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After World War II, all branches of the Belgian armed forces were composed of a mixture of professional soldiers and officers, and conscripts, who were fulfilling their compulsory national service.

These 'service' men received partly new, partly second-hand uniforms and equipment. Typically, the uniforms were a plain olive drab green — a cost-effective way to clothe a large number of soldiers, who served for only a short period of time.

There were, however, some exceptions to this general rule: special units, such as the para-commandos, received camouflaged jump smocks and — after 1963 — over-pants.

Introduced in 1958, this first version of the unique Belgian 'jigsaw' camouflage is a five-color pattern, comprising large, interleaved earth, dark green and light green elements combined with smaller, wavy black and white elements. The white areas of the design were created by leaving small gaps between the other colors, which allow the native color of the fabric to show.

Jump smocks and over-pants patterned in 'jigsaw' pattern camouflage were issued and worn at the same time as 'brushstroke' patterned jump smocks.
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Belgium's indigenous and most long-lived camouflage design is the "jigsaw" pattern, in its first incarnation m/56. Introduced in 1956 and continuing in production with essentially the same features until the 1970s, this camouflage design again was generally restricted to use by elite units of the Belgian Armed Forces. The pattern consists of rusty earth, dark green and khaki green elements amidst smaller, black & white shapes. It is believed the design was primarily intended for use in Europe, although some stocks did reach Africa and even ended up in the hands of elite units from Belgium's former colonies such as Zaire. Most versions of this design were printed on a heavy canvas fabric.

The origin of the Belgian "jigsaw" camouflage design is unknown. Although the earliest Belgian camouflage patterns were influenced by British WW2 brushstroke designs, the jigsaw pattern seems to have been developed independently of other designs of that period. First introduced in 1956, the pattern has continued to exist in Belgian service in one incarnation or another into the present day. Belgian jigsaw camouflage has spawned a small but highly derivative subset of camouflage designs that were mostly worn in Africa.
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