03-05-2008, 12:54 PM
I know, it's been a long time, so I should have made more, but I was busy...
There's a table in this text. I will post the picture of it later, now it's just in plain text....
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Rank insignia
71.Shoulderboards have two types: For parade walking out and for everyday and field uniforms. They can also be divided according to the attachment method removable and sewn-on.
Removable shoulderboards are worn on everyday jacket with closed collar, gimnasterka, shirt, overcoat (in the Soviet Army), bekesha coat, fur coat, double-breasted padded jacket and on telogreyka padded jacket.
Sewn-on shoulderboards are worn on open-collar jackets, parade jacket with standing collar for privates and NCOs, on overcoat (in the Navy), short coat and summer coat. It is acceptable to wear sewn-on shoulderboards on overcoats of marshals, generals and officers of the Soviet Army. On summer coat for marshals of the Soviet Union the shoulderboards must be removable.
72.On flannel shirts, sailor shirts and work shirts instead of standard shoulderboards, small square sewn-on boards (“pogonchiki”) are worn. Those are made of: for flannel shirts – black wool material and for sailor and work shirts – the same material as the shirt; on flannel shirts for NCOs and seamen of naval avation, “pogonchiki” should be in blue colour.
73.On shoulderboards of marshals, generals, admirals and officers stars are placed to show the rank:
/rank /Numberof stars Space between lower edge of the board and the center of the 1st star (in mm)/ Space between centers of the starsalong board’s length(in mm)/
Marshal of the Soviet Union,
Admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union 1 30 -
Head marshal of branch 1 45 -
Marshal of branch 1 45 -
General of the army 4 30 25
Colonel-general, admiral 3 35 25
Lieutenant-general, vice-admiral 2 45 40
Major-general, Kontr-admiral 1 60 -
Colonel, captain 1st rank 3 35 35
Lieutenant-colonel, captain 2nd rank 2 35 -
Major, captain 3rd rank 1 60 -
Captain, Lieutenant-captain 4 30 25
Senior lieutenant 3 35 35
Lieutenant 2 35 -
Junior lieutenant 1 60 -
74.The stars are placed on shoulderboards:
for marshals, generals and admirals – on vertical axis;
for colonels and captains 1st rank – two lower stars on stripes, the third one – above lower two, on vertical axis;
for lieutenant colonels and captains 2nd rank – on stripes;
for majors and captains 3rd rank – on vertical axis;
for captains and lieutenant-captains – two lower in the middle of side-fields, two upper – on stripe, above the first two;
for senior lieutenants – two lower in the middle of side-fields, third one on stripe, above them;
for lieutenants – in the middle of the side-fields;
for junior lieutenants – on stripe;
On shoulderboards for Marshals, generals and admirals, the are embrioded and for officers – metal.
On parade and everyday shoulderboards for marshals the stars are in gold colour with piping in the same colour as the board’s piping.
On shoulderboards for generals, admirals and officers sliver stars are to be worn on gold-coloured boards and gold – on silver-coloured boards.
In the Soviet Army on khaki shoulderboards for everyday uniforms the stars are gold and on khaki shoulderboards for field uniforms the stars are khaki.
There's a table in this text. I will post the picture of it later, now it's just in plain text....
V
Rank insignia
71.Shoulderboards have two types: For parade walking out and for everyday and field uniforms. They can also be divided according to the attachment method removable and sewn-on.
Removable shoulderboards are worn on everyday jacket with closed collar, gimnasterka, shirt, overcoat (in the Soviet Army), bekesha coat, fur coat, double-breasted padded jacket and on telogreyka padded jacket.
Sewn-on shoulderboards are worn on open-collar jackets, parade jacket with standing collar for privates and NCOs, on overcoat (in the Navy), short coat and summer coat. It is acceptable to wear sewn-on shoulderboards on overcoats of marshals, generals and officers of the Soviet Army. On summer coat for marshals of the Soviet Union the shoulderboards must be removable.
72.On flannel shirts, sailor shirts and work shirts instead of standard shoulderboards, small square sewn-on boards (“pogonchiki”) are worn. Those are made of: for flannel shirts – black wool material and for sailor and work shirts – the same material as the shirt; on flannel shirts for NCOs and seamen of naval avation, “pogonchiki” should be in blue colour.
73.On shoulderboards of marshals, generals, admirals and officers stars are placed to show the rank:
/rank /Numberof stars Space between lower edge of the board and the center of the 1st star (in mm)/ Space between centers of the starsalong board’s length(in mm)/
Marshal of the Soviet Union,
Admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union 1 30 -
Head marshal of branch 1 45 -
Marshal of branch 1 45 -
General of the army 4 30 25
Colonel-general, admiral 3 35 25
Lieutenant-general, vice-admiral 2 45 40
Major-general, Kontr-admiral 1 60 -
Colonel, captain 1st rank 3 35 35
Lieutenant-colonel, captain 2nd rank 2 35 -
Major, captain 3rd rank 1 60 -
Captain, Lieutenant-captain 4 30 25
Senior lieutenant 3 35 35
Lieutenant 2 35 -
Junior lieutenant 1 60 -
74.The stars are placed on shoulderboards:
for marshals, generals and admirals – on vertical axis;
for colonels and captains 1st rank – two lower stars on stripes, the third one – above lower two, on vertical axis;
for lieutenant colonels and captains 2nd rank – on stripes;
for majors and captains 3rd rank – on vertical axis;
for captains and lieutenant-captains – two lower in the middle of side-fields, two upper – on stripe, above the first two;
for senior lieutenants – two lower in the middle of side-fields, third one on stripe, above them;
for lieutenants – in the middle of the side-fields;
for junior lieutenants – on stripe;
On shoulderboards for Marshals, generals and admirals, the are embrioded and for officers – metal.
On parade and everyday shoulderboards for marshals the stars are in gold colour with piping in the same colour as the board’s piping.
On shoulderboards for generals, admirals and officers sliver stars are to be worn on gold-coloured boards and gold – on silver-coloured boards.
In the Soviet Army on khaki shoulderboards for everyday uniforms the stars are gold and on khaki shoulderboards for field uniforms the stars are khaki.
