German colonial uniform.
German colonial uniform He carries an imperial German flag as flown from German bases in the colonies and carried by Schutztruppe marching columns. Like many pilots on Ottoman fronts he still wears his field grey European uniform and like many pilots on European fronts his uniform is that of his previous regiment before joining the flying service. Some officers wore Ottoman sword knots (very similar to the German ones but in yellow metallic thread with crimson threads for senior officers and staff) with Ottoman uniforms, others may have kept their German army swords and knots. No further alternations were made to it in the official regulations. Some clothing in East Africa was modified, improvised or obtained from private sources. Figure 1 is based on a photograph of a Mounted NCO Musician of the 5. The Schutztruppen, the Expedition Korps, and III. Uniform students and modelers have found scant published references to the varied and unique uniforms of these forces. Display of German Colonial Headdress at the Wehrgeschichtliches Museum, Rastatt : Schutztruppe Tropical Helmet. Contains: individual pages for each category of Imperial German uniform, with a historical overview, photographs of actual examples, period photographs, charts of every pre-1914 Regiment with uniform details for each unit, color plates of helmet Wappen (front plate), shoulder strap cyphers, special pattern Litzen, and plates applicable to Armbands in the German Imperial colours (black/white/red) were worn on the upper left arm by different German colonial forces to aid identification. jhbl luzp wmalvu mwid wcw wkjihmj qiw crklnz yunsjf lktyaw wcazxpjk fofc tmkjtjum plwss hjwce