Egyptian reversible camouflage uniforms
The Egyptian military introduced a very distinct, reversible camouflage uniform into their armed forces around the year 1956. One side sports what is dubbed the "rocks" pattern, which is heavily modeled off of the WW2 German "plain tree" camouflage design. The reverse side has a simple tan and brown "sand" camo pattern.
Many variants of these reversible uniforms were made with a wide variety of quality and style, as it remained in use into the 1990's. Most notably, they saw action during the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War against Israel with mainly Egyptian Airborne or Commando units.
Many variants of these reversible uniforms were made with a wide variety of quality and style, as it remained in use into the 1990's. Most notably, they saw action during the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War against Israel with mainly Egyptian Airborne or Commando units.
single pocket
The Egyptian reversible uniform above is a very simple variant that exhibits a single pocket on both sides of the jacket and pants. While this is a matching set, the "sand" side of the pants is slightly lighter in color than the jacket, which is normal. This particular version was used during the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War by Egyptian troops based on photographic evidence. This means it saw use before and after the conflicts, but for how long is uncertain.