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Kaiser's Bunker Imperial German Cloth Headgear Charts

To make this reference easy to use, you can view the cap colors in five different layouts. Click the links below to view in the following layouts: How to use the color charts Primary Arms Kürassier, Heavy Cavalry, and Jäger zu Pferde Ulanen (Lancers) Dragoner and Chevaulegers (Mounted Rifles) Husaren Support Elements View all 93 Mützen at once

Primary Arms, Cavalry, and Support Elements

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All Infanterie (infantry), Grenadier, and Füsilier Regiments except the kingdom of Bayern (Bavaria) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Braunschweigisches Infanterie-Regt. Nr.92 (Braunschweig) X Armee Korps Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Tradition Badge- Braunschweig pattern Totenkopf (after 1912). The Braunschweig pattern Totenkopf came in two distinct patterns: a flat issued pattern and a three-dimensional private-purchase pattern. Click Once To Enlarge All Bayern (Bavaria) Infanterie (infantry) Regiments Top - Hellblau (light blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge All Feldartillerie (Field Artillery), Fußartillerie (Foot Artillery) Regiments and Pionier (Pioneer) Battalions except Sachsen (Saxon) All Verkehrstruppen Truppen. Verkehrstruppen were Transportation Troops; they included all Eisenbahn (Railway), Telegraphen (Telegraph), Flieger (Flying), Luftschiffer (Balloon and Zeppelin) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Click Once To Enlarge All Sachsen (Saxon) Feldartillerie (Field Artillery), Fußartillerie (Foot Artillery) Regiments and Pionier (Pioneer) Battalions. Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red). Cap Band - For Dunkelblau Mützen the band was Ponceaurot (poppy red). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the band was Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers *Note* The Sachsen Dunkelgrün on issued Krätzchen is a very dark/black green. Click Once To Enlarge All Train (Supply) Battalions except Sachsen (Saxon). After 1912 Train Battalions became Train Abteilung (Detachment) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Hellblau (light blue) up to September 1915 Cap Band - Hellblau (light blue) up to September 1915 *Note* AKO 21 September 1915 (31 March 1916 for Bayern) the piping and band on Feldgrau Mützen was changed to Kaliblau (potash-blue). See this cap on the Feldgrau charts. Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs. 1. Train-Bataillon Nr.12 (Dresden/Bischofswerda) XII Armee Korps Kgl. Sächs. 2. Train-Bataillon Nr.19 (Leipzig) XIX Armee Korps Top - Hellblau (light blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping- For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was band was Ponceaurot (poppy red). For Feldgrau Mützen up to September 1915 the piping was Hellblau (light blue) Cap Band - For Dunkelblau Mützen the band was Schwarz (black). For Feldgrau Mützen up to September 1915 the band was Hellblau (light blue) Click Once To Enlarge All Jäger (Light Infantry) Battalions except the kingdoms of Bayern (Bavaria) or Sachsen (Saxony) Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) - M1907/10 Graugrün (grey green) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Ponceaurot (poppy red). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Dunkelgrün (dark green) Cap Band - For Dunkelblau Mützen the band was Ponceaurot (poppy red). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the band was Dunkelgrün (dark green) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Bayer. 1. Jäger-Batl. König (Freising) I Bayerisches Armee Korps Kgl. Bayer. 2. Jäger-Batl.(Aschaffenburg) II Bayerisches Armee Korps Kgl. Bayer.MG-Abt 1 (Landau) I Bayerisches Armee Korps Top - Blau (blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Grün (green) Cap Band - Grün (green) Click Once To Enlarge Garde-Schützen-Batl. (Berlin) Garde-Korps Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) - M1907/10 Graugrün (grey green) Piping - For Dunkelgrun Mützen the piping was Ponceaurot (poppy red). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Dunkelgrün (dark green) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs. Schützen (Füsilier)-Regt. Prinz Georg Nr.108 (Dresden) XII Armee Korps Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green). The Sachsen Dunkelgrün was darker than Preußen Jäger. - M1907/10 Graugrün (grey green) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Ponceaurot (poppy red). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Dunkelgrün (dark green) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs. 1. Jäger-Batl.Nr.12 (Freiburg) XII Armee Korps Kgl. Sächs. 2. Jäger-Batl.Nr.13 (Dresden) XII Armee Korps Kgl. Sächs. 2. Jäger-Batl.Nr.15 (Dresden) XII Armee Korps (disbanded to bring newly formed Kgl. Sächs. 15. Infanterie-Regiment Nr.181 up to strength on 30 March 1900) Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green). The Sachsen Dunkelgrün was darker than Preußen Jäger. - M1907/10 Graugrün (grey green) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Ponceaurot (poppy red). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Dunkelgrün (dark green) Cap Band - For Dunkelblau Mützen the band was Schwarz (black). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the band was Dunkelgrün (dark green) Click Once To Enlarge Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.14 (Colmar i.E.) XV Armee Korps Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) - M1907/10 Graugrün (grey green) Piping - For Dunkelgrün Mützen the piping was all Ponceaurot (poppy red) . For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Ponceaurot (poppy red) on the top and bottom of the band, but Dunkelgrün (dark green) on the top of the Mütze. Cap Band - Hellgrün (light green) Click Once To Enlarge Garde MG-Abt. (Garde Machine Gun Detachment 1 to 8) MG-Abt. 1-8 (Machine Gun Detachment 1 to 8) Top - Graugrün (grey green) for both the pre war and M1907/10 Mützen Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Garde MG-Abt. 2 (Garde Machine Gun Detachment 2) Top - Graugrün (grey green) for both the pre war and M1907/10 Mützen Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band -Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers Click Once To Enlarge I. Seebataillon Kiel II. Seebataillon Wilhelmshaven III. Stamm-Seebataillon Cuxhaven III. Seebataillon Tsingtau (Kiautschou) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Weiß (white) *Note*The Seebataillons were as Reich's asset, and only wore a single Reich's Kokarde on the lower band Click Once To Enlarge

