New Empire vs New rebellion in the sequels: Biggest mistake?

[Galvatron]

Well, as Batman put it later on in this thread:

The general lack of rain on starships or in fighters comes to mind.

I don't think anyone is arguing that desert garb is stupid to wear in an actual desert. Were kachabias also commonly worn by Allied officers at SHAEF in WW2?

[Elfdart]

Officers and enlisted men wore them throughout the Italian Campaign, as well as the invasion of the south of France, like these Moroccan troops at Monte Cassino:



And these North African troops in Marseille in 1944:



At Allied HQ? Who knows? I doubt many wore kachabias, though there are quite a few photos of Montgomery and others wearing duffel coats, which are mostly the same thing.