Sailors in pink! Shocking; just shocking! Blue or white, of course, same colors still used in all navies everywhere. In WWI, there was some use of so-called dazzle camouflage for ships but that doesn't seem to have been done in WWII.
In WWII, the Germans eventually settled on a dark yellow as a base color for most equipment and vehicles, although it shouldn't be imagined that everything was ever painted that color. The "dark yellow" I've seen might also be described as a pale yellowish khaki, although "khaki" doesn't convey the same meaning everywhere. It isn't even pronounced the same. Here it rhymes with "lackey."
Camouflage patterns are not without controversy, although to be politically correct, you always have to say that the current pattern is inadequate and that so-and-so's pattern is much better, going on perfect. It's usually a given that the other side has better stuff. But ironically, one of the purposes of a uniform is so the wearer can be identified as a member of a country's armed forces and usually, additional items are present to further identify them as members of a certain corps or unit, even if they aren't worn in the field. The French Kepi (particularly the Kepi blanc), the Alpini hat and feathers, the Swiss Guard's helmet (and everything else they wear), the US Marine's cover, the oversized beret of French mountain troops and so on. In most cases you have to know something about uniforms to even identify those items but you get the idea. But it does get confusing.
Of course, the pattern of the camouflage print is only one characteristic of a garment, possibly the least important.
In WWII, the Germans eventually settled on a dark yellow as a base color for most equipment and vehicles, although it shouldn't be imagined that everything was ever painted that color. The "dark yellow" I've seen might also be described as a pale yellowish khaki, although "khaki" doesn't convey the same meaning everywhere. It isn't even pronounced the same. Here it rhymes with "lackey."
Camouflage patterns are not without controversy, although to be politically correct, you always have to say that the current pattern is inadequate and that so-and-so's pattern is much better, going on perfect. It's usually a given that the other side has better stuff. But ironically, one of the purposes of a uniform is so the wearer can be identified as a member of a country's armed forces and usually, additional items are present to further identify them as members of a certain corps or unit, even if they aren't worn in the field. The French Kepi (particularly the Kepi blanc), the Alpini hat and feathers, the Swiss Guard's helmet (and everything else they wear), the US Marine's cover, the oversized beret of French mountain troops and so on. In most cases you have to know something about uniforms to even identify those items but you get the idea. But it does get confusing.
Of course, the pattern of the camouflage print is only one characteristic of a garment, possibly the least important.
