Cold War Soviet Uniform
Soviet army ground forces colonel general uniform made for parade use.
Cold war soviet uniform. The union of soviet socialist republics ussr the soviet army sovetskaya armiya had been experimenting with the concept of camouflage for individual troops as early as 1937 the first issue uniform being a solid white oversuit for winter wear. Medium size russian 50 4. Well above the usual quality standards of most soviet uniforms. Soviet artillery officer uniform.
On occassion we also present pieces of headgear awards general militaria and memorabilia. The visor hat and black tie are included. Changes were constant although these usually impacted one section of the military at a time generals officers or soldierncos. Never used military uniform.
Here is a selection of soviet red army items from world war ii and the cold war. Includes heavy tunic in computer camouflage pattern with additional separate button in padded liner plus matching pair of pants with suspenders also with detachable liner. Soviet military uniform tunic of captain of police size 54. The ranks and rank insignia of the soviet armed forces between 1955 and 1991 were distinguished by the reorganisation of the soviet armed forces after the death of stalin resulting in changes to ranks insignia and uniforms.
Soviet uniforms in the cold war. Nor was soviet uniform development ever stagnant. Our inventory includes complete uniform sets of world war ii heroes and veterans cold war officers of the space race era and stunning parade uniforms of marshals and generals. The air force command staff wore a blue uniform in the 1920s and 1930s with interruptions.
High to low most popular title manufacturer newest oldest availability 56 per page 112 per page 224 per page 336 per page page of 1. Postwar soviet uniforms were actually quite varied and often even spectacular. In contrast to perceptions among many in the west that soviet uniforms in the cold war were notable for their drab sameness. Jacket comes with shoulder boards embroidery on the collar and sleeves and red piping on the sleeves trousers with red stripes on the sides.
Pre war early second world war pilots also wore blue. Low to high price. However the biggest change was in the introduction of the everydayservice version of m 88 often popularly nicknamed afganka due to being originally introduced to personnel involved in soviet afghan war which was made in distinctive khaki pattern and which finally replaced the previous and already obsolete m 69 uniform which was until then often used even as battledress. Ending thursday at 1144am pst 1d 13h.