The uniform of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (RKKA), which was a collection of items of military uniforms, equipment and insignia, differed sharply from all that existed in prewar years analogues. It was a kind of material embodiment of the abolition of the class division of citizens and civil (and then military) ranks declared by the Soviet government in November 1917.

The Bolsheviks believed that in the free army they were creating of the new state of workers and peasants, there could be no external forms that would indicate the power and superiority of one over the other. Therefore, following the military ranks and ranks, the entire system of external insignia that existed in the Russian army - stripes, shoulder straps, orders and medals - was canceled.

In appeals, only the titles by position were preserved. Initially, two forms of address were allowed: citizen and comrade (citizen battalion commander, comrade platoon commander, etc.), but soon “comrade” became the generally accepted form of address.

During the formation of the first units and formations of the Red Army, the stocks of uniforms stored in the warehouses of the Russian army demobilized in 1918 were widely used. Therefore, the Red Army soldiers and commanders were dressed in military shirts of the 1912 model approved by Tsar Nicholas II, khaki, trousers of the same color, tucked into boots or windings with boots, as well as caps.

They differed from the servicemen of the Russian and White armies created during the civil war only in the absence of shoulder straps, a badge and a red star on the cap band.

To develop new uniforms for the Red Army, on April 25, 1918, a special commission was established, which already in December of the same year submitted for approval to the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic (the Revolutionary Military Council - the body that supervised the military construction and combat activities of the Red Army during the civil war) new type headgear - the famous "Budyonovka", insignia for command personnel and insignia of the main branches of the armed forces. They were approved on January 16, 1919 and became a kind of starting point for a rather long process of creating a uniform that was used during the Great Patriotic War.

Marshal's sleeve star diameter Soviet Union and the general of the army, together with the edging, was 54 mm. The sleeve star of the Marshal of the Soviet Union and the combined arms generals had a red cloth edging 2 mm wide, the sleeve star for the rest of the generals had an edging in the color of the type of troops (crimson, blue or red), 2 mm wide. The diameter of the sleeve star, together with the edging, was 44 mm.

The chevron of the general of the army was a single square of gold galloon 32 mm wide, and in the upper part - of red cloth 10 mm wide. The generals of the military branches were supposed to have one square of gold galloon 32 mm wide, below - a 3 mm wide edging according to the type of troops.

The chevrons of the command staff, which looked very impressive, were canceled shortly before the start of World War II, and with its start in the active army and marching units, the insignia were replaced by field ones: for all branches of the military, wearing khaki color buttonholes with insignia painted in khaki color. The wearing of commissar stars on the sleeves of political workers was also abolished.

A radical change in the system of insignia took place on January 15, 1943, when, in accordance with the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 6, 1943, People's Commissar of Defense I.V. Stalin issued an order "On the introduction of new insignia for the personnel of the Red Army." In accordance with this order, new insignia were introduced - shoulder straps.

In their form, the shoulder straps of the Red Army were similar to the shoulder straps adopted in the Russian army until 1917. They were a strip with parallel long sides, the lower end of the shoulder strap was rectangular, and the upper end was cut off at an obtuse angle. The epaulets of marshals and generals have the top of an obtuse angle cut parallel to the bottom edge.

The servicemen in the active army and the personnel of the units being prepared for dispatch to the front were to wear field shoulder straps, and the servicemen of other units and institutions of the Red Army were to wear everyday shoulder straps. Both field and everyday shoulder straps were edged along the edges (except for the bottom edge) with colored cloth piping. According to the assigned military rank, belonging to the branch of service (service), insignia (asterisks, gaps, stripes) and emblems were placed on the field of shoulder straps, and on everyday shoulder straps of junior commanders, privates and cadets of military schools - also stencils indicating the names of the military unit (connections). Field and everyday shoulder straps of generals and all infantry personnel - without emblems, in other branches of the military - with emblems.

For the Marshals of the Soviet Union and generals, the field of shoulder strap was made of galloon of special weaving: for field shoulder straps - from khaki silk, for everyday ones - from gold drag.

