Serbia

Serbia was part of Yugoslavia and later "Serbia and Montenegro" until 1996. Despite being a part of Yugoslavia Serbian police units did use some patterns that what not used by the other member states of Yugoslavia.

Military patterns

• M89 oak leaf pattern. In general use by the Serbian forces.

• M93 oak leaf pattern. The same camouflage pattern as the M89, but used on a new series of uniforms.

• MDU02 woodland oak leaf pattern. In general use by the Serbian Armed forces. New "NATO" colours

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• MDU03 woodland oak leaf pattern. In general use by the Serbian Armed forces. The colours differs slightly from the MDU02

• M08 (also called M07 by some) "Dragon Flight" digital pattern.

Special units

• JSO (Jedinica za specijalne operacije - "Special Operations Unit") was an elite special unit of the Serbian Service of State Security. It was formed in 1996 when paramilitary units (like "Arkan's Tigers") was merged into a unit under the Serbian Security Service. It was disbanded in 2003 when the Serbian Prime Minister - Zoran Đinđić - was assassinated and some members of this unit was involved.

• JSO urban pattern. Probably made in Hungary

• JSO Woodland - a copy of the US M/81 Woodland

• Žandarmerija ("Gendarmery") was formed in 2001. The JSO and PJP (Special Police Unit) was later attached to the Gendarmery. It consists of 4 battalion sized units - in Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad and Kraljevo.

In 2010 they acquired Tru-Spec ACU uniforms

Police patterns

• Blue tiger. A lizard pattern used by the Serbian police, introduced 1992. Since 1997 used as "field uniform" for all police officers - used for riot control, field exercies and during the conflict in Kosovo. Used until 2001. It is a "blue" version of the pattern used by JNA. There are several colour variations - by some called "purple tiger".

• Grey tiger. Used by the MUP (Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova - Ministry of Internal Affairs)

• Police grey puzzle pattern. A grey version of the Army M89 pattern. Perhaps never issued. Produced around 1993.

• Blue puzzle pattern used by the Serbian Special Police. A blue version of the Army M89 pattern. Only two series produced. Issued around 1992.

Paramilitary patterns

• Greek lizard used by Srpska Dobroljacka Garda ("Serb Volunteer Guard" - also known as Arkan's Tigers) - led by Arkan (Zeljko Raznatovic). It was founded in 1990 and fought in the wars in Croatia and Bosnia. Article on Wikipedia