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Cuban Officer's uniform captured on Grenada. It may look Soviet in design, but this is Cuban manufactured. Notice the short sleeves.
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Captured Cuban Officer's Uniform from Grenada
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- Name : Arch
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Usall- Junior Sergeant
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Nice ! 
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sh4pak- Junior Lieutenant
- Age : 51
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Is it possible that the Soviets stole the design from Cuba? Really, looking at the shirt, it looks like a militarized version of the traditional... Cuban shirt. You know, the kind that barbers and guys in tropical nightclubs wear (I happen to think that they're pretty snazzy, but then again-- I really like bush jackets-- I have some weird Jet-Set holdovers from childhood).
saltefanden- Lieutenant
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I saw a book on 'worldwide' Soviet uniforms, how Moscow stationed their military advisors on Cuba in the 1960's with the most embarrasing school boy/ boy scout attire, with real short shorts, shortsleeve shirts not unlike yours, and a painfully cute little sunhat. Must try and find that photo, in the meantime; kudos to you on a fine a special uniform!
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sh4pak wrote:Is it possible that the Soviets stole the design from Cuba? Really, looking at the shirt, it looks like a militarized version of the traditional... Cuban shirt. You know, the kind that barbers and guys in tropical nightclubs wear (I happen to think that they're pretty snazzy, but then again-- I really like bush jackets-- I have some weird Jet-Set holdovers from childhood).
Like saltefanden said, the Soviets were the first to come up with the summer officer uniform. However, this type guayabera is probably a totally Cuban thing.
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- Name : Arch
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Please post the picture when you find it. I'd love to see it.saltefanden wrote:I saw a book on 'worldwide' Soviet uniforms, how Moscow stationed their military advisors on Cuba in the 1960's with the most embarrasing school boy/ boy scout attire, with real short shorts, shortsleeve shirts not unlike yours, and a painfully cute little sunhat. Must try and find that photo, in the meantime; kudos to you on a fine a special uniform!
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Always looking for Central American militaria 1965 to 1991. Especially items relating to Coronel Velasquez El Salvador Armed Forces
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- Name : Arch
Location : Kentucky, USA
Registration date : 2009-02-13
Number of posts : 3323
Thanks!Usall wrote:Nice !
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