The Ulanen (Lancers)
This page lists all Ulanen (Lancers) Regts of the German empire in 1914 including the kingdom of Bayern (Bavaria). The Ulanen Ulanka was Dunkelblau (dark blue) for German Reich Regts, light blue for Sachsen Regts, and Stahlgrun (dark green) for Bayern (Bavaria). All seams including shoulders, rear "darts" and both side of the double-breast were piped, however, Bayern Ulanka were only piped on the front opening, not on the false side of the double breast. For Garde units both collar and cuffs were decorated with white or yellow Litzen for men, silver or gilt for officers. The large shoulder epaulettes worn by all ranks had silver or gilt crescents and scales (lace for officers) on regimental colors with silver or gilt numbers or cyphers although Sachsen NCOs occasionally wore cloth shoulder straps in Regimental facing colors. All Regts wore a leather Tschapka with silver or gilt fittings. The chart below lists the regiment and garrison, collar, cuff, and seam color, epaulette 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.
Garde-Ulanen-Regt. Nr.1
(Potsdam) Garde-Korps
Ponceau Red w/ White Litzen Red Silver Silver on White. Silver Garde Eagle
Garde-Ulanen-Regt. Nr.2
(Berlin) Garde-Korps
Ponceau Red w/ Yellow Litzen Ponceau Red Gilt Gilt on Ponceau Red Gilt Garde Eagle
Garde-Ulanen-Regt. Nr.3
(Potsdam) Garde-Korps
Lemon Yellow w/ White Litzen Yellow Silver Silver on Yellow Silver Garde Eagle
Ulanen-Regt. Kaiser Alexander III von Rußland (Westpreußisches) Nr.1
(Militsch, Ostrowo) V Armee Korps
Ponceau Red Ponceau Red Gilt Gilt on White w/ Gilt Cypher Gilt 1st Pattern Grenadier Eagle
Ulanen-Regt. von Katzler (Schlesisches) Nr.2
(Gleiwitz, Pleß) VI Armee Korps
Ponceau Red Ponceau Red Gilt Gilt on Ponceau Red w/ Gilt 2 Gilt 1st Pattern Grenadier Eagle
Ulanen-Regt. Kaiser Alexander II von Rußland (1.Brandenburgisches) Nr.3
(Fürstenwalde) III Armee Korps
Ponceau Red Ponceau Red Gilt Gilt on Yellow w/ Gilt Cypher Gilt 1st Pattern Grenadier Eagle
Ulanen-Regt. von Schmidt (1.Pommersches) Nr.4
(Thorn) XX Armee Korps
Ponceau Red Red Gilt Gilt on Light Blue w/ Gilt 4 Gilt Line Eagle
Westfälisches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.5
(Düsseldorf) VII Armee Korps
Ponceau Red Ponceau Red Silver Gilt on White w/ Gilt 5 Silver Line Eagle
*Note* UR5 officer epaulettes were silver cresents on white
Thüringisches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.6
(Hanau) XVIII Armee Korps
Ponceau Red Ponceau Red Silver Gilt on Ponceau Red w/ Gilt Cypher Silver Line Eagle
Ulanen-Regt. Großherzog Friedrich von Baden (Rheinisches) Nr.7
(Saarbrücken) XXI Armee Korps
Ponceau Red Ponceau Red Silver Gilt on Yellow w/ Gilt 7 Silver 2nd pattern Grenadier Eagle
*Note* UR7 officer epaulettes were silver cresents on yellow
Ulanen-Regt. Graf zu Dohna (Ostpreußisches) Nr.8
(Gumbinnen, Stallupönen) I Armee Korps
Ponceau Red Ponceau Red Silver Gilt on Light Blue w/ Gilt 8 Silver Line Eagle
2. Pommersches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.9
(Demmin) II Armee Korps
White White Gilt Gilt on White w/ Gilt 9 Gilt Line Eagle
Ulanen-Regt. Prinz August von Württemberg (Posensches) Nr.10
(Züllichau) V Armee Korps
Carmine Carmine Gilt Gilt on Carmine w/ Gilt 10 Gilt Line Eagle
Ulanen-Regt. Graf Haeseler (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr.11
(Saarburg) XXI Armee Korps
Yellow Yellow Gilt Gilt on Yellow w/ Gilt 11 Gilt Line Eagle
Lithauisches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.12
(Insterburg) I Armee Korps
Light Blue White Gilt Gilt on Light Blue w/ Gilt 12 Gilt Line Eagle
Königs-Ulanen-Regt. (1. Hannoversches) Nr.13
(Hannover) X Armee Korps
White White Silver Silver on White w/ Gilt Cypher Silver Garde Eagle w/ Bandeau
Silver Bandeau "PENINSULA WATERLOO GARZIA HERNANDEZ. See Ulan Plate 1t
2. Hannoversches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.14
(Avold, Mörchingen) XVI Armee Korps
Carmine Carmine Silver Gilt on Carmine w/ Gilt 14 Silver Line Eagle w/ Bandeau
Silver Bandeau "PENINSULA WATERLOO GARZIA HERNANDEZ". See Ulan Plate 1t
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Ulanen-Regt. Nr.15
(Saarburg) XXI Armee Korps
Yellow Yellow Silver Silver on Yellow w/ Gilt 15 Silver Line Eagle
Ulanen-Regt. Hennigs von Treffenfeld (Altmärkisches) Nr.16
(Saarburg) XXI Armee Korps
Light Blue White Silver Silver on Light Blue w/ Gilt Cypher Silver Line Eagle
*Note* UR16 officer epaulettes were silver cresents on light blue
Kgl. Sächs.1. Ulanen-Regt. Kaiser Franz Josef von Österreich, König von Ungarn'' Nr.17
(Oschatz) XII Armee Korps
Wine Red w/ White Litzen White Gilt Gilt Scales w/ Cypher Silver Sachsen Wappen on Gilt Star
Kgl. Sächs.2. Ulanen-Regt. Nr.18
(Leipzig) XIX Armee Korps
Wine Red w/ Yellow Litzen White Gilt Gilt Scales Silver Sachsen Wappen on Gilt Star
Ulanen-Regt. König Karl (1. Württembergisches) Nr.19
(Ulm, Wiblingen) XIII Armee Korps
Ponceau Red w/ White Litzen Ponceau Red Silver Silver on Ponceau Red w/ Gilt Cypher Silver Württemberg Wappen
Ulanen-Regt. König Wilhelm I (2. Württembergisches) Nr.20
(Ludwigsburg) XIII Armee Korps
Yellow Yellow Silver Silver on Yellow w/ Gilt Cypher Silver Württemberg Wappen
Kgl. Sächs.3. Ulanen-Regt. Kaiser Wilhelm II, König von Preußen'' Nr.21
(Chemnitz) XIX Armee Korps
Wine Red w/ White Litzen White Silver Silver Scales w/ Cypher Gilt Sachsen Wappen on Silver Star
Bayern Army (Bavaria).
Kgl. Bayer. 1. Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm II., König von Preußen
(Bamberg) II Bayerisches Armee Korps
Wine Red Wine Red Gilt Gilt on Wine Red Gilt Bayern Wappen
Kgl. Bayer. 2. Ulanen-Regiment König
(Ansbach) II Bayerisches Armee Korps
Wine Red Wine Red Silver Silver on Wine Red Silver Bayern Wappen