8 May 20 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[browningautorifle]

Ultra rare and valuable uniforms...

[Tom in N.J.]

I can see why they are rare.... I'd shoot on sight that helmet cover and camo suit.. looks too much like SS to be safe in...

[browningautorifle]

looks too much like SS to be safe in

I think they were withdrawn in the first thirty days.

[Sarge1998]

I think they were withdrawn in the first thirty days.

This morning The Tank Museum issued a video titled Hiding Your Army/Military Camoflage See specific reference to this topic about the 31:30 mark

[BEAR]

Hmm! I wonder why they took that long to get them off the troops?
Attachment 107628
SS Sniper captured by British troops.

BEAR

[browningautorifle]

why they took that long

That's just the time frame I'd heard, but I think that was here. Others will be long to confirm or deny...

[Tom in N.J.]

Bear... The 'sniper' in that picture is the Brit!.. note his Mk 4 (T) rifle!!.. (No scope) Looks like the German is wearing a U.S. coverall set.

[Mark in Rochester]

Early in WWII, the Army developed two camouflage uniforms. They were made from HBT cotton cloth, printed with double-sided "Spring" and "Fall" color camouflage. (This was the same cloth used by the Marines for their P42 and P44 camouflage uniforms.) Both a coverall and a two piece jacket and trouser were produced. Unlike the uniforms made for the Marines, neither Army uniform was reversible. Both were green-side out. The coverall was quickly deemed too hot and clumsy to wear and was only issued in very limited numbers in both Europe and the Pacific. However, the two-piece uniform was more successful and was issued for troop trials in the summer of 1944.

Unfortunately, the preponderance of camouflage worn by the Germans led to a large number of "friendly fire" incidents, and the uniforms were withdrawn around the end of August. A veteran of the 29th Infantry Division commented, "those guys should have known better than to wear camouflage like damned Germans. We shot the hell out of them." Apparently, troops in neighboring units were not advised of the "new" uniform being worn by their comrades and they reacted accordingly.

For the trials, most information indicates that troops of the 41st Armored Infantry Battalion (2nd Armored Division) were the primary recipients. Some evidence indicates that a few units of the 2nd and 30th Infantry Divisions also participated. Lastly, several veterans of various armored battalions serving in France and Italy as well as a few units fighting in the Philippines have reported that they were issued some camouflage uniforms.

[CINDERS]

Its a German Sniper captured in Flecktarn pattern I'll try and find that pictures mate where the suit perfectly blends with the building brick work as they are marching him out of his hide.

Found it notice how his left left leg & torso area etc blend in pretty well with the brickwork I'll see if I can find a clearer one in Skennertons or my German snipers book and take a pic of it.