It was initially replaced with the olive green M1947 "trellis/tenue de compagne" and later the newer green "trellis Satin M1964" in 1971 which became the "tenue F-1", the forest camouflage CCE was introduced in 1991.
After the Algerian War the "Troupes Aéroportée" (Airborne Troops) "Tenue Leopard"/"tenues de saut" was officially withdrawn from French service in January 1963 as it was felt to be a reminder of the Paratroops mutiny. īulgarian Army used the surplus Israel Defence Force uniforms as official uniform in United Nation's mission in Cambodia (UNTAC), 1992-1993.įrench lizard was among the patterns used in Congo in 1978. The Israel Defence Force used actual French lizard uniforms (donated by France) until 1968, alongside plain (unpatterned) battledress. Russian Spetsnaz and interior ministry troops wear horizontal lizard patterns. Greece has used a range of horizontal lizard patterns from the 1960s.
In around 1970 Cuba designed a gray variety, used by Cuba and by the FAPLA of Angola. A copy of the French pattern, made in Asia, was adopted by some African countries such as Chad, Gabon, Rwanda, and Sudan. Horizontal lizard patterns in different colour forms were made by the French. Two Foreign Legion paratroopers in Kolwezi in 1978. In addition, the Vietnam War tigerstripe pattern is descended from Lizard. There are two major types of lizard pattern, horizontal like the original French design, and vertical like the early variant developed by Portugal. The use of the pattern is widespread in Africa, despite its association with France, because armed factions and militaries tend to obtain them from whichever source has it available. It was based on the British paratroopers' Denison smock. The lizard pattern (TAP47 pattern or Leopard pattern for the French) is a family of many related designs of military camouflage pattern, first used by the French Army on uniforms from 1947 to the late 1980s.