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Austrian Guard Company showing basic Waffenfarben of the Austrian uniform and Guards Waffenfarbe. Waffenfarbe(n) or Egalisierungsfarbe(n) are colors that communicate the rank and arm of service for members of the police force or the Federal Army of the Republic of Austria (de: Bundesheer der Republik Österreich) .
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 Military ranks of Austria (or Ranks of the Bundesheer) are the military insignia used by the Austrian Armed Forces. Austria is a landlocked country and has no navy. Commissioned officer ranks
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)
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).
Paroli on coat of an Austrian fire fighter The system of rank insignia on military uniforms remains almost unchanged since the Austro-Hungarian Empire was established. Slight changes in wording has occurred, such as changing "paroli with distinction star" to "distinction insignia".
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)
Charge(s) (German: Charge(n); literal: rank(s)) used to be the generic term to the military ranks [1] above the rank group of enlisted personnel in German speaking armies. In the today's Austrian Armed Forces (Österreichisches Bundesheer) it is the designation to the rank group OR2 [2] to OR4, which comprises the ranks Gefreiter, Korporal and Zugsführer.