With the introduction of shoulder straps, the functions of the buttonholes were reduced mainly to the designation of the military affiliation of the Red Army soldiers, while the placement of buttonholes on tunics and tunics was generally canceled.

On the collar of the uniform of the senior and middle command personnel there were longitudinal buttonholes made of instrument cloth without edging. Buttonhole length in ready-made was 82 mm, width - 27 mm. The color of the buttonholes - according to the type of troops:

infantry - crimson;

artillery - black;

armored troops - black;

aviation - blue;

cavalry - light blue;

engineering troops - black;

quartermaster service - raspberry;

medical and veterinary service - dark green;

military-legal composition - raspberry.

On the buttonholes of the senior command staff are two longitudinal stripes embroidered with gold thread, intertwined with silver thread. On the buttonholes of the middle command staff - one strip.

In this section of our catalog, an assortment of military uniforms and equipment from the times of the USSR, once put up for sale on the pages of antique 1941, is presented. Now all these lots are in public and private collections. Military uniform Soviet army - these are uniforms and equipment of the military personnel of the Soviet army. In the initial period of formation, the army of the USSR was called the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army and the Red Army.
Uniforms and wearing rules changed between 1918 and 1991.

Uniforms of soldiers and officers of the Red Army

When creating the Red Army, the huge stocks of uniforms left over from the RIA (Russian Imperial Army), which were stored in quartermaster warehouses throughout Russia, were actively used.
The Red Army soldiers were also allowed to wear civilian clothes with an indication of belonging to the Red Army (red ribbon, badge, etc.). Commanders, commissars and political workers often had leather caps and jackets.

Large selection of equipment and ammunition of the Red Army

All diversity uniforms Soviet army reflected on the pages of the site antik1941: uniforms of employees on Navy, the uniform worn by the Suvorov, Nakhimov, pupils of military music schools, students of special boarding schools and military builders, as well as marshals, generals, officers, ensigns and warrant officers in the reserve, uniform sets "Afghanka", "Experimentalka", " Sand", "Vole", "Varshavka", etc. We are sure that you will find the sample of military equipment or uniform you need on the pages of our catalog

On January 15 (28, old style) January 1918, the Council of People's Commissars (SNK) adopted a decree on the organization of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (RKKA), built on strictly class principles. The Red Army was recruited on a voluntary basis and only from conscious peasants and workers.
Here: >>Military uniform of the Soviet Red Army 1941-1945
By the spring of 1918, it became clear that there were not so many "conscious volunteers" among the peasants and workers. And the Bolsheviks planned to bring the Red Army to 1.5 million bayonets. IN AND. Lenin abandons the principle of volunteerism and initiates the transition to a mandatory military service workers. Also, about 5 thousand officers and generals of the tsarist army are mobilized in the Red Army.

During the years of the civil war (generals and officers), they were called military specialists (military experts), occupied the most responsible positions in the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic (Revolutionary Military Council) - which led the construction and combat activities of the Red Army. Their further fate is the topic of another article, just for reference, at the very difficult period the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (from August 1941 to May 1942) The Chief of the General Staff was: Shaposhnikov B.M. former colonel Imperial army, in 1917 the commander of the grenadier regiment. One of the few to which Comrade himself. STALIN addressed by name and patronymic.

Red Army soldier 1918 and volunteer of the Bashkir Red Army 1918

Due to the difficult situation of the industry, lack of money, it was decided to fit the existing uniforms to the needs of the Red Army. Entering the series hallmarks belonging to the Red Army.

Almost until the end of the 1920s, the army used the uniforms of the former tsarist army, devoid of imperial emblems, insignia and symbols. Also, significant stocks left by the troops were used. former allies on Entente who fought in Russia (1919-1922). So at first, the Red Army was a very motley species. Photos of the military uniform of the Soviet Red Army, taken from private collections, kept by various owners, that is, these are real samples, and not the so-called reproductions or pictures painted by artists that look like a popular print.

budennovka sample 1922 and 1939-41

A distinctive feature of the uniforms of the soldiers of the Red Army were colored tabs across the front around the buttons, and a pointed helmet made of cloth was colloquially called Budyonnovka (it owes its name to the fighters of the first cavalry army of Budyonny. S.M.).

