Hi,
I've read on the forum here that round holes for the shoulderboard buttons on gymnasterka are considered a sign of German manufacture? Is this still the general concensus, and if so are we talking they were made in Germany anytime after May 1945 basically?
Reason I ask is I know of at least 3 gymnasterka all with the round buttonholes for the shoulderboard buttons that are listed for sale on websites, some as "wartime made". I guess technically they are, as the Soviets fought in Japan after the war with Germany ended.
Would these German made gymnasterka be made in Germany out of lend-lease material as well as Soviet material?
3 different gymnasterka are shown below for example-
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