Unteroffizier Tresse

[Matthäus Starkheer Kataufer]

Was an Unteroffizier of the Wehrmacht (or Waffen-SS or Polizei) obliged to wear the Tresse?

[von thoma]

Yes, Unteroffiziers in Wehrmacht-Heer wear "Tresse" as identifier of his rank.
But Polizei ( Not Waffen-SS ) NCOs didn't wear "Tresse" on collar and shoulder boards, and in special SS units ( SD/SiPo )
to prevent being mistaken for members of Waffen-SS, in January 1942, was forbidden the NCOs braid on collar and arms
chevrons, the shoulder boards were changed also. In Waffen-SS, the SS-Unterscharführer ranks wear "Tresse" as well.

[Matthäus Starkheer Kataufer]

Thank you very much for your answer. What sort of Litzen did the OrPo use? Like the Heer one with Waffenfarb green, like in the photo?

[von thoma]

Not exactly the same litzen.
Schutzpolizei in green waffenfarbe, but Rural Gendarmerie in orange.

Special Litzen of Polizei (OrPo).

[Matthäus Starkheer Kataufer]

I found a portrait of a member of the SS-Polizei-Regiment "Bozen". What sort of Litzen is he wearing?

[von thoma]

Appears to be a Heer type litzen, without twisted cord.
It's a enlisted man.

[Matthäus Starkheer Kataufer]

Ok, thank you very much von thoma!