Waffenfarbe

Waffenfarbe.

Waffenfarbe (Ger., Branch-of-Service Colour, Corps Colour), the colour displayed on collar tabs, piping, and shoulder boards to distinguish the branch of service.

Corps Colours of the Wehrmacht, 1935–1945

  • Armourers: Bright Red
  • Artillery: Bright Red
  • Assault Artillery: Bright Red
  • Cavalry: Golden Yellow
  • Engineers: Black
  • Field Chaplains: Violet
  • Fortress Engineers: Bright Red
  • Gebirgsjäger: Jäger Green
  • General Staff Officers: Carmine
  • Generals: Bright Red
  • Heavy Flak: Bright Red
  • Infantry: White
  • Jägers: Jäger Green
  • Logistics: Blue
  • Medical Corps: Cornflower Blue
  • Military Police: Orange
  • Ministry of War, OKW: Carmine
  • Motorcycle Infantry: Copper Brown
  • Motorized Infantry: White
  • Nebeltruppe: Bordeaux Red
  • Ordnance Technicians: Bright Red
  • Panzertruppe: Rose
  • Panzergrenadiers: White, from 1943 Meadow Green
  • Propaganda Troops: Light Grey
  • Reconnaissance Troops: Copper Brown
  • Replacement Services: Orange
  • Signal Corps: Lemon Yellow, Light Brown until 1937
  • Veterinary Services: Carmine

Corps Colours of the German Bundeswehr

Kragenspiegel collar tabs of the German Bundeswehr: Jäger green for infantry, orange for military police.
Kragenspiegel collar tabs of the German Bundeswehr: Jäger green for infantry, orange for military police.
  • Army Aviation: Light Grey, RAL 7037 Dusty Grey
  • Army Reconnaissance Troops: Golden Yellow, RAL 1028 Melon Yellow
  • Artillery: Bright Red, RAL 3000 Fire Red
  • Engineers: Black, RAL 9011 Graphite Black
  • Fallschirmjäger Airborne Troops: Jäger Green, RAL 6029 Mint Green
  • Feldjäger Military Police: Orange, RAL 2004 Pure Orange
  • Gebirgsjäger Mountain Troops: Jäger Green, RAL 6029 Mint Green
  • Jäger Light Infantry: Jäger Green, RAL 6029 Mint Green
  • Logistics: Medium Blue, RAL 5010 Gentian Blue
  • Medical Corps: Dark Blue, RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue
  • Military Music: White, RAL 9001 Cream
  • NBC Defense: Bordeaux Red, RAL 4004 Claret Violet
  • Panzertruppe: Rose, RAL 3017 Rose
  • Panzergrenadier Mechanized Infantry: Jäger Green, RAL 6029 Mint Green
  • Signal Corps: Lemon Yellow, RAL 1018 Zinc Yellow

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