Collar patch colors of Hungarian soldiers IV.1945-1993
Service branch | Service branch color |
Infantry, riflemen | leaf green |
1957 onwards | green |
1954-57 double collar | black on red |
Cavalry (terminated in 1955) | sulfurous yellow |
Artillery | scarlet |
Air defence artillery 1948 | scarlet |
Double collar until 1951 | red on white |
1951 onwards | scarlet |
Engineer troops | dark green |
1957 onwards | green |
Armored between 1945-1954 | light blue |
1954-57 double collar | black on red |
1957 onwards | black |
Signal troops | dark blue |
1957 onwards | green |
Air defence 1951, 1957 onwards | air defence |
insignia | scarlet |
Air Force 1945 onwards | white |
1948 double collar | light blue on |
white |
1951 onwards | light blue |
Paratroopers: from 1948 double collar: | leaf green on white |
1951 onwards | leaf green |
1957 onwards | green |
Attack artillery between 1949-1951 | scarlet |
Service branch | Service branch color |
Anti-NBC 1957 onwards | dark green |
1957 onwards | green |
Railway troops 1951 onwards | dark green |
1957 onwards | green |
1951 onwards | dark green |
1957 onwards | green |
River flotilla | dark blue |
from 1951 until 1957 | crimson |
1957 onwards | green |
Road and rail service | brown |
Until 1957 | black |
1957 onwards | green |
Mapping 1951 onwards | leaf green |
1957 onwards | green |
1951 onwards 1957-ig | slate |
Musicians | color of the ser- |
vice branch |
Art ensemble 1957 onwards | green |
Officer cadets 1957 onwards | green |
Legal 1957 onwards | green |
Engineers, technicians | color of the ser- |
vice branch |
Border guards, rangers 1949 | light blue on red |
Chaplains | black (velvet) |
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