Translation of 1958 regulations

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17.Uniforms for officer cadets


Parade walking-out uniforms


Summer (fig. 85)– Parade walking-out khaki visor cap with colour band, khaki parade walking-out jacket with standing collar, blue parade walking-out breeches , high boots, belt; orders, medals and badges.

Winter (fig. 86) – Ushanka cap, everyday/field overcoat in gray colour, khaki parade walking-out jacket with standing collar, blue parade walking-out breeches, high boots, belt, brown gloves; orders, medals and badges on jacket.


Everyday/field uniforms


Summer (fig. 87) – Khaki summer cap, khaki gimnasterka and breeches, high boots, belt; order and medal ribbons and badges.

Notice. In hot climate regions panama hat is to be worn instead of summer cap.

Winter (fig. 88) – Ushanka cap, everyday/field overcoat in gray colour, khaki gimnasterka, khaki breeches (or blue – those who received by standard), high boots, belt, brown gloves; order and medal ribbons and badges on gimnasterka.


Work Uniforms


Summer – Khaki summer cap (panama hat in hot climate regions), khaki gimnasterka and breeches, high boots, belt.

Winter (fig. 84) – Ushanka cap, double breasted padded jacket or overcoat, khaki gimnasterka and breeches, high boots, belt, gloves.


Notice. Headwear, gimnasterki, breeches, footwear and overcoats for work uniforms is provided by the military schools in proper sizes from uniforms which have served for their usability term and are still usable.


18.Uniforms for Suvorov cadets


Summer (fig. 90) – Black visor cap with red band, black jacket with standing collar and black trousers with stripes, black shoes, belt, white gloves.

Winter (fig. 91) – Ushanka cap, black overcoat, black jacket with standing collar and black trousers with stripes, black shoes, belt, brown wool gloves.

Notice. It is acceptable to wear galoshes out of formation.



Everyday/field uniforms


Summer I (fig. 92) – Black visor cap with red band, khaki cotton gimnasterka, black cotton trousers, shoes or high boots, belt.

Summer II (fig. 93) – Summer visor cap with red band and white removable cover, whitened material gimnasterka, black cotton trousers, black shoes, belt.

Winter (fig. 94) – Ushanka cap, black overcoat, black heavy wool gimnasterka and trousers with stripes, shoes or high boots, belt, brown wool gloves or varezhki winter gloves.

Notice. 1. It is acceptable to wear galoshes out of formation.
2.Summer everyday uniform II is acceptable to be worn with heavy wool trousers when out of school perimeter.
3.When wearing high boots, trousers should be worn inside bots’ tops.
4.On pioner gatherings cadets-pionery wear white shirt with soft shoulderboards without piping, with pioner’s bandana.

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Summer II for Suvorov cadets is made of "varenoe polotno". What sort of material is that?
I chcekd everywhere (even in military dictionary) but couldn't find it anywhere.
Also, what is english term for varezhki gloves? the ones with one finger only?

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Can this "boiled canvas" mean bleached? I mean - many years ago it was a way to make material white and on a picture, the cadet is wearing white gimnastiorka, while the one from the previous one has a khaki one (described as "cotton").

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19.Uniforms for Michmany and extended service NCOs (starshiny and serzhanty of the Navy


Parade walking-out uniforms

(only for michmany and extended service starshiny)


Uniform nr.1 – Summer (fig. 95) – White visor cap, white jacket with standing collar, white half-shoes, white gloves, dagger; orders, medals and badges.

Uniform nr.2 – Summer (fig. 96) – White visor cap, white jacket with standing collar, black trousers, black shoes, white gloves, dagger; orders, medals and badges.

Uniform nr.3 – Summer (fig. 97) – Heavy wool visor cap, parade double-breasted jacket with open collar, white shirt with black tie, black trousers, black shoes, white gloves, dagger; orders, medals and badges.

Uniform nr.4 – Winter (fig. 98) – Heavy wool visor cap, parade double-breasted jacket with open collar, white shirt with black tie, black trousers, black double-breasted overcoat black shoes, white gloves, white scarf, dagger; orders, medals and badges on jacket.

