White suits for camouflage ski poles, skis, and rifles make these men look like explorers, but they’re Finnish soldiers setting out, hunter style, to worry the Russians, in the snows and forests ...

Taken by Finnish photographer Osvald Hedenström, the photo shows a type of camouflage used by Finland during World War II, to disguise the road from Soviet forces.

Four separate units worked together, note Beyer and Sayles: The 603 rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion Special—379 men—used inflatable rubber tanks, trucks, artillery, and Jeeps to trick enemy ...