Armament and equipment of Russian paratroopers-peacekeepers. Equipment of the German paratroopers Equipment of the paratrooper of the airborne forces of the Russian Federation

Leather or gray-blue canvas helmet.
Moleskin jumpsuit (could be either leather or gray-blue canvas).
The collar of the overalls was equipped with blue buttonholes, where insignia were sewn.

Already in the forties military uniform for aerial reconnaissance was changed to avizent jackets with trousers. Pants had huge patch pockets. The winter clothes of the paratroopers of the USSR were insulated with sheepskin uniforms: a brown or dark blue fur collar, which was fastened with a zipper.

The military clothing of the forces was divided into 4 groups:

summer uniform for every day for sergeants, soldiers;
summer casual clothes for sergeants, cadets of the Airborne Forces, soldiers;
summer casual clothes of cadets, where buttonholes and shoulder straps indicated the type of troops;
winter clothes for sergeants, cadets, military builders, where buttonholes, shoulder straps and a badge on the sleeve are according to the type of troops.

In addition, the military uniform in the USSR had to take into account the climatic features of the area where the troops were located. For example, in the Finnish war, a soldier's winter clothes were supplemented with:

earflaps,
quilted jackets,
cotton pants,
white camouflage robes and hoods.

The rest of the military clothing in the USSR, for example, for rifle units, looked like a simple budenovka and boots. In addition to canvas helmets, the paratroopers had large glasses for pilots. This attribute was issued due to the fact that they often had to go down with a parachute. If you take a good look at the photo or film materials of those times, you can see that even ceremonial clothes could consist of helmets and goggles, and parachute overalls.

The military uniform of an officer of the USSR had a cap with a chin strap for parachuting, ordinary Red Army soldiers hid caps in their bosoms. Special shoes for jumping were not intended, so felt boots often fell off their feet when the parachute opened. Officers' shoes also suggested the existence of fur boots.

The usual form of the Airborne Forces in Russia differed from other troops only in blue buttonholes, the officers around them had a golden edging. The edging on the buttonholes of political workers, sergeants or privates was black, this was considered a kind of office option. The officers were also distinguished by blue piping on the collar and the upper edge of the cuffs, side stitched seams on the breeches. Caps with blue piping and red stars or dark blue caps with red enamel stars - all this was typical for the leadership of the Airborne Forces.

With existence Soviet Union The Airborne Forces of Ukraine did not differ in their military uniform from Russian troops, on the territory of the entire USSR there was one single template. After the collapse of the state, Ukraine had to “redraw” not only the meaning of the type of troops itself, but also the form of intelligence. Until recently, the Airborne Forces of these two countries could only be distinguished by different stripes, which depict coats of arms. different countries. Ukraine on its uniform depicts a trident on a yellow-blue background.

Outdated samples of the form of the Airborne Forces

The winter uniform of the Airborne Forces officer was previously equipped with a dark blue double-breasted overcoat, then the color was changed to ordinary gray, with earflaps. The field clothing of the troops did not differ from other units at the time of the war, so in winter white camouflage overalls were worn for everyone, and in summer the colors changed to camouflage.

Special uniforms were issued to paratroopers immediately before landing, later the uniform was replaced with a regular, one might say, office uniform, and special forces clothing was confiscated. As soon as shoulder straps were introduced, the Airborne Forces began to walk with aviation insignia. For privates and sergeants, blue epaulettes with black edging were introduced, and the stripes were brick red. The dress uniform has always been distinguished by a blue piping, caps by a blue band. The same form was also characteristic of the Airborne Forces of Ukraine at the time of being part of the USSR and hostilities on one side.

The new form of the Airborne Forces in Russia

And now let's travel through 2014 together with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Not so long ago, he visited a legendary motorized rifle brigade, known since Chechen war. In 2014, the soldiers of this unit were transferred to Yugra, and the new uniform acquired a new modern look, so now the military in such uniforms are not afraid of any frost. New clothes was tested by extremely low temperatures, piercing and cold wind.

Sergei Shoigu paid a visit to present awards, the action took place in open areas, and the military had to march in front of the highest leadership of Russia. At first, the form was delivered as an experimental one, but already at the end of 2014 it was approved in 9 versions.

