Stylized palette rendering — not a reproduction of the licensed pattern.

British Windproof (WWII)

The brushed splodge print of WWII British windproof oversmocks, in pale sand, pink-tan and green.

Family

UK

Era

Historical

In service

1942–1965

Environments

woodland, temperate

History

Printed on windproof oversuits from about 1942 and issued to SAS, commandos, snipers and mountain troops. The garments stayed in sniper and special-forces use well after the war, and the soft-edged splodges prefigure later British brush camouflage.

In the field

Meant to be worn over kit across varied terrain; the washed-out tones work better in the field than they look on the rack.

Where it served

Western EuropeNorth Africa

Stylized region map — where the pattern was designed to work and primarily served.

Related patterns

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