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ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

ВООРУЖЕННЫЯ СИЛЫ РОССІЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРІИ

Cockades and Hat Insignia

Кокарды и знаки на головные уборы

Polish Troops
Польскія войска

Row I: Cockades of the category "A" — Regular servicemen.
1) Lower Ranks cockade; 2) Career NCO cockade; 3) Sub-Ensign and Officer cockade.
4), 5), 6) — field subdued variants (matching the basic field uniforms' colour).

Row II: Cockades and hat insignia of the category "A" — Regular servicemen (Militia units).
1) Christian militia hat insignia; 2) Non-Christian militia hat insgnia.

3), 4) — field subdued variants (matching the basic field uniforms' colour).

Row III: Cockades of the categories "B", "V", "G" and "D" — Military and civilian clerks and chaplains.
1) Non-combatant Lower Ranks cockade; 2) Clerk cockade.
3), 4) — field subdued variants (matching the basic field uniforms' colour).

Row IV: Cockades of the Nurse Corps (category "B", women only).
1) Nurse inisgnia; 2) Head Nurse insignia.
3), 4) — field subdued variants (matching the basic field uniforms' colour).
5), 6), 7), 8) — Catholic nun nurse variants.

Notes:
The cockades and hat insignia could be worn on both hat bands and hat crowns. Normally they are worn on hat bands by regular servicemen ("A" category) and military medics ("B" category) except the sailors who wear their cockades on hat crowns. The non-combatant soldiers, miltary and civilian clerks and chaplains (categories "V", "G" and "D") wear their cockades on hat crowns. Militia insignia (a cross or an emblem) is worn 'opposite' to the cockade — so it depends would it be on hat band or hat crown due to the cockade's initital position.
The words on the Christian militia's cross mean "For the Faith, King and Fatherland", on the non-Christian militia emblem — "for King and Fatherland".
Militia cross and emblem wear the royal cypher of the current Emperor, Paul II. The monogram combines Cyrillic "П" and two Latin "P" letters and the Roman numeral I (because Paul II is Paul I for Poland and Finland). This makes the cypher suitable for Russian, Polish and Finnish emblems.

CREDITS:
Wikipedia Commons
WappenWiki

Description

ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

ВООРУЖЕННЫЯ СИЛЫ РОССІЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРІИ

Cockades and Hat Insignia

Кокарды и знаки на головные уборы

Polish Troops
Польскія войска

Row I: Cockades of the category "A" — Regular servicemen.
1) Lower Ranks cockade; 2) Career NCO cockade; 3) Sub-Ensign and Officer cockade.
4), 5), 6) — field subdued variants (matching the basic field uniforms' colour).

Row II: Cockades and hat insignia of the category "A" — Regular servicemen (Militia units).
1) Christian militia hat insignia; 2) Non-Christian militia hat insgnia.

3), 4) — field subdued variants (matching the basic field uniforms' colour).

Row III: Cockades of the categories "B", "V", "G" and "D" — Military and civilian clerks and chaplains.
1) Non-combatant Lower Ranks cockade; 2) Clerk cockade.
3), 4) — field subdued variants (matching the basic field uniforms' colour).

Row IV: Cockades of the Nurse Corps (category "B", women only).
1) Nurse inisgnia; 2) Head Nurse insignia.
3), 4) — field subdued variants (matching the basic field uniforms' colour).
5), 6), 7), 8) — Catholic nun nurse variants.

Notes:
The cockades and hat insignia could be worn on both hat bands and hat crowns. Normally they are worn on hat bands by regular servicemen ("A" category) and military medics ("B" category) except the sailors who wear their cockades on hat crowns. The non-combatant soldiers, miltary and civilian clerks and chaplains (categories "V", "G" and "D") wear their cockades on hat crowns. Militia insignia (a cross or an emblem) is worn 'opposite' to the cockade — so it depends would it be on hat band or hat crown due to the cockade's initital position.
The words on the Christian militia's cross mean "For the Faith, King and Fatherland", on the non-Christian militia emblem — "for King and Fatherland".
Militia cross and emblem wear the royal cypher of the current Emperor, Paul II. The monogram combines Cyrillic "П" and two Latin "P" letters and the Roman numeral I (because Paul II is Paul I for Poland and Finland). This makes the cypher suitable for Russian, Polish and Finnish emblems.

CREDITS:
Wikipedia Commons
WappenWiki