The Dragoner
This page lists all Dragoner (Mounted Infantry) Regiments of the German empire in 1914 except the kingdom of Bayern (Bavaria). All Regiments wore a Waffenrock with Swedish cuffs. The collar, cuff, and piping on the front opening and rear skirt were in the Regimental facing color. For Garde units both collar and cuffs were decorated with white or yellow Litzen, silver or gilt for officers. All Regiments wore a Dragoner pattern leather Pickelhaube with silver or gilt fittings. The chart below lists the Regiment with garrison, collar, cuff, and seam color, shoulder strap color with number or cypher, and details of the helmet Wappen (front plate). For color plates of all shoulder strap cyphers, special pattern Litzen, and helmet Wappen, the links at the top of this page will open these color plates in a new window.
1. Garde-Dragoner-Regt. Königin Viktoria von Großbritannien und Irland
(Berlin) Garde-Korps		 Kornblumenblau Ponceau Red w/ Yellow Litzen Gilt Ponceau Red w/ Yellow Cypher Gilt Garde Eagle
2. Garde-Dragoner-Regt. Kaiserin Alexandra von Rußland
(Berlin) Garde-Korps		 Kornblumenblau Ponceau Red w/ White Litzen Silver Red w/ White Cypher Silver Garde Eagle
Dragoner-Regt. Prinz Albrecht von Preußen (Litthauisches) Nr.1
(Tilsit) I Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Ponceau Red Gilt Ponceau Red w/ Yellow 1 Gilt 2nd Pattern Grenadier Eagle
1. Brandenburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.2
(Schwedt a.O.) III Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Black Gilt Black w/ Yellow 2 Gilt Dragon Eagle w/ Cypher
For officers the cypher was in enamel. See Dragoner Plate 1
Grenadier-zu-Pferd-Regt. Freiherr von Derfflinger (Neumärkisches) Nr.3
(Bromberg) II Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Pink Silver Pink w/ Cypher Silver 2nd Pattern Grenadier Eagle
Dragoner-Regt. von Bredow (1. Schlesisches) Nr.4
(Lüben) V Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Yellow Silver Yellow w/ Red 4 Silver Dragon Eagle
Dragoner-Regt. Freiherr von Manteuffel (Rheinisches) Nr.5
(Hofgeismar) XI Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Ponceau Red Silver Red w/ Yellow 5 Silver Dragon Eagle
Magdeburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.6
(Mainz) XVII Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Black Silver Black w/ Red 6 Silver Dragon Eagle
Westfälisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.7
(Saarbrücken) XXI Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Pink Gilt Pink w/ Yellow 7 Gilt Dragon Eagle
Dragoner-Regt. König Friedrich III (2.Schlesisches) Nr.8
(Kreuzburg/Bernstadt/Namslau) VI Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Yellow Gilt Yellow w/ Red Cypher Gilt Dragon Eagle
Dragoner-Regt. König Karl I von Rumänien (1.Hannoversches ) Nr.9
(Metz) XVI Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau White Gilt White w/ Red Cypher Gilt Dragon Eagle w/ Bandeau
Gilt Bandeau "PENINSULA WATERLOO GÖHRDE". See Dragoner Plate 1
Dragoner-Regt. König Albert von Sachsen (Ostpreußisches ) Nr.10
(Allenstein) XX Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau White Silver White w/ Red Cypher Silver Dragon Eagle
Dragoner-Regt. von Wedel (Pommersches) Nr.11
(Lyck) XX Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Wine Red Gilt Wine Red w/ Yellow 11 Gilt Dragon Eagle
Dragoner-Regt. von Arnim (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr.12
(Gnesen) II Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Wine Red Silver Wine Red w/ Yellow 12 Silver Dragon Eagle
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.13
(Metz) XVI Armee Korps 		Kornblumenblau Ponceau Red w/ White Piping Gilt Ponceau Red w/ Yellow 13 Gilt Dragon Eagle
Kurmärkisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.14
(Kolmar i.E.) XV Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Black w/ White Piping Gilt Black w/ Yellow 14 Gilt Dragon Eagle
3. Schlesisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.15
(Hagenau) XV Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Pink w/ White Piping Silver Pink w/ yellow 15 Silver Dragon Eagle
2. Hannoversches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.16
(Lüneburg) X Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Lemon Yellow w/ White Piping Silver Lemon Yellow w/ Red 16 Silver Dragon Eagle w/ Bandeau
Silver Bandeau "WATERLOO". See Dragoner Plate 1
1. Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.17
(Ludwigslust) VIII Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Ponceau Red w/ Yellow Litzen Gilt Ponceau Red w/ Yellow Cypher Gilt Mecklenburg Wappen
2. Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.18
(Parchim) VIII Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Black w/ White Litzen Silver Black w/ Red Cypher Gilt Mecklenburg Wappen
Oldenburgisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.19
(Oldenburg) X Armee Korps 		Kornblumenblau Black Silver White w/ Red Cypher Silver Oldenburg Dragon Eagle
1. Badisches Leib-Dragoner-Regt. Nr.20
(Karlsruhe) XIV Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Ponceau Red Silver Ponceau Red w/ Yellow Cypher Silver Baden Wappen
2. Badisches Dragoner-Regt. Nr.21
(Bruchsal/Schwetzingen) XIV Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Lemon Yellow Silver Yellow w/ Red Cypher Silver Baden Wappen
3. Badisches Dragoner-Regt. Prinz Karl Nr.22
(Mühlhausen i.E.) XIV Armee Korps		 Kornblumenblau Black w/ Red Piping Silver Black w/ Red Piping & Yellow 22 Silver Baden Wappen
Leib-Dragoner-Regt. (1. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.23
(Darmstadt) XVIII Armee Korps		 Dark Green Ponceau Red w/ White Litzen Silver Ponceau Red w/ White Cypher Silver Hessen Wappen
Leib-Dragoner-Regt. (2. Großherzog-hessisches) Nr.24
(Darmstadt) XVIII Armee Korps		 Dark Green White Silver White w/ Red Cypher Silver Hessen Wappen
Dragoner-Regt. Königin Olga (1. Württembergisches) Nr.25
(Ludwigsburg) XIII Armee Korps		 Hellblau (Light Blue) White w/ White Litzen Gilt White w/ Red Cypher Silver Württemberg Wappen
Dragoner-Regt. König (2. Württembergisches) Nr.26
(Stuttgart-Cannstatt) XIII Armee Korps		 Hellblau (Light Blue) Yellow Gilt Yellow w/ Red Cypher Silver Württemberg Wappen w/ Star
For officers the star was in enamel. See Dragoner Plate 2