Motorcycle Troops Waffenfarbe

[gdfuseddie]

Question on waffenfarbe.

In 1940, would the waffenfarbe for a motorcycle unit, that is part of an infantry regiment, be white for infantry or yellow for reconnassance?

[werner]

Question on waffenfarbe.

In 1940, would the waffenfarbe for a motorcycle unit, that is part of an infantry regiment, be white for infantry or yellow for reconnassance?

Hello,

I think that until 1942, the Schützen- und Kradschützeneinheiten used the light green waffenfarbe. Later used for panzergrenadier units.

[Johnny R]

An order dated September 1939 required all motorcyle units to wear Meadow-Green. This may or may not have always been folllowed, before this white was worn with "K" devices for the motorized Infantry units.

[Richard P]

Don't forget about pink!

[naxos]

yes

[Johnny R]

yes

Man, that looks like NebelKrad. They would put a 32 CM wurfergranate in a side car on an R75 and hope the Kradmantel would shield them from the back blast.

[afrikasandman]

Let us not forget that in Afrika they did wear that armored recon colored color for a very short while. Matt

Granted mine board does not have the K but still hard farbe to find! Matt

[Johnny R]

These are all nice but he asked about Infantry Rgt. units I am pretty sure they wore white and shifted to green when the parent units went to Panzer Gren colors.

[afrikasandman]

Im sure your right with the color shift to Pz. Grenadier. Gotta love mech infantry! Matt

[naxos]

Man, that looks like NebelKrad. They would put a 32 CM wurfergranate in a side car on an R75 and hope the Kradmantel would shield them from the back blast.

[billbert]

That Nebel Bike would get you there before you left... Billbert

[gdfuseddie]

I wasn't aware that the Kradshutzen had a special 'K' cypher for their shoulder boards. I take it that this cypher wasn't used when part of a unit that had their own cypher, such as Inf Regt GrossDeutschland.