Kürassier, Heavy Cavalry, and Jäger zu Pferde

Regt. der Gardes du Corps (Potsdam) Garde-Korps Kürassier-Regt. von Driesen (Westfälisches) Nr.4 (Münster) VII Armee Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Ponceaurot (poppy red). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Garde-Kürassier-Regt. (Berlin) Garde-Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Click Once To Enlarge Leib-Kürassier-Regt. Großer Kurfürst (Schlesisches) Nr.1 (Breslau) VI Armee Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers Click Once To Enlarge Kürassier-Regt. Königin (Pommersches) Nr.2 (Pasewalk) II Armee Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Karmesinrot (crimson red). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Click Once To Enlarge Kürassier-Regt. Graf Wrangel (Ostpreußisches) Nr.3 (Königsberg i.Pr.) I Armee Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Hellblau (light blue). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Hellblau (light blue) Click Once To Enlarge Kürassier-Regt. Herzog Friedrich Eugen von Württemberg (Westpreußisches) Nr.5 (Riesenburg; II Rosenburg; III Deutsch-Eylau) XX Armee Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Rosa (pink). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Rosa (pink) Click Once To Enlarge Kürassier-Regt. Kaiser Nikolas I. von Rußland (Brandenburgisches) Nr.6 (Brandenburg) III Armee Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Russischblau (Russian blue). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Russischblau (Russian blue) Click Once To Enlarge Kürassier-Regt. von Seydlitz (4.Magdeburgisches) Nr.7 (I Quedlinburg; II - IV Halberstadt) IV Armee Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Gelb (yellow). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Click Once To Enlarge Kürassier-Regt. Graf Geßler (Rheinisches) Nr.8 (Deutz) IX Armee Korps Top - Weiß (yellow-white / cream) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Hellgrün (light green). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white) Cap Band - Hellgrün (light green) Click Once To Enlarge Bayer. 1. Schweres Reiter-Regiment Prinz Kark von Bayern (München) 1st Bayern Armee Korps Bayer. 2. Schweres Reiter-Regiment Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este (Landshut) 1st Bayern Armee Korps Top - Hellblau (light blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl.Sächs. Garde-Reiter-Regiment (1.Schweres Regiment) (Dresden) XII Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Cap Band - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl.Sächs. Karabiner-Regiment (2.Schweres Regiment) (Borna) XIX Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - For Dunkelblau Mützen the piping was Weiß (white). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the piping was Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers Click Once To Enlarge All Jäger zu Pferde (Mounted Dispatch Rider) Regiments up to 1908 Top -Weiß (white) Piping - Gelb (yellow) Cap Band - Dunkelgrün (dark green) Click Once To Enlarge All Jäger zu Pferde (Mounted Dispatch Rider) Regiments after 1908 Top - Graugrün (grey green) Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Cap Band - Dunkelgrün (dark green) Click Once To Enlarge

