Russian Uniforms of WW1 I THE GREAT WAR Special

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The Russian Army of World War 1 fielded a great variety of troops and equipment. This was especially true for the different uniforms. In our special episode, we will talk about some of the most common items, tunics and gear the soldiers would wear into battle.
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@Ghoozerman 7 лет назад

Fun fact, Indie - the piece of cloth, that was used instead of socks by the Russian military is called a Portyanka and was actually used by Russian troops for centuries up until only a few years ago. It was not only comfortable but also practical, as my grandfather (who served in the Red Army for a fair while) tells me. Mainly because it was also waterproof. If the foot got wet for whatever reason, the soldier could always just take off the portyanka, flip it and use the other, dry, side.

@vikingro 7 лет назад

I have done the military stage myself (not in Russia), and the best ever to wear in the army boots were not the socks. The socks actually could harm/injure me. Some thicker cloth or very thick socks was way better than the regular socks. The army provided me with one pair of thick (very thick) socks - they were absolutely amazing, very-very comfortable in the army boots, I wore them until they were unrecognizable. After that I had to "compensate" the loss, avoid the regular socks, the thick cloth being the best replacement. It "all" happened in 2004.

@tomstoller1086 7 лет назад

Can confirm does work.

@AUSTINwazhere 6 лет назад

NASA, spends thousands of dollars to develop a pen that works in zero gravity. Roscosmos, uses pencils.

@FloodExterminator 6 лет назад

Olaf Von Hambergler they still had to develop special pencils due to the graphite particles floating in zero gravity

@maiamaya381 6 лет назад

Olaf Von Hambergler but if the tip breaks the lead could go into ur nose which is why they spent a fortune

@oi-mateyour-loicence154 7 лет назад

As a russian speaker I find your pronunciation very funny but accurate. The problem with stresses though. Great job Indy and the Team, thank you from Moscow)

@SanekSandor 7 лет назад

You don't want to start it)) Instead - here some curious fact They say that Lewis Carroll , while travelling across Russia, recorded the Russian word "защищающихся" ('those who protect themselves', participle, genitive/possessive case, as he marked in his diary). He recorded it in Latin transcription instead of Cyrillic, and the look of this word is truly terrifying: zаshtshееshtshауоуshtshееkhsуа.

@vladik1998 7 лет назад

I was really surprised when he said "сапоги" because I always thought that it was the same word as boots and "фуражка" in russian means a cap, so it is a bit weird for me as another russian speaker, but hey you learn something new every day, right?

@tiggergolah 7 лет назад

You're right, that is terrifying. I would like to see that thrown out at a spelling bee, or even better, at our next presidential debate. :)

@user-qk1ey1nx1c 7 лет назад

The pronounciations are really weird but I also find them as accurate as possible. Didn't know what a гимнастьорка was and I had seen in before in a Strugartski book but now I know :) Also, at least in Bulgaria the cloth wrappings around your foor are called "partenki".

@bbcmotd 7 лет назад

the transcription method Carroll used is really cumbersome, it looks a bit better if written with the modern method: zaschischayuschihsya

@cornet-ria 4 года назад

For those who study the Russian WW1 uniform - FRONTOVIK - This is not a rank or title of a regiment. This is the unofficial name for a soldier or officer who has been in a war and has combat experience. In uniform, they were no different from the other. But the best of them sewed on the sleeve the combat badge of the storm regiments - skull and crossbones on a blue background.

@napoleonibonaparte7198 6 лет назад

Fun fact. The Pavlovsky Grenadiers were exempted from wearing the peaked cap. They wore the tall mitre caps from the Napoleonic era. Tsar Alexander I acknowledged their bravery in the Napoleonic wars by keeping their bullet riddled caps.

@steveoc64 7 лет назад

I literally just finished painting several hundred Russian WW1 miniatures last night, after a gruelling month long project. All done ... and then this video comes out !!! Really great info that is actually really hard to research. Thx. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

@alekmiloy8166 7 лет назад

axis and allies 1914? :)

@dubspool 7 лет назад

+Aleksandar Milojkovic central, axis was WWII

@steveoc64 7 лет назад

Bit of overkill for A&A .. these are all 15mm metal miniatures for tabletop gaming, in 1914 kit. Bit of cavalry and cossacks with lances as well, fire support courtesy of Putilov field guns and a few maxims. For posterity .. for the uniform base I used a custom mix through the airbrush from a light olive khaki through to a lighter hemp color on the tunics. Vallejo "concrete" airbrush color worked out really well too. Summer uniform mix for action in the Balkans. Made sure that there is plenty of variation across the figures, as they are supposed to look battle worn. Trousers a darker shade of brown khaki. At 15mm scale, you need to go a bit heavier on the color contrast to make them "pop" sufficiently. Gotta organise photos when I get some time. Pretty happy with the end result, but man ... having this video available a month ago would have saved me a tonne of research. Next up - doing some 1914 Serbians, and Im thinking they need a greenish gray sort of color. Again - hard to find reliable info.

