Hungarian uniforms 1: general's stuff

[vaskereszt]

Yes, the Soviet influence was obvious even after 1956, the revolution, though in 1957 the Army decided to change completely the prior, 1951 pattern uniforms (which were up to 99% like the Soviet). The first un-Soviet style uniform was issued in 1993, and the old uniforms could be used till the 31th of December 2006!

Thankyou for sharing. It's interesting to see the obvious soviet influence but with enough fine points to make them nationally unique. On the other hand, there aren't any other hats quite like the new ones.

[Gordon Craig]

Thankyou for sharing. It's interesting to see the obvious soviet influence but with enough fine points to make them nationally unique. On the other hand, there aren't any other hats quite like the new ones.

Jeffrey,

The "Bocskai caps" are an old style of Hungarian cap dating from the Austro-Hungarian Empire days. They did exist in the HUPR but in field uniform models only. This style was also worn by Firemen etc.

Regards,

Gordon