Ulanen (Lancers)

Garde-Ulanen-Regt. Nr.1 (Potsdam) Garde-Korps Garde-Ulanen-Regt. Nr.2 (Berlin) Garde-Korps Ulanen-Regt. Kaiser Alexander III von Rußland (Westpreußisches) Nr.1 (Militsch, Ostrowo) V Armee Korps Ulanen-Regt. von Katzler (Schlesisches) Nr.2 (Gleiwitz, Pleß) VI Armee Korps Ulanen-Regt. Kaiser Alexander II von Rußland (1.Brandenburgisches) Nr.3 (Fürstenwalde) III Armee Korps Ulanen-Regt. von Schmidt (1.Pommersches) Nr.4 (Thorn) XX Armee Korps Westfälisches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.5 (Düsseldorf) VII Armee Korps Thüringisches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.6 (Hanau) XVIII Armee Korps Ulanen-Regt. Großherzog Friedrich von Baden (Rheinisches) Nr.7 (Saarbrücken) XXI Armee Korps Ulanen-Regt. Graf zu Dohna (Ostpreußisches) Nr.8 (Gumbinnen, Stallupönen) I Armee Korps Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Garde-Ulanen-Regt. Nr.3 (Potsdam) Garde-Korps Ulanen-Regt. Graf Haeseler (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr.11(Saarburg) XXI Armee Korps Schleswig-Holsteinisches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.15 (Saarburg) XXI Armee Korps Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Goldgelb (Golden yellow) Cap Band - Goldgelb (Golden yellow) Click Once To Enlarge 2. Pommersches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.9 (Demmin) II Armee Korps Königs-Ulanen-Regt. (1. Hannoversches) Nr.13 (Hannover) X Armee Korps (Avold, Mörchingen) XVI Armee Korps Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Ulanen-Regt. Prinz August von Württemberg (Posensches) Nr.10 (Züllichau) V Armee Korps 2. Hannoversches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.14 (Avold, Mörchingen) XVI Armee Korps Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap Band - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Click Once To Enlarge Lithauisches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.12 (Insterburg) I Armee Korps Ulanen-Regt. Hennigs von Treffenfeld (Altmärkisches) Nr.16 (Saarburg) XXI Armee Korps Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weiß (white) *Note* On UR12 and UR16 Mützen, the white piping was carried on the top of the cap and above the band, but there was not a row of piping at the bottom of the band. This was unique to these two Regiments. Cap Band - Hellblau (light blue) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs.1. Ulanen-Regt. Kaiser Franz Josef von Österreich, König von Ungarn'' Nr.17 (Oschatz) XII Armee Korps Top - Weiß (white) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Dunkelblau Mützen: The piping and band were Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen: The piping and band were Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs.2. Ulanen-Regt. Nr.18 (Leipzig) XIX Armee Korps Top - Weiß (white) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Dunkelblau Mützen: The piping and band were Weinrotes (wine red). M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen: The piping and band were Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Ulanen-Regt. König Karl (1. Württembergisches) Nr.19 (Ulm, Wiblingen) XIII Armee Korps Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Ulanen-Regt. König Wilhelm I (2. Württembergisches) Nr.20 (Ludwigsburg) XIII Armee Korps Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Goldgelb (Golden yellow) Cap Band - Goldgelb (Golden yellow) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs.3. Ulanen-Regt. Kaiser Wilhelm II, König von Preußen'' Nr.21 (Chemnitz) XIX Armee Korps Top - Weiß (white) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Dunkelblau Mützen: The piping and band were Hellblau (light blue). M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen: The piping and band were Goldgelb (Golden yellow) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Bayer. 1. Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm II., König von Preußen (Bamberg) II Bayerisches Armee Korps Kgl. Bayer. 2. Ulanen-Regiment König (Ansbach) II Bayerisches Armee Korps Top - Stahlgrün (steel green)- M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weinrotes (wine red) Cap Band - Weinrotes (wine red) Click Once To Enlarge

