![]() The original M29 design was modified in the 1950s and 1960s for general issue to Italian Marines and some units of the Italian Army in at least three distinctive color variations. This pattern saw widespread usage by paratroopers and some other Italian soldiers throughout WW2, and was even utilized by the German Army towards the end of the war. The Italians also have the distinction of developing the first mass-produced camouflage pattern for military usage, the ![]() A one-piece all white coverall was issued to Alpine soldiers (Alpini) and continued to be worn in the Second World War and thereafter. ![]() Although many nations experimented with camouflage schemes during the First World War, the Italians were the only nation to manufacture camouflage clothing in significant quantities for issue to a military unit. Italy has one of the longest-standing military traditions of employing camouflage printed fabrics for concealment purposes. ![]()
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