Uniform nr.5 – Winter (fig. 98) – Ushanka cap or heavy wool visor cap, parade double-breasted jacket with open collar, white shirt with black tie, black trousers, black double-breasted overcoat black shoes, white gloves, white scarf, dagger; orders, medals and badges on jacket.


Parade walking-out uniforms to be worn out of formation – the same as parade walking-out in formation, but instead of orders and medals – order and medal badges.
With parade walking-out uniforms nr.4 and 5 in formation at a special order pistol is to be worn with load over overcoat.



Everyday uniforms


Uniform nr.1 – Summer (fig. 99) – White visor cap, white jacket with standing collar, white trousers, white half-shoes; order and medal ribbns and badges.

Uniform nr.2 – Summer – White visor cap, white jacket with standing collar, black trousers, black shoes; order and medal ribbons and badges.

Uniform nr.3 – Summer – Heavy wool visor cap, dark-blue jacket with standing collar, black trousers, black shoes; order and medal ribbons and badges.

Uniform nr.4 – Winter – Heavy wool visor cap, dark-blue jacket with standing collar, black trousers, double-breasted overcoat, black shoes, black gloves; order and medal ribbons and badges on jacket.

Uniform nr.5 – Winter (fig. 100) – Ushanka cap, dark-blue jacket with standing collar, black trousers, double-breasted overcoat, black shoes, black gloves; order and medal ribbons and badges on jacket.

Uniform nr.6 – Winter – Cap with unfolded earflaps, dark-blue jacket with standing collar, black trousers, double-breasted overcoat, black shoes, black gloves; order and medal ribbons and badges on jacket.

With in-formation uniforms a pistol with load (leather belt) is to be worn; Load is to be worn: with uniforms nr.1, 2, 3 – below jacket, with uniforms nr.4, 5, 6 – over overcoat.

Parade walking-out uniforms for extended service glavstarshiny and starshiye serzhanty – the same as everyday, but instead of order and medal ribbons – orders and medals.

Notice. 1.For those selected for guarding duty wearing of uniform number higher is ordered.
2.In summertime with uniform nr.3 visor cap with white cover is to be worn.
3.It is acceptable to wear out of formation:
- black everyday double-breasted jacket with open collar with white shirt and black tie – with everyday uniforms nr.3, 4, 5, 6 and off duty – with uniforms nr.1 and 2;
- black visor cap – with uniforms nr.5 and 6;
- work dark-blue jacket – when working indoors, on ship decks, in units, docks, workshops, factories;
- black coat and white scarf – with uniforms nr.3 and 4;
- removable black astrakhan coat with overcoat and scarf (white or black) – with everyday uniforms nr.4, 5 and 6;
-black half-shoes, galoshes.



20.Uniforms for glavstarshiny (starshiye serzhanty) of conscript service, starshiny 1st and 2nd class (serzhanty and mladshie serzhanty) and seamen of conscript and extended service, cadets of naval schools and Nakhimov cadets


Everyday uniforms


Uniform nr.1 – Summer (fig. 101) – Beskozyrka cap(1) with white cover (or white cap – those who received by standard), sailor shirt, white trousers, black shoes, belt; order and medal ribbons and badges.

Uniform nr. 2 – Summer (fig. 102) – Beskozyrka cap with white cover (or white cap – those who received by standard), sailor shirt, striped undershirt(2) , black trousers, black shoes, belt; order and medal ribbons and badges.

Uniform nr.3 – Summer (fig. 103, 104) – Beskozyrka cap, flannel sailor shirt, sailor shirt, striped shirt, black trousers, black shoes, belt; order and medal ribbons and badges.

Uniform nr.4 – Winter (fig. 105, 106) - Beskozyrka cap, flannel sailor shirt, sailor shirt, striped shirt, black trousers, single-breasted overcoat (double-breasted short coat), collar (3), black shoes, belt; order and medal ribbons and badges on flannel shirt.

