Soviet Wound Stripes

[Riley1965]

Here are the two Wound Stripes from the USSR during WWII.

Red Wound Stripe- For wound(s) requiring medical attention

Yellow Wound Stripe- For Serious Wound(s)

Doc

[Paul R]

Here are some more...

[Paul R]

closer... luckily only light wounds.

[Guest Rick Research]

Being worn-- total of SIX wounds

This is Guards Colonel of tank troops Ivan Mitrofanovich Dovgy of the Military Special Units Garrison in the city of Chernyakovsk, 22 September 1952:

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closeup

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Air Force Junior Lieutanant of 721st Fighter Regiment circa 1946 with 1 "light" wound stripe, his injury being visible under his right eye:

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Major General Iosif Mikhailovich Keda, circa 1945-46 with two light wounds stripes:

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[Paul R]

Great collection of photos, Rick.

[eitze]

Here are my wound stripes.

They are all made of some sort of plastic on different textiles.

greetings

eitze