The Verkehrstruppen (Transportation Troops) This page lists all Verkehrstruppen (Transportation Troops) Regiments and Battalions of the German empire in 1914 including the kingdom of Bayern (Bavaria). All units wore a Dunkelblau (dark blue) Waffenrock with black collar, black Swedish cuffs, and silver buttons. Most (not all) units wore white double Garde Litzen, except for Flieger-Truppen who wore single Garde Litzen on the collar. Bayern as always was the exception and wore double Litzen on the collar. Officers of all units, however, wore silver double Litzen. The collar, cuffs, and piping on the front opening and rear skirt was red. Straps were light grey with red cyphers, except for Bayern who wore red straps with yellow cyphers until May 1914, when the light grey straps were adopted. Eisenbahn-Regts wore a leather Pickelhaube with silver fittings, except for Bayern who utilized a leather Tschako. All other units wore leather Tschakos.

The chart below lists the Battalion with garrison, cuff details, shoulder strap color with number or cypher, and details of the helmet Wappen (front plate).

Eisenbahn-Regt.. Eisenbahn-Regt. Nr.1 (Berlin) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red E1 Silver Garde Eagle on Pickelhaube After 30 Sept 1913 the 7th & 8th Komp of ER Nr. 2 wore a Sachsen (Saxon) gilt Wappen on silver star. Prior to this date, the two Sachsen Kompanien were part of Eisenbahn-Regt. Nr.2. Eisenbahn-Regt. Nr.2 (Hanau) XVIII Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red E2 Silver Garde Eagle on Pickelhaube Eisenbahn-Regt. Nr.3 (Hanau) XVIII Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red E3 Silver Garde Eagle on Pickelhaube Eisenbahn-Regt. Nr.4 (Berlin) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red E4 Silver Garde Eagle on Pickelhaube 4th Komp of ER Nr. 4 wore a Württemberg Wappen in silver with Garde Star identical to Dragoner Regt Nr. 26 Eisenbahn Betriebs-Abteilung (Berlin) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red Winged Train Wheel Silver Garde Eagle on Pickelhaube Kgl. Bayer. Eisenbahn-Bataillon I Bayerisches Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Red w/ Yellow E Silver Bayern Wappen on Tschako Kraftfahr-Bataillon. Kraftfahr-Bataillon (Berlin) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red K See Details Below For the KB: 1st Komp wore a silver Garde eagle on the Pickelhaube. 2nd Komp wore a Sachsen (Saxon) gilt Wappen on silver star. 3rd Komp wore wore a Württemberg Wappen in silver with Garde Star identical to Dragoner Regt Nr. 26. Kgl. Bayer. Luft- u. Kraftfahrer-Bataillon (München) I Bayerisches Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Red w/ Yellow Kor L Silver Bayern Wappen on Tschako Verkehrstechnische Prüfungskommission . Verkehrstechnische Prüfungskommission Abteilung (Berlin) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red V Silver Garde Eagle on Pickelhaube Telegraphen-Bataillon. Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr.1 (Berlin) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red T1 Silver Garde Star on Tschako Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr.2 (Frankfurt a.O./Cottbus) III Armee Korps Black Swedish Light Grey w/ Red T2 Silver Line Eagle on Tschako Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr.3 (Coblenz/Darmstadt) IX Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red T3 Silver Line Eagle on Tschako Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr.4 (Karlsruhe-Freiburg) XIV Armee Korps Black Swedish Light Grey w/ Red T4 Silver Line Eagle on Tschako 3rd Komp of TB Nr. 4 wore a Württemberg Wappen in silver on the leather Tschako. Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr.5 (Danzig) XVII Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red T5 Silver Line Eagle on Tschako Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr.6 (Hannover) X Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red T6 Silver Line Eagle on Tschako Kgl. Sächs. Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr.7 (Dresden) XII Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red T7 Gilt Sachsen Wappen on Silver Star on Tschako Kgl. Bayer. Telegraphen-Bataillon I Bayerisches Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Red w/ Yellow T1 Silver Bayern Wappen on Tschako Kgl. Bayer. Telegraphen-Bataillon I Bayerisches Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Red w/ Yellow T2 Silver Bayern Wappen on Tschako Luftschiffer-Bataillon. Luftschiffer-Bataillon Nr.1 (Berlin) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red L1 Silver Garde Star on Tschako Luftschiffer-Bataillon Nr.2 (Berlin-Dresden) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red L2 Silver Garde Star on Tschako 3rd Komp of LB Nr. 2 wore a Sachsen (Saxon) gilt Wappen on silver star on the leather Tschako. Luftschiffer-Bataillon Nr.3 (Cöln-Düsseldorf) IX Armee Korps Black Swedish Light Grey w/ Red L3 Silver Line Eagle on Tschako Luftschiffer-Bataillon Nr.4 (Mannheim/Metz/Lahr/Friedrichshafen) XIV Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red L4 Silver Line Eagle on Tschako 4th Komp of LB Nr. 4 wore a Württemberg Wappen in silver on the leather Tschako. Luftschiffer-Bataillon Nr.5 (Graudenz) I Armee Korps Black Swedish Light Grey w/ Red L5 Silver Line Eagle on Tschako Flieger-Bataillon. Flieger-Bataillon Nr.1 (Döberitz-Großenhain-Jüterborg) Garde-Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red Propeller 1 Silver Garde Star on Tschako 3rd Komp of FB Nr.1 wore a Sachsen (Saxon) gilt Wappen on silver star on the leather Tschako. Garde-Korps Flieger-Bataillon Nr.2 (Posen/Graudenz/Königsber i.Pr.) V Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red Propeller 2 Silver Garde Star on Tschako Flieger-Bataillon Nr.3 (Cöln-Hannover-Darmstadt) VIII Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red Propeller 3 Silver Garde Star on Tschako Flieger-Bataillon Nr.4 (Straßburg i.E./Metz/Freiburg) XV Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Light Grey w/ Red Propeller 4 Silver Garde Star on Tschako Kgl. Bayer. Flieger-Bataillon (Ober-Schleißheim) I Bayerisches Armee Korps Black Swedish w/ White Litzen Red w/ Yellow F Silver Bayern Wappen on Tschako After Bayern adopted the light grey straps in May 1914, the "F" for Flieger was changed to a propeller.