Question about Schulterklappe Waffenfarbe and insignia

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Question about Schulterklappe Waffenfarbe and insignia

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Post by Dimitrii » 28 Aug 2014, 19:17

Can anybody tell me more about this?
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Post by Ian Hulley » 28 Aug 2014, 23:23

The subject is on a dress uniform and wears a marksmanship lanyard attached to a button below the shoulder strap, the button tells us the wearer is from the 3rd Company of whatever unit it is. The strap has the bright tresse (ribbon) with a waffenfarbe (branch of service) colour pipe around the outer edge of the strap. The rank may be Unteroffizier but other than that I can say nothing.

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Post by Dimitrii » 29 Aug 2014, 12:04

Thanks a lot Ian.

Any ideas on the Waffenfarbe? Looks like a light one. White for Infantry?

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Post by John G. » 29 Aug 2014, 12:12

I'd "guess" something besides white... this seems to have been a "colored" piping or would appear "brighter" IMO... (if white, I mean). Of course, we'd only be guessing without more to go on....
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Post by Dimitrii » 29 Aug 2014, 12:38

Could it be goldgelb for Kavallerie?

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Post by Ian Hulley » 29 Aug 2014, 12:40

John G. wrote:I'd "guess" something besides white... this seems to have been a "colored" piping or would appear "brighter" IMO... (if white, I mean). Of course, we'd only be guessing without more to go on....
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Yes, I was thinking Golden-Yellow for Cavalry ... not really based on anything but a gut feeling but could just as easily be Pink, Light Blue, Lemon Yellow etc etc Certainly Not Medical, Artillery, Engineer or Panzer-Pionier.

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Post by Dimitrii » 29 Aug 2014, 12:46

Thanks for your help, guys!

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Post by Ian Hulley » 29 Aug 2014, 12:49

Of course if you posted the photo this is cropped from we could possibly tell you a whole load more ?

Cheers, Ian.

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Post by Dimitrii » 29 Aug 2014, 12:56

Yes Ian I shuld re-scan... I was mostly interested in the shoulder boards.

Here's another one. Could this be goldgelb too, with an L for Lehr or K for Kavallerie?
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Post by Ian Hulley » 29 Aug 2014, 13:06

Dimitrii wrote:Yes Ian I shuld re-scan... I was mostly interested in the shoulder boards.

Here's another one. Could this be goldgelb too, with an L for Lehr or K for Kavallerie?
Neither, it looks to be a 3 for ***** Regt 3

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Post by algt » 10 Jan 2017, 10:29

Hello! How did the Germans call this rhombic star on their shoulder strap ?

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Post by algt » 10 Jan 2017, 10:33

Dimitrii wrote:Yes Ian I shuld re-scan... I was mostly interested in the shoulder boards.

Here's another one. Could this be goldgelb too, with an L for Lehr or K for Kavallerie?


How the Germans did call these rhombic stars on their shoulder straps ?

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Post by von thoma » 12 Jan 2017, 09:28

It's easy "Stern".
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