The form in the new version of 2014 can be combined in different ways:

for cool weather it will be enough to wear a jacket with a lining,
for windy conditions, it is recommended to wear a jacket under the jacket,
v rainy weather special forces of the Airborne Forces can wear an underwear fleece shirt with waterproof overalls.

During the active training phase or the march of throws, the Airborne Forces walk in their usual uniform. In theoretical classes, fighters wear lighter uniforms, office uniforms.

The uniform of the Russian Airborne Forces in 2014 underwent a number of changes: the ears on the cap with earflaps became longer, easily overlapped at the back and fastened with Velcro, this is quite important and comfortable for the chin. The cap has a top flap that can be turned into a sun visor if needed. Outerwear has also undergone many changes, for example, a jacket can be disassembled into several elements. She has become a kind of constructor that can be transformed from an ordinary windbreaker to a warm pea coat.

The entire 2014 field uniform consists of 16 items that fit easily into a backpack. Depending on the season, the backpack can be light or heavy. In the new field shoes, felt boots were replaced with warm boots with inserts. A paratrooper's winter vest has also been added, which does not restrict movement. A warm scarf-shirt shirt and a comfortable balaclava were added to the whole set. Recon overalls are made of waterproof material.

Dembel and parade uniforms of the Airborne Forces

The uniform in which the paratrooper leaves for demobilization is the dress uniform. It is quite different from the usual field and in general from all the rest of the clothing of other troops. Airborne reconnaissance, which has already completed military service, seen from afar, this form can really be proud of. She is considered the most beautiful and fashionable among the rest of the military uniforms.

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Unusual character airborne operations dictated the development of the necessary specialized equipment, which in turn led to the expansion of the possibilities of military art in general

The operations of the German paratroopers in World War II presented contradictory requirements for weapons and equipment. On the one hand, paratroopers needed high firepower, which they could demonstrate in battle in order to act decisively and with maximum efficiency, but, on the other hand, the arsenal available to them
was limited by the extremely low carrying capacity of landing equipment - both aircraft, parachutes and gliders.

During the landing operation, the paratrooper jumped from the plane practically unarmed, except for a pistol and additional bandoliers. When paratroopers were introduced into battle by glider landing, the capacity and aerodynamic characteristics of the Gotha DFS-230 gliders dictated their limitations - aircraft could accommodate 10 people and 275 kg of equipment.
This contradiction has never been overcome, especially in the part that concerns field artillery pieces and anti-aircraft guns. However, German companies with powerful technical resources, such as the Rheinmetall and Krupp concerns, found many innovative solutions to the problems associated with the mobility and shock firepower of parachute units. On the ground, it was often difficult to distinguish the equipment of paratroopers from that adopted in the ground forces of the Wehrmacht, however, specialized weapons did appear, and it not only increased the combat potential of paratroopers, but also influenced the development of military equipment and weapons in the coming half of the 20th century.

Outfit

Protective clothing is very importance for the one who jumps with a parachute, and for skydivers, it began with high, ankle-covering boots. They had thick rubber soles that were very comfortable, though not suitable for long marches on foot, and provided good traction on the floor inside the aircraft fuselage (as they did not use the large shoe nails commonly found on the kind of shoes supplied to soldiers of other branches of the military). Initially, the lacing was on the sides to avoid snagging with parachute lines, but it was gradually figured out that this was not necessary, and after operations in Crete in 1941, manufacturers began to supply paratroopers with boots with traditional lacing.

On top of the combat uniform, the paratroopers wore a waterproof tarpaulin overalls up to the hips. It has undergone various improvements and was designed to provide additional protection against moisture when jumping, and was also more suitable for putting on a suspension system.

Since landing has always been one of the most risky stages of a skydiver's jump, his uniform was supplied with special knee and elbow pads. The trousers of the combat uniform set had small slits on the sides at the level of the knees, into which tarpaulin thickenings lined with vegetable fluff were inserted. Additional protection was given by external "shock absorbers" made of leather-covered porous rubber, which were fixed with straps or ties. (Both the thickenings and the jumpsuit itself were usually disposed of after landing, although the overalls were sometimes left to be worn over it with a harness.) The trousers had a small pocket just above the level of the knees, in which a strop cutter knife, important for the paratrooper, was placed.

