WWII brought some of the fiercest battles to the Russian soil. Both civilian and military loses were staggering to this nation and perhaps the largest to any single country who participated in the conflict. As the course of the war shifted and the Nazis retreated to their own country, the Russian revenge proved to be every bit as vicious and devastating to the Germans. This section pictures and information about some of the items employed by the Russian armed forces during the conflict.

The end of WWII saw the birth of the cold war era. A time of nuclear weapons proliferation and an intense spying effort which came to an end with the fall of the Berlin wall in the late 1980's. This page is dedicated to examining the uniforms, awards and equipment issued by the Russian armed forces during that period.

30th ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR EAST GERMAN MEDAL (DDR) HAT EMBLEM GVARDIA BADGE TANKER UNIFORM

The Russians invaded afghanistan in the 1980's. This marked the begining of a very intense war which ended with the Soviet withdrawl. This section of the web site is dedicated to the study of the uniforms, medals and equipment employed during the conflict by the Soviet armed forces.

RUSSIAN SPECIAL FORCES SHIRT