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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever since Adrian Hurtado decided to join the German army instead of going to university, he’s had to put with up with constant derision. “In Germany, soldiers are either murderers or idiots ...

With wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and political unrest in the United States, borrowing military aesthetics for fashion is a loaded choice. Our critic explains why she’s shifted her stance ...

Who knew? Camouflage, the fashion statement born in World War II and finally officially embraced by the Army in the 1980s, is getting a makeover.

Camouflage has been used by various armies for many years, but new technologies are reducing its usefulness. On September 2, ...

Critics of the German military’s procurement system can point to a long history of scandals, including, for example, the 135 million Euros the military spent repairing the Gorch Fock, a sailboat ...

The chief of the German army vented his frustration over what he sees as the long-running neglect of military readiness in his country in an unusual public rant a few hours after Russia invaded ...

BERLIN—Just three weeks after the German military sent him to Afghanistan, Alex found himself in the middle of a deadly 10-hour standoff with Taliban fighters near the northern city of Kunduz ...