For both sides, the enemy's equipment had enormous value. First and foremost, German soldiers took Soviet SSh-39 and SSh-40 helmets from fallen Russians. They were considerably heavier than German ...
The last years of the 19th century saw Russian military dress becoming increasingly austere. But when Russia’s last tsar, Nicholas II, came to the throne, he decided that the uniforms were lacking in ...
Mobilised Russian reservists near the Belarusian city of Baranovichi have been supplied with WW2 weapons and helmets, some machine guns are out of order. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of ...