"Russian Rations of The Great Patriotic War" Topic
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Tango01  | 09 Jan 2025 4:49 p.m. PST |
Of possible interest?
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Armand
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| Shagnasty | 09 Jan 2025 10:25 p.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 10 Jan 2025 3:22 a.m. PST |
Agree better than expected
Their great great grandfather's had porridge it seems mostly and put anything they could get in it. |
| Cuprum2 | 10 Jan 2025 4:45 a.m. PST |
Field kitchen during the Great Patriotic War: how and what Soviet soldiers ate: link And well-made rye (black) bread is tastier than white))) Of course, I'm not talking about baked goods. |
 Aurochs | 10 Jan 2025 11:05 a.m. PST |
My father fought the Russians and from time to time he was lucky to get their rations: sacks full of piece of brown bread, barrels filled with lard and crates with vodka bottles. |
| Shagnasty | 10 Jan 2025 12:40 p.m. PST |
C 2, that was a great photo. The chefs are even wearing white coats. |
| Nine pound round | 10 Jan 2025 2:14 p.m. PST |
My grandfather met ‘em at Linz, and while he didn't comment on the rations per se, he told me that they had (and were eager to trade) that element of the diet that the GI of 1945 missed most: booze. Not having much in the way of ready cash, they evolved a barter system very rapidly: the Russians had vodka to trade, but the item they wanted most was something you'll never believe- Mickey Mouse watches. So somebody took a jeep back to the mobile PX, bought up every Mickey Mouse watch they could find, and the 11th Armored Division celebrated VE Day with an amply supply of vodka. Or so I heard. |
| Tango01 | 10 Jan 2025 3:59 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 10 Jan 2025 4:23 p.m. PST |
Wartime cuisine: What did Soviet soldiers eat during World War II? link
Armand
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| Cuprum2 | 10 Jan 2025 4:27 p.m. PST |
Front 100 grams – alcohol during the Great Patriotic War: link I would add that vodka was given out after the battle, not before, since drunk soldiers would have suffered more losses. Usually, alcohol was given out for dinner. |
| Nine pound round | 10 Jan 2025 8:48 p.m. PST |
And they could tell when it was dinner time on their nice new Mickey Mouse watches. |
| Cuprum2 | 11 Jan 2025 8:02 p.m. PST |
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