Sling cutter Fliegerkappmesser - FKM

1 - Helmet M38
2 - Jumping blouse with a "comminuted" pattern with sleeve insignia
3 - Trousers M-37
4 - Gas mask M-38 in canvas bag
5 - 9 mm MP-40 SMG
6 - Magazine pouches for MP-40 on the belt
7 - Flask
8 - Bread bag M-31
9 - Folding shovel
10 - Binoculars Ziess 6x30
11 - Boots

As the war picked up pace, paratrooper uniforms became more hallmarks uniforms of soldiers of the ground forces. This well-worn soldier, however, still wears his special paratrooper helmet, by which the paratroopers were easily recognized among other German units.

Probably the most important piece of protective equipment. indispensable for both jumping and combat was a specific landing helmet. In general, it was an ordinary helmet of a German infantryman. but without a visor and falling down fields that protected the ears and neck, equipped with a shock-absorbing balaclava and firmly fixing it on the fighter's head with a chin strap.

German airborne helmet

Parachute helmet liner

Scheme of the device of the German landing helmet

Since in most cases paratroopers had to fight for quite a long time without being able to get supplies, the ability to carry a large amount of additional ammunition was considered important for them.

German paratrooper with bandolier

The paratrooper bandolier of a special design had 12 pockets connected in the center with a canvas strap that was thrown over the neck, and the bandolier itself hung over the chest so that the fighter had access to the pockets on both sides. The bandolier allowed the paratrooper to carry about 100 cartridges for the Kag-98k rifle, which should have been enough for him until the next drop of equipment or the arrival of reinforcements. Later in the course of the war, bandoliers appeared with four large pockets, which contained up to four magazines for the FG-42 rifle.

Parachutes

The first parachute that entered service with the German paratroopers was the RZ-1 forced-opening backpack parachute. Commissioned by the Department of Technical Equipment of the Ministry of Aviation in 1937, the RZ-1 had a dome with a diameter of 8.5 m and an area of 56 square meters. meters. When developing this means of landing, the Italian Salvatore model was taken as the basis, in which the strands of the parachute converged at one point and from it were attached to the belt at the waist of the paratrooper with two half rings with a V-shaped braid. An unfortunate consequence of this design was that the parachutist was hanging from the lines in an absurdly inclined position facing the ground - this also led to the technique of making a head-first jump from the aircraft in order to reduce the impact of the jerk when opening the parachute. The design was noticeably inferior to the Irwin parachute, which was used by Allied paratroopers and Luftwaffe pilots and which allowed a person to be in an upright position, being supported by four vertical straps. Among other things, such a parachute could be controlled by pulling up the supporting lines of the suspension system, which made it possible to turn into the wind and control the direction of descent. Unlike the paratroopers of most other countries, the German paratrooper could not have any influence on the behavior of the parachute, since he could not even reach the straps behind him.

Another drawback of the RZ-1 was the four buckles that the paratrooper had to unfasten in order to free himself from the parachute, which, unlike similar Allied products, was not equipped with a quick release system. In practice, this meant that the skydiver was often dragged across the ground by the wind while he made desperate efforts to quickly unfasten his buckles. In such situations, it would be easier to cut the parachute lines. To this end, since 1937, every paratrooper had a "kappmesser" (knife-strop cutter), which was stored in a special pocket of combat uniform trousers. The blade was hidden in the handle and opened by simply turning it down and pressing the latch, after which the blade would fall into place under the influence of gravity. This meant that the knife could be used with one hand, making it an essential item in a paratrooper kit.
Following the RZ-1 in 1940 came the RZ-16, which was distinguished by a somewhat improved hanging system and the technique of the action of the exhaust halyard. Meanwhile, the RZ-20, which entered service in 1941, remained the main parachute until the end of the war. One of its main advantages was a simpler buckle system, which at the same time was based on the same problematic Salvatore design.

