"troops there wore knitted headgear, to keep warm. Traditional balaclavas were knitted from wool. Modern versions are also made from silk, cotton, polypropylene, neoprene, acrylic, or polar fleece. This type of headgear was known in the 19th century as an Uhlan cap or a Templar cap. During the Crimean War in 1854, handmade balaclavas were sent over to the British troops to help protect them from the bitter cold weather. British troops required this aid, as their own supplies (warm clothing, weatherproof quarters, and food) never arrived in time. According to Richard Rutt in his ""History of Handknitting"", the name"
"Balaclava (clothing) A balaclava, also known as a balaclava helmet, is a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face. Depending on style and how it is worn, only the eyes, mouth and nose, or just the front of the face are unprotected. Versions with a full face opening may be rolled into a hat to cover the crown of the head or folded down as a collar around the neck. The name comes from their use at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War, referring to the town near Sevastopol in the Crimea. British"
"or for the eyes or mouth only. Some modern variants are constructed as a parallel sided tube, with a draw-string closure at one end. This version can be worn as a neck-warmer with the draw-string loose and open, or as a hat with the draw-string pulled tight and closed. The pull-down knit cap was known in the army of the British Empire as an Uhlan cap or a Templar cap. During the Crimean War, handmade pull-down caps were sent over to the British troops to help protect them from the bitter cold weather before or after the battle of Balaclava."
"them were still used by Soviet partisans. The budenovka became part of history as Red Army cavalry men wearing budennovkas became an iconic cultural image from the Russian civil war, together with tachankas, the Nagant revolver or Mauser C96, Maxim gun and rebelling sailors with ammo belts slung over their chests. Stylized ""budyonovkas"" were popular children's headgear until late Soviet times. Budenovka A budenovka () is a distinctive type of hat, an archetypal part of the Communist military uniforms of the Russian Civil War (1917-1922) and later conflicts. Its official name was the ""broadcloth helmet"" (шлем суконный). Named after Red"
"Budenovka A budenovka () is a distinctive type of hat, an archetypal part of the Communist military uniforms of the Russian Civil War (1917-1922) and later conflicts. Its official name was the ""broadcloth helmet"" (шлем суконный). Named after Red cavalry commander Semyon Budyonny, it was also known as the ""frunzenka"" after the Commissar Mikhail Frunze. It is a soft, woolen hat that covers the ears and neck. The cap features a peak and folded earflaps that can be buttoned under the chin. The hat was created as part of a new uniform for the Russian army by Viktor Vasnetsov, a"
"ounces fell on his protected head Cervelliere A cervelliere (cervellière, cervelliera; , ""cerebrarium"", ""cerebrerium, cerebotarium"") is a hemispherical, close-fitting skull cap of steel or iron. It was worn as a helmet during the medieval period. The Cervelliere was first introduced during the late 12th century and was the primary head protection for Crusaders at that time. It was worn either alone or more often over or under a mail coif. Additionally, a great helm could be worn over a cervelliere, and by the late 13th century this was the usual practice. Over time, the Cervelliere experienced several evolutions. Many helmets"
"Yuryev (now Tartu, Estonia) and another Yuryev (now Bila Tserkva, Ukraine), and Jarosław in Poland. Following the Russian custom of naming military objects such as tanks and planes after historical figures, the helmet worn by many Russian soldiers during the Crimean War was called the ""Helmet of Yaroslav the Wise"". It was the first pointed helmet to be used by any army, even before German troops wore pointed helmets. In 2008 Yaroslav was placed first (with 40% of the votes) in their ranking of ""our greatest compatriots"" by the viewers of the TV show ""Velyki Ukraïntsi"". Afterwards one of the"
"contrasting earflaps of the original fabric turned backward and tied together. The deerstalker cap is also known as a ""fore-and-aft"" cap in reference to its front and rear bills. This headgear is also called a ""tweed helmet,"" due to its resemblance to the basic design of the Balaclava helmet worn by British soldiers during the Crimean War. Due to the band Thee Headcoats who, along with their fans, made a habit of wearing the hat it is sometimes called a headcoat. The most famous wearer of a deerstalker is undoubtedly the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, who is popularly depicted favouring"
