Waffenfarbe
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- Present
- Army
- ''Heer'' (army)
- ''Luftwaffe'' (air force)
- ''Deutsche Marine'' (navy)
- History
- ''Waffenfarben'' used by the ''Deutsches Heer'' (1871–1919)
- ''Waffenfarben'' used by the ''Reichsheer'' (1921–1935)
- ''Waffenfarben'' used by the ''Wehrmacht'' (1935–1945)
- Some ''Waffenfarben'' used by the ''Luftwaffe'' (1935-1945)
- ''Waffenfarben'' used by the SS (1938–1945)
- ''Waffenfarben'' worn by the National People's Army (1956–1990)
- ''Waffenfarben'' used by the NVA (since 1986<ref>Keubke/Kunz, ibid. p. 267, 234 ff.</ref>)
- Similarities in other armies
- See also
- References
- External links
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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 itself can take the form of the color of the collar patch, of the piping (embellishment) around the shoulder boards or shoulder marks, or—for enlisted ranks—of the piping around the collar and the garrison cap (Schiffchen). (In the latter places, NCOs wear cords of dark gold, officers silver, and generals gold.)