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Aug 3, 2009

WWII US Army HQ Camouflaged as a Pile of Rubbish

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Just a pile of rubbish? Would you believe that it’s actually a US Army HQ during World War II, disguised by architect Sir Basil Spence?

StrangeHarvest has a couple of interesting photos of such military deceptions from Masquerade: The amazing camouflage deceptions of World War II by Seymour Reit.

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(If you’re into this sort of things, definitely check out Jasper Maskelyne, a magician turned military camouflage genius who built fake tanks and even a fake city to trick German bombers during WWII)

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