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Stalin's War: Soviet Uniforms & Militaria 1941–45 in Colour Photographs. Photographs by György Török. Ramsbury, Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press. ISBN 1-86126-822-X. Zaloga, Steven J. (1984). The Red Army of the Great Patriotic War, 1941–45. Men-at-Arms 216. Colour plates by Ron Volstad. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-939-7
Budenovkas were still in use during the Winter War of 1939, and the failure of Soviet equipment and gear led to the introduction of various improved winter uniforms. The Soviet army was to receive the garrison cap (called the "pilotka"), which would make the helmets more comfortable, and the outdoor ushanka, the latter being based on the ...
Pages in category "Soviet military uniforms" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
This is a list of uniforms and clothing associated with World War II. Helmets and hats. Allied Adrian helmet ... Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943 ...
Ceremonial honour guard uniforms. From left to right: Winter Army, Army, Air Force, Navy, 1994-2008 Army, 1994-2008 Air Force, 1994-2008 Navy, 1971-1994 Army, 1955-1971 Army Fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin at an inspection by the President of the new Russian Armed Forces uniforms, January 2008 The bands of the Western Military District in their various uniforms
The Winter War [F 6] was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940.
Soviet Uniforms and Militaria 1917–1991 by Laszlo Bekesi The Crowood Press UK (June 30, 2011), ISBN 978-1847972606; Soviet and Mujahideen uniforms, clothing, and equipment in the Soviet Afghan War, 1979-1989. By Zammis Schein; Inside the Soviet Army Today. Osprey Elite Military History Series No. 12 by Stephen J Zaloga
The tradition of Russian or Soviet ground troops wearing a naval uniform comes from Soviet Navy sailors who fought as shore units during World War II. It is exemplified by the famed Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev , a petty officer in the Soviet Pacific Fleet who volunteered for army duty, but refused to give up his telnyashka because of the ...