@nexustochan 7 лет назад

He's referring to the board game Axis & Allies, where you can use miniatures to play.

@alekmiloy8166 7 лет назад

+Dubspool _ thats the name of the board game. their first A&A was ww2. google it, its a good game

@samy7013 2 года назад

Basically, from the sound of it, the uniforms and kit of the Russian Imperial Army troops were pretty decent and practical-so long as logistical and supply difficulties don’t prevent the troops from receiving the items called for in their regulations.

@smalltime0 7 лет назад

A gas mask originally designed to purify vodka... Bet that never got abused.

@wahlex841 7 лет назад

It's hard to abuse if you don't actually have any vodla ingredients.

@andrewbrindescu6666 7 лет назад

they drank medicinal alcohol which was died so they use bread or gas mask charcoal to remove the die

@wahlex841 7 лет назад

andrew brindescu Sounds like Russia alright.

@egoshOOter14 7 лет назад

''vodka ingredients'' were and are just sugar and potatoes, somewhat cruel if you ask me but to lighten up your typical day in the trenches i'd probably do the same.

@andrewbrindescu6666 7 лет назад

Alex Krycek we use to do the same. We drank anything we could laid hands on. Same times we caramel sugar and put medicinal alchool over to kill the taste

@csillagszr 7 лет назад

I'm half Russian half Hungarian from Hungary... My Russian great grandfather was fought in the great war and he was injured and became a P.O.W.

@lloyddutchsmiley1147 7 лет назад

Man they all look so smart, say what you will about the Russians, but they have style.

@rg-cc5kg Год назад

That did not age well.

@janhokas8482 5 месяцев назад

@@rg-cc5kg why not? I absolutely do not support that way but those men are all dead ptobably

@sergiowinter5383 4 месяца назад

@@rg-cc5kg Putin is the best chief of state of the XXI century so far, show me a leader that have more knowledge about their nation than him, I'll wait

@kapitankapital6580 7 лет назад

I absolutely love military uniforms, so this is great!

@kapitankapital6580 7 лет назад

History Freak yes please!

@HaloFTW55 7 лет назад

MrPolandball ... Anschluss Zeit?

@proudtitanicdenier4300 5 лет назад

@@bobinbox1239 irony

@MrArianmas 7 лет назад

Russians had the best looking uniforms in my opinion .

@stevekaczynski3793 7 лет назад

Their uniforms could have a ruggedly smart appearance, though the soldiers of all the armies tended to look a bit like vagrants when wearing overcoats.

@reviewtechussr 6 лет назад

Too bad most of the soldiers wore rags

@SergeySherbinin117 6 лет назад

Поверь! Полезная штука! Сам носил!

@Jarod-sm5rf 6 лет назад

They did there my favourite military unifr ms besides the 19th century British army uniforms and us cavalry.

@enklaev1465 5 лет назад

Germany?

@janledvinkaxd 7 лет назад

Wrapping a piece of cloth around feet was probably widespread even 50 years later in the Warsaw pact armies. My grandfather served in the Czechoslovak army, and even my father, who served after the iron curtain fell was instructed to wrap them, among other things. I love the specials you make, although almost every episode feels special.

@NickRatnieks 7 лет назад

I have not seen a photo of my grandfather in his uniform except one of him standing in a group in front of a pile of rubble but that would have been taken after the Russian collapse and the wars of national identity had begun. Probably, they were all lost in WW2. My father had a document from the Imperial Russian Army about his father's marriage in 1916- plenty of appreciative words about the bride- none about him! That's the way it is if you are a staff officer at least he wasn't shot by his own men- as Lenin encouraged the ordinary soldiers to do.

@Ntmoffi 7 лет назад

My goal by November: WW1 Russian Moustache

@KultAmerica 7 лет назад

I was always wondering how could they manage with those pieces of clothing that they were wrapping around their feet. It doesn't sound to be wearable though :)

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Well, apparently it's more comfortable than socks could ever be if done right.

