The French poilus [slang term for WWI French soldiers] have startled the Hun [German forces] repeatedly with their cunning in fighting materials. The latest bit of strategy pulled by the French fighters is the camouflage helmet. The poilu found that the ordinary steel helmet was visible for some distance against the mottled background of brush and barbed wire. So the army artists were called upon to help. Now the helmets are marked with a series of white lines which makes them blend with the background and helps make the wearer part of the landscape.
