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Old 04-19-2009, 09:18 AM   #1
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Camo Beret in use

Not that I have been looking for pics of camo items in wear,but I think this is the first photo I have seen of the camo beret actually being worn in service...anyone else have any pics of it in use?

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Old 04-19-2009, 01:46 PM   #2
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Re: Camo Beret in use

Very Nice picture! It seems he is wearing the Spetsodesha border guard uniform with matching beret! Even more interesting is he is wearing his uniform in a VDV style and even has a VDV patch! KGB airborne border guard perhaps??? Anyway I am a heavy collector of Soviet camo uniforms and from my observations the beret was in issue in the 70's and early 80's after that for some reason there are not as many pictures. I think the camo panama hat replaced the beret in dominance of issue.

Here is a picture of the beret in use. Notice that the uniform is first pattern Spetsodesha and the weapon is a AKMS so it is most likely a late 70's picture. :)
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Old 04-19-2009, 01:53 PM   #3
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Ah! Here is another picture I found notice that this looks quite old as well. Most likely mid to late 70's
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Old 04-20-2009, 05:36 PM   #4
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I didn't think there were airborne border guards? :D

Pretty snazzy pictures, I like the man with the dog.
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Re: Camo Beret in use

Yeah, the doc pic is cool!
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Old 04-21-2009, 05:42 AM   #6
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I didn't think there were airborne border guards? :D

Pretty snazzy pictures, I like the man with the dog.
I would happen to agree but the picture is showing me different.... I have NEVER seen Spetsodesha issued to normal VDV only Khaki uniforms or the camo TTsKO uniform.
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Just got the info I was looking for apparently in the 80's at least one division of VDV was turned into KGB PV Airmobile the original picture posted shows one of those VDV KGB. :D
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Very Nice picture! It seems he is wearing the Spetsodesha border guard uniform with matching beret! Even more interesting is he is wearing his uniform in a VDV style and even has a VDV patch! KGB airborne border guard perhaps??? Anyway I am a heavy collector of Soviet camo uniforms and from my observations the beret was in issue in the 70's and early 80's after that for some reason there are not as many pictures. I think the camo panama hat replaced the beret in dominance of issue.

Here is a picture of the beret in use. Notice that the uniform is first pattern Spetsodesha and the weapon is a AKMS so it is most likely a late 70's picture. :)
Actually the 1st pattern spetsodezhda was issued only beginning of the 80's.
The camo beret was rather issued and used by BG units from the Western BG districts (KЗПО,КСЗПО....).
The camo used during the 70's were the KLMK 1st and 2nd pattern and even TTsMK from the 40's/50's....
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Forgot smthg :
On the 1st pic,the soldier could belong to a DshMG (Air Assault Manoeveur Group) as well.These saw heavy use in Afghanistan and the BG from these groups had the VDV yellow emblem on green background as sleeve patch.
It could of course as mentioned before,be a member of the 103rd ABN Guards division which was turned to the BG in 1991......
The camo Panama hat was issued exclusively to the hot climate areas : Central Asian District (КСАПО)....
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Check out this patch I found on E...Not sure if it is fake or not...
It almost looks genuine?
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