BeVo "Litzen" Collar Tabs - Panzer (Pink)

BeVo “Litzen” Collar Tabs – Wehrmacht Panzer Troops

This pair of “Litzen” style collar tabs is associated with the uniforms of the Panzer troops of the German Wehrmachtduring the Second World War.

Litzen were a standard element of the German Army uniform system, worn on the collar of the field tunic (Feldbluse). These insignia indicated membership in the German Army and, through the colored piping or background known as Waffenfarbe, identified the specific branch of service.

These examples are produced using the BeVo weaving technique, named after the company Bandfabrik Ewald Vorsteher, located in Wuppertal, Germany. This manufacturer specialized in producing woven insignia and uniform tapes using industrial looms.

Unlike traditional embroidered insignia, BeVo insignia were woven directly into the fabric, allowing for detailed designs and efficient large-scale wartime production.

For the Panzer branch, the identifying Waffenfarbe was pink, a color traditionally associated with German armored formations. This pink color appears as part of the collar tab design, marking the wearer as belonging to Panzer units.

BeVo Litzen collar tabs were worn on the field tunic collars of Wehrmacht soldiers and formed part of the standard uniform insignia used throughout the war by personnel of the German Army’s armored forces.