Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery NCO/EM Collar Tabs

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SKU: 21.GOR.03.02.04.02.003.000

Estimated market value:

$30 USD

  • Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery NCO/EM Collar Tabs Obverse
  • Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery NCO/EM Collar Tabs Reverse

Estimated market value:

$30 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Size
    30x70mm

Physical Description and Item Details


In light gray, yellow and white embroidery on dark green wool, 32 mm x 69 mm and in dark gray, orange and white embroidery on dark green wool, 32 mm x 67 mm, respectively. Near extremely fine.

History


The headgear, uniforms, and insignia worn by members of the Kriegsmarine were based upon the designs utilized by the Kaiserliche Marine and the Reichsmarine. The official regulations governing the uniforms of the Reichsmarine were issued on April 5, 1921, and they were embraced, with a few alterations, as the Kriegsmarine uniforms in 1935.

Within the Kriegsmarine, only certain groups of personnel wore collar tabs, including all personnel who wore the field-grey uniform, chaplains, and enlisted personnel.

The Collar Tabs of the field-grey uniform were worn on the field blouses and tunics of all ranks, with specific designs for Admirals, Officers, and enlisted personnel.

The tabs were composed of badge cloth, the litzen, and a cardstock backing.

For Officers and enlisted men, the collar tab cloth may be field-grey or dark bluish-green, and the litzen are field-grey. Furthermore, for enlisted men the litzen was machine-embroidered, and for Officers the litzen was hand-embroidered.

The design of the litzen for enlisted men and Officers is known as “double litzen.” This design includes two pillars/litzen separated by a centre stripe, with each column similarly bisected by a yellow-coloured stripe.

For enlisted men, including Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, the two pillars/litzen are divided down the centre by a white or yellow-coloured stripe, and they also feature a golden-yellow embroidered stripe bisecting each separate pillar.

From 1941 onward, the collars tabs worn by enlisted men were often sewn onto the uniforms without the badge cloth.

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