TWO-COLOR DESERT CAMOUFLAGE



a.k.a.: 2-colour desert camouflage pattern

trialled: 1991
issued: 1991
discontinued:
used by: Czechoslovakia

* Czechoslovakian armed forces

With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful 'Velvet Revolution'. Young nations keen to assert their identity will often be quick to create new camouflage patterns for their armed forces.

Unlike the experimental 5-colour desert camouflage, which was developed and trialled at around the same time, this pattern was adopted and issued to Czechoslovakian soldiers, who participated in the First Gulf War. It is a two-colour camouflage pattern, comprising chocolate brown patches on a sand-coloured background. The background colour has a pink cast.

source: kamouflage.net

CZECH LEAF PATTERN




a.k.a.:
* 'Czech ERDL'
* 'Czech woodland pattern'
* Czech 'leaf pattern'
* vz.95

trialled: 1994
issued: 1995
discontinued:
used by: Czech Republic

* Armáda České republiky {'Armed Forces of the Czech Republic'; abbrev. ACR)

With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful 'Velvet Revolution' and began to cultivate closer ties with Western Europe. Then, on 1 January 1993, Slovakia achieved autonomy and the remaining portion of Czechoslovakia became the Czech Republic.

In its efforts to become a NATO member country, the Czech Republic joined the Partnership for Peace Programme in 1994. This enabled the Czech military to absorb NATO procedures in defence planning and implementation. Reforms were introduced, to modernise and Westernise the armed forces, with a view to assuring the interoperability of the Armáda České republiky {'Armed Forces of the Czech Republic'; abbrev. ACR) with those of its prospective allies. Part of the process involved the design and trial of new camouflage uniforms that would conform to the NATO standard.

Czech 'leaf pattern' camouflage was the pattern that was finally chosen, and has been used by the ACR since 1995. Known variously as 'Czech ERDL', 'Czech woodland pattern', and vz.95 (this latter designation more properly refers to the uniform that bears this camouflage pattern), Czech 'leaf pattern' is a four-colour camouflage of black, earth brown and olive green shapes on a light green background. The design is reminiscent of American 'lime ERDL', but the colours are brighter and the shapes used are more elongated.

source: kamouflage.net

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YUGOSLAV M89 CAMOUFLAGE




a.k.a.:
* Yugoslav M89 camouflage
* Yugoslavian Army jigsaw pattern camouflage

trialled: 1989
issued: 1990
discontinued:
used by: Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

* Yugoslav National Army

The Yugoslav M89 camouflage is a five-colour pattern, comprising black, chocolate brown, grey-green and medium green swathes on a light green background. It was originally introduced into service with the Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija ('Yugoslav People's Army'; abbrev. JNA), the armed forces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, but briefly retained the M89 camouflage uniform as a 'legacy' item. Likewise in 1992, when the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ceased officially to exist, the M89 uniform continued in service with the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its successor state, Serbia and Montenegro. It is also the standard issue uniform of the Vojska Republike Srpske ('Forces of the Serb Republic'; the Serb Republic is an autonomous republic within Bosnia & Herzegovina), which is effectively — albeit unofficially — an offshoot of the Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore ('Forces of Serbia and Montenegro').
The M89 pattern uniform is currently the only uniform issued to conscripts serving in Vojska Republike Srpske and Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore. NCOs and officers use it in the field.

Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, but retained the M89 camouflage uniform as a 'legacy' item. Likewise in 1992, when the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ceased officially to exist, the M89 uniform continued to be used by the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its successor state, Serbia and Montenegro.

