphasizes the importance of blending structures and landscapes into their surrounding environment, highlighting techniques such as using netting, paint, and landscaping to disrupt the visual appearance of targets. It also discusses the importance of minimizing shadows and altering the shapes of buildings to make them less recognizable from the air.

Camouflage served as a practical guide, demonstrating how these camouflage methods could be applied effectively to protect war-related industries and resources from potential enemy attacks, even though such attacks on the continental United States were unlikely by 1944. The film’s intention was to reduce vulnerability and maintain operational capacity. The film is now in the public domain.