Quick release buckle system on a German parachute RZ20

German parachute RZ-36

Later, another parachute, the RZ-36, was also produced, which, however, found only limited use during the operation in the Ardennes. The triangular shape of the RZ-36 helped control the "pendulum swing" typical of previous parachutes.
The imperfection of the RZ series parachutes could not but slip into the effectiveness of landing operations carried out with their use, especially with regard to injuries received during landing, as a result of which the number of fighters capable of taking part in hostilities after landing was reduced.

German landing containers

German container for landing equipment

During airborne operations, almost all weapons and supplies were dropped in containers. Prior to Operation Mercury, there were three sizes of containers, with the smaller ones used to transport heavier military supplies, such as, say, ammunition, and the larger ones for larger, but lighter ones. After Crete, these containers were standardized - length 4.6 m, diameter 0.4 m and cargo weight 118 kg. To protect the contents of the container, it had a corrugated iron bottom, which collapsed on impact and acted as a shock absorber. In addition, the loads were laid with rubber or felt, and the containers themselves were supported in a predetermined position by suspension or placed inside other containers.

Dug out of the ground landing containers

A platoon of 43 people needed 14 containers. If there was no need to open the container immediately, it could be carried by the handles (four in total) or rolled on a trolley with rubber wheels that was included with each container. One version was a bomb-shaped container, used for light cargo that was difficult to damage. They were dropped from aircraft like conventional bombs and, although equipped with a drag parachute, did not have a shock absorber system.

German landing equipment container found in the river by black diggers

On November 2, 1930, during the exercises of the Moscow military district, twelve people were parachuted from the air as part of a special unit. It is this moment that is taken as the starting point for the history of our Airborne Troops. Throughout its existence, not only the status of paratroopers, but also their uniforms have changed more than once.

The uniform of our Airborne Forces received its current form relatively recently and has become a kind of hallmark of one of elite units Russian army.

The first form of paratroopers

Until the 40s of the last century, the uniform of the airborne detachment differed little from the uniform of the Red Army soldiers serving in aviation troops. It consisted of a padded leather or linen helmet and overalls made of moleskin or avisent. The blue buttonholes sewn to the collar of the overalls spoke of the detachment's belonging to aviation.

The edging of the buttonhole indicated the official position of the serviceman: for command personnel, the edging had a golden color, in turn, political workers, sergeants and privates wore a uniform with black edging buttonholes, which was considered an everyday (or as it is now called - office) option. At the beginning of World War II, the overalls were replaced with pants with large patch pockets and a jacket.

The equipment of a paratrooper in the pre-war years, in addition to the uniform, consisted of the following elements:

main parachute. Before the war of 1941 and some time after it began airborne assault used the PD-6 parachute, which is essentially a licensed analogue of the American Irvin. Before establishing their own production of parachutes, the Soviet military performed jumps with American parachutes.
Reserve parachute, or sling cutter.

The full equipment of an employee of the Airborne Forces was:

two parachutes (main on the back, spare in the lower abdomen);
duffel bag;
an automatic machine with an extended magazine, which was mounted vertically with the barrel down over the left shoulder.

In winter, a large fur collar was fastened to the overalls with buttons or zippers in dark blue, brown or khaki sheepskin. When raised, the collar was pulled together by internal straps. Often, the style of the winter uniform of the Airborne Forces directly depended on the manufacturer's factory.

After the failed Finnish campaign, the servicemen were dressed in quilted jackets, sheepskin coats, felt boots, wadded pants, and a hat with earflaps. At the same time, the winter version is completed with a camouflage white robe with a hood.

Headgear paratroopers paratroopers

The headdress was another way to show the serviceman's official affiliation. For commanders after 1938, a dark blue cap was officially approved as a headdress.

After 1941, her color was changed to a protective shade of green.

The upper part, rim and band of the cap were decorated with blue piping. She also wore a cockade with a red star, surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves. During the parachute jump, the command staff used special caps, which were fastened under the chin with straps.

Ordinary paratroopers wore dark blue caps with a blue piping and cloth stars, on top of which red stars were attached.