"had normally worn the bearskin only for full dress when at home, since the fur was found to deteriorate rapidly on overseas service. Following their role in the defeat of the French Old Guard at the Battle of Waterloo, the 1st Foot Guards was renamed the Grenadier Guards and all companies of the regiment adopted the bearskin. All British infantry grenadiers retained the fur headdress for parade dress until shortly before the Crimean War, where it was only worn by foot guard regiments. From the 17th Century to the mid 19th centuries the ""Foot"" or infantry regiments of the British"
"Cardigan, a British Army Major General who led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. It is modelled after the knitted wool waistcoat that British officers supposedly wore during the war. The legend of the event and the fame that Lord Cardigan achieved after the war led to the rise of the garment's popularity – supposedly, Brudenell invented the cardigan after noticing that the tails of his coat had accidentally been burnt off in a fireplace. The name ""Cardigan"" is an anglicised variation of the Welsh placename Ceredigion. The term originally referred"
"Cervelliere A cervelliere (cervellière, cervelliera; , ""cerebrarium"", ""cerebrerium, cerebotarium"") is a hemispherical, close-fitting skull cap of steel or iron. It was worn as a helmet during the medieval period. The Cervelliere was first introduced during the late 12th century and was the primary head protection for Crusaders at that time. It was worn either alone or more often over or under a mail coif. Additionally, a great helm could be worn over a cervelliere, and by the late 13th century this was the usual practice. Over time, the Cervelliere experienced several evolutions. Many helmets became increasingly pointed and the back"
"earflaps have been known in Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Georgia, and Armenia for centuries. The standard modern ushanka with a perfectly round crown was developed in the 20th century. During the Russian Civil War, the ruler of Siberia, Aleksandr Kolchak, introduced a winter uniform hat, commonly referred to as a ""kolchakovka"", c. 1918. It was similar to the ushanka. In 1933, W. C. Fields wore a kolchakovka in the short film ""The Fatal Glass of Beer"". However, Kolchak and the White Army lost the war, and their headgear was not adopted in the new Soviet Union."
"Combat helmet A combat helmet or battle helmet is a type of helmet, a piece of personal armor designed specifically to protect the head during combat. Helmets are among the oldest forms of personal protective equipment and are known to have been worn by the Akkadians/Sumerians in the 23rd century BC, Mycenaean Greeks since the 17th century BC, the Assyrians around 900 BC, ancient Greeks and Romans, throughout the Middle Ages, and up to the end of the 17th century by many combatants. Their materials and construction became more advanced as weapons became more and more powerful. Initially constructed from"
"Ushanka An ushanka (, literally ""ear flap hat""), also called a ""ushanka-hat"" (), is a Russian fur cap with ear flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, or fastened at the chin to protect the ears, jaw, and lower chin from the cold. An alternate manner is to bend the flaps back and tie them behind the head, which is called ""ski-style"" — this offers less protection from the elements, but much better visibility, essential for high-speed skiing. The dense fur also offers some protection against blunt impacts to the head. The word ""ushanka"" derives"
"Panamanka The Panamanka () or Panamka () was common name for the standard tropical headgear of the Soviet Army. Officially the M-38 Field Hat, the Panamanka was introduced on 10 March, 1938, for troops of the Red Army in the Central Asian, North Caucasian and Transcaucasian military districts and Crimea. It was nicknamed ""Panamanka"" in reference to Panama hats, due to the vague physical resemblance between the two hats. The Panamanka was popularized in Western imagery of the Soviet Union during the Soviet-Afghan War in 1980s, where it was often worn with the Afghanka uniform as Afghanistan was known for"
"unsuitable for infantry use but remained in service with mounted troops. Headgear was initially a forage cap without a peak, similar to those worn by the German Army; it was known as the ""Brodrick cap"", named after St John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War. This proved to be unpopular and was replaced in 1905 by the now familiar peaked cap; however, the Brodrick cap was retained by the Royal Marines until 1930. In late 1914, the Winter Service Dress Cap was introduced; it had a soft peak and crown with woollen ear flaps that could be buttoned together"
"Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory published a study in 2011 that concluded that the addition of an eighth of an inch of cushion decreased the impact force to the skull by 24%. Combat helmet A combat helmet or battle helmet is a type of helmet, a piece of personal armor designed specifically to protect the head during combat. Helmets are among the oldest forms of personal protective equipment and are known to have been worn by the Akkadians/Sumerians in the 23rd century BC, Mycenaean Greeks since the 17th century BC, the Assyrians around 900 BC, ancient Greeks and Romans, throughout the"