In addition to these national armies, the Yugoslav M89 camouflage uniform has been worn by members of the Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës ('Kosovo Liberation Army'; abbrev. UÇK; also known as KLA), the Ushtria Çlirimtare Kombëtare ('National Liberation Army'; abbrev. UÇK; also known as NLA, Macedonian UÇK) and the Ushtria Çlirimtare e Preshevës, Medvegjës dhe Bujanovcit ('Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac'; abbrev. UCPMB).

source: kamouflage.net

YUGOSLAV "GREEN TIGER STRIPE"



a.k.a.:
* Yugoslav 'green lizard'
* Yugoslav 'green tiger stripe'

influences: 1953 French 'lizard pattern'

trialled: 1990
issued: 1990
discomtinued: 2002
used by: Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

* Armija Jugoslavije ('Army of Yugoslavia')

The Yugoslav 'green tiger stripe' is one among many camouflage patterns based upon the French 1953 'lizard pattern'. It is a three-colour design, comprising horizontally-aligned brush strokes of chocolate brown and a rather bright medium green on a light brown background. It was originally introduced into service with the Armija Jugoslavije ('Army of Yugoslavia'), the army of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Both the Yugoslav 'green tiger stripe' and its blue variant were retained by the Vojska Srbije I Crne Gore ('Forces of Serbia and Montenegro'), where it continued in service until 2002. Vojska Republike Srpske ('Forces of the Serb Republic'; the Serb Republic is an autonomous republic within Bosnia & Herzegovina), which is effectively — albeit unofficially — an offshoot of the Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore ('Forces of Serbia and Montenegro') likewise used the blue and green tiger stripe camouflage pattern, as did Vojska Republike Srpske Krajine, ('Forces of Krayina-Serb Republic'), the ill-fated Serb enclave in Croatia.

Yugoslav 'green tiger stripe' was also worn by troops of the Ministarstvo unitrasnjih poslova ('Ministry of Interior Affairs'; abbrev. MUP) and the Jedinica za Specijalne Operacije ('special operations unit'), the armed branch of the Drzavna bezbednost ('Security Agency').

source:kamouflage.net

BULGARIAN SPLINTER PATTERN



a.k.a.:
* '1st pattern' camouflage
* 1953 splinter pattern camouflage
* Bulgarian Splittermuster
* Bulgarian splinter pattern

influences: Luftwaffe-Splittermuster 41

trialled: 1953
issued: 1953
discontinued: 1991
used by: Bulgaria (People's Republic of Bulgaria)

* paratroopers
* special operations

After World War II, several nations adopted splinter pattern camouflages similar to those used by the Wehrmacht. Also known as '1st pattern' camouflage, this earliest Bulgarian splinter pattern is a case in point. The size of the splinter elements suggests that it was closely copied from the wartime German Luftwaffe-Splittermuster 41 ('1941 Luftwaffe splinter pattern').

There are, however, several significant differences. The Bulgarian '1st pattern' camouflage incorporates the brown and medium green splinter elements and grey-green background that were characteristic of the original camouflage pattern, the dashes used are quite distinctive. They are wavy, rather than straight; and this characteristic is seen throughout the evolution of Bulgarian splinter pattern camouflage, even to the present day. Moreover, they were printed with the same roller as the green splinter elements, which makes the '1st pattern' camouflage a three-colour design, whereas the Luftwaffe-Splittermuster was a four-colour pattern. Finally, the brown splinter elements were printed after the green elements, so that the dashes are hidden by them.

The 1953 splinter pattern is most often seen on one-piece coveralls, which — like the later jumpsuits made in жабежка кожа ('frogskin'; transliterated zhabezhka kozha) — were considered 'special purpose' garments, originally issued only to paratroopers or other special operations personnel. There is some photographic evidence, though, to suggest that the pattern was also used in the production of field jackets.

source: kamouflage.net

BULGARIAN "FROGSKIN'" CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN



a.k.a.:
* жабежка кожа ('frogskin'; transliterated zhabezhka kozha)
* Bulgarian 'frogskin' camouflage pattern
* Bulgarian 'rain' camouflage pattern
* Bulgarian 'rain-drop' camouflage pattern
* Bulgarian Sumpfmuster ('marsh pattern')

influences: Czechoslovakian 3-colour Sumpfmuster camouflage

trialled: 1970
issued: 1970
discontinued: 1991
used by: Bulgaria (People's Republic of Bulgaria)

* border guards (?)
* chemical warfare troops (?)
* paratroopers (?)

