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Primary Arms
 
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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)

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  • 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.

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  • All Bayern (Bavaria) Infanterie (infantry) Regiments
Top - Hellblau (light blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey)
Piping - Ponceaurot (poppy red)
Cap Band - Ponceaurot (poppy red)

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  • 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

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  • 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


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  • 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

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  • 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)

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  • All Train (Supply) Abteilung (Detachment) after AKO 21 September 1915 except for Bayern (Bavaria) who wore after AKO 31 March 1916
Top - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey)
Piping - kaliblau (potash-blue)
Cap Band - kaliblau (potash-blue)


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  • 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)

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  • 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 - Hellblau (light blue) - M1907/10 Feldgrau (field grey)
Piping - Grün (green)
Cap Band - Grün (green)

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  • 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)

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  • 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).


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  • 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)


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  • 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)


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  • 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)


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  • 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)


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  • 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

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