1930s Columbian uniform photos (Central America forum)

[Raja]

Interesting uniforms ,would these be summer uniforms? I know that Sean has done an illustation with a Columbian soldier in a greenish uniform. RAja.

[Sean]

Sorry Raja, I can't see a link to the pictures.
Can you help?

[Raja]

Sean go to the Central American page, "German helmets worm by Dominican Rep army" by Billy Paul , he has posted 2 photos of Columbian soldiers wearing period 1930s uniforms in a parade .Raja.

[Sean]

No worries thanx

[Billy Paul]

I think the greenish uniform was the winter wool field & service uniform and the beige coloured one shown in the parade photos was the summer cotton uniform. In the intervening months I saw a Colombian modeler's sculpture of an infantryman from 1948 and he was wearing a greatcoat of the same colour as Sean's illustration of the wool uniform as well as wearing a German M1916 helmet.

http://www.ipmsbogotaar.net/cadete1948.html

[Raja]

Billy Paul , thanks for replying,what a great photo and model,its nice to see some of the lesser know Latin American countries covered. Raja.

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