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Mraky
Czechoslovakia

In the mid-1950s Czechoslovakia, like many Soviet-dominated nations, adopted a camouflage suit for scouts and snipers that was patterned on the wartime Russian 'deceptive camouflage outfit' (Russian: маскировочный камуфлированный костюм, trans. maskirovochnyy kamuflirovannnyy kostyum, MKK). Like the Soviet MKK, the Czechoslovakian 'summer masking outfit with intertwining green bast' (Czechoslovakian: letní maskování odev s vpleteným zeleným lýkem) comsists of an oversized pullover smock and trousers, intended to be worn over a standard field uniform.

However, the camouflage patterns used for this reversible suit were not based on Soviet paradigms. The autumn–winter side of the letní maskování odev features a pattern that is frequently called Czechoslovakian Leibermuster but was actually nicknamed 'oaks' (Czechoslovakian: duby) by Czechoslovakian soldiers, while the spring–summer side features this predominantly green design, which was nicknamed 'clouds' (Czechoslovakian: mraky).

Mraky is a three-colour camouflage design, comprising black and medium green elements on a light green background.

kamouflage.net is grateful to Steve Grammont and Henrik Clausen, for their invaluable contributions to this article.

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