Uniform nr.5 – Winter (fig. 107, 108) – Ushanka cap, flannel sailor shirt, sailor shirt, striped shirt, black trousers, single-breasted overcoat, collar, black shoes, belt, black gloves; order and medal ribbons and badges on flannel shirt.

Uniform nr.6 – Winter (fig. 109) – Ushanka cap with unfolded earflaps, flannel sailor shirt, sailor shirt, striped shirt, black trousers, single-breasted overcoat, collar, black shoes, belt, black gloves; order and medal ribbons and badges on flannel shirt.

In formation, at a special order, personal firearm with load is to be worn.
Parade walking-out uniforms – the same as everyday, but instead of order and medal ribbons – orders and medals.
With parade uniforms nr.3, 4, 5, 6 heavy wool flannel shirt is to be worn. With everyday uniforms nr. 3, 4, 5, 6 cotton flannel shirt is to be worn or heavy wool flannel shirt that has served it’s usability term.


Work uniforms


Summer (fig. 110) – Beskozyrka cap with white cover (beret or summer cap – those who received by standard), work dress (shirt with sailor’s collar and trousers), striped undershirt, black shoes, belt on trousers.

Winter – Ushanka cap, work dress (shirt with sailor’s collar and trousers), striped undershirt, single-breasted overcoat, collar, black shoes, belt on overcoat, gloves.

Notice. 1.In summertime with uniform nr.3, cap is to be worn with white cover.
2.In units and on ships, where high boots are provided instead of shoes, they are to be worn only with everyday and work uniforms; In this case, trousers are to be worn on boots and on special occasions at unit (ship) commander’s order are to be worn in boots.
3.With uniforms nr.3, 4, 5, 6 it is acceptable to wear sailors collar instead of summer shirt.
4.Extended service personnel: starshiny 1st and 2nd class (serzhanty and mladshiye serzhanty) and seamen wear visor cap with star instead of beskozyrka cap.
5.Cadets of the last year at work wear visor caps with officer model emblem.


21.Uniforms for workers of the military construction units


Walking-out uniforms


Summer (fig. 111) – Khaki visor cap with black band, khaki gimnasterka and breeches, high boots, belt.

Winter (fig. 112) – Ushanka cap, double-breasted padded jacket, khaki gimnasterka and breeches, high boots, belt, gloves.


Work uniforms


Summer (fig. 113) – Khaki summer cap, khaki jacket and trousers, high boots.

Winter (fig. 112) – Ushanka cap, double-breasted padded jacket, khaki jacket and trousers, high boots, belt gloves.

Notice. Trousers are to be worn in or on boots.



(1)Visorless cap worn by sailors, a.k.a. “Donald Duck Cap”.
(3) „Galstuk” – in this case: thing used instead of a scarf. Especially useful for sailors with their wide collar shirts.
(2) So-called telnyashka.

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I had to keep the original names of the NCO's ranks, since translating it would cause even more chaos then they do now.
Also, some things here were difficult to translate, so I will probably have to port some photographs when I'm don with this book.
Still working on that %#&*@ material used for suvorov cadets uniforms

Anyway, part III, general ruleson wearing military uniforms will most likely be here on friday.

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Originally Posted by Al-muell

Summer II for Suvorov cadets is made of "varenoe polotno". What sort of material is that?
I chcekd everywhere (even in military dictionary) but couldn't find it anywhere.
Also, what is english term for varezhki gloves? the ones with one finger only?

After some consultations, it appears that this is a bleached material - and it seems to be that, since on a picture, a suvorov cadet is wearing white gimnastiorka without pockets.

The translation of the next part will most likely be tommorrow, but now - a little appendix to the previous part, since I have been told that some words are unclear, so:
1st pic - "sailor shirt"
2nd pic - "flannel shirt"
3rd pic - removable sailor's collar for flannel shirt.
Flannel shirt was worn on sailor shirt or directly on striped shirt. In first case, the collar of sailor shirt was worn over flannel shirt, while in second caseflannel shirt was worn with the removable collar.

