The Kriegsmarine Uniforms

Officers

Officer's Service uniform consisted of:

jacket, trousers, white shirt, peaked cap, and when specified grey gloves, dagger or sword and sash.,

Illustration left shows an Oberleutnant (Ing.) (Engineer Lieutenant) in Full dress uniform (Dienstanzug) with shoulder straps.

Right, Kapit�n zur See (Captain) in Parade dress with epaulettes.

Rank is indicated by four sleeve rings and epaulette insignia. Cocked hat (Zweispitz) was not worn during the war.

Left, Kapit�n zur See (Captain), wearing Undress uniform (kleiner Dienstanzug) with peaked cap.

Right, Marinejustizrat (Legal administrative official). Marinebeamte (administrative officials) badges, stripes and buttons were in silver.

In winter, officers, administrative officials, senior Petty Officers and officer candidates wore Greatcoats. These were of dark blue wool (feldgrau for shore-based formations) with rank markings on shoulder boards, but black (shore-based: grey or green) leather versions were also worn.

Flag Officers (Admiralen etc) and Knights Cross holders wore theirs with the top three buttons unfastened.

Flag Officer greatcoat lapel facings were cornflower blue.

Right, the Commander of U-30, Oblt. Fritz Julius Lemp, wearing captured British battle dress. Large stocks were seized at Dunkirk, but later a German version was manufactured.

Aboard U-Boats there was an unwritten law that the commander (and only the commander) wore a peaked cap with a white cover.

The blue peaked cap was officially worn with white cover between 20 April-30 September, but this was banned in home waters during the war.

		Peaked caps for Kommodore, Konteradmiral, Vizeadmiral, Admiral, Generaladmiral, Gro�admiral.
		For Stabsoffiziere (staff officer ranks): Korvettenkapit�n, Fregattenkapit�n and Kapit�n zur See.
		For Leutnant z.S., Oberleutnant z.S. and Kapit�nleutnant.
		For Marinebeamte (Navy Officials). Badges are silver, as on uniform.