British Desert DPM Field Pants patchstickers From what we can tell

From what we can tell these were produced under contract for Saarland

Afghanistan and much of the middle east is well known for it's several-thousand-year long traditions: Fending off wars

Improved no-snag pocket design

a camouflage developed from a long line of ancestors dating back to just before WWII

By comparison

British Desert DPM Field Pants patchstickers From what we can tellLike the US Military's M81 Woodland camo, British DPM has had a remarkably long service history in several military organizations worldwide, particularly in countries that were previously British colonies. DPM can be traced all the way back to the hand painted Denison smock used by British commandos in the 1940s. Early patterns continued to be used for some field uniforms until it was more widely adopted in 1968. Until 2016, DPM was the standard camo