"knitted garment covering the whole head and neck with holes for the eyes and mouth, also takes its name from this settlement, where soldiers first wore them. Also numerous towns founded in English-speaking countries in later parts of the 19th Century were named ""Balaklava"" (see Balaklava (disambiguation)). During the Second World War, Balaklava was the southernmost point in the Soviet-German lines. In 1954 Balaklava, together with the whole Crimea, passed from Russia to Ukraine. It became part of the independent state of Ukraine in 1991. Today there are over 50 monuments in the town dedicated to the remembrance of military"
"Sfera (helmet) The Sfera (Russian:Сфера) (Sphere), officially called ""STSh-81"", are bullet resistant combat helmets of titanium and steel manufactured with protective GOST ratings of 1 and 2 respectively. They are worn by the Internal Troops of the Interior Ministry in the Soviet Union and its successor state Russia. These helmets continue to be used today by the police and special purpose troops. Unlike most combat helmets, they are not one piece, but consist of three separate plates: two round ones on the sides of the head, and one bow-shaped one that sits on top, stretching from the neck to the"
"Headgear (martial arts) Headgear is padded helmet worn during sparring in the martial arts. In June 2013 AIBA repealed mandatory headgear for amateur elite male boxers (19–40 years old) Headgear is a padded helmet, worn on the head by contestants in Amateur and Olympic boxing. It effectively protects against cuts, scrapes, and swelling, but does not protect very well against concussions. It will not protect the brain from the jarring that occurs when the head is struck. Also, most boxers aim for the chin on opponents, and the chin is usually not protected by headgear. There are different types of"
"its extreme hot daytime temperatures in the summer and its equally bitter cold nights in the winter months. Two versions of the Panamanka existed: Panamanka The Panamanka () or Panamka () was common name for the standard tropical headgear of the Soviet Army. Officially the M-38 Field Hat, the Panamanka was introduced on 10 March, 1938, for troops of the Red Army in the Central Asian, North Caucasian and Transcaucasian military districts and Crimea. It was nicknamed ""Panamanka"" in reference to Panama hats, due to the vague physical resemblance between the two hats. The Panamanka was popularized in Western imagery"
"adopting the cap for military use was made by Alexander I of Russia in 1811. During the Napoleonic Wars, various early versions of the peaked cap were in use in the Russian army. Imperial Russia abandoned the cap for a short period in the second half of the 19th century for a forage cap similar to the one used by Americans during their civil war, but the peaked cap soon returned. Early soldiers' peaked caps were, in fact, peakless, hence the nickname (soldier's flapjack) for the headgear; officers' caps had peaks from the start and looked like modern peaked caps."
"Kettle hat A kettle hat, is a type of helmet made of steel in the shape of a brimmed hat. There are many design variations. The only common element is a wide brim that afforded extra protection to the wearer. It gained its common English language name from its resemblance to a metal cooking pot (the original meaning of ""kettle""). The kettle hat was common all over Medieval Europe. It was called ""Eisenhut"" in German and ""chapeau de fer"" in French (both names mean ""iron hat"" in English). It was worn by troops of all types, but most commonly by"
"as wearing bearskins as early as 1761. The purpose appears to have been to add to the apparent height and impressive appearance of these troops both on the parade ground and the battlefield. During the nineteenth century, the expense of bearskin caps and difficulty of maintaining them in good condition on active service led to this form of headdress becoming generally limited to guardsmen, bands or other units having a ceremonial role. The British Foot Guards and Royal Scots Greys did however wear bearskins in battle during the Crimean War and on peacetime manoeuvres until the introduction of khaki service"
"Brodie helmet The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by John Leopold Brodie. In modified form it became the Helmet, steel, Mark I in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the U.S. Colloquially, it was called the shrapnel helmet, battle bowler, Tommy helmet, tin hat, and in the United States the doughboy helmet. It was also known as the dishpan hat, tin pan hat, washbasin, battle bowler (when worn by officers), and Kelly helmet. The German Army called it the ""Salatschüssel"" (salad bowl). The term ""Brodie"" is often mis-used. It is correctly"
