Camouflage Section Armband WWI
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Camouflage Section Armband WWI
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Armband of the Camouflage Section. WWI Western Front, 1915.
Detail of a Camouflage Section officer’s armband. A chameleon, symbol of the Camouflage Section, embroidered in silver purl on the staff colors, red and white.
The word camouflage was created in 1914 in French military jargon from an Italian verb “camuffare” with the same meaning. Camouflage refers to any means to make any object or subject less visible or to give it a misleading appearance.
Camouflage made its appearance during the 1st World War in the French army. It was the first massacres of 1914, when French soldiers dressed in red pants and blue jackets, that prompted Louis Guingot, painter from the School of Nancy, to imagine a garment that would prove to be the first war camouflage jacket, today adopted worldwide.
The General Staff used the skills of fine art painters and theater decorators. Through them, French started the production of jackets painted with irregular stains in September 1914. They also used large painted canvas to conceal artillery. These artists were assigned in 1915 to the Camouflage Section at the 13th Artillery RGT in Vincennes.
Established on February 12, 1915, the Camouflage Section was then attached to the General Headquarters (GQG) in August 1915.
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June 19th, 2021
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