The organization of soldiers in the SS was different from that adopted by the Wehrmacht. The base unit was the squad, or Rotte; four Rotten formed a section, or Schar; three Schar constituted a company, or Sturm. A battalion, or Sturmbann, was formed by four Sturm, whereas three Sturmbann constituted a regiment, or Standarte. In turn, three Standarten formed a brigade, or Untergruppe, and three Untergruppen constituted a division, or Gruppe. The diverse ranks had received new denominations, as it had happened in Italy after the constitution of the Black Shirt corps, later converted into the MVSN. In the SS it had remained in force the utilization of the Waffenfarbe (literally speaking, "color of the weapon"), adopted by the German Army since 1870, which was used for indicating, by means of a colored border, the weapon to which someone belonged to. The Waffenfarben adopted by the SS appear as the background of the rank tier. When they are embroidered in red, for example, it means that they belong to the artillery corps, whereas generals have the characteristic grey fringe. During the course of the war, the SS adopted a wide range of camouflage clothes which were worn above the regular uniform. To be able to distinguish the ranks, which remained hidden, from that of sergeant onward they were sewed to both sleeves very visible ranks badges, but of muted colors to not ruin the effect of camouflage. In return, privates and corporals did not wear distinctive signs in their combat uniforms, but only in the sleeves of their regular uniforms.