Military uniform of the Soviet Red Army

Budyonnovka, disputes about the time of its appearance have not subsided so far. Is she in large quantities was made in 1913, as part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. Either on December 18, 1918, after the announcement of the competition, a new type of winter headgear was approved - a cloth helmet, or they were made for a parade in Berlin on the expected victory in the First World War. You decide...

Military uniform of the Soviet Red Army photo

While the industry was being established, the army was being reformed, the military uniform was developing according to the type of informing, sewing, patching up. A new, strictly regulated uniform of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army (RKKA), introduced January 31, 1922., included all the necessary items and was the same for the Red Army and commanders.

Red Army soldier in summer and winter uniforms 1923

Already by 1926, the Red Army achieved one hundred percent provision of military personnel with clothing in accordance with all norms and tables, which indicates a serious approach to strengthening the young Red Army.

Red Army soldier in summer and winter uniform, 1924

It should be noted that at the end of the 30s, in terms of industrial production, the USSR came out on top in Europe and second in the world, and in terms of growth rates of industrial production began to occupy a leading position, and the growth rate of military production was more than twice as high as the growth of industrial production in general, you know, when VICTORY in the war began to be forged.

Squadron commander 1920-22 Cavalry division commander 1920-22

By 1935, all throwing had been completed, most of the traditional ranks had been restored, and a large number of military uniforms had been adopted.

commander of a separate squadron cavalry 1927-29, Red Army soldier field uniform, armored troops 1931-34.

Production various kinds armaments grew at an unprecedented pace, you should not think that our grandfathers won VICTORY exclusively with meat and three-rulers.

Red Army rifleman infantryman in winter camouflage and military instructor of the OGPU 1923

Back to article "Military uniform of the Soviet Red Army", the hitherto underestimated uniform and equipment of the Red Army, in terms of comfort, color, design and variety, although the lack of certain types of materials and quantities, will haunt our army to this day.

major of the Terek Cossack cavalry units and junior lieutenant of the mountain cavalry units. uniform of the sample 1936-41

These included distinctive uniforms for air and armored forces.

It was these troops that propaganda focused on, increasing their prestige and significance, even then it was clear to specialists on whom victory on the battlefield would depend to a greater extent, otherwise the Wehrmacht troops, especially the military air forces (Luftwaffe) not knowing that they did not have, for example, strategic aviation, "miscalculation?" yes, what else.

captain and lieutenant in Air Force flight uniform 1936-43

1935 For the entire personnel of the Red Army, new uniforms and insignia were introduced. Former official ranks by category were abolished, personal ones were established for commanders; the old ones were partially preserved for the military-political, military-technical, military-legal, military-medical and junior commanding staff. On May 7, 1940, general ranks were established for the senior command staff of the Red Army, and on July 13, 1940, a general's uniform was introduced.

Appeared in 1924, a tunic with breast pockets and a stand-up collar with oblong edged buttonholes according to the type of troops, since 1935, the mandatory wearing of a white collar has been established. Until the age of 24, there were no differences between the uniforms of the chiefs and the Red Army in terms of cut and quality of the material, but to strengthen unity of command, significant differences were introduced in the cut of the service jacket for the command, administrative, economic and political staff of the Red Army.

The color of the tunics is protective, khaki; for cars armored forces- gray-steel. For the commanding staff, they sewed from woolen and cotton fabrics.

In winter, the Red Army and junior command personnel were supposed to wear cloth uniforms, but in most units they wore cotton all year round. Along the edge of the collar and cuffs of the commander's tunic, along the seam of the breeches - dark blue or gray tankers - was a colored cloth piping.

