This book examines the uniforms and badges of an almost forgotten group
of soldiers - Don, Kuban, Terek and Siberian Cossack units that fought
with the German Wehrmacht during World War II. With the cooperation of
former members of many Cossack units the authors have collected a great
deal of material - much of the information I this book appears in print
here for the first time. Among the subjects covered are: Cossacks in the
Imperial Russian Army; the uniforms and badges of the Cossacks in the
Wehrmacht in World War II, including collar insignia, Cossack headgear,
sleeve badges (arm shields), Cossack qualification badges, decorations
awarded to Cossacks; flags and command symbols of the Cossack units.