Uniforms and Insignia of the Cossacks

Uniforms and Insignia of the Cossacks

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Uniforms and Insignia of the Cossacks




Author:Peter Schuster
Language:English text
Format:Hardback
Dimensions:8.5" x 11"
Pages:160
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN:9780764319419



This book examines the uniforms and badges of an almost forgotten group of soldiers _ Don, Kuban, Terek and Siberian Cossack units that fought with the German Wehrmacht during World War II. With the cooperation of former members of many Cossack units the authors have collected a great deal of material _ much of the information I this book appears in print here for the first time. Among the subjects covered are: Cossacks in the Imperial Russian Army; the uniforms and badges of the Cossacks in the Wehrmacht in World War II, including collar insignia, Cossack headgear, sleeve badges (arm shields), Cossack qualification badges, decorations awarded to Cossacks; flags and command symbols of the Cossack units.