@KultAmerica 7 лет назад

wow, I think I should try it :)

@jansundvall2082 3 года назад

We had them in the Swedish army as a complement to socks until late 70’s, if you learn to wrap them the right way they are more comfortable and warmer than socks.

@alfonsobeltran3937 7 лет назад

"War" in the title, demonetized!

@dubspool 7 лет назад

+Fou Lu good thing this show is funded via Patreon

@JaesWasTaken 7 лет назад

Good thing the team no longer has to rely on ad revenue from RU-vid to produce the show due the Patreon supporters. Doesn't mean it doesn't such to lose the extra income though.

@TheHenirik 7 лет назад

there is a reason most youtubers have patreon now

@materialmatters2759 7 лет назад

Did any nation's soldiers swap their footwear for the cardboard soled shoes of Hötzendorf's troops during his Carpathian winter offensives ?

@exploatores 7 лет назад

then they can´t have hade anything to swap out.

@abu-hureraali4531 7 лет назад

WHAT they used shoes HOETZENDORF !!!

@nimeq 7 лет назад

Maybe you could use them on your days off to confuse the muggers?

@exploatores 7 лет назад

nimeq even my worst shoes are better then cardbord

@panzerabwerkanone 7 лет назад

Better than wearing Crocs.

@davidcalder7318 7 лет назад

Hi Indy, you stated in your intro that "to this day no military has adopted a single uniform". Just thought I would correct you:- When the Canadian Armed Forces amalgamated in 1968 they adopted a single 'rifle green' uniform for all services, (prior to this the uniforms were copies of the British). the all green was not very popular, especially with the navy, and at the end of the 1980s the forces reverted to their distinctive and separate uniforms.

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Ah the Canadian exception then. Interesting that they tried, it makes a lot of sense but it's understandable that it's not just a piece of clothing for the people wearing it.

@user-gq6rv5wp2p 3 года назад

4.16 those stripes of cloth are called "portyanki" (портянки). I used to wear them too when I was in the army. They really made boots wearable

@ottoman_reenactor_ct 7 лет назад

Indy please do Ottoman uniforms of The Great War

@ericwang9348 7 лет назад

cemo1999 ye

@gauravghosh3421 7 лет назад

yah

@xxxoof_lordxxx2655 7 лет назад

That would actually be pretty cool, I don't think many people know the history behind Ottoman uniforms!

@jdgomez775 7 лет назад

A lot of the info on uniforms is done by fans, most of that info is in a foreign language that the crew probably doesn't know. Know anyone who has research the uniforms translated?

@ottoman_reenactor_ct 7 лет назад

There is a great site for ttoman uniforms and it is in english www.ottoman-uniforms.com/ww1-1915-to-1918-period-turkish-uniforms/ www.ottoman-uniforms.com/ww1-turkish-rank-insignia/

@jpthomas9491 7 лет назад

Fun fact: The Russian Army only replaced foot wraps with socks in 2013.

@Bluehawk2008 7 лет назад

Should have also mentioned the iconic fashion of wearing the rolled up greatcoat over the shoulder during the summer.

@SarimDeLaurec 7 лет назад

My father said that the piece of cloth was way more comfortable and even warmer than socks. But like you said, it had to be done properly. He said about half of his company had sore, even bloody feet for about half a year, until they learnd to do it right. Only officers were allowed to wear socks. Granted, he wore them in the late 70s while serving in the Red Army, but I guess a piece of cloth is a piece of cloth.

@user-kp9rg8jk2o 3 месяца назад

As a man who served in the Soviet Army and wore footcloths, I can say that there is nothing difficult about this. You can learn how to do it right pretty quickly and easily.

@khodakovsky 4 года назад

Even the video about the uniform contains Russophobic cliches. Here are just a couple of them from this short clip: «Gas masks were of several types actually. But probably the most effective was the Zelinksky model, which used charcoal filtering that was originally designed for purifying vodka». This is а joke, I hope? «The men of the Russian Imperial army fought everywhere, died by the millions» Where are these statistics from?! According to the most overstated estimates, the number of died Russian soldiers in the World War I is 1.3 million.

@rjbutton2207 3 года назад

Stop it.

@dawedwscz1098 3 года назад

Charcoal is great filter, im pretty sure they actually used it...

