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Published: 2015-08-15 13:10:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1584; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 27
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These are the German units placed on the "Atlantic wall" or put in reserve that would later on be brought to bare on Normandy 1944. This is a recognition that both sides suffered during the war. For the fallen.Armie Grüppe B:
VII Armie
XV Armie
XLVII Panzer Corps
LXXXIV Armie Corps
709th Infanterie Division:
729th Festungs Grenadier Regiment
739th Festungs Grenadier Regiment
919th Grenadier Regiment
1709th Artillerie regiment
709th PanzerJäger Abteilung
709th Pionier Regiment
709th Nachrichten Abteilung
795th Ost Battalion
716th Infanterie Division:
726th Grenadier Regiment
736th Grenadier Regiment
1716th Artillerie Regiment
716th Panzerjäger Abteilung
716th Pionier Regiment
716th Füsilier Battalion
729th Nachrichten Abteilung
441st Ost Battalion
30th Schnelle Brigade
989th Schwere Artillierie Abteilung
352nd Infanterie Division:
914th Grenadier Regiment
915th Grenadier Regiment
916th Grenadier Regiment
352nd Panzerjäger Abteilung
352nd Artillerie Regiment
352nd Füsilier Battalion
352nd Nachrichten Abteilung
352nd Feld-Ersatz Battalion
439th Ost Battalion
21st Panzer Division:
22nd Panzer Regiment
125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
192nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment
155th Panzer Artillerie Regiment
21st Panzer Aufklärung Battalion
200th Sturmegeshütz Battalion
200th Panzerjäger Battalion
200th Panzer Signale Battalion
220th Panzer Ingenieur Battalion
305th Flak Battalion
91st Infantrie Division (Reserve):
1057th Grenadier Regiment
1058th Grenadier Regiment
191st Gerbirgs Artillerie Regiment
6th Fallshirm Jäger Regiment
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Great Work! German Regiments don't have regimental standard?
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As far as I can gather, they're torn apart by colours on their collars, shoulders and piping called Waffenfarbe. The list is like this:
White - Infantry
Yellow - Cavalry, Cyclists and Reconnaissance units
Lemon Yellow - Signals
Red - Artillery/Ordnance
Dark Red - Smoke Troops (Chemical)
Black - Engineers
Cornflower Blue - Medical Corps
Light Blue - Motor Transport
Light Green - Jägers and Maountain Troops
Pink - Armoured Troops and Anti-tank units
Crimson - General Staff and Veterinary Corps
Violet - Chaplains
Orange - Military Police and Engineer Officers
Grey-Blue - Specialist Officers
and Administrative officials wore dark green Waffenfarbe and were further split into branches (each with its own colour) thusly:
Red - Commissariat
Crimson - HQ Officials
Light Blue - Legal Services
Light Green - Pharmacists
White - Paymasters
Black Technical Services
Yellow - Cavalry Depot
Orange - Recruiting Service
Light Brown - Training Specialists
Instead of the Waffenfarbe, the Armoured units wore a skull and crossbones on their collars. But as for the regiments distinctive badges or symbols they are made to look as if they're one huge unit. It looks as if the only distinction is on paper, on vehicles or the division they belong to.
Theres SS cuff bands and collar badges
I bought the Army Badges and Insignia of World War 2 (by Guido Risignoli) Book 1 and 2 and I can only find:
1st SS Pz Div
2nd SS Pz Div
3rd SS Pz Div
4th SS Polizei Pz Gren Div
5th SS Pz Div
6th SS Gerbirgs Div
7th SS Freiwilligen Gerbirgs Div
8th SS Kavallerie Div
9th SS Pz Div
10th SS Pz Div
11th SS Freiwilligen Pz Gren Div
12th SS Pz Div
13th SS Waffen Gerbirgs Div
14th SS Waffen Gren Div
15th SS Waffen Gren Div
16th SS Pz Gren Div
17th SS Pz Gren Div
18th SS Freiwilligen Pz Gren Div
19th SS Waffen Gren Div
20th SS Waffen Gren Div
21st SS Waffen Gerbirgs Div
22nd SS Freiwilligen Kavallerie Div
23rd SS Waffen Gerbirgs Div
23rd SS Freiwilligen Pz Gren Div
25th SS Waffen Gren Div
26th SS Waffen Gren Div
27th SS Freiwilligen Gren Div
28th SS Freiwilligen Gren Div
29th SS Waffen Gren Div (Russian)
29th SS Waffen Gren Div (Italian)
30th SS Waffen Gren Div
31st SS Freiwilligen Gren Div
32nd SS Freiwilligen Gren Div
33rd SS Waffen Kavallerie Div (Hungarian)
33rd SS Waffen Kavallerie Div (Charlemagne)
34th SS Gren Div
35th SS Polizei Gren Div
36th SS Waffen Gren Div
37th SS Freiwilligen Kavallerie Div
38th SS Pz Gren Div
Indian SS
British SS
and Ive just read that the regiments/divisions were distinguished by cuff titles:
Adolf Hilter
SS Polizei Division
Hohnestaufen
Das Reich
Germania
Deutchland
Der Führer
Reichführer SS
Totenkopf
30. Januar
Nord
Reinhard Heydrich
Nordland (2 styles)
Westland (2 styles)
Göts Von Berlichingen
Nazi skull and crossbones
Prinz Eugen
Florian Geyer
Wallonien
Theodore Icke
Charlemagne
Frundsberg
To me though these look more like areas of operation or names of their Divisional Commandant, so Im guessing they would called along the lines of 33rd Charlemagne or something similar to that.
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