num_pages: 160
description: This book examines the uniforms and badges of an almost forgotten group of soldiers - Don, Kuban, Terek and Siberian Cossack units that fought with the German Wehrmacht during World War II. With the cooperation of former members of many Cossack units the authors have collected a great deal of material - much of the information I this book appears in print here for the first time. Among the subjects covered Cossacks in the Imperial Russian Army; the uniforms and badges of the Cossacks in the Wehrmacht in World War II, including collar insignia, Cossack headgear, sleeve badges (arm shields), Cossack qualification badges, decorations awarded to Cossacks; flags and command symbols of the Cossack units.
language: English
title: Uniforms and Insignia of the Cossacks in the German Wehrmacht in World War II
titlecomplete: Uniforms and Insignia of the Cossacks in the German Wehrmacht in World War II (Schiffer Military History Book)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Schiffer Publishing