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Corps Colours Of The Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
Corps colours, or troop-function colours ( ge: ''Waffenfarben'') were worn in the German ''Luftwaffe'' from 1935 until 1945, in order to distinguish between several branches, special services, corps, rank groups, and appointments of the ministerial area, the general staff, and the '' Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'' (OKW). The corps colours were part of the uniform piping, gorget patches, shoulder straps, ''arabesque'' and ''lampasse'' ornaments of general and flag officers. They were also part of heraldic flags, colours, standards, and guidons. In the ''Luftwaffe'', there was a strictly defined system of corps colours for collar patches, piping, and coloured edging around the shoulder boards or straps. The chevrons on special clothes for ''Luftwaffe'' personnel, e.g. flight suits and jumpsuits, also showed corps colours. Colours and examples The table below contains some corps colours and examples used by the ''Luftwaffe'' from 1935-45. Exceptions & special cases Special regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1970-016-17, Heinz Trettner
The German Federal Archives or Bundesarchiv (BArch) (german: Bundesarchiv) are the National Archives of Germany. They were established at the current location in Koblenz in 1952. They are subordinated to the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Claudia Roth since 2021) under the German Chancellery, and before 1998, to the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany), Federal Ministry of the Interior. On 6 December 2008, the Archives donated 100,000 photos to the public, by making them accessible via Wikimedia Commons. History The federal archive for institutions and authorities in Germany, the first precursor to the present-day Federal Archives, was established in Potsdam, Brandenburg in 1919, a later date than in other European countries. This national archive documented German government dating from the founding of the North German Confederation in 1867. It also included material from the older German Confederation and the Imperial Chamber Court. The oldest documents i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
