German soldiers wearing tent pieces formed up in front of an officer. Near the Gironde river confluence/France, spring of 1944. German troops started to use camo like splinter pattern as early as 1943. (Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-263-1582-24)

Germans on the western front

German infantry on a street along the Maas/Meuse river near Maastricht/The Netherlands. In the back a bridge can be seen that was blown up by the retreating Dutch forces. May 10, 1940.(Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1990-005-11)