Corps colours, or Troop-function colours (

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Waffenfarbe In the German military, ''Waffenfarbe'' (German: "branch-of-service colors" or "corps colors") is a visual method that the armed forces use to distinguish between different corps or troop functions in its armed services. The ''Waffenfarbe'' it ...

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from 1938 until 1945 in order to distinguish between various branches of service, units, and functions. The corps colours were part of the pipings,

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(collar patches), and

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. The

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was similar to the corps colours of the German Army from 1935 to 1945. The colours appeared mainly on the piping around the shoulder boards showing a soldier's rank.

Colours and examples

The table below contains the Waffen-SS corps colours, and examples for their use from 1938 to 1945.

References

*Adolf Schlicht, John R. Angolia: ''Die deutsche Wehrmacht, Uniformierung und Ausrüstung 1933-1945''
Vol. 1: ''Das Heer'' (), Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1992
Vol. 3: ''Die Luftwaffe'' (), Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1999
(very detailed information and discussion but no coloured images)

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Waffenfarben of the ''Wehrmacht Heer''
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Colours and examples

See also

References

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