"the war, the German Bundeswehr continued to call their standard helmet ""Stahlhelm"", but the design was based on the American M1 helmet. The Bundesgrenzschutz, however, continued to use the original German design, until either troop switched to the new M92 Aramid helmet. At the beginning of World War I, none of the combatants were issued with any form of protection for the head other than cloth and leather caps, designed at most to protect against saber cuts. When trench warfare began, the number of casualties on all sides suffering from severe head wounds (more often caused by shrapnel bullets or"
"their red French-inspired uniforms. These sported the Imperial German eagles but in the 1900s the eagles were replaced by the national emblems of the countries that used them. The Russian version initially had a horsehair plume fitted to the end of the spike, but this was later discarded in some units. The Russian spike was topped with a grenade motif. At the beginning of the Crimean War, such helmets were common among infantry and grenadiers, but soon fell out of place in favour of the fatigue cap. After 1862 the spiked helmet ceased to be generally worn by the Russian"
"Called ""bonnet de police à visière"", this was the first proper model of the kepi. The visor was generally squarish in shape and oversized and was referred to as ""bec de canard"" (duck bill). This kepi had no chinstrap (""jugulaire""). Subsequent designs reduced the size of the cap and introduced chinstraps and buttons. The kepi became well known outside France during the Crimean War and was subsequently adopted in various forms by a number of other armies (including the U.S. and Russian) during the 1860s and 1870s. In 1870 when troops were mobilized for the Franco-Prussian War large numbers of"
"of astrakhan (curly lambswool) formerly worn by rifle regiments, in shape somewhat resembling a Glengarry but taller. Both have straight plumes in the front of the headdress. The popularity of this military headdress in its hussar form reached a height in the years immediately before World War I (1914–1918). It was widely worn in the British (hussars, yeomanry, and horse artillery), German (hussars), Russian (hussars), Dutch (cavalry and artillery), Belgian (Guides and field artillery), Bulgarian (Life Guards), Romanian (cavalry), Austro-Hungarian (Hungarian generals), Serbian (Royal Guards), Spanish (hussars and mounted ""cazadores"") and Italian (light cavalry) armies. Possibly the name's original sense"
"Ukraine it was sporadically replaced by Kaska-1M (see ). During the conflict in Ukraine several hundred SPECTRA helmets were donated to Ukrainian volunteer nationalist battalions (Aidar, Azov, Donbass etc.). SSh-68 The SSh-68, Russian: СШ-68 (стальной шлем образца 1968 года/stalnoy shlyem, or steel helmet) (English: SSh-68 steel helmet model 1968) - is a combat steel combat helmet of the Soviet and then Russian Armed Forces. The SSh-68 is further development of combined-arms helmet SSh-60. It differs primarily in its greater strength, greater front slope of the dome and the shorter outer edge. It is usually painted in dark green. The mass"
"famous Russian painter, who was inspired by the Kiev Rus helmet. The original name was ""bogatyrka"" (богатырка) – the hat of a bogatyr – and was intended to inspire Russian troops by connecting them with the legendary heroes of Russian folklore. Bogatyrkas were meant to be a part of a new uniform, so they had already been produced during World War I, but hadn't been officially adopted. Another version, quite popular in Russia, is that bogatyrkas were designed for a military parade as a part of a ""historical"" stylized uniform (which also included an overcoat with ""designer"" cross-pieces, which evoked"
"Pickelhaube The Pickelhaube (plural ""Pickelhauben""; from the German ""Pickel"", ""point"" or ""pickaxe"", and ""Haube"", ""bonnet"", a general word for ""headgear""), also Pickelhelm, is a spiked helmet worn in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by German military, firefighters, and police. Although typically associated with the Prussian Army, which adopted it in 1842–43, the helmet was widely imitated by other armies during this period. It is still worn today as part of ceremonial wear in the militaries of certain countries. The Pickelhaube was originally designed in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia, perhaps as a copy of similar helmets that"
"as a distinction. Militarily, this headdress came in different styles. The Prussian style had a cone-shaped brass or white-metal front with a cloth rear having lace braiding; the Russian style initially consisted of a tall brass plate atop of a leather cap with a peak at the rear, although the German model was subsequently adopted. The British style—usually simply called a ""grenadier cap"" instead of a mitre—had a tall cloth front with elaborate regimental embroidery forward of a sloping red back, lined in white. Some German and Russian fusilier regiments also wore a mitre with a smaller brass front-plate. By"