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'body warmer', IPA: [tʲɪlɐˈgrʲejkə]) or vatnik (Russian: ватник, IPA: [ˈvatnʲɪk]) is a variety of Russian warm cotton wool–padded jacket. When worn with valenki and an ushanka, it can keep its wearer warm in sub-zero temperatures for long periods. It was also a part of the winter uniform first issued by the Red Army during ...
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
Pages in category "Soviet military uniforms" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Uniforms and insignia of the Red Army (1917–1924)
Uniforms of the German Army (1935–1945) Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945) Uniforms of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine. Awards and decorations of the Kriegsmarine; Nazi party paramilitary ranks. Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party
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 ...
On 23 February 1917, [a] Russia burst into a revolution and with it came the fall of the Tsardom and the establishment of a Provisional Government. [3] The defining factor in the fall of the Autocracy was the lack of support from the military: both soldier and sailor rebelled against their officers and joined the masses. [4]
During World War II, the Wehrmacht lacked necessary supplies, such as winter uniforms, due to the many delays in the German army's movements. At the same time, Hitler 's plans for the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa , actually miscarried before the onset of severe winter weather.
The Obr.69 (Model 1969) is a Soviet military uniform introduced in 1969 to replace the Gymnastyorka style uniforms, which had remained virtually unchanged since World War II. It was used by all branches of the Soviet Armed Forces aside from the Soviet Navy.