Austria - Revision history

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Republic of Austria

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Acknowledgements

Admin1: /* Austrian Camouflage Patterns */

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Austrian Camouflage Patterns

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Austrian Camouflage Patterns

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Other Camouflage Patterns worn by Austria

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-* The ''Bundesheer'' also tested a two-color camouflage design for operating in snow conditions in 2021, seen here. Like the desert pattern, this design has not been officially adopted nor fielded except as a trial pattern.
+* The ''Bundesheer'' also tested a three-color camouflage design for operating in snow conditions in 2021, seen here. Like the desert pattern, this design has not been officially adopted nor fielded except as a trial pattern.
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-* Between 2021 and 2022, the Bundesheer announced the development of a new desert camouflage design based around the organic, non-pixelated shapes of the official temperate camouflage. Retaining the color scheme of the previous desert pattern (black, grey, khaki and sand/tan), the design has yet to be fielded as of January 2023.
+* Circa 2021, the ''Bundesheer'' announced the development of a new desert camouflage design based around the organic, non-pixelated shapes of the official temperate camouflage. Retaining the color scheme of the previous desert pattern (black, grey, khaki and sand/tan), the design has yet to be fielded as of January 2023.
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-The standard combat uniform of the Austrian Army ''(Heer)'' has been olive green since the 1970s. Although the nation did produce its own distinctive camouflage pattern from the 1950s through the early 1970s, it retained olive green combat uniforms for most of the armed forces throughout the remainder of the 20th century. A solid tan version of the standard combat uniform was issued to Austrian personnel serving in arid environments since 2003. It was only in the 2020s that the country finally returned to a camouflage design for military personnel.
+The standard combat uniform of the Austrian Army ''(Heer)'' was a plain olive green from the 1970s until the after the dawn of the 21st century. Although the nation did produce its own distinctive camouflage pattern from the 1950s through the early 1970s, only personnel serving in special operations roles or the occasional international deployment would adopt camouflage on an assignment basis. A solid tan version of the standard combat uniform was issued to Austrian personnel serving in arid environments beginning in 2003. It was only in the 2020s that the country finally returned to a camouflage design for military personnel.
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-* The Austrian Ministry of Defense announced in September 2017 that the entire Bundesheer would eventually be outfitted in new uniforms featuring a unique, Austrian camouflage pattern. This new camouflage design combines six colors (grey, dark olive, medium olive, lichen green, khaki, and sand) in a variegated pattern that is intended to replicate the type of native vegetation found in Austria. The pattern includes features intended to thwart night vision. This design is not based on the patterns previously tested by the Jagdkommando, which have been dropped. That unit will also wear the new camouflage scheme, with a specialized uniform having design features tailored for special operations. Personnel serving in extremely arid climates will be outfitted in a desert variant of this pattern having only four colors (very dark brown, grey, khaki, and very light sand). Uniforms in the ''Tarndruck neu'' pattern were first presented to Jägerbataillon 18 (18th Infantry Battalion) and to the ''Milizjägerbataillon Burgenland'' (Burgenland Militia Battalion) in March 2019.
+* The Austrian Ministry of Defense announced in September 2017 that the entire Bundesheer would eventually be outfitted in new uniforms featuring a unique, Austrian camouflage pattern. This camouflage design combines six colors (grey, dark olive, medium olive, lichen green, khaki, and sand) in a variegated pattern that is intended to replicate the type of native vegetation found in Austria. The pattern also includes features intended to thwart night vision. This design was not based on the patterns previously tested by the Jagdkommando, which were eventually dropped. That unit will also wear the new camouflage scheme, with a specialized uniform having design features tailored for special operations.
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-The standard combat uniform of the Austrian Army ''(Heer)'' has been olive green since the 1970s. Although the nation did produce its own distinctive camouflage pattern from the 1950s through the early 1970s, it has not adopted a national pattern to be universally distributed to the armed forces since. This trend is likely to continue, as a solid tan version of the standard combat uniform has been issued to Austrian personnel serving in arid environments since 2003.
+The standard combat uniform of the Austrian Army ''(Heer)'' has been olive green since the 1970s. Although the nation did produce its own distinctive camouflage pattern from the 1950s through the early 1970s, it retained olive green combat uniforms for most of the armed forces throughout the remainder of the 20th century. A solid tan version of the standard combat uniform was issued to Austrian personnel serving in arid environments since 2003. It was only in the 2020s that the country finally returned to a camouflage design for military personnel.
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	== Acknowledgements ==		== Acknowledgements ==

−	The editors wish to express our gratitude to Mr. Gene T. (ICUS) for ~~his~~ generous assistance in helping create this page.	+	The editors wish to express our gratitude to Mr. Gene T. (ICUS) and Philip Thum for their generous assistance in helping create this page.

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 * Austrian soldiers are also known to wear solid white oversuits for operations in alpine or snow-covered terrain.
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 * In 2008 the Austrian Ministry of Defence introduced two pixelated patterns, thus far only tested for service with the ''Jagdkommando'' (special operations forces). Both patterns are named ''pixeltarnung'' (pixel camouflage), there being both a temperate and a desert version. A third version also exists. Although none of these patterns were officially adopted, during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, surplus fabric was used to make face shields for members of the Armed Forces.

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-* Austrian soldiers are also known to wear a solid white oversuit for operations in alpine or snow-covered terrain. ''(no illustration)''
+* Austrian soldiers are also known to wear solid white oversuits for operations in alpine or snow-covered terrain.
 * In 2008 the Austrian Ministry of Defence introduced two pixelated patterns, thus far only tested for service with the ''Jagdkommando'' (special operations forces). Both patterns are named ''pixeltarnung'' (pixel camouflage), there being both a temperate and a desert version. A third version also exists. Although none of these patterns were officially adopted, during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, surplus fabric was used to make face shields for members of the Armed Forces.

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		+	* The ''Jagdkommando'' is the Austrian Armed Forces special operations unit, founded in 1962. Their duties include counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, and direct action operations. Although specialized camouflage designs have been tested for the unit in the past, presently operators are deploying in [[Multicam]] pattern combat uniforms.
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	== Comparison Photos ==		== Comparison Photos ==