Literary notes about feldgrau (AI summary)
In literature, feldgrau has been employed as a precise and evocative military hue that underscores themes of camouflage and disciplined uniformity. For instance, one text contrasts butternut and khaki with feldgrau, suggesting that such hues render soldiers nearly invisible on the battlefield [1]. Similarly, another passage uses the color to immediately convey a sense of military presence by describing a station filled with soldiers dressed in feldgrau [2]. These examples illustrate how feldgrau serves not only as a visual marker but also as a symbolic bridge between color and the organized, often ominous nature of military life.
- The Confederates in their butternut-colored uniform were almost as invisible as if in khaki or feldgrau .
— from Creative Chemistry: Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. (Edwin Emery) Slosson - The station was already thronged with soldiers in Feldgrau .
— from General Bramble by André Maurois