@user-uu5gf7sv3s 4 года назад

Фуражка, гимнастёрка, шинель, сапоги, фронтовик, башлык, папаха. Я ничего не забыл? Ах, да - портянка!

@vladimirmarkov2047 3 года назад

Трехлинейку возьми! И саперку не забудь.

@SlickJim2 7 лет назад

5:47 Cheeki Breeki, 1916 edition

@don_dombalak 4 года назад

but heels are not on the ground, western spies confirmed. they should be sent to gulag for opposing stalin and treason.

@amarogos2023 3 года назад

But they are imperial.

@5.7moy 3 года назад

@@amarogos2023 Slav is Slav. No matter if it is Fascist,Communist or Imperial.

@polskabalaclava 3 года назад

@@5.7moy yes

@crashinflames 7 лет назад

Indy, check out Lars' foot wrap video if you haven't seen it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sK67zXzwngA.html

@Mitraa-s 4 года назад

Actually only Russian Expedition Corp soldiers used French helmets. As you can see on 2:43 photo there is a Russian emblem at the front. During WWI none else Russian Army corp didn't use helmets, none 'elite troops and officers'

@pavelvoynov5408 7 лет назад

If "footwraps instead of socks" thing left you curious, check this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sK67zXzwngA.html

@Nadtochy 4 года назад

Thank you for such informative videos!

@gudamailua Год назад

I got to the end of the video waiting for 3 or 4 hours of, "Ok, uniform number 371, Machine gunners: the cap was..."

@ashurbanipul 7 лет назад

Thank you for mentioning the lack of socks. It's one of those little factoids that continuously blows my mind.

@FleetAdmiralDouglas 7 лет назад

Can you guys do a historical analysis video for this STORM OF STEEL! - Battlefield 1 - 12 Minutes of Single Player Gameplay ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9LuptlmRH6k.html ?

@Shatnerpossum 7 лет назад

And don't forget that the Terek and Kuban cossacks wore Caucasian traditional garments called Cherkeska.

@volodimirkravcsuk4805 3 года назад

Terek and Kuban cossacks started use the Cherkeska end of 18 centuries, before they use traditional Ukraine Clothes , all Cossacks was ethnic Ukraine they language Ukraine is well you can check if you want . Regards

@Shatnerpossum 3 года назад

@@volodimirkravcsuk4805 that's laughably incorrect, considering cossack hosts were composite groups of varying people with heavy influences from non-Slavs. It's one thing to talk about say, Zaporozhians, and another about Terek. The latter is very much NOT Ukrainian. Sorry.

@vladimir.lenin_1 4 месяца назад

@@volodimirkravcsuk4805yeah there is very few cossacks in proportion who were actually from ukraine

@japper96 7 лет назад

Great stuff as usual!

@ggsay1687 7 лет назад

peace of clothes, instead of socks, are called "portyanki", and Russian army, fleet and air forces used them until 2000's, when they were replaced by socks.

@Medved725 7 лет назад

I'm surprised the famous "veshchmeshok" or rucksack wasn't mentioned.

@eruno_ 7 лет назад

Will you guys do an episode on Japanese uniforms in WW1?

@joshkiper1773 7 лет назад

Hey Indie, great job on this channel. It has grown a lot

@vroomkaboom108 7 лет назад

HOLY SHIT I CAN'T STRESS HOW MUCH I *FUCKING LOVE YOU GUYS* FOR DOING THIS *EVERYONE* LITERALLY *EVERYONE* WHO DOES KIT AND UNIFORMS OF WW1 REVIEWS FORGETS THE RUSSIANS EVEN EXISTED AND SO THEY LIMIT IT TO BRITSH AND GERMAN UNIFORMS, SOMETIMES FRENCH IF THEY'RE FEELING ADVENTUROUS. Man, this is the best freaking channel ever. Love you guys' work

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

And there is going to be more. We will talk about Romanian and Ottoman uniforms soon.

@vroomkaboom108 7 лет назад

The Great War *no way* :O i will reiterate, i love the work done in this channel. So much depth and everything. Best regards to Indie.

@theotherguy__ 7 лет назад

Oh shit gas! Comrade hand me the vodka filter...

@dappercadaver6935 5 лет назад

Just a quick fyi, "comrade" was not really a thing before the Soviets took over.

@nnnn-sv8os 4 года назад

Да, да. В России кроме водки ничего нет.Да.

