Riker87

Today I've notices that my last post in this thread is four years old! So, dear gentlemen, I give you an update. So enjoy the photos. General de brigada, everyday uniform, shirt with embroidered ranks. General de división, everyday uniform, standard shirt - short variant General de brigada, everyday uniform, Prevention Troops (similar to Military Police) General de división, gala/parade uniform, DAAFAR (Air Defence/Air Force) General de brigada, everyday uniform, 1976 until ca. 1988

It is interesting that the MININT uses two variants of caps. The cap from your collection is the first variant, the other on the second photo is the second variant which seems to be the most widespread. Here a foto from my collection:

Like yours hermano ?

Here a foto of my FAR tanker's uniform. The Cuban tanker's uniforms based in its design directly on the Soviet uniforms from the 1970s/1980s.

Here a MTT uniform in its actual form from my collection. It has the newer ranks with rubber prints and the new MTT patch (uniform patch for all Cuba instead for every single province). More fotos on my site.

Hi hirmiestelio! The large one is from the FAR and is for officer's peaked caps. The very light variants - as you described - were made in USSR. The heavy variants were and are made by Cuba but with less quality. But note: this form of badge exists since at least the 1930s! Your smaller badge is beofre the Cuban Revolution's Victory. It should be from the 1940s/1950s. Some more informations about Cuban military items you will finde on my site.

Very nice pieces hermano! ? I hope we will get some informations about this unit.

I have another Cuban but soviet made belts like this. But mine are brown coloured (scroll down; unfortunately I haven't translate the text into Spanish and English): https://cuba-militaria.org/ausrustung/

I have to correct you. Such belts are soviet made and they are typical for 1970's and 1980's. You can find them on russian auction sites. Here a description with pictures from my collection.

Hello friends, since last friday I'm back from Cuba. In one month there I could get many nice items. So one actually uniform of a general de brigada: Here my complete result of my trip:

Hey guys, here an example of my Cuban DAAFAR badges. The DAAFAR uses three types of classifications badges: for navigators, for technicians and for pilots. They will award in five grades (Maestro - Primera - Segunda - Tercera - without title). Here the 3rd grade of all types. The last one is from the army/navy (for comparison):

You're welcome amigo! Yes, it is very similar to the soviet one like all many other badges (for example for ground forces/marina or soldiers/service men). Why Ramiro wear such sub marine badge I do not know too.

I can try to ask for it in Cuba next march. But it is a real mistery.

I've never thought that INTUR used such uniforms. I only know the old INTUR-money for tourists in the 70s/80s. Can you make a foto of the interior or the hat?

So gentlemen, today my newest piece arrived me from the US of A: a general's peaked cap for gala uniform and service dress (ca. 1988 - early 90s). Here's is a reconstruction of an service dress of a general de brigada at the end of the 1980's. All pieces are 100 % cuban.

Amigo, the shown badges are similiar to the Soviet Submarine Badge except the red star was removed and it was replaced with the cuban national coat of arms. Gold version is for comanders, silver for all another crewmen.

Ciao amico! That's a very interesting peaked cap I've never seen before! Very, very nice! Well, as you guessed correctly it belongs to Instuto Nacional de Turismo (INTUR, engl. National Institute for Tourism). This peaked cap must be from the 1970s.

Thanks Paul. Well, I think it's difficult as for you. I think you need some luck to get them. I've got the luck to have a friend which has a belarusian friend who bought the shoulder boards and the winter jacket in Belarus for me and brought them to me. Today my second winter jacket of the 80s and combat boots arrived from Ukraine. So you will see I get my items from around the world: USA, Europe, Cuba etc. Unfortunately I have noticed, that some US sellers are really mercenary. They have fancy prices. The Cubans will say "Pa' la pinga"

Hallo friends, here you see my new entrant of my collection: an officer's winter jacket for the battle dress unit of the 1980's. The jacket is absolutely new and unused.

Hello fellows, after a long time a short update: Here' are my new epaulettes of a Division General. They are absolutely unused and from the 1980's.

Now, I've got some updates in my general's epaulettes collection: I've received a pair of shoulder boards for the everyday uniform (unfortunately not related) and a brown pair of slip-ons also for the everyday uniform. All the epaulettes are still in use.

Hola Malfeasant, bienvenido! The shown patch is one of the first patches of the Policía Nacional Revolucionaria. That's why PNR is standing above the coat of arms. Unterneath of it stands "Cuba". The another two words I can't read, but I suppose there is written Comandancia General (main headquarters). This patches were used until the end of the 1960s. Is it possible to show the uniform? Here you can see the (it's of my collection):

Hello Jim, this belts are definitely Cuban, but soviet made. Some better pics you will find here. Scroll down to "belt". Unfortunately I hadn't a chance to write down the descricption in english and spanish. So it is only in german.This types of belts were produced in the factory for leather goods in Minks (Belorussian Soviet Republic).

That's a typical cap of the Cuban army in the 1950s. In its design it was similar to the US-american army caps.

It's a very interesting piece. Never saw a Cuban Pickelhaube. It must be from the early 20th century. But I can't imagine that this headgear was official used in the armed forces (the coat of arms is of the army). Unfortunately some parts are missing.