West Ukraine/Galician army uniforms.
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West Ukraine/Galician army uniforms.
Hello,
i'm sure i've read somewhere that the Ukraianian Galician army were issued with grey- green uniforms replacing the Austrian uniforms.
Are there any coloured illustrations of these newer grey - green uniforms ?
Pete.
i'm sure i've read somewhere that the Ukraianian Galician army were issued with grey- green uniforms replacing the Austrian uniforms.
Are there any coloured illustrations of these newer grey - green uniforms ?
Pete.
Re: West Ukraine/Galician army uniforms.
Hi,
Yes, UGA indeed wore grey-green uniforms. The color was that of the late ware AH tunics, but the specific uniform cut was based on the late war USS (Ukrainian Sitch Riflemen) tunic. It had square pocket flaps with buttons on top. The hat was also based on Central Ukrainian army cap called Petliurivka. The ranks were placed on the sleeves instead of the shoulderboards. It should be notted that very often old Austro-Hungarian uniforms were also worn, especially in the early stages. Few illustrations:
USS soldier in the AH army - specific green tunic is already worn:
Artillery officer, summer 1919, note the squre brest pockets and sleeve ranks:
UGA General:
Cavalry, General and Gendarmerie (wearing old austrian uniform)
Colonel and General:
Steel helmet as worn by the stormtruppers:
Field Chaplain and Pilot:
Pilot:
Yes, UGA indeed wore grey-green uniforms. The color was that of the late ware AH tunics, but the specific uniform cut was based on the late war USS (Ukrainian Sitch Riflemen) tunic. It had square pocket flaps with buttons on top. The hat was also based on Central Ukrainian army cap called Petliurivka. The ranks were placed on the sleeves instead of the shoulderboards. It should be notted that very often old Austro-Hungarian uniforms were also worn, especially in the early stages. Few illustrations:
USS soldier in the AH army - specific green tunic is already worn:
Artillery officer, summer 1919, note the squre brest pockets and sleeve ranks:
UGA General:
Cavalry, General and Gendarmerie (wearing old austrian uniform)
Colonel and General:
Steel helmet as worn by the stormtruppers:
Field Chaplain and Pilot:
Pilot:
Re: West Ukraine/Galician army uniforms.
UGA officers:
Rank system
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Re: West Ukraine/Galician army uniforms.
Thanks for the reply Askold, great illustrations.
Pete.
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Help identifying uniform in photo. West Ukraine/ Galician???
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Re: West Ukraine/Galician army uniforms.
Yes, that's Galician Army uniform. Unfortunately, it is painted on the photo, not actually worn by the person on the right.[email protected] wrote: ↑31 Aug 2020, 17:17Help identifying uniform in photo. West Ukraine/ Galician???