Question: red stars on Soviet steel helmets in WWII... how common was this practice?
And did it denote particular arms or units?
Cheers gents!
Red Helmet action!
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Re: Red Helmet action!
I think the Germans thought of it more as an aiming point.....
Kein Plan überlebt den ersten Kontakt mit den Würfeln. (No plan survives the first contact with the dice.)
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Re: Red Helmet action!
A quick look through pictures suggests that they were rare but not unknown. Outside of parades, there don't seem to be pictures of units consistently using them. I suspect that the Russians rapidly accepted the Barons/Germans point of view and painted them out. https://stalingradfront.com/articles/ar ... elmet-ww2/
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Re: Red Helmet action!
Cheers gents, that pretty much rules them out for the rank & file.
Now I'm torn between using them for a rookie (too green to know better) unit, or a guard (bags o' swank) unit.
Now I'm torn between using them for a rookie (too green to know better) unit, or a guard (bags o' swank) unit.