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Offline Von Stroheim

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Empress Ukrainian Cossacks 28mm.
« on: 18 August 2023, 03:40:46 PM »
Empress have added three packs of Ukrainian Cossacks for the RCW

https://www.empressminiatures.com/empress-russian-civil-war-154-c.asp

Offline cuprum

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Re: Empress Ukrainian Cossacks 28mm.
« Reply #1 on: 20 August 2023, 03:59:36 AM »
It looks strange that these Ukrainian formations are assigned to the white army. Meanwhile, they fought both against the Reds and against the Whites (and also against the Poles) - i.e. were the third force.
In battles against the Reds, they often acted on the battlefield as allies of the German and Austro-Hungarian armies.

In fact, their uniform (namely in these units) differed from the Russian uniform only in a peculiar addition to the headdress (this "tongue" on the fur cap was called shlyk). Like all other local armies, the army of the Ukrainian People's Republic experienced difficulties with the supply of uniforms, so military units could look quite colorful, having a mixture of military and civilian clothing, in addition, the archaic style of Ukrainian national clothing was popular among them and military personnel sometimes sewed for themselves enough "theatrical" uniforms in the style of past centuries.
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Offline Von Stroheim

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Re: Empress Ukrainian Cossacks 28mm.
« Reply #2 on: 20 August 2023, 02:03:59 PM »
Cuprum - I too was suprised that Empress put them in the White camp given the history of the Ukraine during the Civil War - where everyone seemed to be fighting everybody else but the figures look good and they seem to be the first of a Russian Civil War range.

Offline tom_aargau

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Re: Empress Ukrainian Cossacks 28mm.
« Reply #3 on: 22 August 2023, 02:18:32 PM »
Agree to all. Interestingly, te pictures of their sources on the website clearly say Central Rada and Free Ukrainian forces and don't mention Whites.
There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today...turn two points to port.

Offline juergen c. olk

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Re: Empress Ukrainian Cossacks 28mm.
« Reply #4 on: 22 August 2023, 09:37:42 PM »
None the less ,the figures look great

 

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