The commander's usually had puffy pockets, and on the Red Army pockets they simply attached and the sleeves were strengthened with pentagonal elbow pads.

The breeches of commanders had an extended silhouette of the middle part, two belt drawstrings, less often one long back strap. The crease-arrow on the breeches was not smoothed out. The trouser-legs are buttoned, the belt is with belt loops or in the form of a high stitched bodice. The bloomers of the Red Army did not have piping. Side pockets and an hour pocket-piston were also on the Red Army trousers, but the back pocket was only on the commander's trousers, the Bloomers were with pentagonal knee pads, the legs were tied with thin ribbons. The command staff relied on boots - chrome or barren; with trousers oversized - boots. Boots with leggings were allowed instead of boots. Extra-conscripts were provided with cowhide boots. In winter, it was allowed to wear warm felt boots with leather sheathing, white or black felt boots. Outside the ranks, cloak boots were allowed for re-enlisted men. The Red Army men flaunted in yuft or cowhide boots; later, under People's Commissar C.K. Timoshenko, tarpaulin appeared, on this moment more than 150 million shoes were produced from tarpaulin, mostly military (Drive in the search for "tarpaulin" you will learn a lot of things). Due to the lack of raw materials, boots with green or black windings were used. From a piglet grown in a private farmstead, it was supposed to hand over the skin, and in no case should it be fired as it is now. Before the war, you could even see a cavalryman in windings! Spurs on boots were worn only by those commanders who, according to the state, relied on a riding horse.

Com-nach composition - in addition to aviation and armored forces - for everyday wear relied on a single-breasted jacket with six large buttons, with a turn-down collar, breast patch pockets and welt side pockets.

The full dress uniform of the command staff was an open steel-colored jacket with patch chest pockets and welt side pockets, with a scarlet piping along the collar and straight cuffs. They wore it with a white shirt and black tie, straight trousers or breeches; in service - with equipment. A cap was supposed to go with a jacket, and a cap was allowed with a tunic. The command and command staff - in addition to aviation and armored forces - for everyday wear relied on a single-breasted jacket with six large buttons, with a turn-down collar, breast patch pockets and welt side pockets.

Overcoat for commanding officers ground forces sewn from drape or overcoat cloth of dark gray color (for tankers - steel). It was double-breasted, 35 - 45 cm from the floor, with a cut bottom, with 4 buttons along the side, with open lapels, with semi-oblique pockets covered with flaps, with an inverse pleat on the back and a straight tab on the buttons sewn to the side half-taps. The slit was fastened with 4 small uniform buttons.

The cavalry overcoat was longer than the infantry overcoat and had an enlarged back slit with five buttons. The Red Army had the same cut and differed from the commander's in the worst quality of the cloth. The waist belt was mandatory - it was taken away only from those arrested.

The everyday cap, adopted for all categories of military personnel, had a colored band according to the type of troops and a khaki top with piping. Above the angular elongated "Voroshilov" visor with rollers along the edge, a black oilcloth chin strap was fastened to two brass buttons with a star.

The crown was slightly higher than the band, with a convex front; a steel springy rim was inserted inside (by the way, our invention, look at the chewed caps of that time of other armies). A large red star was attached to the middle of the band.

Headgear of the Red Army: an officer cap, a summer cap of a Red Army soldier, a cap of armored troops, a Kubank of the Terek Cossack units of 1935

The top of the caps of the Red Army and junior commanders was often made of cotton, the commander's - only woolen, the commander's band was black velvet, the Red Army's - cloth. The band and edging differed in colors, depending on the type of troops, the pre-war colors of the caps were preserved until the 70s. Caps, intended for combined wear with a steel helmet, were made from the same fabric as the uniform. At the composition, there was a colored edging along the bottom of the cap and the edge of the lapel, a cloth star was sewn on the front in the color of the type of troops, and a small enamel one was attached on top of it. At the beginning of 1941, protective caps without colored details were introduced for wartime.