@samsmith3011 7 лет назад

5:40 haha oh Russia, even your gas mask had something to do with Vodka. Staying classy i WW1

@piligrimm2 6 лет назад

What an ignorant comment. UK and German masks by 1915 had no any charcoal filters - they were breathing a pure chlorum.

@nikelangelo5123 4 года назад

@Андрей Драго 70% ты напиздел)

@user-no1nj9ji1d 4 года назад

@@nikelangelo5123 Я не пью, ни один из моих родных или знакомых тоже. Кого не спрошу - говорят тоже от алкашки не в восторге. Так что дорогой мой это ты тут припиздываешь слегонца, а Россия уже явно не та что была при ЕБНовском разорении.

@Vithimerius 4 года назад

@@nikelangelo5123 Да это он по пьяни спизданул про 70% ))

@tachanz3764 7 лет назад

Wow i. Can't believe that they respond to the comments! Good on ya The Great War

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Well, what are they good for if you don't use them?

@rustyar2819 4 года назад

Дякую панам польским за их язык в sab'ах, именно благодаря им я хоть что-то понял!

@user-ze6mb7zf7y 4 года назад

я тоже)

@t.on.y 3 года назад

Вы знаете польский, но не знаете английский. Вы уникальны.

@vladimirmarkov2047 3 года назад

@@t.on.yЯ сперва выучил польский, затем английский. Польский полегче выучить. Но английский просто полезнее, потому его обычно и учат.

@t.on.y 3 года назад

@@vladimirmarkov2047 ну, просто английский обычно в школе учат и "по дефолту" второй язык именно он. Вот это я и имел в виду под вашей уникальностью, что в вашей жизни всё сложилось необычно.

@NothingSubversive 7 лет назад

I always liked Russian uniforms of this era, especially that furazhka.

@csillagszr 7 лет назад

I am half Russian half Hungarian, because my great-grandfather on my father's side was Russian. He fought in the great war and injured and became a P.O.W in Hungary. He worked in a manor, where he met her Hungarian wife, later he settled down and found a family. I know that he was a gentleman's tailor, but I don't know that in Russia or in Hungary...

@leechristy7003 5 лет назад

Winning!!! Become a POW and still get their women, that's a BIG WIN... He obviously did well !!! You are the product, a century later!!!!

@juliuskirchhof5822 7 лет назад

I have waited for this episode! I'm sure its going to be great, same as any other episode of the show!

@silvesby 6 лет назад

The reason for wearing cloth on your feet instead of socks is due to the boots they were wearing. Wearing socks with jackboots, especially if they are slightly loose, can easily wear the sock and cause it to tear. With cloth, this problem is avoided.

@AntonTihonov 5 лет назад

Да, ещё портянку можно вверх ногами наматывать, если ноги обмочил и стопа останется сухой. Мне отец рассказывал... сам я портянки (слава богу) не застал.

@v96n 5 лет назад

Pictures do not match hat names. Papakha for soldiers (do not confuse with Cossack papakha) was a hat made of woolen fabric with a fur edge that could be lowered down and covered the neck and face, leaving only a gap for the eyes. Bashlik is not a hat, but a triangular hood with long ends that are tied around the neck like a scarf. worn over a hat, for example furajka or papakha.

@Jarod-vg9wq 5 лет назад

15 million served! Man the tactics and strategy must have been bad if Russia had that many soldiers.

@t.on.y 4 года назад

Providing of ammo was awful due regular workers riots.

@davidlewis2447 7 лет назад

One thing I love best about this channel is I learn so much more than battles or famous dates Would never dreamed that so many different uniforms were made for the Russians I can't recommend your channel so highly to people I know Look forward to learning so much more over next two years

@TokenChineseGuy 7 лет назад

3:14 interesting. The modern Russian army still has this minor issue with its modern digital camo uniform today. Although the cut, velcro patches, etc. are uniform, the shades of green in the camo itself varies depending on the factory in which uniforms are made.

@martinjaros3191 7 лет назад

Thinking about it, is there any Great War video on Czechslovakian legion in Siberia? Because that's one hell of a story!

@danieleboch3224 5 лет назад

That really is! Czechoslovakian legion helped us to fight against bolsheviks and liberated many cities in Siberia. As a russian I'm proud of them, they were the real heroes. And we have lots of monuments of this legion here in Russia, because they did deserve it. Real slavs, thanks and much love from Russia

@user-hx4of8bd9p 5 лет назад

@@danieleboch3224 ну ты и дурак

@Soviet_BulleT 7 лет назад

So happy to know that my family name is actually a gas filter for vodka! Another great video as always Andy the team, you made my day!

