Equipment of a Soviet soldier
Despite the visual presentation of the German uniform and seemingly multitasking, Soviet military clothing still remained more practical and comfortable to wear during combat operations. The military uniform of the Red Army was highly wear-resistant and unpretentious in use. At the same time, officers and soldiers of the Red Army were necessarily issued with everyday, combat and dress uniforms, which were available in summer and winter versions.
From 1935 to 1941, numerous changes were made to clothing.
Several types of hats were used. Most units wore budenovki, which had winter and summer versions. However, at the end of the 30s, the summer Budenovka cap was replaced by a cap. Officers wore caps in the summer.
Mask
with which the troops were equipped: wildly inconvenient and cumbersome.
Tankers wore a special helmet made of leather or canvas. In summer they used a lighter version, in winter - with a fur lining.
At the beginning of the war, field packs were used, but they were very quickly replaced by the canvas duffel bag of the 1938 model.
A field backpack that very quickly went out of use
Duffel bag and chest watch
Not everyone had real duffel bags, so after the war began, many soldiers threw away gas masks and used gas mask bags instead.
One of the equipment options for a Soviet soldier
Combined arms binoculars and tablet
According to the regulations, every soldier armed with a rifle was required to have two leather cartridge bags. The bag could store four clips for a Mosin rifle - 20 rounds. Cartridge bags were worn on the waist belt, one on each side. The officers used a small bag, which was made of either leather or canvas. There were several types of these bags, some of them were worn over the shoulder, some were hung from the waist belt. On top of the bag was a small tablet.
Military binoculars with a case and an officer's tablet
Tunic with cap
In 1943, the army uniform and the system of insignia were radically changed.
The new tunic looked like a shirt and had a stand-up collar fastened with two buttons.
Regular soldier's tunic
Tunic of a Soviet lieutenant colonel
Shoulder straps appeared: field and everyday ones. Field shoulder straps were made from khaki fabric. On the shoulder straps near the button they wore a small gold or silver badge indicating the branch of the military. Officers wore a cap with a black leather chinstrap. The color of the band on the cap depended on the type of troops. In winter, generals and colonels were required to wear hats, and the rest of the officers received ordinary earflaps. The rank of sergeants and foremen was determined by the number and width of the stripes on their shoulder straps. The edging of the shoulder straps had the colors of the branch of the military.
Lieutenant Colonel's tunic
Overcoat with budenovka
Winter uniform: insulated overcoat and earflaps
Soviet-style senior lieutenant uniform
Pilots' overcoat
Military postman uniform
The most influential newspaper of the Soviets - Komsomolskaya Pravda
Propaganda leaflet 1918
Engineer's Steel Breastplate
Bowler
Field bowler
Belt with holster
PPS and holster for TT
Ordinary soldiers "knocked down" their legs with a "tarpaulin"
Boots for high ranks
made of soft leather.
Common equipment of a Soviet soldier
pouch with grenades, flask, sapper shovel, helmet
and a bowler hat.
Cavalry saber and rifle
Exhibition of military vehicles
Opel Super 6
Restored cars from the Second World War
ZiS-5
ZiS-6 "Katyusha"
Restored Soviet cars
АGMC-CCKW-353
In addition, we managed to obtain a unique driver's license from 1916.
