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Spanish 'amoeba' pattern, mountain variant
Kingdom of Spain

After the Second World War, many German engineers, scientists and technicians, found refuge in Franco's Spain, where they frequently obtained key roles in various industries. This probably explains why the earliest post-war Spanish camouflage patterns resemble German war-time designs.

The 'dripping branches' seen in the Spanish 'amoeba' family of camouflage patterns, for example, are reminiscent of those seen in late war SS-Leibermuster ('body pattern'). At least six distinct variations are known to have been produced and issued between 1960 and 1982, for use in desert terrain, mountain terrain, rocky terrain, rural areas, woodland terrain and urban terrain. The most commonly issued camouflage garment was a two-piece reversible suit, which featured the woodland and mountain patterns.

The predominantly brown Spanish mountain 'amoeba' pattern, shown here, is a five-colour design, which differs from the woodland variant only in the colours that were used. In this pattern, the medium green elements of the woodland camouflage are earth brown, the forest green elements are a dark, rusty brown, the maroon elements are black and the black elements are lime green.

kamouflage.net is grateful to Steve Grammont and Jose M. Gutierrez, for their invaluable contributions to this article.

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