@IgorSmirnovSpb 4 года назад

The uniform of the Russian Imperial Army was the most beautiful in the world

@ericswain70 7 лет назад

This show gets better and better

@chowderstevens9375 7 лет назад

Fantastic video Indy!

@thiagosantanna5984 7 лет назад

Excellent video!!!

@felixjaeger1635 7 лет назад

Everything done correctly. I'm pleased to report that I was unable to find a slightest mistake.

@felixjaeger1635 7 лет назад

History Freak I mean... Half of the slavic languages are written in Latin ;)

@nexttsar 7 лет назад

At 1:37, the photo where they say "telegraph corps" is a photo of Austrian troops, not Russia. The stars on the lapels are pure Austro-Hungarian. The Russians never used such insignia.

@VojislavMoranic 7 лет назад

Why dont you go to the more beautifull west then away from us who actualy love our hellhole and try to better it. Go to sweden send money home to build 5 storey house and put lions on your gate and fence and then never come back.

@ilvibos3512 5 лет назад

nexttsar I thought they looked weird. Russians didn’t have markings on their collars and always had shoulder straps and that envelop fold looks weird and wasteful, Russians wouldn’t do tgat

@Argacyan 7 лет назад

0:25 I like that you address some of the issues Russia had prior to the soviet time that often get attributed to the soviet time entirely.

@stevekaczynski3793 7 лет назад

There was continuity. Russian weapons as well as Soviet tended to be fairly simple, rough and ready but reliable, as they had to stand up to harsh weather and other conditions.

@tectonpro8507 7 лет назад

The Russian military fiercely resisted the abolition of footcloths and the introduction of socks into the army. Therefore, replacing footcloths on socks in the Russian Army finally succeeded only in 2017th year. The era that had begun in the times of Ivan the Terrible ended.

@captlazo6348 2 года назад

Они действительно удобные

@user-bo9hq4nw3u 4 года назад

Ha ha ha, a lot of jokes about vodka in comments, very clever...

@argenthellion 7 лет назад

4:16 ... according to some articles I stumbled upon several years ago, the modern Russian military STILL uses foot wraps rather than socks. I would be very grateful if someone could confirm this from official sources, it could be a decent subject for Out Of The Trenches. Thank you!

@greatalexander3820 7 лет назад

They stopped just a few years ago.

@wahlex841 7 лет назад

Those footwraps are actually called "portyanki". And they were indeed used up until the beginning of 21st century. Here is an article I've found: www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/jan/16/russian-soldiers-replacing-foot-wraps-socks

@andrewbrindescu6666 7 лет назад

I use them even today in rubber boots over socks in winter time when I am outdoor

@oddballsok 7 лет назад

and it smells great as well ? right ?

@andrewbrindescu6666 7 лет назад

ODDBALL SOK left. I'm not into sniffing them just use them.

@davidwong9230 3 года назад

At 5:30, they had a shovel which doubled as a frying pan. Wait, what! That’s a new one on me. I’ll just go to the garden centre and buy a frying pan 😆

@AntonTihonov 5 лет назад

fun fact about those footclothes (called portyanka in russian): my dad, who fought during First Chechen War in 1995 also used those. This was a part of an equipment of Russian solider until late 2000th. I served in Russian navy in 2015-2016 and we had socks, but my dad says that footclothes are much better, cuz if you wet your foot you can wrap it upside-down and have a nice dry foot again,which can't be done with socks. Other fun fact, when he was heading home he wore socks for the first time in 2 years and his foots were absolutely destroyed, so he had return to portyankas.

@ericcook3867 7 лет назад

FYI: the white gymnastiorkas that you mentioned were sometimes worn were linen summer versions that were throwbacks to the Russo-Japanese War(and ever before). Also interesting is looking at photos from 1914 and seeing the variety of infantry uniforms as you mentioned. Sometimes you can even see them wearing what appears to be the dark green parade uniforms in combat or as pow's. I understand that when Russia called on her reserves many more men actually responded than was anticipated so the strain on supply was immdeiate. I believe that was the case(?)

@Maki4444 7 лет назад

Just a bit of a clarification the boots or сапоги "sapogi" are actually pronounced sapagI, the emphasis is on the last syllable "I". However in the Russian language today sapogi actually means boots. So it's not a "Type" of boot, but just plain old boots.

