Volksgrenadier waffenfarbe

[panzergrenadier]

What color of waffenfarbe did Volksgrenadier troops wear into battle. And does anyone know any good internet sites/books that detail the unforms, equipment, and operational histories of the Volsgrenadier units? Thanks.

[LowTech]

Volksgrenadiers didn't have their own Waffenfarbe. Instead, all Wehrmacht forces wore colors that were based upon their specific battalion or regiment type.

Check out http://members.shaw.ca/deutschesoldaten/. It has lots of good basic information about uniforms and insignia.

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[Tom Houlihan]

I thought waffenfarben were based on branch of service? White-infantry, rose-armor, red-artillery, etc.....

[LowTech]

I thought waffenfarben were based on branch of service? White-infantry, rose-armor, red-artillery, etc.....

This often causes confusion. The Landser website I referenced in my earlier post offers the following explanation, which might help:

In all cases, Waffenfarben were determined by the soldier's battalion or regiment, not his trade. A medic serving in an infantry regiment wore white [the color associated with infantry]. If, however, he served in the medical battalion of an infantry division, he wore the cornflower blue of medical troops.

There was no specific Waffenfarbe for Volksgrenadiers.

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[Paul Hanson]

Waffenfarbe is worn in Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS units based upon the arm of service, period. "Volksgrenadier" is a title, not an arm of service. Therfore the Infantrie units in a VG unit wore white, the Aufklärungs units golden-yellow, the Panzerjäger units rosepink, etc, etc, etc.

If you have a question on the Waffenfarbe worn by a specific unit within a VG Division that is one question; but VG Divisions did not in themselves have a specific Waffenfarbe.