Ironically, one reason that the U.S. Army didn't use camouflage widely in Europe was because the German military was using a variety of patterns – and there was concern that soldiers in ...

Soon British soldiers adopted some of the same techniques, then the German army added painted camouflage to its helmets, making it an official part of the army program in 1918.

Military planners in France, Britain and the U.S. were more interested in how cubist concepts and other artistic forms could help allied ships avoid German U-boat attacks during World War I.

Camouflage in World War 2 was the first time camouflage was used en masse by all sides. Each side had a different approach to camouflage but it was the Germans who were at the forefront of ...

A new type of camouflage developed for the Bundeswehr (German army) has been designed to fool even enemies using night vision equipment.

The German patterns were widely copied by the Americans who went “over there,” and many artistic soldiers created a variety of unique camouflage patterns.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted Germany to revolutionize its security doctrine. But the war has also exposed how weak a link the German military is in NATO.

During WWI the French military called on the talents of artists to conceal their forces. The resulting ‘Section de Camouflage’, established in 1915, was the first officially sanctioned ...

In the early days of modern warfare, ships protected themselves from German U-boats with wild, eye-catching painted patterns called dazzle. The military moved on to new forms of camo decades ago ...

Simon Menner contacted the German army in 2010 to see if they’d be interested in helping him create images where members of the army are hidden, or, “Camouflage,” like the title of his ...

Before the development of camouflage that resembled patterns in nature, there was the earliest version: khaki. While known for the casual pants, khaki has a long history as the first widespread ...