Red Army Field Gear of the Patriotic War

Specialized Field Gear of The Red Army
during the Patriotic War
(1941-1945)

This section contains specialized field gear that was in use by the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. At this time you will find only a personal decontaminating kit. Additional pieces of field gear will be added as they are acquired. In any case we will attempt to place descriptions of each item along with detailed photographs.

New Field Gear	Older Field Gear in Service
ShM-41 Series Gas Mask	TD-2 Personal Decontamination Kit MPL River Crossing Suit MPL-50 Entrenching Tool

Further Research

From this section you can also see earlier and later period field gear sections by clicking the appropriate links below. We have found that this is quite useful for tracking the modifications and changes in a particular item.

Earlier Period Field Gear

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Field Gear Index

Later Period Field Gear