Introduced in March 1938, a cotton panama for hot regions, with wide stitched fields, with ventilation blocks in the wedges of the cap, has survived to this day almost unchanged.

For the Terek and Kuban Cossack units in 1936, hats-kubankas of black fur were adopted: for the first - with a light blue bottom, for the second - with a red one, In privates it was twice crossed with black soutache; at the command staff - either by them, but with golden, or with a narrow golden galloon. A separate cavalry brigade of mountain nationalities wore brown fur hats with a red top, crossed in the same way. The black lambskin hat, slightly tapering at the top, of the Don Cossack units was somewhat higher than the Kubanka; the red bottom, just like the latter, was crossed in two rows with black soutache or gold lace; a star was attached to the front. The traditional outfit was complemented by Red Army symbols and insignia.

Red Army soldier dress uniform Kuban cavalry units 1936-41 Ceremonial uniform of the Don Cossack cavalry units, 1936-41.

Due to the lack of military dress uniform (adopted back in 1941), it was in this model of 1936 that the victorious cavalrymen marched at the victory parade in 1945.

For the Terek Cossacks, Circassians were sewn from gray-steel cloth, for the Kuban - from dark blue; the edges and chambers were trimmed with black soutache; cartridges with a white or nickel-plated head were inserted into the sockets of the gazyrs (9 each). The sides were fastened end-to-end with oncoming hooks to the waist, while the back slit reached it. The lining of the Circassian coat was the same color as the beshmet - light blue Terek and red Kuban. It was sewn at the waist with a cut-off from the transverse seam, reliefs on the back and a butt closure on hooks. The sides to the waist and the collar were edged with light blue cloth; cavalry buttonholes were sewn on it, and on the straight sleeves of the beshmet (and slightly expanding - Circassians) - insignia. The sides and collar of the commander's beshmet were decorated with golden lace; everyday was khaki, with light blue cloth piping. The Terts and Kubans relied on trousers of an all-army cut - respectively, with light blue and red piping. The tops of black soft boots were with a visor; a belt for a Circassian or beshmet - Caucasian type: narrow, black leather, with a set of white metal. In addition to papakhas and Kubankas, a hood of a Caucasian cut was worn, with a black braid trim: light blue for the Terek Cossacks, fronted for the Kuban. A long shaggy black felt cloak of the Caucasian type was sheathed at the neck with black leather and fastened with corded ties or a crochet hook.

The Donskoy dark blue Cossack with pleats at the back on a detachable skirt was edged with red cloth along the standing collar and cuffs with a cape and fastened end to end with hooks. Cavalry buttonholes were sewn onto the collar, and sleeve insignia were sewn onto the cuffs (2.5 cm above the toe), The cavalry trousers of the Donets were decorated with scarlet single-row stripes 4 cm wide. In addition to the hat, a gray hood of the Caucasian type with black lace was worn.

The output form of a separate cavalry brigade of mountain nationalities included, in addition to a brown fur hat, a red Caucasian shirt, bloomers with a red edging, a black Circassian coat with sides trimmed with black twisted lace, sleeves, a neck and gazyrs, in which the command staff had cartridges with tips of artistic Caucasian silver , and for privates - nickel-plated. The set of the Caucasian belt was finished accordingly.

The stand-up collar of the ceremonial satin shirt and the front slit were fastened with black corded buttons and loops. The same clasp had large rectangular flaps patch breast pockets.

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There is a lot of information on the Soviet uniform and equipment on the Internet, but it is scattered and unsystematic. A few years ago, I started to be interested in Soviet uniforms and equipment, then it grew into an article. Of course, I'm far from the ultimate truth, so I'll be glad if more knowledgeable people correct and supplement the article. Also, I did not consider emblems and insignia.

A little history first. Even before the First World War, a uniform appeared in the Russian army, consisting of a protective color of trousers, a shirt-tunic, an overcoat and boots. We have seen her more than once in films about the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars.

Soviet uniform from World War II.

