WWII Camouflage Showdown: Allied vs. German Patterns Posted: May 8, 2025 | Last updated: May 8, 2025 Camouflage in World War 2 was the first time camouflage was used en masse by all sides.

Today, it’s impossible to think of the American military without its customary camouflage uniforms. This tradition hearkens ...

For anyone living in the 21st century, it’s hard to imagine a battle scene that isn’t plastered with camouflage: soldiers in muted green-brown fatigues, marching beside tanks painted the same colors.

The concept of color-changing tanks, able to change their camouflage pattern in real time in the battlefield to adapt to changing surroundings, is one of the holy grails of modern military deception.