Corps colours (Waffen-SS)

Corps colours, or Troop-function colours (ge: "Waffenfarbe(n)") were traditional worn in the German Waffen-SS from 1938 until 1945 as discrimination criteria between several branches of service, corps, services, or troop functions. The corps colour was part of the piping, uniform gorget, shoulder strap. The scheme of colors to indicate troop types was similar to that of the German Army from 1935 to 1945. The colours appeared mainly on the piping around the shoulder boards showing a soldier's rank.
Corps colours of the Waffen-SS.
In the Waffen-SS there was strictly defined systematic of corps colours on uniform piping and coloured edging around the shoulder boards or shoulder straps. The corps colours of the German Army were similar to these of the Waffen-SS.
Synoptic table and examples to military persons in uniform.
The table below contains some corps colours and examples used by the Waffen-SS from 1938 to 1945.
The colour of the "Kragenspiegel" is in SS and NSKK, in the staff headquarters of the so-called "Motorobergruppen" ("senior motor groups") and independent groups, in higher staff headquarters of the NSKK.