WEHRMACHT 46/II EXPANSION
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Seven new uniforms :

1)SS-Platanenmuster

trialled:1936 issued:1937 disc.:1942

SS-Platanenmuster ('plane-tree pattern' or 'sycamore pattern') was probably the earliest camouflage pattern to see service with the Waffen-SS; this claim is based on the fact that the pattern can be seen in pre-war photographs.

2)SS-Rauchtarnmuster

trialled:— issued:1939 disc.:1944

SS-Rauchtarnmuster ('smoke camouflage pattern') — also known as 'burred edge' or 'blurred edge', among English-speaking collectors — appears to be one of the more enduring Waffen-SS camouflage patterns; photographs show that it was in service from 1939 until 1944. Moreover, it was probably used in the production of more types of regulation SS garment than any other pattern.

3)SS-Eichenlaubmuster

trialled:1941 issued:1942 disc.:1945

The second most common form of Waffen SS garments are based on various forms of Oakleaf patterns. This was the second mass produced pattern, following up on the heels of a similar set of Plain Tree patterns. Made in a wide variety of colors and articles (mostly helmet covers, smocks, and shelter quarters), the Oakleaf design is one of the most distinctive and perhaps effective camouflages ever developed. It is also one of the most easily associated with Nazi Germany and therefore has been rarely copied since.

- Info from Steve`s Page of Camo
http://www.battlefront.com/resources/poc/camo_index.html


4)SS-Erbsenmuster

trialled:1943 issued:1944 disc.:1945

An order issued 1 March 1944 introduced a two-piece camouflaged drill uniform — getarnter Drillichanzug — as a replacement for the green and off-white work fatigues, as well as the pull-over camouflage smock. The earliest examples of this new uniform were made using surplus stocks of reversible SS-Eichenlaubmuster ('oak-leat pattern') fabric. However, the order — possibly to reduce production time and costs — included no specification for the getarnter Drillichanzug to be reversible. In order that the new uniform should be suitable for all seasons, therefore, a new, 'universal' camouflage pattern — SS-Erbsenmuster ('pea pattern') — was eventually created.

From Steve`s Site :

"Introduced in early 1944, the Dot (or Peas) camo was made famous by Waffen SS units in Normandy and the Bulge. There are several different patterns, this example being a reproduction of the more complex of the two major styles. It was designed to be an all season camouflage so it was not reversible like earlier Waffen SS patterns. It served as the basis for the first four pocketed, two piece camo uniform to see service with Germany in WWII. In my opinion it is one of the best patterns ever developed."

5)SS-Palmenmuster

trialled:1939 issued:1940 disc.:????


6)Leibermuster 45

trialled:1944 issued:1945 disc.:1945

Leibermuster was intended to replace all previous camouflage patterns used by both the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. It is also known that the design was printed using special light-absorbing dyes, that were intended to thwart observation by the infra-red night vision devices that were coming into service just before the end of the Second World War
The SS-Leibermuster camouflage pattern was the basis for at least three post-war camouflage patterns: a Leibermuster pattern that was used by Czeckoslovakia; the short-lived Bundeswehr-Leibermuster; and the 1955 Swiss Leibermuster. It may also have influenced the design of DDR-Flächentarnmuster.

7) And here is something for Those who hail from the "Realm of Thousnad Lakes" :)