Alpenflage is the commercial/collector name applied to Swiss TAZ 83 military surplus camouflage clothing which came on to the Army Surplus market in the 1990s. The pattern is very similar in appearance to an experimental pattern which saw limited service in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 by Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...

's Waffen SS called Leibermuster

Leibermuster

Leibermuster was a six-color military camouflage pattern developed by the Third Reich in February 1945. Known in German as "Buntfarbenaufdruck 45" for its year of introduction, Leibermuster was issued on a very limited basis to combat units before the war ended. It was the first pattern issued...

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TAZ 83 is a six colour camouflage pattern consisting of a tan coloured background with white random flecks with light green body. Overprinted with a green, red/reddish brown and black leaf shapes. The choice of red and green make this pattern very bright for something intended to conceal. Swiss soldiers [male citizens] have referred to it as "Vierfruchtpyjama", which translates loosely as Tutti-Frutti Pyjamas

TAZ 83 was issued from 1957 to 1993 when it was replaced by TAZ 90, a print of identical pattern in traditional colours of green, brown, and black.