War - Ww1 - German Camouflage Experts Poem by Paul Warren

The German army encouraged young officers to report
On the good and the bad from warfare as it ought
They would go to extremes with this self analysis
That would mean developing defence in depth from this

And they became exceptional at camouflage on the battlefield
Where they decided that each shell hole would yield
A place to hide troops with a canvass cover over them
They were able to hide whole machine gun teams then

So they will invisible from the air to reconnaissance planes
The Allies would bombard the empty German trench remains
So when the strafing of the trenches was over before the attack
They would rush in haste to occupy the trenches going back.

© Paul Warren Poetry