Leibermuster - Revision history

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-* The pattern was revived by several countries after the war during discussions about creating a possible European Defense Union. In July 1955, both Belgium and Germany placed significant orders for uniforms in a modified ''leibermuster'' camouflage design, but as the European Defense Union idea crumbled so did the idea of a unified camouflage design. In the end, only trial uniforms for either country have survived.
+* The pattern was revived as a potential European camouflage design after the war during discussions about creating a possible European Defense Union. In July 1955, both Belgium and Germany placed significant orders for uniforms in a modified ''leibermuster'' camouflage design, but as the European Defense Union idea crumbled so did the idea of a unified camouflage design. In the end, only trial uniforms for either country have survived.
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−	Towards the very end of the Second World War a German engineer named Helmut Leiber developed a unique camouflage design intended to replace all previously issued patterns in the SS, Army and Luftwaffe. Produced in Augsburg, the uniforms were only issued to a limited number of [[Germany_(Third_Reich)\|German]] troops beginning in February 1945.<ref>Francis S. Richardson, German Textile Developments in Textile Finishing Processes, March 1946, Hobart Publishing Company, Washington, p. 139-140.</ref> The design, consisting of large, amoebic shapes in green and russet on a ~~slightly pink-tinged~~ khaki background, features carbon-laced black overprint shapes designed to foil early infared technology.<ref>Ibid</ref>	+	Towards the very end of the Second World War a German engineer named Helmut Leiber developed a unique camouflage design intended to replace all previously issued patterns in the SS, Army and Luftwaffe. Produced in Augsburg, the uniforms were only issued to a limited number of [[Germany_(Third_Reich)\|German]] troops beginning in February 1945.<ref>Francis S. Richardson, German Textile Developments in Textile Finishing Processes, March 1946, Hobart Publishing Company, Washington, p. 139-140.</ref> The design, consisting of large, amoebic shapes in green and russet on a khaki background, features carbon-laced black overprint shapes designed to foil early infared technology.<ref>Ibid</ref>

	* A [[reproduction]] of the war-time pattern		* A [[reproduction]] of the war-time pattern

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-Leibermuster was developed towards the very end of WW2 and issued to a limited number of [[Germany_(Third_Reich)|German]] troops from February 1945.
+Towards the very end of the Second World War a German engineer named Helmut Leiber developed a unique camouflage design intended to replace all previously issued patterns in the SS, Army and Luftwaffe. Produced in Augsburg, the uniforms were only issued to a limited number of [[Germany_(Third_Reich)|German]] troops beginning in February 1945.<ref>Francis S. Richardson, German Textile Developments in Textile Finishing Processes, March 1946, Hobart Publishing Company, Washington, p. 139-140.</ref> The design, consisting of large, amoebic shapes in green and russet on a slightly pink-tinged khaki background, features carbon-laced black overprint shapes designed to foil early infared technology.<ref>Ibid</ref>
 * A [[reproduction]] of the war-time pattern
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-* After the war the newly founded [[Germany|West German]] Bundeswehr was at it's presentation in 1955 wearing a newly produced version of the Leibermuster
+* The pattern was revived by several countries after the war during discussions about creating a possible European Defense Union. In July 1955, both Belgium and Germany placed significant orders for uniforms in a modified ''leibermuster'' camouflage design, but as the European Defense Union idea crumbled so did the idea of a unified camouflage design. In the end, only trial uniforms for either country have survived.
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-* [[Czechoslovakia]] has been using a reversible suit that has also been called ''Leibermuster'' - but as is evident the pattern is quite different from the German
+* [[Czechoslovakia]] has been using a reversible suit that has also been called ''Leibermuster'' - but as is evident the pattern is quite different from the German. The pattern might however have been influenced by German Leibermuster uniforms captured in Czechoslovakia, as there have been numerous photos showing German troops wearing this pattern in that area in May 1945.
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		+	* [[Czechoslovakia]] has been using a reversible suit that has also been called ''Leibermuster'' - but as is evident the pattern is quite different from the German
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