Cuban Police, before the revolution

These are from 1944
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Policeman at right, army left.

The size of the policeman's cap kinda it look like the one currently worn by the Russian military.

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And the winner is... Cadet Wong!
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Looks like the excessive size, which most people would likely associate with a comic opera, must be a peculiarly Cuban thing, much like the square top cap is to the Poles.

The old style of uniform, worn into the WWII period and after.
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I'll say this much for the cartoonish size of the caps. If they waterproofed them, the men wearing them wouldn't need umbrellas in the rain!

Cfr. Police in Guantanamo, 1916: http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/USPhotos/Guantanamo/Guantanamo.html
Is the same uniform.
Regards, Italo

IMI wrote:Cfr. Police in Guantanamo, 1916: http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/USPhotos/Guantanamo/Guantanamo.html
Is the same uniform.
Regards, Italo

Different cuffs on the Guantanamo example. Earlier pattern? (1916 vs the 1930s-40s here on UOTW) Just a Cuban variation? Or an American modification? I did a lot of looking and came up with zero on the hypothetical existence of an American police force at Guantanamo.

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Interesting helmet, anyone got more, better details on it?

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