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Germans on the western front

German soldiers wearing tent pieces formed up in front of an officer. Near the Gironde river confluence/France, spring of 1944. German troops started to use camo like splinter pattern as early as 1943. (Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-263-1582-24)

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The German Luftwaffe (air force) started to use the Splittertarn pattern (e.g. for paratrooper coats) by 1941. The army (Heer) introduced regular camo uniforms in summer 1942. Waffen-SS respectively SS-Verfügungstruppe units started using Platanenmuster (plane tree pattern) in late 1937.

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