Selected Book
Bismarck
A Minute by Minute Account of the Final Hours of Germany's Greatest Battleship
Zetterling, Niklas
Allied Warships
Check out our new extensive section on all the Allied Warships during WWII in all theatres of the war.Over 11,300 ships
The Kriegsmarine Uniforms
- Officers -
 |
The service-suit contains the
following parts: a jacket, a pair of trousers, a white shirt, a sash, grey gloves, a dagger and a peaked cap. The picture left shows an Oberleutnant (Ing.) [Lieutenant senior grade (Engineer)], wearing his service suit. The Kapitän zur See (captain) on the right picture weares his parade-uniform. His rank was indicated by the four stripes and "Epauletten" at the shoulders. The cap was called "Zweispitz" and was not used in war time. |
 |
 |
The picture left shows an Kapitän zur See (captain), wearing the small service-suit with his black peaked cap. The right picture shows an Marinejustizrat (Navy justice officer). All badges, stripes and buttons on the uniforms for Marinebeamte (navy officials) were silver. |
 |
 |
In wintertime, all officers, administration officers and seargents, wearing a coat. Normally all buttons were closed but Admirals and Knights Cross holders don't close the first three buttons. The inside of the Admiralscoat was in lighter blue. The picture right shows the Commander of U 30, Olt.z.S. Fritz Julius Lemp, wearing an captured british battle dress (!). On board of the U-Boat only the commander wears the white, peaked cap - an unwritten law. |
 |
The blue peaked cap was weared from October 1. to April 19. The white one at the other times. During the war many officers are only wearing the blue cap. Here are the different kinds of caps:
 |
 |
Peaked caps for Kommodore, Konteradmiral, Vizeadmiral, Admiral, Generaladmiral, Großadmiral. |
 |
 |
The caps for "Stabsoffiziere" (staff-officer ranks): Korvettenkapitän, Fregattenkapitän and Kapitän zur See. |
 |
 |
The caps for Leutnant z.S., Oberleutnant zur See and Kapitänleutnant. |
 |
 |
The caps for "Marinebeamte" (Navy Officials). All badges are silver like that ones of the uniform. |
The following pictures are examples of various uniforms:
 |
Gr. Gesellschaftsanzug (party-suit) of a "Kpt.z.S. und Kommodore". This was a special rank between Kapitän zur See und Admiral. |  |
Small service-suite of a Korvettenkapitän (MA) in grey. [Commander (Coastal Artillery)] |
 |
Service-suite of a
Marinejustizinspektor. (Navy justice Officer). |
 |
Service-suite of a Vizeadmiral (Ing.). [Viceadmiral (engineer)] |
 |
Service-suite of a Korvettenkapitän (V). [Commander (administration)] |