Lampasse

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Emperor Franz Joseph I. with golden lampasses

The broad, mostly colored decorative stripes on or next to both outer seams of certain uniform trousers are called lampasses . In contrast to the narrow, cord-like piping , lampasses are strips of fabric that are sewn over or next to the outer seam of a uniform trouser leg . In civil trousers, the corresponding decoration is called the galon . The word lampas comes from French, where it denotes a heavy silk or damask-like fabric .

Germany

  • Red double amasses of the Württemberg 3rd Cavalry Regiment 1825.

  • Red double lampasses of the Prussian generals.

  • Field Marshal Evelyn Henry Wood with gold lamp cups.

  • Guards artillery officer on horseback, with red double amphas.

  • Friedrich Wilhelm III with general lamp passes.

Lieutenant general with sword of honor and lampasse 1934.

Originally part of European men's fashion at the beginning of the 19th century, lampasses were also used in the uniforms of various German states. In Prussia they were worn by officers on both sides of the piping from 1815. There they had a badge color, so for regiments with red badges also red lampasses. From 1832 to 1896, in Prussia, they were reserved for generals (red double lamps) and general staff officers (crimson lamps). With the new gala trousers introduced in 1896, they became common again for almost all officers. Only the hussars did without the lampasses, as the jewelry of the Schoytaschierung on their trousers was sufficient.

Vincenz Müller in boot pants with lampasses.

Empire, Weimar Republic and Third Reich

From 1918 to 1945 the Lampassen were again only worn by generals and general staff officers in the army and air force. They followed the old guidelines.

German Democratic Republic

In the GDR, the officers of the rank group of the generals and admirals wore double amphibians in the weapon colors of the armed forces concerned or according to special regulations.

Lampass color insignia comment
Generals of
the LaSK 		Crimson GDR Army OF8 Colonel General.gif GDR Army Arab OF6-9.jpg here Colonel General of the Land Forces,

otherwise major general to army general

Generals of
the LSK / LV 		Sky
deep blue 		GDR Air Force OF7 Lieutenant General.gif GDR AF Arab-l OF6-8.JPG
Admirals of
the People's Navy 		Spod 6pul.png GDR Navy OF6 Rear Admiral.gif GDR Navy Arab OF6-9.jpg Fleet admiral to rear admiral
General of the
border troops 		green GDR Border Troops OF6 Major General.gif Piping, cap band, arabesques and sleeve stripes in green
Generals of
the ZV 		Malino OF-7 Major General.png GDR Army Arab OF6-9.jpg SleeveStripe CivDef.pdf Civil defense of the GDR
Generals of
the VP 		Dark green Major General to Army General of
the German People's Police
Generals of
the MfS 		Crimson GDR Army OF9 Army General.gif GDR Army Arab OF6-9.jpg Army General Erich Mielke here ,
otherwise all MfS generals

Federal Republic

In the Federal Republic of Germany, only those officers of the Federal Border Guard corresponding to the general ranks still wore double-amphibian stamps in dark green on their green uniform trousers.

In 2017, the Bavarian State Police introduced light blue lamps with the change from green to blue uniforms.

Other countries

Lampasses are still used today in most armies of the world as uniform decoration for gala uniforms or the service uniforms of generals.

From the uniform of the Styrian Landwehr , the Styrian suit emerged as a regional folk costume , which is also worn with single or double lampasses.

literature

  • The Transfeldt, only mentioned up to the 8th edition, Stuttgart 1983

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Bavarian police wear blue. (PDF) Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport, November 2016, accessed on December 22, 2016 .