The Outpost
"Snafu guards the line"
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About this film
Private Snafu short The Outpost (1944) trains soldiers on perimeter defense discipline through bumbling Snafu's mistakes.
More about this film
About the production
Release date1944
Themes
military traininganimation
Themes & topics
Snafuoutpost
Historical background
Warner Bros. produced Snafu for U.S. Army Signal Corps with top animation talent.
Why this film matters
Military training cartoon with adult humor.
What critics said
Animation historians include it in complete Snafu study sets.
Did you know?
- 1944 Private Snafu series entry.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The%20Outpost.ogv