WW2 Russian TUNIC Gimnasterka Soldier RKKA Soviet Red Army USSR 1943 size 44 L

  

RKKA 1943 model gymnasterka made from wool material supplied by the Entente during the Civil War in Russia. 22 in armpit to armpit. 28 in top of collar to bottom.

The tunic is made from WW1 Canadian wool gabardine supplied by the Entente during the Civil War (mistakely named as a Lendlease). The huge amount of material stored in Arkhangelsk city and at the Far East was enough to supply the Red Army for a very long time.