By the beginning of the war, the Airborne Forces had several typical clothing options, which depended on the time of year and official position:

	Average commanding staff	Average commanding staff
Summer:	on top of everyday uniforms, camouflage overalls of reconnaissance military groups, cap, chrome boots, traffic rules machine gun, commander's equipment.	Over the everyday uniform, camouflage overalls, a cotton or cloth cap, tarpaulin boots, a rifle (after the autumn of 1941, a PPSh assault rifle), equipment.
Winter:	over a casual uniform, a jacket with a fur collar, equipment and weapons, a hat with earflaps and high boots.	a white camouflage robe over an overcoat, weapons and equipment.

Since the helmet could fly off the paratrooper during the jump, this headgear was used exclusively during ground battles.

The evolution of the headdress of the Airborne Forces

The business card of a modern paratrooper can be safely called a blue beret, but it became part of the uniform only after 1969. On June 30, 1967, the commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel General Margelov V.S. a new model of the form was approved, created according to the sketches of the artist A.B. Beetle.

The artist offered two options appearance employees of the Airborne Forces:

The daily uniform of the Airborne Forces included a khaki beret and a red star. This coloring of the headdress remained on paper.
The second option involved wearing a crimson beret, it was he who was accepted.

The right side of the beret was decorated with a blue flag with the symbols of the Airborne Forces, the so-called “corner”, and on the front side of the beret there was a star surrounded by a wreath of ears of corn.

For the officers, a beret with a cockade of the 1955 model and a star with wings were provided.

During the military parade on November 7, 1967, parachute troops in crimson berets. And already in 1969, an order was issued, where the uniform for the employees of the Airborne Forces of a new model with a blue beret was officially approved.

The paratroopers and airborne scouts the tradition of wearing a beret is different. The first ones wear berets bent to the right, while the special forces of the air forces have an unspoken rule to bend the beret to the left.

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The airborne troops were separated into a separate branch of the military only in 1991. Up to this point, the paratroopers belonged to ground forces, Navy, Air Force, and since 1946 they were included in the reserve composition of the Supreme High Command and were directly subordinate to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

In this regard, the color scheme of the uniform and the insignia of the senior and junior commanders of the Airborne Forces were associated with the branch of the military to which they belonged in this moment.

In addition, the type of uniform of the Soviet paratrooper depended on climatic conditions places of disembarkation and positions of the employee. It is customary to distinguish four groups of military clothing of the Soviet Airborne Forces:

everyday summer uniform for sergeants and privates;
summer uniform for sergeants, privates and cadets air force;
everyday summer set with shoulder straps and buttonholes for cadets;
winter version of the uniform with sleeve insignia for sergeants, military builders and cadets of the Airborne Forces.

At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, a dark blue overcoat was included in the equipment of paratroopers, a little later its color was changed to combined arms. Also, the equipment of the special forces of the Airborne Forces included the so-called camouflage robes: white for winter and protective spotted colors for summer. Exactly the same robes were worn by scouts and riflemen of the assault group.

For the duration of the special mission, the landing group was additionally equipped with special uniforms. This included overalls, a helmet, boots, goggles.

After the introduction of shoulder straps, aviation insignia appeared. The famous emblem with a parachute and two planes on the sides was introduced in 1955. It is this icon that today is a symbol of unity and brotherhood of employees in air force.

In 1979, a limited contingent of troops was introduced into Afghanistan, including a special group of airborne forces. In view of the climatic conditions of the territory of presence, a special airborne forces. The prototype was the uniform of the army of the President of the Congo.

Features of the parade uniform of the old-style airborne forces

For ceremonial events, the air infantry was provided with a parade set of uniforms, presented in summer and winter versions. In 1988, it underwent a number of changes.

Summer dress uniform old pattern:

a cap with a band;
loose trousers;
open uniform;
White shirt;
black tie;
White gloves;
black low shoes or boots.

The ceremonial set of the summer uniform had a blue (sea) wave color.

Parade winter uniform airborne soldier old pattern:

a cap with earflaps, the lieutenant colonels have a papakha;
gray overcoat;
open uniform;
loose blue trousers;
White shirt;
black tie;
white muffler;
brown gloves;
black boots.

