9 4 2 ▁– ▁Son der führ er ▁on ▁officer ▁assign ments ▁received ▁regular ▁military ▁training , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁reserve ▁officer ▁corps . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁limitations ▁to ▁execute ▁military ▁command ▁– ▁and ▁discipl inary ▁powers ▁were ▁lifted . ▁ ▁The ▁legal ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁Son der führ er ▁was ▁equivalent ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Service ▁Act ▁Legisl ation . ▁Therefore , ▁his ▁status ▁as ▁combat ant ▁der ives . ▁In ▁the ▁p ension ▁legisl ation ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁Son der führ ers ▁are ▁explicit ▁equivalent ▁to ▁regular ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Russian ▁em igr ants , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁interpre ters ▁in ▁the ▁We hr macht , ▁often ▁were ▁adj ud ged ▁to ▁Son der führ er ▁status . ▁ ▁Rank ▁ins ign ia ▁ ▁Son der führ er ▁of ▁the ▁We hr macht ▁wore ▁the ▁standard ▁military ▁uniform ▁but ▁their ▁coll ars ▁and ▁cap ▁bands ▁were ▁blue - gre y ▁rather ▁than ▁army ▁green , ▁with ▁unique ▁shoulder ▁and ▁col lar ▁ins ign ia . ▁The ▁col lar ▁patch ▁was ▁blue - gre y ▁with ▁a ▁g able - end ▁device ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁Be am ter ▁a . ▁K . ▁in ▁mat te ▁al umin ium , ▁with ▁al umin ium ▁bra id ▁down ▁the ▁center . ▁Ep au lette ▁patterns ▁changed ▁twice ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁original ▁patterns , ▁worn ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁again ▁after ▁December ▁ 1 9 4