In the 1930s many Resolutions of the GEC (General Executive Committee) and the CPC (Council of People’s Commissars) of the USSR were adopted “On the introduction of personal military ranks of the commanding staff of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the approval of the regulations on service by the commanding and commanding staff of the Red Army.” Since that time a service dress jacket complete with trousers became the main uniform of the military men. It was possible to wear a dress coat with bloused trousers and box calf boots.
As far back as during the First World War, military jackets of various patterns became popular in the army. They were imitations of English and French models and were called French jackets. Their distinctive features were a soft turn-down or stand-up collar, the width of the cuff adjustable with the help of straps or a split cuff, and large patch pockets on the chest and edges with button fastening.
The service dress jacket on display belonged to Nikolai Petrukhin, a native of the Tatarstan Republic. He served in the Red Army since 1930.
Petrukhin commanded a link in a fighter aviation squadron in the rank of a lieutenant. He took part in the national revolutionary War in Spain in 1936-1937. Petrukhin was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner for combating actions in this country. He took part in the Great Patriotic War since June 1941, Petrukhin was a commander of a combined aviation brigade, which successfully carried out combat missions in the Baltic and repelled air raids on Leningrad.
In 1943-1944 Petrukhin served as commander of a Northern Fleet aviation division, this military unit protected sea communications and escorted convoys from England to the northern ports of the USSR. In December 1944, he was appointed head of the Air Defense of the Northern Fleet, he ended the war in this position.
Petrukhin continued to serve in high command positions after the Great Patriotic War. He graduated from the Higher Military Academy, was Commander of the Pacific Fleet Air Defense, Deputy Commander of the Far Eastern Air Defense Army, and since July 1958 served as commander of the Northern Air Defense Army. The air defense system of the North was intensively developed and improved under his direct supervision. Nikolai Petrukhin resigned with the rank of Aviation Lieutenant General in August 1968. He passed away in 1988.
As far back as during the First World War, military jackets of various patterns became popular in the army. They were imitations of English and French models and were called French jackets. Their distinctive features were a soft turn-down or stand-up collar, the width of the cuff adjustable with the help of straps or a split cuff, and large patch pockets on the chest and edges with button fastening.
The service dress jacket on display belonged to Nikolai Petrukhin, a native of the Tatarstan Republic. He served in the Red Army since 1930.
Petrukhin commanded a link in a fighter aviation squadron in the rank of a lieutenant. He took part in the national revolutionary War in Spain in 1936-1937. Petrukhin was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner for combating actions in this country. He took part in the Great Patriotic War since June 1941, Petrukhin was a commander of a combined aviation brigade, which successfully carried out combat missions in the Baltic and repelled air raids on Leningrad.
In 1943-1944 Petrukhin served as commander of a Northern Fleet aviation division, this military unit protected sea communications and escorted convoys from England to the northern ports of the USSR. In December 1944, he was appointed head of the Air Defense of the Northern Fleet, he ended the war in this position.
Petrukhin continued to serve in high command positions after the Great Patriotic War. He graduated from the Higher Military Academy, was Commander of the Pacific Fleet Air Defense, Deputy Commander of the Far Eastern Air Defense Army, and since July 1958 served as commander of the Northern Air Defense Army. The air defense system of the North was intensively developed and improved under his direct supervision. Nikolai Petrukhin resigned with the rank of Aviation Lieutenant General in August 1968. He passed away in 1988.
