"Painting Soviet Kommisars" Topic
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| Shardik | 07 Sep 2012 5:23 p.m. PST |
Anything to distinguish them from the boys? Blue trousers, red hat bands or shoulder straps? |
 Barks1  | 07 Sep 2012 5:49 p.m. PST |
I gave mine blue cap bands and red stars on their forearms, but I think after a few months into the war they just looked like everyone else. |
| Frederick | 07 Sep 2012 6:27 p.m. PST |
The single distinguishing feature of a political officer was the worsted red star on the forearms – otherwise they looked a lot like the rest of their unit |
| ComradeCommissar | 08 Sep 2012 6:17 a.m. PST |
I do mine in blue trousers for a break from painting khaki, but it helps to identify them on the table as well. |
| Petrov | 08 Sep 2012 6:39 a.m. PST |
They had dark blue pants too in some photos and references I saw.
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 Martin Rapier | 08 Sep 2012 7:50 a.m. PST |
Komissars and the cheery chaps from the NKVD weren't the same thing. Cornflower blue hats were NKVD. Political officers could of course wear blue breeches just like other officers, but leas so as the war went on. As above the only real distinction were forearm stars. |
| Frederick | 08 Sep 2012 11:52 a.m. PST |
Agree with Martin – while neither was at any risk to be sainted, the NKVD has their own units with the blue hats – Commissars wore the same overall uniform as the troops |
| tuscaloosa | 29 Sep 2012 6:14 p.m. PST |
And when I want a break from painting the same old Soviets, I do up some with the saucer caps painted green – border guards officers! |
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