Combat uniform

); in general, uniform fabrics tend to come in camouflage, disruptive patterns, or otherwise olive drab, brown, or khaki monochrome, to approximate the background and make the soldier less visible in certain environments.

Following service with the 28th Commonwealth Division in Malaya and Borneo, Australia adopted "Jungle Greens" (JGs) for all field wear, eventually modifying the uniform during the Vietnam War with slanted pockets and with the blouse to be worn outside of the trousers, similar to U.S. "jungle fatigues" (the forerunner of the U.S. Battle Dress Uniform) which also first appeared in Vietnam.

In combat in France and Flanders, they were often replaced on an individual basis by other ranks' Service Dress, making the officer less conspicuous to enemy snipers and soldiers.

Currently, the Canadian Forces use the four-colour CADPAT design, a computer-generated pixelated pattern issued in TW (temperate woodland) and AR (arid region) colours.

The TAN colored combat uniform was also issued to Canadian troops serving in the Western Sahara with the UN Mission (MINURSO) during 1992–1993.

Specialised battledress was developed primarily during the Second World War, including the Denison smock – originally for parachutists but also adopted by snipers.

[citation needed] From the mid-19th century to the end of the Second World War, France's field uniforms for dismounted troops were based on a kind of universal long coat called the capote and breeches, both made of woollen serge.

[7] The first French battledress was introduced in 1945 and was made of a heavy cotton duck, sometimes taken from old German stocks and based on the same design as the British 1937 pattern.

A proper cotton combat uniform was introduced in 1947 (Modèle 47) based on a jacket inspired by the US 1943 pattern and loose trousers with two big cargo pockets on each side of the thighs.

The same year, a special uniform, also called Modèle 47 was issued to airborne units composed of a large jacket with two breast and two hip cargo pockets.

On another side, the camouflaged uniform was still in use by the French forces in overseas territories until the end of the 1980s; a huge quantity of them was then handed over to Portugal and Israel.

The French army received a new standard battle dress in 1964, roughly based on the principles of the 1947 pattern, but much closer to the body, with zipped breast pockets and made of water repellent grey-green infrared proof material called Satin 300 to protect soldiers against nuclear and chemical agents.

it keeps the same pattern and colors but has a wider cut for more comfort and ease of movements, it has improved pockets placement for body armor use and a more resistant fabric (Rip-Stop).The new uniform is planned in 2 different pattern : Centre Europe (Woodland) and Arid (Desert 'Daguet' style)[8] The feldgrau ("field grey") colouring was adopted by the German Empire in 1910.

After much trial the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, in 1938, issued the basic four-colour "plane tree" pattern (Platanenmuster) of Schick and Schmid in the form of camouflage smocks to units of the Waffen SS.

During the war, additional SS variants including "palm", "smoke", and "oak leaf" were introduced, in spring and autumn colours.

By 1944 the complex "peas" pattern (Erbsenmuster) was also used by the Waffen SS issued as standard, in tunic and trouser combinations, but never in smocks or caps.

Intended to be used by all the armed forces, it was layered to improve effectiveness at distance, used a new print method to reduce obvious repetition, and included NIR protection.

East Germany's Nationale Volksarmee first pattern was the 1956 Russisches Tarnmuster based, as the name suggests, on the Soviet "amoeba" designs.

The Air Force officially adopted a pixelated camouflage design utilizing black, grey, off-white, blue-grey and medium blue, on 5 October 2015, to mark the service's anniversary.

[14] Units and formations within the armed forces such as the Kopassus, Raider Infantry, Kostrad, Marine Corps, Kopaska and Paskhas have their own distinctive camouflage pattern designs for their field uniforms which resemble their identity, but are only worn during special occasions such as military parades.

[citation needed] The Japan Self-Defense Forces did not issue a pattern until the 1980s, choosing a four-colour green-and-brown design, sometimes called "fang".

The two-piece suits were made to be worn over the uniform and gear, which could be accessed through the special slots (a design feature later employed by the Germans).

In 2008, the Russian Armed Forces introduced a pixelated camouflage design intended to replace the VSR and Flora patterns.

[citation needed] In the early campaigns in North Africa and the Mediterranean theatre, British troops wore khaki drill (KD) shorts or slacks with long sleeved Aertex shirts.

The paler shade of KD was more suited to desert or semi-desert regions than the dark khaki serge used in Battle dress.

The khaki Battledress was used until the late 1960s, and various uniform items in KD, JG and OG remained on issue to soldiers serving in the Mediterranean, Middle East or tropics after the war.

Soldiers were at first issued JG for hot weather, and battledress in the wintertime, but this had to be augmented with additional warm clothing (often from the U.S. Army) as well as caps with ear flaps and fur linings.

A solution was rapidly pursued, and towards the end of the Korean War a windproof and water-repellent gabardine combat uniform was issued.

The trousers followed the tried and tested battledress design, while the bush jacket had several pockets inside and out, closing with zips and buttons, a hip length skirt with draw-strings to keep out the wind, and a similar arrangement at the waist.

[citation needed] The United States Armed Forces have adopted a variety of combat uniforms throughout their history, including the plain olive green OG-107.

Military service members of different nationalities wearing a variety of combat uniforms in 2013.
An Australian soldier wearing the Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform
Canadian soldiers in service dress during the First World War
A Canadian contingent in Hong Kong wearing Khaki Drill uniform
Members of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment in battle dress uniform, June 1945
Canadian soldiers marching in their green-coloured combat uniforms, 1996
Canadian sniper Harold Marshall in a Denison smock
French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme , 1916
Field jacket and trousers for the lizard pattern battle dress uniform. The camouflage pattern was introduced in 1947 and used to until the 1980s
M36 uniform worn by enlisted Wehrmacht infantry.
A soldier of the Bundeswehr in plain olive green combat uniform, 1982.
A German KSK member wearing the new Bundeswehr Multitarn camo pattern.
Indonesian soldiers of the Garuda Contingent. One is dressed in a temperate variant of DPM while most have a four-colour desert variant of the uniform.
Shirt and trousers used in the Japan Self-Defense Forces combat uniform
NZ Army soldiers from RNZIR wearing MCU camouflage pattern, in service from 2013 to 2020.
Imperial Russian Army soldiers inspect an auto wreckage, 1915
Soviet soldiers prior to the Battle of Smolensk in 1941
Members of the Russian Airborne Forces in EMR Pattern uniform.
Historical reenactors depicting the New Model Army during the Battle of Naseby . Most British soldiers fought in red-coloured coats/tunics from the 17th to 19th century.
British Army soldiers in Burma, February 1945
Members of the Black Watch in combat uniforms relaxing during the Korean War
British issue shirt and trousers in temperate version of DPM .
British desert version of DPM worn by a British Army officer, right.
Examples of different US combat uniforms. From left to right are Army Combat Uniform in Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), Desert Battle Dress Uniform , Battle Dress Uniform and ERDL pattern