List of military clothing camouflage patterns

1931 Splittertarnmuster (splinter pattern) first used for tents, then parachutists' jump smocks, and finally for infantry smocks

This is a list of military clothing camouflage patterns used for battledress. Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by armed forces to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. Textile patterns for uniforms have multiple functions, including camouflage, identifying friend from foe, and esprit de corps.[1]

The list is organized by pattern; only patterned textiles are shown. It includes current and past issue patterns, with dates; users may include a wide range of military bodies.

  1. ^ Brayley, Martin J. (2009). Camouflage Uniforms: International Combat Dress, 1940–2010. Ramsbury: Crowood. ISBN 978-1-84797-137-1.