Battledress

U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company

Battledress is a general term for the military uniform worn into combat, as opposed to 'display' dress and formal uniforms worn at parades and functions. It may be either monochrome (often a shade of green or brown) or in military camouflage colours.

Battledress Media

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  Military people of different nationalities wearing a variety of combat uniforms in 2013.

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  An Australian soldier wearing the Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform while firing his rifle

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  Canadian soldiers in service dress during the First World War

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  A Canadian contingent in Hong Kong wearing Khaki Drill uniform

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  Members of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment in service dress uniform, June 1945

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  Canadian soldiers marching in their green-coloured combat uniforms, 1996

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  Canadian sniper Harold Marshall in a Denison smock

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  French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme, 1916

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  Field jacket and trousers for the lizard pattern battle dress uniform. The camouflage pattern was introduced in 1947 and used to until the 1980s

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  French soldiers in combat uniforms during Exercise wessex storm.

References

• Blechman, Hardy; Newman, Alex (2004). DPM: Disruptive Pattern Material. Frances Lincoln Limited.
• Behrens, Roy R. (2002). FALSE COLORS: Art, Design and Modern Camouflage. Bobolink Books. ISBN 978-0-9713244-0-4.
• Khaki: Uniforms of the CEF by Clive M. Law (Service Publications, 1998).
• Clive M. (Clive Michael) Law; Dorosh, Michael A (2001). Dressed to Kill. ISBN 978-1-894581-07-3.

Other websites

• www.canadiansoldiers.com: extensive discussion of Canadian Army uniforms, insignia, and traditions from 1900 to 2000