When World War II engulfed the Soviet ... a new cotton winter jacket that could be worn under a coat but gave good protection against the cold, and could be worn as a separate uniform item.

When World War II engulfed the Soviet ... a new cotton winter jacket that could be worn under a coat but gave good protection against the cold, and could be worn as a separate uniform item.

Farther north, another battle raged in the unprecedentedly cold winter of ... Thousands of Soviet troops, mostly dressed in auspicious and inadequate khaki uniforms, disappeared into the wilderness.

Russian troops clad in World War II ... uniforms marched across Moscow's Red Square in a reconstruction of a wartime parade on Thursday. The 1941 October Revolution Parade has become a symbol of ...

In Moscow's Red Square, Russian soldiers in historical uniforms ... point of World War II in Europe. It is a day to remember the immense losses that Russians and other peoples under Soviet rule ...

Goliath struggle. On November 30, 1939, nearly half a million Soviet troops stormed into Finland, beginning what would become known as the Winter War. The surprise attack came after the Kremlin ...

Soviet leader Josef Stalin ordered Stalingrad defended at all costs and German advances during the late summer and fall of 1942 were pushed back during the winter ... the World War II museum ...