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Corps colours, or Troop-function colours (German: Waffenfarben) were worn in the German Army (Heer) 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).
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.
Luftwaffe colonel of the general staff, 1941/1942. 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).
Corps colours, or Troop-function colours (German: "Waffenfarben") were worn in the German Wehrmacht from 1935 until 1945 as discrimination criteria between several branches, special services, corps, rank groups, and appointments of the ministerial area, the general staff, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), up to the military branches of the Heer, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine.
Adolf Schlicht, John R. Angolia: Die deutsche Wehrmacht, Uniformierung und Ausrüstung 1933-1945 Vol. 1: Das Heer (ISBN 3613013908), Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1992 Vol. 3: Die Luftwaffe (ISBN 3-613-02001-7), Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1999 (very detailed information and discussion but no coloured images)
Corps colour[s] (German: Waffenfarbe[n]) may refer to: Corps colours (Waffen-SS) Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Corps colours of the Sturmabteilung; Corps colours of the German Army (1935–1945) Corps colours (NPA) Corps colours (Austria)
Between 1974 and 1976, alongside the introduction of uniforms with open collar and tie, patches of the NPA Landstreitkräfte uniforms were unified across all corps, with a Steingrau base and a white filling, along with white collar piping; the piping of the shoulder boards/shoulder straps remained the only part carrying Waffenfarbe
The collar was taller than the service tunic and bore more elaborate Litzen, embroidered all in silver-white and mounted on Waffenfarbe backing; smaller Ärmelpatten, similar in appearance to Litzen, appeared under the buttons on the dark-green Swedish cuffs. Waffenfarbe piping also edged the collar, cuffs, front closure, and scalloped rear vent.