When World War II engulfed the Soviet Union in 1941, Moscow had the largest army in Europe, with almost 2 million soldiers. The downside was the expense of re-clothing such numbers, so Soviet ...

Soviet uniform during World War II . The uniform of the lower ranks did not change much after 1945, however, since it had proved ideal in combat and gave no cause for meddling.

Russian troops clad in World War II-era uniforms (pictured all) marched across Moscow's Red Square in a reconstruction of the 1941 October Revolution Parade on Thursday.