Army weapon colors (1935–1945)
Weapons colors have traditionally been in the Army from 1935 to 1945 different as a distinguishing factor weapons genres , branches of service , corps and services, ranking groups and uses the ministerial area, General Staff of the Armed Forces High Command , to the armed services army , air force and navy used. The weapon colors were part of the piping of the shoulder pieces, uniform collars and trouser tucks, but also the basic color of the shoulder pieces, as well as some of the Larisch embroidery and lampasses of the generals and flag officers. They were also part of the troop flags and standards .
Arms colors of the army
In the army there was a fixed system of weapon colors that was used on the collar tabs , piping and shoulder pieces. It largely coincided with that used in the Reichswehr (1921 to approx. 1935).
Overview table with examples
Due to the lack of references regarding the exact color codes , it is difficult to reconstruct the weapon colors actually used. Therefore, the colors shown below only approximate the colors used in reality.
The overview below contains a selection of the weapon colors from 1935 to 1945.
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Crimson ( # FF0000 ) |
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Artillery pole | |||||
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Crimson ( # 960018 ) |
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Field chaplains |
Violet ( # C154C1 ) |
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Bordeaux red ( # 800032 ) |
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White ( white ) |
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Pink ( # FF99CC ) |
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News force |
Lemon Yellow ( # FFEE00 ) |
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until 1937 light brown | |||||
cavalry |
Golden yellow ( # F7B600 ) |
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Orange ( # ff8000 ) |
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Copper brown ( # DA8A67 ) |
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Panzergrenadier troop |
Meadow green ( # 60c000 from 1943) |
Colonel | |||
Hunter green ( # 008B00 ) |
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Army officials | Dark green ( # 00703E ) |
Staff Sergeant | |||
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Blue ( # 00AEEF ) |
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Medical service |
Medical blue (darkblue) |
Sub-doctor | |||
Propaganda force |
Light gray ( # e8e8e8 ) |
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Pioneers |
until 1942 light brown ( burlywood ) |
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Pioneers |
Black ( black ) |
Note:
Military Branches of the armed forces in accordance with the disposal of the High Command of the Armed Forces of 14 October 1942 only a selection.
See also
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- Handbook on German Army Identification 1943 ( United States Government Printing Office : 1943), pp. 34-43. (PDF; 5.7 MB), accessed April 8, 2013.
- Gun colors , accessed May 14, 2011.