@pwrserge83 7 лет назад

Sapogi is plural for boot (sapog). It doesn't actually refer to any specific kind of boot.

@w1tek230382 7 лет назад

in russian sapogi(сапоги) it is high boots, jackboots- the shoes with high tops

@pwrserge83 7 лет назад

виталий никитин Yeah, it's a gray line between botinki and sapogi. In English, both translate as "boot", but botinki can also refer to what most people refer to as sneakers. For example, my USMC issue combat boots would be in that gray area. They are too tall to really be called botinki, but don't really fit the traditional high top sapogi. In any case, the original point stands. Sapogi can refer to any calf length or longer boots, not just military ones.

@w1tek230382 7 лет назад

USMC issue combat boots is definitly "botinki", nobody call it "sapogi". Sneakers is "krosovki"- the sport shoes or close to sport, and "botinki" is shoes usually made of suede or leather without tops, or with shoelace and tops for ankle, if tops higher its "sapogi", and shoes for ankle without shoelace is "sapozgki"(little sapogi) but its informal

@pwrserge83 7 лет назад

виталий никитин Vitalik, the USMC combat boot reaches to mid-calf. It's well above the ankle. I've heard the modern Russian issue infantry combat boots referred to as "sapogi". They seemed roughly equivalent to the USMC gear I had at the time. (Except being black rather than tan.)

@w1tek230382 7 лет назад

sorry my english is not enough good, I mean shin not ankle, the point equally between knee and feet,I do not know where you catch it but in russia ( In central part of european part of Russia, where I live)nobody call USMC C.B. sapogi, its sound little weird

@OneofInfinity. 5 лет назад

Your commentary was gold Indy, thanks for the bonus laughs.

@fritzfromsouth5935 2 года назад

The Russian army was gigantic, facing the Russian army was a slow death sentence from exhaustion, however, the biggest problem of the Russian army, was that they did not equip all the soldiers, due to the fact that Russia could not keep up with the industrial revolution, and the modernization of the Russian army was delayed more and more, and the result was the Russian disaster in the Great War, but much of the Russian industries of the tsarist era were used in the industrialization of the 30s, which left the Red Army better equiped in the 1943 than the Russian imperial army.

@chadgaston8615 2 года назад

Russia still lost ww1. It lost most of its tsarist territories. It coukd have been easily destroyed after the war seeing how in 1921 It was starving to death.

@fritzfromsouth5935 2 года назад

@@chadgaston8615 That war brought to light the biggest problems of the Russian empire.

@branimirs 7 лет назад

The footwraps (portyanki) were In use since the 17th century. In 2013 defence minister Sergei Shoigu ordered that "by the end of 2013 … we need to finally, fully reject this concept in our armed forces". I guess by now they replaced them with socks.

@AtomicPeacenik 7 лет назад

Excellent episode! Great work putting so much into so little time. I can't wait for the next uniform special!

@as9686 7 лет назад

4:11 "The russians did not wear socks" --> I tried to using russian foot wraps a few times, they are actually quite nice to wear. But it's a strange feeling in the beginning if you are not used to it. Here is a video i found about it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sK67zXzwngA.html

@Patrick_3751 7 лет назад

"...and that's not the whole list!" But it sure is enough to make my mind spin out of control! Surely by 1917 there was no way Russia would have been able to provide all their men with distinct uniforms.

@Linduine 7 лет назад

I like the uniforms in WWI. Doesn't matter if it's for the Entente or Central Powers, the style is interesting and it has a sense of pride in it for each country. Would like to see it nowadays.

@TheRedOctober98 7 лет назад

This was absolutely excellent! Well Done!

@viktro546 7 лет назад

1:42 is it the world earliest foldable bike?

@GodKingDonuts 7 лет назад

this channel has grown substantially the last time I was here

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

That's how we like it.

@KillerOrca 5 лет назад

Im super mad I didnt find this when I was working on my Leviathan fanfiction

@VladTevez 7 лет назад

Another great episode!

@hentehoo27 7 лет назад

Will there be a separate episode about the Jäger Movement (volunteers from Finland who trained in Germany as Jägers)?

@rhodesianwojak2095 5 лет назад

was there ever one?

