Slovakia

The Socialist Republic of Czechoslovakia divided into two states on January 1st, 1993: the Slovak Republic (Slovakia) and the Czech Republic. While still a unified nation there had been two camouflage patterns under consideration for the Czechoslovak Armed Forces, these being the vz 85 (1985 pattern) leaf (later the vz 95 "leaf" pattern) and a two color desert pattern. Both were ultimately adopted by both the Czech Republic and Slovakia, although the latter discarded the leaf pattern only two years after establishing its own independent armed forces and instead adopted a woodland design.

Slovakian Camouflage Patterns

• The Slovakian woodland camouflage pattern was adopted in 1995, replacing the Czech vz95 leaf pattern that had been issued for the previous two years (see below). Based on different drawings than the US m81 woodland, the Slovakian pattern features black, brown & foliage green woodland shapes on a khaki background. Some collectors refer to this as "bright woodland."

• Also introduced in 1995, the Slovakian desert camouflage pattern is essentially a copy of the Czech desert pattern originally issued in 1985 when the country was still part of Czechoslovakia. The coloration is slightly different from both the original and the later version of the Czech Republic.

• Digital desert pattern - introduced around 2008

Other Camouflage Patterns Used by Slovakia

• Originally introduced when Slovakia was still a part of Czechoslovakia, the vz 85 camouflage pattern is a variation of the US m1948 ERDL design incorporating different colors. This was worn by some Slovakian military personnel from 1992 to 1994.