Dragoner and Chevaulegers (Mounted Rifles)

1. Garde-Dragoner-Regt. Königin Viktoria von Großbritannien und Irland (Berlin) Garde-Korps 2. Garde-Dragoner-Regt. Kaiserin Alexandra von Rußland (Berlin) Garde-Korps Dragoner-Regt. Prinz Albrecht von Preußen (Litthauisches) Nr.1 (Tilsit) I Armee Korps Dragoner-Regt. Freiherr von Manteuffel (Rheinisches) Nr.5 (Hofgeismar) XI Armee Korps Schleswig-Holsteinisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.13 (Metz) XVI Armee Korps 2. Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.18 (Parchim) VIII Armee Korps 1. Badisches Leib-Dragoner-Regt. Nr.20 (Karlsruhe) XIV Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge 1. Brandenburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.2 (Schwedt a.O.) III Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Schwarz (black) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Tradition Badge - Gilt Dragoner-pattern eagle tradition badge worn centered between the Preußen and reich's Kokarden. Click Once To Enlarge Grenadier-zu-Pferd-Regt. Freiherr von Derfflinger (Neumärkisches) Nr.3 (Bromberg) II Armee Korps Westfälisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.7 (Saarbrücken) XXI Armee Korps 3. Schlesisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.15 (Hagenau) XV Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Rosa (pink) Cap Band - Rosa (pink) Click Once To Enlarge Dragoner-Regt. von Bredow (1. Schlesisches) Nr.4 (Lüben) V Armee Korps 2. Badisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.21 (Bruchsal/Schwetzingen) XIV Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Zitrongelb (lemon yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Cap Band - Zitrongelb (lemon yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Click Once To Enlarge Magdeburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.6 (Mainz) XVII Armee Korps Kurmärkisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.14 (Kolmar i.E.) XV Armee Korps 2. Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.18 (Parchim) VIII Armee Korps Oldenburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.19 (Oldenburg) X Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Schwarz (black) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Click Once To Enlarge Dragoner-Regt. König Friedrich III (2.Schlesisches) Nr.8 (Kreuzburg/Bernstadt/Namslau) VI Armee Korps 2. Hannoversches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.16 (Lüneburg) X Armee Korps Dragoner-Regt. König (2. Württembergisches) Nr.26 (Stuttgart-Cannstatt) XIII Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) Cap Band - Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) Click Once To Enlarge Dragoner-Regt. König Karl I von Rumänien (1.Hannoversches ) Nr.9 (Metz) XVI Armee Korps Dragoner-Regt. König Albert von Sachsen (Ostpreußisches ) Nr.10 (Allenstein) XX Armee Korps Dragoner-Regt. Königin Olga (1. Württembergisches) Nr.25 (Ludwigsburg) XIII Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Dragoner-Regt. von Wedel (Pommersches) Nr.11 (Lyck) XX Armee Korps Dragoner-Regt. von Arnim (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr.12 (Gnesen) II Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Karmesinrot (crimson red) velvet for officers Cap Band - Karmesinrot (crimson red) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Karmesinrot (crimson red) velvet for officers Click Once To Enlarge 3. Badisches Dragoner-Regt. Prinz Karl Nr.22 (Mühlhausen i.E.) XIV Armee Korps Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). In reality, Dragoner tops are actually Hellblau (light blue). - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Click Once To Enlarge Leib-Dragoner-Regt. (1. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.23 (Darmstadt) XVIII Armee Korps Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Leib-Dragoner-Regt. (2. Großherzog-hessisches) Nr.24 (Darmstadt) XVIII Armee Korps Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Bayer. 1. Chevaulegers-Regt. Kaiser Nikolaus von Rußland (Nürnberg) III Bayerisches Armee Korps Kgl. Bayer. 2. Chevaulegers-Regt. Taxis (Regensburg) III Bayerisches Armee Korps Top - Stahlgrün (steel green) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weinrotes (wine red) Cap Band - Weinrotes (wine red) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Bayer. 3. Chevaulegers-Regt. Herzog Karl Theodor (Dieuze) II Bayerisches Armee Korps Kgl. Bayer. 6. Chevaulegers-Regt. Prinz Albrecht von Preußen (Bayreuth) III Bayerisches Armee Korps (Regensburg) III Bayerisches Armee Korps Top - Stahlgrün (steel green) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Pfirsichrot (peach red) Cap Band - Pfirsichrot (peach red) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Bayer. 4. Chevaulegers-Regt. König (Augsburg) I Bayerisches Armee Korps Kgl. Bayer. 5. Chevaulegers-Regt. Erzherzog Friedrich von Österreich (Saargemünd) II Bayerisches Armee Korps (Regensburg) III Bayerisches Armee Korps Top - Stahlgrün (steel green) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Bayer. 7. Chevaulegers-Regt. Prinz Alfons (Straubing) III Bayerisches Armee Korps Kgl. Bayer. 8. Chevaulegers-Regt. (Dillingen) I Bayerisches Armee Korps (Regensburg) III Bayerisches Armee Korps Top - Stahlgrün (steel green) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge

