Please note:  Our website color photos depict a scarf cut from a section of the exact parachute canopy we have on hand; however, the scarf you receive will not look exactly like these because placement of colors and shapes varies throughout the entirety of the parachute panels that comprise the parachute canopy:  some scarves will have more or less of one or more of the three colors found on the canopy, and shapes can be larger or smaller.  The scarf you receive will be 100% genuine to WWII and cut from this canopy, just as would have been the case for you in WWII, but we do not and cannot guarantee the exact composition of colors and shapes.

GI's in Europe during WWII took to wearing camouflage scarves made from the canopies of parachutes.  American paratroopers had been wearing this type of scarf or kerchief made from their own parachute canopies prior to the D-Day invasion, where troopers simply hacked away sections of their damaged canopies and turned them into combat fashion attire.  As Normandy fighting spread, U. S. paratroopers were soon observed sporting their cool-looking camouflage scarves by a growing number of GI's and it was catching:  American soldiers of all types were taken by the fashion statement, including select USAAF aviation units.  

The Normandy battlefield was littered with parachute canopies after the D-Day drop of paratroopers and cargo, with cargo drops continuing for some time thereafter.  Additionally, the Americans found themselves fighting several German paratroop (Fallschirmjäger) units in Normandy that also had ample stocks of their own unique camouflage parachute canopies at their bases, and German units were also supplied, at times, by air-dropped cargo hanging beneath camouflage parachute canopies.      

GI's of every stripe were soon found wearing camouflage scarves.  As the fighting spread throughout France in the summer and fall of 1944, GI's had turned the wearing of camouflage scarves made from parachute canopies into a fad, most especially, German Fallschirmjäger camouflage canopies.  The fad came to the attention of American command at least by late July 1944, and it was not welcomed:  an order was issued to discontinue the practice, but as photo evidence and documents show, GI's paid this order little mind - GI's disliked chickenshit orders.  Ultimately, by the time of the occupation of Germany in 1945, Fallschirmjäger camouflage scarves were actually being fabricated for sale to GI's!

We were fortunate enough to obtain a GENUINE WWII-issue German Fallschirmjäger camouflage parachute canopy; this canopy seems to be of early manufacture, as it clearly is made from silk and not synthetic fibers.  We're selling camouflage scarves cut from this canopy in the original fashion, as illustrated in our vintage photo of U. S. 3rd Army nurses in France, which is hand cut using scissors, leaving a raw, unstitched edge exposed on all sides.  Scarves will measure approximately 48" long x 12" wide, perfect for forming a scarf or kerchief to add that extra level of battlefield chic to your wardrobe.   Our stock is available until the canopy is exhausted - this is GENUINE WWII - so get them while you can!!!

Special thanks to our good friend and researcher, Mr. Thomas H. Kelly, for finding and providing the photo of U. S. 3rd Army nurses in France cutting up a German Fallschirmjäger camouflage parachute canopy and the U. S. Army HQ order to discontinue the practice of wearing parachute canopies turned into scarves.