German military uniforms

thumb|Bavarian Officer Pickelhaube thumb|right|Prussian police leather Pickelhaube

The Stahlhelm (German for "steel helmet") is a term used to refer to a series of German steel combat helmet designs intended to protect the wearer from common battlefield hazards such as shrapnel.

Flecktarn (; "mottled camouflage"; also known as Flecktarnmuster or Fleckentarn) is a family of three-, four-, five- or six-color disruptive camouflage patterns, the most common being the five-color pattern which is the woodland version, consisting of dark green, grey-green, red brown, and black over a light green or tan base depending on the manufacturer. The original German five-color pattern was designed for use in European temperate woodland terrain. A three-color variation called Tropentarn (formerly Wüstentarn) is intended for arid and desert conditions; the German Bundeswehr wore it in

thumb|260px|Feldgrau of the Wehrmacht ([[Stalingrad 1942)]] thumb|100px|Service dress in Hellgrau (German Bundeswehr) Feldgrau (English: field-grey) is a green–grey color. It was the official basic color of military uniforms of the German armed forces from the early 20th century until 1945 (West Germany) or 1989 (East Germany). Armed forces of other countries also used various shades of that color. Feldgrau was used to refer to the color of uniforms of the armies of Germany, first the Imperial German Army and later the Heer (ground forces) of the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht.

used for the Nazi paramilitary ranks of the Schutzstaffel (SS)

thumb| Splittertarn 31 pattern.

thumb|right|200px|The blue border around the shoulder strap of this uniform indicates that its wearer is assigned to a logistics unit. Note that the epaulettes on the camouflage uniform ([[Bundeswehr) at the back do not have blue trim.]]

Leibermuster is a German military camouflage pattern first used in 1945. It was the last of a family of German World War II camouflage patterns. The pattern (named after its designers, the Leiber brothers) was issued on a very limited basis to combat units before the war ended. It consists of bold irregular areas of black printed over brown and green on a pale background.

field cap worn by various German-speaking or German-influenced military forces

Military Attire

Nazi military clothing

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Tropentarn ("tropical camouflage") is the name of a lighter weight polyester-cotton (PolyCo) fabric printed with the German 5-color Flecktarn camouflage pattern used by the Bundeswehr for their military uniforms. Some tags say 20% polyester, some say 15%, and others say 35%.

thumb|Sumpftarnmuster 43 pattern. thumb|Wehrmacht soldier wearing a Sumpftarnmuster smock on the eastern front. The Sumpftarnmuster or Marsh Camouflage was one of a family of German World War II camouflage patterns, derived from the earlier 1931 Reichswehr design, Splittertarnmuster or more commonly referred to as Splinter Camouflage. The pattern was first issued to Wehrmacht units in 1943 in the form of smocks, helmet covers, and winter overpants. The pattern resembles a saturated version of the Splinter Camouflage with the color dominance switching from beige, to green to better blend into f

military commemorative or affiliation insignia worn on the sleeve, especially in German armies

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Military camouflage designs

World War II Luftwaffe helmet