Husaren

Leib-Garde Husaren Regt (Potsdam) Garde-Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Gelb (yellow) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Click Once To Enlarge Leib-Husaren Regt. Nr.1 Danzig/Langfuhr) XVII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Schwarz (black) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Piping - Weiß (white) Tradition Badge - Silver Leib Husaren pattern Totenkopf M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Piping - Weiß (white) Additional single row of piping above the band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Tradition Badge - Silver Leib Husaren pattern Totenkopf Click Once To Enlarge 2. Leib-Husaren-Regt. Königin Viktoria von Preußen Nr.2 (Danzig/Langfuhr) XVII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Schwarz (black) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Piping - Weiß (white) Tradition Badge - Silver Leib Husaren pattern Totenkopf M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Piping - Weiß (white) Tradition Badge - Silver Leib Husaren pattern Totenkopf Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) Nr.3 (Rathenow) III Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Weiß (white) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Piping - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. von Schill (1.Schlesisches) Nr.4 (Ohlau) VI Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Braun (brown) Cap Band - Braun (brown) Piping - Gelb (yellow) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Braun (brown) Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt (Pommersches) Nr.5 (Stolp) XVII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelrot (dark red) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Piping - Weiß (white) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Dunkelrot (dark red) Piping - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. Graf Goetzen (2.Schlesisches) Nr.6 (Leobschutz, Ratibor) VI Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) Piping - Gelb (yellow) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Dunkelgrün (dark green) Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Additional single row of piping above the band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. König Wilhelm I (1.Rheinisches) Nr.7 (Bonn) IX Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Russischblau (Russian blue) Piping - Gelb (yellow) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Russischblau (Russian blue) Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Additional single row of piping above the band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. Kaiser Nikolaus II von Rußland (1.Westfälisches ) Nr.8 (Neuhaus; II & V Paderborn) VII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Hellblau (light blue) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Additional single row of piping above the band - Hellblau (light blue) Click Once To Enlarge 2. Rheinisches Husaren-Regt. Nr.9 (Straßburg i.E.) XV Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Gelb (yellow) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Click Once To Enlarge Magdeburgisches Husaren-Regt. Nr.10 (Stendal) IV Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) Piping - Gelb (yellow) Cap Band - Pompadour rot (deep pink) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Dunkelgrün (dark green) Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Additional single row of piping above the band - Pompadour rot (deep pink) Click Once To Enlarge 2. Westfälisches Husaren-Regt. Nr.11 (Crefeld) VII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Dunkelgrün (dark green) Piping - Weiß (white) Additional single row of piping above the band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Thüringisches Husaren-Regt. Nr.12 (Torgau) IV Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. König Humbert von Italien (1.Kurhessisches) Nr.13 (Diedenhofen) XVI Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Additional single row of piping above the band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. Landgraf Friedrich III von Hessen-Homburg (2.Kurhessisches) Nr.14 (Cassel) XI Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Additional single row of piping above the band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. Königin Wilhelmena der Niederlande (Hannoversches) Nr.15 (Wandsbek) VIII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Zitrongelb (lemon yellow) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Additional single row of piping above the band - Zitrongelb (lemon yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Click Once To Enlarge Husaren-Regt. Kaiser Franz Josef von Österreich, König von Ungarn (Schleswig-Holsteinisches) Nr.16 (Schleswig) VIII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Zitrongelb (lemon yellow) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Additional single row of piping above the band - Zitrongelb (lemon yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Click Once To Enlarge Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regt. Nr.17 (Braunschweig) X Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Schwarz (black) Piping - Gelb (yellow) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Tradition Badge - Silver Braunschweig pattern Totenkopf. The Braunschweig pattern Totenkopf came in two distinct patterns: a flat issued pattern and a three-dimensional private-purchase pattern. M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) wool for Mannschaften (Other Ranks). Black velvet for officers. Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Additional single row of piping above the band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Tradition Badge - Silver Braunschweig pattern Totenkopf Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs. 1. Husaren-Regt. ,,König Albert'' Nr.18 (Grossenhain) XII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Gelb (yellow) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Gelb (yellow) to September 1915, Dunkelgelb (dark yellow) after. Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs. 2. Husaren-Regt. Nr.19 (Grimma) XIX Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Click Once To Enlarge Kgl. Sächs. 3. Husaren-Regt. Nr.20 (Bautzen) XII Armee Korps Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) (no Mütze with a colored top was ever worn by this Regiment) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Piping - Weiß (white) Additional single row of piping above the band - Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue) Click Once To Enlarge

