Waffenfarbe in North Africa and the Balkans

[Tim O'Keefe]

Hello

This is nice list of Waffenfarbe , thought some might like to see it.
Here is list of units in Afrika and the Balkans: copied from C Evans list, Thanks. 1941-42.

Combat Troops Staff: Waffenfarbe

Generals---Color was Red.
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Color is: White.
Army Group Staffs. A.G's. G,E,F, Staffs.
Army Staffs. Army Group "A" 2,12 Staffs.
Armored Group Staffs. "Afrika."
Korps Stabs. 11th, 30th, 51st, 52nd, 65th, 68th, 69th, 91st.
Reserve Stabs. 59th.
Motorized Korps Stabs. 41st.
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Color is Pink.

Armored Army Staffs.
Armored Korps Staffs. 14,40,46.
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Color is: Light Green/Grass Green.
Gebirgejager Korps Staffs. 15th, 18th, 21st, 22nd, 46th.
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Combat Troops--Infantry:
Color is: White.

Infantry Division Staffs.
1st Airlanding (Luftlande) Div Staff.
Assault (Sturm) Division Staffs. Rhodes.
Infantry Regiments. 16 thru 750.
Grenadier Regiments. 754,755.
Reenforcement Bataillons.220, 598,599.
Afrika Division Staff. 90,999.
Motorized Infantry Div Staffs. 16, 60.
Motorized Infantry Regiments Staffs. 60, 92.
Motorized Grenadier Regiment Staffs. 120, 156.
Motorized Regiment Grossdeutschland.
Special Purpose Div (Div zbV) Staffs.
Special Purpose Rgmt (zbV) Staffs.
Fortress Division Staffs. 41, 133, Kreta.
Fortress Btns. 621,622,623.
Fortress Infantry Btns. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,16,18,19,20,21,22,99 9.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,16,18,19,20,21,22, 999.
Reserve Division Staffs. 173,187.
Reserve Infantry/Grenadier Rgmts. 17, 45, 130, 231, 462.
Flak Btns.

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Color is: Light Green/Grass Green.

Machinegun Battaillons. 2,8.
Gebirgsjager Div Staffs. 1,4,5,6.
Gerbirgs Regiments. 13,85,91,98,99,100,141,143.
Mountain Reinforcement (Feldersatz) Btns. 91,94,95.
Jager Div Staffs. 42,100,104,114,117,118.
Jager Rgmts.25 thru 750.
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--------------------Various colors.
1 (Sonderverband) 288.
Brandenburg Btns. 1,2,4.
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Combat Troops-Mobile: (Schnell Truppen)
Color is: Gold-Yellow:
Mobile Div Staffs.
Motorcycle Recon Btns. 59.
Division Recon (Divisionsaufklarung) Btns. 42 thru 392.
Motorized Recon Btns. 3,5,8,9,33,40,231.
Mountain Recon (Gebirgsaufklarung) Btn. 33.
Div Fusilier Btns. 181,297.
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Color is: Pink.

Panzer Div Staffs. 1,2,5,8,9,10,11,14,15.
Panzer Regiments. 1,3,5,7,8,10,15,31,33,36.
Motorcycle Recon Btn. 61.
Armed Recon Btns. 1,3,10,59,90,164,220,999.
Panzerjager Btns. 33,39,90,190,334,605,999,52 thru 392.
Motorized Panzerjager Btns. 4,37,38,43,50,53,90,160,228.
Mountain Anti-tank (Gebirgspanzerjager) Btns. 47,94,95.
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Color is: Grass Green.

Motorcycle Recon Btns. 2,8,15,55,59,64.
Motor Rifle Rgmts. 2,8,10,11,13,14,28,103,104,106,110,111,155,304.
Mechanized Panzergrenadier Rgmts. 1,69,86,104,113,115,125,155,200,361,382,433.
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Color is: Light Green.

Light Infantry Div Staffs. 90,101.
""""""in Africk Staffs. 90,164.
Light Inf Rgmts. 200,361.
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Combat Troops--Artillerie:

Color is: Red.

Artillerie Rgmts. 33,75,155,220,334,999,83 thru 670.
Arty Btns. 361,653,654,661,668,670.
Reserve Arty Btns. 10,96.
Motorized Arty Rgmts. 4,33,74,80,102,116,119,148,160,190.
Gebirgsarty Rgmts. 79,94,95,118.
Panzerarty Rgmts. 33,73,90,155.
Assault Gun (Sturmgeschutz) Btns. 184,190,191.
Army Anti-Aircraft Btns. 299,302.
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Neberwerfer Btn 9. ---Bordeaux Red.
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Combat Troops--Pioneers:

Color is: Black.

