Soviet uniforms -- for comment

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Having somewhat naively "French-kissed a chainsaw" by posting some new Soviet uniforms in other fora -- gah! --those sectarian people can be worse than medal collectors!! -- I am rather reluctant to do this again, certainly not before sharing them here among the less-feral folk here.

I am a novice in uniforms (but all of these came from one who I consider a wise source) and would very much appreciate any and all comments.

Images made s-m-a-l-l for forum requiments -- ask me for larger.

1- Major General of Tanks M1940

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2- M1943 Major of Communications

Detail of boards.

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3- M1943 NKVD-NKGB Lieutenant uniform, "bottle boards"

Another view of the boards.

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4- M1940-42 Commissar General of the NKVD Frontier Troops

With visor cap.

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5- Cadet, Suvorov Military School

As these boys were 14-17, it doesn't quite fit on the mannikin.

And the boards and collar. What is "Mн", it isn't on the lists I have. And (this surprises me not at all) I can't locate anything of use at Ñóâîðîâñêîå âîåííîå ó÷èëèùå or elsewhere.

Maybe: Минское суворовское военное училище / Minsk суворовское military school / Minsk Library military school?? It seems -- Ñóâîðîâñêîå âîåííîå ó÷èëèùå - Ìèíñêîå ñóâîðîâñêîå âîåííîå ó÷èëèùå -- to have been founded only in 1953? The tunic seems to be marked for 1968. (Should I post this?)

A difficult photo to take, as this teanager -- like others I have known of his age -- was not an intimate lover of soap and warm water.

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6- Infantry Komroty (Company Commander)

With budnovka.

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One more, perhaps the least elegant military headgear ever designed, but I like it anyway.

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And, for colder weather. Named (?) across outer crown. What I read as MEДВEДEВ (Medvedev) but I am often wrong.

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Originally Posted by medals73

Having somewhat naively "French-kissed a chainsaw" by posting some new Soviet uniforms in other fora -- gah! --those sectarian people can be worse than medal collectors!! -- I am rather reluctant to do this again, certainly not before sharing them here among the less-feral folk here.

I am a novice in uniforms (but all of these came from one who I consider a wise source) and would very much appreciate any and all comments.

Images made s-m-a-l-l for forum requiments -- ask me for larger.

1- Major General of Tanks M1940

Great looking tunics; all of them. If you ever need to make more space in your collection this tunic would look great in my collection!!! I have several M40's in my collection but like a dope I traded my tanks general off. Nice collection of tunics. Clete

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Another recent arrival. NKVD Major.