Mein lieberfreund....the pink piping was for KL personnel. red for Panzertruppen, blue for medical, grey/silver/white variations for Waffen-SS
(see my uniform below)..I'll tell you the story of how I got the PLM sometime
but Herr Leutnant...ve shtopped using the zee black uniforms shortly after the Anschluss.....Except for dress guardsmen. Und you should have known this....off to the Eastern front you go!!!!!
M