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M-1969 Officer Field Summer Uniform (in garrison) |
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M-1969 Officer Field Summer Uniform (in garrison) |
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More about the uniform... The M-1969 officer's summer field uniform was a rather conservative attempt to modernize a uniform design that had been around since the Patriotic War. A subdued olive green theme dominates the design, from the visor cap to the branch of service pins. Even the buttons are made in a olive green plastic. Only the piping on the trousers and shoulder boards depart from the olive uniform. The jacket has five single buttons on its front and a hook and eye closure for the collar. The olive tabs on the collar are sewn into the uniform and subdued branch of service pins are attached to them. A pair of button closure pockets on the lower portion of the jacket allow for modest storage. Trousers for the uniform seem to harken back the the Patriotic War, being flared out at the thighs and blousing into the boots (with stirrups attached to the lower leg section). The red piping denotes that the soldier is an officer. This uniform was authorized to be worn by officers, praporchicks, and extended service personnel.
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Service Chronology The M-1969 summer officer's field uniform was the first major change since the uniforms of the Great Patriotic War. It retained a number of elements of its predecessor, especially in the look of the trousers and closed collar jacket. It became a symbol of the Soviet officer and was used into the 1980's before the Afghanistan war made a replacement a necessity. This new uniform was the khaki colored M-1985 'six pocket' uniform. It was more comfortable and had more pockets to carry additional equipment Even so, the uniform continued to be used within the USSR until at least 1991.(4) It can be assumed that the Soviets were simply attempting to utilize the remaining uniforms in storage as the new M-1985 were being adopted. |
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| This Uniform Replaced... |
M-1969 Officer Field Summer Uniform (in garrison) |
This Uniform was Replaced by... |
| M-1943 Summer Officer Field Uniform (in garrison) | M-1985 Summer Officer Field Uniform (in garrison) |
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