Since then, several uniform reforms have been carried out, but they mainly affected only dress uniform. “In uniforms, edgings, epaulettes, buttonholes” changed, and the field uniform remained practically unchanged.

In 1969, the field uniform was finally replaced. The cut of trousers has changed, they have become less baggy. The tunic was replaced with a fully unbuttoned tunic. According to one version, the replacement of a tunic with a tunic was caused by the need to decontaminate clothing in the event of a nuclear war. It is dangerous for health to remove a radioactive tunic over the head, so it was recommended to tear it apart, rendering it unusable, which was an unjustified waste of property. The tunic could be unbuttoned and removed without loss.

The tunic of the 1943 model and the closed tunic of the 1969 model.

The form was sewn from dense cotton fabric. The trousers had two regular slit pockets on the side, the tunic had two slit pockets at the bottom. Compared to modern types of uniforms, and even by Western standards of that time, this is very small. Shiny buttons and cockades, as well as colored epaulettes, were to be replaced with green ones in wartime.

Soviet uniform and equipment of the 1969 model. Live illustration of the Rules for wearing military uniforms. Trousers, tunic, cap, boots. Equipment: Leatherette shoulder strap. On the belt there is a pouch for magazines (under the right hand of a fighter) and grenades (under the left hand), a bayonet-knife. On the shoulders - the straps of a duffel bag with a chest jumper (form the letter H). Diagonally across the chest is the strap of a gas mask bag.

Soviet uniform and equipment of the 1969 model. On the back is a duffel bag. A large bag on the side is a gas mask.

Tarpaulin boots

A guide to shoe care.

The main footwear was tarpaulin boots with footcloths. Kirza is, roughly speaking, a rubberized tarpaulin. This material was developed before the Great Patriotic War to save skin. The top of the boot is sewn from tarpaulin. The lower part, a kind of "galosh", is sewn from leather, because. when walking, significant loads fall on it, which the tarpaulin will not withstand.

Underwear was in the form of a shirt with long sleeves and long underpants made of white fabric, the so-called. "beluga". In summer it was made of thin cotton, in winter it was made of flannel. Such underwear is still found in the army.

The headdress is a cap.

The cap appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century, when it began to emerge military aviation. Initially, it was called the "folding pilot's hat." A soldier cannot be without a headdress. Caps were the main headgear then. But the pilots in flight put on a leather flight helmet, and the cap had to be put somewhere. The cap could easily be folded up and slipped into a pocket. Subsequently, the cap became a massive soldier's headdress due to its simplicity and cheapness.

In winter - an overcoat and a hat with earflaps.

Work uniform

There was also a work uniform. It was intended for dirty work such as construction, loading and unloading, or repair of equipment. The winter version - a wadded jacket and trousers, reminiscent of a collective farm sweatshirt - could also be worn as a field

Winter work jacket

There were also more advanced pieces of clothing.

On September 11, 1935, the Resolution of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars was adopted USSR"On the introduction of personal military ranks of the commanding staff of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army and on the approval of the regulation on the service of the command and commanding staff of the Red Army", and by orders of the People's Commissar of the NPO of the USSR No. 176 (1935), No. 33 (1936), No. 167 and 260 (1937), No. 045 (1938), the insignia of the command, commanding and enlisted personnel of the Red Army Air Forces were established and introduced.
The insignia was placed on the buttonholes of the collar and sleeves of uniforms and overalls. The color of the buttonholes indicated the type of troops or service, the edging of the buttonholes, in addition, could indicate that the serviceman belonged to the command staff.

Aviation, as a separate branch of the military, was assigned blue buttonholes with a black edging, the command staff was supposed to have a gold-colored edging.
The command and rank and file of the air forces of the Red Army were supposed to wear emblems in their buttonholes - wings with a propeller.
Buttonholes were subdivided into overcoat (diamond-shaped) and tunic (in the form of a parallelogram).