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III


General rules on wearing military uniforms



22.Servicemen of the Soviet Army and the Navy wear uniforms, shoulderboards, collar tabs according to their branch.
23.Officers, NCOs and soldiers who serve in a military unit (school), wear uniforms et for that unit, but with emblems of their branch on shoulderboards (collar tabs).
24.Officers, NCOs and privates of air defense wear uniforms, shoulderboards, collar tabs and emblems according to their unit’s branch (artillery, air force, communications etc.).
Officers, NCOs and privates of the airborne troops also wear uniforms, shoulderboards and collar tabs according to their unit’s branch, but with airborne troops emblems.
25.Officers of the justice, quatermaster, medical, veterinarian and administrative services, regardless the army branch they serve in, wear uniforms set for their service.
26.Generals and officers of the Soviet Army moved to the service in the central apparatus of the Ministry of Defense, HQs and offices of Military Districts, Army groups, armies, units, offices and central improvement courses for officers wear uniforms, shoulderboards, collar tabs and emblems of the branch that they wore on the day of the delegation.
The above rule does not apply to the generals and officers moved to HQs and offices of the Navy, where naval uniform is to be worn. In this case generals and officers wear uniforms of the Navy.
Generals and officers of the Navy (except for officers of the deck and deck engineering services) moved to HQs, offices and units of the Soviet Army wear army uniforms. Officers of the deck and deck engineering services keep their naval uniforms in that case.
27.In all military educational centers, except for K. E. Voroshilov High Military Academy, V. I. Lenin Military Political Academy and central and district officer improvement courses, temporary personnel(1) , except for admirals, generals and officers of the Navy wear uniforms, shoulderboards, collar tabs and emblems of the branch to which the school belongs.
In for K. E. Voroshilov High Military Academy, V. I. Lenin Military Political Academy and central and district officer improvement courses, temporary personnel wear uniform, shoulderboards, collar tabs and emblems of their own branch (service).
Officers of the Navy learning in military schools of the Soviet Army wear naval uniforms.
Students of the high military schools, who don’t have officer rank, wear uniforms set for officer cadets.
Students and cadets of the military schools taken from the ranks of NCOs receiving officer uniforms for the learning time, keep the right to wear officer uniforms proper for that school.
28.Privates and NCOs of the temporary personnel of the short-term courses and learning gatherings wear uniforms, shoulderboards and collar tabs which they wore on the day of their arrival to that course (gathering).

(1)This most likely refers to students, since in the eyes of military law, time they spend in military schools counts as service time.