Pioneer Btns. 5,71 thru 704, 220,334,900,999.
Reserve Pi Btns. 46,86.
Pi Kompanies. 704,713,714,717,718, (Rhodes).
Gebirgspioneer Btns. 54,91,94,95.
Panzerpioneer (Armored Engineer) Btns. 13,33,37,38,49,59,86,89,200,209,220.
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Bau Pi Btn. 85 Color is Light Brown.

Combat Troops--Signals:
Color is: Lemon-Yellow.

Signals Btns. 5,334,999,71 thru 392.
Signals Kps. 704,713,714,717,718 (Rhodes).
Reserve Signals Kp. 1087.
Gebirgenachrichten Btns. 54,91,94,95.
Armored Signals (PanzerNachtrichten) Btns. 4,37,38,77,78,84,85,90,190,200,220,341.

Color is: Yellow-Grey.
Propaganda Kps. Afrika,690,698,
Propagands Btn. Sudost.
Supply Troops:

Color is: Cornflower Blue.

Div Supply. 5,46 thru 887, 190,220,334,999.
Gebirgs Div Supply. 54,91,94,95.
Mot Div Supply. 4,61,66,82,85,160.
Armored Div Supply. 59,60,81.
Supply Btn, 533.
Mot Transport (Kraftwagon) Kps. 33 thru 999 and 4 thru 887.

Again thanks C Evans for this very well done work.

[Tim O'Keefe]

Just thought i would bring this thread back up as some of You may not have seen it before...

[MilitaryCollect]

Tim,

You must have typed your fingers to the bone my friend. Excellent reference! I printed a copy for myself as THE TEXT.

C.

[Bond]

Great list Tim

How many of these colours do we see as signals blitz's I wonder?

Thanks, Jerry

[afrikasandman]

Well check out the DAK collection thread, I posted a nice variety of Trop boards there so you can see the difference. I can't repost the image for some reason on this thread. Matt

[NZMark]

...and here, too.
Mark

[afrikasandman]

Mark,

thanks for posting those pics. Matt

[Tim O'Keefe]

Hi Chistopher

Yes it took a little time to put this together. But we owe Mr Evans a great deal for the hard research he put into this, THANKS again sir.

Thanks also to Mark & Matt for posting the different piping colors on all those great straps

& Jerry

My feeling is that there were quite a few different colored tropical Blitz's as every unit would have com. But I know some would disagree with me there.

Hope this thread is of some use to the Forum.

Heia safari
Tim

[afrikasandman]

Tim,

Here are some of the Tropical blitz's used in Afrika, or at least tropical ones. Matt

[Tim O'Keefe]

Hi Matt

Geez, awesome collection. So the only colors i don't see (if my pc is correct)
are genderme orange, recon gold-yellow, nebel purple and clergy purple ?
And of course signals yellow which would not need a blitz as the whole unit is com. With the exception of clergy purple, would think the other three branches also had com and maybe a blitz too...?

Thanks for posting this info to the thread
Tim

[afrikasandman]

Tim,

the reddish brown are recon, the 3rd row down are all orange in color so likely either recruiting (which isn't likely in the desert) or they are the field police, don't have any chaplin branch ones and likely they do not exist, and I have 1 nebel but it is a continental. Matt

[Bond]

And none for medical, though they are not common for continental either (if they exist) and panzer pioneer again not common anywhere, I think.

Great collection of blitz's Matt. I have all the same colours, (I think) and I agree about the orange examples, I have one as well, + one I'm not sure of, its a sort of orange/red. Do you get a darker green colour? Problem with some of these, is that different people see some as orange, whilst others say they are brown, for construction, etc...

Jerry

PS the pink at bottom right is on its way -thanks again to Matt

[Tim O'Keefe]

Hi Jerry & Matt

Thanks for the addition of your Blitz's and info. Thought there was orange but some may disagree and say these are light brown instead as you mention.

Also the reddish-brown was not used by the recon till Oct/Nov '41 in Afrika so the gold-yellow should be seen sometimes too ? Though there were only 2 Bn's of recon in the DAK in Afrika prior to Oct/Nov '41 so these would be rare if made.

[afrikasandman]

Tim,

I agree they would be very rare. I do have a recon NCO tropical board. Matt

[Tim O'Keefe]

BTT for some discussion on green waffenfarbe and the units that wore it...