Battledress (BD), later named the No. 5 Uniform, was the combat uniform worn by British Commonwealth and Imperial forces through the Second World War...

A combat uniform, also called field uniform, battledress or military fatigues, is a casual type of uniform used by military, police, fire and other public...

Retrieved 16 December 2020. "British soldiers in France in 1939(in WW2) wearing service dress". Jewell, Brian (1981). British Battledress, 1937-61. Men At Arms...

Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited. p. 236. Jewell, Brian (26 March 1981). British Battledress 1937–61. Osprey Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9780850453874. Morris, Pauline...

or brown serge used in British Battledress. When the Allies moved up through Italy, however, two-piece khaki denim battledress overalls were increasingly...

tunic continued as a field uniform until the introduction of British Battledress in 1938; the tunic continues to be worn for formal and ceremonial occasions...

style stemming from his appreciation of the functionality of the British Battledress jacket. According to Carlo D'Este, citing an eyewitness account by...

introduced the M44 pattern uniform. Similar in appearance to the British Battledress or the related US "Ike" jacket, the M44 was unlike any other German...

(26 March 1981). British Battledress 1937–61. Osprey Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 9780850453874. Skinner, Rebecca (20 January 2015). British Paratrooper 1940–45...

end of World War II the Australian Army began to adopt a woollen British Battledress blouse and trousers, with unit titles and formation patches made...