Allied Force Europe NATO Badges ID Diff Colors

[matmil]

I've seen the Green listed as Land Forces. I am not familiar with the other colors and what branch may they signify any help.

thanks, Matt

[PATCHRAT]

Here is a start

 

Blue – 4^th Allied Tactical Air Force (4ATAF)

Green / blue – Joint Operations Center (4ATAF) - Not shown

Yellow – Signal Group 4^th Allied Tactical Air Force (4ATAF) POSSIBLE

Purple – ?

 

Green - U.S. ARMY ELEMENT CENTRAL ARMY GROUP

 

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/int/nato-centag.htm

 

http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=2899&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services

 

 

cant tell what color the one to the right of the yellow is?

[Proud Kraut]

Referring to a different source (Frank Hummel: "Bundeswehr Verbandsabzeichen") from 1996 these are the existing colors and it's designations:

 

Green: Central Army Group (Heidelberg)

Blue: 4th ATAF (Heidelberg)

Green/Blue: JOC CENTAG & 4th ATAF (Heidelberg)

White: HQ General Staff (Heidelberg)

Black: HQ Bonn Cmd (Bonn)

Orange: HQ Netherland Cmd (Brunssum)

Brown: HQ Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg Cmd (Vissingen)

Purple: HQ Gibraltar Cmd (Gibraltar)

Yellow: HQ Mediterranean Cmd (La Valetta)

Auburn: HQ Italian Cmd (Neaples)

Light Blue: HQ Greek Cmd (Pireus)

Red: HQ Turkey Cmd (Izmir)

 

Apart from force reductions, reclassifications, structural change etc. etc. every variant listed above does exist and is depicted in Hummel's book.

 

Lars

[matmil]

Excellent information, thanks

in my image the colors are L-R: Green, Yellow, Black, Auburn, Blue