Waffenfarbe
Waffenfarbe (Ger., Branch-of-Service Colour, Corps Colour), the colour displayed on collar tabs, piping, and shoulder boards to distinguish the branch of service.
Corps Colours of the Wehrmacht, 1935–1945
- Armourers: Bright Red
- Artillery: Bright Red
- Assault Artillery: Bright Red
- Cavalry: Golden Yellow
- Engineers: Black
- Field Chaplains: Violet
- Fortress Engineers: Bright Red
- Gebirgsjäger: Jäger Green
- General Staff Officers: Carmine
- Generals: Bright Red
- Heavy Flak: Bright Red
- Infantry: White
- Jägers: Jäger Green
- Logistics: Blue
- Medical Corps: Cornflower Blue
- Military Police: Orange
- Ministry of War, OKW: Carmine
- Motorcycle Infantry: Copper Brown
- Motorized Infantry: White
- Nebeltruppe: Bordeaux Red
- Ordnance Technicians: Bright Red
- Panzertruppe: Rose
- Panzergrenadiers: White, from 1943 Meadow Green
- Propaganda Troops: Light Grey
- Reconnaissance Troops: Copper Brown
- Replacement Services: Orange
- Signal Corps: Lemon Yellow, Light Brown until 1937
- Veterinary Services: Carmine
Corps Colours of the German Bundeswehr
- Army Aviation: Light Grey, RAL 7037 Dusty Grey
- Army Reconnaissance Troops: Golden Yellow, RAL 1028 Melon Yellow
- Artillery: Bright Red, RAL 3000 Fire Red
- Engineers: Black, RAL 9011 Graphite Black
- Fallschirmjäger Airborne Troops: Jäger Green, RAL 6029 Mint Green
- Feldjäger Military Police: Orange, RAL 2004 Pure Orange
- Gebirgsjäger Mountain Troops: Jäger Green, RAL 6029 Mint Green
- Jäger Light Infantry: Jäger Green, RAL 6029 Mint Green
- Logistics: Medium Blue, RAL 5010 Gentian Blue
- Medical Corps: Dark Blue, RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue
- Military Music: White, RAL 9001 Cream
- NBC Defense: Bordeaux Red, RAL 4004 Claret Violet
- Panzertruppe: Rose, RAL 3017 Rose
- Panzergrenadier Mechanized Infantry: Jäger Green, RAL 6029 Mint Green
- Signal Corps: Lemon Yellow, RAL 1018 Zinc Yellow