Apr 4, 2025 · Welcome to Camopedia. The Camopedia website is a living document, providing a comprehensive, accurate, and academically-supported database referencing all of the major military and paramilitary camouflage patterns that have been in use around the world since the beginning of the 20th century. This reference is available as a free resource for historians, …

Apr 3, 2025 · Woodland Camouflage. The term woodland is generally applied to the family of designs that started with the US "Woodland Camouflage Pattern" developed in the United States and released in 1981 on the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU). In turn, m81 Woodland camouflage was derived from the m1948 ERDL camouflage pattern, developed by the United States Army …

Oct 18, 2024 · This pattern was re-designed by Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in 2009 and officially named the Scorpion W2 pattern (registered 2014). On official nomenclature, the pattern will be known as Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). Although the design does differ from Multicam, the differences are not easy to ...

Apr 6, 2025 · The first camouflage pattern issued to the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) dates to the early 1980s. Variations of this basic leaf design continued to be issued until recently, when a pixelated pattern was adopted. Seen below is the earliest issue PMC pattern. Another early PMC camouflage pattern is seen here, colloquially called Malunggay.

May 8, 2022 · The pattern would also be utilized on for a number of uniform items during WW2 and was the basis of the Luftwaffe-Splittermuster camouflage pattern. A three color camouflage design consisting of dark russet and green blobs on a dark ochre background seems emerged for use on German tanks circa 1934.

Apr 30, 2024 · These patterns remain in usage with Army and Air Force personnel. Italian Camouflage Patterns. The M1929 telo mimetico (1929 model camouflage pattern) is believed to be the first mass-produced camouflage pattern in existence. Introduced in 1929, it was widely distributed to Italian soldiers as a square shelter half or shelter/poncho combination ...

Mar 10, 2025 · A spot camouflage pattern, influenced by the WW2 era USA M1942 jungle camouflage, was introduced for service with the Korps Marinir (Marine Corps) and worn between 1983 and 1984. The pattern, known locally as Macan Tutul (leopard), is actually similar to that developed by the Dutch Army in the 1950s, although the spots are somewhat larger in size.

Feb 10, 2025 · In 2008, the entire armed forces began the process of being outfitted in a new series of pixelated camouflage designs. Camouflage Patterns of the Mexican Armed Forces. The earliest, mass-produced Mexican military camouflage pattern was heavily influenced by the US M1942 spot or "frog skin" camouflage pattern of the Second World War. Locally ...

May 12, 2024 · This camouflage pattern is a four-color scheme incorporating irregular blob-like shapes in black, forest green, lichen or moss green, and medium brown, and has a much more disruptive apperance than its predecessor wz. 93 Pantera.

The Camouflage Uniform Index is sponsored by the International Camouflage Uniform Society (ICUS). The Society is an association of collectors, researchers, curators, and historians with a mutual interest in the study of international military camouflage patterns and combat uniforms.