Since 1967, a beret has become part of the ceremonial set of clothes, replacing the cap.

Distinctive features of the field uniform

At the disposal of the Soviet paratroopers there were two options for clothing for field conditions: summer and winter. The summer field uniform set included:

cap;
a jacket and trousers of a protective coloring;
vest;
boots or high boots.

Description of the winter form of the Airborne Forces:

hats with earflaps;
khaki jacket and pants;
gray scarf;
brown gloves;
berets or boots.

Input Soviet troops in Afghanistan demanded that the leadership review the equipment of employees. The classic field uniform is being replaced by its lightweight version, popularly called Mabuta by the name of the Colonel of the Army of the Congo. It was made of raincoat fabric with water-repellent impregnation, a ventilation system and a more comfortable fit.

The sand uniform consisted of trousers, a jacket and a cap and was used in combat missions in regions with a hot climate.

What are modern paratroopers wearing?

The form of the airborne forces of the new sample is based on the principle of layering. Depending on the weather conditions military personnel are allowed to combine clothes:

modern form employees of the Russian Airborne Forces includes several combinations and sets of diverse clothing;
in the cool season, an additional lined jacket is provided for soldiers;
often the military from the special forces of the Airborne Forces are allowed to wear a jacket under the jacket;
in rainy, damp weather, the uniform is a fleece undershirt and overalls with waterproof impregnation.

Thus, what form the airborne soldiers will have in a particular case is decided independently by the unit commander, taking into account weather conditions.

A modern hat with earflaps has elongated ears, thanks to which it easily overlaps and fastens with Velcro, protecting the chin.

Additionally, the hat is equipped with a top flap, allowing it to turn inside out and transform into a visor. Felt boots were replaced with warm boots with thermal inserts. The outer jacket is a constructor and easily transforms from a windbreaker into a warm pea jacket.

The new unified set of uniforms of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation for soldiers and officers of the field uniform includes 19 items:

several jackets;
insulated vest;
costume;
three types of boots (summer, demi-season and winter);
balaclava;
mittens and gloves.

The summer uniform of the special forces of the Airborne Forces includes:

underwear (T-shirt and boxer shorts);
light jacket;
trousers;
kepi (takes);
summer boots.

For sewing a lightweight version of the Airborne Forces uniform, a mechanical stretch treated with a water-repellent composition is used.

Winter uniform for the Airborne Forces option includes:

two sets of insulated underwear (lightweight and fleece);
demi-season suit;
wind and waterproof suit;
insulated vest;
boots;
balaclava.

In winter, it is allowed to wear a blue sweater under a jacket that is part of the uniform.

The winter uniform of an officer and ensign of the Airborne Forces allows the wearing of a black fur hat and a black jacket.

For a hot climate, a separate set of uniforms for the landing troops was developed. New form employees of the Airborne Forces has a light brown or sandy color.

The first option consists of a short-sleeved shirt with a turn-down collar, shoulder straps, trousers and boots in the base color. As a headdress, a soft cap is used, similar to a baseball cap with a hard peak and a field cockade.

Shorts are allowed instead of trousers. Insignia on this type of uniform are placed similarly to everyday uniforms. This version of clothing does not provide for award straps. The second option is an elongated jacket with fastened shoulder straps, trousers tucked into berets. On the head is a forage cap or panama in the tone of the statutory form.

Casual or office overalls for the air infantry are similar to the uniform of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, only in blue.

The field uniform of an officer is exactly the same as that of an airborne rank and file, only the front dress is different.

The parade uniform of the Airborne Forces consists of a blue jacket and trousers, a vest, a blue beret, an aiguillette, white gloves and berets.

Officer ceremonial uniform:

blue tunic;
loose blue trousers;
shirt;
black tie;
White gloves;
black boots;
golden aglet;
blue cap with a cockade.

The winter dress uniform of midshipmen and officers of the Airborne Forces includes a black jacket, a woolen cap or a blue beret, a vest and berets. For enlisted personnel and cadets:

gray hats with earflaps;
demi-season blue jacket;
costume;
vest;
beret.