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29.NCOs and privates, who are permanent employees of the auxiliary services of the military schools of the Soviet Army (patrols, guards etc.) wear:
- In branch military schools – uniforms, shoulderboards, collar tabs and emblems of the branch of the school where they serve;
- In military schools of special services (quatermaster, medical, veterinarian) and of Justice service – uniforms, shoulderboards and collar tabs of the motorized infantry.
30.NCOs and privates of the military music bands wear:
- In military units and branch military schools – uniform, shoulderboards and collar tabs of the unit’s or school’s branch, but with music band emblems;
- In military schools of special services – uniforms, shoulderboards and collar tabs of the motorized infantry, but with music band emblems.
31.Serviceman of military units and offices of the Navy for which army uniforms are issued, wear uniform, shoulderboards, collar tabs and emblems according to paragraphs 22-25 of this regulations; Additionally, letters identifying fleet or flotilla are to be added in yellow paint on shoulderboards of NCOs and privates.
32.Officers and NCOs of the military construction units of the Ministry of Defense wear uniforms set for officers and NCOs of the military construction units of the Soviet Army.
33.Way of wearing guard uniforms in the Soiet Army is set by the instruction of garrison and guard services of the Armed Forces.
34.For Marshals, generals, admirals and officers it is acceptable to wear:
– Khaki shirt (cream shirt in the Navy) with soft shoulderboards without jacket with trousers or breeches – when out of formation in unit’s perimeter, on ship’s deck, when working in HQs, offices, institutions, on airports and during air flights;
– Overcoat with summer uniform at low temperature, in this case, wearing scarf is not obligatory;
– Rain cape at rainy weather – during maneuvers, field trainings and out of formation;
– Visor cap instead of winter headwear – in wintertime out of formation;
– Civilian clothes – in service-free time.
35.For officers (except for colonels) it is acceptable to wear ushanka cap made of gray (in the Navy – black) astrakhan with winter parade walking out and everyday uniforms out of formation.
36.For female officers of HQs, hospitals and other military institutions it is acceptable to wear civilian dress on service.
For admirals and officers of the ships and ship gatherings HQs it is acceptable to wear winter jacket on ships and in seaside bases perimeter. On garrison or guard service jacket is not worn.
38.Servicemen who are temporarily in other district, fleet or garrison should in all cases follow uniform orders which are currently in power in that district, garrison or fleet.
39.For extended servicemen who don’t receive officer model uniforms it is acceptable to wear:
-Visor cap instead of ushanka cap – in winter time (out of service);
-Overcoat with summer uniform at low temperature;
-Civilian clothes – in service-free time outside unit’s perimeter.
40.NCOs, privates and officer cadets of the Soviet Army at order of unit’s commander can wear rain cape – at rainy weather during maneuvers, field training and exercises and overcoat (folded or over uniform) – with summer uniform.
41.It is forbidden to:
wear elements of the military uniform, equipment and insignia of non-official models;
wear single-breasted overcoat, double-breasted padded jacket and short double-breasted coat not fastened by all buttons;
wear shoulderboards and insignia on overalls and other elements of the special clothing;
wear orders and medals on gimnasterki;
wear orders and medals, order and medal ribbons and badges on overcoats, padded jackets, fur coats, summer coats, short coats, shirts, special and work uniforms;
wear badges not listed in this regulations on uniforms;
mix uniforms with elements of civilian cloathing;
wear civilian clothing for conscript servicemen;
wear field uniforms during visits in theatres and other public places;
wear everyday/field uniform for privates, seamen, NCOs and officer cadets during farm works;
wear items in uniform pockets which may cause pockets to stand out.
42.Worm colothes (fur coats, valenki, fur gloves, telogreyka padded jackets and padded trousers) are to be worn at unit commander’s order in wintertime at low temperature during exercises, trainings and works and in especially cold areas- at low temperature and strong wind – every day. Worm boots with regulated tops in especially cold areas are worn at commander’s order during works and field training.
43.Special clothing (overalls, work jackets and trousers, helmets etc.) are worn during exercises with military technical equipment and during work in garages, machine fleets, docks, workshops, at airports, in laboratories, healthcare institutions, warehouses, on ships in units etc.
Special clothing wearing order is set by unit (ship) commanders or military school headpeople.
It is forbidden to wear special clothing during meals in dinning rooms, after finishing work (exercises) and in all other cases when wearing special clothing does not seem essential.
45.This rules are obligatory for all servicemen of the Soviet Army and the Navy. Breaking this rules will have disciplinary consequences and for retired servicemen may lead to cancellation of their right to wear military uniforms.

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IV

Wearing specific elements of the military uniform


Headwear


46.Papakha, fur cap, beret and beskozyrka cap are worn with a little slant towards right side, visor cap and panama hat – are worn straight, without slanting, so that a visor of visor cap or panama hat is on eyebrow level and lower edge of papakha, beret, ushanka cap, fur cap and beskozyrka cap – one to two horizontally put fingers’ width over eyebrow level. Centre of the cockade (star, emblem) should be exactly over the nose.
Wearing ushanka cap with unfolded earflaps is allowed only at a temperature below -10°C; in formation earflaps are unfolded only at commander’s order.
When ushanka cap is worn with unfolded earflaps, the strings at the end of earflaps should be tied together under chin; When earflaps are folded, strings are to be hidden below earflaps.
Chinstraps of visor caps and panama hats are to be worn under chin only at commander’s order.
Summer cap is to be worn with a slight slanting towards right side, so that it’s lower edge is at the level of the upper edge of ear; star should be in the middle of the seam.
When not worn, headwear is to be worn in left, relaxed hand; visor cap, beskozyrka cap, ushanka cap, fur cap, panama hat and summer cap should be hold so, that it’s cockade is facing stright forward and papakha – with it’s cockade facing left; Lower edge of papakha, fur cap and summer cap should be facing downwards and lower edge of visor cap, beskozyrka cap, ushanka cap and panama hat – facing right.
With headwear nail and thread is to be worn: in visor caps, summer caps and panama hats – below sweatband, in ushanka caps – below frontal flap.

