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The shoulder rank boards of the post war era were initially those of the wartime M-1943 pattern. They would undergo a number of incremental changes until a complete reorganization was undertaken in 1958. The first minor change was undertaken in 1947 when new parade shoulder boards were introduced for officers and generals. The next round of changes would take place in the mid-fifties when simplified enlisted boards were developed alongside parade boards for marshals and service boards for officers. In this section the army shoulder boards of each of these reforms will be displayed. The boards shown in these sections will cover the full range of ranks from conscript soldier to general, but are currently centered on a few selections in the officer and enlisted ranks. Below you will find the M-1943 pattern rank boards that the period began with. The following two pages detail the interim modifications and the final 1958 pattern that was developed at the end of the era.
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1943 Pattern | Interim Modifications of 1947, 1955, 1956 | 1958 Pattern |
Later Period Army Shoulder Boards |
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Boards for Great Coat & Tunic Enlisted Boards
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Parade Boards for Officers Enlisted Reforms
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Boards for Shirt (6-sided) Enlisted Boards |
Officer Cadets of the Red Army (also known as Junkers) wore their own shoulder boards to indicate their status. | |
Officer Cadet |
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References
1 - Shalito, Anton; Savchenkov Ilya; and Andrew Mollo.
Red Army Uniforms of World War II in Colour Photographs, Windrow &
Greene: London. Print. |