@gabespiro8902 8 месяцев назад

Gotta love Russian practicality: “shovel is also for cooking”

@shig357 7 лет назад

I have a 1914 M1891 that was captured by Bulgaria probably sometime in 1915 or 1916. Even after 102 years and 2 world wars it still shoots like a champ.

@lecongvu1997 7 лет назад

A trivia: The cloth (a form of puttee) that the Imperial Russian soldiers wrapped around their legs are called Chaussette russe (Russian stockings) in French.

@alfa99121 7 лет назад

In winter, if you will wear socks, and march for a few hours, your feet will most probably become wet, and in a winter it is reeeeealy bad. You can have a hypothermia. 'Strips of cloth' aka Portyanki can quickly be changed, even on a march in a winter. You always have 2 pairs of them. While one pair dries on your hip, the second is on legs. Plus if they worn right, it is more comfortable

@rejmons1 7 лет назад

Such a curiosity: Russian military coat called - "shinel" supposedly designed himself Tsar Alexander the Secound. And as for the uniforms in the Russian army was very special formation called "Cossacks." It was not only the military but also social class - free peasants, who in exchange for land they serve the tsars in the event of war. Cossacks persecuted very severely by the Communists again reborn now. And the characteristic elements of their clothing were always pants with stripes and fur hats - Papakha. Some of them used special coat called - Tserkieska with a filter cups on his chests

@AnthonyA0424 7 лет назад

Hey Indy, I love your videos (I joined from the Battlefield 1 bandwagon but have since caught up on all of your videos). I was wondering if you planned on doing a special on the Harlem Hellfighters?

@Charliecomet82 2 года назад

"Resource shortages, poor infrastructure, and a corrupt bureaucracy..." Is that 1914 or 2022?

@mrman6723 Год назад

So not much has changed then

@diekritik3939 7 лет назад

Damn those boots are stylish

@somedude3766 6 лет назад

Hi, fyi Canada did issue the same work dress uniform to all soldiers, army,navy, air foce in the 1968. It was hatted with a passion (navy with green uniforms!). The only thing that varied was an ascot tie that varied from regiment or units. In the 80s, I was a navy cadet and we still had these old uniforms, with some variations between land,air,navy. The uniforms were split again in 1980. They look similar in cut, but the colors vary between army, navy and air force.

@jean-pierreouvrard769 4 года назад

Hi Indy. Amazing video.

@samuelparris9038 7 лет назад

Could you guys do s special episode or out of the trenches thing on the navies? Like go from each country no matter how big or small and list how big its navy was?

@stupidturntable 7 лет назад

Footwraps were not exclusive to the Russian forces, but they did use them longer than most. "In the Russian Army footwraps remained in use for tasks requiring the wear of heavy boots until 2013," en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footwraps

@andreikersha4060 7 лет назад

portyanki or foot wraps were used well until Soviet Army did not start to introduce boots with laces. The wrap could be anything, usually thicker material for winter use. Socks just don't work well with high leather boots. The advantage is that portyanki can be easily taken off a foot (try that with frozen/dirty/bloody socks), washed, if wet they dry faster than socks as it's a flat strip of cloth. To do the wrap correctly, you need to know how to do it right.

@cacadorespecial6030 7 лет назад

I would like to see a Special Episode about Portugal... Is it going to happen soon? Perhaps in the centenary of the arrival of the Portuguese troops to Flanders? With the Portuguese you don't need to worry about uniforms, I think they were very similar to the British. Also, they were very good trench raiders. To those who don't know, Portugal is at war since March but fights the Germans in Africa both in South Angola and in North of Moçambique since the very beguining of the war. Keep up the Excelent work!

@techlord1920 7 лет назад

Nice video, keep it up!

@theordinarytime 7 лет назад

Fashion statement turned into a logistical nightmare..

@eimhinlynch1746 7 лет назад

that shovel is my favourite part. frying pan by day, axe by mid day and shovel by night 😀

@pobblebonk4896 7 лет назад

Hi, Indy and team! On the question of flags, were there any flag bearers in WW1? If so did they charge into battle with the rest of the men or were they just decorative in something like a surrender? Thanks ¡ɹǝpun uʍop ɯoɹɟ ollǝH

@ClutchPwnageTv 5 лет назад

6:01 Officer: AFFIX BAYONETS!!!! Russian Soldier: You guys take yours off?

@Titopullo 4 года назад

Early mosins have sights zeroed with fixed bayonets, so when they are shot without them the user has to compensate the windage. Strange? Complicated? Surrealist? Nop, just Russia