Developed in the 1970s, the Bulgarian жабежка кожа ('frogskin'; transliterated zhabezhka kozha) camouflage pattern is a rare and intriguing three-color design, comprising hard-edged grass green spots and clumps on a light grey background, overprinted with a continuous pattern of brick red dashes. Its general appearance strongly suggests that the design was based on Czechoslovakian 3-color Sumpfmuster (German, 'marsh pattern'), although some sources have claimed that it derived, at least in part, from the wartime SS-Platanenmuster ('plane tree' or 'sycamore') camouflage pattern.

Opinions differ, too, about its issue. On his Bulgarian Military Page, collector Chris Remy states:
The Frogskin/Rain pattern camouflage from Bulgaria was developed in the 1970s in an attempt to make a uniform that the NATO allies could not recognize. With this new pattern Bulgarian Paratroops would invade an 'aggressor' area. This pattern was never official and thus [remained] 'secret'. It was issued first to Paratroops, then Chemical Warfare troops, then a few found their way to the border patrol (not border guards).

In Wehrmacht Camouflage Uniforms and Post-War Derivatives, however, author Daniel Peterson claims:
The Bulgarian [Sumpfmuster] pattern is used exclusively by border guards.

source: kamouflage.net

1979 SPLINTER PATTERN



a.k.a.:
* 1979 splinter pattern
* 2nd pattern camouflage
* Bulgarian 'woodland'
* Bulgarian splinter pattern

influences: * 1953 splinter pattern camouflage

trialled: 1979
issued: 1979
discontinued: 1991
used by: Bulgaria (People's Republic of Bulgaria)

* paratroopers
* special operations

After World War II, several nations adopted splinter pattern camouflages similar to those used by the Wehrmacht. Also known as '1st pattern' camouflage, the 1953 Bulgarian splinter pattern is a case in point. The size of the splinter elements suggests that it was closely copied from the wartime German Luftwaffe-Splittermuster 41 ('1941 Luftwaffe splinter pattern'), although there were also differences, the most significant of which was the wavy appearance of the dashes. Less obvious, but no less distinctive, was the printing of the green splinter elements and dashes with the same roller, which reduced the Bulgarian splinter pattern to a three-colour camouflage.

Through the 1960s and 1970s, the Bulgarian splinter pattern continued to evolve. Eventually the splinter elements were made smaller and spaced more widely, while the dashes came to form a continuous fill in the spaces between. In spite of occassional departures, such as the жабежка кожа ('frogskin'; transliterated zhabezhka kozha) pattern of the 1970s, this amended splinter pattern gradually became the 'national' Bulgarian camouflage pattern. Usually the only striking difference between successive designs is the background colour, although there were other differences, too.

Toward the end of 1970s, the next evolution of the Bulgarian splinter pattern came into service. The colours used were very much like those of the 1997 splinter pattern — dark earth and dark green elements printed on a grey-green background. The splinter elements, however are closer together in the 1979 pattern than they are in the 1997 pattern.

The 1979 splinter pattern coincided with the first issue of a two-piece camouflage uniforms. The first of these sets had a waist-length jacket, which was suitable for wear all year round. A later set featured a longer, zippered jacket, which was for wear in winter, only.

Both types of uniform were made in limited quantities, and issued only to officers of the airborne forces, the intelligence corps, and other special forces. The two-piece sets completely superceded the older 1953 splinter pattern coveralls.

source: kamouflage.net

BULGARIAN 3-COLOR DESERT CAMOUFLAGE



a.k.a.: Bulgarian 3-colour desert camouflage

influences: U.S. 3-color desert

trialled: 2003
issued: 2003
discontinued:
used by: Bulgaria (Republic of Bulgaria)

* Bulgarian contingent in Iraq

Bulgaria has been a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (abbrev. NATO) partner country since 1994. Formal contact with NATO began in 1990, when the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally accepted NATO's invitation to establish a regular diplomatic liaison mission at the Alliance Headquarters in Brussels. This was the beginning of the political dialogue, practical cooperation and reform efforts that eventually resulted in Bulgaria joining the NATO Alliance.

Part of the reform process involved the design and trial of new camouflage uniforms that would conform to the NATO standard. This Bulgarian 3-colour desert camouflage was one of the patterns to be adopted, as a result. It was worn by the Bulgarian military contingent in Iraq.

