Wehrmacht Heer colors
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deep red (Hochrot) |
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General... (arabesque and shoulder strap) |
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crimson (karmesinrot) |
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| Field chaplains | purple (#C154C1) |
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| Chemical troops
Nebelwerfers |
bordeaux red (bordo, bordeauxrot) |
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white (white) |
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rose-pink (rosa) |
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| Signals | lemon-yellow |  |
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golden-yellow |  |
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orange-yellow |  |
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| Motorcycle infantry (Kradschützentruppe) | copper-brown |  |
Oberleutnant | ||
| Panzergrenadiertroops | meadow-green (from 1943) |
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Oberst | ||
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light green (hellgrün) |
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blue (#00AEEF) |
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| Military medical service (Sanitätstruppe) | medical-blue (dark-blue) |
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light-grey |  |
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| Construction engineers (Baupioniere) | until 1942 light-brown |  |
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black |
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| main color of the uniform | field-grey |
equal uniform color as to Waffen-SS and Militärverwaltung |
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Waffen-SS colors
| Regiment or Battalion type | Colour | Example | Remarks | |
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| General Officers Personal staff of the RFSS |
silver-grey |
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SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer and all generals of the Waffen-SS | |
| Infantry * Motorized infantry * Panzergrenadiers |
white |  |
Flagge SS-PzGrenRegt 40 | |
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| Artillery * Assault guns (Sturmgeschütze) * Flak |
scarlet |  |
Artillery flag | |
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SS-Obersturmbannführer | |||
| Veterinary service | carmine red |  |
SS-Sturmbannführer of the SS-Veterinary service | |
| Legal service | bordeaux red | no example | ||
| Geologists | light pink | no example | ||
| Transport | salmon-pink | no example | ||
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rose-pink |
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SS-Scharführer | |
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lemon yellow |
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SS-Untersturmführer identical corps colour to Heer (German Wehrmacht) |
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golden yellow |
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SS-Hauptscharführer | |
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orange |
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| Reconnaissance (1938–42) | copper-brown |
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| Concentration camps | light brown |
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SS-Hauptscharführer | |
| Security service (Sicherheitsdienst) |
poison green |
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SS-Sturmscharführer of the "Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers-SS". | |
| Gebirgsjäger (mountain troops) | Meadow green |
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SS-Untersturmführer | |
| Recruitment service (de: Ersatzwesen) also: SS-Sonderführer and SS-Reserve officers |
dark green |
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SS-Obersturmführer | |
| Supply | light blue |
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SS-Hauptsturmführer | |
| Administration | bright blue |
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Hauptsturmführer | |
| Medical service | cornflower blue |
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| SS-Engineers corps * Assault engineers * Construction engineers |
black |
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SS-Oberscharführer | |
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example SS-Unterscharführer (all collar patches to enlisted men, NCO-ranks, officers and generals) |
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| main color of the uniform | field-grey | equal uniform color as to Waffen-SS, Heer, and Militärverwaltung | ||
There are more colors in the german army however this list does not include the non-frontline only ranks.