One titled "Beskokirka" in which I discuss the visorless caps worn by Soviet sailors and cadets.Ī thumbnail image accompanies each cap description. Due to the large number of caps to be described, I have broken down this section into two pages - this one in which I describe officer and petty officer visor caps - and Not visor caps, and so are not represented here. Finally, I am sad to say that Soviet Naval Infantry - while it did get a unique (and very sharp) uniform in 1963 - wore berets, For uniform aficionados, I shall try to define these as I track down through the cap descriptions. Fortunately for cap collectors - typically the sameĬap served with multiple uniforms. Parade/Parade-Walking Out, Service (for everyday), Work (sailors only) and Field (Naval Infantry only) the Navy subdivided the first two into numbered variations. In addition to categorizing uniforms into summer and winter versions of However, the Navy was the first to introduce visor ornamentation for officers and orange and black colored "Guards" bands did add a nice splash of color to those sailors lucky enough to be assigned to a ship or command so designated.Īlthough the color palette of the Soviet Navy was limited, it did have the widest range of uniform types of any service. To paraphrase the famous automobile maker Ford when asked why the Model T car didn't come in bright colors: "You can have a Model T in any color you want - as long as you want black!" In the Soviet Navy - caps came in either black or white there was no colored piping or band. In contrast to the Army and Air Force - Naval uniforms and caps were relatively color-challenged. This resistance to change even extended into the late 1990s when officers were still wearing insignia of the Soviet Navy almost a decade after its fall. Of all the services, Naval uniforms changed the least over this period - with caps worn in 1945 very similar to those produced at the very end of the USSR except for changes in fabric and use of aluminum stampings. Included in this section are caps worn by officers and sailors of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. Visor Caps of the Soviet Navy Introduction
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