01-09-2010, 07:08 PM
Kliment:
As far as I know, in late 1945 generals and marshals started to wear medals in rows in the centre of the double breasted tunic. Before that, they wore them in a singular row (obviously, if they fitted) and thus some of the generals simply removed the buttons that were of bother on the right.
That is the case of the 2nd and 3rd pics you posted. In the first I bet it's simply a liberty taken by the painter - although the man was a plant director, I believe that is a military uniform he is wearing (I also see an order of Khmelnitsky..? or maybe Kutuzov?)
This is to say that to my knowledge no such tunic exists: all military double breasted tunics have 2 columns of buttons.
As far as the different types of embroidery on the collar, it is not uncommon.
Only civilians (mining, industries) had sorts of "Victory Parade" uniforms that were double breasted and with one column of buttons (even if, to be precise, the column was centred). Here are some period photos and examples of uniforms (note how the collar and cuffs are completely different from military VP uniforms):
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As far as I know, in late 1945 generals and marshals started to wear medals in rows in the centre of the double breasted tunic. Before that, they wore them in a singular row (obviously, if they fitted) and thus some of the generals simply removed the buttons that were of bother on the right.
That is the case of the 2nd and 3rd pics you posted. In the first I bet it's simply a liberty taken by the painter - although the man was a plant director, I believe that is a military uniform he is wearing (I also see an order of Khmelnitsky..? or maybe Kutuzov?)
This is to say that to my knowledge no such tunic exists: all military double breasted tunics have 2 columns of buttons.
As far as the different types of embroidery on the collar, it is not uncommon.
Only civilians (mining, industries) had sorts of "Victory Parade" uniforms that were double breasted and with one column of buttons (even if, to be precise, the column was centred). Here are some period photos and examples of uniforms (note how the collar and cuffs are completely different from military VP uniforms):
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