Top command staff

Senior command staff

Average command staff

Junior command staff

Enlisted personnel

Buttonhole sizes:
overcoat:
- length - height from corner to corner - 11 cm;
- width - 8.5 cm;
- the width of the gold edging of galloon for the command staff - 3-4 mm;
- the width of the edging of the instrument cloth for the command staff - 0.25 mm;
- length of the edged side - 6.5 cm.
gymnasts:
- length - 10cm;
- width with edging - 32.5 mm.

Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of December 2, 1935 N 2590 "On the uniform and insignia of command, command and rank and file
Land and Air Forces of the Red Army "practically "legalized" the new uniforms of the command staff of the Red Army Air Forces adopted in 1934 with the following changes.
Firstly, instead of a cap, a cap was installed as a headdress for constant wear with a border in the color of the buttonholes.
From the description of the cap for the commanders of the Red Army Air Force, approved by the brigade commander Vlasov V.N. December 15, 1938:
“The cap consists of an elongated cap, descending towards the front and rear parts and two fields (sides) adjacent to it.
The cap consists of two halves (walls) straight at the bottom and arcuate at the top, and an elongated bottom with sharp ends, stitched together from two arcuate halves.
There is a 0.2 cm wide piping along the upper edge of the cap and brim.
... in caps from of blue color- blue piping.
The top edge of the fields is 1 cm below the top edge of the cap.
On the front, a small five-pointed star made of blue instrument cloth is sewn to the blue caps.
Inside the cap, a lining and a browband made of leatherette or granitol are sewn, and the lining under the browguard is sealed in such a way that it is possible to remove the browguard without disturbing the sealing of the lining.
The cap is made from the following materials:
1. The bottom of the cap, extensions to the walls of the cap, fields (sides) - merino cloth, shirt-dyed with wool ... t / blue.
2. Linings and inner walls of the cap - cotton moleskin cloth ... in the color of the rest of the details.
3. Merino blue instrument cloth for edging and a five-pointed star for t / blue caps.
4. Cotton satin t\gray ... for lining.
5. Leatherette or granitol for the forehead. one

Secondly: an open jacket, which previously served as a "outfit suit". now (complete with breeches) has been approved as the main form of clothing. At the same time, out of order, the wearing of an open jacket with loose trousers and chrome boots was retained.

Trousers for the release of the air force commanders were sewn from dark blue woolen fabric, uniform with the jacket material, with blue instrument cloth piping.

Thirdly: a blue edging was introduced on the collar and cuffs of the tunic, as well as on the outer side seam of the breeches.

The dark blue color became the main one for the uniforms of the Air Force command staff, however, the khaki color was also agreed - for the cap (replaced by dark blue) and the summer tunic.

The materials for the winter helmet of the commanders of the Air Force of the Red Army of the 1938 model were dark blue merino cloth and blue instrument cloth (for the star).
The helmet was allowed to be worn in two positions:
- folded;
- unfolded (when frost is at least 10 degrees).

From the description of the overcoat of the commanders of the Red Army Air Force, approved on December 25, 1939 by brigade commander Tarmosin F.G.:
The double-breasted overcoat has four loops and four buttons on each side,
Turn-down collar, fastened with a metal hook and loop.
Buttonholes of the color assigned to the branch of service are sewn on the ends of the collar.
The floors have front and side tucks and two side welt semi-oblique pockets with flaps.
In the middle of the back there is a counter fold, fastened at the top with two transverse lines and one paper clip.
On the waistline, a straight strap is fastened to two shaped buttons sewn to the ends of the side columns.
... At the bottom in the middle of the back there is a slit (vent), on the right side of which four buttons are sewn, and on the left side four loops are swept over.
The sleeves are two-seam, ending with attached cuffs.
The collar, sides, top of the cuffs, flaps, posts and straps are sewn in two lines, the first at a distance of 0.25 cm from the edge, and the second 1.5 cm from the first.
The overcoat is lined up to the waist.
On the left side of the lining shelf there is a pocket closed with a frame. one
For the highest command and command staff, it was also provided
colored edging on the overcoat.