West Ukraine/Galician army uniforms.

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West Ukraine/Galician army uniforms.

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Post by wardenhill » 17 Mar 2012, 12:09

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.

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Post by Askold » 19 Mar 2012, 21:52

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:

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Artillery officer, summer 1919, note the squre brest pockets and sleeve ranks:

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UGA General:
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Cavalry, General and Gendarmerie (wearing old austrian uniform)

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Colonel and General:
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Steel helmet as worn by the stormtruppers:
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Field Chaplain and Pilot:
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Pilot:
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Post by Askold » 19 Mar 2012, 22:02

UGA officers:

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Rank system
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Post by wardenhill » 27 Mar 2012, 10:20

Thanks for the reply Askold, great illustrations.

Pete.

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Post by [email protected] » 31 Aug 2020, 17:17

Help identifying uniform in photo. West Ukraine/ Galician???
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Post by Eugen Pinak » 03 Sep 2020, 10:57

[email protected] wrote:
31 Aug 2020, 17:17
Help identifying uniform in photo. West Ukraine/ Galician???
Yes, that's Galician Army uniform. Unfortunately, it is painted on the photo, not actually worn by the person on the right.

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