Figure 1 Asienkorps Infantry Officer	Figure 2 Asienkorps Artillery NCO	Figure 3 Asienkorps Cavalry NCO	Figure 4 Asienkorps Medic	Figure 5 Asienkorps Infantryman

Tropical Uniforms of the Asienkorps
Although most German troops in the Ottoman Empire wore either standard German Field Grey Uniforms or Ottoman Army Uniforms, the 1917 Pascha II Expedition (often known as the "Asienkorps") was issued khaki tropical uniforms.

Khaki Uniforms
The tunics were newly designed and made, although based on previous Schutztruppe, Seebatallion and East Asian experience. The standard model had a stand and fall collar, plain cuffs, no piping, four straight unpleated patch pockets, each fastened with a brass button and six brass buttons down the front. These buttons were made from dull brass, domed in shaped and featured a Prussian eagle design as worn by the German army on European fronts. The rear of the tunic was plain and without buttons. Several slight variations to this tunic have been seen in photographs. Some of these are slight differences seen on issued uniforms, others (for senior NCOs and officers) are due to private tailoring and sometimes include the use of eight buttons down the front and higher standing collars. Shoulder straps for other ranks were often plain but some may have had unit numbers in red with a piping in arm of service colours (white for infantry, red for cavalry and staff, and black piped in red for artillery, machine gun units, pioneers and transport troops). Officers shoulder straps showed their rank insignias and were the same as for the German army in Europe (see Officers Rank Insignia Page). NCO rank was shown as shortened dull grey lace and buttons on the collar as was also worn by the German army in Europe at the time (see NCO Rank Insignia Page).

Headdress
Their headgear came from existing surplus East Asian Brigade stock consisted of either a tropical helmet or a peaked khaki cap. The tropical helmet was of the Bortfeldt pattern (as also used by the imperial navy and Seebatallione) with a hatband in arm of service colour (white for infantry, red for cavalry and staff, and black piped in red for artillery, machine gun units, pioneers and transport troops) and a large imperial cockade on the right hand side. In some photographs this cockade can be seen worn at the front of the hatband and in at least one photograph it is worn on the left hand side. The large brass imperial eagle on the front of the helmet worn by the East Asian Brigade was usually discarded. The tropical helmet was soon withdrawn from use in action as it looked too similar to the Wolseley tropical helmet worn by British troops and thus caused friendly fire incidents.

The khaki field cap was also of the type previously issued to the East Asian troops and had a small imperial cockade above a state cockade with no hatband or piping colours. It had a rounded grey leather peak and brown leather chinstrap. At least two versions of this hat were issued one with a longer peak to shade the sun better. Both the tropical helmet and the peaked cap could be worn with removable khaki neck shades.

Officers White Uniforms
Officers were also authorised to wear privately purchased white tropical uniforms for use away from the front line. These white uniforms were of the same cut as the khaki uniforms and could be worn with a white peaked cap, also of the same design as the khaki peaked cap (see Pilots Uniforms on Ottoman Fronts Page).

Other Items of Tropical Equipment
Other items of tropical clothing also used by the Asienkorps included khaki puttees, khaki sand scarves, mosquito veils and sand goggles.

Field Grey Uniforms
The Asienkorps also brought their field grey uniforms and greatcoats with them to Palestine for wear during cold weather. Again due to the khaki uniforms similarity to British uniforms and other impracticalities in wear and issue, during 1918 they were largely replaced by standard European issue field grey anyway. A few photographs show members of the Asienkorps wearing a mixture khaki and field grey (for example a khaki tropical helmet with khaki tunic and field grey trousers and puttees).

Equipment
The equipment carried by members of the Asienkorps was of the same type as used by the German army on European fronts at this stage in the war, consisting of backpack, tent quarter, water bottle, bread bag and entrenching tool. Gas masks do not appear to have been commonly carried. The straps and belt were of blackened leather with 1909 pattern ammunition pouches and held at the front with a dull grey belt buckle usually featuring the Prussian crown surrounded by a laurel wreath and the motto "Gott mit Uns". The different German kingdoms each had their own design of royal crown and motto on their troops belt buckles but these variations were increasingly being replaced by Prussian versions as the war went on.