Battledress (BD), later named the No. 5 Uniform, was the combat uniform worn by British Commonwealth and Imperial forces through the Second World War...

A combat uniform, also called a field uniform, battledress, or fatigues, is a casual uniform used by military, police, fire, and other public uniformed...

style stemming from his appreciation of the functionality of the British Battledress jacket. According to Carlo D'Este, citing an eyewitness account by...

Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited. p. 236. Jewell, Brian (26 March 1981). British Battledress 1937–61. Osprey Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9780850453874. Morris, Pauline...

Retrieved 16 December 2020. "British soldiers in France in 1939(in WW2) wearing service dress". Jewell, Brian (1981). British Battledress, 1937-61. Men At Arms...

Commons has media related to Service dress uniforms of the British Army. British Battledress British Army Uniform Dress Uniform Military uniform Major R. M...

War 2. Britain, Commonwealth and Empire. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-0-85368-078-9. Cole (2), Howard N. (1953). Badges on Battledress, Post-War...

uniforms in the mid-1940s and is synonymous with the British soldier of the 1940s and 50s. Battledress had some drawbacks. The uniform was designed for the...

Badges of World War 2. Britain, Commonwealth and Empire. London: Arms and Armour Press. Cole (2), Howard, N (1953). Badges on Battledress, Post-War Formation...

tunic continued as a field uniform until the introduction of British Battledress in 1938; the tunic continues to be worn for formal and ceremonial occasions...

(26 March 1981). British Battledress 1937–61. Osprey Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 9780850453874. Skinner, Rebecca (20 January 2015). British Paratrooper 1940–45...

or brown serge used in British Battledress. When the Allies moved up through Italy, however, two-piece khaki denim battledress overalls were increasingly...

introduced the M44 pattern uniform. Similar in appearance to the British Battledress or the related US "Ike" jacket, the M44 was unlike any other German...

historically followed those of the British Army. From World War II until the late 1950s British Battledress was worn, with British-issue "Jungle Greens" being...

where the received equipment from the British and Swedish. This meant that the Danes would wear the British Battledress as the combat uniform, which was called...

obedience]. Al-Bayan. Retrieved November 5, 2018. Jewell, Brian (1981), British Battledress, 1937-61, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 0-85045-387-9 (p. 22) Oliver, Kingsley...

the line and sent to the rear to be equipped with British material, including British Battledress uniforms and helmets. On 24 September 1944, the CIL...

Publishing. pp. 43–47. ISBN 9781472819055. Jewell, Brian (26 March 1981). British Battledress 1937–61. Osprey Publishing. pp. 35–36. ISBN 9780850453874. Horn,...

ranged from the heavy capotes and Adrian helmets of 1940 through to British battledress and American field uniforms from 1943 to 1945. The white kepi was...

(26 March 1981). British Battledress 1937–61. Osprey Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 9780850453874. Chappell, Mike (1997). Redcaps: Britain's Military Police....

in 1980. It was the default camouflage appearing on battledress of the Rhodesian Army and British South Africa Police, although used in smaller quantities...

field/combat. Battle dress may also refer to: British Battledress, the combat uniform worn by the British Army from the late 1930s until the 1960s Battle...

end of World War II the Australian Army began to adopt a woollen British Battledress blouse and trousers, with unit titles and formation patches made...

other demolition equipment. A battle jerkin was produced to wear over battledress and the airborne forces' camouflaged Denison smock became standard issue...

patterns seasonally. Uniforms were largely of a single colour, such as the British khaki; but snow camouflage clothes came into use in some armies as the...

to find warm and dry billets when they were out of the line. The British Battledress was warmer than the American equivalent, and each soldier had a warm...

wooden clogs, of peasants. Some lucky ones had scraps of uniforms and British battledress, but predominantly their clothes consisted of drab colored shirts...

both sportswear and casual clothing. During World War II, British soldiers wore Battledress uniforms that featured a jacket with an integrated belt to...

in a shabby appearance. American officers were impressed by the British battledress. This paired high-waisted fishtail back trousers with a short jacket...

London: Arms and Armour Press. Cole (2), Howard, N (1953). Badges on Battledress, Post-War Formation Signs; Rank and Regimental Insignia. Aldershot: Gale...