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Upper clothing


47.Overcoat is fastened on the right side. In formation and during parades double-breasted overcoat should be fastened by all buttons and a hook; Out of formation it is acceptable to wear overcoat fastened only by four lower buttons, in this case upper parts of the coat are to be worn on sides, in the form of lapels.
When wearing leather belt with shoulder strap or ushanka cap with unfolded earflaps, overcoat should be fastened by all buttons and hook.
Single-breasted overcoat is to be fastened by all hooks; The back cut should also be fastened. When wearing Navy overcoat, removable collar with white undercollar is obligatory.
Length from half to the lower edge of the army overcoat – 28cm, Naval overcoat – 35cm.
48.Double-breasted padded jacket is fastened on the right side by all buttons and hook.
49.Summer coat is fastened on the right side by three buttons with open collars and 4 with closed collar. Length from the half to the lower edge of the coat: for generals and officers of the Soviet Army – 32cm, for admirals, generals and officers of the Navy – 35cm.
50.Coat for female officers is fastened on the left side. In formation it should be fastened by all buttons. Out of formation it is acceptable to wear it with upper button open, in this case the upper parts of the coat are to be worn on sides, in the form of lapels. In wintertime with winter fur cap it is acceptable to wear removable fur collar.
Coat’s belt should be fastened by a buckle.
51.Rain cape is worn over gimnasterka, uniform jacket, naval short coat, coat and overcoat as well as over all elements of warm and special clothing. It is acceptable to wear rain cape on a shoulder strap when out of formation – on the left arm, properly folded with upper surface on the outside.
52.Bekesha overcoat is fastened by all hooks.
53.Naval short coat is fastened by all buttons and hook. When it is worn by seamen, NCOs and cadets it is obligatory to wear removable collar with white undercollar.
For michmany and officers it is acceptable to wear short coat fastened by only four lower buttons with upper sides open, forming lapels.
54.Uniform jackets with open collar are fastened by all buttons.
55.Uniform jackets with standing collar are fastened by all buttons and hook.
56.Gimnasterka. Collar, cuffs and pockets should be fastened by all buttons.
During march in regions of hot climates it is acceptable to unfasten collar and cuffs by commander’s order.
Gimnasterka with folded collar for hot climate regions is worn in summertime fastened by two lower buttons, in this case upper parts are worn on the sides. At cold weather (in spring, autumn) it is acceptable to wear gimnasterka fastened by all buttons at commander’s order.
When wearing telogreyka padded jackets and padded trousers, padded trousers are to be worn on gimnasterka.
57.For uniform jackets with standing collar (except for white naval ones) and gimnasterki it is obligatory to wear white undercollar, whose upper edge should stand out 1-2mm over the upper edge of the collar. When gimnasterka with folded collar is worn fastened only by two lower buttons, it is worn without undercollar.
58.Sailor shirt and flannel shirt are worn in trousers. With flannel shirt, sailor’s collar is worn over shirt. At air temperature of +25°C striped shirt is not worn.
59.Work shirt for seamen and NCOs is worn over striped shirt with sailor’s collar worn above shirt. The shirt is worn on trousers.
Jacket for military construction personnel is worn on or in trousers. The jacket, cuffs and collar should be fastened by all buttons.
Trousers for jacket are worn on or in boots. Trousers pockets should be closed by two buttons.
60.Pocket covers of uniform jackets and coats should always be worn outside.
61.Uniform jackets, gimnasterki, shirt, ties, sailor and flannel shirts, trousers and breeches should always be clean. Into trousers and breeches a crease should be ironed; a crease is not ironed on any other uniform elements.
Metal elements on the uniform which are not painted should be polished to a shine.