Leibermuster

Leibermuster is a German military camouflage pattern first used in 1945. It was the last of a family of German World War II camouflage patterns. The pattern (named after the brothers Leiber, its creators) was issued on a very limited basis to combat units before the war ended. It consists of bold irregular areas of black printed over brown and green on a pale background.[1]

Leibermuster
Closeup of Leibermuster
TypeMilitary camouflage pattern
Place of originNazi Germany
Service history
In service1945
Used byHeer
Waffen-SS
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerLeiber brothers

Reproduction Leibermuster uniforms made in China and Turkey, created for collectors and reenactors, have become available on the market through European vendors.[2] After the war, Liebermuster was the basis for the "pizza camouflage" issued to the Swiss army until the 1990s.

Development

The pattern was intended to provide some degree of camouflage in the infrared.[3] It was the first pattern issued to both regular army (Wehrmacht) and Waffen-SS units.

References
  1. Newark, Timothy (2007). Camouflage. Thames & Hudson in association with the Imperial War Museum. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-0-500-51347-7. OCLC 225601057.
  2. Richardson, Francis. (1945). Camouflage Fabrics both Plain and Printed for Military Use by the German SS and German Army. Reprinted in: Borsarello, J. F. (Ed.). (1990?). SS & Wehrmacht Camouflage, ISO Publications; London.
  3. Camouflage At War. Amber Books. 2017. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-1-78274-498-6. OCLC 961009046.
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