Special forces of the Airborne Forces take part in the parade in field uniform. Not only pagons are used as insignia, but also chest and sleeve patches and chevrons.
Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the uniform was identical for all employees of the Airborne Forces, regardless of the republic.

Today, each country that was part of the USSR has its own version of the form. In the Russian Federation, the main color of the uniform of the Airborne Forces is blue.

For example, not so long ago, the uniform of the highly mobile troops of the Airborne Forces of Ukraine was completely changed, in particular, the blue beret was removed from the clothes of military personnel, replacing it with a similar crimson headdress. The main reason for this transformation is that in Russia the blue beret is an integral part of the uniform of the Airborne Forces.

In turn, in the Republic of Belarus, the uniform of the special forces of the special forces of the Airborne Forces still includes a blue beret, as in Russia.

Clothing option for women

Despite the fact that girls have met in the ranks of the paratroopers before, until recently, service in the Airborne Forces was the privilege of men. So in 2008-2009, “Ryazan Higher Airborne School named after. Margelov” conducted a recruitment of girls to master the profession of a paratrooper officer. Six years later, the school repeated the experiment.

Combat female form The airborne forces are exactly the same as for men:

several jackets;
costume;
three options for boots;
mittens and gloves;
balaclava;
insulated vest.

Ceremonial female form of the Airborne Forces:

blue jacket;
blue skirt;
White gloves;
white scarf;
black boots.

What is a birch pattern

Camouflage is an obligatory part of the equipment of the military and, in particular, the reconnaissance troops of the Airborne Forces. The range of camouflage suits is wide, which allows you to choose the perfect disguise for any climatic and weather conditions. Despite this, until recently, birch was the leader of camouflage clothing ( official name KZM-P).

Initially, the camouflage with a birch pattern was developed for the border troops, later it was also liked by the intelligence officers of the Airborne Forces.

A camouflage coat with a birch pattern was created in 1957 and was used as part of the summer outfit for border guards and paratroopers. Such a disguise ideally hid the fighter in deciduous forests and swampy areas. Due to the special pixel pattern, KZM-P is able to scatter the silhouette of a person at short and long distances.

The raster drawing of the birch camouflage suit resembles spots with jagged edges. The large and small pattern creates an optical illusion of the silhouette melting. The light and dark colors of the camouflage suit suggest its use in the daytime and at night.

Camouflage suits with a birch pattern are presented in the form of a camouflage suit with a voluminous hood, overalls and a jacket with trousers.

Although today the birch camouflage does not belong to the authorized form, it is still popular, not only among the military, but also civilians.

What are the paratroopers' demobilization uniform

The tradition of sewing a demobilization outfit comes from the Soviet Union, when military service was considered honorable. DMB is a kind of confirmation that the soldier served well and is proud of his army uniform. What can we say about the guys who paid their debt to the Motherland in the ranks of the Airborne Forces.

And although, in the early 90s, demobilization preferred to go to the reserve in civilian clothes, today the military has returned to this beautiful custom.

The demobilization uniform of a soldier of the Airborne Forces is prepared on the basis of a field uniform using several rules:

the costume should not be pretentious, overly elegant;
placement of insignia, external chevrons is carried out in accordance with the statutory rules.

For the layout for the costume, an acanthus tunic or “slide” can be used, which is more often chosen by the special forces of the Airborne Forces, trousers, a vest and berets. A mandatory attribute of the finished outfit is a blue beret.

Today it is not at all necessary to sew a demobilization suit on your own, as in online stores they offer to buy ready-made options.

Serve in landing troops honorable and many guys would like to be in the ranks of the blue berets. But such an honor is not granted to everyone, which does not prevent civilians from trying on the form of a paratrooper.

On sale today there is not only an adult, but also a children's form of the Airborne Forces. Why do civilians at events dedicated to the celebration of victory and other celebrations come out in the form of a VD? Everyone has their own reasons for this. For example, the children's military uniform of the Airborne Forces is popular during the celebration of Victory Day.

On the other hand, as boxer Denis Lebedev explained, in this way, respect for the paratroopers is expressed. It's hard not to agree with the athlete, they really deserve respect.