Red Army Uniforms
(1938 - 1940)
 

Here you can see the uniforms of the pre-war Soviet Union.  In most cases they were identical to those of the previous era, but with one major change.  The first official Soviet camouflage over-garment was introduced in 1938.  Many other camouflage uniforms would follow in the years ahead.

More uniforms will be added as they are acquired.  In any case we will attempt to have detailed descriptions of each uniform along with a photograph of the uniform being worn.  Not all of the uniforms will have all of these things at this time, simply because it is a rather lengthy task.

 

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Earlier Period Army Uniforms
(1922-1937)

Red Army Uniforms
(1938 - 1940)
 

Later Period Army Uniforms
(1941-1945)
1935 Regulations


Generals and Marshals
 
 

 
Officers
 
 

Conscripts, Sergeants, and Kursants
 
 

Special Purpose Uniforms
 
SK-1 Protective Suit
(Защитнаыа костюм) (4)

SK-1 Protective Coverall
(Защитная комбинезон) (1),(2),(4)
Protective Cape
(Защитная накидка) (2)
M-1935 Tank Crew Uniform
ZMK Arctic Camouflage Uniform
Костюм маскировочный зимний (3)

 

Bibliography

(1) Azareev, S. I. and N. A. Balashov, боевая служба красноармейца-химика [Military Service of the Red Army Chemist], Moscow: Military Publishing NKO, 1941.

(2) Pankov, G and B Predtechenskii, Пособие по Санитарно-Химической защите [Manual for Sanitary-Chemical Protection], Moscow: Medgiz, 1940.

(3) Desmond, Dennis, Camouflage Uniforms of the Soviet Union and Russia 1937 to the present, Altgen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998.

(4) Руководство по ремонту средств противохимической защиты и приборов [Repair guide for chemical protection equipment and devices] edited by G. P. Boychik, Moscow: Military Publishing House, 1959.

Last Updated 2 January 2019 by Ryan Stavka