Like the U.S. three-color DBDU pattern, this new design comprises large light green and sand-coloured areas, accented with narrower earth brown elements. However, the shapes used in the Bulgarian 3-colour desert camouflage have more irregular outlines than those seen in its American counterpart.

Bulgarian troops were first deployed to Iraq in 2003, and the last four Bulgarian soldiers were withdrawn from Iraq on January 16, 2006. The Bulgarian contingent's mission included protecting convoys, training Iraqi troops and participating in reconstruction projects in Kerbala and Diwaniya, south of Baghdad.

In all, Bulgaria lost 13 soldiers in Iraq: one to friendly fire, five in accidents and seven in attacks. Additionally, two Bulgarian civilian truck drivers were captured and killed, while a third was ambushed and killed. Three Bulgarian pilots were killed in April 2005, when their Mi-17 transport helicopter was shot down.

soource: kamouflage.net

1938 M SATORLAP ESOGALLER CAMOUFLAGE



a.k.a.: 1938 M sátorlap-esögallér camouflage

influences: 1929 Telo Mimetico

trialled: 1938
issued: 1938
discontinued: 1949
used by: Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)

* Royal Hungarian Army

The 1938 M sátorlap-esögallér (M38 shelter half) was the first standard camouflage garment to be widely issued to soldiers of the Royal Hungarian Army. Like the Zeltbahn 31, the 1938 M sátorlap-esögallér was a a multipurpose camouflage item that could be worn as an individual camouflage poncho or used to construct a shelter.
Based on the 1929 Telo Mimetico ('camouflage cloth') pattern, the design featured on the Hungarian M38 shelter half was a three-colour pattern, comprising hard-edged green and maroon shapes on a light tan background.

Shelter halves were the only official camouflage garments used by the Royal Hungarian Army during World War II. Notwithstanding the scarcity of regulation camouflage uniforms, Hungarian soldiers, in the field, contrived to manufacture numerous non-regulation uniform items from M38 camouflage material. These field-improvised garments included helmet covers, camouflage smocks modelled on the German Tarnhemd, camouflaged paratrooper jump-smocks modelled on the German Knochensack ('bone-sack'), and hooded jackets.

Since Hungarian and German soldiers fought side-by-side as allies, it seems probable that fabric from the 1938 M sátorlap-esögallér was also used for German field-made garments.

source: kamouflage.net

1939 M SATORLAP ESOGALLER



a.k.a.: 1939 M sátorlap-esögallér camouflage

influences: 1938 M sátorlap-esögallér camouflage

trialled: 1938
issued: 1939
discontinued: 1949
used by: Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)

* Royal Hungarian Army

The 1938 M sátorlap-esögallér (M38 shelter half) was the first standard camouflage garment to be widely issued to soldiers of the Royal Hungarian Army. Like the Zeltbahn 31, the 1938 M sátorlap-esögallér was a a multipurpose camouflage item that could be worn as an individual camouflage poncho or used to construct a shelter.
Based on the 1929 Telo Mimetico ('camouflage cloth') pattern, the design featured on the Hungarian M38 shelter half was a three-colour pattern, comprising hard-edged green and maroon shapes on a light tan background.

In his book Waffen SS Camouflage Uniforms & Post-War Derivatives, author Daniel Peterson claims that this camouflage pattern was soon followed by a burred-edge pattern, which was featured on the 1939 M sátorlap-esögallér (M39 shelter half). Like the design seen on the M38 shelter half, this 1939 pattern was a three-colour camouflage pattern, comprising soft-edged dark brown and sage green elements on a light tan background.

Tamás Baczoni, of the Museum of Military History, Hungary, has not seen any surviving examples of soft-edged pattern shelter halves that pre-date 1944. He concedes, however, that it is possible the soft-edge pattern shelter-halves were produced earlier, since the 1939 regulations direct that shelter-halves should be made either in hard edge or in soft edge pattern camouflage. Mr Baczoni adds that contemporary photos of WW2 Hungarian soldiers show that most were equipped with hard-edge patterned shelter halves.

source: kamouflage.net

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