Battledress
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
Military service members of different nationalities wearing a variety of combat uniforms in 2013.
An Australian soldier wearing the Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform
Canadian soldiers in service dress during the First World War
A Canadian contingent in Hong Kong wearing Khaki Drill uniform
Members of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment in battle dress uniform, June 1945
Canadian soldiers marching in their green-coloured combat uniforms, 1996
Canadian sniper Harold Marshall in a Denison smock
French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme, 1916
A 1939 OKH illustration for German Army use showing the different field uniforms employed by the French Army at the time, including some of those used by colonial troops
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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References
- Blechman, Hardy. DPM: Disruptive Pattern Material (2004)Frances Lincoln Limited.
- Behrens, Roy R.. FALSE COLORS: Art, Design and Modern Camouflage (2002)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. Dressed to Kill (2001). ISBN 978-1-894581-07-3.
Other websites
- www.canadiansoldiers.com: extensive discussion of Canadian Army uniforms, insignia, and traditions from 1900 to 2000