Support Elements

Kriegsministerium (War Ministry) except the kingdom of Bayern (Bavaria) Generalstab (General Staff) Apotheker (Pharmacists) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap Band - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Click Once To Enlarge Kriegsministerium (War Ministry) kingdom of Bayern (Bavaria) Top - Hellblau (light blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap Band - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Click Once To Enlarge All Sanitäts offiziere (Medical Officers) & Sanitäts-Unteroffizier (Medical NCOs) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Click Once To Enlarge Sanitätstruppen (Medical Troops) Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen worn to September 1915 Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) M1915 Feldgrau Mützen worn after AKO 21 September 1915 Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Click Once To Enlarge All Krankenträger (Stretcher bearer) Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap Band - Karmesinrot (crimson red) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen worn to September 1915 Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) M1915 Feldgrau Mützen worn after AKO 21 September 1915 Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap Band - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Click Once To Enlarge All Krankenwärter (Medical Attendants) Dunkelblau Mützen Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Piping - Hellblau (light blue) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen worn to September 1915 Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) M1915 Feldgrau Mützen worn after AKO 21 September 1915 Top - Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Hellblau (light blue) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Click Once To Enlarge All Freiwilligen Krankenpflege (Volunteer Medical Orderly). Top - Weiß (white) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) - Weiß (white) Piping - Top - Weiß (white). Above and below the band - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - Grey Click Once To Enlarge All Veterinäre (Veterinarians) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap Band - Schwarz (black) Click Once To Enlarge Landgendarmerie Landjäger Korps Feldgendarmerie (Feldgrau only. There was no Dunkelblau Feldgendarmerie Mützen) Top - Dunkelgrün (dark green) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red) Cap Band - For Dunkelblau Mützen the band was Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue). For M1907/10 Feldgrau Mützen the band was Dunkelgrün (dark green) Click Once To Enlarge All Feldgeistliche (Field clergyman). Prior to AKO 3 July 1913, Feldgeistliche wore a traditional German black felt clergy hat. A Schirmmütze was not authorized until the AKO of 1913. Top - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Purpurrot (purple) on lower band only from 1913 to 21 September 1915 by all contingents except Bayern (Bavaria). Bayern Feldgeistliche wore this pattern from 1913 to 31 March 1916. Piping was worn on the top of the Mütze as of 21 September 1915 by all contingents except Bayern (Bavaria). Bayern Feldgeistliche added the top piping on 31 March 1916 Cap Band - Purpurrot (purple) Tradition badge - A white enameled cross was worn by Catholic and Lutheran clergymen. Jewish Rabbies wore the same cap without the cross. Click Once To Enlarge All Zahlmeister (Pay Officers) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Weiß (white) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue) Click Once To Enlarge All Feldpost (Field Post Office) Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Orangerot Cap Band - Orangerot Rot (orange-red) with a Schwarz (black) center stripe. Click Once To Enlarge Militärebeamte (Military employed officials). Top - Dunkelblau (dark blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey) Piping - Karmesin (crimson) Cap Band - Dunkelblau (dark blue), Kornblumenblau (cornflower blue), or Karmesinrot (crimson red) Cap InsigniaSmall silver or gilt contingent Wappens (see image below) Click Once To Enlarge

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