G 1919 uniforms
Gl Rifleman in Winter Clothing, 1919-21 This is the typical Red Army uniform of the last years of the Civil W ar. The budenovka cloth helmet has roll-down sides and a star in the dark crimson inf'antr branch colour, while the kaftan greatcoat has bottle-green collar and cuffs, with collar patches and razgoi ory tabs also in dark crimson. Buttons are covered wit cloth. Also worn is a simple leather belt with a cartridge box. The rifle is a Mosin 1891. G2 Starshina Sergeant-Major of Artillery,...
Greatcoats
Clearly inspired by the colourful uniforms of the 17th-century Russian musketeers, called strellsi, the new greatcoat was introduced on S April 1919. For historical reasons it was known as a kaftan instead of the more usual shinnellc. The greatcoat was of khaki cloth, and had as its most characteristic feature three tabs in branch-of-service colour worn prominently across the chest. These tabs were similar in shape to the 'bastion' lace of British regiments. They were soon nicknamed raz-goviity...
A confusion of clothing
Due to the economic disruption of Russia caused by the Great W ar and two revolutions, it proved imposs- on-regulation sleeve badges, 111S-2II clockwise from top left 1st Kalmuk Cavalry Regiment the most popular armoured unit badge 2nd Moscow Red Heavy Artillery Commanders' School rare pattern used by aviation detachments sapper company of an infantry regiment or brigade on-regulation sleeve badges, 111S-2II clockwise from top left 1st Kalmuk Cavalry Regiment the most popular armoured unit...
International Units
Infantryman, Chinese Battalion, 1' 18-20 hinese 'internationalist' soldiers wore the same uni-i mi as most Red Army troops a peaked cap, khaki 'ton gymnasterka and sharovary breeches but they .re always instantly recognisable, since Russian cloth-was far too big for them. The Chinese had a spe-1 value to the Bolsheviks industrious, efficient and ddom able to understand Russian, they were mployed by the Cheka for the arrest and execution of ti-Soviet elements. This Chinese soldier's equipment...
Cavalry 1
Cavalryman, latman's 'Red Hussars' Brigade, 18-19 man's Brigade, also known as the Zavolzhskaya jade of Red Hussars, included three cavalrv regi-rits that were dressed in the pre-war parade uni-s ot the 1st Sumsko and 3rd l.lisavctgradskv sar regiments. The main regimental distinction was light blue peaked cap piped yellow . For the mskov Regiment the cap had a scarlet band, and for Elisavetgradsky Regiment, a white band. The black rher peak of the cavalryman's cap was somewhat alter than the...