What color were Great Britain's troop's uniforms in World War 2?

Answer 1

camo

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Answer 2

The Royal Navy wore a "Navy blue" uniform: for sailors generally consisting of cotton "bell bottomed" trousers and a plain shirt, with footwear of leather ankle boots or canvas, rubber or rope soled, shoes ("plimsolls") depending on climatic conditions and work requirements. Heavy oiled woollen sweaters, "pea jackets", oilskin overjackets and trousers were worn in cold/ foul weather, plus items like rubber boots, sometimes wool or serge lined.

RN officers generally wore Navy blue "Service Dress" with white shirts. Trousers were "straight legged" rather than "bell bottomed". Foul/ cold weather gear was identical to that of sailors. Generally, officers wore plain black leather shoes, but would also wear ankle boots or plimsolls if necessary.

Headgear: peaked "Service caps" for officers; sailors wore the round sailor hat, usually with their ships' names on the front. Woollen "Balaclavas", wool "watch caps", oilskin "Sou'westers", and steel helmets were worn by all when desirable.

Generally, the smaller the ship the more "casual"/ non uniform the dress: eg crews of submarines often wore just lightweight trousers (or shorts) and plain cotton shirts, officers included. Similarly, it was common (within reason) for crews of torpedo boats, corvettes, "cutters" etc to wear whatever was most comfortable/ practical; many captains allowed considerable freedom in choice of dress - personal items (eg sweaters, lightweight non issue jackets, bandanas etc) were commonplace. It was very much part of the ethos of the submarine and "small ships" branches to cultivate a "piratical air" in keeping with their operationally independent, "buccaneering" roles.

Army: standard field dress was Khaki serge with brown leather ankle boots and cloth "puttees" binding/ supporting the lower legs. Green canvas webbing and field service backpacks. Early in the war officers wore riding breeches and boots, and rank insignia were worn prominently on their wide cuffs. This, however, made them obvious targets for sharpshooters, so they soon tended to adopt the same uniform as their soldiers when in the field, and rank insignia were less conspicuously displayed on small shoulder epaulettes. Officers continued to wear brown leather "Sam Browne" belts and shoulder straps, but again, when actually in the trenches many wore canvas webbing like their men. On offensive operations many officers carried rifles rather than revolvers - partly to make themselves less conspicuous, but also because it added to their platoons' firepower. By 1915, all frontline troops were issued with "soup bowl" steel helmets.

Some Scottish Highlander Regts wore khaki kilts in the field, but, in truth, when in the trenches for long periods most actually wore either standard issue trousers or traditional heavy woollen plaid "trews" because of the cold!

All ranks were also issued with heavy "trenchcoats", and when in the trenches also tended to wear a variety of leather and sheepskin jackets and body warmers (often privately purchased) to ward off the cold. Rubber boots and waders were also widely worn in waterlogged trenches.

Snipers and other specialists wore pretty well what they wished, particularly snipers who used customised "ghilli suits", camouflage painted overalls, and woollen caps and face veils.

For trench raiding operations, officers and soldiers "stripped down", wearing only what was essential - "skeleton webbing", dark overalls or trousers and shirt and sweater. Typically they wore woollen "cap comforter" headgear; faces were blackened with burnt cork, boot polish etc, and all manner of customised "close quarter" weapons carried: eg sharpened entrenching tools, coshes and spiked maces, knuckledusters (some incorporating a dagger), and all manner of knives and daggers. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers even had short "trench swords" based on the Roman "gladius" - a consignment was privately manufactured and paid for by a commanding officer, and trench raiders were trained to use them, and use them they did!

Cavalry troops reassigned to the infantry role (the majority by the latter half of the war) usually continued to wear riding breeches, but in all other respects dressed like infantry units when in the field.

The Royal Flying Corps was part of the Army, and until the RAF was founded in early 1918, wore Army uniforms. Pilots/ aircrew wore riding breeches, plus "single breasted" Khaki tunics, fur lined leather flight jackets and boots, leather helmets, goggles etc..

Royal Marines: part of the Naval Service. Field dress was essentially the same as Army troops, except they wore black boots and leather calf gaiters, and webbing equipment tended to be black too. When serving on board RN ships (eg as security/ raiding detachments, or as battleship gun crews) they usually wore a "Navy blue" uniform.

Answer 3

man - kinis __ Each country had different uniforms and within each country there were variations. There was no single style Many units had unique features. As well the navy had different uniforms than the army etc. As the war progressed uniforms changed as well. For instance the Royal Flying Corp had a number of uniforms in service throughout the war. It wasn't until near the end when the RAF was formed that the uniform was standardized.

Answer 4

Normal uniform like we see on soldiers today!

Answer 5

it was a camouflaged green and brown coloured suit

Answer 6

Wool. Khaki green serge, to be precise.