M-1969 Summer Enlisted Field Uniform
(In garrison)

 

  
M-69 Enlisted Field Uniform
   

Jr. Sergeant of Engineers

The Soldier is Wearing:
The soldier in this picture represents a typical Soviet engineer of the early 1970's.  He is wearing the standard uniform and side cap (piloitka) typical for everyday duties at the base where he was assigned.

In this picture you can also see that he wears the Komsomol badge and a first class Soldier-Sportsman badge.

Sources Cited

 

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of the 1960's

 

 

More about the uniform...

Will be described in greater detail as time permits.

 

  

 

 

Service Chronology

When the M-1969 enlisted field uniform entered service it replaced the iconic uniforms of the Patriotic War.  It proved to be very popular and quickly became the symbol of the Soviet soldier during the latter half of the Cold War.  The uniform had a long service life and was still used in garrison even after it was replaced as a field uniform.  In this section you will be able to learn more about the uniforms that preceded and followed it.  You will also be able to read more about these uniforms when as they are  obtained and added to the website.

  
This Uniform Replaced... M-1969 Summer Enlisted Field Uniform (In garrison) This Uniform was Replaced by...
M-1943 Enlisted Summer Field Uniform (in garrison) M-1985 Summer Field Uniform (in garrison)

 

 

Sources Cited
 

(1) Prilutskaya, N. V. and N. L. Kortunova, ВОЕННАЯ ОДЕЖДА ВООРУЖЕННЫХ СИЛ СССР И РОССИИ (1917-1990), Moscow: Military Publishing, 1999. Print.

(2) Zaloga, Steven J., Inside the Soviet Army Today, London: Osprey Publishing, 1987. Print.

(3) ПРАВИЛА НОШЕНИЯ ВОЕННОЙ ФОРМЫ ОДЕЖДЫ, Moscow: USSR Ministry of Defense, 1989. Print.