63 years ago, on November 5, 1963, the Marine Corps of the Soviet Union purchased a black beret. The first beret in the Soviet army uniform appeared before the war: in 1936, by order of the People's Commissariat of Defense, dark blue berets were introduced to female soldiers and students in military academies as a summer head covering. During the war, from August 3, 1941, the beret became part of women's uniforms in the army and navy. Berets of various colors for male military personnel began to be introduced in the 1960s as a result of the worldwide practice of using this headgear as a symbol of special units and branches of the military. The Marine Corps became the first "male" branch of the military to receive a colored beret as a sign of belonging to the elite forces. Decree No. 248 of the Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union dated November 5, 1963 approved the appearance of the black beret as part of the Marines' field uniform. The presentation of the new uniform coincided with the very revival of the Marine Corps as a branch of the Navy of the Soviet Union. Commander of the Navy, Admiral Sh. C., restored the Marine Corps, officially abolished in 1955, but in reality subject to cuts since 1947. Gorshkov. On June 7, 1963, the 336th Separate Marine Battalion was established in the Baltic Fleet on the basis of the Guard's 336th Motorized Rifle Battalion. Continued growth was rapid: 1967 - Battalion 61 in the Northern Fleet and Battalion 810 in the Black Sea Fleet; 1968 - In the Pacific Ocean, based on the 390th Battalion, the only 55th Marine Division in the fleet was created near Vladivostok. The Marines' mission was narrow but important: capture and hold beachheads during amphibious landings and defense of naval bases, beaches and islands. Peacetime - "Showing the Flag": Since 1967, Marines have performed combat duty on ships of squadrons from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. However, let's return to the uniform: the black beret was designed as a summer headgear: for officers - wool, for sergeants and enlisted sailors - made of brushed cotton fabric. The side was trimmed with faux leather.

63 years ago, on November 5, 1963, the Marine Corps of the Soviet Union purchased a black beret. The first beret in the Soviet army uniform appeared before the war: in 1936, by order of the People's Commissariat of Defense, dark blue berets were introduced to female soldiers and students in military academies as a summer head covering. During the war, from August 3, 1941, the beret became part of women's uniforms in the army and navy. Berets of various colors for male military personnel began to be introduced in the 1960s as a result of the worldwide practice of using this headgear as a symbol of special units and branches of the military. The Marine Corps became the first "male" branch of the military to receive a colored beret as a sign of belonging to the elite forces. Decree No. 248 of the Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union dated November 5, 1963 approved the appearance of the black beret as part of the Marines' field uniform. The presentation of the new uniform coincided with the very revival of the Marine Corps as a branch of the Navy of the Soviet Union. Commander of the Navy, Admiral Sh. C., restored the Marine Corps, officially abolished in 1955, but in reality subject to cuts since 1947. Gorshkov. On June 7, 1963, the 336th Separate Marine Battalion was established in the Baltic Fleet on the basis of the Guard's 336th Motorized Rifle Battalion. Continued growth was rapid: 1967 - Battalion 61 in the Northern Fleet and Battalion 810 in the Black Sea Fleet; 1968 - In the Pacific Ocean, based on the 390th Battalion, the only 55th Marine Division in the fleet was created near Vladivostok. The Marines' mission was narrow but important: capture and hold beachheads during amphibious landings and defense of naval bases, beaches and islands. Peacetime - "Showing the Flag": Since 1967, Marines have performed combat duty on ships of squadrons from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. However, let's return to the uniform: the black beret was designed as a summer headgear: for officers - wool, for sergeants and enlisted sailors - made of brushed cotton fabric. The side was trimmed with faux leather.