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 * Several distinctive copies of [[DPM|British DPM]] camouflage were produced by local cottage industries and are prime examples of non-standard camouflage that appeared during the civil war. Both the quality of the fabric and the printing itself is of a lower standard than typically found on the government-sanctioned uniforms of the [[Yugoslavia|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].
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 * Although not particularly common, some usage of [[Romania|Romanian m90]] "leaf" pattern camouflage uniforms was made by certain units of the VRS, including the well-known "Wolves of Drina" ''(Vukovi sa Drine or Вукови са Дрине).''

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-* Copies of [[DPM|British DPM]] pattern were produced locally and worn by both sides during the conflict.
+* Several distinctive copies of [[DPM|British DPM]] camouflage were produced by local cottage industries and are prime examples of non-standard camouflage that appeared during the civil war. Both the quality of the fabric and the printing itself is of a lower standard than typically found on the government-sanctioned uniforms of the [[Yugoslavia|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].
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 * Although not particularly common, some usage of [[Romania|Romanian m90]] "leaf" pattern camouflage uniforms was made by certain units of the VRS, including the well-known "Wolves of Drina" ''(Vukovi sa Drine or Вукови са Дрине).''

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-* Seen here is an example of a green tiger pattern, often associated with officers. The stripes are thicker and less distinct in this design, and it is believed to have been primarily produced prior to and during the beginning of the war. There is a famous photo of General Ratko Mladic wearing this pattern.
+* Seen here is an example of a slight different green tiger pattern, often associated with officers. The stripes are thicker and less distinct in this design, and it is believed to have been primarily produced prior to and during the beginning of the war. There is a famous photo of General Ratko Mladic wearing this pattern. This is an example of a locally-produced design, not encountered to any great degree outside Bosnia.
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 == Srpska Republic ==
-Sometimes referred to as the Bosnian Serb Republic, or the Srpska Republic, the ''Republika Srpska'' (Република Српска) was a breakaway region of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Civil War period (January 1992-December 1995) which contended it would remain a part of the republic of [[Yugoslavia]]. Its armed forces were the ''Vojna Republika Srpska (VRS),'' or in English the Bosnian Serb Army (BSA). The VRS was largely outfitted by existing stocks of uniforms and equipment left over from the days when [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] was one of the six federal units of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia. Later the VRS was supplied with war materiel directly from what remained of [[Yugoslavia]] itself. Several camouflage patterns were worn by the BSA during the civil war, primarily lizard patterns (they are generally referred to as "tiger" instead of [[lizard]] when it comes to Serb/Yugoslav patterns), but also the standard uniforms of the JNA. Additionally there were a number of camouflage designs not typically found in Serbia or neighboring regions that found their way into the supply system of the VRS, or of particular units. It should be noted that the terms Srpska Republic and ''Republika Srpska'' are somewhat misleading in that the region was never formally recognized as a nation state by any country and were not even waging war to establish sovereignty. Today the terms are still used to refer to the administrative entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in some cases it is correct to refer to the Police forces of the Srpska Republic as they do have autonomous units.
+Sometimes referred to as the Bosnian Serb Republic, or the Srpska Republic, the ''Republika Srpska'' (Република Српска) was a breakaway region of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during that country's Civil War Period (January 1992-December 1995) that contended it would remain a part of the Republic of [[Yugoslavia]]. Its armed forces were the ''Vojna Republika Srpska (VRS),'' or - in English - the Bosnian Serb Army (BSA). The VRS was initially outfitted by existing stocks of uniforms and equipment left over from the days when [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] was one of the six federal units of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia. Later the VRS was supplied with war materiel directly from what remained of [[Yugoslavia]] itself, although there were also cottage industries producing non-standard camouflage for the VRS just as there were for the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Several camouflage patterns were worn by the BSA during the civil war, primarily lizard patterns (they are generally referred to as "tiger" instead of [[lizard]] when it comes to Serb/Yugoslav patterns), but also the standard uniforms of the JNA. It should be noted that the terms Srpska Republic and ''Republika Srpska'' are somewhat misleading in that the region was never formally recognized as a nation state by any country and were not even waging war to establish sovereignty. Today the terms are still used to refer to the administrative entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in some cases it is correct to refer to the Police forces of the Srpska Republic as they do have autonomous units.
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		+	* One-piece combat coveralls, probably made from Soviet m82 TTsKO three-color camouflage fabric obtained in Russia, did appear scattered among some units of the VRS, including the Wolves of Drina. These uniforms were also worn by the ''Kninjas'' of Kapetan Dragan in the Serbian Krajina region of Croatia.
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	* As early as 2014, special police units of the Srpska Republic's Ministry of the Interior began wearing [[Multicam]] operational camouflage uniforms alongside the solid black uniforms typically worn by that unit.		* As early as 2014, special police units of the Srpska Republic's Ministry of the Interior began wearing [[Multicam]] operational camouflage uniforms alongside the solid black uniforms typically worn by that unit.

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-* Special Police units operating within the Srpska Republic administrative region wear a camouflage design loosely based on the French CE woodland. The fabric appears to be made in the Republic of Serbia.
+* Special Police units from the Srpska Republic administrative region Ministry of the Interior also wear a camouflage design loosely based on the French CE woodland. The fabric appears to be made in the Republic of Serbia and has been in use since at least 2017.
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		+	* As early as 2014, special police units of the Srpska Republic's Ministry of the Interior began wearing [[Multicam]] operational camouflage uniforms alongside the solid black uniforms typically worn by that unit.
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	* Special Police units operating within the Srpska Republic administrative region wear a camouflage design loosely based on the French CE woodland. The fabric appears to be made in the Republic of Serbia.		* Special Police units operating within the Srpska Republic administrative region wear a camouflage design loosely based on the French CE woodland. The fabric appears to be made in the Republic of Serbia.