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experimental four-colour camouflage pattern
Republic of Hungary

In 1990, Hungary led the movement to dissolve the Warsaw Pact Treaty Organization and began to cultivate closer ties with Western Europe. Reforms were introduced, to modernise and Westernise the armed forces, with a view to assuring the interoperability of the Honvédség (Hungarian Home Defense Forces) with those of its prospective allies. Part of the process involved the design and trial of new camouflage uniforms that would conform to the NATO standard.

This experimental four-colour camouflage was among the designs proprosed and tried. The shapes and colours used reflect a tradition that goes back to the 1949 M sátorlap-esögallér (M49 shelter half), the camouflage pattern on which became the 'national' Hungarian camouflage pattern. In addition to the usual green and brown shapes, black has been introduced and the background colour changed to a light khaki, to bring the design into accord with NATO guidelines.

Although it was not adopted, this pattern can be seen as a developmental link between the earlier Hungarian M49/82 camouflage pattern and the current 1990 M camouflage pattern.

kamouflage.net is grateful to Tamás Baczoni, for his invaluable contributions to this article.

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