TITLE:        Why Snipers Dressed Like Birch Trees 🎄
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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HOOK (first 3 seconds spoken):
A German sniper would intentionally strap birch from a tree and then glue it

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FULL SCRIPT:
A German sniper would intentionally strap birch from a tree and then glue it to his uniform during World War II. They did this because in the birch groves of Russian forests, typical green camouflage gave away a sniper's position too early. So, they started painting their suits or even attaching birch with glue. Also, they could blend in with the birch forest and attack unnoticed from afar.

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TIMED:
[000.08] A German sniper would intentionally
[001.76] strap birch from a tree and then glue it
[003.76] to his uniform during World War II. They
[006.00] did this because in the birch groves of
[007.68] Russian forests, typical green
[009.44] camouflage gave away a sniper's position
[011.52] too early. So, they started painting
[013.20] their suits or even attaching birch with
[015.20] glue. Also, they could blend in with the
[016.88] birch forest and attack unnoticed from
[018.72] afar.
